The evening world. Newspaper, May 18, 1916, Page 14

THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916. Y e catch any blunder, Will you do it?” she oried hysterically. “Go From the jirst Ruth treated her in @ financi deal { am putting see 3 it, ioe answered, re- my mother’s house this minu husband with open contempt. She gh od As I'm anxious to make a luctantly, after a long pause. never se6 you agnin as long as | «nesred at his vancing age, at his it with him, will you please dine in "Tt a quite safe, it we play it well,"’ live!” gross Beainesss ac bis poorish mate Your roomer Ruth, hating her husband more and more Kendrick asmured her. “And we shall, “Ruth!” he gasped in horror, “I ners. She had a genius for finding “Certainly, dear,” w#he answered every day, was forever planning new tor- By the way, I'm invited to dinner and obeyed your own wish, You"—— meekly; and Kendrick turned quickly to apend the evening of course. I'm ° “Mr. Blair” sald Mir Alden, who Ootwiten he Ges eon settle end SWAY to hide @ grin. ments to harass him. Kendrick had wilfully going to do it, anyhow. I'll see this had followed him into the Mbrary, polding them up to her vitriolic mock- |For he knew she was never meek An interesting Series of Pathe Photoplaye Now Being Presented at the Leading Motion Picture Theatrée in Greater New York. “Novelization By Mrs. Wilson Woodrow ;: aeqseen™ooaaossors Story No. 3 “THE TANGLED WEB” " ou e ruth- matter out. you'd better go, I heard your con- ary. She made his home lifoa hell, except when she was planning trou- robbed her of her sweetheart. In on The third seri A half hour later, Blair havt gone temptible bargain with Mr, Kendrick. Pe ble for him, He wi ually certain of a lee of separate stories home, Huth cuine back into tetiving {uth will never forgive you, nor shai ,So¢, insulted the men he most Pie for him. tle was equally cere less blow he had changed her from a simple, dealing with the commission of crimes inviting judgment upon both actual guilt and real responsibility. wished to please, She was warmly S8® would not ial to men he hated, She encour. Ne With the object of ridiculing him loving, laughing-eyed girl to a vindictive, d hor servants to alight his wishes, (M4,0f making his guest have a most heartless woman. And she was making would often refuse to attend the * room, Mr, Kendrick stili sat by the I. Please le: fire. Mre. Alden was busy at a desk “TN gy." 1id Blair dumfounde by the window. At first clance gs ed cut to qu K we tbo ip § 4 Bias h h h d ‘di thought her mother was writing, But heart's behavior, “And 1 will sta ure enough, as he and Blair were ‘ ‘ fooking Again, she saw” the elder out my whole veur in Japan, ‘But Die dinners he gave and at which he about to enter the dining room Ruth im pay for what he had done. woman was merely reading over a then I am coming back. if her love Had hoped she would shine. She bu- came into the library where they had e my house, bi Id letters. The girl recog- is worth anything, she will have to miliated him in public and treated just received the butler’s summons fleet. fem an her own, Setore sho come to her senses before then, and him to scones of blazing temper in that dinner was served, She was in : (Cappeigtt, 1018, by Min, Wiles Woodrow.) could question, Kendrick intervened, be waiting for me—as she promised private. & bewitchingly pretty and horribly “You have no right to. No living woman would forgive such a thing RS. ALDEN had made a failure of her own life. Therefore, she was Mixing and coming forward to meet in her note, Goodby.” Nor was this the worst. She carly expensive evening dress, and there Woman can accuse me of’— and we had a sweet reconciliation fs i orm guecess Of her dadghter'a, To Mes, her, ne oald Mrs. Alden sat down beside the discovered that, fn epite of his great was a malicious light in her eyes. f throwing over your awectheart scene. I told him I'd try to be m fleresly resolved to make @ success of her daughter's. To Mrs. pue fret «been reading me weeping girl and put her arms ten- wealth, he was almost painfully stingy Then, of a sudden, she and Fleet- for a cood business opening?” e@he of a helpmato for him, and f encour- Alden, at fifty, success meant wer! To Ruth Alden, at twenty, ie e you derly about the heaving little body. in the matter of unnecessary exp wood Blair caught sight of each sheered. aged hin to talk over his busin {t meant love. And not love alone, but love as personified by aw hool. Hf nas been a it l-bitterly hard, to bear & other oth stood staring, transfixed What are you talking about?” he plans with me. He was only too gled Fleetwood Blair reat tw hear them, : 1° she murmured. I i with a sick dismay. Kendrick, who deimnan ses as angry now as ahe her. eine Ne] See ae er cath « e snowewe > of a a s spoke he ghifted his position hat, ‘There is no anguish tn took advan . had been drinking all day, glanced #clf. you mean my agrecing to js ne was dell ed tu have we To the Alden house, on the snowewept hillside of the suburb, journeyed A8 No op eer shoulders hid life like plow to the heart Scarce a day passed that she did smilingly from one to the other. work for Kendrick and promising not 60me one to brag to about the won- one day « guest whom Mrs. Alden looked upon as a reduced nobleman might ‘Alden from the gisi’s view. Thy aud to tho pride. No wonder tt has take 4 round of the shops, buying “This is a little surprise party of to marry while I was in bis employ— derful moves he was going to maki regard a visiting monarch; and whom Ruth did not look upon at all—except took advantage of the moment crushed you! | But how much better hundreds of dollars’ worth of things mine.” he cbuckled, “Biair, I didn't 1 did It because you told me to. And 1 listened. I wroto down, secre * ly elderly friend 0 a draw; heet of paper to find him out In time, before he had Lye gal ki ak Si a ee, on which she had. laboriously Phoon @ chance to wreck your whole Iife the wife of the rich Batson Kendrick, wanted to give you both a treat, reason, you pretended”-—— to the syndicate that was fighting r “He has wrecked my whole life,’ sue found no difficulty Shall we go in to dinner? Blair, will “I told you to?” she repeated, in- him.” | © ‘The quest was Batson Kendrick, « friend of Mrs, Alden’s dead husband {facing certain words in imitation Of | tte tty eat teating free from credit everywhere, Ana, yon take my wife in?” credulous yet impressed by hie stern “No” exclaimed Blair, in amase- her daughter’s lot- and more and more frequem visitor at the widow's home. Indeed, eo oft- — is bn the soothing embrace and springing bills poured in, her unhappy husband — Speechte: deathly pale, Biatr fervor, “I? Why, I"—— ment. ‘ his visite that bis hostess had more than once let herself Just as Fleetwood Blair was about up. her big eyes ablage. “He has used to go into paroxyams of helpless stepped forward to offer his hostess “Yee. ‘in the note you wrote me “Yes. Every move, every pian) ee Coe sage Where botsdiees wealth and ( to set out for the Alden house that killed my heart as much as though he rage his arm. She shrank from him 9s thet day we became engaged. You every trick. I sent news of them a dream of a second marriage—a marriage Mfc tage UxUFY ovening @ servant brought him a@ note. had driven a knife through ft. An Milliners' accounts that ran into the from 9 snake. Again Kendrick toid mo he was going to make me the to his enemies, And #o they were “should make up to her for the more straitened dare of her first marital f recognized Ruth's unpractised, hour ago I was @ foolish, lovesick ers’ bilia for sums Chuckled. This was his first happy offer. You told me to accept it; to able to block him at one turn afte: venture. girlish scrawl, and furtively kissed girl. I'am a woman now. My youth kopt a whole block of evening !n months. work for him until I had earned $8,- another. Wall Street campaigns are hen Kendrick was an- ~ - —— ——————<———« the envelope before ne tore it open, and my heort are both dead. IT hate in luxury—unbelievable Into the dining room they went, 000, and then to come back and marry just a great game of cards. T told el be die aed t- Cam tn love, Desperately tn love.” ‘This is what he read: him! Ob. [ hate him. 1 didn’t know nt store charges—tremendous Ruth, by dint of heroic self-control, you, And’— Batson Kendrick’s opponents every mounved, the widow's heart gave a iit; © Gon en glanced across itv covert ‘Fleet, ded ie trying to Thad much capacity for hatred!” charities In waich he seated herself and eteeled hor nerves ‘sho said again blankly, “Idia Card he had in his hand, No wonder tle unwonted flutter, Not that she eagerness at him. He was very evi- separate us, 4 mutten Mr. 9 Mrs. Alden shrank back in dread was no: ail interested—all these to go through with the orde: nothing of the sort. Why try to ex- they have been able to beat him! had any personal fonduese for the Gently in terrible earnest, and she Kendrick to help her. He ie an old before the concentrated wrath in her were as phvsical torture to Kendrick, “Quite a. jolly. family reunion." fuse your treachery to ine hy deytag For he is beaten. The. final crash because her soul bowed wondered that, at ber age, she should friend of father's, you know. I beard daughter's voice. She did not know In vain he stormed and swore and gayly commented Kendrick. "Once T gyeh ‘at impossible thine? Lt aiane caine haif wn hour ago. ‘They sent me See ane worahitn he have boon able so utterly to enslave them taiking about It after you left. this new Ruth Alden, whoso ele. threatened, vowing to advertise in used to think it was going to ve the Write you any note at ail that day, Word of it. And I telephoned to you, down and worshipped the money ising i He is going to offor you a position in mence so terrified her. Yet with the papers that he would not be re- other way around, and that I would And Pou aa i Bad promised, fe played’ Wis presented. oncouragingly, aa his company at $1,000 & month, and quick womau'y wit the mother sought spdnsible for his wife's debts, Ruth be a guest at the table of Mr ang so ioe ve and I tried to ehow last desperate card to-day. 1 told ‘The picture before the newcomer + MM fond you to the Orient on business to turn tle situation to her own ad- merely aug: iat such violent scenes, Mrs, Fleetwood Bla! it to you,” ho contradicted’. “wou them last night what that card was Was weil worth travelling all the “You'll laugb at me for an oid fool," to get rid of you. He is going to vantage and to Kendric : She knew he dared not (for own — Ruth arose suddenty from the table, it 10. y 00 to be, They acted on my informa- way from the city to see, The bis he went on, hesitatingly, “but”. make you promise not to marry while “You are right to hate him,” she credit’s sake, and for fear of ridicule) ‘The scrain was greater than she could wouldn't Heten; you Wouldn't Wal” tion, And oe & result hes beaten to @ neitier needed nor wanted. As tell Ruth you wera coming here. I you know it. Afterward, for some ©Vérything he told me, And I sent it “7 Long aud keenly she gaz r . room was full of laughing, romping 1). true love is never foolish and you're in his employ. That's part of whe could abe boo taePiEy BLSSORe earth. Their teeth are in his throat. iris in vy sweaters and Caps; O° never old,” sie put in, helpfully. the trick. He and mother think I'll ia What he had uid, ‘Vagueiy, now, He i@ ruined. Ruined, past all aday-cheered poys inuftied for cold vet you if you ate away for a year. *, . I'm glad to hear you say that,” he fo! anawered, “because I was ntraid you'd “Now, | have « porfoctly wondert The centre uf the joyously exc laugh at ‘me. I'm head over heels in !dea. If you had $5,000 in the bank group was a gloriously pretty girl, jove, Mrs, Aiden-—with your little girl We could afford to get married. | Ac- eho? tlushed with excitement, Was Ruth.” cept Mr. Kendrick’s offer. Go to th drawing on a par of tur gauntets and The woman's heart stopped beating Orient for him, if you have to. Stay urying to out-calk a doges less pretty for an instant, then thudded violently. five montha, ‘That will give you the competitors. She was Ruth Alden. phere was a biur, a shock, over ber $5000 we neod. Then come back and ‘And ber vivid beauty drew Kendrick’s vision marry me. [li be waiting for you- she recalled his havis J chance of recovery. And I have done another. The memory of Mrs, Alden “M4 struck! I! He at the writing desk, with @ sheaf of _ The library door was flung wide, Ruth’s letters in her hand, Little by On the threshold swayed Kendrick, Uttle the woman understood. dishevelled, haggard, wild-eyed. “My—my mother,” shesaid, broken- , He had tried to drink himself into ly, “She forged it. And at Batson forsetfuluess when tho crash cama weathe ‘ me hendnick’s suxgcestion. | know now Then he remembered he must break gaze ae a inagnet diawe steel FINE Bur almost at once she was her poyeum une ton tee big i te ap well as if | tad sven it all, I—ah, te news to his wife, je saw her-—ber, alo calm, shrewdly calculating co had to. Alder owe ik more n an te } See ot party, He scarce listened @® More Dunning, ca poclaa oe When Blatt reached the | Alden lee ee eRe en ages ‘ary toward cine tan ihis hostess apologized. te aer ne BOSt Profit she might grom what had house he was —— ne Sach, he by you mean you didn't write the ever be! He yearned, in his hour “That's young Blair, ian’ Mi befaile And, af first shock, Toon, wher ns 3 note?” he aaxed in amaze, * und Mrs. Alden and Kendrick. Bot ted him cordially, even effusively. 1 tell Ruth you're her said nen of stark ruin, to have her con 7 What inust you have thought when him. So he went home As halneared you heard ine promise to—to? On, his house he saw Fleetwood Blair co You poor broken hearted ehild! And ing up the front steps. And a uwinga t " of causeless jealous: wrench at na denied, speaking very drink-crazea brain,” saiabaei ay “It ts not too late.” He followed 1 ; et) s than t do you mean You jater, letting himself noi: hipaa “L can’t tove you or any other man tra, guee With his Intchkoy. Tho again. But it is not too late for me jibrary, Tptocing egy tia trom to punish terribly the devil who oe the poor metas’ closed door spoiled both our live ¥ Foom he listened. He be But how can you— at asked gruffly. vung Picetwood gh» fej: no chagrin that it was Ruth | tag Un oes a vnee or twiew and not herself that Batson Kendrick Ey ee iaaentyty w» loved. he dono wi y Muy wish he Would stay there, then,” nvain Amicon had @eedey Mut"Y Mrs Alden, "But 1f you don't mini paid Mra, Alden, in haif-laughins Vea- tho sacrifice. And now this ambition, Til ask her not to come down Jus ation. “He is here ali the time, got it seemed, could be gratified without Yet, Mr. Kendrick wants a lit. @ng under one's feet, day and NIBHL sacriticn tle talk with you. I think you will Tul toll you a gecrot, Mr. Kendrick: “"AS"iatson Kendrick’s wife her only De {terested in what he bes to a He is hopelessly and Idiotieally §8 cniid would have wealth and high Best : tie love with Ruth. And"—— position, Sh the mother, would . She quitted the room, leaving t “With Ruth?” Kendrick caught her Share am; 0. She rejoiced GOOF slightly, ajar. up sharply. “That young cub? Why. in the wonderful bit of qood tortu “git down,” said Kendrick, indleat- me hasn't a dollar to bless himorit that had fallen in Ruth's pata ing a chalr that stood with tts high cwith, He's clever, they tell me and BW beat KCenOHT ren caving, to the door. “Iwon't apologise he's @ good wor! 5 his eyes stiil on the blaze, “I used to for Keeping an ardent lover waiting. sealaried youngster who"—— look on her as a child, But lately Because love can walt and business Ruth went out last vd Fleetwood gh has changed into a woman. A be fe th Horgan and Rex- ir still close at her side. bewatiful w ‘ i all, aren Piet ish Tada chance to ineet that ie pores cites aT tes stolen Ayes.” replied Biatr, amillng to him. man who came in just before we left,” Came out here to-day te tell you won S0lf ais he already caught the drift of a saying to her. * and to ask her to marry me. Do you Kendrick's purpose, ea ou mean Mr. Kendrick?” she think 1 have a chance?” What are they paying you asked. “You didu't miss much. He’ “A chance”” gushed Mrs, Alden, .“% Dundred and fifty a month and dreadfully heavy and uninteresting.” indeed you haver Whye tay dues Commissions i“ “Bay that on Wall Strect,” com- tor will be honored and delighted “I'ma! Are you satisfied there? mented Blair, “and it'l! be good for a sour mre. It you doube ie ie “think, Mr. Kendriok,” cvaded {Maugh that would drown out Trinity's poeak to her fr : at a man who is satisfed chimes. Batson Kendrick’s one of foe ys “Tn cens would be satisfied with ‘ the whole story of his. ru “I shall be able to think of a way, D2nds of his wife. And when a» Trust me for that. And when I dort Cold Re longer bear ‘the torture of shull sera for you and tell you, It'is Jott he heard he threw open tha your right to know. It will help make 2°: up to you for what you have lost, | There he stood, his face ghast!y Until then——and after then—I don't the iight of madness tn his etce wos thinks you will care to see me, or I all her cou Ruth quailed at sight you, Good night, Fleet. If I could of the man she had ied! Sst bring back the past, I would. But it stepped between Alin and hor is dead. Just as my heart is dead. fan instant Batson Kend If I could ‘atone to you for the grief swayed back and forth dean ees I've caused you, I'd do that, too, But the threshold, his blaving evea U can't. All'T can do is to'avenge us on his wife. Then. sen by on both, advanced into the room, ‘ntit® A month passed before Fleetwood Slowly toward her, ne t. To prepare ber the mightiest operators on the whole "y\\h certain there's nothing e« Blair heard again trom Ruth, But She slipped behind a wide tab's that wenreat. A dandy man to get in with, aden 4 cba irspid y reg eet “Good!” approved Kendrick, “That's uot @ day passed without hie hearing stood in the centre of the floor, Key 1 wish I'd met him.” the nian. “Thay soemed pretty weil right spirit. ['ve heard ahout you much concerning Batson Kendrick, drick slowly approached her, until “Why? she demanded, wonder pioayed with each other, in hen, just fom twWo or three people, Bialr, And whose employ He had Guitvedon te only the table was between’ the ogy. 2 0 Ost think you're the man T want. T've OTeedse cae Gal te a joek en, & euaden estan, he “Ob, it's always woll to get in With NN isense!” laughed Mra. Alden, some rretty big interests in Japan, Bitbeta woth Poead ten oho mere a drawer whose knob wag aeeaeiey ce likely, 18 oF F yous Job.” thing in that 1 would know all ANisthe right manele go) out there conducting tho most audaclously bril: from fru ene dees ng his eyes G fou have ‘ ways t ‘ A once on some special work—to be prhe fi 3 Feabe Waitwan tc 1 ; é forth 1 only a joblet. Aad want a real if; jth always telle me everything. a{ once on some spcalal work—-to be ant deal ip copper stocks known in that lay thore a some paper “Yoo. A job all fringed with PIG PAY. “Phe jiving room door buret open. @ Month. Do you want the fob? kenius, he gavo Promise of conquering sharply thers tt NOUatArily. Bials You see, I'm thinking of’-—— Ruth and Blair, hand In hand, liketwo “Very much.” answered Blair, “it he mighty eHaue opposing him, and shielding rer tacts cetind iin, ancy Ruth did not hear him. She had imiscnievous scbool children, dashed You think T can hold tt down.” of swelling his immense fortune by “Drop inay faced the madmar ed darted ahead to join the merry scuffle intg the room, Straight wy to Mrs. “It's a risk T'm willing to take many new millions, It was a daring dered. “bo yeu Ny for the sleds. Blair joined her. But Alden they went, their youne faces Could you start for the Coast to- ond stormy campaign. Like Napoe pity Do you want to go by the time they reached the spot giignt, : : morrow night?” leon, Kendrick was dominating the - io; where the pile of sleds had been estorner!” cried uth, “we're en- "Y-~es," hesitated Bialr, his heart while situation, Unlike Napoleon, 16 gesture. Ine na vingle “stacked, all had been snatched up bUt gagog, Hest and I. Honestly we are, *inking ot thought of leaving Ruth seemed about to tong! his allied ene- fired, | eapon and one, , ant ) BO-800n astrous peac 5 Mrnat cneaus we'll hava to ride [tJist happened. Aren't you glad? 60,500R. | at in sve months | them, on hin own terme PC? |, BiMre Keooes bent awicwandis: tw double, you and 1." announced BIA. chinuey into the treplace in front of Ne could come back to her, with WHEN RUTH'S BILLS POURED IN KENDRICK STORMED AND THREATENED IN VAIN, SHE Then, of @ sudden, something went halteuttered srnan nasi ane Tieh ome along! Pf id not have dunfounded @Noush eapital to marry on, and tha ‘ .” Kendrick redouble : pg EA ed he He picked up the eled and ranatter [he two citer more on Ned TONS “wolng forth ue her own ro, $ MERELY LAUGHED AT HIS HOWLING RAGES § ere pat ne Could ae tenor estes Lz, ihe Moor, @ .88 bullet thro the others, to the crest of the nearby completely have shattored their snug West. he added: | aw Si aaa ai headway against his opponents. Kendrick did conating hilly Oster down the ateep Pins: Kendrick sat movetess, turned.” veny niche: ‘ormorrow. Thank iy and if you are a girl of spirit publicly refuse to pay ber bills. And endure, she fled blindly to the l- greg MEET aC Ae second look. H ‘hill whiazed the aied. gabned Ht lhe at my office at nine, in the You Won't be content with idle hatred. his howling rages were a# sweet brary, Jo FORCTed Olt te ee eg eae en asa tle eves were roy “You'll have to do the steering,” “arent. od pind? t Morning, for your Instructions, By You will be avenged on him. I can imusle to her. clutch her dress as whe hurried past Toot con nought, He could mot une {inegere’ OF i called the girl above the rush of the a OU. Blac the way, there'y only one eonditio, show you the way. ["—~ » ..Truly her revenge was complete. But she eluded his half erunken, derstand the reason Hut he knew fie) swind, "My shirts are tangled around "NS" sonttored Mia. Aiden, 1 am Tis Work out there is important, and "E don't want revengo against him,” iendrick’s Ife Was one endless tmis- Instantly, his teasing humor teens eho tirat time in hg Mee Ne. reste gi ROM 5 ANE Cowl mot my feet.” not. 1 fort > ei) I want you to give ft your whole time stormed Ruth, “I loved him once. Ho lost flesh, he grew gray and iret biedte 8 cd was being beaten, I new, too, that For a momens” Iway unseen by 4 made answer, “How "tgg,f forbid! ——- | Kendrick, 24 thought, so T will ask you for a Let him go out of my life, unhurt, careworn; his face had a hunted look. lly, he lurched into the brary TH" Peatment the wolfspack gives ee For &, thoment he was bow e only half the sled and who by fierce seif-batte had rallied *0!M promise not to marry while But—oh, T do want revenge against Hu tuok to drinking heavily, Hutt, Im pursuit of ber, bate! phe Oren pnas tae ren would PG; disappearance. Then ‘his glance Rave to kneel on It? I thought you from the blow and had recovered the Yo aro in my employ,’ man who tempted him away from hating lin more and more every da Come back to the dininis * be merelful compared with what he beyond the talin weqeook closet Juat were going to"-— herve and resource that had won hit “I agree,” said Blair, suppressing a me by @ bait of money. Was forever planning fresh torments you!” he snarled, gripping her by one must expect from hls Wall Streot gnu able. And he knew whera His speech was cut short. They so many Wall Sireo: victories, “pare BTID ‘Why, what do you mean, dea! to harass him, She felt no conscien- white shoulder as she sought to move one nce they should get him “com out r 4 struck @ rut. The sled, unsteered, don me, may I speak to you a mo. Kendrick had seemed to be listen- the mother, uneasily. tious scruples about this, Kendrick away. “I've had enough of your rot- down, Th relentless; and ou he roared, ing. “Come out, you! ugh + brave enough to min met YOU were e me, be b enough to pay the dill. Come oust skidded wildly to one side and turned * ment?” ng closely; ae If for some signal: turtle, spilling ite two passengers He drew her aside, out of earshot Nhile they into the soft snow. Clinging together, of the bewildered und crestfatien lov, MM antl 1 Mr. Kendrick. It wae he !i#d wilfully robbed her of her sweet- ten high-and-mighty airs. I’—~ more than And he had made who offered Fleet tie ry that heart Jn one ruthless blow he had proviso, as he tempted him above his ath, It changed her trom a simple, lovia them had long and “Take your siimy hands off me!" bitter scores to settle with him, she cried, r iling in disgus' It was on the afternoon of the 1; by 1 1 had he o! oman's wa vho pro. t laughing-eyed girl to a windict! po Agsgape i ay of the memorable “copper raid” 88%. Of ——— j they oollided against the trunk of a him to call a aetna tite, Dell: ie kn ad gone to revenged on Dateon Kendrick,” ing him pay for what he had done, her glance were too much for RIM. Five fatephone message from, RUth: vulsivo twitch of the finger that waa shay, collided imi to eal! at ight this oventng, tnmoa Ruth and that the two “po you really mean that?” asked So matters stood, at the year’s end, vhat he was doing, he struck ‘Come here at once.” through the trigger. A ball crashed The impact knocked the breath Ancmirel aud Pp +0 Be Le women w boginning to descend Mys. Alden, in sudden earnestness, when Picetwood Blair came back (en vie ie eee. ‘Then, wheeling, , Btair obeyed the summons. Ho olemet ao, je thin panelling of the PR aR la A ia mpoau {and to act on his advice, tho toward the living roan, “Do J uiean it?” raged the girl, fom Japan. ‘Phe young man had Mr or tne room and out found Ruth waiting for him in the sh aes ing, coughing, they brushed the loose though mie did not audiorsey Riz M the state foot ho also knew Mrs. fe hay rovivd mo of my jover and Wrown binself heart and soul tnto he stumbled Ubrary of Kendrick’s great home. w_-q pm ou bellowed again, ] snow out of their eyes and mouths. et i rnd not understand his Alden was to drop her fan and would the power tv love of my faith tn his work out there; never once losing OF the ou Sho had grown thinner this past cod tend ton to ‘Phen Blair managed to get to his wintry oniie te t R she ed a su inoment or two in King 1 mankind, Oh, for a way to punish Sight of his hope that he might win Wit 1 scream, Ruth staggered month, Her beautiful face was dead- tas. r feet ands stooping sown, lied Ranke NiuUy smile to her paie tine, wuss thus blocking the advance of jimt May. Meaven. grant. mo the back Huth's love on his return. He umder the impact of the blow and fell And her big eye glowed MMe oT onservanta t 4 is ie such a prise—sach a Ruth who would be behind } Mian: ahine Hae Hee ad no correspondents in Ame at full length on the handwe oor. . l enservants, rou: * anes, pefore fe raslised whet he was Ughtning-bolt,” sho said, excusingly, stair foot waa directly in fr Wee eo Cone hinae pea co unsw belting of her marriage Hcream and fall brought Piestwoed ot have done 4!" she oried emulte sound of the first shot, rushed red, laughing lips that were so clone 7 t0Ck MY breath away, I'm sorry half-open ving room door, t this minutes” replied Mr, Aiden, to Kendrick, Blair running in from the dining antly, as Blair came into the room, TP2M Kendrick wheeled to menan to his own. T Was 9 unaympathetic, LI must "Very gdod” anid Kendrick lou “bo you know why atuon Kendeie . As @ result of hte tireless work and room, Knec her. he lifted ‘I've ‘done it, Fleet. He ts punished {hein with the pistol. Bur they felt The flush on Ruth's face deeponed 1 war emf Ann te over, Mr. Blair, us he heard the fan drop. "Tt is came here to-day? To asi, you to be Dis Hatural cleverness, he had proved fed, half car- af inst, Our debt te pald tn full.” lor hia clencied eed the weapon too food ot orimuth’s face deepened 1 want nothing in life but my litte en, You enter my employ t t nd You--you surely haven't kitled r girl's happiness, If his wife. Tle"-—— himself immeusely valuable to Ki pu can make her row morning at $1,000 a month. air, frightened at ,,5harling, biting, kic p. she came to bim?” whisnered Bl could speak or movi bias arsiriT ieee py hey rick. Sv much sg that the older man } re ; Ing, kicking, the maniaa nondhs goreptdiows ee ree, eet ae happy, AG ral! “have no objection to auch an unusuaily "Te ask mento asic resolved to uso him in the home of- senses, A shudder get her Nez strange oxultatton, aakaa seeaitaiae teen telea, “py anet in boyish adoration: how, Mian eeu heen ere so me your BtAmameres Tne Mish | fice of Kendrick & Co, on Blair's ender body a-qutver led him?" she laughed acorn. own the ro y Duttied. And 4 | i nov you come back here : Then as she saw tho M ey 4 Rlatr, fully, “Not I. ‘That would have been united power of ail t) 5: "Oh, I love you, sweetheart! You eiilateceninne it e ; eee ther’ sow She turn to New York, n asked Blatr, fu t would } throw end bea Er ret : nt nites here Vicon meer ines say’ at 4 this evening? I'll be more y returned Blatr, d- mother's a ho burst On the day of his arrivat in the city, Did you fain Haw too mi ane Ae ses Hf] fear Of When at taat Ae reins iP aimed hi a self then. bie pay is well worth stay- of laughter that wes no! sported to his employer and yourself? fT heard you death, What he most dreads is pov- Jay helpless und a re tyou marry me? Sayyou jer alone with } . M Ana” hear Blair reported to : plover aaa tH oP rty, It is a nightmare to him, He “Pent, the buder went over ¢ the . .! 4 Na rs. bs ound th | recel with unex- y out any eae . ‘ h ¥ DOU c! pI d« wd Mor’ a hriet tnatent wavered, Alden turned in blank despair to the “Hush, dear! Hush!" bey Leen apealallie ee “Hehe struck mo!” she hissed, Hat sald a Hundred tenee that he selina geen apenied Ka bullets ‘Ther her slender arms stole up around *!erly suitor valde nant him te Alden, "You, are hysterical! “I've a number of things to, talk itke an angry cat; fairly spitting the a te ta the power hie money Ruth stepped out into th his sweater neck and be heard her | “I've ‘gained time’ cs you told mo Ue hor at ane hound. ‘There he had to my plan, ‘Phe best way over with you,” sald Kendrick. “And words trom by n her locked teeth. Piven hin ‘Well, t have stripped him Her step was steady, tor wt, Tom: murcnur: tov’, she said, hopel “But what's happiness and girlish color suddeniy ches, self Of a man one I shall be too busy all day for even ® “He struck ; ast!" of that money and that power, The Reld proudly high, Ter lett nana Vos “I—1 think I've loved you ever since to be done?” pa ree on Baie oe Rr oh Deny marry him, ‘That may sound strange, fy inute chat, Dine with me, We who? y demanded Blatr, his sqeq came to me that night you were Pressed against her heart pend was ] T first saw you, Fleet!” For a minute or two Kendrick made haggard and ghastly, But Mt te true. Te can have the whole evening, then, tO eyes hot with indignation, here, The night he struck me, Up 0 instant looking at the seated Presently Ruth broke aw: no reply; but paced up and down the | sweet! he cried, “what is (ic?) >to marry him’ repeated the talk over arrangements, Be at MY vcondrici, Ho struck me, And— to that timo I had always yawned in “Amage Hor lips parted as though “Fleet!” she called over her shoul- room, his hands clasped behind him, What is the matters” girl, in horror, house at seven-thirty, Don't bother were are you going?” she broke off, his face when he had tried to talk Sho Were about to apaak *ougn v Ger, “let's go up to the house and tell lis chin sunk on his breast, his ster But she thr him back as t Lut all at onee, her eyes dilated and '@ dress, un you want to, YOU ns the man started toward the door. siness to me, as he was forever | Then her hand fell away f; } mother, She'll be ever so bappy little eyes half shut. i) Ne sought to cate his arma ang ber mouth set firmly _ Will De She Only RURRE a iak coing to find him," growled ‘teMmg to. Rut from that on I heart, revealing a widening prishnoe ,ebout it! Spoke. Briefly, curtly, as Napoleon fod. Mrs, Alde 1 bis way when “You are right,” she said, ¢ As Blair left the office Kendr nd break every bone in his changed my tact! red upon the white surface at noe <xes,” Blair asserted, much leas might have laid out a plan fora cum- he followed the sobbing wink tut “L understand, now, Tell Mr. Ke gmiled urimly te Bimeelt, tere a ne “You-~ house dress. And very quietly sha enthusiastically, 60 end wet tt aE ea, at in aise BUSit PuRhed her aside nd gave drick 1 am ready to marry him as }Ast war one way to punish te wie she ordored, “No, You mus: “He came bome iate and very hum- $&nk to the floor, across the body ne ws , stoned, at first in dis- chase, He caught up with Ruth as s00n as he may wish, IfT don't make . oe at J forgiveness for ~ Fleetwood Blair, Meantime Ruth was not the only nin growing confidence, At she rushed Into the Nbrary at the rear him repent a thousandfold for what {CWiN& her of his intent, ho would "rn. uous gtruck you. He de- Ry mnt Woreeven himcus: tetany (End of Third st =e of toe Aiden family who was Ay Ane, canered! of tho house, Sho whirled about on he has done to-day, it will bo because Urine her face to face with ihe in go vgg here) hear: ro n * , powe! c in \c 4) 0, e - e@rear, When ‘the young people “la iti" aaked ‘Kendrick, without yi, Maite furs. hy, Powers of Invention fat! mo. He togted and regarded as @ scoundrel, deserves no more than he wt! “You have sold me!” she sbrilled, has robbed me of love. I will rob him “ . : he interrupted, a certain mur- “ 7 » treoped out of the house, Mrs. Alden alarm. ‘Who's to prove that? By “You 1 i ft: She would have to recetve Blair cour she interrupted, tain mi ORY . ¥ 6 that? ou oid me and my love for a of-—everythin, 4 i de a i i and Kendrick seated themselves in way, dow he know tis hundwrits hundful of money!" Ore dag eed iy Joy in winning {Cously, would have to talk with tim jerous calm replacing her wildcat from of the crackling wood fire. And throughout the dinner, It would sting rage. “Keep your hands off him, P “Ruchi" he stammered, aghast at eo young and heautiful a wife was ick’s Fleet, He {s my prey and min i ‘ peernarick, Boiding fis, chitted | hands 1 don't belleve she's written him he: rage, “Are you crazy? I did short-lived. Within a week after the Bere Lmtend eats ae ak Don't worry! f shail, know ea «6 ” oe disse, © point three notes in all her iufe,” said Mra, just what you told me to do! 1 ac. weddihg, ho began to ace his mistake. anjoy sitting (here and watching her make him pay, Oh, T've learned much Mare Ai nalts pnts Alden, repr ly, “but' : cepted the position and promised not Within a month he cursed his folly suffer, about men's vileness this past year, ‘ LASS GEE pehnatima Ata gral fm at er"wric io Fy “VOI %N" rami nor to marry it) Poole tn" eetca We wae ie ett RABE. MaMa ante tes Fiza zou aad thane WILL BE PUBLISHED THURSDAY, MA o ike, ju ca t vi * ¢ Let am pact ‘age for Remeo tak. But but ian't familiar cugugh with it doonetae vt poate tte euaeeitaih eye ines ati ound him to her like night,” Kendrick told Ruth, when he ‘You l_not couple me with @ ® Y 2 reached home, “A man I shell peed brute Hke Kendrick!” he flashed, ere