Nogales international., 1931-02-11

! He released Scho6eld's arm. at the
same time giving him little push
away from him, and for rnomcnt the
two men giared at one another silently,
then Scho6eld broke down. He groped
towards a chair and fell into it, hiding
his face against his clenched hands.
Giles watched him for moment with,
out speaking, then he fetched whisky
and soda from a side table.
"TEelp yourself" he said. "If you've
got anything against me, let's talk it
out scnsibly, instead of flying at one
another's tfroats like wild beasts. l
know what Lombard has told you--hc
tried his blaciunaiting games on faae.
and when he found il was no use he
threatened to 60 to you. Good God.
Scho6cid, what sort of fool are yoSa
! to believe lying hound like thatw
| Scho6eld raised his haggard face.
what reason have I to disbelievd
ite" he asked sulleniy.
Giles shrugged his shoulders. p.
"Isn't your knowledge Of Miss Far-
row the best Of ail reasonss"
SchoReld rose to his feet and began
pacing up and down.
Lombard was so suro--he had got
every detail Of the story-that you
and julio spent the night together at
the St. Bernard Hostel"
$50 we did. 1t was impossible to
get home. If ali such unforeseen sit
tiations are given the same vile inter-
probation as you have given to this"
Scho6elds face famed suddenly
crimson.
"But T believe itl" he shouted. ''I'vc
always known that Julie was unhappy.
She has hinted at trouble again and
again. The reckless way she talks
all that pretended gaiety. It's never
really deceived me, though for her.
sake I've let her think it has-Lom-
bard had the whole story pat. He
even spoke of your brothers relations
with jules cousin-and of his suicide.
He said that you mistook Julie Tor
her cousin---he said that you in-
tended furnishing her for the way she
treated your brother-he said that
when you came back from ST. Bernard
you boasted to him of the easy con-
quest you had made"
He never finished his sentence-for
Chittenham's hands were at his throat,
shaking him like rat, almost chok-
ing him
"By God-you dare say that to me
you talk of Lombard how much better
are you? Believing the first foul lies
that come to you about woman you're
supposed to care for! You're not
worth thrashing-get out, that's all
I've got to say to YOU"
Still keeping one hand on Schoheld,
Chittenham dragged him to the door
and flung it open-shouting to one
of the servants: "James, show this
gentleman out, and if he refuses to go
send for the police"
He released Schofeld so violently
that he almost fell. He waited mo-
ment-then went back into the library,
shutting the door behind him.
He was shaking from head to foot
with uncomfortable passion, and his
face and head were burning.
That any man should dare to accuse
him of such thing-and to Julie of
all people-the woman he adoredi -.
And again Chittenham lost himself
in the thought of that night on St.
Bernard-when they had been shut in
on all sides by storm and snow and
tempest and he had held Julie in his
arms.
In revulsion of feeling he wished
passionately that he had made true the
almost unspeakable accusation which
Schofeld had brought against him.
Julie would have been his then for
everybody and soul, and nothing could
ever have altered it.
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