Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-08

of her emotions when setting out fol
the run in the motor trucks. For sew
eral days at least she would be hel
own master, able to get up in the
morning. and plan her own work with
out being subservient TO the unbend-
Ing will of her father. She would al
most be free to arrange things III the
house. She heSitated whether she
would not ask Torsten to come into
the farmhouse dining room and eat
his meals there while her father was
away. But, on second thought. she
decided. against it. as it would only
cause seine more talk.
forster had thought 1t amusing
when she had tried to warn him
about the two disgruntled truck driv-
els. lie was quite able to look after
himself. he assured her. and If
MeSSrs. Sp:ro and Rudin--the two men
were looking for trouble they knew
where they would get it. He would
sive them au they wanted-and some
More.
Its no good just going about and
firing people" he declared. THAT only
shows don't know how to run my end
OF the business. The thing is to make
them fit in. make EN- work-and I'm
going to see that those bonelleads do II"
D.sckarging them, he said, was easy
but that would be an admission OF
weakness.
She, on her part, was finding plenty
to Go i'll the house. The farmhouse
had seven rooms. Four downstairs.
consisting Of sitting room, the unused
parlor. Kitchen and the dining room.
Upstairs there were simply three bed
rooms And above these was an attic.
Alexander looked after the lower floor
ard his kitchen. She busted and swept
the upper part Of the house and made
the upstairs beds. Funny bedS.--old
four posters Of Clark wood which she
took TO be walnut. Everything about
the house was solid and substantial
Old fashioned. There was round VIM
dow on the land place by the stairs
with red glass in il. which. when she
peered out. made everything outside
look the color OF blood. There was
cluster of pines on that side Of the
house that sighed dolefully at night,
and at times she felt little clutch OF
fear when she thought of the desolate
situation Of the house.
What those gypsies must feel like
In the swamp was something terrible
to even think of.
But there vas a secure drowsinesS
around the blue-clotiled dining table
after dinner mellow quietness in
the yellow glow Of the Oil lamp that
decided her to sit there until the last
moment before going up to bed. Once
as she was sitting there she thought
she saw face in the darkness outside
the window. It was too indefinite to
distinguish who 1t was; but. so that
she might not have another such un-
pleasant experience. she resolutely
pulled down the blinds before she sat
down to eat She reasoned. perhaps
sersibly. that what she didn't see she
could not be frightened about.
She could never quite free herself.
however, from the ugly fear that some
one was proving about the house.
With 80 men In the camp 1t was only
natural that people would be walking
about-but not at in the morning.
And she had heard noises then.
Stealthy footsteDs--that seemed TO halt
and go on. The nights we're 50 still
that she could hear the birds calling
high oVerhead-and sp.ashes from the
swamp.
She didn't mention 1t to forster for
fear he would think she was frightened.
She was, but there was no Use for him
70 know It, But on the second night
she asked him to come into the sitting
room. To preserve the prophecies she
left the kitchen door open, so that
Alexander was thus included n their
privacy. A needless convention. as
both Of them could hear him snoring
like a tig-Saw. She had hoped forster
would talk, and he debut not about
subjects she wanted.
He talked about her.
You aren't really going TO marry
that mutt, are your" he demanded.
''Mutt--xho?"
why. that O'Maiiey."
"Mr O'LlaIley Is not rnutt~-and
Tn going 10 marry hirn-and II you're
going 10 talk Ike that then you might
as vel go"
He made her feel furious when he
talked about c!launcy Ike that She
knew Ciaauncy was mutt, and that
vas lust the trouble: she didn't want
20 be- reminded Of it~-aiter she had de-
ciof6 10 marry him. Because marry
him she would
"Eelli" sa!d forster.
She smiled. She was making pre-
tense Of doing some enibroidery-sn
vas a perfect fool With a needle--and
she clleYed a thread low as she looked
a. him He was staring at her with
sorethiYg very ike tears In his eyes.
]. rather frightened her 10 see man
~ Toysten's size art ike that. 1t
denly start u get sentimental
Tn cold bloofed" she told him. "A
Rold-d.gger. That's Why I'm marrying
Dir. C'bfaiicy"
You're a4-~~gnaff"
II god digger. Money, clothes
That's al tf3ink about"
you're liar" said forster sud-
denly.
II WIS her turn nov 10 be shocked.
This man wa& euTpriking He had
more II him tnan sf3c thought TOR.
That's al put on he said with
eo.ne h&It. I'm rot going " believe
that what do sou think y ANA
poor bpsGt"
She nd. fl fact. been thinking
eprneltju2 Ike thai. He vas perfect
chic COM pared ~ most 81 the men she
tsc ktagHn. Bat eylcently he was be-
fsg ez@stSefataG into being something
else Sic tr1@G ~ stop It.
Oh, 1o;.t lets lajk about IT," she
$40 I'm t.eed 81 taking about my
ee!f'
"Wea. IN not sad Torstn~~"I
lose yp.!
et.e calgnt her breath
"ft0s. -" she Ha:c, ffanfically "Dont
taik ike taaL Here Go~-go now. be"
caDb@ ~ gpt ~ fin Hp ~ bed"
"in nra gong" s@!o 1of%bn, u
ioyf yoj"
fsfe stayed - Ism. her hs4d ~ her
ts3Jfat @h3 l.}~" ~ p&t n@t h@&d hI'
cetaaH3g.
''Yol ea,3t ta!k !l<e shat"
u can Aai4 JafHUH Il have ~
cant kHeD IT, GgHu I've baen walk
nsg a,gUs3o h&e 4 tfazy man Tie last
e,6Jfie If nights p
"Y,ul haze, have 3Gu2 What timer"
M n;git 9aw tne auH r.se tbls
p4DrnlH9 1I.at4 ispW ! feej Dpn't
2ay s,e.leYe nlef"
Ste. ,tili1 not t"o.at the s5ieadlDg IA
ita eyes IT. bss.i@ 81 h>iDff size fell
l.r Lnart slfMnlng.