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,'t. the mind oa dim n
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fL.tlYd. .elurninp o A apartment,
F'IIa, Mi riend, Alhton, vho lavi
J KttvSff "own 'and Mi iweetheart
f .;. Mofnr' reijui and aik Ael
f'A.' IS ilellv r a letter to the pirl.
ifim lo " one he had met crying
"1 ? k, street. Imtead of delivering
fx. letter Alhton gave Mm he writei
lhJJhrr a kndlier one, and ilgni
itckuot " Mlen( on o accept a i po
Menai umanuen.l. to Hri. Alhton,
1a 'MtckV. jealous o the phantom
Cfff t created, U tncretiulniH,
Srwo". mnrrtapB to her ami is re
Y.J,A She believe henelf engaged
l'ete.dA,:l Micku goei to l'aris. lie
K.j SiMon n company with JUr.
.'.''. 2w uHMi another letter to
jflther ooous AsMon's ilpnature. At
.i. theatre with itioku and June,
jcVlkrr im .M boxvlthhi,
JivsteHcaJ
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dntt Al"'
Micku forces Athlon to
K" . .'.i..- n iir mat and a collar
er cat f Alhton'i name. When
V. oett home hi man, Driver, hands
Mm the evning paper to read and
MI. out a notice of Alhton'i mar
teitoMri. Clare. Sticky arrange!
hJune to take Either tn the conn
tn, and tn keep all ncuiipapcn .from
lr out she oternear two men com
minting on the marriage and feel
that their remarks are tnie. Either
.i to rari to find out Alhton and
Vtekv tolloun her in quick haste, but
rt Twer he all to reoopnUe her
among the panengeri, and he is
Xt at the thought that the mau
not be on the boat.
AND ItHllli IT CONTINUES
TTE TUKNED away nnd searched the
crowded deck. The boat was full, and
most of tho ixople wero women, but
there was nobody who looked In tho
Itut like Bather.
She would bo wearing tho fur coot,
he wae sure the coat he had given her!
Ono or two people stared at him cu
riously If Esther wero on tho boat alio must
have ecn him and was deliberately
keeping out of his way; he glanced In
it tho open door of tho ladles' cabin as
he raised.
When they reached Calais, he was
first off the boat ; ho stood In the dark
lies trembling with excitement.
There were all sorts of people pour
ing pant him men, women and chil
dren. They all seemed happy and eag;r
a couple of Frenchmen standing mar
htm cluttered Incessantly ; Micky moist
ened his dry lips ; there wsa a ilttlo
nerve throbbing In his temple.
Bupposliirf he never saw her again!
Hit hands clenched deep In his pockets
supposing ho never met the half
hv dance of her blue eyes supposing
hi never heard her voice ony more or
yir lunch
The sweat broko out on his forehead.
Tor a moment he closed his eyes with a
elck feeling of hopelessness, nnd when
hi oDencd them ngnln he saw ISstlier
standing there not half a dozen paces
from him.
The glare from n huge arc lamp shone
full on her slim figure and golden hair.
She wns looking around her In a
scared, apprehcnslvo way as If not
knowing where to go.
Micky covered the distance between
thtm In a couple of strides.
"Ksther " ho said , In a queer,
choked sort of volco.
She turned with a stifled scream, nnd
a most unwilling relief swept her face.
"Oh Micky I" she said breathlessly.
Ehe cut nut her hand ns If to grip his
arm. then drew It nway, moving back.
"How did you come here oh,
how dare you follow me ?" she
said passionately.
Micky tcok her arm very gently.
"We found your note," he snld. "I had
to come June snld " Then
suddenly his calmneis broke. "Oh, thank
Cod I found you thank Ood I" lie said
hoarsely
lther seemed nrrcated by tho emo
tion In Micky's voice ; Hhe stood lo)klng
up nt him with wldo eyes nnd paited
litis, thin suddenly she broke out
airaln
"I don't know what you mean I'll
neer foriilvo June If she sent ou nftor
me
i m going to rnris I'm not a cnlld
to be followed and looked after like this
Let me go.
Micky released her arm at once; when
he spoke his voice was quiet and rather
item
'Tleaiie don't mako a scene. I hnvc
followed ou for your own sake. I know
I can't stop you from going to Tarls.
1 m not going to try. All 1 do nsk Is
that uu will let me speak to you. If
wh.it I liavo to say to you Is useless, 1
ga ou my word of honor that I will
leave you hero nnd let you go to Purls
slone."
Mio looked at him with stormy eyes.
'I don t bcllevo It It Isn't the i'.rst
time you've lied to mo she broko
off breathlessly. Micky turned pale, but
he answered evenly enough
"You're quite Justified In saying that;
I'm not going to try to deny It. IJut
wo can't stand hero all night people
lire beginning to stare at us
"I don't care " but she dropped
her id m a little, and whon Micky made
a bllKht movement forward sho fol
lowed "Then- nro no trains except slow
oikb," Micky told her. "The express
n.s gone half nn hour ago I can find
Jou rooms In a hotel closo by for tho
n'sht His eyes met hers acroks
the table, and ho broke out, "Esther,
for Ood's sake, let me explain things
to )ou You've nil your life. before vou :
tomorrow, If jou wish It, I'll go away
and never see you ngnln. Hut I can't
Ift ou go now without telling you the
truth 1 ought to have told u heroic
It win for our own snko 1 tried to
kepp It back "
Hero idle searched Ills faco dlsbelles
li'Sl) If ou'vc anything to say ngalust
Mr Ashton," she said, "I refuse to
llen I shouldn't believe anything you
nv for one thing. Why, you don'j even
know hi name unless June has told
jou," Hhe added breathlessly.
"Jum bus told mo nothing but 1
know nil the same. I knew the first
nlglit 1 ever met you when I left you
and went bnck to my rooms, ho was
tllere waiting for mo
"He whs there who was thoro?" she
ked shrilly
'Ashton Ilavmnnd Ashton." Micky
answered
There w.is h trnglc silence, then
E'lhcr looked dnxedly round her In n
hfltilns sort of way
, Tlif) wint back to the station, nnd
Mick) found ii wnltlng-room with a
roaring lire, he drngged one of the un-
"infortable wooden benches cloie to It
Jnd tn ide Ksther sit down, he closed
the door nnd ciiiue bnck to her.
Mick) looked nt her, nnd suddeul)
or Drone out
'F.Hther speak to me say something
for heaven's sake "
'Thin morning was It only this
morning'' It seenis so long ngo'1 .She
Mr pped for a iiwunon', then went on
Bnln slnwlv "When we were nt tho
I'm In the vlllnge thoso men with the
ear I heard them talking " She
tmmed ngnln
"Yet," nnld Micky
She frowned ns If his monosyllable
JJd Interrupted her tra'n rf thought,
ehe went on prcsenil)
"Thy were tnlklng of Paris and
itamnnil" And now she mined her
jye "l( )ou say that It was true what
I heard them say, I will kill you." she
J.ud with sudden passion. "It's a ITe
jUt n lie tn hurt me, to hurt ino more
mm I've b-en hurt already." She
"lopped panting "It's n Hesay II'b a
I., I,nc drove the words at him.
Mickv ant down beside lier
If they nld that Ashiou Ind been
miirrlt'il In Hii.ly tn Vfra rM.. I, ......
? truth " Up a.ild
IlC lOOkfil nt hnr nnd rtiilnlf n tun
ngnln ' '
if 7" " iinci , iur imy wircr,
( nfever rareri for you; he lun't worth
ft llinucht
llOW (111 rn inn ftt unxV. ililiinii tn
liirir . in n..ii... ..i a.. i.
JJr? Mib said In nn odd, ir.oked voire.
D ou ,lw"l! llilt,Ml him you and Junr
Do w'!1 '5 "Is rm B,nf ,0 believe jou?
tnA '. In nk ' r011111 believe )ou for n
IV. h.nt ,wllcn ' lliU'o hln letn-rf mIipm
I. .?! lwn me lu so muny ways how
"I Cares? I don't e:.r whnt vn
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say I don't care If the whola world
wero to tell mo It was true I'll never
believe It till he tells mo himself "
Her breath came gnsplngly : she looked
at Micky's white face with passionate
hatred In her eyes.
"How do I know It Isn't all a made
up story?" she asked him hoarsely.
Hhe hardly knew what she was say
ing; she leaned her arms on the mantel
shelf nnd hid her face In them.
Esther raised her head; she had not
shed a tear, but her face was white
and desolate.
Bho walked past him to the door.
"I'm going to Paris tonight," she
said. "Nothing you- can say will stop
me nothing."
"Very well, then I will com with
you."
Bho did not answer; she fumbled help
lessly with the door hand.e. Micky
came forward to open It for her, and
their hands touched. A uje flame of
d ,ihe1 lV his face; he put his
shoulders to the door.
"You can't go like this," he said,
ma,n.mieri"?.V "ow Cl I lt you go
llko this? Whatever I've done, I haven't
nt"?? that yVh0UlJ Mnfc ai badly
roe"!?.".'0" aovll.wn because I cared
nlny2 . "? m"cn I, tried to save you
mi.'. ,u Pr';ap It Isn't any excuse,
but Its the truth I'd slvefmy veri
soul If I could undo what", done
could save you from this" '
he was not iniii - i.i e... ..
rnltl ini.ii i. T "' nun, qui uie
nr..V mnyd"l,lo me," he broke out
?oKd".ouB?ed.lyi :ittt "' ,h8 tniufrw
vou- thn r,ii 'Vht0" "over cared for
jou, mat night nt my rooms " lie
' pPiied, he did not want to tell h"
row. wUhlWhllJl'.? ,XV,V Wnil
.,, M.i'1 hlm tlln' drovo the words
you-tiSt" hT9 ,,0'd 1,ad ,0 bT will?1
London because of you. iu Said he
re8ttruth tti T0 man ,h "n" -I?.'
n'overred' I ?" "ilLr &
..ever nt to kiss the'ground 7oi Ja'k
, I?,8 waniea to be rid of you
words1' werU1iarryou ""J"f" Bhe ald- The
wr.da.mos8t gone?"8 Whf',,er' her vo,Co
every llmh."1 irom Mm- ""klnr In
them" mmdHa ,0ne tlm.e befor e""" of
lAeTuZU0 Kr0kreeet.thCn E'tW
'Pieose let mo pass." she nM tn
whisper, and Mick? &od''a6id,ealth,ouat
a 1"?!?' her out ,and 'niuld for
they told him; he put Estl.-r In a ear
in?!onH "new he had had nothing to
un 'at dhfrrd.e.rwed a baskct lo bf nI
up at the refreshment room. When h
with" heV v,h6 7""J,tt,n n coiner
off her ho".". S'0' S.h '"" l"K"
?irmnfLhK' nnS ner K,don -atr was
inmb ed i?boui hcr ,aco- S"e took no
rh.SMf" he put ,1,e "'B over her;
roidld.no.1 e.Ven open her eves when the
train started.
.$,.,ciky-",ftt down ln the opposite cor-
?.!' tnC u- Sorn.lrtd lhan he hnd ever
innt h.a" h.'i "fe- and J"1 he ltnew
that he could not sleep; his brain
seemed as If it would never rost again :
he sat with faco averted from the glri
in the corner, looking out Into the dnrk
ness. Micky got up and took down the sup
per basket he had managed to get nt the
station. There was a small thermos of
not coffee. He poured some out and
made her drink It. If he had expected
ner to refuse he was agreenbly dlsap
polntod. She obeyed apathetically; she
even ate some sandwiches.
Micky was ravenous himself, but he
would not touch a thing till she had fin
ished. "You'd bo much more comfortable If
you put your feet up on the seat and
tried to sleep," ho said presently. "You
can have my cont as well as the rug.
Your hands nro like Ice."
He took off his coat ns he spoke and
laid It over her.
"I'm afraid we've got a long Journey
yet," ho snld ruefully, "if you could
hue euino Hiecp
. She turned her hei
She turned her head away and closed
ner eyes.
btio looked very young nnd appealing
In the depressing light of tho carriage.
The train rumbled on throughf-the
night; It drngued into many little sta
tions nnd stopped Jerkily, but Esther
did not wake.
He rose and bent over her. but she
did not move nnd he went back again
to his corner.
Ho let the window ilnwn a llfA .......
hoping the cold night air would help to
keep hm awake; the minutes seemed to
drag, though In reality only a quarter
of an hour passed when Esther woke
with a little smothered cry.
Micky picked up the rug and coat
that had slithered to tho floor; he
waited a few moment., tin h m.w ,h-t
ono whs nunc nwaKe oetore ho spoke,
mm iiu Buiu Kenny;
"I hopo you feel better. We shall
soon be In now are you warm
cuuuKii
"Yes, thank you."
"Wo shall be Into Paris very soon,"
he said again. "And there is a great
deal I want to say to you first. Will
you listen to me If I try to explain?"
She met his eyes unflinchingly.
"Thoro Is only one man who can
possibly explain anything to me," she
said then, "and he Is not you."
Micky lost his temper; he was cold
nnd tired and hungry, and at that mo
ment she seemed tho most unreasonable
of mortals,
"I shall not allow you to seo Ash
ton, If you mean Ashton." he bald rough
ly. "Tho man Isn't fit for you to think
nuoui. e is married, you know that
Esther, for your own sake"
She had turned her face away and
was looking out into the darkneao; she
seetuod not to be listening.
Micky went on urgently.
"I blame mysolf. I alwavs meant
to tell you before things had gone an
far aa thin, I shall never forgive myself
tor noi naving uono so. I've behaved I
llko n end, but my only excuse Is that
I loved you ; I wanted to spare you
ui.neccsen.-y pain" He wits no longer I
stammering and self-conscious, his voice I
was firm and steady. "I suppose I wits,
a fool to Imagine that I could ever1 maHe
jou ciro for mo; I suppose It wiui con-!
celt that led mo to think I could ever
cut out this this phantom
lover of yours." He laughed mirthlessly. '
Ksuier, let me tnito you uncic noma;
It's no use seeing Ashton it only menna
humiliation and pain for you."
Hcr llp.s moved, but no words came.
"Ict me take you home to June," he
went on. "Sho will tell you that what
I say Ih only the truth. She knows
him she "
Sho opoko then.
"She always hated hlm; It Isn't likely
she would wish me to marry him." She
bit her lip. "Oh, It's no use saying any
more," she broke out wildly after a
moment. "I'm going to see hlm I can't
bear It If I don't see him Just once.
I've got to hear the truth
"I've told you the truth." he repeated
doggedly. "It's no Interest to me to try
nnd prevent you from seeing him. I
know I've done for whntever chanco I
had with )ou. Oh, for heaven's suke,
believe that It's only for your sake I
want to take ou bnck!" i
She shook hcr head. I
He broke out In his agitation. i
"I've tried to spare you I've donei
my best, but you won't let me
I've kept back the truth, but now you'll
have to hear It If nothing else will keep'
you from him He's never given you u I
thoueht since ho left Iondon he tmns-
Ines that you've forgotten hlm. It was
ho you saw at the Comedy Theatre that
night when lune and I were with you.
Ho didn't even troublo to let you know
that ho wnB In Iindon that's how he
cares for you this man you refuse to
believe one word agnlnnt " His
eyes flamed a they met hers,
She was staring .vt him now; her face
was white and Incredulous.
"If you If you th'rjk I'm going to
bollevo that," she begad In a high, un
natural voice. She stopped : she seemed
to realize all at once that ho was speak
ing tho trutli. Sho leaned toward him
Her breath came In broken gasps.
"Those letters." she snld shrilly
"Whoeo letters? They were from him
they were from him weren't they
from hlm?" she nsked honrsnly.
".Vo." said Micky doggedly.
Hetter to hurt her now, he told h'm
self, than to let her go on to wprse
n;in nnd humlllitlon
There was a tragic silence; then she
asked ngnln, In n whisper
"Then who who wrote them?"
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