The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23

IDENTIFY do not, There was no
need to excite you about the mat
ter. appreciate your work suf-
ficiently to save you a needless
agitation. But the matter was
very grave. Some one had to act.
Some one had to let this young
lady know that her past was
known to your family--and
would not be tolerated."
His eyes took flame
he moved toward her: ssYOu
mean that you went ont and
threatened Miss Bryce3 You
dared to intrude on her affaifs?"
Have the goodness to control
yourself. Listen a moment and
you may thank me instead OF
standing there with blood In your
eyes. That temper Of youral I
supposed we should let YOU rush
to ruin! I am in q uosition Ia
hear things that may not reach
you. IntEude on her affairs! Ii
Is to laugh! The whole town knows
her affairs. Why, my dear boy,
the girl Is notorious-I have rea.
son to believe, haven't /, that YOU
would not care to be seen in pub.
lie with q woman whose name 10
byword?"
you have reason to mind your
own businessl And youN have
reason to swallow thigl II the
whole town IL talking, the whole
upv'
Mrs. Burdell's face blanchAd-
her mouth opened until it became
q dark, gaping. hole. Then her
eyes narrowed, little CLEANS shot
from under their thin lids. She
said In q chugging, furious indie.
nation: Speak fo me sol a
gentleman, indeed! Forget youraelfI
You should be ashamed--your
aunt-pretty manners, indeed! But
I don't think ] shall swallow what
said. Let the girl deny that
she had q child"
His lips seemed almost sunlen
with the stress of his emotion and
his eyes were lighted. He was
now towering over Emily's chair,
"No-she won't deny It! Miss
Bryce had a child. What about
IT.
you must be out or your mind
You ought to be ashamed. TnauIf.
ing me-a woman old enough "a
be your mother. Defendinp .
courtesan! You may be pleased
to learn that the woman Won are
acting so insanely about is the
caatoff mis-"
Don't say it.! Don't aav f.
EmiIy-now Or at any time.
warn you"
She was frightened at tha viz.
lence OF his grip on the chair
ana at the mottled pallor OF his
cheeks. She talked in excited
gasps, pushing her feet furiouslv
against the stool and standing.
She drew her shoulders up, peaked
and high: Don't say it! Who'll
stop me?'
I'm stop you"
eIndeed-the facts are public.
Can you wipe them out? Don't
INK like q madman. IL you stop
me, can you stop others? Every
one knows about this girl and
that she got hold Of Barry Dunno.
and he a mere boy-how she ali
but ruined his life"
He tleaped at the name-It went
scorching into his mind
Every one knows there was a
scandal about tit hasn't died
out yet-so I think / was quite
justified. You may not care about
the family honor. I do-your
sisters DO. I wrote Of the mat.
ter to them! We have q right
to see that the women Of the
family are above reproach! We
have a right to stop at the be.
ginning an affair that may prove
disastrous to the entire family"
Have you, Emily? Try to
exercise that right. See how far
you get with it. And as for
women above reproach-IW be
the Judge Of that in my own
affairs. I should like to meet
the woman good enough to look
down on Helen Bryce. should
like to believe that you or Dulcie
or anyone is better than she is!'
She drew back with a choked
gasp-"What are you saying
Ny God David-consider-come
here"
And furthermore, Emily-keep
out Of this. Every word you say
against Miss Bryce-you win take
back. / am not threatening you.
] am stating a fact"
He picked up his hat from the
chair. His aunt stood gauntly-a
cruel Righteousness stamped on
her mouth.
The sight Of this hcmely, old
woman and the hardness in her
features became repelling to him.
She had that look on her when she
went out to see Helena--when Fhe