Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-29

his best to appear cheerful and
nonchalant under adverse condi
tions
"Are you Oliver NJ. Brunell?" she
asked bluntly.
Waterbury laughed, "Well,
seem to have his letter" he an
swercd with guarded carelessness.
81 suppose you're Brunell and
Waterbury, too--and one of the
names is your alias" May went on
thoughtfully. "Upon my soul, Car
lotta was riglt-and you and Dan
arc crooksw
Waterbury folded his arms and
looked at her in cold silence.
"All the things you told me about
your country house and your town
house, and your trips to Europe
they were all lies, weren't they?"
May asked.
His silence maddened her.
Weren't they?"
Her voice rose higher and higher,
"Why don't you tell the whole
hotel about it?" Waterbury asked,
laying his hand heavily on her Shout
der. "You don't have to shout, do
your"
May flushed, and lowered her
voice.
"You just invented all that stuff,
to make me think you were worth
million dollars, you cheat! You
pillerw she said between clenched
teeth. "You thought had a lot of
money and you wanted to marry
1t" She broke off, trembling so
violently that voice shook.
And who told me you had a lot
of money? Who told me you were
a walking gold nline?" Waterbury
asked.
There was a sting in the sneering
smile he flashed at her.
"You took mighty good care not
to let. me know how poor you were
until you thought you'd landed me
didn't your"
He paused a moment and then
went on.
"But don't kid yourself that you
fooled me- saw right through
Your little game from the very
start he said cody. 81 knew you
were down here fortune-hunting, Xix
many another widow who's looking
for new meal-ticket! I've met
your kind before, Mrs. Seymour
plainly of times"
May pulled herself together, men
tally, before she spoke again. And
when she did, her voice was cur
iously calm. It sounded far away to
her own ears.
GLOW much chance have | to get
my $4,000 back from your" she
asked.
He stared at her.
Because I've just made up my
mind to get #, now, tonight-even
If l have to go to the hotel detec-
tive about it," she said simply.
He caught her again by the shout
der, turning her toward him.
"Look here, May, do you really
believe all this tommy-rot that Car
lotta's been telling you?" he asked.
She made no answer and his
grasp frightened on her soft shoulder.
"Of course, I'll admit that some
Of the stuff I told you was just
plain tales from the hills" he said
laughingly. "But every man dresses
himself up a bit for the woman he
loves. He tells her things aren't
strictly true about himself, just to
appear more attractive in her eyes,
do have house up in Pittsfield
as a matter of fact, but it's mort
gagged up to the hilt--"
He looked pleadingly at her, for
an instant.
"You did the same thing, your
self, you know" he Continued. "You
tried to make me think you had a
lot more monay t!.an you really
have. Now didn't you?"
May SHOOK hts hand from her
shoulder. "WLare is that creek
gave you?" Size asked, and there was
ice in her voice,
He shock his head, daspairingly.
"May, you're going to regret this"
he began, bur the dangerous CLINT
in her eyes silenced him.
"Where is that check of mine?'
she asked again. "Now, I'm not
fooling, Herbert Waterbury!
Either you give me back that mon
ey of mine, or Pm going straight
over to the desk for the house de-
tcctiveW
Waterbury saw that she meant
what she said. He rose heavily to
his feet, leaning upon his gold-head-
ed cane.
cts upstairs in my room, in a
Gespatch box in the left-hand draw
or of my dresser-if you want to
know the exact spot, ," he answered
flushing darkly.
$50 up and get itr' May COM
manded, looking at the clock above
The door. "Pll give you just five
minutes"
He nodded, without looking at
her.
She watched him lurch toward the
elevator, and disappear within It's
y L.