Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-16
CHAPTER XIII
A Long Afternoon


n,uEo was restless.
Che stayed down in her cabin for
n. greater part Of the morning simply
.as.n.o Nv she did not want to run chances
noot;ne Richard Blakeslec on deck.
10 had been unpardonably rude TO her'
=, man had ever been SO rude to her.
~. ~ toco flushed and her hands clenched
1S.noyor she thought of the things he
had said. ..
.,.,, Why she might have been
'..,hsrmoid with whom nc had been
..r;nr clandestine filtration. And
ro,-tbat was it. Why did she always
.,o G excuses for him? Why wasn't
.ho roally angry with him?~ For in her
Mart Of hearts she wasn't>really angry
l. srite of what she had said.
" A. lunch time Thco paid no ntten-
..n 20 the gong, and when about ten
s,nutes later Mrs. Breen appeared with
roouest from Mr.. Blakeslee that Miss
Caldwell have lunch with him. Theo
sotrsed. an angry light in her eyes.
Mrs Breen smiled quizzically. Don't
,ou think you're being rather foolish,
"ts s,perhaps / am, Mrs. Breen, but you
must allow me to be the judge OF that
An angry flash glittered fNr mo-
ment in Mrs. Breen's light iaue eyes.
Tbeo saw it, but she Ignored t. She
VAS living at full length in n wicker
sn.;se Tongue and she examiner her fin
aar nails with deliberate noprhalancc.
trdirpting to Mrs. Breen that there was
notbing further to be said on the sub
feet.
She wanted to ask some questions as
10 what had been done, but her pride
lent her silent. She would wait rather
than give Mrs. Breen the satisfaction
n words, for somehow the impression
that Theo had had at first concerning
Mrs. Brecn had disappeared entirely.
She now felt intuitively that Mrs. Breen
did not approve of her. and she re-
sented 1t.
A steward brought In n, tray and
sbe ascertained from him that the men
were at work on the propeller shaft
and by night expected to be on their
1'Do you know whether or not we're
going to make for some portT Theo
asked eagerly. Surely Mr.. Blakeslee
won't 60 on, will he?"
ut all depends upon how much
damage has been done. There's some
thing the matter with the wireless ap-
paratus and they're working on that.
too" He stared at Thco, not meaning
to be disrespectful. but evidently in
tensey curious, and Theo. ncutely con-
scous that the servants must be won
dering about her position on the yacht,
turned her head away, dull flush
creeping up into her cheeks.
1t was intolerablet The whole sit
uation was intOlerable and she was
helpless to do anything about It.
She longed to go up on deck and yet
she did not want to run the chance of
meeting Richard Blakeslee, and as the
afternoon wore away she grew more
restless every minute.
A dull feeling Of resentment burned
IN her heart. She was angry because
10 one came near her and she longed
beyond anything for action of some
kind. She felt that her heart would re-
lelce If she could hear once more the
throb of the engines and know that ut
least they were moving. This inaction
was horrible, and the knowledge that
she must remain n prisoner here In her
cabin through no fault of her own made
her doubly furious. The closet door
vas ajar and she caught n glimpse of
the clothes hanging within. A glance
at herself in her old tailored suit
brought the knowledge that il she
wanted to retain her self respect she
must wear these clothes while she re-
malned on the yacht.
She hated the thought, she hated
everything and everybody
Iomorrow-"The. Stolen Clothes"