Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-06-25
CHAPTER xlI-cOntinued.


Rufus and both asked him to. Let
Rufus-and Iack-handle it together
Between them, they'll make rather an
exhaustive study. don't you think? And
they might turn up something that an
Of us would want to know"
That's right It's thought. Well
-" Cullen looked at his watch. q
can't waste any more time on this tom.
fool business. | ought to have been
in the Office an hour ago. ANYBODY go
ing DOWNTOWN"
Il an-but I'll walk" said waring
sullenly,
"Can stay7" asked HlIliard of An
gela, in an undertone.
Il want you to-" she said. Her eyes
followed Warning TO. the doorway.
After they had been alone for fuIl
minute, and neither of them had Mt.
tered syllable, it came to billiard
that the chief difficulty in being evil
is to make an end of it, but that the
chief difficulty in being virtuous is 70
begin. His brain was active and h;s
emotions were placid; but 70 his mild
perplexity he had no compelling de-
sire to make a start. There was no
restraining impeachment working
against him. as on the occasion of his
interview with Carol; his impulses
were merely lazy. Indeed. he was
rather highly gratifed at the course
of things this morning: he argued
that Warnings zeal and Armstrong;
itinerary had relieved him from any
necessity of an out-and-out avowal of
his innocent fraud; it was much more
satisfactory, since all the issues were
so confused, to turn his affairs over
to Cullen, and to await the inevitable
verdict on an impersOnal basis. In the
meantime, he was deeply touched by
Cullen's confidence in him; Cullen and
Carol Durant alike had refused to be-
lieve the obvious truth he wondered
stolidly what 1t would have meant to
him to have had such a reputation
from his youth Onward; the gratiffca-
ton now would have been superlative
provided only that he had been en-
titled to his pride.
He's jealous of you" said Angela
abruptly. That's alI-he's Jealous.
Simply wild with it. You know that
don't your"
billiard started; for It wasn't an
emboldening beginning, Not the least
so; it implied exactly the sort of rival
ry which he had feared, and which he
had come to relinouish.
who is? Obi Rufus Waring?"
Terribly jealous. Perfectly crazy
with it. That's what all this whole
mess is about" She tossed her head
willfully. Il don't care; do you?
The unreserved bluntness of it near
" took him off his feet; renewing the
devastating suspicion that Angela had
grown to care too much for him-too
much for her own good
why, Angelar' he said lamely. "Of
course do 1t hurts me-
She hammered a gold-einbroidere
sofa-cushion with one tiny fist.
"0h, he's jealous of everything and
everybody. That doesn't count any
more. Only II made me perfectly
furious. :. 8. / wantea 10 scratch him
the very idea of his daring to say
anything like that about you'll Even
II you do like me lot" She sighed
heavily. And yet If you stop to think
about it, It WIS sort of brave, too
stan ing up to all of us when it was
lhree to one, and he was wrong-poor
dearl'
billiard looked down at her with
deep affection and troub ed relief.
AS long as I've defender like you
! wouldn't worry he said, "but I'm
afraid it won't be for so very long.
angela. that you'll feel like defending
me-
Why not?' she asked.
Just a notion Of mine. 1t strikes
me that you're fonder of Rufus than
you let Yourself think. And he needs
champion worse than l do; I'm more
USED to taking care of myself"
Inc corners of her mouth were pc
eullarly sensitive.
Such queer notionr' size said.
"neFe you ever get it7"
On ii came of its own accord.
It's been such a funny day" she
9aio' musing. Rufus was funny. and
paa was funny. and you're so funny,
aug carol was funny this morning,
ana I'm funny now. and"
Carol r he echoed iRvoluntarily.
oue laughed at him, enjoying his dis
oOlnnture with the sweet insolenee of
naughty juvenile; and it was note
.ot1hy that her arraignment Of War
1ng stopped short at this point.
CO.. know something about youl" she
'8unted wickedly.
h mar 90 you know, bright childG''
- demanded. red to the te.nnles.
&c know" Her tone was singing.
w ~ 40 you'll Look at the man blush
my. my, you guilty thing! why, YOU red
geranium 7"
~. sat down beside her. staring at