rho
mflooklathyhssrtsadwritel'
thou demandwhat is that home!
at raaeor. grief. unrest and s
with love of man and dnawdlp
I -—'I‘itus Manson Conn in Century.
m FOR TAT.
y “You areaam."
"I m not."
”It is rude to contradict. "
. “It is worse than rude to assert what
isn't true. It is libelous."
, "And don't you know that the greater
~ the truth the worse the libel? Therefore
; tom that you are a flirt is libelous be«
m It is true. " .
si‘Well, I don’t care if I am. So there!"
, .“I never supposed you would care. I
‘ Wm Ion are utterly incapable of caring
,for'nnybody or anything except yourself, "
' hesaid‘eoolly
‘3',
“You didn’t think so always."
“NO. One has to learn wisdom by ex-
perience unfortunately."
“Why unfortunaotlyi" she asked.
. “Demure the process of disillusionment
hapeinfuloneand takes upa lot of time
that might be more profitably employed.”
“And you regard the time that you have
been learning to know rue—all the time
MRS have been engaged, in short—as
timewasted?"
"Unqnestionably. ”
“Then—we will waste no more,” and
she raised her blue eyes to his. a scornful
t in them. “You‘vnre free, and 1"—
‘NO, no. Don't not impulsively, or you
may regret it afterward,” he said sooth-
ingly in the tone in which he Would have
addressed a passionate child.
“I am free, too'l—she paid no attention
to his interruption—“free to flirt as much
as ever I like."
‘ “Arid no doubt you’ll do it—not that
our engagement has been any hindrance,
so far as I can see,” he spoke with some
bitterness.
“Nu, it-has been a help rather," with a
mocking little laugh. “You looked so
angry that the temptation to go on was
irruistlble. It won't be half such fun
new,” regretfully.
“No, for I shan’t care."
”Shan't you? Not over such a little
bit!"
“Not a scrap. I shall flirt, too, and en-
joymyself."
“Haven’t you been enjoying yourself
hitherto?”
“0h, immensely! Watching you mak-
. Ing eyes at all the other fellows and long-
log to flirt myself with that pretty little
Miss Robinson."
”Then—why didn‘t you?"
“Because I'm an old fashioned sort of
fellow, I suppose, and don't hold with
flirting with one woman when I‘m on-
to another. "
“Well, that is over," and she drew a
long breath. “You need have no soruplcs
now.”
“No."
And then there was a pause.
They were standing together In the
beautiful rose scented old garden of the
Manor House, and. the clear morning sun-
shine fell full on the girl’s lovely flushed
face and wavy golden hair and on the
man’s erect figure and firmly out, some-
what stern, features, with their look of
cool indifference and self control. The old
house rose behind them, a gray pile of
buildings seen lndistinctly through inter-
vening trees, and before them lay a wide
expanse of sunlit meadow land, whenI cat-
tle grazed amid the golden buttercnpspnd
akylnrks sang joyously as they soared up-
ward to their glorious lord, tho sun. It
was ofair scene and n [macofulmut though
the girl's eyes were fixed upon it she saw
nothing of its beauty. felt nothingof its
dreamy charm. The man beside her "coir
pied her whole attention. ller changed
relations to him flllm ill her thoughts.
“It will be very an award." sho broke
out petulantly. “ i wish this had happen-
ed yesterday." '
“And why, if I may ask?"
' “Then I could have gone bonu- (onion
row as I had intended. but now“-—~
“You will have to make up your mind
to spend nearly another week bum-mil the
lame roof as the man with whom you had
intended to pass your wholl- lifv," in» said
quietly. “Poor girl, it Is hard on you!"
“Then—you are going to remain. fool"
and she turned iu-r Womb-ring uyou full
upon him.
"Of course," and he smili'd slightly.
"As a soldier, I should be asbann-d in run
“my, and lwsides you forgot that Miss
Robinson is here“
“I warn you that you will find her very
stupid." ‘
"Thank you.
tremely pretty."
“And we shall ban- to tell mwyhody,
and there will be a talk and a fuss." she
went on disconn'nmlly.
“Well, that won't hurt us."
“No. but it is sin-b bad form. “
“Of course it is." ho assented. “butI
don’t at!) that we can help that now, "
"Need We say anything about it just
yet, I mean?"
“You can pieaso yourself about. that. I
shall not mention that our engageinont ls
broken oi! if you don‘t, but"-—~—
”Yes?" as he paused impressively.
“As it is broken off. I intend to amuse
myself. You would have no right to coin-
plain of that in any case, as it is what you
have been doing yourmlf all along. ’“
“I don’t care," defiantly. "We shall
know that we are nothing to each other,
‘ but we won't tell the world so for another
H
Iknow that she is ex-
“Exaotly. lint of course you won't ex-
meto be dancing attendnnco upon
you all the time. I’ll do what is neces-
sary to keep up appmiranves. since you
wish it. hut”-—-—
“I wish it? What do you nit-an?"
' “Why, if you don't want to foil the
world, I suppose you don't want the
world to guess. For myself. I am abso-
lutely indifferent upon the subject."
“I sec'what you moon—yes, we had bet—
ter keep up appearances. " ‘
“But beyond that we are of course abso-
lutely indifferent to each other."
90b, of worse!” impatiently. “Dance
oe upon whom you like, flirt with
hem you please. It is nothing to me,
and less than nothing.”
w ,“Thank you,” he said gravely. “Is
Manithing more to be said, I wonder?
kg”. 'I'hat badge of slavery I gave
Trix—I bog your pardon, I should
hid Miss Rainhamflf
‘It. doesn’t matter,” hastily. "We
keep up appearances. you know. "
but not when we are alone. That
my, Reinham, that you have done
lie honor: of wearing as a sign of ear
I
tuna-s
U
. u “1, W ‘ MI
how shall I return it you?"
. “You can give it back to me when we
part. ‘Are you tired?" he added abruptly
“Xo Why do you ask?"
“I thought you. might be, as we seem ti.
have been standing here a most uncon
selonahlo time, und"~—- ho glanced in e
casual sort of way down the path to when
a slight girlish figure could be discerned
among tho rosebushcs.
“And Miss Robinson has just come out
to gather roses, I see,” said Trix, follow
ing the direction of his eyes and flushing
hotly. “No wonder you are in such haste
to get rid Of me."
“Notat all. 1 am lnno hurry for a few
minutes, but as I see young Marchmont
and some of the other men are going to
the tennis ground"-——-
”It is too hot to play. I am going into
tho house.”
“As you please.
myself dismissed?"
“You must, and I am only sorry I have
taken up so much of your valuable time."
and she turned away.
“Oh, never mind that! You have taught
mea useful lesson, so the time has not
been altogether wasted."
“And that is?" pausing and looking
back over her shoulder.
“Never to take a woman seriously."
She laughed a soornful llttlo laugh and
left him.
He stood looking after her for a mo-
ment, then strode off down thumb and
joined the pretty dark haired girl among
the roses.
Little Miss Robinson looked up, with a
smile, as he approached.
“Well?" she said anxiously.
“Yes," he replied, taking her basket
from her. “I am quite free to help you
now."
“And—do you think it wise?"
“Very wise—tho wisest thing I have
ever done. "
“I hopes—oh, I do hope—you will prove
right."
“Time alone can show, but anything
must be better than"— llo broke off
abruptly. “Como, there are heaps of roses
still to be gathered. I will tell you all
about it while you are getting them."
She was a long time getting thorn.
Trix, glancing from her window half
an hour later, saw two figures still linger-
ing among the roses, and she laughed and
sang a guy little song to herself as she ran
lightly down stairs to join the tennis
players. The morning was certainly no
cooler than it had been half an hour ago,
but Trix had changed her mind appar-
ently, and no one that day played morn
lndefatlgably than she or seemed in such
high spirits.
Yes, it was very pleasant to bo {rm-~—
froo as air——-and to feel that no one bad a
right to wan-ii lu-r with jealous, miserable
eyes or reproach ln-r if she eimim-d~—a.~.
not infrequently bumwnod—«to muko lu-r
self too agreeable to her minpanion for
ibomolm-nt or dnum‘ ioooften with tho
samupnrinm‘. 'l'ln'sv things had chub-xi
lu'r ufivil, she I'l'lllr'llllll'i‘i‘il. (luring tho
pi'l'lml of her brief rngagomont to (‘upiain
Ilospurd. Slu- wonilon-«l now how sin-
liml illli‘rillf‘fl his iniorfvreneo for six long:
wwks and smiled a little smrni‘uliy at. tin-
limnght of hm‘ own Ixonipiary ln-lmvior.
Whether an impartial observer would ban-
pronounvod Iu-r behavior so lrn pnuu-liablv
as to merit that warn is another matter.
Yea. siu- was i'ru- now. and—so was hr]
That was tho only (lrawbark to her Nillr
friction. *
t l t e O O 4
“Huw pretty 'l‘rix liainham looks to
night!" ('Xi'Ilillili'il n livvl)‘ young matron
to her partner in ilu- pausi- between two
dnnn-s.
“Yes. and how desperately she is llirl‘
ing! 1 womb-r ll|‘>[lill‘il stands il. l
Wouldn‘t if elli‘ lli‘lulim‘il to nn- "
"Uh. he has no right to Ih' ”usurious.
for be is just as had himself. He does if
more quit-fly. 1 grant you. but more is
nothing l'lN’i‘ to i'lumsv IM'I\Vl"i,‘Il tiwxn. .Illsl
look at him now with Fay iiobinsou‘
This is the fourth time he has danvod
with her already. and the evening is not
half ovul' yet I Wonder 'l‘rix hiailtls if. if
you comp in that "
“I hIlIIlllIlil'l lmvv thought lit-spam um
a Ilirling.r sort “1- lli'\'l‘l‘ .«i-rnml to how
eyes for any ulln-r |girl than .\li.~~ liniz;
ban: a u'wk ago."
“.\ Work? .1\ (-ouplv of days ratio :"
\‘y'i-ll. all that 1‘ l'liangml now. and Iw
sinus wprmnwiy illilllIl'l‘i'IlL to lli'l‘ illl‘I.l
lions "
"Allll Nil“ In Ills."
"Uh, lhuppow sof'
" ilo you doubt llw
1'! haven't said so."
"No. but you iinpliml it. Yet she swim
enjoying born-ll innin'nN-Iy.”
"Hum-lolly u hon ln‘ is in lbw room.
()b. silo Ire having a wry good time on
uloubiodly. and she wants i'wrybody in
know it."
“Well. there’s no harm in that. "
“Not tlu' lured "
“i supp...~o you think"- but sin.- intvi'
ruplml him quickly:
"Uh. no. i don‘t. I never think. it
takes too much out of mu. i see my part.
lll'f' bearing down upon us, so you must
conn- to whatrolu-lusions you please about
'l‘rix and her iionm. i know i should
come to a very prompt conclusion if IWf'l'l‘
she. and so \vould my ungagvnwnt."
"'l‘uku- van'. .r'lul will hear you," be
orb-d, but ilw warning name too into.
'l'rlr. bad tiny only known It. had board
the words disiinu-tly. but Hwy were not
altogether unoxpvoml, and nothing but
her sudden flush buirnymi that. inI' had
done m. liven tho aim-wd young mat run
was left In doubt on the subject. a doubt
(hm her own wishes mum mun-rind Into
a reassuring certainty. and Hlii' molly mu
vim-rd iu-ravii‘ that the girl‘s brightened
(‘Ulor could only how been due to tlw rt
orilou of dancing or some too fluttering
n mark of her partner's.
“i think this is our dam-v, 'l‘rix."
’i’iw girl turnwi quirkly or. the vn-Il
known Volvo, and her blue eyes Iiaslwd no
she said:
“I had no idea we Wl'l‘il so for do“ n the
pi'ogi‘unmn‘ as illiii. A re you sure you are
not. mislukvn?"
“Quito sure, llllil"-—-iii“‘t'i'llllz his volvo
a little—«"1 really think you had bum-r
give nugthis dunno—for the sake of up-
pi-nrmu-rs, you know."
"Uh, ammonium-s!" scornfuily, yet Rim
took his arm and moved away. “Much
you care for ammonium."
"I never professed to do so." mmlly.
"lint out of ntspmvt to your Wiblleri"--—~
“You accord mo a duty dance? Thank
Then I may consider
,
you. l‘m quite willing to lot you off it."
"No, no. We'd better go through with
it now. "
But after afow turns she asked him
bn-athlossly to stop. She. was tired, she
said, and wanted to rest, soda—V
"Very well, we will sit it out, then," he
said. ."8hall We make for the stairs?
'I'here are a good many exhausted couples
there already. ”
“No; itinehetinthshouss. Ceawe
aetmroro’moathsmi leis
twill .. - «instances
eyesottbeworld.” ' ,1 ,
She made a roommate! impatience. .
"It is rather late to think of that now,"
she said as they passed through the open
window onto the wide terrace that ran he~
fore the whole length of the house.
"Indeed! And why?"
"After your conduct tonight every one
must suspmt”——~ ,
“Pardon me. my conduct can have no
interest for you. I no longer presume to
criticise yours, and you must be good
enough to let mine alone.”
‘rlint don't you see that, people will
talk?”
“Of course, but what of that? They
always do."
"Remarks are being made already.
Your marked flirtation with that Miss
Robinson is"—
“My own affair and hers. Miss Rain-
barn."
"Oh, you are welcome to amuse your-
self," she cried passionately. ‘
"Thank you. I fully intend to."
"But you might surely do it without
making a laughing stock of me."
“I think you exaggerate a little," he
replied. “But in any case we are quits on
that score. I no longer reproach you, and
you are quite free to indulge in as many
marked flirtatious as you please, so far as
I am concerned. What more can I say?”
Nothing truly, and it is probable he
might have said less and yet have given
her more satisfagtlon, The ways of worn.
on are wonderful and past finding out,
and Trix herself was at a loss to under«
stand why her flirtatious had suddenly
lost all flavor and ceased to interest her,
because they no longer excited the jealous
wrath of her sometime lover. Fho paced
along beside him fora few moments in
silence, and he saw that her face was very
pale—far paler than could be (recounted
for by the soft summer moonlight.
“I fear you are tired," he said, and there
was polite concern in his tone, as though
he were addressing the morcst chum-o ac‘
qunlntanco, but nothing more. “Shall we
return to the house?” .
“()h, presently. ’ Miss Robinson can
wait a few minutes."
“I am not engaged to her for the next
two dances. So if you like to take a turn
round the garden"-~
“Don’t you find her very stupid—after
me, you know?"
“On the contrary, she is a most charm-
ing companion."
“Really! Why, she. has absolutely noth-
ing to say."
“I have not discovered it, yet I have
seen a good deal of her the last few flaye—
at least, whatever shodws say she means. "
Trix made n little grinuu'o.
"What a wry uninteresting xwrson sin:
mustlw!" she said nu-dltatlvoly. "i'oor
Tom. I had no him it was sobud us that !“
"Do you wish to go round lb" pardon.
Miss Rain-bum, or do you not?" he asked
coldly.
“No, lllnn‘t. You are too dull f. r any
thing. uml I am ongugud for lbw next two
clam-vs, if you are not."
“Am i to ban» tin» Memoir of faking
you in to Slimwr'” in a pi-rfi-rtly colorless
Iillll‘, _
“You. for lln- Mike of npponranm ‘, Inn
for my own Ili('lilll\tiun.~‘—-lln. "
"Which lsir tobu"" he persistedquietly.
1‘ Whirl: do you advise?" rilll‘ askmi.
pausing at the window and facing him in
the moonlight. "I'll leave it to you.”
“IIHIVIM‘ imihilin’." looking luu‘ii llltu
tlu- blur a )‘i'ri stmniily. " i'louso youm if. "
"I will—and Mr. Man-hmontl ilv has
been bothering about it all lilt' evening. ”
' Quito right. Don‘t disappoint blin,
Trix. I must rrsign you now to ~\our next,
partner "
So they partnl—plrnsmnly, for It was
in tho liaunilng gaslighl. and (he I you of
tho \\'ili‘l(l~illt‘il‘ little \\‘orid——w~rr-- upon
them.
'l'rlx fn-Il rum inwd that .~ba- should find
(.‘Iuirlry .‘Ilii‘i'lilliHIlI-~iIlP i'lili‘ni hull of tho
hulls“ and n wry good looking young fol-
low mfur lllul‘l' ngrwabio mmpnn) than
tln- man :«ho had jlllml. lilil though alu'
Worked wry hard and >il‘«>\'l' tu‘ Iu- lo‘r
nsual guy. mom-ril-h M'lf iiu- uttvnqu
was by no Hutu». ~41 silvers-fill {in would
have been \iirllr‘ll, and young Morrhnmnt
liml lll'W‘l' it'llllil in r w |llllwilli in p l on
wnh lL~ io- did that mold.
it Is [lli~.-lllli' ll:.‘it llu' mm of (‘apiain
Ih‘NIIIIFII mung lll lln‘ v-vnxv-rvntv-ry (-n
gzuml in larnru mom nation nub Fay
iinlllnsnn—u \\ ho \\ n~ l-ml.in.: [ll‘v'iili r limb
vvrr In tho suluiuul li,.bi may haw Iliill
smoothing to do \‘lili In'r ill bumm- lint.
bowwvr [but may inw- bwn. ('npuzin
Ih'spnnl nppvarml to « nJoy him-elf Iiiiiii.".'
lngiy. and 'l'rix would not but I: - i that in-
Iianl mambo“ swwnlmi m lax-mm: iiu-
IJlIiIIN upon In 1' in a innai humiliating
mama-r.
Ami yrt ho had Iii-p! Iu~ “uni Io hr!" in
vvrry I'uwpva. Flu- had [inning wally to
I'i'ili'lilli'li him mm. and final \Hin lilo most
annoying pari of if“ .....;;ur.
O U l O 0 O O
Five days bud paw-mi ~iu--o 'l'rix and
f’aplaiu Ild'hllltrii bad lim'lilml that their
ongogvnu-nl hail b. lil'i‘ new: and ilw last
vvvlilng luul mun'
Hn lln- morrmv Hwy \u-n- bulb to have
IIll' pimp-ant mnniry lunllH‘ whore llu'y
lnul spent (in- Insl low wry-ks together, but
they had warn-l}; I'Kl'lllillilf‘ii ball a (in/on
“‘ul'ilfi Have in tho [lrl’N'lii'l' of min is slow
tho night of line dam-r. and thaw low bud
not born of n Ilililli‘i’ tommlifyllumiminrd
relations which I‘xisli‘il briywrn iIiI‘lil.
(in this last owning tin-n- wns again a
dam-o at the manor Imnso, to “‘llii‘li many
Ils'hlllvn’ the house party wrm- ib\il~‘1i. .-‘.
brntin-r oiilm'r ol' i'nplain lh'spuril's was
HIM) l’XiN‘l‘li'll, but ho had only orriwd
after dInm-r was own and dancing bud
alrvmly begun before 'l‘rix saw him.
rho had \vondoml whether l'npiain
Despanl Would (aim on early ommrinuuy
of introducing him tuber and smilnl mill;
or dronrily at tho thought of what a barw
fraud slu- \vns, posing as his “anew, while
all the time tiwy wrmbut waiting till this
visit should IN' ovrr lo unnounro (but flu-it
engagement was broken olI forever. Uf
course, if he were really trying to keep up
appearances. he could scarcely fail todo so,
and 'l'rix watcbmi with rising vxuitenwnt
for tho arrival of this bmthrroilhror of lli'f’
lost lover's, of whom she had often heard
him speak in terms of Warm iliii'l'tllili.
'i‘iioy entered together, and without m
much as a glance in her ilin'otimi poem-d
on Into the (-onm'rvuiory, win-re she. had
seen Miss ltnbinson disappear not five
minutes before.
It was too lunch. _
'i'rix felt that shecouid bear no mom.
and stepping quietly out on the terrace she
wandered off down the ganicn, aml as the
gllnnucring mmmllght shone through the
truss overhmdshe poem! on through ever
changing alternations of light and shade.
of shine and shadow. The night air fanned
her flushed face and dried the hot tears
that rose to her blue eyes, but ltcould not
who her mnemonic pain or ml hor
burning wrath with herself, with Captain
W. with all the world. This was
what heroelish “Motions had brought
been, and see-toms. to ifs 's charms
Mtwssteelete in Mt.
,
swash“,
”Mealtime”
totrytowinhimhaek. ‘.
Thus thinking, she reached the
where they had agreed to part on t at
sunny morning nearly aweek ago. A
rustic seat beneath one of tlio spreading
chestnut trials had been a favorite resting
place with them both in the earlier, hap~
pair days of their engagement, and there
Trix sat down to repmach herself with her
folly and brood over the past before ro-
turnlng to play her part in the brilliantly
lighted drawing rmnn, whence the festive
strains of dance music came faintly toher
ears.
Presently she looked up with a start.
Some one was approaching across the
dewy grass, and in another moment Cap-
tain Dospard stood before her.
“Rather cold for sitting out in that thin
dress, is it not?" he asked. “Anyhow
I've taken the liberty of bringing you
some one elso‘s shawl, which you will
oblige me by wearing.”
“I am not cold, thank you,” she replied,
somewhat unstoadily. for she had not yet
got her voice quite under control.
"You 5mm will be, though, if you sit
hero much longer,” and he quietly settled
the matter by wrapping the shawl around
her.
“1—1 am going in again dlmctly. "
“Not for a few minutes longer, I think,
Trix," he said in a tone of conviction as
be seated himself near her.
“You forget"——bltterly-"wouro alone,
Captain Dospard. “Them In no need to
keep up appearances now.”
"'l‘rue. I suppose it must have been
the associations of this piano that almost
made mo forgot. Your hint was most op~
portnno. ’ '
"luducdi And why?"
“I might have forgotu‘n altogether and
gone on forgetting, and that would have
been extnrmcly aw kward. ”
“Why do you stay here?" she asked
abruptly. “l"ay llobi on will be won-
dering what has lm'ommlf you."
“I think ne‘."
“Ilut she will miss you."
“No," and he laughed as at some pleas-
ant n‘collection. "Miss Robinson will
gladly spare me for awhile." ‘
“i don't understand you."
“No? Have you over understood me,
do you think? Though we were engaged
for six weeks, Idoubt whether you ever
really undersimid me."
“ 'Wo were vngaged.‘ ” she n-peafcd,
and there was a little catch in her breath
that almost stopped the words. “Yes; it
is over now. "
“Do you regret it, Trix?" he said softly.
There was no answer for a moment, and
he wutchui ln-r in sill-nee. liow pn-ity she
l fired in tho polo moonlight. t'VI‘II though
her film was can-fully nvcrtul from him.
and be Cnuld sm- nothing but lu-r lit‘lil‘Ilii'
profile against iliI‘ dark shadows Iwyond.
Tho light (ll'l'rm siwunrn- and llli‘ \vbiro
illmysbuwi harmnniyrd admirably with
her i‘Xiillihlli‘ mloi'ing and paw her an
Min-real look that was not Usual to hot
and l'IliirillV‘il by its wry novrily.
“ilo you i ,Il‘t‘i li"" ln- ropnaiul, 11ml
'l'r1\. izv. nod . f :umivring. inruvd upon
him \\ li‘li a ii‘ -»,-u r:;:«- til'ol'l in I‘l'l‘UVl‘i' In‘l‘
il~2: :i- t '4. . 'f.l\'l‘i'\‘ of nmnnvvr
‘ i» i.; do you .«My hon- :isklng impm
llun'i you iu-ar lbnl tin";
your {ammo waltz? Why
. L . ill .onl .onuw yuvi:r~r|f""
‘ Ilwmzw l mu .‘lillllN‘ miwif for both r
uni b. r«-," Io- rrpllml (Ii'lilh‘rlill'l_\'.
Uh. I .-\'x~ you and .‘Ilrm linlllllhull quar-
I‘I Ix vi
“('vriniulj' not. \i'baivwr put that idea
IlIl-o your lli'llil "
“l iiuaighiw
you are Ill'rl‘ "
" Ilo you wish to knnu’” ho :hkoil.
"You [1 till llli‘ lu illri Willi “bum I {\li-asI-Ii.
you may r.-mvioiwr“'
“loo," no lw pawn-(l for it reply
"“‘I‘ll, ll lili‘um ~ Illi‘ in ilil‘i Willi )nll—-
you bau- lln “by... ll'vll, ’l'rix‘ "
“I‘IIlrI'*\‘IIIi nw' ‘ z-lli' (-riod. “Oh, how
run you. Tom" liwil. is ln~ulling after
all final hm I'il‘wi ii."
"Why? Tin! it is liiilui. i~ your doing—-
not noun." lw mid quilvily "It in our
last via-nun: in”. ihcr, you know "
"i know llvr your was lililll‘wL in-
;zzz'iii iv mu.
' ind tomorrow \h' ~Iiali part i'nrrvm‘ "
' \W .~ "
".‘uyI-u inn} a~ V. II in» knni for “nor,
IliJlT "
"Klml'n .~I:I' w Iwwl I‘llit'i‘l)’
you ink on to iw hind"
am n illl'i' 'l‘liai lam: for nothing and
windy but In} ‘vll" 'I'lim l-~ oh, Toni.
go away and i. :n‘v Inn to myself."
"All in pail limo. Ioil loan! in any
sum-thud: in you ilf‘sl ‘i‘rlx. giw me
your band a inomvntw tin-unc- wiib the
Ii.lil,‘.£r of slawry upon irmyou are not go
ingiurriuw nu- [but surely? it is for
lim l.’i~i limo, you know. Now, sl-o born."
as all“ In! lillil lnlw hvr plumb-r whiio lin-
fli'rn. "Ii t'\4‘l" or I ought ralhrr loony
whonvvmw- you arw ongagml to another
man Wiln low -. you, don'i treat him Ila
you how trmuul me, You may do it mm-
toom‘n-n and hurt yourself at last."
"'l'bvn you (llll Iom- iuv uni-v?" hiii‘ said.
raising Ili'l’ wistful blue eyes lo his.
"No, for 1 low you now and always—lo
my Burr-AH"
"Winn, llll'i though l mu?”
" Yes. If I had luvml you loss. m- mighl
have hit it oil‘ IM'HH‘. lint i couldn‘t look
on «'onimitmily “bib~ iiw woman I i‘lll‘i'il
for lllrml with other follows, i must be
all or nothing to her. "
’l‘iw whilo fingers inunblvd In his own.
There w. ro tours in her voice as silo ro
pllmi:
”And do you think it was plvnsnnt to
“w to mm you and Fay Robinson always
togotiwr? lio you not know"-—-—
"I billtl the 'uonmn i eami for,‘ 'i'rix. I
mmug 11mm iuywif that i an: the man
in!" Whom you «‘lil'v'."
huh, 'l'om, forgivi- mo! 1 do euro-mi do
indeed!" slw Wind. and with Ibat tho long
pent up Murm or emotion grow too strong
for her, and .~lw Iirnkl' into passionate
tears.
”’l‘rix, dearest! Are you sure. quite
sure?" ho said tenderly as he drew lil‘l‘ to
him fill the goidrn in'ad rested on his
shoulder. "livmmolwr, it. must IN‘ all or
nothing how! i lll\'l' you too wle to have
you unless that. is u'ivuriy nonlvrstmul.”
"'And you, Tom—J low you hm," wist-
fully.
“Oh, you need not fear for mu," ho
laughed. "i am no lllrt by nature. but
only by exw-dloney. "
”And Fay-"ww—
“Is a goml littlo soul, dear. and has
been privately engaged for some mm! to
Bob Urey. They said i might tell you,
but don't let it go any further at present.
That is why he came here tonigilt"-——.—-—-
“And does she ltnow"--
“That I love you better-than all the
world besides? Yes, of course, she doom
and‘nothlng else matters."
'Illio.” she said thoughtfully, "nothing
on We now. But, oh, 'l‘orn, you
modem very miserablei"
“And mare, darling. now may cry
MIMI, After all, ‘you' meted me
amassed-o .. m m
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from 7:00 a. m. to so) p.‘ m.
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from South America, to give
knife and battle axe throwers,
received medals from the same.
lasso, and long bull-whip, fancy
tortionist, etc., etc.
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