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# = arttr A New York Story of Two { Women’s Love for One Man r q (Conyright, 1016, by J, B, Lappineott Company.) CHAPTER I. The Daring Adventure. ONY ADRIANCE was the only son of Anthony Adriance sr, the paper multi-millionaire, whose huge factory scarred the New Jer- woy shore below tho Palisades, Wherefore, Tony at twenty-six had more money and more leisure than were wholly good for bim, }ie employed too much of his idleness In carrying on a perfunctory and wholly innocent love affair with Lucille, the wife of his former chum, Fred Masterson. Tho affair was quite free from actual] guilt; and Tony was be- @inning to tire of it, when he suddenly learned that Lucilie intended to di- voree her husband and to marry him, Also, that his own father was in the scheme, The chief reason for the boredom which had lately encompassed Tony _ When he was with Lucille Masterson consisted of a pretty, dark-eyed girl, Elsie Murray by name, whom he had casually met as she was sitting on a Riverside Park bench with a chubby child at her side. Tony was not in love with the girl, or {f he was he did not know it, But ‘he began to realize how he had been wasting his life, and ho longed f0F the taxicab rolled on bonrd the broad, spuethis better. iis Nag = unsavory-smelling boat. When the sie did not slacken when, on craft started, the vibration of the en- chance visit to the Masterson nur- gine sent a throbbi: he found ‘one was ‘Locili's @ throbbing sense of depart- very, he foun nia Ure through Adriance such as he nursery: sovernees, ease ho} ‘eee never had felt in starting a Euro- looted little’ eon, Molly. pean voyage, This time he could not ‘with Lucilic meant a break Teturn. He was humbly grateful for! with his father. Tony realized that, Mlsie'’s silence, which permitted his And he went into the matter with bay can open eyes, Then he hired a ridiculous | ae Jersey side their eab slowly looking red Gothic cottage in New teen 7 Pe ed the dark ferry house, Jersey, about two miles back from the Wen plunged out into a sun-drenched Palisades and prepared to take his j5), ‘Bae Modyhicina) blithely up to the bride thither, cutting loose from all (08 Mdgewater hill, They left the old associates. a shipping behind, presently, The ‘Hisie demurred at marrying tim, {Unleht gilttered through the woods knowing he did not yet love her. But jar BUI) clothe the long, rampart- her own love for him was so deep and tne pustones along the summit of "They were married at 2 o'clock one AWel¥e Dancing Princesses, only in- autumn afternoon. The wedding stead of silver and diamonds these $a ctrureh, at Elsio Murray's desire, {feo® displayed the red of cornelian There were mo objections on the ang proms, °f,topes all set fh soppor y a o 4 he nig Glergyenen’s part. raed as Mra, Pefore had littered the ground with Manterscu'e nurse, she simply was an (06 Spolls of Lady Autumn's jewel. Yoknows gil. And she did not in yor fre alr was epicily swoet and q@hy way siggest that Mr. Adriance “pie village on the first Prey SET ne ot murcly approved ills had been dingy and poor. Here of bor in this new role. He liked her SPove on the heights winding up the dark blue suit with its relieving White [one spacew betweon “ivic leaned oe at throat and wrists, and her small the window, h : he a ie leaned at hat with @ modest white quill at just 5) dow, her wide eyes embracing het wistt angie And sho. wore the aI, hartanoe leaned back, seeing , Spanish heeled, small shoos . aan oe cosine, She had told him she ate {axicad stopped, nevertheless, was from Louisiana and had Creole a signal before a little red cot- Blood. “Spanish effects wore becoming “Ae Het far back from the road. to her. He noticed how. lenge nat increaulons pha pag ‘eur queried, with y eyes were When she lifted them “7 " Me clean aeneary laskem threw shad- He renee nee at the man’s face, ows acrosa them, ashe had once seon “HOW MuchT) | fines of shadow fle across o little lake *.,n'e, t¢il pointed Elsle’s) warning, y. He fa Maine on an eueiian day. 1° His spirits mounting again, Adriance happy A Pondered, tre could not tell what “nswered the rebuke by catching her she was thinking or feeling) im tcthie nie te ie marr! . he and the Sin veRHCGn! notice went to ia there anyiting nade? the NOWSPAPErS! si, caver Murray te “Oh, yes. I—" he looked askance at authony Agrunce fer by. the Ker. Dr Yam her, “I bought things, at a shop in Huyden, at St reer Sent toe 90 dare Fort Lee, early this morning, I sup- It ee ne . pose they're all wrong. 'Rivnen they atood outside, 19, th ao warn, ‘ap enchanung In ita awe, sparkling autumn erin woe maternal raillery and indulgence that Adriance asked her Set use won. 4 heart melted, within him. And “Where are w ? then, as tumbled with the key, dered, in her soft, blurred speech (hat sho took from her handbag @ book Adriance recognized as of the South. and a email giass bottle, and gave Her middle name had caught bis at- them to him tention alwo, There once had been & — “What--?" he maryelled. Governor of Louisiana called Galvez; = “Don't you know?" she wondered New Orleans had a street named for at him. ‘Where was you done him. raised, man? Don't, you uhow there. But he was not thinking of an- is no luck in the Ouse unleas the cestry now. He looked doubtfully at be unas caret d into it are the bible his companion, In spite or ol essed bearing he was sufferi ivy ) fou Perribie excitement and a tearing con- bag ort tehgear) Wty IDRIS Chara, Joi flict of will and desire. He was suis the other,” he divided the cere: neutely conscious of 8 Aoality, Uy seid od cel what had been done; and one part 0! aha: denied buletin: cou him wished it undone. He thought would carry the ee Rees sen of his father and Lucille as a man in make the lawn, I’ will take che in @ confusion of remembered pilc- galt, because I ehall keep the hearth.” tures, conceiving their future attitude “"s they went in, he oddly sobered by with the exaggeration of his unrea- the dignity she laid upon him. soning sense of guilt and belated re- ‘There were only two rooms on the gret. He felt himself in bonds, and ground floor. The one into whfeh the instinct of escape gripped and they stepped was large and square, shook him, But he kept himself well with a floor of brick faded to a mellow in hand. Tuscan red, and walls of soft brown “Where do you wish to go?" he plaster, A ‘brick fireplace was built temporized, withholding his own against the north side; the furnish- wish. It becane him to consider her ings comprehended two arm chairs, @ first, now and hereafter. sewg TOUNd Sheraton table and china She shook her head. closet, a tall wooden clock, and four “Tf follow you,” she reminded him: yag rugs in red and white. In one quite simply and gravely. “Where corner, modestly retired, a plain deal would—it be easiest for you? You table supported an oll cook stove, with spoke of going out of town; perhaps an air of decent humility and shrink- that would be beat. T think, It seems ai CHMARCATER CR OnSO, to me, that we should start as we ‘ond revealed & bed chamber, mean to go on,” .,. also rag-rugged, furnished with a "Yes!" he exclaimed eagerly. She, noble meagreness, but displaying a had offered him his inmost desire; in four-posted bed of carved and time- his gratitude he caught her hand, darkened ash. Elsie took a long, full stammering in the rush of words r= jook, then regarded her husband with leased. “Yes, If you will go, I have widening eyes. @ house--our house. Let me tell you. “Anthony, where did you buy them? Yesterday, after meeting you At and what did you pay for them?” Masterson’s the night before: I was “No one within his memory had evor ‘at the limit. I had to keep out of calied Adriance by his unabbreviated doors and keep moving, or t9 name. It cume to him as part of this pieces, Well, T took a long drive; new life where he was full-grown across the river, I went, perhaps be- man and master, And ho welcomed cause you were always looking OVe? the frank comradeship with which there as if it were some kind of & she used It, without a sentimental af- fairyland. And on the way back, On fection of shyness. the road along the Palisades, T sow “Ata little placo with a sign ‘An- the house, It was--I stopped and tiqyes,'" ho confessed. “I had passed wen’ in. It looked like a place YOU it jn the car. [ thought they might had made @ picture of. I can't €x- qo as well as new things, since we plata what J » but T sat down nave got to economia. I never there and thought thingse out. ey bought any furniture before; if they won't be angry! I bought it. Not won't do”—— that I was so sure of you! You see, “‘wphey are perfect.” The mirth in if you refused to take me, 1 know ner eyes deepened. “But you had bet- Thad money enough to buy Atty liK® tan jet me help you, next tlme we it for a whim. And if you would 415, economically, Hadn't we bettor comm, it was the house ner glance, build a fire, frat, to drive away the rhere Wi a a 4. ol ° era. nie MT aartenliir comprehension and: chill? Oh, and is there anything to He did not know, but he found the t cordial willingness. ‘eos **itn the cupbourd over there; every ‘Let us go there,” she agreed. “I thing the grocer could think of,” ho should like that best o: ito the eld meekly. "I'll go get anything Reanimated, he put her in else you say. Virst, though, I'll run taxicab, gave the chauffeur Mia directions, and sloved | the door Son to he ante Gas DNEg in our upon their first wedded so! 8. ma? a Pp t ReBut this ta one of the things We go pee jan ON oy lover asked must not do,” she told him, bringing me it I could cook.” the relief of humor to the situation, “Can you?” Ey “We must not take taxis and let them = wait) and see. What re wait for us with a price on the head of thought of the oil stove?” m each moment, It 1s more than ex- — “The antiquarian'’s wife, She said travagant; It is reckless. the fireplace was more bother than it He laughed out, surprised, was use and suggested stuffing it with "So it Tam afraid you will have to keep the draughts out.” a lot to teach me.” ‘Well, we will #t ” “Yes,” she assgmed the burden. she declared.” A Yh sin. Oe “Yes.” They butit the fire; or, rather, Adri- ‘They rode down to the ferry, and ance built it, aided by the girl's tact- The’ Evening. World Daily zine, Monday, February ¥%,'.1916 IF YOU SHOULD LOSE YOUR What would you do? It's safe to say you wouldn't — follow the same strange course as did the hero of THE LAIR OF THE SUN DOGS By BERTRAND W. SINCLAIR THIS WILL BE NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL IM THE EVENING WORLD It Is a Love-and-Mystery Romance of the Frozen Nort The author also wrote “Nerth of Fifty-Three” and “ Roaring Bill Wagstaff,” which were so pepu- lar with Evening World Readers. “THE LAIR OF THE SUN DOGS” Is: Perhaps His Very. Best Novel Maga ' By Maurice Ketten ON JOHN . HE WiLL You, T'S Good EXERCISE > THE Re WAY To LEARN STEADY. THERE! STAND STRAIGHT GET UP ‘You ARE MELTING THE ICE @ square deal; be will ha: valuable chauffeur, one who can drive a racing machine if required!"* She disclosed two dimples he had reviously observed. id from the challen; and she rose hastily to clear away the flames were roaring and leaping, she sent him to the nearest shop where lamps could be purchased, the trifling question of Cardinal's robes, a Chinese a Spanish bride's To be kept in @ red drape chamber, in Queen Elizabeth's time, was believed to cure beauty of the smallpox without a scar. Last is the color of the heart. “Lord, keep our heart’: paraphrased Adriance soberly, “I am not clever like you, but I know red is the color of your own jewels. He caught her bands across the “Have you forgotten what stones were likened to the value of @ 6 woman? Elsie, byny bird I can, will give you—not diamonds or fr . Rubies, for to-night.” Neither of the two was given to continued sentimentality of speech. But the deep happiness, the shinini wonder that still dazzled them foun: expression in plans for this new fa- ; mere euggestio 1 of the houre or t their leisure together. fa much discussed book, and he prom- {sed to read it aloud to her. “{’ve always wanted to read alou put I never found any one who woul listen,” he told her ove! jam and coffes. You can embroider and tounded at himself, appalled b: degree of selfish abso: she had given him of her understand- her warm companionship, tact and heartening cheer- exacting nothing—and he had Oh, yes, he had taken! Troubled by his silence, mounting in a vivid sweep, the girl tried to turn aside from his approach, “We must have a@ little cat,” she essayed diversion. kittens? Purrs should go wit ling logs. Not an Angora or a Per- sian; just @ puss; Her voice died away. and firmly Adriance had taken her into his arms. “I've made a bad beginning,” he made grave avowal. how much I need to learn, And I don't deserve my luck in having you to teach me.” She rested quietly in bis arms, as if conceding his right, but she did not look at him. She was very supple and soft to hold, he found, There breathed from her a fresh, faint fragrance like tie clean scent of just fodils, but no perfume thyt he recog- individual even in lit- He wondered what she was thinking. The uneven rise and timed curiously with the pulse of his heart, as she leaned there, and him unreasonably. her to movg; warmth and content were flowing into him. Content, yet Suddenly, he knew; a man confronted with a blaze of Nght after long grop- Mra, Adriance— urried back from the vil- lage, the need of light was becoming Dusky twilight came early here under the edge of the hills, Climbing the steep Adriance looked across the violet~ tinted river toward the chain of lights Adriance had lived and idied. ready he knew bimself removed, al- ed; he was interested in keeping road, Anthony “Let them stand,” he commanded, There she was firm in rebellion, ey compromised on “We must have a dog, too," he do- cided, when all was neat once more. He glanced about the fire-bright room with a proprietary air. will not eat your kitten.” ith @ nice watchdogs “With anything you abruptly and drew her to him, suppose J had mtesed you? What a poor fool night Wi of me? Why as I deserve?” She smiled with the delicately- mocking indulgence he was learning to know and anticipate; it sat upon her youth with so quaint a wisdom. rhaps 1 am, or will.” “I believe now thet I loved you froin . T know that [ kept about you and consider everything from the point of view fancied you would take. sudden anxiety—"you do not regret coming with me, Elsie? you thinking of, fust now, when your You looked" —— hope his new nuree will play with him, and cuddle htm. Very quietly must keep on, Ife had set a barrier blocking retreat: he had taken a wife. He opened the brown door of the shabby little cottage, and stopped. The fire on the hearth had settled rosy steadiness, the room with its glow and starting whadows that tapestried the simple place with an airy brocade of shifting patterns, the room stood the round table, robed in white and guy with the antique whop's ware of blue-and-white Wedge- The perfume of coffee and fra floated on the The fire snapped at inter- “T am learning to a warm, na for the com- he pleasure of She mentioned don't you take It out ion't you mal In tho contre of grance of good of her breast spirits, and a tea-kettle was bubbling the furious enthusiasm of all It was the room of his fanoy, the unattainable home that Isie had pictured on the first even- ing he had spoken to her out of his She heaped scorm “pmbroider!” “Let ine inform you, on the word, sir, that there will be a hem and napkins, have only, one tablectoth, has @ frightful border, with fring Blue fringe? And the taing at the windows, shall sew and listen.” oa Well, #0 long as you listen!” | H ghted a cigar and lean an - Ne ae Hittle hands you the fact affected true tea-kettles, He did not want Do you know we re are no cur~ . Embroider? 1 stood beside hearth, Elsie? He never had seen her But then, he scareoly had cept in tha severe he cried, his votes sounding great amaze- seen her at all black of a nurse's livery. She had morely taken off hor jacket, now, although he did not realize the Her soft white blouse rolled away from a round, full throat pure in color and smoothness She was no sylph-slim beauty, but a deep-bosomed, fashioned with that curve and outline loved, but which Fashion now dis- approves, Her mouth, too, curved in generous, womanly softness; @ thin line nor a round rosebud dark hair rippled of itself around ner Her fidelity touched arm sense of proiniwe for “You, | have taken you from him. But, we left hie his “Elsie! Elsie She looked at him then, putting her two little hands on his breast and forcing herself back against his arm that she might read his face. would have it so, compelling her sub- arvel that had mas- tered him. What the church had es- saved to do was done, now. Anthony Adriance had taken a wife T love you," he repeated, tnarttcu- late still with wonder, his lips against “Why didn’t you tell me? hia own future She spread them out on the table and seriously contemplated ther Southerners you ever notice tt, even with the m Down in Louisiana moat of us h some French or Spanish blood. mine have not been do-nothing hands, and I think they show tt a little bit, He stopped her, with a sudden dis- memory of certain wax- wax-smooth and useless laid hold on his Ife “7 hope that mine may soon T thing. Po-morrow 1 will try to become a wage-earner, and start a pay envelope to bring you.” . Am T one of the Idle t is, our grocer tells me Chauffeurs are badly needed at a cer-, tain factory near the foot of the hill. 1 think I should rather drive a motor truck than pilot a private car, open doors and touch my cap.” She nodded agreement "Yes, of course. ‘The allusion brought a constraint. ‘The word: spoken, Adrtance flushed woman and turned bis ashamed yes away from the girl, “You did not take me from Holly Eleie hurriedly corrected, terson discharged mission to the sirl-woman, rich fulness of that artists once me night before 0 go to-day anyhow.” y?" T love you." He never forgot that she met him no mean reminder She took his sur- rendor, and set no price on her own Her lips were fresa as a cup lifted for good and simple he thought her kiss was to the touch what her eyes were to the gaze, and tried clumsily to tell her so. When they finall: delayed supper, need of repairs. Sho hesitated. “Sho came to the nursery door while you were speaking to me. cused mo of--of flirting with her of being—an {mproper per- that almost had of bis tardiness, His entrance caught her off guard No surprised herself in her eyes, be- fore she masked feeling in guyety. And he saw a wistful, frightened girl whose trembling excitement matched “It in all over, It does not matter, But that was how T knew she did not send you away, Of courae she said nothing to teil me; But, you see T knew so much already; and when I saw she Jealous even of your speaking remembered the that meal was And because now Adriance would not suffer the width of the room between himself and his wife, he insisted in aiding her in the ying matters ine o'clock had been The latching of the door behind him ended tht brief instant of revelatiag. At once she turned to him the cordial comrade's face he knew, “Dinner is served,’ she announced ‘At least, it is waiting in the have hot biscuits, » a fifty-eighth The silence continued long. were thinking of Lucille Masterson. As if sho feared the man's thoughts Elste shrank away from her husband's the movement He regarded her with a whimsical unnoticed by eyes clouded doubt, a creeping chill extinguished when they sat down to table, lighted me a There is no by the new Iamp shopped at @ grocery, air adore canned t, because y¢ to be exact, it is not a fac- It is one whose t hi ce Tt had a sarnet sory unfamiliar to Us. sign you often have viewed from the aristocratic side of the Hudson, and it is the property purchaser received of Mrs, Adriance. She delivered an impromptu lecture on the subject. as the light glowed il aalenoce and illumined her, ind it. , 18 the color of life, It was the color of the alchemist's fabled the compliments Adriance spoke first, breaking at once the pause and the barrier, must have been like She would have left “I never tasted one,” he slowly re- plied, putting down the packages he aq brought, without taking bis gaze “Well, you bought six tins of them,” she shrugged. He made no pretense of replying, moving across He was remembering that she was a bride, who by her can. fession loved him, and that he had given her nothing except the gold ring Red compelled by custom; not a caress, not a flower, even, to speak of tender- neps and reassurance, of Mr, Anthony s ey this—ike ws. Fred, left him down and ov new man; and she his wif Disgust was in his volce, wondering Ho pressed his own wife bard against dragged her arms from the hold that bound them, and impulsively clasped then about his neck offered caress. “Ia, 1s that—safe “Why not?" he wondered. haven't broken any laws, have we? ‘The worst he could do, if he wanted melodramatic, would ut he will not. place, why should he second, he knows a trifle more about of Patagonia than h knows about the men who drive h' I don't believe he has been in thia factory for ten years, New York is bis end, And I'm giving him to do somethin, cauldrons, because if the ruddy Image he to fire me. formed on the surface of the brew, the bubbling liquid was Indeed true elixir of youth and tmmortality, is the color of da’ of a fireside; of bright blood, poured splendidly for a 008 daintily glimpsed in a girl’s blush, cried, flercely glad in her triumph. “Anthony, you were thinking that?” Ho was aa- He stooped his head to meet her glance; standing together, they looked into each other's eyes. CHAPTER Il. Andy of the Motor Trucks. HH man behind the wicket leaned forward to suryey the man outside, The gate- keeper at the main entrance to Adrtunce’s waa the prey of @ double vanity that kept bia at- tention alert; he was vain of his own position and of his ability to judge the positions of other men, This was his mental iron work, and he had brought his bobby into it with his firet day there, He delighted in difficult sub- jects now who Daeffled @ easual in~ spection, It was, therefore, with an air of, bored certainty that he classified this morning Visitor at a glance and set- tled back on his high stool. directed, briefly, but respectfully. “Boy there will take in your card, 1 understand chauffeurs aro wanted here,” said the visitor, his gaxo dwelling on @ poster $ORarMeetoct uitlxed to the nearest will, The gatekeeper stared, “T guess 60?" —— “Ig the office the place where I should apply for such work?" “Trucking department; turn left, down basement, Mr. Ransome,’ vouchsafed the chagrined concierge, blatant a mistake had not offended ie pride in years. He turned in his seat and craned his thin neck to watch the stranger swing blithely away in the direction Indicated. “Chauffeur! he muttered. “Walks as if Adriance’s was his private age an’ he was buildin’ himself @ better one around the corner! Hope Ransome throws him out! Rut Ransome of the motor-trucks was in urgent need of men and dis+ ysed to bo more tolerant. Moreover is sensitive vanity had taken no hurt that morning. But he looked rather closely at the applicant, nevertheless, “Used to chauffing private cars, aren't you?” he shrew “Yes,” admitted Adriance, "1 thought so! Whero was your last place?” “1 Grove for Mr. Adrienee, junior,” ‘was the grave response, The man whistled, “You did, ei? Why did he fire ” “He left New York for the winter without taking his machine along. “Did he give you a reference?” "T can bring one to-morrow, or T can go get it now, if you want me to etart work at once, I haven't it with me.” I forgot it would be needed.” This was unusual, and produced a pause, Kansome studied his man, and od what he saw. jarried?” he shot the next routine avention. “You.” “Anything against you on the police records? Accidents? Overspeeding?” otbing.” can see you don't drink. You know Jersey?” “Not so well as New York, but weil h to Dick up the rest as 1 go ‘Well, it's irregular, but we're shorthanded, Give me your license number so I can verify that, Bring your reference to-morrow, and If it is all right-———-_ I'll take you on to-day on trial, Wait; 1 give you your card.” The inquisition was safely past Adriance siniled to himeelf as he watched the superintendent fill out the card that grudgingly permitted him to earn his first wage, He was intoxicated, almost bewilderéd by his own lightheartedness, His body was stul tired and beaten after the miger- able conflict from which his mind had resiliently leaped erect to stand re- Jolcing in the sunlight, To-day he could have overcome a trondred til chances, where one had yoked him yesterda: “Nam came the crisp demand trom the man writing. “Anthony Adriance.” “What!” The superintendent's head came up abrutly, “Why—what con- nection —— “Poor relation,” classified Adriance coolly. He had anticipated this, but he could not have endured the furtive discomfort and risk of a false name. “All rich men have them, I suppose.” His indifference was excellently done. The superintendent nodded ag- quiescence “I suppose so; must have been queer, though! What did young Adrtance call you? Did he know?" “Oh, yes, ‘Andy’ is a noncommittal nickname.” “All right; here is your card.” Mr, Ransome watched the new em. ployee cross the floor, with a medi- tative consideration of the uselessness of the shadow of the purple without ita comfortable substance; but he was not espectally surprised after the first moment. Kew wealthy men trouble themselves abot the distant branches of their families, and babies are fre- quently named after them by hopeful kinsinen. At the rend of the subterranean chamber where trucks rolled in and out, piloted by weather-beaten chaut- feure and loaded with heavy pack- ages and bales by perspiring porters, a ttle man in @ derby hat and shirt sleeves was in command. With him the matter passed still more easily for the stranger. “What's your name?” he shrilled in a peculiarly flat treble volee, across the uproar of thudding weight, rofling wheels and pantiug machinery, “An- dy? Well, take out No. 35. Mike, Mike! Whore is that~-that Russian? Here, Mike, you are to go with No, 36, A‘ Bring your truck tn for its load and get your directions from the boss here, Andy. Report when you get back.” “I know,” announced Mike, seventeenth year in the cage of orna- compre! jon, A motor trudie ia Nor Pertinent of « arse profen- ent of a fac’ sional in its courtesy. Tony AdriaDes “Orica door to the right, str,” he Any) iy rth at ¢: with @ humor of their own en When Tony stailed his unfamtitar motor there was muoh wnpol: expense, but also hor sum down to crahk the machine for him, and another sprang jo the new man and gave him # score of valuable hints in a dozen terse sentences. When he finally drove up the incline into the street, he found that Russian to havé a complete reey City river otherwise blank in- Proved as willingly witticlam at hi up to the seat Joverely wounded In his self-esteem. Mike appeared map of the Jé engraved on his tel gence and emMficient a guide the factory. were more numerous than the novice had an- ticipated and the work hard things were more than offset unexpected comradeship hi All day, amid the events, the thought warm at tho core of his love was matched onl: wonder at the thing whi fallen tim. The exultation of suc coasful escape was stro! complicated prob! simple mind detes guidance of other people, He and Elsie were alone as no dis< tance around the world could have He had come to a place in life where he was not governed, but master in A heat of pride had bu answ superintendent's question, Decidedly he meant home and the factory ventufe, If possible, On hs first trip he mad: to stop at a stationet’s, wrote for himself steady press it of his wife from lems his innately ited, above all, fron hig own rigtrt. his a Oreo tae 4 signed by Anthony Adriance Jr Cy nave ‘amused him; he found himself childishly ready to be amused. Whe t the truck in from the last the day he presented this etter to Mr. Ransome, who rae4 atid returned it with @ nod of canten!, “AIL right; to-morrow at sever,” |e said briefly. He ached in every unace muscle bent to toll when he strove up the hill at dusk, But he was no that than a boy on his first day camping—it was part of the sport, Becauso he was learning unselfi ness he felt more anxiety as to how Elsie had got through the day. House- work in the rather primitive cottage was a different thing from caring for Holly Masterson pink-and-guld find her discouraged, tired--perhaps He smiled audacious con- fidence in his ability to caress her into good humor, but he wondered rather uneasily whether his would support a maid shoula Pls: demand one as necessary. utterly unused to the practical portionment of money. new curtains the lighted windows of ¢ little red house, As he turn ridiculous plank walk he saw a very diminutive kitten seated on the win- dow-s!|| inside washing its face. And then he heard a fresh, smooth voice singing the drollest little air he ever had heard in his musical a minor grotesquerie distinctive as ¢ flavor of bouillabaisse orleanais. door and his w ross the bright flushed with fire heat, dainty fi her and white ruffled arrested with a tureen uplifted in her litte hands. Perhaps she had doubted how he would come home from that firet day For just a moment they reassurance from each other's eyes; then Adriance wag across room. j ‘Put it down or I'll spill it!” ‘Sir, this is a soup ex! Would you overturn your supper?” “Yes, for this,” said Adriance, and Kiseod her soft mouth. “Anthony, ean one be teo happy and offen, the fates?” his day's woul more affectit “Woe can go on and on, and nothing will happen?” . “Please God!" sald Tony, with perfect yy ees is not & won adventure now; it ia just life?’ “Of course. I say—I wish that van, driver could see me last utcher gave me the kitten.” “Ot ‘course hee dia a ree give you all he had, w should I know? | onenne, byt ouig And. a A wer , ey march in and.out of ead. ‘Our dinner {6 spoling, Mr, love you!" dislike you!” she mocked bim | (To Be Continued.)