The evening world. Newspaper, July 11, 1914, Page 9

Pn f : o « ‘ i Gee The Evening World Daily Magazine, Saturd "Juty 11) 1914 By P. G. Wodehouse Author of “The Prince and Betty.” NUGGET A Complete Novel Each Week in The Evening World fam : I Mage | ' yet. Nothing matters except not going to give you up!” middie age, with powerful shoulders He Hnked his arm in mine and drew Whee TS" EY uu up! 1 Peter She struggled § feebly. and a face—when he had removed his me away, As we turned corner ae ‘s Aad a i wald with a iit- “Oh, let m gol" Motor goxgles—very like any one of of tho drive I caught Little Nuggets catch In ig ie ‘You are en- I drow her nearer. haif a dozen of those Roman Emper- parents, They were standing where ig AM "I won't let you go!” I said. ors whose features have come down We had left them, as if Sam's lo- ae | ee iia o, Mrs. But, as I spoke, there came the to us on coins and statues, aquare- quence had rooted them to the apot. = Gta engag nd then one sound of automobile wheels on the jawed, clean-shaven und aggresmive. — Well, well, well, young mani” sald py ve never met—Cynthia Drag- gravel, A large red car was coming J.ike his former wife—who was now Sain, eying me affectionately. “It's She pulled her hand away quickly, Up the drive, I dropped Audrey's standing, drawn up to her full height, pleasant to meet you again undes hi oi il t | ype oI y wide-eyed, and for some momena fon nthe Bente, back and was staring haughtily at him—he had the happier conditions than last the alr of one born to command. You certainly all the luck, che was silent. The ear slowed down and stopped I should Imagine that the married sonny, or you wo been ‘Do you love herf™ she asked at beside ma There were two women Ife of thos two. must have been hurr cher lett, f wae a tine dere tee in it, One, who was dark and hand- something more of a battle even than how the thing would end. Buck's fo," e ” some, I did not know; the other was most married lives, The clashing of @ biain roughneck, and his gang are “Does ghe love you' Mrs, Drassilis, those wills must have smacked of the as bad as he is, and they were mighty "a letter rose before my eyes . nature of the imaginary collision be- gure on you—mighty sore. If the: —that letter which could have had tween an immovable masa and a6 had grabbed you there's no kmowing a ek ie atkins CN ny CHAPTER XXIX. irresistible force, what might not have happened. How. ont, echenclimaas arrived, wit afraid ' . via He met Mrs. Ford's stare with one ever, weih and It that the two were almost stovule ee me very gales 4 "Saw Coathaa’s niet “1 ama has ur Her face was very pale, now thia’s mother came equally inlittant, then turned tome, this le game has surely nad ao taneous. I saw the worker on the “I'll give you double what she has hi ding. roof cautiously poise himself in the ft phoek wey bert ey sete to be in the grounds of Ban- offered you!” ho said. He paused and sonny! bc rig joes eee opening, hunched up lke some “You mest! She believes im you" atead House, for her com. *Y¢4 me with loathing, “Kou infernal and it won't take him long, when he strange a) The next moment he “can’t, I want you, and you need nest beteve th pea *QUNdrel!” he adde gets to thinking It over, to see that gor me, Can yeu deny that you need Pafion, al ig ls Md Custom ought to have rendered me I'm right. He'll hire me: 1 As his feet touched the floor there me?” stopped, jumped out and clutched me immune to irritation, but it bad Bok | “Aren't you rather reckoning with came @ rending, splintering erash} “No” by the arm, at the came time utter. | spoke my mind. « ; oUt your partner?” I said. “Where the alr was filled with a chokin Ghe eald it quite simply, without sng this cryptic epesch: Tang Ethene day, Mr. Ford.” I docs Huck MacGinnis come in om te tion, I moved toward her, thral- ~~ Bald, am going to publish A direo- dealt’ herd “Whatever he offers I doubie! worn-out boards had shaken under age the workers outside like my tre, They had given way to a trumpet-biast, The blows complete ruin beneath this heavy on- A on the door redoubled. slaught. The rays of the iamp, 7 bed the ler and shut the ree! Lean i) ttle pencils of trapdsor baind me. "The air of the MEU Gevinn, go ahone loft was close and musty and emelled floor, Of mildewed hay. It was not the sort In the stable below al was eon. ‘< which one would have select- fusion. Everybody was apeaking at 4 of one’s own free will to sit in for was groauing woeitiee {tte lenater any length of time. There was & certainly had good reason. I did not but pustling noise, and a rat scurried know the extent of his } tory of the names and addresses of patt tine nsee you tone ane eat. She fixed me, as she spoke, with a the herigns edgh Teh Oy or not uae nally: ~ a mooth Kam Fisher, I am not Sam "ile doesn’ 4 an rp tuat deve ie woe commanding eye, She was ® Woman, Fisher, Can you grasp that? My ins ee orn pe focentt, bd monttion of failure. I” had’ fougne 1 Stthered in that instant, born to namo is Poter iiurns, und for the past Taine Seams 12 4 twas ee seen erclonoe my wenee oF duty and eomy “nd, ‘There seemed, at any term I have been a master at. thie bese 1s Dastnses and fw nay honor, and had crushed them. She rate, no doubt in her mind that she school. And I may say that, judging compelled to double-crose was raising them up agninet me once gould 4 It T had been @ {Tom what I know of the litte brute, Buek. I eneaked the Nugeee ¢ more. My self-control broke down. COW command me. 4 ANY one who kidnapped your son a8 trom him next day. Iv" Audrey,” “T oried, “tor Heaven's bsck beetle she could not have looked mucli as two days Ago will be soank: fir", Mme BORE day. It's not sake, ean’t you see what you're do. at me with « move scornful superior. fous by now to get rid of him that he all right In’ mouge eon mam ing? We have been given a second ity, Will probably want te pay you fer when it comes to brains he ote teh chance, Our bappiness fe in your pep were large and of « king him back!” and 90 he'll go on through iy owe hands again, and you are throwing a ve, My words almost had the effect of fellow! I hate to think of it.” T HE sound seemed to encour- dust, and he was gone. The old - Tich, fiery brown color; and it was Aarons the rickety floor, drawing & fpunity.) O° have such & fall with it away. Why should we make our. bringing thin divorced couple together “He stghed. Boers @tartied gasp from Audrey and a dis- | "Fhe next of tho strange happen selves wretched for the whole of our these that gave me my first suepi- again. ‘They made cominen ‘cause seeted'te ne gusted “Oh, piffie!” from the Nugget. top of the night now occurred, ‘Whatever merits this final refuge , {nad mot boon giving the Nugget might have as a stronghold, it was {time's other gay attention tor some ay thi el cion of her identity. Ae to the mean- against me. It was probably the firet matter except that we love each 4 ether? Why should we let anything ing of her words, however, I had no ‘ime in years that they had formed tand in our way? I'won't give you even @ temporary alliance. “Hh a ie he 7 sald beyond question a noisome place. ocoupying eee are Ruy Pye rtd Bs Bawa: “Bear that in mind,” she went on. Mr. Vord. "ile may Meant tevaltionat a. » Hor ii _ Yi 1. ‘The beating on the stable door was Juncture consequently came ‘ase fixed on the grow eyes were “rn double it, if it’s @ million dol- handling, but he's @ mighty fine boy 4." Hope began to T shall make inquiries, and if this complete and crushing surpri eval lara!” it ‘ working up to a crescendo. Presently 7 was iS surprise, aon. as of two lives in your hands and threw revive in telling me that I had /@r ~ 7 ™an has been ill treating Ogden I there came 0 crash that shook the wand thous, Ee say way cautiously to. Weviel aniell teat i One. 1 Jt away because you had ot the Prmuaded her; but when she Tooked “T'mn afraid I don't understand.” T shail complain to Mr. Abney. Where ffeor on which we sat and sent our big Mges bode hope of seeing some- know that I lost all count of time. I sense t2 Pg ae tu was my heart sank again. Lars i paepeny — ao Fisher?’ be broke off meighbors the rats scuttling to an4 when from close bestie ee Ca eet; became aware of the dawn ae eome- be tiuking. What happened Ave SEE eae eT Wren to te eee ip ateney "On the spot!" eald an affable volon, fro in @ perfect frenzy of perturbe- screamed: “It's me-Ogden Ford? thing that had happened suddenly, as years ago was my fault, Audrey, and 77 something. Tt will make you un | “There no need to be eo cautious rie bushes behind me parted, apd We were approaching the two ’ ts a ten. Te comingt~ TS" if ght had succeeded darkness in a Povody' Foe ath Govt ink't honest, Peter. I have not fought of mine, She knows all about it. I Sei pam eeweed (outa tae rand, 106 bess The light of the automobile lamp ¢p¢ iut further warning he ran to fi Tt bad been night; I looked ever biamed you for going away, fairly. All these weeks, ever since we asked her to come, I'm Mrs. Elmer "'P his recognised him by his votoe, #¥ Mr. and Mra.’ Ford oS Doured in through the numerous holes id ad self over and about me and it was day—a steely, You had made me see myself as t met, I have been trying to steal you, Ford. Teame here directly I got your y certainly should not have done eo {2¢ 4rive. Sam followed my gase Sea bins which the passage of “SDinna stalling from the akian im cheerieen oy, like e Decomber ever Tis ae, knew Ghat you had done tre, ernie iitie ACNE ced Heouhd a cect atnsta'ts by. hie apyearanoe, He bad akon the # beard him chuckle” © A i) 0 Fig! j was selfis! teeran “¢ precaution o: ny ” for tr “he They’ There was one large hole near the weolg ween Hever recelved a more ning. And I found that I was cold, tonisine ieutorable’ tteeeet Site think of to steal you from the firl keep out of jail, out that needn't frocrtant meeting. A white wig of Axed It Up. Gomething in the was centre which produced a sort of cheers and cur-splitting Winege nied tired and miserable, throw away our happiness, You put you had promiged to marry. Bhe make any difference just now. We're indescribable respectability peeped they're walking tall me they've fixed gearehtight effect and allowed us for the air. Tho babel of talk broke ct My mind was like the morning, gray !t in @ sentence that firat day here Wasn't here to fight for herself, I here to talk racer ttl er, ® out bencath his black hat. His eyes It up.” the first time to see what manner again, Somo exuberant pe sy out and overcast. Conscience may be ex- Whe? you said that I had been kind— didn't think of her. I was wrapped ih may or 2 rt f being taken *Winkled from under two pent-houses Mra. Drassilia was still sitting in of place it was in which we bad in- oxprossion for his jor, by ened y be sometimes, when I happened to think uP in my own selfishness. “Then, af- I waa getting tired 0 e of white eyebrows, A white mustache the red automobile, looking piqued ourselves. The loft was his pistol at the collins a mptying pelled, but, like nature, it will return. of it, That eummed me up. You ter that night, when you had gone or Smooth Bam. th @am Fisher,” 1 covered his mouth, He was veosrable but resigned. Mrs. Ford ‘Sdreoaea and spacious, The roof must discomfort, tho spot he had selector MN% Which I had cast from me, had have nothing to repronch yourself for, away, I thought tt ae eee ta amt Turned to the automobile, %°& degree. her. been some seven fest above Our ns a target chancing to be within’ oFeDt buck with the daylight, T had {think we have not had the beet of ort Deon playing: T'trled te pers “Will, you identity ime, Mra ‘Dras: Ho nodded to me and bared bie | "i shall have to leave you, Mrs Teould sand upright without foot of where I stood. Then they had my hour of freedom and it was (OK! but all the blame | ‘bale face. suade myeelf that there was no harm silis?” white head gallantly to Mrs, Ford. ite, oald. “Tell Jarvis te Moved off in a body, atiil cheering. now for me to pay for it. * ving that. T said done. I even told myself that I had ‘was regarding me with wide- |, No worse for our little outing, Mr, drive you wherever you want to go, the proceedings beneath us there The fight was over, , r me to pay for T remember saying . y Burns, Iam glad to eee! Mrs, Ford, 1 am going with my husband to see eome a lull The mystery of our I do not know how long it was be. _1 paid in full. My thoughts tore !t because I was afraid of myself. I done romothing rather fine. I thought open eyes. ih ase Yan dale deen TAU ologise for my apparcat usr my boy Osgie.” baffl . Teould se was shaken by meeting you again. I you sce, at that time that you wero "What on en ate ecaedle eimuaDOke. It may Rave beon come fue ,t.could.see no way out. Through Weusnt you tmust se haGng menyou infatuated with Bire. Fort-and Tf here? i have been trying everywhere punctuallty, but I wae not really be- She stretched out a of the] ress with which the final stage Of the of, that mad moment had sustained pet she gin Giant d ad pee a Neviag any tran aa learere Mee Rea ineseraeeed or. She gave bushes. {thought it Just poasivle that and they stood th milling fool- Geert vexed comesoxy ‘climb the Hivcectesy papi lle del a as | wrnbc, Stems ea a ee ne want.to show you whet you were to thotmh they are divorced. T knew mo the Impression of being @ woman You, might han brought unweleome lshly &t each other, while Sam. al. ‘ader, Ohad 1 bad 3 "t true, eara phe would only make you unhappy. who wanted good deal con- Here « ring, vt ke * Gee need pba ty ea Beer, aioe ie phat wees : bj paged MED Ae a tree and oso aoa Y ra rthoeekt twat not I_ told myself I was saving you. versation, and who did not care how ug 7 have een easel be ie Bae Salry oot. ke two chauf- Shea’ up a peeition vevide Ii, ready, somo auch move, but, as it warvake burled my face In my hunda Tmust Row. T have frown to understand Then you told me it was not Mrs, she got ‘it’ Bho swept over Mrs, fefore making my advance, fms feure logked on woodenly. . ts ren uD 8 posstion pawiae. th Fer iff possibility had ooue ee fo Bokn) “ have falien asleep, for when I raised the realitics by this time. I have been esd Poses ie ee een Prag ee gl some tidal wave, bict- Bowever! tagtialt te wal ore SAP aaa tated oo naan could with the butt of my pistol, ny me, and I was stunned. my eyes again the day was brighter, through too much to have any false Jorn ever you give her up how? You "Ohi" she said, fixing her brown before. wa. begin, that I overheard “Flaner!" galy weapon; but the bolt, though | In the distance I heard the auto- Its cheerlessness had gone. The sky ideas left. I have had eome chance f fini it see ae ner Shouldn't feel oyes, lass acornful how. but still Im. Your recent conversation, and that. I out @ hand toward t it in his, enemy for lo: 7 the rays of the lamp had ; to compare men, and I reniize that § entirely disagree with Mr. Burns? — "I've been considering rope 4 strong, and the man Mobile moving off down the drive, was blue and birds were singing, o clean. T a#hould feel aa if I had perious, on mine, “I must apologize. ri . Burns? ‘ if your propo- Grepued'to the ground again, Since ‘The sound rousod me. a It must have been about hait an they are not all, Kind. Peter stink etalibed her in the back!” J have made a mistake, 1 took you Master Hort le u charming boy. Al- sition. There's a string ted to it, ye, except for occasional snatches aa” we may as well go," I said Boue or that eee first beginnings OP'lyn I forced @ laugh, It rang hollow for @ low villain named Sam Fisher, ready I foe ee Ae elder reruotied Pb ten We t pte 5 a haved hispid, Conversation, x had “'r lit the candle and held tt up, could ‘not trust myself torreanon out “Audrey,” T nald-—T had never found against the barrier that separated un, I hove you will forgive me, I was to im, ee that you won't double-cross tae? beard nothing. Audrey wos standing against the my position clearly and honestly in Myself ablo to ask the question before In my heart T know that thie barrier (ivi mot hint at Shus Samet enol Jute iow much?” mnapped Mr, Ford. Bam smiled, relieved, Pegonnly Eesn's voles spoke. Wall, her face white and set, this ‘place where Audrey's spell was ~"tell me, was—wvas he—was Sheri WAS not ee etetT You must secing you here, X mistook you for “You've got me How much do you {You forget that T told you Twas ; : I ralsed the trap-door and followed over everything. Tho part. of me dan kind to you?” 1 ¥ him.” went?” Sot et melee Oe My wae Gaon me Soeaniaes le recnialne her, down tho ladder that was struggling to be loyal to 1 Bn9 dd not speak for a moment, and Mt catlalnly acne 3 think yous {it I might have @ word with you | Til ive you double what he Won't let mai US 1 SY br tet ‘Tho rain had ceased and the stars Cynthia w: erwhelmed ¥ - I thought she was resenting the ques- alone?” I suid. erted » Ford toward well p wore auining, Atter the closenem cf dea celica tyke ena Cae toe ee eg en tae ou tk yeu, Mrs, Ford had a short way with — Sum held up his hand, his ol pon. the automobile. paren pee Wael Heed the loft, the clean, wet air was de- there, face my position quietly, and “No!” she said abruptly. ASRS OR aR Cs ai people. In matters concerning her tifical manner intensified by the | “Jump in,” he eald briefly. “And tell given beara as see for licious. For a moment we stopped, make up my mind. . Bhe shot out the monosyllable with a © 6) | teterrupted a6 own wishes she took their acquies- white wig. him sere to drive to. You're em. for our money, but Ythrough now, Held by the peace and stillness of the I turned to walk to the station, x force that etartied end silenced me Ene interrupted me. ae evening in once for granted. “May I speak? ‘Thank waged! “No manners!” aid Mra, “None whatever, I always sald Sho spoke bitterly, She was fob the automobile with an ef. eye, as it moved down the hurt. Hess the kid down and we'll it 'yas the unexpectedness of It that through ‘the’ tree, ay em nbining PUNO, she eaid again, after a pause, Bad been talking, Thad been telling She.eald, and MES. Drasdie wee ie Ue tty one first throw me off my balance. In Outalde the grounds thes ee ed more gently this tage, you how I bad lived during those Ave Grivy before she knew what had hap- an nuction, I had w atralghtforwa: all the time I had known her I had eigns of workers beginning the day. I understoud. She was speaking of Year pened to her, “Well? business proposition to make to you. “I remember,” éc S & 06 never before seen Audrey in tears. @ dead man. Pe y name {# Burns,” I said. It will necessitate a certain amount GFive. oy a Always, in the past, she had borne rebouse the BEG A cleape wttee “I can’t talk about him," she went i LVory word T spoke was epokon ow I understand,” she sald. “T of plain and somewhat personal “What did you want to ese me “Dia I diin't hear you." the blows of fate with a stoical ine informed me that there would be a On hurriedly. "I expect most of it was 6S. Obs qnresm ae new you know who you are nc She paused, speaking. ood? Thank about?” I asked, ‘ I smiled. difference which had alternately at- train to London, a slow train, at six. my fault. I was unhappy because h bed Ls ath “i nooaune T toved and I wan expecting her to fawn upon you. I will be a» brief as possible. ‘About Cynthia, She asked me te “You mean to stick it out? Don't tracted and repelied me, according as I remained In London two was not you, and he saw that I wa Foush and throug! Le me for my gallant service in her His eloquence appeared to have had eee you. “Haw —has Cynthia"—— 1 stopped, steady my voice. “Has Cynthia re YOu, and I knew tho effect those tales hens 4 in quite @ @. eoothin ! boys here ™y mood led me to regard it as cour- and on the third went down to Bi unhappy, and hated me for it We You . cause, when she resumed tn q othing: Peis at eee SIreudy, Sito oF Insenalbllity. stead to see Audrey for the last time, had nothing in common. It was just Would have on you. Oh, ese wore differnt train: “I can't think what x ‘A ee f getting yourself in. In the old days it had done much, I had made my decision. f@ piece of sheer madness, our mar- #/l true! I was honest as far as that you can have been about, Mr. Burns, 1 must underatand,” aatd Sam, found"—— 1 stopped_again, 1 was ‘What's the use 9 ures cufyou in this trait of hers, to Ps ceed ron the drive, elose by riage, He swept me oft my feet I gues! but they had the mean motive jot to have been able to do what “that 1am e#peaking as an expert, I finding tt absurdly dificult to frame Stockett hoow al about that gun betwoen us. It had made her soem the gate, Sho turned at my footstep never had a great deal of renee, at the back of them. I was playing Cynthia asked you. Surely, in all have deen in the kidnapping busines My sentence. “Ip there eome one 5 - was far jer On your feclings. I knew how kind these weeks and monthe--and then, many years, and I know what 1 am ¢lae?" I concluded with a rush. io Haran ett te ska pane ht tea eneeted thi Paani ae wee hie ‘had lett a ar nee you were, how you would pity me. after all, to have let this Fisher talking about, And I tell you that | Mra. Draasilis patted my arm sym- [mn Ng The house and found the my egaism that she should’be able thought over, was ‘only beginning. “Left you?” I wot myself to create an image which scoundrel ateal him away from under the moment you two got your divorce puthetically, a ells you forgot to take with you, to support herself in times of trouble I was shocked at her appearance. “He deserted me almost directly we WOuld stay in your mind and kill the your nose you auld goodby to all peace and ann trons tee! goellt u'wore thinking of making @ and not feel it necessary to lean on Her face was very Dale and there reached America.” She laughed, | "I bapa Ti tere Ils reine: tte Beene rimee Of Ui Gulot. ise YOR shame fuengee there I tion forget It!” = me, Were tired lines about her eyes, uu I had grown to understand °f *. i ee “ Pier, eotena cg nad the effect I an- Tut now the barrier had falle could not speak, Something re melee 1 then.” who should work through to your of all tho sufferings I had gone ‘A friend of minet™ Tho old independence, the almost ag- choked me. Once again, an on that 'y weg horrified, "For the firat time Heart by way of your compassion, I through that term ‘0 her repul- owing t “I am speaking of Lord Mountry.” And sive son and, indirectly, for her sake, tleipated. “Mountry? What about him? “Of all the chumps!” exclaimed the gressive self-reliance, had vanished, night in the stable-yard, the world, ‘realized vividly all that she had knew you, Peter, I knew you! start in playing battledore and Nugi cally. ou ought to A new Audrey had revealed herself, and all that waa in it seemed In- 4 then I did a meaner thing stil, I I felt that the time had come to a@huttiecock with him. Wife sneaks Light flooded in on my numbed GEN, Cnuelloa TT Gusas youll Whe was oabting neipieesiy, finitely remote, Tt was she who fone een. vn ae ee anat Pretended to stumble in the dark. I pak OUL sow the in whten Rim from husband. Husband a Drain. "You don't -mean—!" Ie agree to end this foolishness now, ing quite atill, her arms hang broke the atlonc evening over the study fire, 1 had Meant you to catch ma and hold me, Pallovel Seen wok te ie mene nian k from wife. ay Rieniie teed Meunier . Let's go down and get {tt over and her eyes staring blankly befo: “Well, Peter?” she said Uatlesaly. supposed that they had begun only and you did. And”*— He he #1) your son oes ao away along comes a gentleman ae Ny ane a Re ae ave misled her, have some peace. I'm getting pnev- There was something in her attitude We walked up tho drive together. Otter her husband's death, and that ler volce broke off. i yell ah my gig Fi a nad th of Dusiness, a p feaslooa. at the ot He wari) La eagerness to paid A oF reekea, £0 Beaten, that the.pathos |, (Have you been to London? she her tite with him had in some meas- “I'm glad I have told you” she quthive of wine hed Haig ihe game, and ho pute one across on dispel what she took to be my melee “You're quite, right, Mr. Fisher.” T of, it nemod to eut me like a knife, tnquired, | morning” Ure trained her for the fight That sald, after @ pause. Ut maker It fot omit to lay etreae on tho fact that tage of the confusion, olive ia and. "Don't think that he acted/ta any- Per don’t for 5 ‘ 7 le better, stay 01 :: ty 5 2 5 ty # pele ett ae Sf rae te the shells, ‘The stars glittered tn the little pools T pa 4, “IT went there to think.” ie eats Save een Ritened tate oe feel, don't you?” Bhe held out ner ‘0 Nugset’s departure with tho away with the kid. That's what thing but the most honorable mane enemy was entirely voluntary. She nodded. happened he firat man who tries to come up among the worn flagstones. The nieht re, and I'm going to mer. Nothing could be further from of life, appailed me. As she spoke hand. “Good-b : ’ 4 haat heard me out In allence, weyou the way to stop it, I'll the truth, He knew nothing of Gym Bere, will have @ headache to-mor van vee ota OEAY (the atendy drip 1g, Mave been thinking,: too,” she there camo to me the knowledge that “I am not going to give you up” I “orhat was tuo bet of Oggtel” she ey, you proposition, What you thia's engagement to you, eke Glan Tow." tt beake ony th. wonnye silence © trees Proke the MT atopped and bean to hollow out BOW I could never do what I had aid, doggedly. aald, tolerantly, when I had ceased want to do”—I have never heard any- him when he asked her to ¥ shouldn’ ae cue One Te A ardat wane ae tenseensen ed ® Kroove in the wet Kravel with my come to do. 'Good-by!" she said again, dramatically on the climax of my thing #o soothing, so suggestive of him, and he—as a matter of faet, it Come along, ki or. We can't Walt €0 sweep trom my reins Moereining heel Words ware nex coming read- _,! could not give her up. She need- Her voice was a whisper. I took . As a comment It enemed to me the old family friend healing an un- was be who insisted on dear Cynthia @ood, and own it. ts. the world bar ten Bvesethine Uy. ed me, I tried not to think of Cyn- her hand and began to draw her inadeq “Ogio wan always hieh- fortunate breach, as Sam's voice at writing that letter to you," Fe Be ia teen broke abruptly that had been checking. Suddenly she found apeech, she thie. toward me. spirited,” she went on, “No doubt this juncture—what you want to do She stopped, apparently staggered yy Fatt ate broke in on the @is- me, atitling: won Nolding ne kOe spoke quickly, but her vole was Get “Audrey,” I gatd, taking her hand, ‘It is not good-by. ‘There te noone you have noticed that?” tw to get towether again right quick. by this excursion into honesty. : sees quite unintelligible except and hound since the nicht wteneec: and lifeless.” “1 came here to say goodby. I oan't, else in the world put you, and Iam "A iittie.” Noversmind tie part! Tet bygones "Well zi A {hat k was obviously wrathtul. liven had come together again after _, “Let us forcet what has happened, With the tae etapue narer driven Be bygones. Wiss and becriensal’ | Cia fect; he'diotated tt ta BO Lah there. wa SHIP ye ea ere i Cermae Cyne Saves, ye were, neliben, “frightened you refused to allow him to leave the fora momont, but he resumed “Unfortunately, it was anite the ; peaneely: ano ten then MAuntee erthing Bad disapredniad Yan ware noes stables that night and return to tha “I guess there were faults on both wrong sort of letter. It was'th Are You Going Away for the Summer? house, and he resented the check and aides. Get together and talk It over: opposite of clear. It can have gt took the matter Into his own hands.” and when you've agreeé to call the you no inkling of the real state of She broke off and looked at her fight off and start fair agatn, that's affairs.” a resumed my watch over the trap- Sho was in my arms, clinging to me, for me just at the moment, and your ovr, encouraged. This parleying, I murmurine my name. The darkness Nerves were strained, like mine, It thought, was an admission of failure was about us like a cloud. And then WAS all nothing. Let us forgot tt.” , watch. “Have you a watch? What where lcome in, Mr. Burns here will “LE will write to Cynthia to-night,” on the part of the besiarars. 5 aia pe naa allpped from me and was |, neck Fay neag Saainat thal cs When you go out of town for the summer you may find {t Is} timo tn it? Only that?’ I thought tt toll you, If you ask him, that rm anx- Teall, “wiehing her happiness,” i ¥ tay See fare ehersby. doing him ‘ can't let syou even pretend you think | difficult and costly to provide yourself with the right sort of reading Pual be Jeter, 1 atived Yoo soe. ious t alt this bu ness and marry R ter sald Mrs. Dra sills. Ye , KO or from this man Fisher, nd settle down |, wee here. rl 4 ad by t Sp irduatice. Tean see now that he CHAPTER XXVIII. HOSS wae tll, | tlove youl £ aiwaye | matter, naming, this mpot and this hour for you want to do Into give me @ aalary going to marry. some ono elon E ke sincerely. The position, thoug! how much till you had. gone away, Why send to the city for novels at $1,25 or $1.50 each or buy] a meeting, whon we could discuss —we can talk figures luter on--to stay Ssugwonted ~ Twas unaware of it, really was hope- N my recollections of that After a time I thought I had gotover | th ft ice | ntry store? terma, He said that he had written by you and watch over the kid, Don't hink that would be an excellent pee Lye? me ea 8 strange night there are wide it, but when I met you again down them at a fancy price in some country store to Mr. Ford, appointing the same snort--I'm talking plain sense, You'd she said, brightening visibly, tions, it had a flank as Ww here t knew that {had not cna You can supply yourself with the best, most delightful summer] time.” She ‘frowned, ‘I have no a aight botter have me with you than "“IIsw clever of you te hace thought ‘ont, A Saye, Triviel incidente come ove. anaula. “Teame pack to sy f readin for six cents a week. doubt he will come," sho sald, coldly. against you. Set a thief to catoh Me of it! After all, dear Peter, there ee In estimating the possibilities o back to me with extraordi- by, but IT ahall always love you, 8 : “Perhaps tate te his car,” I said, thief. What I don't know about &he plenty of nico girls In the world. You Bish Had Keune Seale A nary vividnoss, while there It is my punishment for being the By subeeribing to The Evening World for the summer months | 4 second automobile was whirring fino points of the game isn't worth havecomly to hk fr chen & Smiitied from “my” calculations the &F¢ houre of which Tecan remember #oft of man I'wan five years ago.” ¢ | You will secure a complete novel cach week. Not some old book af up the drive, There was a ahout an Knowing, I'll guaraates, If you put You're porfeotiy right,” T aald, Rt fect that the loft had a roof, vo Rothing. What I did or where I went woman Iwan five serra ago Bike | country dealer has not been able to sell, bit the finest up-to-date fictlon Shear fhe brake. “A man comos within & hlindred miles of the ‘A’ gleam of whito—Audrey's drese= It was a scraping on the tiles above | cannot recall. laughed bitterly. "Wom: 1 won | by the foremost living authors, kid unless ho has a signed order from caught my eye through the trees by r to tho chauffeur, you, You'll find that I shall earn the lawn, I moved toward it at @ and the automobile went on up the every penny of my salary. Mr, Burns fairly rapid pace. drive, and T will now take a tutn up the —— He was ® masstyely built man of drive whilo you think it over.” THE END. my head that first brought te oem It seems to me, looking back, that I Just a little fool, a mulky child, My danger-point to my notice, foulowed the Kound of heavy ham- Walked without pause till morning; Duntenment ta going to be worse than mering, and with It came * sickening yet, when day came, I was atill in the thinking that you had the happines Bear this n mind, not only for yourself but for any of your friends who expect to spend the summer tn the country. ROMANCE OF A NEW YORK GIRL’S STRANGE BATTLE AGAINST “MAN-MADE LAWS,” AND OF TWO MEN WHO HAD BUT A SINGLE IDENTITY 1 0000000000900 OO@SBOSO ) 5 DOOHOS SOS OSOSS OSS’ eX i 8 he erenmg word 8 OT HE WOMAN'S LAW $ $e: $125 7 6 Cents |_Foccocsesscose cospeosocooooess MARAVENE THOMPSON