The Washington times., 1921-03-16
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Edith LivinGston, q deaobilised
war worker, making her home In
WashinRton with Grace and Bob
Ellsworth, . young married couple,
Ands employment n secretary to
Eustiho Alvare.. . Mexican oil
stock promoter, in . dinEy little
sfAce on . side street In the Ma
tional Capital.
He pays her much attention,
gives her . $500 gold note. after
she Has discovered him and =
Japanese studying . map. and
takes her t. lunch.
she discovers her sweetheart,
willard sadnder~, dining with =
Spanish girl. She II jealous Of the
Spanish girl and her sweetheart In
Jealous Of her employer. Edith
going on in the ofAce. she In
satfsAed that NO oil stock II being
sold, bat she cannot guess whaA
her nysteno1s employers real
business II.
Her employer. after paying her
many compliments and swearing
her to the utmost secrecy a. to
what transpires In the office, e1-.
Dresses . desire t. be introduced
- her sweetheart. which amases
her.
I'm sorry you have to rush OFF.
Willard" i said, as cool as a Gu
cumber. But, of course, IL you
have something else to dol sup
pose naturally that other girl
doesn't like to be kept waiting"
I admit IT was sort of hitting be-
low the belt. But IT worked. And
some body has said "All's fair in love
and war" And certainly Willard
and / werc-well, at least we hadn't
signed any peace treaty. Nor even
an armistice.
You know I'm not going any
where else, Edith" he spoke so
sternly. and he walked up and down
the floor so furiously that I was
almost afraid of him. And you
know there's no other girl. You
know"
don't know how IT happened.
But know that the next thing that
happened / was in his arms. and
had my head on his shoulder and /
was crying like a fool. And 1t felt
good. 1t felt good to have my head
on Willard's shoulder, and-to have
him smoothing the hair back from
my head. And 1T felt good to cry.
As soon as / realized my ignomin-
ious position and II dawned on me
through my tears that 1 had weak
ened and given in-doing the very
things ! had sworn not to do
tried to release myself. But willard
held me close.
NERVES.
Nor he said. You're going to
stay here till you're quiet-till
you've told me what's worrying you.
and till we've got 1t all Strengthened
out"
II suppose it's my nerves, Will
lard" I finally conceded, between
sobs. They're shot to pieces"
Then 1t was that willard uttered
those fateful words those few
words which were to start the trou-
BILE all over again.
Nonsense, Edy," he said assum-
ing the tone of a father talking to
an irate infant You're too young
to know anything about nerves. You
shouldn't let your temper get the
better of you like that"
MY temperw In a second I had
freed myself from his arms and was
standing in the middle OF the moor
several feet away from him. How
dare you talk to me like that Will
lard Saunders"
1 was quivering like a leaf, l was
so mad.
How dare you treat me as you
have and then come to my home and
talk to me about temper! As though
1 hadn't had enough to make me
show my temper! What do you
think / ana fsh7 Do you think
you can go running round and max
ing a nut out of yourself over that
black-haired girl and then come
back to me-and have me welcome
you with open arms. oh, IL hate
your
Now. we're getting at the root of
things" None of the nre in my own
voice was reflected in willard. He
spoke calmly and collectedly. II