EVENINGr LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OOTOBEtt 15, 1916, IT THE BROAD HOW XT1 of 19th Century England, Full of the Thrills of Adventure and Spirit of Romance ,, . wi iiy JJbiFUiKY FAKNCL. atD 7 J""tr.nd rWa eoujln srl.nJr..ind. (I10O.0DO) . ! 'iid $300,000 (or the on. . WW "J"tISYad SODhla Blton .wiinin far !KSi,.hir. SSiSi to dewn iW A7 Yiiihway" of Kent ana iit.. ? & afur money is ?ne, NLti iti to live In 1,&S mU;V,n for hi. eou.ln SJtMirr '. V." Seven .nd S'r """"tJSSS aoout to A $!? jtssf ". .tn.ni.. a .,po.: -". .a MirnDTI aim at.w tf.Tr.iS!Kr . Prudence, wno io "j -- i-tT? for advice, and the two ,?., ima-srsa Ktf.SJtft.rf. WnTM on. or feW J? ?; .,., i. .t wot, the ird-hlm,r.moT.Maurtc?. .!'' y""ii- wh,H i li - ttaHrlra'l who Miwa "!?,, T"-,;i. r vainly. patif into tttlunt wrt;? biro ; r. jvir .;;-? buMS! . 't?.". "..',: .. irtd. When ! l" "" -ir r. i. Chr- confciounB ui - " ,.!.. Charmlan to marry Mm. Ml?, her aniw,r. ,ter. wnon 2hu h,r, she. haves him. !eFWK? I." in ' Wl ? -..v- 'Y t.u vnr. Peter SSnu .bit Beverly to Mb . . iS BOOK II. flj-CHAPTER XVII-(Contlnued). pw came the sound 01 wnccis unu ML th voice of Simon, calling. ,r I took my nat ana wuukw fiAncfent to the door, but there Pre Em, (topped mo. inline you met wl' Jarge he tried iijB 3Ju. Oh. I know, and now-you K ta1 to RMense. Pruel" said I. But. as I rwaiensc. jr. am have kissed lujid, but I raised her and klswi1 hr rla,.L'.: i..,l "Vnr anna luck. itucana. - ".-.r-,: VMld I. ana so mnicu " .. h at Job. with Old Amoa 1 Ik tttU .till JnHolemn conclave ovnr I Md ' wno WBlcncu wim .u. i I iwuns myaeu up uosma i .t'ln th cart. FifulVl Journeyt" remarked Old Amoa (IHtlOUlly. wiin a "' '"" ".-" . (uu't toiirnfv!" nAn.cl.nt C4.t an obtetylnc eye up ; tM CloUOiess any. uu "v" iSSr'be some fules In this world. ,L.t mn tike Jam wl' thieves. j(ii wagsaboncs like Job but we'll - , Peter, we'll ahow 'cm dans .iimh on. Simon, my bye!" I tt, with thla Parthian ahot. feathered I till One Itrong woru iuo niracin t for iuch occasions, we drove awny i the silenced group, wno aiaroa sly after us until wo wero lost to r. But the Inst thlnir I aaw was the tlaJrue'i sweet eyes as she watched from the open lattice. CHAPTEK XXVIII. T)5TEB," said the Ancient, after we 'imione a little way, "Peter, I do W4.you aren't been an'' gone an' rose Br rru s 'opes oniy 10 aaan em uown E SH'sH) but do my best, Ancient." Xvm Un," said Simon. " 't. weren't tu rose 'er 'opes, 't were you; I'eter aid nowt about brlngln- Jarge Shaon." commanded the Ancient, "hold r.wntus, lad; I says again, ir i'eter s p, Bk rose Prue'a 'opes only to dash a.'t .will be a bad day for Prue, you my words; Prue a a lass as don t i iiy, an' don't forget easy." iWfcjr, true, Gaffer, true, God bless (if , i, be one as 'ud pine slow an' quiet, i a newer In the woods, or a leaf In fcmn-ah! fade, she would, fade an' i" iwjtu, ne oean't a-goin' to do no Pse', please the Lord!" EWoU( me an' Peter an' you can 'elp kmion, my bye bit we'm but poor Ms, arter all. ai thn Ttlhl av an' mur 'as been an rose 'er 'opes o' ""!, un uon i iree jarge it '- Jhould 'ave to un a. rnnvlf1 in An. Jly, , or-r f other place, why then Vu f&de. fftd. AM .V.P waa an h I j the churchyard afore 'er poor old stejther!'' fMrt..01d Un!" exclaimed Simon, "who Lr$n ' fadln's an' churchyards? uirf, "r'e''8 talk o' aumm'at else." . seld the Ancient, shaking his L2fSIi1f.1)r: ,"ye be a good bye ah! ney. dootlful Ind v v.. t .,... a ... Em Lord aren't rlVA Vntl nn Imantni. Mch, arter all. you should ba i2fvJ. ,orr a mag!natlon 'a a i Bala I. "a rtorrtM,! .uint l,1ii,..Ju!!?ur? there appeared a man yTv juwo oi u, who nouriihed jf na roarea a Rreetlnar, a coarse &.. 7 --- .euwrf, TVjiuoo uceiy i C-vi??1, wltn a Pft,r o nr IWK Xll,k..e.r tnat emed forever r irw and red, atood boldly .out i '"" his head, refusing to .wibuahed and scorning all con- i that the Old TTnv, vn .n... vt" "" """ ' !M be thanVod Tnii" Uck Jar t.h'i X 'ar ab0Ut " i.f'Vn- never were much " w-M ce all thlar' I nOSUy. VA1I v.aw 4.1.1 ....... 'UKAneUnL ' 'ourMU11 teH!AIf-.'n'. VrretJ.?'eteHun-b fjjw. Old UnT You see Bqulre- "Mt-n Peur an. Blmom ,efe rraron4T0r.P Sir Peregrin. aut- tol i". "" nuaiico O' me Tit su-?f 4tht' " - J re SlBtl An' What mlHh, vnn -J,w 4o when ye k Im-whlch' Wlr Y... h ... "B course." J you must be erased In your T..Jre kllli. four keener.! iiJ .reper too-ahootln 'em said VI. r MyW " JJra he Ancient, shaking hie f,the Worst a' hln- rnrMd yourn right!" returned John, HU ..!,.,' Jrt"-il ears, ye 2?V.t.h.!r mV ." arrew'IM u?i " ttU th Brrt ' tVtr ... Y.t ... Hr.'iir- - wr noaae the He.' tkaL'llJ L"" L.""5... V' ikZ ?'.. you'll be 'earln- thln ' Pe, an'-' ' ft llsrce ttixr in i.a ..K...i. . (t! Pltlu and. Inhin. ..n t.i. mzsy down th " " "Wl on four yr mo since niaclt Jarge thrashed John, weren't It, 8lmonr" "AhP' nodded Blmon, "John were In The Itlng' then, reter.an' a pretty tough chap 'o were, too, though a bit too fond o' swlngln' wl' Ma 'right' to please mo." E were very sweet on Prue then, weren't 'e, Simon?" "Ah!" nodded Simon again; " 'o were alius 'anglng round 'The Bull till 1 warned Mm off" "An'-'e laughed at 'ee, Simon." "Ah! 'e did that; an' I were going to ave a go at Mm myself; an' the chances are 'e 'd 'ave beat me. secln' I 'adn't been Inside of a ring for ten year, when" "Up comes Jarge," chuckled the Ancient " 'What's all this!' say Jarge. I be goln' to teach John 'ere to keep away from my Prue.' says Simon. 'No, no,' says Jar so, 'John's young, an' you bean't the man you was ten years ago let me,' says Jarge. 'Your says John, 'you get back to your bellers you be purty big, but I've beat the 'eads oft better men nor you!' 'Why, then, 'ave a try at mine,' says Jarge; an' wl' the word, bang! comes John's fist again' Ms Jaw, an' they was at It. Oh, Peterl that were a ftghtl I've seed a few in my time, but nothln' like that 'ere." "And when 't were all over," added Simon, "Jarge went back to Ms 'ammer an' bellers, an' we picked John up. and I druv Mm 'ome In this 'ere very cart, an' nobody's cared to stand up to Jarga since." "You havo both seen Black George fight, then?" I inquired. "Many's tho time, Peter." "And have you ever seen him knocked down?" "No," returned the Ancient, shaking his head, "I've seed Mm all blood, from 'ead to foot, an' once a gert, big sailor-man knocked Mm sideways, arter which Jarge got fu'rus-llke, an' put Mm to sleep" "No, Peter" added Simon, "I don't think as there be a man In all England as could knock Black Jarge oft Ms plna In a fair, stand-up fight." "Hum!" said I. "Ye see 'e be that 'ard, Peter!" nodded the Ancient. "Why, look!" he crled look 'ee theer!" Now, looking where he pointed, I saw a man dart across the road some dis tance away; he was hidden almost Im mediately, for there were many trees thereabouts, but there was no mistaking that length of limb and breadth of shoulder. "'T wero Black Jarge Msself!" ex claimed Simon, whipping up his horses; but when we reached the placo Georgo was gone, and though we called and sought for some time, we- saw him no more. So, In a while, we turned and jogged back toward Slsslnghurst. "What bo you a-shakln' your 'cad over. Old Un?" Inquired Simon, after we had ridden some distance ."I were wonderln' what that old fule Amos Ml say when we drive back wl'out Jarge." Being como to the parting of the ways. I descended .from the cart, for my head was strangely heavy, and I felt much out of sorts, and, though the day was still young. I had no mind for work. Therefore I bado adieu to Simon and the Ancient, and turned aside toward the Hollow, leaving them staring after me In wonderment. CHAPTER XXIX. IT WAS with some little trepidation that I descended Into the Hollow, and walked along beside the brook, for soon I should meet Charmlan, and the memory of our parting and the thought of this meeting had been in my mind all day long. She would not be expecting me yet, for I was much before my usual time, where fore I walked on slowly beside the brook, deliberately on what I should say to her. until I came to that large stone where I had sat dreaming the night when she had stood In the moonlight and first bidden me In to supper. And now, sinking upon this stone, I set my elbows upon my knees and my chin In my hands, and fixing my eyes upon the ever-moving waters of the brook, felt Into a profound meditation. From this I was suddenly aroused by the clink of iron and the snort of a horse. Wondering, I lifted my eyes, but the bushes were very dense, and I could leo nothing. But. In a little, borne upon :h3 gentle wind, came the sound of a voice, low and soft and very sweet whose rich tones there was no mistaking followed, almost Immediately, by another deeper, gruffer the voice of a man. With a bound I wob upon my feet, and had, somehow, crossed the brook, but. even so, I was too late; there was the crack of a whip, followed by the muffled thud of a horse's hoofs, which died quickly away and was lost In the stir of leaves. I ground my teeth and cursed that fate which seemed determined that I should not meet this man face to face thla man whose back I had seen but once a broad shouldered back clad In a blue coat. I stood where I was, dumb and rigid, staring straight before me, and once again a tremor passed over me, that came and went, growing stronger and stronger, and, once again, In my head was the thud, thud, thud of the hammer. She was approaching by that leafy path that wound Its wayalong beside the brook, and there cariBtipon me a phys ical nausea, and evtjwhe thud of the hammer grew more nuMbilng. Now, as she ended thegne, she came out Into the open and saw ij, and, see ing me, looked deliberately over my head and went on singing, while I stood shlv erlnr. And suddenly the trees and bushes swung giddily round the grass swayed beneath my feet and Charmlan was be side me with her arm about my shoul ders; but I pushed her from me and leaned against a tree nearby, and heark ened to the hammer In my brain. "Why Peterl" aald she. "Oh Peter!" "Please, Charmlan," said I, speaking between tho hammer strokes, "do not touch me again It Is too soon after ' "What do you mean Peter? What do you mean?" "He has been with you again " "What do you mean?" she cried. "I know of-hls visits If he was-the same is last time In a blue coat no, don't don't touch me." But she had sprung upon me and caught me by the arms and shook me In a grip so strong that, giddy as I was, I reeled and staggered like a drunken man. And still her voice hissed- "What do you mean?" And her voice and hands and eyes were strangely compelling. "I mean," I answered, In a low, ven voice, like one In a trance, "that you are s. Meaaallna, a Julia, a Joan of Naples, beautiful as they and at wanton." Now -at the word she cried out and struck me twice across the face, blows that burnt and stung. "Heaatl" she cried. "Uer Oh. that I bad the strength to grind yeu Into the earth beneath my feet. Oh! yu poor, blind, ,Mlf-delutog fool I" and she laughed, and her laughter stung me most 9t all. "As I look at you." she went on. the luh Mill curling her lip, "you stand thr-what you are beaten ' hound. Th! U my Jt look, and I shall always rMtwiW yu as I see you Mw-KirM. cheek. shamfact4-a TseaUa KteMP And. speaking, she shook her hand at me and turned upon her heel; but with that word, and In that ln,tnt, the old, old demon leapt up wHhln me. and, as he leapt.. I clasped, my arms around her, and caught her up and cruatted. her c)oe and hlch against my breast. "do?" aaW I. Oo-no-no, not J-etl" And now, as her ?t Mine, I felt her tremble, yet she strove to hide her fear and heaped me with bitter scorn", but I only shook rty head and smiled. And TlOW ah tniya,1j4 ti tiH.I, mV clasp, fiercely, desperately; her long hair uu.bi us lastenings and enveloped us both In Its rippling splendor; she beat jny fnce, she wound her fingers In my hair, but my lips smiled on, for the ham mer In rny brain had deadened all else. And presently she lay still. I felt her body relax nnd grow suddenly pliable and soft, her head fell back acroas my arm and, as she lay, I saw the tears of her helplessness ooxe out beneath her droop ing lashes; but still I smiled. So, with her long hair trailing aver me, i core her to the cottage. Closing the door behind me with my foot, I crossed the room and set her down upon the bed. She lay very still, but her bosom heaved tumultously, and the tears still crept from beneath her lathes; but In a while she opened her eyes and looked at me, and shivered, and crouched farther from me among tho pillows. 'Why did you lie to me Charmlan? why did you lie to me?" She did not answer, only she watched me as one might watch some relentless, oncoming peril. "I asked you once If you ever saw men hereabouts when I waa away, do you re member? You told me. 'no.' and while you spoke I knew you lied, for I had seen him standing among the leaves, watt ing nnd watching tor you. I once asked you tf you were ever lonely when I was away, and you answered 'no' you were too busy 'seldom went beyond the Hol low' do you remember? And yet you had brought him hero here. Into the cot tagehe had looked at my Virgil over your shoulder do you remember?" "You played the spy!" she whispered with trembling lips, yet with eyes still fierce and scornful. "You know I did not; had I seen him I should havo killed him, because I loved you. I had set up an altar to you In my heart, where my soul might worship poor fool that I was! I loved you with every breath I drew. I think I must have shown you something of this from time to time, for you are very clever, and you may have laughed over It together you and he. And lately I have seen my al tar foully desecrated, shattered, and ut terly destroyed, and with It your sweet womanhood dragged In the mire, and yet I loved you still. Can you Imagine, I wonder, the agony of It, the haunting hor rors of Imagination, the bitter days, tho sleepless ntghta? To see you so beauti ful, so glorious, and know you to base! Indeed. I think It came near driving me mad. It has sent me out Into the nlsht: I have held out my arms for the light ning to blast me; I have wished myself a inousana oeatns. it Black George had but struck a little harder or aUlttle lighter; I am- not tho man I was before he thrashed me; my head grows confused and clouded at times would to God I were dead I But now you would go! Hav ing Killed my heart, broken my life, driven away all peace of mind you would leave me! No, Charmlan,, I swear by Ood you shall not go yet awhile. I havo bought you very dear-bought you with my bitter agony, and by all the blasting torments i nave suffered." Now, as I endod, she sprang from the bed and faced me. but. meeting mv look. she shrank a little, and drew her long nair about ner UKe a mantle, then sought with trembling hands to hold me off. "Peter be sane. Oh, Peter bo merciful and let me go give me time let me ex plain." "My books," said I, "have taught me that the more beautiful a woman's face the more guileful Is her heart; and your face Is wonderfully beautiful, and, as for your neart you lied to me Before." "I oh, Peter! I am not the poor crea ture you think me." "Were you the proudest lady In the land you have deceived me and mocked me and lied to me!" So saying, I reached out nnd seized her by each rounded arm and slowly drew her closer. And now she strove no more against me, only In her face was bitter scorn and an anger that cast out fear. "I hate you despise you!" she whls pered. "I hate you more than any man was ever nateai" Inch by Inch I drew her to me, until she stood close, within the circle of my arms. "And I think I love you more than any woman was ever loved!" said I; "for the Clorious beauty of your strong, sweet body, for the tomptatlon of your eyes, for the red lure of your lips!" And so I stooped and kissed her full upon the mouth. She lav soft and warm In my embrace, all unresisting, only she shiv ered beneath my kiss, and a great sob rent ner Dosom. "And I also think." said I, "that be cause of the perfidy of your heart, I hate you as much as you do me as much as over woman, dead or living, waa hated by man and shall forever'" And, while I spoke, I loosed her and turned and strode swiftly out and away from the cottage. CHAPTER XXX. I HURRIED on, looking neither to right nor left, seeing only the face of Char mlan, now fearful and appealing, now blazing with scorn. And coming to the brook, I sat down and thought upon her marvelous beauty, of the firm roundness of the arms that my fingers had so lately pi cased. Anon I started up again, and plunged, knee-deep, through the brook, and strode on and on, bursting my way through bramble and briar, heedless of their petty stings, till at last I was clear of them, being now among trees. And here, where the shadow was deepest, I came upon a lurking figure a figure I recognized a figure there was no mis taking, and which I should have known In a thousand. A shortish, broad-shouldered man, clad ln a blue coat, who stood with his back toward me, looking down Into the Hollow, In the attitude of one who waits and for what? for whom? He was cut off from ma by n. solitary bush, a bramble, that seemed to have strayed from Its kind and lost itself, and, running upon my toes, I cleared this bush at a bound, and, before the fellow had realized my presnee, I had pinned him by the collar. "Damn you! show your facet" I cried, and swung him round to fiercely that he ttaggored and his hat fell off, Then, at I saw, I clasped my head be tween my hands and fell back staring. A grizzled man with an honest face, a middle-aged man whose homely features were lighted by a pair of kindly blue eyes, just now round with astonishment. "Lord-Mr. Peterl" he exclaimed. "Adam!" I groaned. "Oh, Ood forgive me. It's Adam!" "Lordl-Ur. Peterl" he exclaimed, sure give me a turn, sir! But what's the matter wf you, sir? Come, Mr. Peter, never stare so wild like come, sir; what Is vt?" "Tell me-qulckl" said I, catching his hand In mine, "you have been here many many times before of later "Why-yes, Mr. Peter, but "Quick " said I; "on one occasion she took '.you Into the .cottage yonder and showed you a book you loeked at It over her snoumerr "Yes, sir but " "What sort of book waa It?" "A eld book. sir. wl' the cover broke. am) wl' your nam writ down Inelfe of. 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