SERIAL
STORY
A ROMANCE
By Louis Joseph Vance
llustrations by Ray Walters
(Copyright, 1910, by Lu
SYNOPSIS.
ais joseph Vance.)
Thaxter
CHAPTER |.—(Continued.)
He felt her eyes upon him, seriously
sweet and questioning, and frowned
slightly, wishing he had held his ton
gue, though aware that he could not
have, caring the way he did.
“Why not tell me? I'm
Garrett.”
"Well, .- . " HH was dificult
impertinence; incredible, besides
aow that he had committed hims
he stiffened a resolve and plunged. “It
was said that your this
man ounced
before long
That
waiting
an
But
ell
engagement to
Blackstock would be ann
out bluntly, he caugh
Lireath and, divided bet
faith, sat watching her
The seconds of he
him an hour of
“Katherine
She turned
“Have
asked involuntarily,
gretted fit
“What
tone was
chanically,
“Either
that, at
“Do
“But
“does
wea
silence
$
vy
ang Hah
“Yes?
you nothing
Her
ne
do you
dull
with a mind
affirm or deny
wish me to say’
spoke
letached
You owe
as if she
me
least.’
1 She
what” she pursued, ro
‘this man Blackstock’
“You know | don’t like him
erine. [| can't”
“Put | can and
There was simplicity in
confessional {is fears
seemed surprised
15ing
Kath
do
more imperiously
Then
“What
“} haven't
course. |
“Why?
The only
wag pitiful
love you.”
*is that
stuck
it's true?
Mr
interviewed
Don't te
does Blackstock
seemed too absurd
he Fad
adequate
report
ly in
any reason
should not?
“There
eho
ith his.”
are
. *t 1a
idn’t let
reasons
your name be coupled
“And they are—?"
His heart
He
“You
Is there any tr
She put it crisply
foreseeing defeat
tangent, evasive
swered me,
ramor?”’
at a
an
this
veered
haven't
uth in
“Not yet.”
be
“You mean it true-—later?
“It's possible.”
*Mr. Blackstock
marry him; he
answer.”
“Katherine!
care for him?
“I'm trying
fore | tell him so
but you m
may
she
has
hasn't
affirmed qt
asked
ag yet
tetly
me to
had my
You can't real
ly
be
or you.”
ustn’t!
to sure, Garrett, be
‘But The
thing's Impossible
You
Hor
got
not
knew
inte]
You-
Il tell me why?
comix He
himeelf more in
to be moved by storming. he
Reason, logic, an appeal to her
igence: she would require these
him. Yet when put he could
not bring himszelf to tell what he knew
of the man by hearsay, If very cred
ibly. Personal defects, lack of breed
ing, and the like were all unstable ob
jections In the &nd the best
he could do, since some sort of an an
swer was essential, to frame a
halting, inconclusive
gort i.
She misinterpreted hia
“1 know what you're thinking
he's not a spoke In our particular so
cial wheel: an outdider.
demn him for that? Are
right men, Garrett, but yourself and
others of our ‘set? 1 know he has
his lacks: | fancy you'd call
crude, If you were candid with me
tut men of his genius, his upbringing
Not that | concede any
crudity in him; it's hardly that: he
merely lacks—something difficult
name it; not cultivation, not sensibili
ty. but. I'd say, friends.”
“He has many. . 4
So she cared enough to fight for
him! There was bitterness, surpass
ing the bitterness of aloes, in that dis
covery.
“I mean the right kind, yourself, for
instance; friends to bring him out.
He's quick, adaptable, of a good fami
ly-if not a wealthy one.”
Coast fell back upon the one men
tionable objection of which he had
certain knowledge. “He's got a vil
lainous temper.”
“Friends woud teach him to contro!
ft. And there are excuses for that:
his sight--his eyes are in a bad way.
He injured them seriously, somehow,
‘sure was sobering
hand: she was
of to it
was
“He's not
confusion
his
| spark
| "Those
i his"
“Yes lle's golng to do great things,
Garrett.”
“late the
“He leads {i
| him inventions,
i provements, will
eve thing
I don't
friends
work omething
i belleve'
wireless
about
experiments of
fie!d.”
today ;
in
look to
lin
as
they all
His discoveries
make wireless
the
couldn't
ugh
hone
win
ry-day a as tele]
mean he
{ without he's strong ent
“Men have little use for him, Kath
| erine.’
Women have”
i Coast st
“He has magnetism’
“That
| thusinsm
to I wa
like him, Garrett’
After a little he
“I'l try, If you wish.”
"1 do wishes Please
“Then I'm
ously contemplate m
Her Yes!” was
"Don't you see
rangled temptation
strength
He's worth |}
ambition, en
eing a friend
him better,
and
nt you to know to
ianaged to say
Garrett
to understand you ser
arrying him?
ahso
he
hes alter your
ute
hated
money,
himself
Kath
“Grarrett, that is ur
He said noth
what co
worthy of you
ing, doggedly
he might
he was
{taking
miort the
Knowledge that
dually he comprehended
of their conversation
Fifth Avenue at the Plaza
ising Central Park at the
St entr
irse
left
and was cro
car had
Seventy-gecond reet ance
We're
bruptly
please
Tell Patrick’
speaking
driv
sat back he was consciou
tainly
Bri
imunicated
he
the w
Cer
Coast ped for the
and con
When
of
with the
man’s softening regard
, Katherine?
I'm
You’ not angry
ve
“Brains, Rather,”
ber the time when we were nol
friends?
“NO i
stand that fit
cause | want
hecause |
loved
want 1 inder
ogether be
need you,
know
you for years i RR
of your happiness. |
that | didn't believe”
Hut you are mis
come to understand.”
mis
little
your
to
wasn't
you myself
i0OVe YOu as You
fiave
was jealousy
sald nothing
“1 know
taken You'll
“1 don't want you to
take Wait, Katherine
deciding I'm
it won't misguide you.’
noty 1 know my
were
make a
walt a
gure of
heart:
“1 believe
and mind.”
“You know mine,” he
she winced,
the personality
her;
But
That stabbed
wondering why
largely,
the foregiound of her
ness, that there was left
even for old [friends such
Coast,
Afoot, Coast
keen eyes searching
plaintively.
“I'l drop In for tea
you ask me, Katherine”
“Have you ever needed an invita
tion, Garrett?”
“Then I'll come.”
He nodded to the
car swept away.
Long after it had shot out of sight,
he stood staring. Then discovering
himself bareheaded, hat and stick In
hand, an object of amused regard,
with a curt laugh of confusion and
awakened self consciousness, he
turned back through the park.
CHAPTER IL.
Resigning with litt'e reluctance his
place at the card table tn Dundas,
whose turn It was tn cut in, Coast
conscious
the door,
almost |
lingered at
hers
tomorrow, if |
driver and the
lightea a cignret's and wanaered
apartment, idly inspecting the half
wills.
bored, he went
he poured a very
into n tall glass,
with icy charged water He had
fused to drink up to that moment,
was thirsty
watching the players, Van
pallor, moist halr
affected him with
and he put the glass aside,
emptied His brows knitted In
the man, who had
heavily and would pur
until saiiated or
no influence that knew
of would restrain him; he was as un
manageable as a wild and as
spirfred
Slender i!
Devil-may Care
inimitable
spite of,
wiel
burlap
Unspeakably
where
to the
re
Fuyl's un
and
a faint
rmile dis
gust
f
drinking
that
sodden
madness
Coast
horse,
aceful high lord of
Van Tuyl sober was
more loved than feared in
perhaps of, the wit
ded like a whiplash Ex
brilliancy to a
ch times he knew
who knew him
submerged,
humor that
when
wn of
A dangerous foll
thought, com
wondering that they
Contrasting
ought ir id tow
rd!
ck w
tecaus a
he
cesses (anned that
surning frenzy al si
and
him
hed with a satirie
friends those
his wits
rot
»iched as indelibly
did
fuperation
to RL
PRETIDE
a8 an acid
not lay on with a bindge
rwekstock. Coast
them
were 50 much together
he tl
broadsw(
them
ind
rapler
BH word of
cumber
t he
al
of
them
ackste as the broads
that and
capable. Without an ef
comparison, heavy
mie if
minated the
¥8 excepted
for
Van Tuyl
Blackstock's ced
s Thur
pet
backgro dus
defer
independent,
his host
Blackstock in
giving himsoed
playing to win,
Van Tuy! told
tical unquestionably
only less dwarfed by
good bridge:
nt slang
the game
the tricks
The comment brought a darkish
ans face
want me
remi
smile to the nu
What
‘em? he
d'vou io do with
3
growled humorously
from dummy
of ‘em?
making his play
you a present .
to that, now: come through with
that tenspot” He chuckled as ho
gathered in the trick and led the
final card from dummy. “That'll teach
to double my original make, |
Game and rubber,
Dunny: six without, doubled, and a
Httle slam jot that down?
“Yes” led Dundas,
Make
Play
rep grinning
Truax ob
“You couldn't
“Tough luck, partner”
served to Van Tuyl
and equally of course | had to be
chicane in hearts”
“Brains, rather,
| Tuyl blandly, shuMing.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
observed Van
Different.
“Why, a year ago you
this place was easily worth $15.000 |
Now you estimate ita value at less
than $10,000"
“You must remember that | was
trying 10 sell 't to you then. Now you
want me to sell it for you”
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According to the latest statistics
about $40,045,000 ts expended each
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Bohemia, along the Erzgebirge (Ope
told me
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of
principal trade
tory, Indi
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“Limited stocks of cotton goods and
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ar
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by
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Proceed
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that final distribut
ince
Wholesale Marzets
YORK Wheat
“levalor exp
afloat; Nc
2 fob afloal.
Spot
118
Spot steady. new Co
March, 71
Ric
shir
uary and
export No
Firm. recelj
mmery specials
first, 284. & 30
4G 25
31; extras,
rds,
seconds, 2°
PHIL LPHIA
contract grade Nt
ADF
clevator, 97@ 5c
Corn--Firm; No. 2 yel
GR4c
Quiet
trade, 831
Oats No, 2 wi
53 Lye
Butter—Firm
10¢ higher;
34; do, nearby prints, 35
Eggs—Firm, Pennsyivani
er nearby firsts, { c, $8.40 per case; d«
current receipts, f c, $7.80
Western
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extra Western creamery,
ia and oth
per Case
$8.40 per case do
$7.50@7 per
Western firsts, { «
current receipts, f c, 80
Case
York
{to good
Cheese
cream
a 14%
Live
old roosters,
1260123; ducks,
turkeys, 15@ 18
fancy,
124 13¢
chickens,
: Beene, 130714
poultry—Firm. fowls,
sg
; spring
136 14
BALTIMORE Wheat
No. 2 red Western
No. 3 red, 97%; ;
85. steamer, No. 2
closing
spot and October, $87,
98%. December, 101
9% nominal; year
bid, February,
Settlis
100%
ate
prices were,
contract
er No. 2
Western,
ax, am
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was
No
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45 1 The
easier,
vember,
Corn-—-8pot,
January, 6%
March, 687%
No. 2 white,
white, 51; No. 3 white, light.
weight white oats are bringing a
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Hay-—Timothy--No. 1, $244 2450;
No. 2, 8225092350; No. 3 $1962
Clover, Mixed —Cholee, $22622.50; No.
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Butter Creamery, fancy,
creamery, choice, 2R1L@p2%;
027, creamery,
24; creamery, prints, 3032.
Eggs Maryland, Pennsylvania
6814
681,
Oats 61%e; standard
BOL,
wo qd
3014
West Virginia firsts, 26; Southern
Live Stock
CHICAGO--Close: Cattle—Beeves,
$E6@R.76; Texas steers, $4005.85;
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feeders, $2.90 5.75; cows and heifers,
$1.90@ 5.85; calves, $6G 8.50.
Hoga—Market Ge higher; strong;
light, §5.70@6.40; mixed, $5806 0.650;
heavy, $5.76@ 6.45; rough, $5.80@ 6.05;
good to choice heavy, $6006.45;
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