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The Evening World Daily Magazine, Thursday. November 12, 1914 What Will People Say? A Romance of New York Society and —: of a “Poor Man's’ Adventures :-— By Rupert Hughes Next Weeh’s Complete Nowe! n THE EVENING WORLD, The Paternoster Ruby. By Charles Edmonds Walk This Book on the Stands Will Cost You $1.25. You Get It for 6 Cents. (Copyright, 1914, by Harper & Brothers.) tween her and the bridegroom and MING CHAPTERS. 'y to shoulder him away. thes fa an sry ‘treme eovting Tl next day she and Enslee who ts atill inmarried—humph, the that ahe was rid of him, was ‘tree to {weather doesn’t last long as a topic gifde forward to the marble bench, of conversation. You come along with where she could see Forbes half con- Ta New Work of tohs started for Kurope on Willie's yacht, me: lal a Fis Se Yt Tnrpueh the Isolde. ve Forbes felt doubly humiliated by mont cf gion” Of Mhadow and a spat Mismated and incompatible in every hia position. “I don’t like the idea of — “At jast we ineet again!” me hates degree, they glared at each other like funning away from a woman.” him. “And how magnificent we wick wretches ie i e ae hospital “Harvey, I never believed in play- in our gorgeous uniform! ard. The g as they sat ing with fire. I haven't asked you believe wo are no longer plain Mr. EP hie pot mutiai at table in, the dining. saloon It came many favors, Will you grant me this Forhex—hut captain! “Capt. ‘nme ae i Moe S° over her thal rest of her Forbes, U. S.A fee per that days she must see that unbeautiful Lam (was almost filial in his pop was hurt at her flippaney. ie Me. comune Face opposite hee. Bhe felt an inpulee dedienoe: Wry pt course I prams’ He smiled dismally, and she purred lo scream, run je railing an io me e | ‘old a Ri, tf ante Bera CH hen aeeel tat ule MGuod!" Tait rose to hie feet with OM: “I assure you your tith ana your ms wealth are vastly becoming; almost shake ac with premsnitions. "When's as becoming as all these buttons and man’s heart races and misses fire he CPaulettes and things.” She walked ie Milled with dismay, He paused to “round him, looking him over like lay hie hands. on Forbes's shoulders 2" inspecting officer. “Um-m! How and plead as if for forgivence: very nice! Magnificent!" golicitude. “Harvey, ‘Oh, I beg of you" Forbes pro- I'm an old fool, but if you “alan “trun tested, tortured with chagrin, away from this danger, In after yoars | Hut she went on, “And word, you might be sorry that you didn't.” too!" She ventured even to pull t “L understand,” said Forbes. blade a little way from its scabbard, bless ye. I appreciate it, Pshall He would hi killed @ ma F dol always be grateful for all yo that, and he almost wanted to done for me.’ Persis she tantalized him wit “ve done nothing but make a strange mixture of ridicule and id — a4 Potnes aee stared 0 a porthole an: CHAPTER X, out at the dark waves shuffling past @ stampeding cattle, The moon on BeemQHE next forenoon, having tne sea spread a pathway of dancin, obtained the privilege of white Lg bing Be ieee awa} to step for on lc per Pinon, rorbes crossed rent and follow tt out of the world, nay irom Governor's Island to The ache of longing that thrilled the | tt land, - nigi wor! nslee's peliten cas, and, and to the Metro- {0nd he crept close to her, his . adoration, his wife, the only soul a e-iPalt hesitated to open his real busi- earth he deeply loved. He set mess. He began obliquely. cheek inst hers and clenched ff , crutch of you, used you to fill the atry. ‘ve no doubt the boulevards 4m my war with Mrs. Neff." tipathy, though all she said was piace of my own boy. If only you are strewn with the broken hearts of “Yes?” said Forbes drearily. faintly petulant “Don't, please!” could—but we won't taik of her. But Frenchwomen. Who could resist you? “Yes,” sald Tait, positively. “Just rh struck him in the foce ike @ titte if a jing happens to me”-~ I'm sure my own heart isn’t anywhere anyt! “Nothing ia going to happen ta near healed. It was very cruel of you, Harvey, to ‘throw me over and run’ “IT know that, but if anything away after you had stolen my poor should, I—I want you to promise to affections.” tako care of Mildred. She'll have Forbes waa distraught; he groaned, money enough—and go will you. I've seo you've not forgotten, jhow to [fixed that—but—ahe'll need somebody make fun of me er HI, re talk it over at Evian, A Byt Persis went on in mock petu- "a go hom lence: “It wasn't at all nice of you He moved on, leaning heavily on 0 Forbes but ‘Winired,. seeing "him to cast me off just because I married about to eacape, pounced on him and rnis gave Forbes a chance to re- Jed his ava _t search of an Imag- turn her ridicule and he asked, “By For left alone, sank again on Baa” how ia your excellent hus- the mare bepee, a tris 4 to his hts. fel it he waited before you came young Stowe Webb ject humiliation and thought hard, was here—nice young fellow. I sent took out a clare tapped it on the ter him, and said to him: ‘Young man, back of his d, puffed reatiessly, lisa Alico Neff, whom I believe you threw the cigarette over the rail, ani ment later took it anothi Bow’—he blushed iike a house afire— There wes no need for words. Th (tells me,’ I said, ‘that her mother ob- air throbbed with tgp os nepener to you because you have no ing master * And then I lowered my voice >! oeies it an octa growled, ‘I won- ‘der if you have the grit to go out in (Yom sir!” i hard old world and work ie that /;Put about and make for home, “IT beg pasion ir.” r zee he 4 a job you Taieh “Aye, ay alt, 3 it's small salary and a lot of ihe commands were fiver, in the work at first, and by and by a little Santas teem, ond the Glace wheeled ac the sky as the yacht came round. ieeey ance ht” to tear me you'll be able to support her as well easily, showed her how much he as any girl needs to 4 supported who loved her—also how meekly he obeyed love in the bargain. y t her. That is always an important can see for yourself. There Forbea attempted that most uncivil ‘ae hunting for him., She of tones to a woman, th arin “I hear that you and. Mr, the Ambassador are the most devoted of coupl She paused “Oh, It’ silly custom that d ried people should pretend to be co! genial du their honeymoon, 't job, young man” I said, glaring Question to settle. Perhaps it is what; ‘ner aide; ehe heard his voice. Persis said. And he sai ‘Lead me to beairetce me Rory ogee hed N tnpodal d your—your hud husband doesn't " 0 cl are broken to 0 ~ nd what is the job?” harness and taught to anawer a mere CHAPTER Xil. ‘There waw a touch of quick anxiety “I'm going to make him my secre- chirrup; it saves the whip. “ BAY, Perets, I lost track in Forbes's tone that showed how sry. ut twelve hundred a year at She and Willle sicakee from dhetr if Th yous tes as wanes breceld inet tila eheraed aly yacht to their house in town, ey ‘Neglect me?” Persis qui “1 “Your secretary?” said Forbes. astounded the servants, and there anziel mob. I'm sorry. By the be onl: Id! Willie di 4 were crossing the ocean to the English sideshows, Forbes was Stowe and goes away about bie busi- though the warning of ber ¥ iy y woul le does tag after arte ne ROW OnY TOE lawyer, Nia Wha, ugh ‘scurrying end whisking, Sikes where. ther enaia esecomine Uiring ‘of the Drench,” ‘The woinds ness aad levee us tonether.” nearneys frightened him and put bis way, wasn't that tall me even more than I could wish; but Bree tang cipiocateit Part They dined together alone, though without ostentation. The final report P. had inflicted on his heart and = “Ob, the Senator's devotion heart } its paces. fella in the uniform the Ne !* srowing restions. I can can aoualiy going to be iplom: : Persis was eager to be in a restaurant was that the only suitable berth was his pride were still fresh and bleed- for yf is all for Stowe’s aweet “I'll ‘never forgive you for not escape him by staying at hoi He's “Splendid!” cried Forbes, reaching where there was music. She was like the imperial suite on @ new-floating ing. The fever had not left him. At sake?” and there was a rapturous marrying her after you flirted with same Lieutenant §=What -his-name doing the music halls very thor- Bcross to squeeze his hand, “I con- 9 child kept in after achool. She flat- hotel the thought of her, or the sight of little break in Winifred’s voice. her so dreadful Ay i; that was honeying around Mrs. oughly. If I can only suggest some Prartiets the inn Tvs pever been ened ner pose ageinat @ window pQD® “Dia you grab itt seid Willie, The her name frequently in the daily “Of course, Isn't he an angel.” “Did 1? he laughed wretchedly. Neff?’ very shocking revue [ am assured of bog f you Paris, I've never mn and stared out at life. After dinner secretary shook head. papers, or her portrait in the illus- ‘He is, indeed!” said Winifred, with “And you aay she's in Paris?” Persia tn tee fierce An evening alone. He is going to one es the prospect of an evening with Wil- "“Swhy ain't your Wille snapped, trated papers, the scarlet shame of his a sigh of relief so deep that Alice “She's right behind you.” cme vee ® mood to over on Montmartre to-morro / night, "How would you like to go le rendered her desperate. They They ask $5,000 for it.” defeat still ran acros his brow, atill stared at her in surprise and ¢x- Forbes felt as a man fesls when continue that nonsense. She turned I shall be quite deserted. We are “Homahould I like to be major Gould at least go to @ theatre some- ieven Willie winced vat this, “7 don't Hee naar nine erpeen aim re> clalmeds | fi thimm — Soine,one aya, “There'a a rattloanake on Wille as a she-wolf turns on a stopping at the Hotel Meurice.” gen: ere. ‘obody was in town; they ” cl 7 “Why, do you really want him?” just back of you.” He became an au- PeT've got to have a military attache, would’ be quite unnoticed. But when Want it for ¢ year,” he groaned. “Just senator Tait had not enjoyed the Winifred bridied as proudly aa #he tomaton of wax and turned slowly ‘errler at her heelet pEneee Wwi0o Sire, 0 ineaning fa Bae know. I could get the billet for nobody is in town the theatres close ‘Nobody ought to dle without a faisettaey tan private deck, a drawing Pfosress of his conspiracy. For sec- could, but Alice only gasped: “Heav- as one creaking pivot. Yes, there “Oh, Lord! Can't I escape you for Bint and so much danger in playing up. ere was nothing they retary he had Btowe Webb, ong! here comes that awful Qgain with the fire whose scar she take ther she was. Persis had just come in ment? Do go #01 het nd i—the Old room, two bathrooms, two servants’ 0 Be! 2 @ mor mewhere and still bore that Forbes ceased fencing Ag have. oo, much newer than pectsae williersropcesdia roetiaees ort sore slg bake aaciaek rid Hamlet with ‘a ineart draped in black, Of mine: ,Don't give mo away.” And the presende cf the man at her side Smoke something. Or if the worst and slashed: “Why do you torment gure and so much wiser in so many den, but when he told Persie he laid stress For military attache he had brought “There was amall risk that Winifred went shudder through Forbes, ‘The comes to the worst, drink something; 2" You refused my Jove once.” ‘ways. It's your opportunity. It may The: t, 4 beheld a chimpan- mean wonderful things for you. You yy Went, ani on the price he paid; not from ward to the past instead of scouting ‘Neff with an * aan't, Tefuse. You won't refuse, will te0 that rode various bicycles, smoked braggart motive, but as @ path te ahead. For acting ambansadress he fa Ae Fieetaals CRIAtehe Aw Ont Tee Lia mie Oke Eee oe Srecieh mba an bey eam retuaed your love—only your ate ing fidelity to the technique of the D into the arbor and found there the be decently polite to them. @ eel always encoura; youn: ‘ # on ad coturned to New suer-ape; also a British peeresa who mice’ put whens torn away from her New York char i23¢ person on earth ale would DAVE Porwis caught sight of Forbes, and stupidly. “Well, I'll be"— Then an ! s When Porsis had returimntry place danced in less clothes than the chim- yate deck she took pains to invite her everywhere. Even on t [p Wished to see. ik her beautiful brows went up ag she Unusual vigor of wrath stirred him. jut I was poor,” Forbes sneered. rs shor tether, help ‘end dee Ne von th H she knew to make it she had sought distress—in th ‘ ony, in Winltred hee weant . bh smlied. He had on intuition thee bee “Look here, Perals, I won't have you tomes, Uis'own word, Nad tare eit en Eyck was there. He tried to hold, he » in the second her undeniable irmation, look was an appeal for mercy, jen urn the offer of Willie's ald had 4 .iS"rom Persie and Willie, not be. thelr own piazza. Among the p ate ae Ot holding hands in are in Paris!” she moved on with Willie, to lay of ™&ke fun of me. Everybody elee arainst him, “and I knew leas Qeted like a magic elixir. It had CxS. he was ashamed to be seen by *hsers were Mra, Neff and Altce, Re ee eee ot eae eee te eves, deat, Did you. bring deer fer cloak laughs at me, and they think you I do now." She walked away to « would violate the secret left with her, Enslees had happened upon Ambas- but don't stand there making green ia ea a Giant curaet fever Leth meant the paymont of old bills, or thom, but because he was afraid that oe ee re 8 oe was taking up purses, sterilizing milk Alice to Paris with you?” ‘Tait, giancing about, saw Forbes couldn't have married me except for Niche beside a statue where they enlargement, and the opent v4 Persis and Willie would not want to After Persis had thwarted Altce’a for sick babies, and selling tickets “I waa just going to ask if you had and came to him at once. Mra. Neff, money. I don't suppose it could be could talk without being overheard, mew credits. Dealers whom a be seen by him. elopement with Stowe Webb the boy for a benefit concert. eeen hor.” seeing him, fgrgot the study she was for love—nobody ever did love me. but, being visible, were chaperoned reantile sesoee had secretly fil 4 Ten Eyck had not expected Persie had been tempted to go to Mrs. Neff Forbes admired Mildred profoundly, Winifred lied with the giibness of making of F rhes's emotions. She But whatever it is that made you y the crowd. She sank upon a settle alarm for the Cabot account® 4n4 wilile to join this hot and foolish and plead with her to withdraw her but he preferred his own sorrows to : demanded of Tait: "Have you seen marry me, you did marry me, and wold and old~rose and motioned been subtly tenmeared, mob. But he felt a hand seize his ban, seeing that he was now a man of the w. e discovered in other peo- But I'd love to. Let's Alice? I hoped she was with you. be by gad, you've got to remember it.” “Th go when Willi no danger of my forgetting wene Cabot house eee. 85 He turned and looked into Per- affairs with an assured income. But pié. Uked Forbes immensely, “No, I haven't seen her to-night,” 1 M She welcomed him as @ he imagined what she would say in a motherly, elder-sisterly, train: And ehe took Mrs. Neff's sharp el- he answered gullelessly, forgetting his eyes. i was of ‘the idlest, ready to force Persia to 82 Pescuer, but it was Willle that urged when she asked him the amount of nursish way.’ But of love between bow in her fat hand and led ber in stole in hia excitement. ‘Don't be odious! her volce was deep with elegy: marriage, he was astounded— sin, to sit with them. Ten Eyck's nd he imagined her them there was no visible trace. the wrong direction. A moment later ‘Then I must look for her. Come i “Harvey, try be just. If you even dismayed—to find that hesitation was misconstrued by Per- id not have to ridicule ‘Tait grew fonder and fouder of she whirled her away from an alley along, Winifred. I can't run about re fierce. pad the maken you had teen! ‘Ro resistance, but greeted She sald: his fortune, The eum itself was so Forbes as a son, but he could not con- of roses where Stowe Webb was blun- alone. I'd rather bave you bate me than Fobi—then, ep you are now, a then I could have ‘alleved Regent such . @ thing as @ lo’ h is feasible. groaned with repugnance: But I was poor!” Fr Forbes reiterated, u've coased to be a laughing with a knell-like persistence. “That was Fate's seals, ® not mine,” | costo ith Salat. ts—er—not alone.” petty that it ridiculed itself. trive him as a sonela-law. The dering along in such eager search of Winifred did not want to come fool of me. I won't be running amuck among es, Iam," Ten Eyck hastened He and Alice had met clandestinely mating of human hearts, he found, Alice that he would have walked into along, but Mra. Neff did not Intend to at—I won’ P fhe was in a torment of to aay. rein join you.” And he went a few times at the houses of friends, was a task beyond diplomacy or her mother but for Winifred’s alert- jeave the Senator in her clutches, She cat in a cosmos of catnip. with them to an upper box. Even but both were young and both were politics. He wondered he would nes the humblest bride wo equipment of hi @ chauffeuse. ran her arm through Winifred’e and Ten Eyck felt a little shy. timid, and their friends were cynical have more success in promoting af- ug, 's here somewhere,” Mrs, Neff dragged her away. r with mo, Wille. & matter of supreme rt. “Er—whatever became of that— with discouragement, Alice wanted fection between America and France, was guying as her eyes ransacked the Then Tait took Forbes by the arm Willie was about to reply in kind, eald Persia, ia all solemnity. “But a Persia Cabot te eater er—soldier you brought up to the to go to watch him off at the dock, Be. sie Repubtice etka ede sich glittering crowd. “I snatched her eke with « curious sick thick- but he gave her a lone look and, haven't I been honest with you? You of ial arnt Stupid eglnen fella Wart Daj Bad nok cared, n8 ont Asad fe coe vordartaken any ot his uway from America to keep her from Let's get out into the air ® secing how beautiful she was, grew declared that you loved me; I eem- e the possibility of meeting that young more tender. “Everything seems to fessed that I loved you.” Forbes, The while he was down in his stateroom He felt old, ill, tired. He had agreed {he bow _ a 4 Bolu hovered about her Willie 4 ‘Ten ToAding it she was focked in er pink. to take over the embassy on the bth Webb. lace: oaia ashcibea was alarmed by his tone have ceased to be @ laughing matter "Was it honest, then, not to give sed now and then, witn ‘Forbes, you mean?” salt and-white virginal chamber crying of July. Hardly more than a week What a very clever idea! , nd by the prominenc 4 ni y a pers ae come you i, nar Sho paused Ho yes far away," Eyck, taking pains not to look at her eyes crimson on her bed. She remained of his freedom, and that Winlfréd, and she began to laugh #0 about his forehead and throat. They over you ‘ore marri 7 wecle heart bas slwore on chet ao intently that the Persie, But he could feel her eager never spoke of him to her mother, week was the big week of the year— helplegaly that Mra. Neff grow gue: walked Into the garden filled with you were alw aye ley leughlng—at every. yours for the ssking—ane ; an had te apeake ‘twice to her, attention in the sudden check of her ana Mrs. Neff did not know wh: { the grande semaine. jut having no clue soft ntern lights like lum’ nae every! love to rhea reco! a it fan. had become of him. He did not know that other dangers © anged the moon over all you. Even pt you guyed “What are yon, saying? You havee jubject: flowera, arms ee * and Willie are here, I see.” strangely zestftul air of Paris like an me I didn't haat mind—because husband now!" creat he we memes tr te eave: te Fees, ret wile ton aie Hist avew Juct @. Sige Herees J Saaetan Seen oF himeclt, ware they? I telegraphed the dear intoxicant. ‘Tho orchestra in the there was fun in it, I used to say ome, that, prover” ion ke from dreams “Governors,” sald Ton Byck. “He's spoke of Stowe Webb, she made up office, bad come straight to Paris sir! an invitation, but I was afraid garden was Just finishing @ tune, I'd give everything I possessed just Peral Scn't owe hime @@ which nine weenie to fool Forbee's been. made mattitary ‘attache at the her crafty old mind that the from’ the Imperator, bound to expose #he wae stuck over tor the Prix dee $24 the orchestra iy the house was to have you about and see the world 41 rihing In tn erie ot Ske heart. ” mi ust inning an American tango through your eyes. Bui 1m the He uy an! about her. As she woke they French Embassy. Perens [ouNG, wretahts were meeting ovarer- Cie Gyaie foie, onato rae wini, Drage to-morrow.” played with a'marked Franch accent. time we were married you quit ltugh- fore the world, T owe him everything, wn, as if he fled. BN® the other gay, with Senator ‘Tait—and ly. little and lick the galt ang “How does the poor child look after They found a marble seat in Tait had been warned ing. Hang it all, I_ married you to and I should be the iret to abhor all too cleverly decided th 3 green but not of Winifred, _DOneymooning with Willie, heaven niche where it was yet too early for cheer me up a bit. What in heaven’ @ny open indiscretion, for my ten, or lips and find her teare very = persis's whole body seemed to something was about te happen and help her—and him!" flirta to be found, name has changed you?” commandments are condensed to two: he would pout at fate and clench iteelf like & hand. But Willie, resolved to nip the passion-flower in Winifred had a widowed alster in ©; i oun “F ‘ ‘ f ¢ He couldnt it have beon Cvwriastingly oblivious to significa the bud, She road Alicea long cur. Parle, Mrs. Mather Edyecumbe. With ou ne Oks: Ob, OF COUrae, OT vile, Well, Harvey, she's here-that Before this weakness dhe relented ‘Don't be indiscree 4 her toy husband.” @ Uttle. “Oh, nothing has chan, of what people will ay! What wore y instead of Willie? Oh, what ¢ drivelled on: ture on the perfection with her as complotter and under her itt i rs y j ‘er ‘sacrifice 1am making of MY «paris, eh? Racing season's on ed thelr parents aegis Winifrod attacked Senator Tait of,,caurse ia the same dear itt a "egrnee pleaded, but the me, Don't worry spout me Tm could we te ana, ma over there now. How'd you like to then dilated on in ® campaign eo skilfully arranged One, waid Perais looked like her heart (¢,man raged on. the Mle banent Gen aeaeeinin mo gave he ‘sh eet. a: " i 3 eo Kel ni, 7 A oy bre . 3 a gan in New vo paring his ahare of ere te a nice place,” aaid Persia, 8uch & glowing portrait of hor own All his invitations Included Forbes |ike'the monkey and tne parrot, Bue, The older I grow." Forbes inter “Gad, your dresemaker’s bills were fine code, that! the wedding arrangement aris * n s Patoe her voice, | Penevolence in offering Alice the op- and Mildred and young Stowe Webb. of course, one can't listen to r. posed, “the less I feel that people de- enough. jut the minute , ome fe, . e morality of half the busy too, Senator Tait With @ mystic vel! about het voice. portunity of going abroad that t At one of them, a night fete in vanta” ’ serve either blame oF praise for being came home you sickened of ‘ou world, Harvey, rich oF poor, clty oF ranged his appointment | And now Ten He basa and #'rl began to foresee what was com- Mrs, Mather Edgecumbe's ho “No, of és ests deocen thane what they are or doing wifat they tired of the theatre, of the opera, of country,” Persis declared. “The ‘attache, He had his du- Their eyes met. His were angry, ing, and what real motive was actu- the Rue de Monceau, with musicia: 4 » Of course not; do. dancing. When I took you to the crime consists in being found out.’ etic ire. knows what we'd do for news with- — ,, . . Royal Ascot you yawned as the this capacity. He had hers fell before their prop! ating her mother, By the time Mrs. in Persi tu laying in the Maite Don't waste your pity on her; she y y 4 ofa MD his French and take les- She stammered a little as she said: | Nett’ arrived at the heart-breaking garden under the iiluminated trees, CUCM A nad none for you. horses came down the stretch. I Forbes demanded, eager DUD Msation and composition Wke London better. We could news that she was about to drag Mira Neff and Allee were. igclided yt they gntered the oe tte not pity-it'a— bought you three new automobiles, shield her from her own blasphemies, SEF In con at he could about the make the Royal Cup at Ascot, if We Alice off to Paria the simple child unbeknown to Winifred, “Sho was Net #aw Forbes, He was in his ait cuoped his hand to his left nd when we came down from Dieppe But sho ran on unhoedingly. rt; oy tnilitary. ‘establishment and hurried. My slater could take care of Way able to dissemble her ecstasy aghast at the tactical mistake, and polltary Sul Oreas, and he yan wane side and choked back a cry of dis- to Paris at a million miles an hour “Even I have a hi ure. And he had to make us in the country.” and a convincing portrayal of @ she was curt enough when Alice, 4, s . treas, Forbes turned to him with an the pé scared me cold, but you Fearon long residence abroad. But Ten Eyck slapped bis knees daughter who would rather go any- hastening as usual in one direction statysona hattlofield gazing through exclamation of alarm. “You ought You want to lle Enelee? morning of the day he galled, impatiently, glared at her, and where on earth than to France, Like and looking in another, ran into her. eyey of bronae to ave your doctor.” ; he is my busband, Before the ores his ne aper between growled: a Br'er Rabbit, pleaded not to be “Oh, it's you, Alice. How are you? “There's our little sojer man,” eaid Tatt shook his head: “No, he'd ° gossipy world? Yi (Biecores and his cigar, certain head- ""Blufter! Good night! thrown into briar patch, of all 1 aidn't know you were in Paris. Fol. winitred " only swear ut me for disobeying him, Dally flying machine? duty [ feel I owe ‘Mmes leaped up and shouted at him and he was gone without shaking places. So she was thrown into the lowed the Senator over, I suppose.” any 'it iy,” said Mrs, Neff, struggling I'm all right—i¢ I can only avoid any “If it could take me to another from the top of a column with a roar hands, ' » Prlar patch, Alice was on her way “I suppose #0,” said Alice. "DId toward him throuth a sort of panic excitement. Been going @ little too Planet. marriage,” Forbes A at apocalyptic trumpets. | He h “What aid ho mean by ‘buffer? " to Paris. your" of completely moving groupe, “How bard. It's that dilated heart of mine, Never dreaming how eager she urged, stoutly, and rose to escape. tened to his room to be alone while “Doosn't he like your She took Persis into her confidence, “Where's your mother?” is the dear boy? Paris has swept The doctor auld I ought to be in bed Was to be rid of him, he trie “Yes, b er all, what is a mar- ~read the chronicle of what wal ? and Perais found @ dreary pleasure in “Bhe's probably jooking for me. { him off his feet eh?" to-night.” please her in every mapner #: demanded, Itki ly past—the account of Pe: ‘Apparently not," gala Persis. the joke. She even forbore to Warn hope she doesn't find me Have you “Loe the elatthollest man here “Why did you come here, then?” one sur ‘- Gunes wedding. ‘And he used to be crazy about her. Alice against the folly of marrying geen Stowe?” —the ghost of the boulevards.” “Ohy young Webb was afraid that grew 4 Tose to her feer, but paper dropped from Forbes’s ghe throw him overboard.” into poverty, She was not 80 satié “Somewhere,” said Winifred, with “It's too bad,” sald Neff, “He Alice's mother would drag her home thing you want that money can buy?" wept her headion, The irrevooable was accom: “What about Paris?” Willie eug- fled with her own triumph as to recs @ perceptible’ thaw. “Does your was the for Per She reached if she knew I was not about. But "I don't want anything that money possible for any fy mosieeal mented, Onimend her example to others, mother know he's here?” Tie wide, took hia hand, and laughed I'm a fool, ‘This life te killing me, can buy," was her droary confession. life out without loye? | Bhe may oher- Bho remembered Ten Hyck's eyee, | Veraia found London at the helsht edie gia’ should Ibe here?” Allce up into ‘his face, He camo out ofa 1 ought to run down to. Vichy or Bomehow he seomed at last to under~ tah the memory of « dead ‘man or a CHAPTER XI. ang eald: ‘Let's make it Se eee Ltt te Satna tee GYeigd. and Iaughtor bubbled trom dream and stared at her fowstly, then Hylan for a few days tirea f ‘an; or throw her affection MBORBES had not been invited _ “I'll wet, whet I cant Ty a Bh ys nifred, too. It continued with In- answered the warm clench of her "Yes; you mustn't delay any you're jamt tired of me, crease as Alice went on: "The Sen- little fingers. She said: further, ‘overiasting me. T must ator and I have come to a perfect un- “And what are you staring et so “I'll go if you'll come with me, Har- be @ nuisagce to you. Lord knows Gerstanding. He knows I don't love hard?--Mrs, Enslee?" vey. For one thing it will get you I am to myself! any woman oan exist without some to Persis'a wedding, She 1011" ne asked, hauehtily, quote and Htate baile and Btat had debated the matter ay) right in the ugliest weather, thi mingled with private cel 5 a tions thm rivaled them in pomp, ” ” sh sudden: jeverishly and resolved that Bhe shook her head violently, and 4 him, and that I do love Stowe. He He started at the name—“Mre. Ens- away from that woman. She looked at him with suddenly man to pay hip to," hi ‘was the loaser slight to yawned, and spoke go eloquently of Penal” ae (Bat botae, Bete, ei Be owe his Job ane scarier tc. lee?” "Oh, there'® no dunger from her,” gentler eyes. in contemning himself Forbes uta only y attempt @ weak him out of the 2,500 who re- her fatigue that he slunk away to hia jug) hyatertoat Wholosele, celebration get me with, Yes, he did! My awful ‘Yes, Perais, You haven't forgotten said Forbes, “She's married now.” he was commending himself, The le that @ git eloped ay. OWA room, of nothti joular, mother, of course, ie always conspir- her #0 soon?” ‘Tait shrugged his shoulders. “That'd best approach to @ human tribunal, woman proud | iaeethe her bi Ved tbe double-enveleped engr ‘The next day he set his seoretary to Paria an A"Longon were ike two ing to leave the Benator slone with | "Oh, no, of course not, But she when ® woman le most dangerous as toe diving, ls humble and con: fll work running dewn a berth KS ®& rival cireupen ing for the pub- me. Sends us drivin, Perse ing ian't here’ Young girls tied to their mother’s trite heart. e@ put out her hand to in her steamer, Byerything seemed to lie, wi ‘Well, ME * she with her bi satel are eno the him, but eq, did not see it; heset en sh sane Lora inom. bat ‘when ‘woman uns aft io find some one to Toad him fos seaieoaczanekanbuadibes THREES SEI ae Ogata A vue nee Es Ta Oe Fr - :