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marae) pale ” Phe Been ng World Daily Magazine: Priday: November 137 19146 The School Board Forty Years Ago 3%... By Robert = ~The Paternoster Ruby —: of a“Poor Man's” Adventures >= By Charles Edmonds Walk By Rupert Hughes fits Book cn the Stends Witl Coot You 91.25. You Got for 6 Comm, || conte CURR reens ote? we : home tn order an beat ghe could; she ell we what rou heard” rw paid him the tribute of outward de- lee (The New York Evening World.) > People Say? A Romance of New York Society and bi And all the while gossip wee busy wav rnevait Deopte began to entually eo my that somebody must tell WilKe, some day somebody might. Some day Wa: he might open a letter or overhear a "e careless word. to Capt. Forbes, nor he to love you. It ts @ simple question of duty.” ‘Duty ?”" ines by ‘ aa! & '. sry " veu his wife because of CHAPTER Xil. standing before a window filled with f “e. nd ber gayety, and both of them (Oratinned,) bread. Your duty says, stay there and y thereafter been hia bitterest enemies, ‘went on earnestly: starve. But it isn’t duty that lets because he knew and had aid too at the door? “Any woman may love People starve, It’s being afraid.” r j much, Friends who had merely q Tait put off all restraint of court- y gossiped behind thelr backe were re- a ,, Ber husband for @ Httle “Oh, I understand your creed. : 9 inatated to complete favor. as Ma nee while; or in rare oases for It's the creed of your set. You're not 4 i Q ‘ ‘One afternoon Persis came home service.’ oe » & lifetime, especially if he afraid of any risk. You fear nothing p from @ tango tea, where she had ‘Well, I won't have my howe | ents ‘her or is o drunkard.” Then Dut eelf-sacrifice. Your greatest hor- expected to meet Forbes. Through turned into an—an infirmary.” * nwo! sey “on enetract Tor, 4, dele bored. But youll sind . ‘ d Some wnlsunderstanding he had failed Crofts heard that and withered ‘her unwonted oral on that there is @ worse boredom ‘ to appear. This left her plans in @ ‘Your father never complained of aa, © gabjectd palied on her, She came i decided tangle. He was probably att.” Deck to the concrete instance with an ostracism. The very set that prac- Lae . trying to find her by teleph: He “You better then and jumped atrupt, “But, Harvey, Harvey, why {188 your theory 18 the most mercl- m Would doubtless call up the house. Quicker,” Wine shouted. . i a ie as “aaicaee che : . ‘Things were in @ mens t too, AB e old man, ‘answered erit-are be westing tase talkies pack of wolves ‘on the ancient romance in the \eervants’ unintended irony: “1 meant @bout love?” She bent over him, but one that falls or is quarters had resulted in ry ir, by gtowing old.’ he id not even look up at her, He wounded is torn to pleces by the S y between the second man nOL, act OUT” Wille onapped. t, and then they rush on again. the chambermaids. toh had — Crofts bowed and turned on Persie shook his head helplessly. r" Turvey_ rom that ; ° a pitiful look. Be gave him Lager bat bapoty ngs an watching “And fh a: ‘ud pos i arate, os bea or'eympethy, pot ted Tas tol “And so you w! me ra! a 1d be red. coat and bat. took ow-with terror the look on Forbere faltered 2 eto be_scrved an touching the back of. his hewe te Sane and her auawering amile. HO os poate senthy (hin wea teh : 2 usual, To compli- eyes and swallowing bard, as he eavily 8 feet; “thou; c , re nat ge a eeokat wee it freaka Harve: s - ore had resolved to away. i 0. ie yw wha' : _ “You've broken his rt yrould be. > ~ us oe 2 tgno it of bis espoinage, ee : \ time ta “he vowld “ane vas sent LJ ed, “Oh, it is wonderful to be to- : ‘ 4 @ long ath ‘toot : ought to be ashamed eer aa hc gal thn : sre aca tae dose eta conned © i “Wonderful bs peda sere ERSIS, forgetting that he # ) Crofts, the superanuated butler, selves—for ething or Si) eat tale’ case perwards was her enemy, leaped to ” y heirloom from Enalee's father. Crofts isn’t the only man on He was a little pale and weak, and he his ald with instinctive had long ago reached the age when broken heart.” he wae too venerable to wear the As Persie stared in von felt his heart laboring in his breast, womanliness. “You are il; js upusual mood Crofts came but he had at least one more good let me get you something.” und m ‘ou are wanted on {he ae ‘ Serves: sly “enmeshed, * though Tait straighter suuoelf with an family and . Bul ma‘am. The gentleman ge struggling, in Persis's gossamer web, effort, saying: “I'm ali .:sht now, ccctua pidorer gM Migs Bs sf, his name.” ain dad i ‘old n resolved to make the thank you. I mustn't let myself get San too muoh of an institution to dis ed sea eacuse me?” Bic: J nemant of excited, that’s all.” charge, and he eimply would not re- iirs, mnslee answered with © oud- se bpuhie formant: inrerniuete “I'L prove to you that I do love tire. den trigidity, “Ot course, but I'll met jon me a moment, Mrs. Enslee, him!” she said, laughing nervously. He was permitted to lag superfluous wait. Goo T"have an important communication «7, give him wp. He used to think ana cort of butler emeritus. At lar, he le tate secrets know. ey Houed: Forbes to an I was heartless and mercenary. He For three days Forbes was too new mountain of tasks for Forbes. remnant of honesty led him to de- from tho steps und then turned back correcting and directing wit! ining room, the library, where he shall go on thinking ao. It's awfully grimly busy and too grief-stricken to Mildred opted him as an elder tation on the ground of into the house. He found Pernis at vellous tact and an infallible spo! in a low tone, “Harvey, my boy, hard, but it is the one way I can feel more than a longing to see Persis; but Willie in- tho drawing room window. She had for the encyclopedic lore of the nice fusion. *pookéd up 4n tmaginary errand help him, isn’t it?’ an impossible desire without impulse ndiess interviews with ; declined to go. He joined her. Out on rt guest to be recognized “wille, I—it's very herd torfme tt you away from he The old man squeezed lim to achi it. ecutors, directors and ou had such a rotton time there the white edge of the lawn they could by his watery old ey: nd named by gay it. But I think you alow sat Forbes tossed his head at this hand in both of his. “It’s the one Forbes was so desperately lonely the officials in the Department of last spring,” he sald want to make sce the servants in a little mob staring his thin Ups was in itself a distine- too much 7 ave him power of at- to take care way. God bless you! And you won't One evening that he resolved to cail State. F up. There won't be any lilacs y at the pyrotechnics of an upward rain tion. eWillle ‘snorted. “Gaal of goed BD OD Bis ey OL Ma not nee hl nt upon Perais, even if he had to talk Forbes soon Yearned what the Am- but there'll be servants—and some- of sparks. To-day he was dilssfully happy. it does an American to ty emeele. ith all the vigor of to her husband. He was ushered into bassador’s hints as to his will had thing to eat.” “Pil put it the light. Wecan see The young upstart ants hed to manage his wife!” ald. 14." the Enslee apartment at the Hotel Forbes fi ff ” head 9 ead, though her goul. Th ught @ glimp: pt meant. A recent codicil fhad be- ‘orbes flung off his scruples, and better,” h flocked to the wedding, and he was “1 know, and Persts le very nid iF libs ood’ when he sata well, of Forbes. returned hur- Meurice. queathed to him c Promised to “motor up." The phrase y 6 protested; bu had called to the helm. When Persia saw gtrong,” Mre. Ensles faltered; Tad ou tledly. He was looking for her. She He paced the lavishly furnished ‘Tait's dead son was to sounded odd to his ‘ears, for he re- already found and turned the switch. him the door her heart melted, well, if anything happens, amended her promise: “Except to reception room of the suite and re- Forbes next, at his own request, membered the poverty of his firat They wore in a cavern of darkness, but it also sank. I tried to”"— tell him goodby. I've got to tell him #0lved to escape before it was too was granted six months’ leave of ab- Visit, when he went as a passenger wath 1 ty reddened. He“ obo’ ‘asked: 7 of an T foodby and make hin think I was /at8. ‘The thought of the cold lone- gence without pay “for special rec in Mrs, Neft's car. Filed ble Ware heee Abs UFEER Rad aiket caretal bel et Bey \Semlgvinn Se hanery of ia 3 ee only—only fooling him, haven't 1?" thee oak ania oe Nog Sere oe arch and experiment.” When ‘he spoke of his car Enslee him to turn the light on again, buthe “Only Mrs. Enslee, ma‘am,” Re What up?” é ’ The old mi triumph collapsed 100 Woranly forlorn: He sank into a off eprescarch was Into the comforts said: “By the Y fiyou're motor. refused. She moved to turn it on her- whispered, in his dry, cackling, deaf’ “Oh, not! ing—nothing . ain, out be could, not, Marner chair and clenched his hands together. WIMONE IADOE. Or Bent AEA AMOR TCHESHA RAPS one BOG ent Seitbd koe MeL eae tere, emer Had eg me BN a le! ., . ie “ A as Forbes at the door, Then he heard Persis's voice. It the sclatlon ob eoingthiig te nee Keltapaerine rasscinetbenina tee aia amctanee ee Mae ibee seee ae ong ecid thie much et Mast ppeared and drew the curtains behind them. and hastened to her devoira to made haste to get her business pretty ie a the Bee Paine Forbes had a car now. He had not — So Forbes brought Mra. Neff along, She could count the servants on the her mother-in- 7’ the elder Mre. Willie took it solemnly. “What oon p masking the doors to the room adjoin intended to get one, but after dodging and Alice. Mrs. Neff had much to lawn outside. were all there. Enslee was looking radiantly beauti- hurt a man worse ‘tan te Deve \ Waseme aud ‘all Erp erative beauty eelesmen for weeks o say of his wealth. And now that she She felt that it eafe to be alone ful in her white hair and her black ch his wife?” oe in ioe itis caine ane? Jay in ambush for him knew Persis to be out of the running, with Forbes, at least till one of the ‘Well, if that’s the way you Seal, “ . WN in i oe ° iarvey, won't you? Mm off for a ride—a demonstration she had evidently entered Alice for domestica should detach himself from w what I've sold. I'm @ 0) eae yey: myer $8 disguise. He was so captivated by the Forbes stakes. the group and move across the snowy falling about her. Hed fool woman. e Ep gets m ALY myself.” the 1915 model and the emlarged tho idea in the air, and he waa ex- sheet of white. P he: eastly. She called after Ghalbe SABRuA Ch eOIa Ana satin, he POWers it gave him that he capitu- ceedingly embarrassed. They watched in silence awhile the Forbes, “I'll expect you back as s00n you, Harvey?” was almost lost ink jumble of parcels lated and bought. He learned to He was embarrasted more by his leaping red geyser of the flames. It aa you have signed those—alleged “Rut you said”"— and toys and knickknacks. She had his own chauffeur; but this was @o arnval at the country home. The &teW and expanded till it formed a ‘i 3 ” “I'm sorry, Harvey. But I'm mar 100, “Writing addresses, and the inconventent at times that he was great hill was as bleak as the granite huge ember-mottled orchid with vast i telephoned you?” ‘Ambassador was jolted. ried now." fingers” she. gave into’ bis. were 2208 hiring a charioteer. And, bridge. The trees were shaggy with Petals trembling in the wind. y ‘The question took Perele by eut- ‘eould think of nothing to She was turning his own weapons smudged with ink. course, he never skimmed the earth snow. The house was part of the On the far-off roads they could ace prine. Pi watohed Forbes g0, then was befuddled with her “ gno gat like a Sultana, with her feet °F Sped through beauties of landscape winter, ae white as an igloo. The the long shafts of motor lights w “Since when thie eudéen esneem © “follow; noted that He repeated, “You told me curieg under her. She wore @ light ‘Nat ho did not wish for Persis at his statues were oddly distorted with ing like anten From all the in my affaire?’ “gad remembered the la ed me, that you were un- Conf 4 side. He had a better car thaa Ens- icles of anow; they looked very cold, of the region the nelghboss we “aren't your affairs minef ho leo's now. He could buy Persis the especially the Cupid in the temple hastening to the spectacle, huge night “That old slander of my race—as if pleaded; but she was ourt: ; r happy.” ¢ o’t neg yeu goabugt. 9 end you an foe—or YOUr "You ought to have known I was Suonelingly wimctve } costly, cory little runabout she a windy and forlorn white kionk moths drawn by the flaring lamp. Spanish women were all faithless!” "Indeed they're not. 1 don't ly. ‘ou'll excuse me, nderstood {t all and @n- Keoed with thinly vetled pique, “Til But @ would not su 3 " only fooling you. wanted; he could hire her fathe! where a naked child suffered exile, _ or a long, bilssful wh he fiame- But if it's Carmen for with questions.’ _ bits er r my husband?” Persls ‘4 Wie arm: and threw. oft Orme And hesam. and © foRd deal of chauffeur and Nichette. He could struck him as pitifully erate eee flower bloomed against the black Persis aald, Camille for France 4 ia treed te fle at such @ collo- thi “Harvey, Harvey, I fetchingly aw, D buy her groat quantities of clothes, the Enalee menage that love should Sky. At last it wilted and fatled and and Becky Sharp for England, and— humility. “Sometimes ‘4 er, please, Bit down, can’ I can't endure the “poy, rout Nei ianas up to his ips 284 he bad leisure for her entertain- be left out in the cold. rivelled. Then the servants turned who for America?” would take a litte more taterest.' thought of it. I can’t without end laughed as he kissed the smudge ment. But he had not her, nor the Persis received him now in her back to the house. Persis fied from ester Prynne, perhaps.” “You're ins ‘mood. jor. CJ ed this, With your love. I don’t care what happens. right to buy things for her. quajity of owner and housewife, with Forbes's arms to her own room, where ' F ‘Even “It's not very funny to me,” be ‘Fatt Bee t empertecchank youl” J never did love anybody else but fink. it was the first laugh he had Away trom her he found that time a fork of servants everpeters. "tin Nichotte found her apparentiy es: ypu Your, iausned Persie, mee groaned, é 5 ted himself as far as possible you, I never shall.” firat chuckle of rain after a drought, W4® softening his remorse without found her in the living room, tablished the past hour. ahe wee a grase widow, and t! “You'll feel better after dinner, ER a gy on the leather divan. Im- " His love came back in a wild wave. i+ brought moisture to his eyes. hardening his heart avtinst her. His*rounded by guests, chattering and Forbes waited at another window, was ao dull, and the preac ‘and let Brooks dress yeu.” mediately se rose, crossed the room, He seized her blindly, and bid “"at length, to avold the reefs of more Wealth was mockery, his leisure was lounging and sprawling. He had not 8nd when at last the motors cam “ eiipat eet to him. There was NO. blindly in his arms, sobbing: "I aM important talk, he asked her how she Mockery. His mind was hardly more geen her since he left her that mght Puffing back the homecomera were end Sing ner now, and Talt felt 1k@ so unhappy, so unutterably lonely! came to be alone, and what all the than & music ox eternally purling in Parts, too benumbed with cold and too eager ing for help. You must love me, Harvey, for I 10Ve jundies were for. She explained that One® little tune: “Persis—Persis— ne gave him her band and a few oF warming drinks to know or care sy wish you'd y, , CMling fotok ail the modulations of you. I love you.” she had been shopping betimes for Persis!” commonplace words, but their eyes Whether Forbes had been with them graciously. “You're @ picture, Al diplomacy and cut straight to the “They wer oblivious to their Christmas presenta, and had been And then Persis came back, asif his embraced and their lips were tremu- °F not. Any one who might have everybody says you are flirting dread : or Tait, why G00't peril as ‘Tr! and Isolde in the making the things rfady for the mor- longing had pulsed across the sea. lous with unspoken messages and un. ™!afed him would have supposed Bim fully with old General mb, aoe" 1 of the love philter. Only the row's samericah igail; Willie had She had no difficulty in persuadi given kisses, to be in one of the other cars. “T hope you don’t believe everg- at ber wit a curious [—I admire you immensely,” old Ambassador, who had hovered mutinied and gone vaudevilling; his Willie to return to New York. Her ma ‘The next day some of the guests thing you hear.” av he poet emazed. and she sahed! .., pear to, shield thelr farenell sew mas hed taken the English maid of felt positively footeore from travel. | apparent neglect of him g rode avec to see the reine, Fores “Only the worsk” CHAPTER XVI. apt. jon’t y' e vision wi un neighbor in tl ote a dance ey came up the bay on cue of ‘beh: ‘ an wi ¥en, Ta if he were my Own bolt. To hear of a scandal, to be co! the Red Mil; and Nichette had re- bhome-bound liner ber heart was be: feos ielnt wet aye ible amazement, w! H ‘vinoed of it is nothing to seeing 3 fused to miss her soldier's evening ing as if she were entering a 4d. right, out obediently, to mi flaming, to be @ miracl | ‘o murmur a word or two before one palace fire, proved in the enh wis Cutiemnaah don't you want me to see That comes like an exposure, out. room full of ghosts. As Go' OF’s of the numerous other guests Aree decency, a slap in the face. The Ata- “ghe implored him to postpone his Island was reached she studied it up and ruined the tete Sieg 74 light to have been a miserable with an army officer.’ fell into reverie of indefinite in life I have Dassador was furious with disgust. return to America; to follow the Am- again with a marine was od ruthlessly for a meetin ck, whose hollow shama and rotten had punctuated their chatter several duration. ous. 3 ‘Me'stormed into the room: "Can I bassador's body on a later steamer; She thought of the little homes of she pleaded for discretion above timbers the flames bad mercilessly It rang again. “Now, wh uration. rang, ‘believe my eyes? Are you both lost not to go, at least, on steamer the officers’ wives, the little garage- things. She reminded him of the great @xp0sed to public contempt, stark, Expecting anybody?" She gave a start of joy. Crofts weat | speech » ;my habit of foreseeing danger- to common sense? Is this your dis- mildred took—anything to escape the leas quarters where there must be nce betw tha éondit charred, cold, obscene. coxbinations and preventing cretion, Mrs. Enslee? Do you realize breaking of the rose chains where- eo much content, She wished to God their former ‘visit und tho nrosene, “it. was 20. beautiful while tt ‘where you are?” with she overcame even bis passion. that she were living in one of those with only @ few about them before, burned,” said Persis. ‘I can’t he- you wearing to-night?” Perais toppled out of Forbes'’s re- Nothing could move him from that little homes there. they had narrowly escaped discovery; eve it's the same. It was like @ dy of description was in- re Jaxed embrace, and spoke from & jast foothold on self-respect. If she had married Forbes she What chance had they now? wi! rose in the night; but in the terrupted by the incursion of Will third iteration. “If it is he, dhow Bim daze: “No—I forgot—I must be out ‘The triumph of love wound up in would never have caused the A Forbes was taciturn at the dinner, ‘aylight 1's hideous, it's revolting. t and his top hat in here.” He nodded and eet out @ got to fling into my by on his way to the door, @he checked him. “I'm expecting Capt, Forbes.” He got the name om the” t “to the-I belleve you said of my mind,” & war, a downright quarre), with all bassador's death; she would not have Mra. Neff could not provoke hi Look at the fraud in the building of again. She after him, ndehip,’ of a man who cares for Forbes came to her defense: “You the brutality of @ married couple. given Herself to Willie Ensles. She vivacity, She noted that Ms gaze the house—the rotton timbers, the in one of his most any ho called after Sm. Ft 5 her Harvey cares for you.” mustn't blame her. It was my fault.” and that came to an abrupt end with could not have had more unhappiness, returned conatantly to Persis, ghastly furniture in the back rooms! He vouchsafed his she ran to a mirror, preened here “Doesn't the Constitution, or the “No, it was mine,” Persia insisted. the tinkle of ® clock eounding the more joneliness and vain regrets. She that when her look came down the Forbes was about to say that their her a casual “Ob, Nello, madre self expectantly, and waited with |. ‘Declaration of Independence, or some- “But I couldn't help tt.” hour. Both of them blenched. It was would have dwelt tn Forbes's arms; board to him it softened strangel: passion had something akin to this, then turned to Persis look ‘ “ofhing guarantee everybody the right | “You are wrecking my trust wip Aa it rate fighting heard the Pell of she would have been his ail day ‘After dinner. ‘little. clause were But fa be raised his ayaa 1 hers he hat the devil has happened to took .0f Jor. Crotta, severnae. ama “to life, liberty, and the pursuit of’—— 0 HW the cat. long and ali the long nights. All this formed about the bil’ | saw that she ha eo -d the servants? Nobody to anawer the " oSw¥es, the pursuit!” Tait cried. “But wrath biased again. “But I'll break “you must hurry,” she gasped, past and horrible y out the filitard and poo! told her I was out?” s would have tables, the 4 tables, and fe Bhe shivered and said, “Let's get bell. Had to let myself in. Deuced Crofts ones. the Constitution do 's, guarantee Up this intrigue at any cost, even if «wile is long past due. eon @ true honeymoon. Love would danced the "Sheciaating te Beer with away from the place. nuisance unbuttoning coat, gettine mm, ‘ante Py nenigr My home.” ‘ it anybody will get Rabpiness, and I have to tell Enslee. y And he went. have been wealth enough. some new variation, Forbes and k ut, findine right one. What are T.said f was out to every one é teers lawn that ake away lite, seneeh Sae to his sleeve. “Ob, I AE cs 2 abe hed fold Alice ett, “Almost Persia danced together, and many CHAPTER XV. coming to? I'll fire that Dodbe é vy y rty, take away e A an: that we are not wu to eyes noted the perfect rapport of their dear, he gotting .: was in despair at dlunden ht to the pursult of hemine fo shook her loose, “Tam going o CHAPTER XI - a luxury.” She had learned the mood, the solemn joy they’ took in YER, 1 eopme Bae Duman Te setae te weer ae “But I love him,” she insisted, ‘and tell your husband what I saw.’ ORBES took the steamer be corollary, that almost any luxury be- the welded union, ingenuity been able to do. Wwaall caught to have. geo: py, 4 tie - he loves me with is his peers Some one EE et GOR BON SRY some F had planned to take, though one 8 poverty an Seen, 00, 058 ia “How well they dance!” was the vise a acheme of guardian; Mrs, Enslee; “but Willie has no sense : apy, I presume’—the coming sorrow or ' nh battles with used jt. eo was miliar i: mment; but the thought of obligation to his employees.” east ite shadow over her already-— Willie Enslee stumbled at the sill and be Bad suc! with aplendor. She hungered for & was, “How congental they seem?!” = ahtp that human ingenuity °F 1) Rored the suggestion and raged o ar his recalcitrant heart that Y 1d not thwart. Seeing i ~ “gome day, no doubt, he'll find some- spoke with a blur: “Pershish, itsh Mfe of little comforts. The word ly aft 3 cowl on, “Well, Dobbs isn't our only ser- ody he loves: more, and he'll marry time we were dresshing for d-dinner.” he did not feel safe till the ‘cozy grew magically beautiful, oitement” RET nie Taare em Hund, that @eraglio walls, and yashmak, vant, js ho?” her. Ho can have anybody now; but Tait looked at him in disgust, then tender at Cherbourg put away from | She had not been long ashore be- ing was on fire. The guesta crowded and bow-strings, and scarlet letters, explained; “but you ‘when he came to me he was poor; he at Persis and Forbes, wh st: ©OW- the ship and left him no opportunity fore she learned the new etatus of and jostled at the windows. #ome- and pillortes, and divorce courts, and ng the housekeepel fheeded money. But I also n ing with suspense. The old man Forbes. It wae Mra. Neff who told body proposed that the: to th money! ‘Things have changed; money shivered in an agony of decision. °f return. per, teonting her with having Jumped toone of the Diase., The irresisttule RosMp® have failed to scare fidelity bride Tek to fing you at homes ‘Bas come to him, as it always comes, “Mr. I must tell you"—— Equally disconsolate was young into the marital noose with Willie fascination of a burning building at !"to the disloyal, perhaps the modern Wille ‘So eweet of you to too la! But that's no reason for He could not force his tongue to the Stowe Webb, who bad lost hie post too soon. Might was indifpement enough. Mot- honor system is as good as any. But he laid off his things and Tobbing me of my chance for a little task. The fierce effort broke bim. with his chief, and who wasinapanio _ She had not been fong ashore before ors were telephoned for from the dis- the honor system ts not infalltbl ‘while of happiness, And you mustn't He wavered. A sudden languor in- . she met Forbes. And once more it tant : hi bal -Zoh, you mustn't rob film of. the vaded him, His muscles turned to Of Uncertainty, But Mildred, on her way willie who brought her Into his for’ Staim’ “Totrewe eur” as nae Und not all the spies of Mra. Grundy on a chair, “except up- uppose that's why my man fel’ when I told him he'd ppiness I could give him! Why sand. He crumbled into. @ heap. first day of calm, reverted to habit presence: Drought up. and he was Invited into °4n coerce from without those who rt addi . He'll Bpouign't we be happy in our own ® 3 bd }) fe ¢ i a and begaa to save thought, of, the Forbes was now a member of several Enalee y Hie climbed in, but climbed Gre not coerced from within thelr own ae \ ut ty throat while ‘he ty dust! of others, She aske @ of the more important clubs. Willie in to get an extra wrap fo; hi leh hi 14."" malt hesitated; then answered aor follo the death Ambes- of his plans, and, learning of his hope- met ‘him rm one of them, and asked Mra. Neff. A maid had tiveady run Roar ple be to spy on Forbes 5 “That's cheertuit Waald Perais, ;_ “There are ten thousand rea- lor Tait, Capt. Forbes found no lessness, immediately begged him to him to join @ crowd he waa inviting for it, and by the time he returned people Degen ey “What rings you home from the Neff out he let ; Mra. Enslee, I'll give you the chance to see Mrs, Enslee, Thelr act ae ber own secretary—“at an in- up to the country place. thé carg hed all gone. and Persia, @tub #0 early? It's euch an unusual Crofts pro that F to you most meoting would have been perilous. of salary because of the extra Forbes's heart began to knock at He Mood regretting boyishty the Persis, like enother Guenevere, honor.” : was not at home but moe ‘You're to get found Ambassador had received his Coo od his breast at the t of being with I to go to a justified herself to hereelf, rte, "_ something I dida’t Itke— im any Pe . death ctreke tm thelp prseenes. 2 aritves ta York terncht & Persie again ta the atom + fn Be aioe Gamente With op ene sists she best 7 Seas, 4