Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-03-05
CHAPTER xlv.-contlnusd.

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are ont OF your head, child Such n
scene. Mr.. Coward Tint COW
puncherl ! always knew II would
come out some time. oh, II the pm
pers should learn OF this !"
"Thni's all you think Of" Irene re-
torted. "A scene, u the papers. You
don't trouble to even wonder what
was the occasion Of the scene. You're
afraid OF the papers. I'm not. III
give the whole story to them t0nor-
row. I'll tell TINT you lnsulted him,
Coward, and how you stood there
II grlnning. gaping coward under the
muzzle of his gun. How wish Il
a photograph OF IT. she exclaimed
with n little hystericnl laugh. 1T
would look fine on the front page.
She broke into peals OF laughter n
rushed up the stairs.
In the morning she was very sober
II pale, and marks OF distress u
sleeplessness were furrowed In her
face. She greeted her mother with
cold civllity and left her breakfast
untouched. She gave part OF her
OhaAAN NN' Nf''
balm to her to have someone upon
whom she could pour affection. Then
she went to the telephone. She called
DIVES Office. Nothing was known of
Mr.. Eden he had been working there
last night he was not down yet. She
called his apartments. There was no
answer. Then she tried II new num-
Der.
Hello Is that the office Of the Calf
VIII You let me speak to-"
Her mother interrupted almost fran
tlcally; Irene, you are not going to
tell the papersf You mustn't do that.
Ihink OF what II means-the dis
grnce--n shooting affair, almost, In our
home. Think of me, your mother"
III think OF you on n c%onsldern-
tion-t That you explain what happened
lnst night and tell me where Dave
Eden U.s."
y cant explain. ] don't know. And
] don't know
ANA you don't want to know. And
you ont care, so long ms you can keep
II ont OF the pnpers. ! do. I'm gong
TO ma out the facts about this, II
every paper In the country should
print them. llellol Yes. | want to
sllchk to Miss Morrison"
III II Few words she explained Dawes
sudden disappearance, stripping the
incident of all hut Vital fncts. Bert
Morrison Sns all sympathy. "lt's n
hlg story, you know" she snld. but
we won't think OF II that wny. Not
a line. so far rs | nm concerned.
Edith Duncan Is the girl we need. A
sort OF adopted sister TO Dave. She
may know more than any Of u.s."
Bui Edith knew absolutely nothing
nothing except that her own heart was
thrown into n turmoil OF emotions.
She spent he dry ana the evening
downtown, rotntlng about the points
where Dave might likely be found.
Aud the next morning she called on
Irene Hardy.
In spite OF all efforts AZ self-control
she trembled ms she pressed the bell.
She had never met Irene Hardy; It
wns going TO be n strange experience,
introducing herself TO the woman who
had been preferred over her aud who
had apparently proved so unworthy OF
that preference.
She had difficult things to say. and
even while she said them she must
fight a bnttle 10 the death with the
jealousy Of her natural w%omnnhood.
And she must be very, very careful
that In saying things which we're hard
To say she did not say hard things.
Aud. most difficult of ALL she must try
10 pave the way 10 a reconciliation be.
tween Dave and the woman WIN stood