The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-10-19
CHAPTER V-Continued

Still tingling from the contact Of
his lips, she started for the door.
Before / go l want you to know
that I've never known a more rude,
more boorish, more impossible per-
son than you. From the very first
you've been awful AS soon as you
came home you burst into my room,
without even the courtesy of knock
ing and without word of apology !!
You assume that I'm perfectly
crazy to have you for husband"
She seized the back of chair. Her
face was white. I'm the first place
you're the most conceited young
man I've ever met! And after that
you're just plain ordinary, con-
temptible, rude! l don't know your
Doris l don't believe you even
have wife named Doris!" ...<~
Rocky stood with an amused
smile. ."What do you say we have
dinner, now?" - ~ ~.
"Dinnerp' .-s... -. H.. .~.s.- =.
"Yes-dinner. What do you say
we come out of the Mysteries and
have little food instead? I apol-
ogize for everything. I'm sorry.
You're right. l am in terrible
mess, and you were sweet to help
me out by not telling my father
and mother about it." He hesitat-
ed. "Will you forgive me?''
Rocky knew how to get around
her defenses. Feeling this, Doris
anger turned on herself. "You
had no right to kiss me like that"
she said sulkily. you're married.
He sighed. GOD help me-"
"Why?" .~
Il was just thinking that when
my family does meet the real Doris
they won't be nearly so pleased. I
owe you something for being so
nice to my parents. You certain
ly did the job Doris hired you for
we'll" ~. -
you still think Doris hired me?"
His lips twisted in amusement.
ITO be quite frank it seems the al
tentative to your being a member
of the criminal classes, which
seems very unlikely" ID.
Doris had turned to the desk and
was looking at the framed picture
of girl. The face was familiar.
She was excited. Was she going
to remember something? "Who is
that? Oh!' She knew. That's the
girl who stole my money in the
Biltmore.'' Il
She spoke involuntarily. 4.>
Rocky answered eagerly. when?
What are you talking about? That
is Doris" ..
"Doris" She dropped her hands
helplessly. "Oh! I must be mis-
taken then" She was on her guard
but her mind was whirling.
Rocky followed her thought. Mon
sense. 1 wouldn't put it past Doris
to steal. When did this happen?
PLEASE" Doris sat down weak
~. II can't tell you" <
"But you've got to. You mean
Doris took your money, and so you
decided to get revenge by taking
her place."
mo, no. can't possibly explain.
It's all mistake, probably. I only
saw the girl for a few minutes"
She was confused. And Rocky stood
over her vigorously. He peIted her
with questions.
when was all this?"
'The day l met your mother"
"Yes, imagined that. The day
sailed. Now tell me about it. Where
did you meet herr"
Doris sank down. her chin rested
on her shoulder. She crossed her
feet unhappily. Il don't know wheth-
er she stole it or not. l shouldn't
have said that. l met her in the
washroOm. was talking to her and
I left the room for a minute. When
came back it was gone, and so was
she"
I How much was it,"
About nine hundred dollars-a
little more
Rocky whistled. "That explains
many things. Look here, we've got
to be frank with each other. I'll lay
all my cards on the table,
He pushed a soiled pink mule of
a chair and sat down.
J Don't you agree"
Il don't know. Tell me about
: Doris"
His voice was low, emotional.
Il can't tell you what I've gone