The Washington herald., 1922-01-22

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might prsvs to - -Ast suits The thing;
and yst vithal she W. q n unosmfertahas
sArswdns.a Bustiins. tyraunsai. and always
5ustAsoos-tees fairy godzneehsr cf the g.l
isry euilt By her husbands wnl she iingsssd
psrpstuany On ths brink Of further sndew-
msnt- without quite going over. And II was
On that sndevmsnt With the Increase Of
salary to folev. that Maynard and Elsie
pinned their hopes
But MIS- Ira stabilized By her shrewdness
IKE vsathervans by its rod, was en-
phaticafy Of ths typs that REQUIRES TO Be-
~shsw1.- and that chair. undoubtsd1y .
treasure. and a. undoubtedly . bargain,
might b the very thing to precspitats her
into the abysses Of generosity. The Ben
brook Chair swiftly Maynard planned n
nationwids Advertisement q It By articles IN
the leading art masaxinea Illustrated with
photographs. including one Of the sansry-s
bsnsfactrsss- Knowing ArsL Ira, he mon
tally haivsd whatsv~ he might pay for II,
making up the balance from his own sim
pocket
dimeuities lay this mysterious and irrttat.
ing Certainty Of the Tolsy rent
How curious and hidden were ths connsc-
tioas Of NE Hanser-Down Farm the Wood.
and the too spacious CORRIDOR a that Rock
ledge gallery. Mrs. ToIlsy. Ma Ira, and .
himself. with Elsas Lathrop a. his invisible
companion and spur. One carried ones own
void WIN one. whsrevsr one went viewing
an othsrs through its coiorins prians.
The long June twilight already lay over
the Moor - Maynard started out eoldsn
radiance, n.antiy nd. - though siortously
mourning he dsad sincttties a day. Under
It The haafbsr clad slopes showed copper
colored. shsd0wsd with purple and evsriaid
b. bloom a early sumner.
The moon already hung huge and yellow
sbovs the swesp q Hs0ary a. he crossed
under the tres Of Dart Bridge and STRUCK
mp the lane leading to the Wood At Han
gerDown he stopped. looking over the hedges
Of pied granite to the msager nssds beyond
Ars- Tolley was thsre, Standing ssvers and
black shawied amidst the rows Of potatoes
Hoe In hand. she faced him across the Gats
with . suggestion Of one defending # Al
he looked At the landscape about them Nay
nard could understand that; Q place vaguely
inimical to all human endeavor: whatever
came from II would almost Of necessity b
tnFed with calamity. Asainst Il all the
woman showed with . dignity Of sheer en-
durancs hks that Of the betting. storm
SCARED Tor above her.
1T II full late for . stranssr to Be lsav-
ing the road she warned - he stopped
II had . fancy to 80 the Wood by moon
light
"Ths woodf-
Invoiuntarry Mrs. ToIley glanced to WHERE
II showed. darker path on the high slopes,
and a. Involuntary she drew her shawl
more closely about her.
The Wood IL . dangerous place after
dark"
I'm remember that" said Maynard easily;
then he summoned his most persuasive
smile. IL had another reason for coming
this way; . hope that you might have
changed your mind"
IF you mean the chair, II IL not for sale"
she answered.
But surely-after-
He hesitated: work worn though the woman
was. there remained that about her which
made the mention Of pigs seem almost an
anront; yet he could imagine her attending
to them with . poiss unimpaired. As it was
their ghosts seemed to rise behind her, i'm
placable n the unseen pursuers Of q Greek
tragedy
"After-your losses" he concluded.
That struck home. but she faced II. She
would face anything he thought; what else
could she do. with that wide prison Of the
Moor all about her, cutting on escape. its
desoiation only accentuated by thoss des-
perats fields. He could see her. year altar
year. facing things across 4 narrowing circle
OF competence that. like the Magic Skin, re-
lentlessly receded in upon her. Her face