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BMietTnilrtKl, and Marie led the way
Z I he library, which had been turned
sort of smoking room for Chris
i. a. enrt
iniu -
Mrs Hcrlet shut the deer carefully,
ti,n, turning, he nsked with drnmntlc
tet'ijrg. Lawless, who Is this Miss
tfebber?"
Marie stared nt hen
"Dorethy Webber? She is my friend;
i-nwerc at school together."
"My Pet chlld ' lf J'eu th,nk she '"
jenr friend you arc being dreadfully de
ctlTed lrcndtully.'
"I don't knew what you menu."
Mrs. Herlet dabbed her eyes te wipe
wv Imaginary tears.
i hate te sec people deceived," she
mm "I hate people who make scan
dal and mischief. I am only telling
Z for your own snke and because
&J and I have always been friends;
tat jefterday down en the golf
Unk" ; '..,.. ... .i,t, i iin-
Mnrle Drene m "i i""- .
!.,. Heriet. I would much rather
u n T Is nf nn interest
veu tain nu uiviiv. . w. ..- .-
te me-r beg of you, please
But Mrs. Heriet was enjoying herself
loe much te step. She had a ways dls
Iked Mnrle, nnd she hated Dorethy
because she had appeared te be en mere
friendly terms with Chris than she her
self. She wc,lt en' "',8 te be
' "Yeu ought te turn her out of the
1......1 Kim U n false friend! Why.
I saw her and my sister saw her
... . t U.H.I... .H..4U M..I...1 lis... f
TUtft yOUr I1UWUUUU M UWMO l"Mll 'HI
Crying in his arms! I linte having
te tCU VOU, OUl 1 lUUUKUl, liliu my
rister thought, that It was only right
veu should Knew."' one eretic en, iook ieok ioek
'log at Marie's stony face with faintly
malicious eje. "Men nrc se weak, peer
dears; hew can ene blame them?" she
went en. "It's the women, with their
subtle cleverness." She did net add
that she had tried nil her own wiles
en Chris with humiliating failure.
"I am se sorry for you." she pursued
softly, "but you should reully insist
that she leave the house."
u Marie walked past her njyl opened
the deer.
"Please go," she said.
"But, Mrs. Lawless "
""lease go," Marie said again.
"Oh. well, of course, if you wish
it!" Mrs. Heriet passed her jauntily
and went out Inte the hall, just as
Chrfs opened the front deer nnd came
la.
Mrs. Heriet smiled and held out her
hand.
"I was se afraid I should have te run
away without bcclng yeir," she said.
"Wa'havc had such u delightful after
noon. Where have you been, you bad
man?"
Chris made seme vague answer. His
M.i riflrl fnnn nilcf hai ,n ,t'fiain lilu
UV. .UU MU..U l'..Ub ..... .V. ........ .lit!
wife etoed nt the study deer. She wns
vry paie, mit quite sen-pessessed, and
she even smiled faintly as she met his
ejes.
"Mrs. Heriet is just going," sbe said
elesrlv. 'I'crhnns veu will see lier nut
Chris."
( She went back te the, library, and
steed staring befere her with blank
fits. She had always hated Sirs.
Heriet nnd distrusted her, but some-
fMnt, Inl.l linti .tin, .tilci lmn n t- ntl
"UQ Vl, till lUUb 11. .O ,tlli . .It. (,1
Wats, the widow had spoken the truth.
Th ffletfi kneilier! in fit tin ...tnttlnfeW.
Inte the chain of last night's events
Dorethy's tear". Chris' preoccupation,
and her own instinctive feeling that all
vras net right.
She heard Chris dose the front deer
find come into the room behind her, and
fcbe forced herself te turn.
"Dorethy nnd Aunt Mndgn are . in
thp (IrAU'lnp.fMnm " elm rniM L.lfll.
--. ... .uw.i., ntiu n.flll .-7tilll,l .
IIP llflrrPil ihn ..ni it'lmn elm ...mill
Ihaye passed him.
"Well, there is no hurry te join
them, is there? Hew did you get en
at the baiaar this afternoon?"
u eniy stayed n uitie Willie. We
had our fortunes told."
"Silly child! What did they tell
you?"
. ."Oh lets of things! Nothing
that I believe, thnmrii "
She steed apathetically with his arm
"""" "T' one lencea te tear nerseir
..m nun, uut Niie was atratd that ence
she rnvp wnv in ihn t. t nD.tA..ni-
anger that was rending her she would r
"wii- uu uuie ie control Herself.
Who Knows Him?
thCAnuu!ornefUrOU8' Utd0r8 man ,S
"Daughter of the Sun"
He cnlls himself, mysteriously,
Quien Sabe?
. The mystery of his story Is na
eamlnK as the mystery of his Identity.
Loek out for It In the
Euenine public Ee&eci
"I was serrv afterward tJin't I .11,1 x cn"10 ',ci!,'c. ul't 5 ou were sleeping
t eeme '"dth veu " CM nW. &A k" te wnke you'
Itliai
Tikh.
ilk.
I
net come with you." Chris said
teathcrs wouldn't ceme out. He's
packing he's off tlm finv nfti. .
morrow."
The dny after tomorrow?"
1 P4..,n.a,liliM 1.... 1 1 .
wake him change Ills mind, I suppose.
He s going, unyivay."
the K,iC"rt 'c,f. ..,'".
...ri.i ' ." in nr oeay was
tbrebbing and burning at fever point,
leathers was celnc ! Aftpr tnmnrm.
e w;l,rt net be able te get te him.
Je aS v l,asslenatcly she longed
This man wlie.e nuns were ubetit her
is I riL'i'K f' J.; .: ".'"'
iiij i ' I.. l..'ll,ra Ill,,i 'p
jved her. Hhc felt that she hated
rM,'1"",'" th" n''iter. Marie Celeste?"
.nriH MwLfii ..I .,.. ... ..
npiit v ,"ul"il"y. -Aren t jeu
i ill " le,)k be white."
veil" ui """""Si i iiuiic
inahn. 10VC(1 l,ast nlni. and he
that M? Sffert t0 step her' l)llt fil' k"'w
i TJ. t. Sff.we" rlg her as she
,: xfeiitiis,
t knr 8fe "JJ? tJV She did
'a., if,. , "iuiu unu impossieio
fche thi,V; nreURn.?cr mlml- "t
sh lOT.Bh W01(J. tell Chris that
thenth.V I n" .u,c nbeut Dorethy
DM S, t0 let ,lra thi,,k she carpl.
Her whole r-rc? Sl,c, ,,iI ,10t knew,
lern. SC .l!c-,n,c Wfts '!' the threes of
lh.n rir""se passion.
made ln Ve,V,p '." actinnU he had
"by he l?, (norety. nnjl that wa
'"had known ?W ?0 l0MR 1'7,,aIH
Londen .2JS- 'at &lie wns coming te
Clf?lh,a,I7cn sk(!'l her te the
Hh . ""I her face.
Wiu .."'" "et flwy with him. She
With P.ii.1.; lway s''e would go away
8h ullt"!' If he wel'l tnke her.
h Meii0"K!(l ( him us n homesick
kind i te rt rT,e Ja vr- ,He weul1 b0
Dorethv" he u'eu,(1 understand.
nand. ,:u leicgram in her
laSliV1' set te go home." She
another Vem lacsia t0 rea' without
erdV'danH ! m"nlceUy, but U.e
eyes: USncefl fneaninglessly before her
en2?nn,e '1'e, thls morning. Come nt
M5.nBlBh.w?2.,Det,y, br,'t''. "he
'" and ni,ii;r " i ,l ll,,e B'rl s wl,lt0
pity for hi"! r s ips, but she fclt no
tll'1idrwp7.S0 Rerr.y.' she sa'd. hut
Shi i?.l4Wer.8. mennlnglcss.
""d helneVi h "n "'""ethy te her room
fn, .Crpc'' her pne . Sin plenl.n,l
w ' Car Ulld told MIk ri.ev.tnr
Muine one. m,,i. ...:.. ...:." ,
ought net In . ,m'st ,Bf with her; she "i don't v
w'P only And 8UW,5r C',rl3 w,n yeu-nndlm
1 MarW. mJL. ,na - - n lni u.hnm
ft?!,"? .WTb7 fflS?,ffi' 2hS!
r te 8e. Hh heard "m feEitE
make, the umrirecttnn f 1.1... n...l 1..1.I
her breath while she waited for him te
answer.
If he agreed she would knew thnt he
was guilty. If he Mused there would
;c just n hepe that Mrs. Hcrlet hart
led.
Hut Chris turned te her.
"Would you like me te go. Murle?"
bhc hated him. because he left it for
her te settle. She could net trust her
self te leek nt him.
"Aunt Madge thinks some one should
go, nnd I can't," she said. He agreed
hastily.
"Of course, you enn't; I will go, if
.veu wish it. I shan't be nble te get
back till tomorrow," he said. "It will
be tee late te catch n train back to
night." Marie did net answer, nnd lie went
nwny. She guve him no chance te say
Keed-by te her. He kissed her cheek
liurrleJIy befere he followed Iorethy te
the waltitix car, nnd he looked back
uu'ieiiNly as lie closed tlie deer.
'I 11 be bnck as seen ns possible to te to
rierrow." he Knirl.
Marie went buck te Miss Chester
niiuuiu answering.
"Thnt nnni- rtil,1 " ihn l.l ln. I.. c.i.i
sadly. "What a trouble for her! Did
J en knew the brother, Mnrie?"
"I unu' lilm rtfir.1, Tfn ... .. Mt..
- H .. .... viiin iiv itn il Jll, V
boy, Marie said upathetlcally. She
could remember Rennie Webber well.
He had had a bnub, freckled nose nnd
twinkly eyes.
It beenied impossible that he could be
dead. She wished she cnnlil feel mnre
sorry.
..? cvc,lln8 seemed Interminable.
nit flllU 11 n.wt rn.1.1 n !...!. ..1.1U (1
-- . ..m .villi u uuun, l-iiiiu,
Miss Chester said once. "Don't wan
der about the house like that! I knew
you must be upset, but it'n no use
taking trouble tee much te heart."
i.iaiiu loeKiMi ut ncr. nanny listening.
I think I'M rlnc Ir nnl., .."
she said.
Miss Chester's eyes grew anxious.
I Mimtlr! nn m .1... M .1.- ...IJ
,-,- ..wv, u.j Htm, 6I1C MUU.
Chris told me thnt he was very busy
packing. He is going away the day
alter tomorrow."
''J low; but I should like te see
him before he gees."
sac rang leathers up, but he was out
and net exneeteH ,111 !... r-...
seemed against her at every turn.
. ,, ,mu,t.s,:e hlm ngnl"; I must!" she
tOlll lierHplf fnvnrlelil al.n ...Au. .
11 Ci "- -v.ii.i.ij B eiiu wrin iu
bed. bhe sat nt the open window for
a long time looking into the dnrkness.
Anether forty-eight hours and he would
he miles away. She thought of ull the
Pictures she had seen of Florence and
cnlce, nnd wondered what It would be
Ike te visit them with the man ene
le'cd.
i 9hris ,'!nd """cfert te take her there,
but she did net want te go with Chris
he did net care for her! He had lied
te her and deceived her. She lny awake
ler hours, staring through the open
window at a single star thnt shone like
n diamond In the dark sky.
Where was Chris new. and wlmt wns
he doing! She tried te beliee that hi
did net care; tried te keep her thoughts
focused en IVatliei-s, but they strayed
hark ngnln nnd ngnin te her husband.
l.lttle (nrpnitni li.f.l.ln.... . .1... .
danced before her ees terturlngly
V.l.Ll-1 1.1 I. IN I.FS1 .Tlln Ltl , . f'l..!. ...I.
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lie was riintniti nf tin. i.Ant i .
, --- "- ..... nti nii.i i-irvt'll, I
-."iiKsiTiiig uoeut en the green; Chris,
coming home for Christmas, a little shy
...i nuiierier; unris uuuying her, and
inally buying his complete forgiveness
by n kiss snatched under the mistletoe
hhe hnd loved him se much had alwnvs
heen se ready te forgive and forget.
I OnrS InV City hnv rlmnl.u l - i
l. i . "'" ii-i:minu Mie
knew she was no longer ready te de se ;
tears of self-pity shed in mourning
AVer (lie flllVU tlinf ivnr.. ..., k31. ?
.. i Mr V ...V t,uiiv. one wns
u child no longer; she was a grown
woman looking back en her childhood.
It tfln petHnr ll.).t ..!.. ..!.. ;,,
asleep, and it was late when the maid
uu-vu ncr.
I canie before, but 5eu were sleeping
THE GUMPS The Gibraltar of Finance
By Sidney Smith
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theic's a gJime.
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she apologized. Mnrle get up and dressed
nun u turiuus leeniig et ilnalltv. livery,
thing was nt nn end new; she would
benr no mere.
In the middle, of the morning n wire
came from Chris te say he would be at
home te dinner that evening.
Miss Chester was dining out. and
Marie knew she would have te meet Mm
alone, but she did net enre. She wel
comed nnvtliiiif th.., 1, ,.-,..., .1 .1. ' ....1
. ...... ,.... v...... ..I,,., v., mv riiu-
ing toward which she was drifting. Kuch
HiuuiKiii M-i-uivu iie tlie snapping of
another link in the chain of her l.nml.
age.
Chris arrived earlier than lie ovpected
It yas only ,ri o'cleek wlieu she henni
his kev in flin fl.mi. n...l Ki. .... 1.. .1..
hall.
She W.'IQ in linr l'nn.ii n.i.l l. 1 l .
., T , , " ' ""' "'" llllllll llllll
call te her. lnif u ... ,11.1 .....
i i . ' v . . '" ,IMI u"l IIIIIWIT,
and she heard him question the maid,
"""'" "v viijiic running up the stairs.
Her deer wns open and he saw her
at once. f.tmwl(ri K. i ,...1 .
I i. i -...a ,. nit niuiiuw, out
she did net leek round, even when he
eiiui uie itoei- nun went ever te her.
".Mnrin Peletn " rri.n.
eager note in his voice, and he would
iiiive uuen ner in his arms, hut she
turned, holding him uway.
"Ne please, we don't want te pre
tend njiy mere."
iciicd?"1 l'U yU mea"? Wlult hns lxav'
Nothing except that I knew about
you and Dorethy1' Hhe put her handM
behind her, gripping the window sill te
steady herself as she went en : "I'm net
going te make n scene. I knew hew
je i aaie mem. and I don't blame you.
I don't think either of us Is te
bame; but I've flnUhcd, and that's
IJ If you won't go nwny from
the house, I will, and I don't ever want
ie hec you again."
She felt ns If she were listening te
the words of seme ene else listening
with cool eritlelRm. hut ..I... .,..,. .,
steadily :
, 'J0 trietl. us you wished, and it's
failed. I can go away quietly, and no
body need knew much about it." She
raised her eyes te his stunned face for
the llrst time.
"It's no use arguing about It. My
mind h made up. Oh, if only you would
go uway nnd leave me!"
Fer a moment there wns profound
silence, then Chris' tall llgiire swayed
n little toward her. and he caught net
arms In a grip that hurt.
"Who told you? And what de you
knew? " She hurdly recognized
his veice In Its choked passion. "It's
damned lies, whatever It Is ! I swear
te you If 1 nover speak ugalu "
She turned her face awuy with n
little disdainful gesture.
I den t want te hear its all se
e said that I don't blame
ihaaii II- Vaii 'a illll tn 4wn.f
jum turn A Itlltlll tl -AVI iW nmw 4WW
te leve whom yen like."
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