| Show 1 Forbidden Fruit I BERTHA E CLAY BY M M. 1 Continued from Morning lie He le could see ace two figures a man nn and anda a woman She was looking down nn and l ho was bending her Dove e n over recognized cog re-cog- cog cognized the m man n. n It I was the young t fellow fel Cd- l- l low he had spoken to lo in tho the corridor just now Suddenly the woman oman looked up and a 0 hand of or iron to Cato's ho f There heart hert as saw sw he her te e. e was no doubt about It Jt her It I was Josephine Jose Jose- phine For a moment every everything thing seemed to swim before beCore him and ho thought ho be was taking leave of ot his senses When he Ito came to himself tho the sound of voices fell rel upon his ear tar Pulling hl himself el together r he held his breath and end listened eagerly The door was and lid did t not fit fl very cry closely so soI I could hear word e distinctly ur c every that that wa wa said Never to his dying day a did Cato Coto Coret forget forget for for- get et the wretched few fow minutes that followed followed fol tol- fol- fol lowed when he listened to what seemed to be absolute proof of oC his hs wife's wIres faith faith- ese You little goose Derringer was saying what shat Is la that paper SIts Its Is tho telegram ram I received from C tle tie Cato to replied Josephine blushing a lit lit lit- lt- lt Sho She haul had endeavored surreptitiously to j read it over o again hut but ha had been d dis dig j IS- IS covered r I Lt 8 hear henr it H. IL Listen th n Your You darling darlng one nr nr- ar- ar rived here ver very V sad far ar f froni rom Ills hla Jo- Jo Jo-f Jo sic f What a- a 0 wretched flight ight ho Il will fSR d h. h M r 1 happy nappy eavesdropper el to lf L I Rut But lt tomorrow your r Cn Caty- Caty j Caty-j t- t I Idi di did dl will wll embrace you von hi his h beloved Derringer et laughed a a a laugh which I Cato's I MI on in 0 u c-u i set pet every nerve nCr e on un 1 co i saId ald lightly V and and Wl Vell old girl I laTe daro SR say he wo would v 1 not b bo be sorry to be In m my m place now I I At thiS the outraged husband almost ro foamed mcd at t the mouth a with Wih r rage c The villain was calling hi his hil wife iff old Irl girl girl- now and was turning him Into ridicule What should he do burst In upon them I rind tind denounce them nut Hut before he be could coult det determine the nt lt jf approaching footsteps in the corridor behind him caused him him to as assume assume as- as sume h hurriedly an erect attitude attitude- II It I wouW never neer do for Cot him bin to ho caught peering through a lc keyhole hole In another moment S wall back appeared appeared ap P ap- ap around md the corner bearing a C lr tray Y on which were vere glasses and a bottle botte of champagne rho ts t's that Whore hore are you with that wine wino e exclaimed Cato at random attempting to assume a nonchalant lon lon- non cl air To tho the bard hardy bardy In ro No 9 9 rejoined I back a I J to surprised I And then ten a brilliant Idea occurred to Cato an Idea which he immediately re resolved resolved re- re I solved to put into execution Let me look at you ou ho said suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly enl to who paused at the tone of or command thinking to himself that certainly In an all 1 experience he had luaU never met with wih such an eccentric young man as as this younS Do you want to earn earn ten pounds fifteen twenty dem Gate Cato feverish fever rc ish I ca caught his hits I breath rea th Of or course courso he ht did lid Lend mc me your our apron your bandage I continued Dove Dove i Vat Tat for Twenty Tn pounds In an nn Instant before the tha astounded head JJ ad walter waiter could mako any any resistance Cato h had ll oft off ol tho tha tho artcle In luo question tied ted tho apron nl about out Ms his own I wa waist w t ond tho bandage o q i il l l J f tD t 1 n L t n proudly ro 1 worn by bv the head heal Wf r r rand and cl clipper pp 1 It on 01 lu hI I face ace Hut I 1 tn l i not hot spit sp Sv iback wal Twenty T pounds returned Dolfe Do Doi h liu- liu and 1111 nei t ly Put It IL In tho bl bill Charge Chorge It I to Duster Buster Its It's at al aU right Now give glo mo your our tray trY obeyed observing with wih a snowing knowing wink of his Injured optic lose loKe Oh peebles I see see It I Is a a. a Joke joke joke-it a Joke roil mil mi Exactly No Now Not be bo off of with you The Tho waiter walter waddled away away his hla fat fot of or the sides shaking with appreciation Joke and his bosom swelling with rith jO Joy I II J I I it tt lt the thought of or tho the enormous tip Up promised ed him m. 1 In another moment the tho disguised Cato Ca- Ca C- C j to stood in the presence of his false fale wife wie and the young oung man he hei i 1 iad ad such good reason SOl rN to believe behie b his 1 l. Ira 81 1 CI X e I I I Cub an n a. a n a e. e. e As the door opened D Derringer looked 1 8 up Oh Ob there there you ou are at at last eh eli 1 I isible I The sol fol Walters Waiters ono one eye ye lashed flashed agh cd in In angry sin glare re I Cato longed to hurl the bottle at at the the head of the man who was wa sitting there thero thereso so 80 familiarly te with Ith Josephine buhe bu but bulhe buthe he choked down his rage rago roge and answered Imitation of or Swall Swall- In a n fairly good backs back's broken English Yaw herr herl Here 1st tIer der vine Open it Cato retired to the sideboard board am and a prepared to draw the cork corle The Tho situa lua- lua llou itoh wa but a pl pleasant one but tOD still sti It was wag some souse comfort to b bable tic bo able to watch the them waiter ob observed oh- oh What a looking 8 served Josephine Josehine in a low loW voice to lo he her herI brother but that that's a a I lie le has only one ODe eye eyo blazer r replied Derringer with a laugh i murmured d words which h he hc co could not iJ not catch seemed to inflame Cato's Ca Ca- Cato's I Ito's tos to's wrath rth still further He lie le hasten hastened I ca-I 1 to dra draw the cork and pour out th the 1 champagne V Just as be finished two waiters walters entered enter enter- J ed td bringing In the supper Ah here herb we ve are exclaimed Derringer Der DeT- DeTI I ringer cheerfully Draw T up Josie I And she Iho allowed it tt The shameless woman bruan Cato's hand hond trembled trembled trem trem- of ot the bled so 80 that that he spilled some champagne C. C The tW two waiters arra arranged Ged the dishes and retired anc Cato ato came forward and put down the lases with such a a clatter clater as os quite to startle Josephine and arid to call can forth an anan an angry r protest from rom Derringer Cato Cato tato made no reply although he was wa I bolting boiling Inward inwardly but busied himself himsel awkwardly enough with wih tho dishes de deI determined determined de- de I not nol to loso lOBO a wor word or a a look or a n gesture My ly darling Josie you OU dont don't drink complained d Derringer vs S I do Jack sipping sippinG the sparkling sparkling spark spark- prk- prk ling liquid ln He lie HI cat called d her darling darlng and she sho called him him- Jack Doves Dove's brin brain was on fire fre tiring Bring tho the salad lad commanded Derringer Der Der- ringer Just In time to prevent an ex explosion explosion ox- ox on the supposed waiters waiter's part Dove ed edged ed away to the sideboard keeping his face race turned toward the ta table tM ta- 1 ble ble- 19 How flow the cr creature oe eyes oyes me wide whis whispered perell Josephine moving nervously I believe hes he's h half lt beleve Dont Donl be te l. l returned her brother encouragingly l Dovo made mado a a grab for tor the salad andIn andin and andin in an instant was bacI back at ot tho to table plumping the dish down before Josephi Jose Josu- phi no This salad sald Is I. not dro drowsed e said the theIn In latter ter Walter Waiter whores whore's the oil 01 and nd v vinegar And AmI waiter walor give me some Bome cham oham- oam-l oam pane added Derringer Cato caught up the oil on cruet ruet Ih lb one Cato hand huid and the champagne bottle bolte in theothor tho the other othor wishing viciously the while that lh they contained J prussic ana bU Ci nine V He lie was wai too excited to know what ho howai was doing and the consequence was Wt th wai that that-h the got matters maters very ver much much mixed mixed Curing tue Uie Lit oil uh Into the glass glau and lav tn tl win wl over O lr the tho salad Oh what Is he doing exclaimed Josephine V In ip dismay dismay- Ws Ues putting nutting the champagne int Inter IntO th the salad I l te And helping m m. m to Ut cn cried DerV Der Der- V I f. f Jr 44 t t i jJ Hj I ringer pushing his chair chali back and ant Jumping to his foot feet Will Wi you Ol get out o of th this Is roared Derringer turning upon upon upon up up- on the the blundered and ant send Fent us another wai walter te r Without t waiting for or a reply he seized Cato 1 by th the shoulders and before the tue latter knew here he was he found himself him self sef hustled out nut into the entry and nd the thedoor thedoor thedoor door locked behind him Tomorrow norro MornIng |
