San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-13
Luella Uses Her knowledge
to Taunt Andover's
Sister-in-law.
Chapter al Continued.)

tShoFsSt ia SShtihuCos
.."Or a widow" corrected
Hiss Luella calmly, still with
her oddly disconcerting
kaze upon the woman's face.
widows re-marry very
quickly, SO they tell me.
There's a fascination about
hem, isn't there?"
Indeed! Now what are
you trying to get at, I'd like
o know? Making game of me, en-"
The querulous voice grew shriller.
why, you surely aren't angry"
Iuella's tone, intended to be soothing,
Jet had n patronizing quality which
nfuriated the listener. Il only said
hat widows nearly always marry
bgain. read statistics about it only
he other day. A widow, as com
pared to a spinster of the same age,
DR. even ten years younger, has three
hines the chance. See?"
well. / didn't avail myself of my
ebances," Mrs. James Andover tossed
Per head.
Luella, as though suddenly recollect-
Fng something, sat bolt upright in the
hammock.
"Such a queer thing happened late
last night-or rather, early this morn
Ing,- she announced, her gaze-wide-
leyed now, and innocent-upon the
widows face. "Your bailiff was out
and looking for you. He was so very
anxious to find you that he woke me
up at dawn"
The effect Of Luella's words were
magical. The widows legs seemed
to wobble under her. She put out
large hand towards the tree that sup |
ported one end of Luella's hammock,
her red visage turning notified.
Nonsense, girl! You dreamt it,
"No. didn't. II it was a dream,
how'd you account for pane Of my
window being smashed?'
Mrs. James AndOver was breathing
heavily, leaning against the tree trunk
for support.
But why didn't you come for me:
He must have wanted me for some.
thing urgent about the farm. Maybe
one of the. beasts was i'll. I was only
across the passage, and you could
easily have called TO me-" Then. as
Jealousy and suspicion caught her:
"He broke your window at dawn, did |
he: He-be wasn't-trying any mon
key tricks?"
"Oh, come! :" Luella smiled in
sort of panied astonishmeut. You
couldn't picture me in a Romeo and
Juliet act with your bailiff could you,
now? Even il I'm on the films. !
don't carry rchcarsing quite 10 that
stage"
Mrs. James Andover burst forth in
wrath.
Il never heard Of such a thing. l
can only think that you encouraged
him. I can only think
"The man was drunk" cut in her
nearer calmly, still with the pcnetrat-
ing gaze upon her hostess face. "He
thought il was your room, and he
wanted to get in. Pardon my blunt
ness, but you'd better know the
truth,
The chatelaine Of the hacienda was
pale now-pale and trembling.
Drunk? - I'll dismiss him :"
Then in a shaking voice: Did he
say anything? whatever he
snd-it was untrue-I swear n was
untrue"
Luella's pretty eyes widencd, in
pretended establishment. She was
thoroughly enjoying this scene. She
was delighted, too, at the guilt il OK
pressed. The wOman-terrificd like
tbat-simply must be an impOstor.
Philip, and not hOrried little Jerry,
was the rightful heir. A whole vista
Of hopes and schemes and plans-of
which she was the central figure
opened dazzingly before her.
Thank goodness she had finished
with John Rogers before this de-
Douement came! She was well out
of that. She had taken virtuous
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