The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-02-04

Doris apprehension was well found
ed. Darlington entered their sitting
room with a face like thunder cloud.
Doris, sitting huddled in corner OF
the divan, shrank before him.
what is this preposterous story l
hear from Margaret about your writ
ing letters to Gatewood?' he demand
ed furiously. What idiotic thing will
you do next, may 1 ask? Haven't 1
told you what l think of him often
enough without your carrying on a
clandestine affair with the scoun-
drel? Go get the letter; demand TO
see it"
IL mailed it," faltered Doris in a
whisper.
Mailed it," Doris shrank from the
oath which accompanied her hus-
bands exclamation. He gripped ms
throat with a hand on which the veins
stood out like cords under the strain
Of his fury.
You fool; do you know what you've
done? You've made me the laughing
stock of Gatewood and his rotten
crowd. That my wife should have low
cred herself-and me-to the extent OF
a vulgar filtration with Gatewood-
Gatewood. of az people" Again Car
rington's fury spent itself in oaths
which brought Doris quivering with
terror to a miserable little heap, her
prasSad In her
go get his letters to you" he de-
manded. Bring them every one, and
IL you try to conceal one"
"But I-haven't-any," painted Doris
shaking with terror. He has never
written Tome"
You mean," Darlington tried to
control his voice sufficiently TO enun'
ciate. you mean that you have writ
ten to him without the excuse of a
communication from him.
Doris. nodded. unable to speak.
"O-ah" it was more of snar
than an exclamation. The floodgate'
of his fury burst all bounds. He paced
the floor wildly while he called upor
all the powers OF heaven and hell tc
witness his degradation. He poured
invectives on Doris's bowed head, his
face contorted with passion. =
Stewart. Stewart, let me explain
walled Doris. She sank to her knees
on the floor and tried to catch his
sleeve as he strobe up and down
He cast her of with such force that
she fell full length on the floor and
striding cut of the room he banged
the door savasely after him.
Left alone, Doris lay for q long time
in the little heap where she had fallen.
She was numbed with misery and
terror of her husband. Never before
had his anger reached such heights
never before had she heard him swear
like that. SIC wondered rniserably
what would they all think? How could
rather ksve him beat her than divorce
her, she reflected. And Margaret
what would they all hink? How could
she have done anything so impossibly
foolish as to write that note to Gate
wood? That her sister-in-law had
been guilty OF n contemplate act did
not occur to her. nor yet the fact
that Carrington's fury at the affront
done his pride was no less mixed with
unreasoning jealousy.
Doris took all the blame upon her
self. She did not seek self-extenua-
ton and accepted the wrath which
she had brought down upon her head
as perfectly justifiable. But she longed
with all her pitfully homesick hear,
for mamma" and the care-free crowd
of young people back home.
A tap on the door brought her &c
her feet, fumbling for her handker.
chief.
Come" she called, her voice CULVER.
ing in spite OF herself.
Sara. the maid. opened the dool