Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-05
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TTE RACED to the door that had 30
= - long bafled and threw Il open.
AZ be did 50 he heard the outer hall
door clam shut. When be laid hssty
hands on II, It was barred again.
well, there's food, anyway" be
muttered. And sat down.
HaR way through his meal thought
struck him which gave little zest TO
the rest OF his food. lie had walked
silently when he left his post. no one
waiting in the room where the tray
was could have heard him, he felt
sure. Then how did that person know
tho instant he stepped away? He could
NOT hive been spied on through the
kcvhole Of the door since no keyhole
was there; the fastening on the othcr
side was simply that of primitive bar.
But that he had been spied on ne was
confident. Well, why not? The house
w,s old and no doubt had known no
snd Of intrigue in it's time. The walls
were thick enough for passasewnyS
within them; an eye might DC upon
him NJ, the time. He did not relish the
Thought but refused TO grow ianciu'
over 1t. -u
The afternoon he spent stoicaiiy ac'
o..,n, b,s condition. As he put 1t 70
himself. the other fellow had the lasse'
lovely bulge on the situation. ror '"o
TTTSost mart Of the sultry afternoon ne
.ot In shirt. .sleeved discomfort at MS
omen window, staring out into the e'np.'
On rdcns and wondering what the otnef
dwellcrs Of the old adobe mouse We.
do;nu Where were Bruce and 'ariow
and what lies was Zoraida telling them
And where was Betty? He did not
,ea,;ze that his wandering thoueh's
came back to Betty more often 'tnan
70 either of his friends whom ne nuu
Known so many years. But reaiizat'on -,
,ros forced upon him that. despite al
W. " hoS told both Zoraida and hniz l.'os,
he did feel a very sincere ih,e ssa an
her. When repeatedly vague ieais h ,o,d S
Retty's account disturbed nim -" 70
himself not to be 1901 avn tSouoh
> | !
Zoraida had INDUCED in wild tax az "a,
} Last she was woman, ana tnousn
!, aba hold Retty for ransom, woul1 oo
nnman enough to hold her IN safety.
IA yet his fears surged back, stronger
! oanh fine and he would have given
.aod deol to know just where anu now
Setty was spending the long hours u
this ipterminable day. A., frs+
Finally came dusk. time OF tne "'a,
, stars In the sky and lighteu inurp MI, In :.
mcn's houses. And. bringing nun ~ ~
|, finite relief. q tap at ms s;n". uoc'
: "I,a Seporita invites Scnor Hcnutn,
10 ba has rested sufficiently, TO JOIN ne'
and her other guests at taoie. a.. Che
: "''ii 10 followed the little maid to tht
: ,raat dim dining room. Purple, ,shaneu
T., snmns created an atmosphere which ln
mrnsscd him ns a little weird; the lons ,t
tab,. was set forth claborntey w VIZ
!. much rich silver and Sparkling gluSs
u several men servants stooo Lenu' =, =,
nlace chairs and serve tnero ,ot;na
J, tJ,;sh white under the lamps. AS Men
Jric came to the threshold wide do1ol'
. los across the room opened ana -, 20
It uoa, ";ao,s other ''guests" entered: Inc!
nnu" nruce, stiff and uncomtortaole
e So.o;n. n he doing his best to nnbch'
= toward BETTY: Betty herself. hushc'
t and excited; Barlow. morose pccaus'
C ~ the nrm he wore in sling or oecnuS'
u of day not passed to ms nr'sto ain.s "I, I,
Ruiz Rios, suave anu ih''''"' '>' -
] white flannels. =, J.. A.. roo-,
n nstra;nt like n tangible inhibitioi
A. AGAINST any natural spontaneity lei
!. o'J KenSric read in Bariow's look NJ
io, ~ ihe sight Of him but only Il suiie'
10 brooding: Betty flashed one look at hi,'
n IN which was nothing OF last hlght
fr,endlincss but an alootheSs whic'
might have been compounded OF s.o,
and distrust; Bruce appeared not u
,o '"..Cv uCh we'll" was Kcndric's inwar'
10 10 ,,nnnt "Tbe devil take the lot
- them , .Lor, uoitI,o
os Ono of the servants, as though he ma
= bod some signal, threw open SUI
~ "nother door and Zornidn. spicndl.
riv;d md vital Zoraida, burst upon thei
at,ht She was gOwned as though sh
haJ IN the instant stepped from n fash
. ionoble Paris salon. And as though
on her swift way hither, she ha
stopped only an instant IN some oar
baric kings treasure house TO shatc
nm and bcdeck HeIScil WIN ~" NV
rresniendent jewels. Her arms wcI
hare save for scintillating stones set
hroad gold bands; long pendants, thG
seemed to live and breathe with the
tbrobbing rub;es, trcmbled from the tin
iohcs of her shell-pink ears. Her throl
vas bare. her gown so daringly low CT
ot breast and back that Betty stnrte
and flushed and turned away from ii
sight OF her. ~
Iife stood high In her blood zest shoI
like a bright fire In her eyes. A momel
she poiscd, looking the queen which 81
meant To become, which already in h
hcort she felt herself. The inclinatio
Of her head az she greeted them, Il
Vraciousness which the moment Dire
Ia from her, were regal
!M Even the heavy arm chair at the hei
Ia ~ tbe table had the look of a thron
Isl Two men drew 1t back for her, NOV,
II II into place when she was seate
iM Then she looked to her guests, smil,
IA and nodded and in silence each accept,
la the place given him. Thus Jim Kel
IM dric sat at the other end of the tab
iM in a chair like Zoraida's. At his rig
was Betty, who, since she averted h
face from both him and Zoraida, Ike
her eyes on her plate. At his left W
Ruiz Rios. To right and left of "
raida sat Bruce and Barlow.
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