, 1924-01-02
CHAPTER Vii-Continued.

last seen her, had worn a look of
profound encouragement. She never
complained, tut when he saw that
particular expression he was fright.
ened and the responsibility for her
came heavily Upon him. This wild
thing he had brought to New York
must not be allowed TO peat its head
dumbly against the bars.
When he had got rid of his driver,
he turned the car northward, and a
few minutes later Mathilde, the
French maid chosen by Betty. opened
James door to him.
While he took or his coat he looked
along the hall and saw its owner sit.
ting, her chin propped on a lattice,
work of fingers. She was gazing out
Of the window. Ii was a beautiful.
desperate silhouette; something fate
full In the long. still pose and the fixed
look. She was still dressed in street
clothes us when she had left the
theater, a blouse and skirt of dark
gray. very plain. Her figure. now that
1t was trained to slight corseting, was
less vigorous and more ine-drawn.
She was very thin. but she had lost
her worn and haggard look the pre-
mature hard lines had almost disap-
peared; a softer climate, proper care,
rest. food. luxury had given back her
young. clear skin and the brightness
of eyes and lips. Her hair. arranged
very simply to frame her face in a
broken setting of black. was glossy.
and here and there, deeply waved. II
was the arrangement chosen for her
by Betty and copied from a Du-
Maurier drawing of the duchess of
Towers. II was hard to believe that
this graceful woman was the virago
Jane, harder for n one hat had
seen heavy. handsome girl stride into
Mrs. Uppey's hotel and ask for work,
to believe that she was here.
Moreno clapped his hands in the
eastern fashion of summons. and Jane
looked toward him.
"Oh." she said. I'm glad you came"
He strolled In and stood beside her
shaking his head.
81 didn't like the look of you this
afternoon, my dear"
"well, sir" said Jane. 81 don't like
the look of you. either" She smiled
her slow, unsclf-conscious smile. "You
sit down and I'll make tea for you"
He knew thai thought for some n
else was the best tonic for lei mood.
so he dropped, with his usual limp
grace. into the nearest chair. put back
his head and half-closed his eyes.
"Tm used up," he said: Il haven't
q word-not one to throw at q dog"
please don't throw one ut me, then.
I surely wouldn't take 1t as a compli-
ment.' She made the ten grnvely. as
absorbed in the work as a little girl
who makes tea for her dolls. She
brought him his cup and went back to
her place and again her face settled
into that look. She had evidently for
gotten him and her eyes held u vision
as Of distances.
He put a hand up to break her fixed
gaze. what is II, June? What do
you see?"
To his astonishment she hid her
face in her hands. IT'S awful to live
like this" she moaned; and 1t fright
ened him to see her move her head
from side to side like an imprisoned
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