The Washington times., 1923-03-07

time"
81 come in forty minutes" an
nounced Rosa. IF catch you
Undesirable, or have maybe chance
to see how you go to get the
breakfast ready, 1t is not embar-
RAISING. We are---sister women,
not? Adios."
Up clicked the receiver at the
other end, and I hastily followed
suit and whirled into dressing
and preparations for breakfast,
dovetailing processes, SO the cof-
fee might come to q boil while
/ was heating the rolls and put
ting the links into my cuffs.
Rosa whirled in just as was
deciding on a marooned coloreo
tie. Her look of establishment ct
finding me dressed was worth
the pains had taken to estab-
lish a record for speed. And
when / invited her to come right
into the dining room and staff
on grape fruit, while put the
egg on to boil, couldn't control
a pleasant smile at her exclama-
ton:
you Were up and dressed when
I called you, not? Or else it is
not you who did all the dressing
so neatly and the laying Of this
pretty white table?"
We had reached the dining
room, and Rosa was gasping ct
sight of the shining glass and
sparkling silver winking up
welcome.
I'VE Americans are speedy.
I mimicked. 'Four-minute eggs
for your"
''only three. take them
liquid" purred Rosa, mot door
nobs like you make it here
Over her liquid" eggs a few
. minutes later she gave some signs
of intending to reveal the cause
for her insistance on seeing me.
You saw Nelly last night, she
flung out casually.
Eyes, he was at my office" I
replied, copying my intonations
and manner after hers.
Miss Storrs just happened to
be there. It was I who hoped to
get at the bottom Of the hoax
Senior Matiexa tried to work"
said.
Hoax! That is what it was.
and meaning nothing that is not
a joke one boy tries to play on
another he hates" simpered Rosa.
"Pancho does not like Nello any
better than the poison. Pancho
he likes me pretty much good,
and he knows / never so much as
know he is-how you say-on
earth while have the devotion
Of my nice Nello."
Jealous, chr I asked innocent.
ly. Then Pancho Mateixa was
trying to make fool of Manlelo
Ortiz, so you would look down
on your old friend and give the
new one a chance to show his
mettle?'
Eyes, you are wise, White
Lilac. There is nothing Pancho
would not do to hurt Nelloy 1t
is funny-not?-how some women
are playing always the deuce with
menu ~
There is nothing Pancho would
not do to hurt Misunderstanding"
Rosa repeated with the greatest
satisfaction imaginable.
1--WE heard Of the feud between
their houses" said in a meas
ured, and deliberate tone. cts
time Mateixa had revenge on
an Ortiz"
Rosa flung back her head and
laughed with deep gurgles of hon.
est mirth. When she had extract
ed all possible enjoyment from the
situation, she cried:
you are not the fool of any
body, White Lilac. Come NOVEL;
reward you for that riposte. For
a little while let myself be fool
ed to believe that Pancho is only
jealous of Nello as Nelio thinks.
Then 7 remember the feud But
I do not remember the feud till
there is something that makes
me stop to think that maybe Pan
cho is not so good friend of mine.
either"
What is that?" asked.
81 tell you," said Rosa. 81 came
to tell you"
She gave me a long level look.
We both knew that she would
never have told me II she could
have proved me the guilible lit
tie creature she had expected me
to be in this instance. After q
minute Rosa leaned forward and
said: $50
I'VE have to work now-pretty
darn quick. This Dick bunch Is
got friends everywhere. How, It
is Pancho is with him I DO NOS
know, But / know he IL. MY
Nello IL baby. He does not see.
He is not to be trust. You are