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‘The Evening World Daily Magatine. Tuesday, November 10, 1914 ‘What Will People Say? 4A Romance of New York Society and —: ot a“Poor Man's’ Adventures :— By Rupert Hughes a rs 4 teletts, “nse Peas i a : a bal a! @weet soull” he gasped, and would 4 icity, an heer } heard nap Why, your to’ above. tick! DH reased, all have knelt and dlasped bis arme . by around ber, But even in the swim- Dut he pocketed It ming of her senses het prudence Wasi to descend. She on guard, and bis in lon re @ look of angry stored her to herself like @ dash of | knew that she bas. beg you to be careful,” she ij You are perfectly visible from “But nobody's awake, The blisds | are closed.” - At the Back Door (ones aise, ) By Robert Minor! sex week's complete Novel in THE BVENING WORLD. The Paternoster Ruby By Charles Edmonds Walk ‘Thts Book on the Stands WIN Cost You 81.28, You Got Wt tor 6 Coats. ordere. She and Forbes were . ; their handkerchiets into Fs ne rn pone ; CHAPTER Ili. when the act ended, as pitifull: “ Soe Gistraught Tristan permit 4 “Then jet them see me tell you how furlated Melot to thrust im throu hese . (Contioued.) | PUOU'VE eald 11," she mur- menigt beret” she gasped. “Don’t wil | | mured. His confusion re- “Why not?” ‘a | vealed an ardor too pro- ~Bo you really want to know?” | found to be rebuked or « bo | Bhe tuzuriated ! to thia little Cupid: ca prose ‘te | fu ft, and rather sighed than smiled: | . “I'm glad you like me.” , Just in time the music came to an fbrupt end, and the danse macabre was @one, But the floor still wheeled be neath his fect, and he staggered as he faust f seed at the almost nausea |) | held her limp and swaying ries ‘i ine music wis @ loves ‘s Ly Phe very minute,” admit! et nis, Wat alee y 1 : : * su “my fun is half ay “thinking Forbes and Persis; they could not es- down there F ‘And did het Forbes asked, in a 3 , by Ad rattled. “Did he propose | * jegularty. . 8 Jo studies Forbes closely and fhe shook the dizzi eyes, and put away his arm, but seized cane jt, had not ‘thought of : coffee? I'm to of what those peo Sg i ft again. He supported her to the table Their hands swung ja a ittede ore, : a © ( mr piney ws hares if they jearn That a4 @nd guided ner to a seat. Then he clenched and unclenohed in an utter : B : of é : Gould be more harmicas than s Sean ‘caught up a glass and put it to her Sympathy of mind and bod : : he ; before Dreakfast in a highly iilumine wan mouth. ot cots Ganee, ; : ated forest, but they'd talk and—well, | ‘Ten Eyck, who had been watching poten becuse freed Tee Sesiannt bg Hao they wouldn't.” (hem from his place, shoved a chair the lights, He was grateful for the led the protesting Forbes home- : : , 4 3 ! \ he ran, ward again, down the long flight of - * @gainst Forbes's relaxing knees, and Ee ta te to the singers, since it . i i cupboards and clos- steps. The most he could exact S ‘e@ @ tall glass in his hand, saying: kept the house dark till he could ) ? ; lscovered a coffee pot, was the promise of another walk to- Gad, old man, you need a drink!” Shake off the tears that he was } i f gether—some time when it could be Forbes took a gulp of a highball ashamed to dab with a handkerchief. arranged without attracting attention : or detracting from the duties toward anid eat staring at Persis. Ten Eyck not spplendine, whe wes paling att : \ "ria be willing to do this every the host and his other gueate, was quietly dipping bis fingers into a long glove slowly and wincingly, ‘ B 2 morning—for you—for us,” he ven- "ae Dart in the Lang his own glass and flicking water on When it was off, she looked 3] ? tured, his heart thumping at its own b: mo Me eee of sett! i. Porsis's tace. She regained her selt- St her left i ; Gaganteeeey faa tas Proke a cup, wean: control wonderingly. Her lips tried the ‘othe ot hy | ee a on ete fancy rey knelt together to pick up the df pluckily to smile, though her eyes wraps, then she held her hand out ‘ : fr would rather lose Ite charm in time. Pitqen.,, tHe bemun: ; @tudied Forbes with a kind of terri- where Forbes could see it, and gave 5 ‘ FP ‘Ava rogular thing I like to nee break- 7 ask vee pooisk Honea & my knees, fea anger—more at herselt than at dim & took of pouting reproach. | wa é oh ee vs fast brought up on a tray by @ nice hand to her lips in warnin Pout he im. He met them with a gaze o! le 1» too, on : efile: 4 14." id . Fation and dread. Persis Cabot llttle fingers there waa a thread of ; pa 4 " ’ Nearer ef tenon tabie. ‘The away ane foes te bee, ice lentiaenan ‘the wonder of her world for blood. The alert old eyes of Mrs. » aay See aet : Onn | aqTnay oat Ot the Ma eatlyy bat she Wilke Busse come in, no Guam being at the same time so cordial Neff caught the by-play of the two, : ree ‘ ra seated f comes Teamusing, and ne thought it Wille told Perais that he wanted a Hgntiy amused, so ex- and her curiosity brought her for- ti aie Rina - . bt 6 implied once mare to show her the farm, and the new ¥ hought to be in- ward with a question. - ht - fountain in thi ke 2 “How in heaven did you hurt your that he longed to make the arrange. @ sunken gardens, and capable of losing either her hi ,; ment permanent. he told her in such a way that ad OF her heart. Mrs. Neif called her “fire- finger?” “ "4 quit proposing before Others felt themselves cordially in- I . Persis answered quietly and at an 1° vited not to go along. But ¢ Enslee was universally accepted once: Persts the car rumbied and Willie changed the subject with bis opened. A blast of windy rainiashed Enales's voice came out of the ai. Drenkfast: she ald. 1 fect Uaed to tactiesaness trom ‘Wille, end j 2 her fiance, simply because “I caught it on the thorn of a rose. swerved. Then she remembered usual abruptness by saying: them as they crept Into the car. The lence, pore havi I'm they rarely, winked mutual! ¥ ‘ Wealth and his family’s prestige it's nothing.” that Willie Enslee was to call “By Jove! I believe I'll take a run door slammed and they were under “That you, Prout? Hare you, te = Ms Mra. Neff led Forbes about L-4 i In due time the party was carried upon her that afternoon. He had up in the country and see my Illacs way, running cautiously on the skid- wartha?” And then, with character- lace, which she knew well. hotel where the Tuesday said that he had something very im- and spend a night in real air.” dish pavement. “Well, wi it here.” were only. torments to him. bilson drt on Se eae Dortant to say, and she had laughed wald Winitred; " {He)took her hand tn, both of in. loti originality, “Wel, we Go! 1c IAN. road Below tho climbing marble stairway \s y wolving on! ‘nowing just what he meant. “ “It's broad daylight, Mr. For! al 4 e tempi was a | But Bobody expected Persia to g They, Wicnt throws the reveling sine resolved to be sensible and cut this is Madison avenue CHAPTER VI. work of do without, or drees in Tate stairway winding down the tt thadly in love with Willie, or to women in opera cloaks were moving the silly romance out of her hopes. “The place “But nobody can see ui n- EYCK, who shared the anything for a plenio—tor a, meandered like the dry bed of } aah that fallure keep her from marry- forward with something of the look She could shve her father and have there but the awered. “Look at the ral ‘same bathroom as Forbes, But as a regular thing—ugh! stream, between brick walls, bordered him. of a spice caravan, some to the sup- all the hats in the world. She must J It was as if a brief tropical flood came in to borrow a match “You think the rich are happier with flowers, with now and then a now Forbes appeared from the per-rooms, and some toward the ele- not keep Willie waiting. He might je more fun,” ehe exclaimed. had burst n New York. fi the way to than the poor?’ th or some quaint niche nese and at influences be- vators to the various assembly rooms, not wait. It was in this mood that ‘ by up and make a week- ‘Kiss me!” he said, for his pipe on the way ‘Of course they are. That's why tue smiled or a foun- } to work upon her. She began to where various coterles were giving Forbes had first esen her and ber odd f it.” So silly @ phrase for so warm a bed that night, and, in the gyerypody wants to be rich.” led and tinkled. the man with increasing inter- bebe hat from the bus. ‘But there are no servants, there. deed! She shook her head, and her course of the chat lightly referred to “fut the rich aren't contented.” ‘end of the Enslee Bhe resented his effect upon her, forbes danced once with Persis, At home she had found Willie. As I tell you,” Willie reiterated. “You fright was gone. She taunted him Forbes as a Rothschild. A little shiver agitated her like a esta’ d » He was lik 4 at supper he was at her side, | she walked into the drawing room he don’t expect, us to g. up there and from her eyes as from an uncon- pa ‘4 bat talk flaw of wind running along a calm “There ts an end to it, then?” sal@ a aps or a loaded revolver, or and a {hes table he might have was pacing up and down rehearsing do our own work?” quered citadel, wish you'd cut out that H Forbes, more bitterly than he in- the edge of a cliff, quiet and unpur- | Under ime ith her, but she kept his proposal in whispers. He went “Why not?” said Winifred. “It’e | “I couldn't old and -damy bas ke a kt it to bd 5 id, about my being a millionaire,” Forbes n ded. “There's by to gurgne ae > yet latent with danger, terri- ht of her, time you learned to use your lasy “unless you g . tb; * 4 he nds above the bi . Then, as into a blue funk at the aig! a roke in, impatiently. said, “Lot's get out ” Hingans thegefore fascinating. her hands amves to him to epeak and she had the greatest dimculty in hafds before they drop off from want to kiss you unless you want "aiignaire te a newspaper term,” and quit talking poverty. W boy,” Mrs. brooded, with ‘Mrs, Neff, her foot coaxing him to propos. Then she neglect CHAPTER IV. Prbend Nantiy agaicnt his. accepted him with proper surprise. No, thank you!’ Willle demurred. She smiled tenderly with yeilea Ten Eyck explained, ‘for anybody ther of us poor Willle had brought the ring—a won- “It wealth and love and—everything.” ve Kot to KO we'll take along eyes, and no longer held off. With Who Is worth more than « few thou- | She rose and moved out to the Her foot was not withdrawn, and he some deckhands. What do you say, a i <q #and doliars.” kitchen porch, and, round the house, PRere Fras prompt at the sresned it geutly. Buta moment later, derful co. .position by Rene Lalique fn 2° i sah, hee aedinat ha ee ttt "Bue I'm not worth anything and up a swoop of ataire to the main ter- CHAPTER VII. opera. Though it was barely when every one's attention was at, It wae the edge of (Med under the ‘The only thing I like about it,” their lips would have met another in- Never shall be,” Forbes confessed. race, PEAR HAT evening, while the eth- 1.80 he found the foyer al- tracted to another table ene the Tt nerce grip of Forbes hand at a per- said Perais, ‘is the absence of the stinct saved her. “I'm not rich at all. I've nothing Dut — Forbes thought of the bird of para- ‘ore were éancing, Fesees Feady swarming with a were discussing & premalsiou ‘lose forn ce of “Tristan und leoier servants. {can't remember & time She hid always felt a kind of sanc- “few hundred dollars and my pled dise and the nea-gull again, and he tated Paveio ont so Ta og M 0 0 be ° of La * ¥ bustling mob of womeo ¢o'him and murmured Be Tra Pat > 14 Tet ereringe ore latent temieb tote nee ane ee tent ar lladedy Po Hyck took the great denial ‘They mauntered across the lawn and moonlit lawn. a @waddied in opera cloaks and pros- “In the first place, how dare you? Karem Mint pes arms, the doors. Oh Lord, how good !t Among. all the Kisses sho had given Without emotion, ‘Then I congratu- up the stairs, He took her arm to “We can't afford to waste. Perous-looking men overcoated and In the second reaps pe re eae ee ite “Are you going to ride In Cefitral would be to be out from under their and taken there still remained thin /ate you om being one of the poor. bu help her, but she shook her head. a night like thie in a stuffy room,” Mmufflered. ‘The head usher directed ppers and in the ined Pee Teri: Park tecmorrow-this morning?” he ‘humbs for e fow days!’ | rat Klay, still vestal. And that was Honcat, Inatoad of the criminal rich.’ | “Piease! Now, tell me ail about ) "004 ‘orbes dared not speak, the kiss he asked. \ 1" yourse . him up a brief flight of steps, andan- bles." pooaee i eS agiow with the vision of a few days ‘one turned her head awitiyvanatit I'm obtaining courtesy "There's nothing to tell.” “Yea; but—but my eltppers are all other attendant unlocked a door After the supper no time was “Please with Persia in the country. ’ A shal under false pretenses. “There must be. I've @ right to wet with the dew.” mated with the nameplate of Linds- returning to the main business of fisage (et te Doe with Ferodice " Willle went to call up his gardener Wan much '« hurning in the vouch that og MtCth pala), Teh Byck, “Money hear it. Think of It, you've kiaged me neo) ‘toa them all good-aight \- med the €. c ‘oule ‘ . 2 ‘ ‘ ley Tait. the mecting. A rorbes was deputed to. you tommy father," and have the house thrown open to the fire ran through her, Her cheeks Couldn't buy what you're getting, and once, and I didn't fight. I let, you. the alr and fresh provisions ordered ‘1'l) be there.” ne couldn't lose what Good Lord, I nearly kissed you!” His @nd@ went to your room and changed ‘The first act was ended and the long Ten Eyck’s debutante. The next dance, crimsoned. Khe cloned her eyes In ® you've gained. They like you. YoU arma rushed toward her: but she your slippers, and came out later, asd vain, ‘Then he surprised himself by saying !0 kind of sweet shame. Pp od te Intermission almost over before Persie however, brought him fack te Pemne the Sierupt rashness: Ho had Just gone when a, pare old footman wan waiting at the "eons. Tats all‘there Is to tt. frowned. "Don’t make me go back: { met you"— f afrived with Ensles, followed immedi- fi» "haa granted It with an amiable, “Will you take lunch with me to- came to Persie with the word that of the stepaywith an umbbrella. “of courne that's all. What does wo've saying, youve kissed me, and «ie ig wonderful, but—even tt I em ee kd Si laerees 6d 1aet NUE cour ae safely fost in Henna @ vision of a charming little the telephone. Gown ant Onene: La Ku, Anybody here care how much you've gtrange kitchen, and I hardly know Were crasy enough to do as you Say | mene by te boston, Aire, Nett. snThe moment they were ake amends. hour alone with her in the solitude She gave a start and looked afratd # for you, ot or haven't aol, wo long aa youre Your first nama. So you're'e soldier.” you would spall it all—you woulda | Porsis dropped into @ chair on the While he was strutting his proudest by. a crowd, She missed the ay she ron, Forbes watched her Ko, into the light mary anybody? Fe Oe NMC a nL ine wa magcea” ee right. Winifred pusned Mrs. Neff through the tango he was stammeriag point, and asked: "i rego Ad hair geet gem teria out “You think that money would make { Nd you aver, ert in® Teel «1 solemnly promise that I will met amp. ne other ng eat Deck of be 1g, Zou Tiase at OL ing wouldn't fulvas ene moved, and bo plucky. Ho GPa smi PHReNE lS iecs [cee co-phe ye ed Philippine annoy you, I will not preaume to=te Wille annexed the chair behind srewered n dare ask you alone.” knew that she was fright but Forbes followed her with hin water make uny difference to a fish?” ee eta ete banieh war? kiss you unless you ask me to.” : Bob Fleming took that aft of they have to do that sort of thing to “I reckon you betta hadn't,” she she spoke to various people she passed even and qaw elderly gentleman — “But if she loved” nto n't know you were 80 Phat ought to be safe enough,” Winifred and motioned forbes to entertain us. Poor fellows, you think sald, mocking hia accent as best she with all the light- od KFACIOUS- Waiting for her at the door. ‘There you can, keep_a mighty wasn't #0 olf then, I'm very ehe,laughed, “Well, I'l think it over. © the centre chair. Then Mrs. Neif we women expected it of you. Bomecf could. ness imaginable. back wy @rowbled look on his face. ‘The ry in a mighty little cage, gncient now.” yf And now we really must get backoned him to hunch forward into ys do, I suppose; but T don't Il at He smiled at her burlesque, but pe:- apeoally with a Heol f on uty, vainly i upon him as he caught and it will sing away like mad andbe “" i ita aloud: “They say filoe ond | Murray are at the door | e "1 : resisted, iT explainer ha 6 ery fond Ou; De * wi “ the narrow space between ber and ay Soesn's seem quite what I ha ee Saute Gani ile! IoetOU ene EathEn Waa lemvlia fon cakened on Ibn v ry fe nd Ae you Die zee oe heey hushand thould be ten years older ering. ne rage dares tous : For ded to be looking over == “I. wis! the party and order the fodder? J Twentleth Century, and wanted to teit Pillesan sone an hin wife, over the mightoap driuke and a te estes ie his right, but he was could get up a mess for my company, her good-by. he wo utd barely have } “L reckon not,” said Forbes. a m RORY. 1 bert you Railay se urely ‘exit of all except Perals, ‘When aya " 3 a ° each the house before he left \ a adorned and most avurned. An aura “'No—no “It's the simplest thing in the world. home. She insisted thac he should not Passed the bb again “I get you, Steve.” In thone battles of yours,” she con- jie waited with frantic impatience to transpire mistily from Did you love Oy of them?” Just go to the Blank Hotel and ask jeave his guests. Winifred and Mra. @Mother car stop at the curb, From — Worbes slept badly and was up and tinued, “were you ever by any chance for the light to go out in Ten Eyck’s 2 pores to meet the aureole «No. for Fernand. Tell him I'm coming, Neff rose at once, ciaiming that they tt steyped Willle ne, out of doors by dawn, wounded oF killed or anything?” room, It was nearly midnight when Urat shimmered about her. “Are you sure?” and I said for him to take good cara just alsu leave to make ready for the Sa ae He glanced with admiring awe at 1 was never killed entirely,” he an- Forbes felt {t safe to venture out into ~ But fate can play the clown as well There's nothing I'm surer of than of you-—of us, And now let's see who oxcursion, The motor caravan was made up th rbled lawn, the colon. . “but F stopped a few bits of the ball and tiptoe down the stairs. @@ the tragedian and accomplish as that,” “ can come.” Forbes bade them good-by rather machines, Winifred ran her ‘des, and the clotsters, but hastened He had just arrived there when Per- mich by an absurd accident as by ‘Does that mean that you are not (eee awkwardly, Fle regretted the disorder Inter, nursing the steering t@ the eastern alde to watch the day — she shuddered and caught his arm sis stole down and met him. ite glooms. engaged to Mr. Ensice?’ r CHAPTER V. of Nis exit asa host, but he would not her bosom, while her fat breaking over the skyiines of West- witha rush of sympathy none the less did not venture even to whisper, He afternoon, when Forbes was rtp ughed again id forfeit this chance to be alone With elhows harried ‘Ton ‘4 cramped Chester, flerce for being belated took her arm and groped with his \ | , he had aged r ORBES set out to walk to Persis Pieiding heen unthia O6 imperlal group of Iilac troen “wounded! You were wounded?" free hand through @ black tunnel to 6 his hotel, It was only a . She was so distressed about her nthe trvibied waters Seemed to hold torches up for the sun — «1 was yelling something to my ser- @ blacker door, which opened stealth~ canny to a sy * y * tuther that she { Willie's ex t, and Winifred had { Kindie, They blazed with purple geant, and a bullet went right in and lly and admitted @ flood of moonlight, umps. The ment that he had followed her up few blocks away, “but It istence and left no 0 fur him Ten | re hia understudy, Mame, 5 but here.” He put his finger on his want you for my own. I don't i, but thelr the avenue, and had felt a Je seemed a hundred miles. Ha When he had fini pest in At an upper window, a fow paces chook, gut his instep like a dull of ner haste; because that had been plucked off his clothes In @ # telephon from where Forbes stood, Perales Great heavens! I thought It was leaned out like another blessed dain- the time that Isolde’s hus a momen 1 orders to his hi dimple. [rather liked It.” \ds_ me," tm the opera had ound her tn * snoMnjoUs Gay altowether. stupor, and alid straight into the {fre ey ey nel looking downward at the aun, Bhe “Sinha rm ind 1 got It ith @ tone of divpelled romance, fe arms and begun to deplore paid” She hed nun scot 2 abyas of sleep ax he shoved his dance- Bee aculeibad analae did not sce Forbes as her drowsy «iyiq it hurt-—-hideously?” hat we are still on Mr. Enstee’s at great length. new hats curious oddities from weary toes down into the sheets. © arrangements for th gaze swept the hills, She was not uxot half so much as the two pel- rty, and {t doesn't seem fair to o heart re rched like strange birds alighted When he awoke he reached for his hour and piace of uweting for the there, however, to adore the dawn. jem 1 got in my side, They probed for to tet his fest attract his fT S' Window. Determined. to ‘nh journey, It had troubled her sleep, and she them till I made them atop, partly proclaimed their dis- that day or die, Pe watoh, wondering if he could not "Wet sosnos hastened after the wanted to shut it out, Her hands phem Ull Tt ni cee ying it and all the way to her father's N@ve @ little further nap to Ket back hastening Persix and saw how dis J were tugging drowally at one of the partly because probing kills more blinds, but it was held by a catch in tridgen.”” the wall, She must lean fur out to ‘AI Ce"sih they get them eut, then?” It. “They didn't.” office in Broad street to ask him to {to that dream without delay. traught she was he felt the sharp — Vinaily the searchiighta of Ei buy thee Bho, bad found him in But the dial bland!y informed him putting pane of sympathy, ih wae 4 machine turned sharp at right @ great distress. Before she could ox- 7 inutes to MFSt secht of her in w mood of heart- A hoautitul granite bridie le plain her errand, he had waid, with ‘et t wanted & few minutes ' gene, and his own hea Lakin. view ay suddenly as if the great god homeliness of her motive = gine stared at him wild-eyed. hat I've got to tell rejol when he eat with his silk-stock- 3 amit that was pitifully b noon. Horror shocked him wide When they phed the outer door Wotan had builded tt ry vord, #4 the her the more ap- = “You don't mean to say that you're an awfully long way. fest on _top instead of @ Hn in @ lot ne trouble: honey. Pye awake, He had missed their ride! they found te Pamazement that i At the farther side or whee Ri pealing to Forbes. A creamy night- gtanding there with @ couple of bul- . Leta walk to keep of bie chose, Though be wae #ot to shift some of my loans to other Forbes went to the Blank hotel and W&® Tut nc hard stood do pera home, whose CSP, OF Inge and how Knots was all lots in yout Why, you're positively You are cold, aren’ yet “ While Persis walted for a taxicab Ramaire AYA ahitt the a8 ew on he: ar. peanny." . + Com banks, and I've got to borrow a lot ordered the lunch. It was far cowte yar ny trinl ty weiter hor with hia it a i to shift t ene “He beckoned to her to come down. aire neatly surrounded by now li go part way with you, the opportunity. more somewhere, A y . And I don't know 4 ows how much eanpty Hynre somow Sorry: tO toll neue at Her than he had expected, te He ventured to hope that her yspen lig su yo : ance of the frat’ gne she teered along the floors oig Letter know.” When Forbes returned to the hotel fi there absence would not distves® "phe car glided acroan the ra he k her head. He Inaisted with with aseptic sacs, the surgeon tells ‘onstantly pausing to turm back, ardent euticulation at the beauty of Me i'd forgotten all_about them till but finding It easier to drift om dows bridg her. , s ‘ aor She shook her head #0 Sou reminded me than begin the upward cltmb. Be ee with loving terror, an hour later he found bis guests ‘Oh, no." she answered bravely, Bad ie aGhne®. upp oh ! that her cap fell off. She yond they never pain yo pens on pe on) one in arm unity. everything would come aural , already gathering in the lounge. Wile “not at all, He's oo HEL Me ched at it, and her hair fell all phe only wound I'm suffering now Forbes. By and by they reached mrentualty she tuckett her little left He was just a litte pinched for the 16 Ensles came in late and surly. Ho He told me the other day he m icht volar gutiotinel @bOut her. 11 caught the cap aa It ys from, the arrow of this ahnrp- boundary wall, He helped ber to set h ave to n for a few ® AO Mlotine, own like @ thred butterfly. shooter.” Ie By aad by Moment, But be kissed her very de- explained that bis man had had the oy busines Ar ho sense of privacy Lewan I hee Hair back and plead. “"prity’ were standing in. the litte wardly. He clambered up and eat bis’ position, Votedly, and sighed and told her how tmpudence to fall fll, and had left mes {tated over his next The very moon seemed to become & ape He beckoned her ponte, Merwee teank Mudie mars down at her side. ‘Thelr bac beautiful she was and how dear to him to dress himeclf. part of the Eovlee estate, A turn oF again to come down, and ahe frowned ple rascal with a bow and arrow, toward the En: They had thelr cocktails, and then pe this wi t you from {2 more and the wheels were sWish= ferociously. ‘Then, at length, #he Persie put her hand to her heart. He in the unknow She returned to her car and ordered Forbes led bis little flock up to the Up to Mr. } ° Ine Into the gravelled court of @ gmiied and nodded'and turned away. mistook the gesture and asked, with | And there, without is driver home. It was a long jo Yich pasture. : y." she stately mansion, He walted, afrald to walk beca i tt told her Hat e Cy yy up the canyon of Broadway, a He attempted to grovel before Per- gard, "1" St home Ti he The door under the port-cochere the gravel crunched alarmingly n't hit you, too, aid he? told her that he loved plank ais in apology for oversleeping. But glad of the—the divers! Here's the Was Open, and in its embrasure stood could see the gardener’s cottage down “I was thinking of you,” she mur- had semen yD refused to take the offenso seri- taxi. It's really not nece: & Icanish’ man and his fattish wife, ously, and she congratulated him for to go with me.” hospitable as innkeepers, the warm courage and honesty to For answer he took her arm ar@ light streaming back of them like (Be real excuse for abeqpos. ran with her to the door the footmip peering chilcren, ary for glad that no one mured, staring at him with wet eyes. ine Sharer, Wat 8 thread of “Wounded and bleeding, yous. Bese a rom the chimney, torn, gusseons gouging had waltea fore tiny oter- Wwounaat Ob!