San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09

but fervid desire to come to i'm
mediate grips with de Barsac. But
when the door opened few inches
to his peremptory knock, it was the
parchment-like face of an old
woman which peered out at him.
"Count de Barsac?" he de-
manded.
The woman shook her head and
made a gesture of ignorance. Chat
terton laughed.
'The signorina, them" he cried.
He saw the CLINT of keys in an
open bag that hung round the
woman's waist, and caught her with
a kind of grim gentleness. A husky
scream left her thin lips, but Chat
terton drew the keys out of the
bag. He saw her totter blindly
past him as though he had been
some terrific intruder from another
world. Her quavering screams
died away in the courtyard.
He sprang up the dim stairway
which showed before him. There
was a heavy oaken door of which
he could not find the key for min
ute or so. Then he was through
and into the panelled corridor. A
door opened, and the figure of a
girl stepped rather unsteadily out
to greet him.
am fere, Judy" Chatterton
said.
Judy leaned against the panelled
wall. Her eyes were very sbright
and intent. Try as she would, she
could find no words to say, but
gave way before Chatterton as he
entered the room.
81 saw you from the window"
she said at length, trying to force
matter-of fact voice. "You hadn't
much difficulty in getting here,
had you?"
NO." answered Chatterton.
"None at ALL"
"You must have come as soon
as Panchita told you," Judy said
softly. COR did you find out some
other way? really sent Panchita
to tell Tony, but"
p, "You exercised the privilege of
your sex and used it as usual--un-
scrupulously,". Chatterton spoke
with a cool laugh. "To bring both
Buckenham and me running after
you. Yes, we both got your mes
sage. But Pm first"
Judy stiffened. The momentary
thrill left her. The touch of ice
in Chatterton's tones chilled her.
"What do you want" she asked
calmly, "now that you are here ~
I'm going to take you away"
he answered. Have you any out
door clothes? Put them on as
quickly as possible"
Judy frowned.
"Please," added Chatterton iron
ically.
His amused laugh had note of
Impotence in it. Judy's white
teeth showed between her lips for
a moment at the sound of it.
"If | don't want to Gomez" she
flung out. 'If think you are only
insolent and domineering to come
here for me? If have made my
choice between Tony and Leon and
elect to stay here with my-my
lover. What them"
"a shall want de Barsac's assur-
ance that he really is your lover"
Chatterton replied-in a level voice.
81 shall not believe you, Judy. 1t
is quite possible you have told him
that | am your lover. You are an
adept at such woman's weapons /
believe, after my experience. Put
on your coat, little girl. We are
going immediately-hullop y
He moved to the big window.
Judy, quivering with some mixture
of rage and pleasure which she did
not understand, saw. his impassive
face harden. Involuntary she fol-
lowed his gaze to the road below.
A murmur of angry voices was
audible. A throng of village men
and women perhaps a hundred
stronghold gathered outside the
house of the expresses and over
flowed across the white bridge into
the courtyard behind. Every
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