4 lNSTALLMENT
:er X—Continued
.zd the lncvitahlo
. in mirt‘th he might run
l‘: llnr‘l‘l to tho plunging
‘lll‘ldo‘tl an day-dreams. hull
ll} lllt‘ naturv- of a vision‘ ., ..
‘3 “VP? his mind in thatthe said. I‘ve hm“ $0"
i“, had "on himwlf stand—l "So keen I worker In the Ian
. :n b ild‘m . soon lho’WNkl'
. ., ,.: 2;. 20,“: than M.“ For I moment he felt relieved.
.-,...',,r..w,, "mi" hi: firgj'l‘hcn. as a fresh silence fell, hiI
‘ N I ‘ sl-nw of nu-kwnnlncss returned. Be
lintcmt‘iug was the mtlon that.
‘when she held his cup towards him.
ha didn‘t immediately see it.
"Don't you wInt any?”
smiled I little.
He started. embarrassed by his
own tItdinoss. “l‘m nfraid I‘m dull.“
(“l-Imp
She
L. I‘l'fir'k;:;.x"hh::.fm:: sLl-irrl his in It‘ll ale I biscuit. lie
I. . powv.‘ nf rlnqnvncc found himself wishing. for Ilmost tho
pm, . J... of tho “llJKO‘llwn hull firt: tlnlc. for some of the small so-
HMMV ; H.“ “P“ who hm." l‘it'ty tnik that (‘uml‘ so pic-sunny
'wl Dvlf runrmuann m... ovm- t-v I‘lll(‘l‘ flitt‘n: llo felt that the: posi-
.V “9"!) h; .l lu-rllmls onmmuinn was l'ltllt"llll‘ll3. llo slanted nt
.3“. 1“,“..qu .1)“. mm, km“. “Vi"! nvcrtml llt‘iltl, and laid his
in, ill"? “gm. “Willy fur- cnlpty cup upon thc tnhic. d
n.1,,” the high-mud “m, ”h... Aimlut in one» she turned. In
J; l... lthvir oyvs xnvt. .
‘ “John." Sllt‘ said. "(in you guess at
. , l
1131‘ hf‘on Ilhtll‘r! ll.<r‘"l’l‘l ll“ “lly I “-Jnht‘l l0 have tea filth
Plum llnll fliml‘lllfillfin! on tho‘wm'?"
”f he" "in“. 1m“ A‘ “in”. H0 Innkm llmvn nt hcr. "No." he
”.1 21:0."lfrjrf‘.“11rl1’l'_¢map 2:: , said. honestly and without embellish-
‘ ‘ . film-ht.
2' I ”iv" “um: {”5 mind: The curtm-u of tlw answer might
“.1? In“ his ”2:er “HFI-xlmw‘ lliVlvlc‘nn‘ll :lnollwr Woman.
i. _' \\lit‘ll lm Y'.lli.‘~(‘tl in ‘ I‘ZH‘ qul‘lut't‘ [ti l;|l\'t‘ no nfl'mu‘p. .
ml fl'nwnl‘rL lll't'l‘l‘lllllt‘ll ”l llzlll :l llllk “llll tlw Fmidfis (0-
“hp”... ”r " ”NH” lllly." \ill' will. "A long talk. Mr.
"‘ ""13" mm” 5"" H'” l~‘l':livln sulll armlt things of you-—
“ "”“H mm" """”"“" things i wouldn't llnu- hellm’ell from
.lllll lll‘ivl‘nl'llt‘tl ll! lll)’ nuzllllyllully ltllt .‘ll‘. “‘rllldt‘." Sh“ I"
”1‘" “I"! "n“‘rw‘lmn’h" lvl‘ml lit‘l‘ tuwllinn nntl looked from
.leih
l.mlvl“s fllt'l‘ bark llltn ill!- tire.
Lin lll’tl him in silent'n. ”P ”i‘, look I stop forward. "\th
w in Hull sill-mm n vcry um» things?" he said. Ha wns nlmnst
“‘llV. 'l‘o wait nnll lot llxhnlnml nl‘ the. smillcn. inordinate
-“m,- “an tho- nltltnllc hr antiufnrlinn that “'I‘llt‘il up nt hcr
lluqlllllo‘ll. lilt 0n llll! lw- \vnl'lls. .
‘H‘ “J“ l""‘“““""- lln hm‘ “till, I lnlwtll‘t toll you!" She
.nw for toll. “nil in any t-nsc ll
:l «sir-'r .S‘iilli‘llt‘ll his Wllntfi.
lmltzhwi :t littlv. ”"lll’ you hnve Stir-g
<H prtwli him." Sim plum-«l. ulmwll her
timid-ll l'l'itil'ully at the frzluilrlhnh ”H.” l,,.,g\..,l ‘ll‘ again with I
)1'lillllLfl‘ of Q'\]ll'l'\5l4'll.
Will." the HN‘VRnt dplllll‘lf‘tl,‘ ".lnlm.” .'~lll‘ mill. mnrr- wrinusly,
nmniy row'ntm‘l‘tl carrying :ll“:hvl-u- i- «mu [mint ll‘zll stirks u lit-
"H. “llll "lip“. 11 teapot. llnvl tin. Will llllN :‘i'l‘;il «ilzllltrv lust?"
llllvinl: lllljllHtml ”1th to Iii-I ; ill-r \w-il'n \‘ll‘i llll‘l‘l't and (won——
lull. lll' tllrnml to llmlvr, \Vuwiuri‘llliy Illl't‘t'l fur ll “'tlillltl‘l.
t'illlwntl- will lw with you 1 Lullwl' thwltzrllt. lt (mum to llllll with
' 'llltrs. >ll'." llt' Quill. 1.l mrt lill full'v thzlt ln-nl-lllll “Fr “Fr
l “ll fur slime- l‘t’N‘lttlll‘l“, hill 3 llllll‘lt‘llili' I'llill'ill llliullt. pm-Nlhly lie :1
n- liltlll‘. .\l::llll ll“ llllll L l't'lllill‘kfil‘lt‘ lll'lrm'to-r. It was not ll
,ltlvuniulzus «if uiimlm. hill 1 [ll'Q'Jllllll“_\‘ that hull Ht't‘ilt'l‘l‘tl tn llllll
ll \vllH silvlll-l- of it l-uzllvllwl‘nrl; will It rilllw-ll him to lmlk nt
12ml. Ht! hull nothing to ' hvr n cwullrl limit in NI“ now light
‘i.l~ mw lwl' ill-.lllty Illfi‘orvntly. and
ill. finding him ll‘l'I‘s‘lWllHlVl'. it inn-rz-m-ll lli~n lift‘rvrvntly. Horo-
vnll. ls‘t't to llimm'lt‘. Llnlt'r tnfurl- lu- hull tum-ll inl'iinwl to claw
t tlln n't‘nv 0f fl'lllillinlvllvullll-n llrufwl' llll'w- ltr'nlisu-lllnlg,
lllt'll, turning :lllrllptly. hl- :InlllKi‘l’lit-lllk' or (‘lu-ulllllrant't'Q; nam-
‘n lllt‘ ('entrl- of NW room. it l-l'uswmi l:i< Illllltl that :l wnnmn
llllL’llf [msxlluly illl :lnntler pince-
llli‘ llltll-l- ut‘ ll I‘lllllllilltlt‘ll.
“Ynll urn Vt'l') ‘-l\"3lllt'ul,'. he said.
ntlil lonkinr: down at hcr.
Silo ll'lll not return his ulnnr'n. “I
think I lluve lu-l-n mullo niu-ptlrnl."
Shh .Illlll.
rlll- dlly llll‘y llllll talk”! on
won llc lllltl only sa-t‘n fivt'
'wi always in the prcspnr-e
Sinus the night of his
unit. Pl”! llllri not. lm-ntlo-d
in. and he Womb-roll what
. tit-nurture nlizht rnvnn.
wuuhtn of Mr hm! horn Ir“ M qiw flrlnkn tlll‘ lmnzo of f‘hllrote
”l“ “U“ (”W 4")": fur. shot llif‘t‘IIL’lI lll< nllnrl. Cllllvnto.
Him £18an 3'9“"! Iliwrc‘tiunqirritnlllo. Vlf‘lnll‘rl, llllh‘lilhl“, "fill It
Email drawn gradually m-nrrr quill; I'Oltlllnylii'ln for this woman so
muting Wlllt‘le’l "f “9“" in' inc-vitality nhuvklml to him followed
4
Qt.
E M
m Pmoufnov’d it
want first National
A
l.
LAKELY. editor of St. Gear-cum, II
the comma: of
FRAIDE. in: party lador.
Iccrcury.
EVE. Chllcote's wife, Ind Loder not
marked politchl Idoption of him.
by Chilcote.
ed the moment she entered the
den”
lesannu. Ilnfore I left I promillml to
«in my hostwhut my thought wn!
still the name. It WIn Itrnngor tlum
levvr when l fnrcml mym-lf to ('(Hlll'
up horn—1' Sim pmmml lmnln, :ltlll
Lfllln'T'l n! Lmll-r'sl nvvrtl-tl ill-ml.
“Hut I rumo, llllll liltin‘"'ilfl it‘ by I'll”-
qucring myself I lmlt mnnpnilml ll nu
thl’tl. you Hot-tlll-tlwyml HIIllH‘lIHW
somned tlil'fcrl'nt. It unumlu I‘llll('ll'
.tl'lil new Wurk. Shut his oil-i it. .
might. thorn was no llrnyill:' 1.3...” llnrmnw'iom 0f whnt “.1.“
“‘3 "Wm“nl. 9“ W‘I‘Snnlilly "“41 ‘LINISFET‘IR in his. llllllll, wont on with
“in,“ p‘lllllf‘fllly vital to ”“'.ll"r ”Mr”.
M "“‘m'v'l’i "n" ”WY by '1 "UH-7 “\Vilrn wr- wr-ro lnnrri'ml." 5hr Rzllll
"“"l‘l‘l"”"" ”1"”"4 i053’3'm‘2r-nriv. “I llml sulPh 21 KTPIIY illt‘hrr-fit
“" l' r "’l "W "* 'f'k“ “n in things, Hi'll n urn-lit ilclll'f in lifn.
ll.
ii in
llm-lv-t 5n lhl- Killill'lwll Again I had “\‘(-(l in plum". uni] 1 Wm;
:lzvizl tlu' ‘llL'LIt‘qlJ'il hurl llr‘lwn murrvlrl: unl‘ of tlu- coming mun»-
-<'~mli«l thu snmlslcrillx nrc llll(I\'|-r‘\:lluflv will you war;- on» of tho
l-nvnk ln‘u ll fiamn, (‘hllt‘nlt‘W‘(muting ult-n——I rl‘nrr‘ply It'll. [Ill-l“-
""" ’1 m"‘“‘~"" wuulfl fil“”’"wzu nny‘hm: lr-l‘; to Mk for. You
I"'"“”""”-" l‘nmppi, h"-'5:r‘lllln't mako w-ry nrtlt-nt love.” uhe
"1 ””5 "“"mflmn 3‘3ln3r.9mlll‘d, "hilt I think I ltntl forgotten
3"." “n“. :n’l(lll‘ love. I wuntml nothinz 80
‘1 l'ii'lrlt‘rrt m' ”l“ lPfl-‘mur‘h :13 to he likp Lady Sarah——
5_ ll: tlw fluvial sirlu of his marl-{ml to a grant man.” She
.-_ rwi nrnllwlt thi- rrvzllirl- pull-Ml. tilt-n won: on more hur-
-l‘nr thingy Ac hr- n'n-u'l rimliy: “For a while thtnzs WP!!!
in ”l“ ml'l'll'v “f ”l".r.‘:llt: thnn slowly things We!"
.. enrich-My how "ham-hm] “Tn”:
in than» groan-r1
In tho swing of fun.
You 2:)! your—your nerves."
In'lf‘r rhrmcc-rl his position with
"nothing of atlruptnvu.
“. h“ “’1 “9"“ born! rim- Ill:“""l‘l.'ll‘"l the action.
“‘1'"th "WNW”M "i‘lra-n lion": think I want to he
.- in'pif'ymra annartint «gammy-4.." 93,. mil}, hastily, "I
f w “Mm-“dbl! {WWI . drm't. I'm only trying to main you
ll" 1"" 0’ "W’ln'nmrlerztnn'i "l.‘v‘-Wl-Y I lo-t hran.”
3:"??? “by natural "1 thmi; I know." Lnrlnr's mice
Mm rrrv‘nnllty hn'l rhyming in lmnllznenrlly. "Thlnzg znt
‘ a day‘s work. . wfit‘Qfi—lhs'f. worse. You found
“12" “17?"- h' “'“fl‘inwrforortro Hull-“J. At last you
' i: twirl a solution Maw to have» a tsunami."
at. mvrwdy; if Five “l'nti: q wot-tr. filo." 53h: glanced
vfioru, he km"!- lm'l up qrxlr'klr. Ah-orhod in bar own
-. gag; was ghnw- (”3:39, In:- mm m nothlnz ex-
HUS?! that ho had gal-irritant] tn hi! wards. ¢
- para. Tho. I! a. Bu: ‘; h"; Lads-l- changed rotor.
l rtn.’ softly down; “It's m, moo: larrerilhle thin: in
. mum-«t his phoul- 7mg world,” she said. “It's quite in;
‘11:! 35¢:ng Ianmrfinmlblo. and yet I can’t deny it.
.‘ an: 1-:fo the are. iAnlngt all my rmmn. all my 0:-
-, .. rm'r‘. mil-“h as “h9.p¢fimm. Iii my infiltration I seem
r firmer visit. but.” fact m tba inst rack mothlng
In pmnxiag what I felt at first.” She stopped
— '«n'd cut: her hand. .4”. .n emhammed but. “It
. , ”.7. “Why It: ppm that. I! if by magic. life Ital
’t I {hm picked up where I dropped It
..":a :54 looked'dx mm ago." Again no stowed
‘ Ei-vv like I man! .341 lznzh'd.
‘zmn with m W was but, uncomfortable.
"I. 3m: and Cir but he could think at nothing to
#7:; moved (or- any.
-* .. um. and ll. fair ~12 named to but: an! list: 1
’ ' '2 arm: tum dined until all. frame-t” the vest
is peculiar on. ”In. Trude lurked no my
A iv; and the mom. ”,4 .9 m2, about my any.
4119
"..:
' a": .‘t
v I
w,
ln-W‘MAd
n would no: ml a, named an u had W b" B
l A. alive “Mix:— m; Ind—13450131331“ “Ono
»~. "it" forward I a..." mutual m 1:“ INC.
A .‘l.:.*. much of In‘m ’3. -16 that vb“ "9
luv. and. win: tho an“! “I"
A: and II: don aim, they should m “I.”
m- at “Lama II m m dam man. 3. M1“
on. mu m. Wt :rfmummtmmumuhh
ul‘tlatitmw “mayo-vat...“
1iousl. I know." ”or vulva wan hull‘
7 nrnllm-ll, hnli' tlrprI-mting. “it,
wnsn’t n dlflcrtmr‘e in your fm'e.
lthough I know dlrectly that you
i were {rt-e from—nerves." Again ulte
hmlttitl-tl ova-r the word. “it was a
liil’i’tsrc-nrn in yourself. in the tllingn
you mill. more tllun In tho way you
said tlmm." Onvc more she mused
‘und laughed I little.
Lmlr-r's dlll'Ol’DIOfl grew.
"But it didn‘t affect me then."
She spoke more slowly. “I wouldn't
admit it thcn. And the next day
whvn we talked on the Terrace I
still refused to Iclmit lt—though I
felt it more strongly than before. Hm
I have watched you since that day,
um] I know there ll a change. Mr.
Prairie feels the name, Ind he is
never Imistakcn. I know it's only
aim or Jen days. but I'n hIrdly
seen you in the um. mood for
nine or ten hours in tho lIIt three
years." She stopped. and flu mam-e
wu expressive. It named to plat!
for confirmation of her instinct.
Still Loder could and no requnse.
After waiting for I moment. she
leaned fauna in tut chair Ind
looked up It him.
"John." she said. “II It gains to
tut? That'- tht I me to In.
'b‘mlfamhy
THE CHARACTERS m m sromr
JOHN cancers.ng d the Home of
hum from his plIcI when PIrllIqut I
tint i: mrhd by an buck»: fog in yum Ind new: of border fl.-
imts India“ the PerIlIn government which Ire braided by
sin: scheme, growing undu- thI lIx BritiIh policy.
cote joetlea I m: Ind. striking I much to light hi: mm. lI
mrtled to see that tho othIr m lI hlI “Ive: countel‘pu‘t‘ The:
calcium cards, the Ismael“: remit“ him to be
JOHN LODER. mI mm flattered by drugs. Chiicote seeks not“. in
LADY ASTRUPP, thou you lack to Paulina“. where he finds him“!
unequIl to his dutlu. despite the urging: of
BIIIlItnc he in. become I hopeleu Ila”
to drug. Child)“ [up to the humblI IpIrtment of Lode: Ind ‘gro-
poses they exchIng-o plates in tho world. Loder, in Chllcoec'I do It.
goes to ChllcotI’I home, in unsuspected by the MIld and the new
GREENING. Ind and“ himself comfortably in Chtlcote'o comfortable
room. There is I “out of Ikirts. I knock Ind I wanna Intel-I.
days thtlt follow wins something of her confldcncc as wcll an Fraide’a
That Ihe waI Chilcote's wife, Loder instinctively reIliz-
Loder Ind Ruth Sinclair II Eve Chilcote in "The Masques-I-
* - 4"“ . ' 3..
V} g 4M" Y
-
with mm mm :m‘wmwm‘m
mm:m.w m .
Wt
mom. is the first an to
m: on I January ultht
thI index of I long cherished Rut.
In the fox Chil-
It In
only pIIIeI this acid test but in the
McIntime Lodcr is dreading recall
room. Guy Baton POI! In John
"You want mo to tell you that. I
will go ml?" in fluid
llor s-yv-s hrlulllv-ned; It“: tool! It
filo-p rUI'H'lll'l] "You." slim Mild. "I
want it more than anything in tho
wul’l'l"
'l'hl-rn was I wnit. 'I‘llo dl-I'lnrntlnn
that, would Willlfy her runw to L‘lil'
l-rvl' lipn, but. he llvlnymlvlt. 'l'lic- ll!“
in mm {nit-rill. \Vllll“ hc‘n stood oi.
il-ll: llH' door opened and thn servant
“ho hull brought in the tea rot-D“
[worm],
tin. cronsrvtl the rnmn and hamlet!
l.mlvr a telegram. "Any answer.
sir?" he Mild.
lcvp mow-d back to her «butt.
’l‘lmm was a flush rm lmr whack: and
turf cymn were “ill nlrrtly l-rlnht.
1mm lure the teirgmm “pen. rend
it, then threw It into the fire.
“No answer? ha fluid, lacnnlmlly.
Al. tho but up: of his voice.
Evo looked up. ‘mlmzrm‘wle news?"
sh» mm. In the servant Gunman.
lie rlmn‘t look at her. Ila- was
watt-Mm: the telegram withering in
the mntre of the fire.
“No," he uld It list. in a strained
volrn, "No. Only new! that I—rthat
I hall 10:10“!!! to expect."
fl“
GHAPTII XI.
HERE was I slicing—an ml”
hreak~after Loder W035! TM
mlsfldn of the telegram on. w it!
flrltwaranrm. ordinary enough. calll
int: forth Eve’s question Ind his own
reply as I natural sequence; 7“ M
an pangs that followed it met: W“
canswlnu! at I 18!, “(4'8 W“ IV!"
that in me subtle way the thread
I don't want to believe till I'm Ian:
I don't want to risk I new disappoint
meat.” Lode: felt the earnestness
of h" gm. though he Ivoldcd meet:
in: it.
“I cmdn't luv; um thin to you
I we! In. but todIy I on. I don't
pretend to 03th why—tho to»
podium was humbly Inconm
mwauay? natured!”
,l- am an I woman
:mal. m hau— «L
~l turn VIII is .—
' Shim-mm II
U-
of sympathy had been dropped.
though in m the mm W” taunte-
Illlo and to the other only (a plum,
Lorler Vaulted tho M of MC
13038326 W whiter m m.
um. dissolve into my fragment! M
nutter up the may. As _
moml wavered out of “m. he
turned and looted It HI W161»
"You I!“ I“; so count: or
self." In and. In :1» Mn.“ IMO
his feelings m "I ‘9"
In ”.3 in: M m
We: regard, “it. W! “V m,
BI bad I M nan of“:
a team a! tutor -
“on that form.
matting
flu in” ability .
N
a l
u
.W.
1‘
mm. to m at. man dim-tun
um In an m I“ II I»
linked the zoom Icarus: this room
mum tho door.
Louver. climb-ed tn the‘ check to
his on mums. lnccna‘ed It the
madame“ of alumni recall. and
still more incensed It “I own fully
in not lining “twinned in WI!
oblivious for the moment of both
her movement Ind her words. Then.
quit: Ibrupuy. any annulled them-
selveI upon him. Mum; through
in: mum with ”nothing of the
“Grimm of pain following I blow.
Turning quickly from the drummed
ho heed the shadowy mom Icreul
which she had pulsed. but Illum-
tanmsly with NI turning III [tun
ed the door.
The knowledge "at III. was who
ntruck him with I name of double
loss. "Wait!" hi culled. suddenly
moving forward. But almost at once
he paused. chilled by the solitude of
the mom.
“Eu!" In aid. “in; hu- unm-
uncqnnclounty for the first unit.
that the corridor. II welt II tha
mom. was empty: he we: too late.
tie atom: lrrenotutet then ha laugh-
Ft‘ Ihortly. turned. and pascal hack
inwards the fireplace. ’
The blow hId fallen. the lnevltnhio
«mm to pan. Ind nothing "mauled
but to tIkI the that with II good I
grace In minimal. Chllcoto‘u talc-
anm had summoned him to, Clif-
tnrli‘n Inn at navel: o'clocl. and It
wnn now writ on towards nit. lip
pulled out hll watch—:Chtlcotc‘n
wntch he walked. with I touch of
zrlm humor Ii he Itoopod to enum-
the the dial by the light of the llrn:
then. In if the humor had vet-[ml to
another tnllng. hI Itcond Ilt‘lllllll
alum Ind felt for the cloctric hut-
ton in tha Mill. Hill flngon touch-
ml it. «ml lllmttltnnmusly the room
wun lighted.
'l‘lln ntlru'pt nut-ration frnm illum-
nw to light (‘lll‘lle almnlt an I nhnvk.
Tim fclnlnlnc nrrnnxcmcnt of thc
lwvtnhln anoint-d incongruous hostile
tlln lmlwr hunks and the desk lldfin
with pnparn~incmlzruous mg his am‘n
pro-mm in the plum. Tho tllmlzht
was unplcnnnt. and he turnout 91!“th
mt if to amid It: but at thI move-
mont his cyan fell on Chilrnte's clu-
nrolte‘box with It: alumina mum»
urnm. [Ind the whimsical suggestion
ul.‘ his first morning rose nfltlh'. The
turn Hunt the inanimate objcctip in
the Mom know him for what he was
—-- rerugnlzed the Interiors: where
human cyan saw tllI rightful pall-
nnuor-srotumed to his mind.
Through all his distant and chagrin
u nmlia forced limit to his lips. and.
running tho room for the ”sand
tlma. he paused into Chllmtc‘s bed:
room.
Thom fltP massive t‘ltl'niturei mill
mmltrn Itmmphoro flttnd tmttor with
his mum Hunt the cm-rzy and m:-
tlnn whirh the study always lul-
gv-tcd. Wnlking tllrvctly to tho
grant hell. he sat on its side and for
stew-ml minutes stared straight in
front _ of him, appnréntly 369mg
nothing; than at last the apathy
pal-sod from him. as hill previous
nutter against Ghtlcoto tum patina.
lie stood up slowly. tit-wing hill
lung limbs taguther. and recrasflod
jtlo room. planing atom the; corri-
m- and through the clear communi-
outing with the M: of the noun.
l-‘ivo mlnutu later: he was in the
npm air and walking nudity out-
wan. hill but drawn formtrd and
his overcoat ‘buttouod up.
All be "I'm tho atmcts he
allowed himself no thought. Once.
an hemaitod In Trams" Square to
and I many have“ flu vehicles.
tho rememlmm of cullwm ram
coming out of an fog an than first
night mm nulf prominent. but he
renew! it quickly. gnu-ding film
you from cm! In involautm glance
at the place of their muting. The
Strand. with in meaning lilo, cum
to bin: :1 ”nothing utmost my
familiar. Sim Ml ideutltlmtlan
with tho In life no mm Ind
drum him out of 61mm Orv”.
Ind his first fight of the uncover
moved by an m to ram regret
and mm It!“ impossible
by I muff man must forces. ,
Still wilting My. he Infarct!
am: In. but than almost fit!
its feet mm.
of“.
l;
m.
pale and set with I slightly mun
renal-(m. but ”beam tit! “charm! I
certain Iudcd rcfileicnv’esu of g!“ a
there was no viflhlecham Reach-
ing Low. he beta am his hand.
“Well?“ he said. ,quickly.
The other looked It him dues-
nmlngly.
“Weill Well! flaw M! It met“
"The; schema 0h. excellently!“
Leder- manner was abrupt. Tum:
tag from the mum curiosity in
Chlicotu‘n em lug mom! I little m
actual the room and Denim to draw
as his coat. Titan. II it clutch by
the lnctvlilty of the action he human
back again. "The Ichemc has me
utmnrdtnartlyt" he ma. "i could
almost In; absurdly. There are
mm thin”. (‘tltlcom that fairly
howl I than over."
A great Nlléf tintcd Chitcotc's
face. "Good!" he cxclalmcd. “T911
me Ill Ilium it."
But Lodel‘ mus reticent. 7 The mo-
ment was not propitious. It was In
if I hungry mm Ind rimmed I grant
banquet Ind bud awnkcncd to his
starvation. He was char: in im-
parting in: vision. -
“"l‘hcre‘n nothing to tell,“ he (lam,
“only. "All that we’ll want to
know in here, in buck and white. I
don’t think wu‘ll and I have slipped
anything: it’s a clear business rc-
cord." From an inner pocket he
drew out a bulky note-bunk. and. re-
crnpnlnn tlm morn, laid it open on
tho tnhlo. it was I! correct, even a
mtnuto. ”cord. of every action that
had hPPl’l uvcnmpitshed In Cllllcnte‘a
mama. "I don‘t think you’ll find any
lmuw nulls." ha quid. I! he turned
hack the pages. "I had you and
ymtr pnultlnu In my mind all
lhmuuh.” no. natural and minced
up truth the bunk. “Yon huh: a posi-
tlnn that nb-ohllety insists upon at-
lpnttnn,” he edited, in a different
voice.
Al the new tour Chllcolc lnnltm up
at: well. "No mot-tn lectures!" he
um. with n ncrvmln tumult. "I was
«mining to lawn if you had mills-d
it «Int—land you have runsstlrpd me.
That's enough. I was in a funk this
ntlprnnnn to know how tlllhgli wore
going—one of litmus suddcn, unrea-
nlmahte fun“. But now that I the
yank-he mt himsnlf short and
lnuglwd mute "inflame“? that I are
you. I'm htthgtsd if I don‘t want toa—
to match: your engagement."
Lflt’lt‘!‘ mama-d at him. that
glanced ”my. He felt a quick
shame at the angstroms that ruse lit
the warms-dd surprised mntmpt at
his mm ”animal; to anticipates the
mun'n «rennet-m ‘Iltlt almost n9
speedily All he had turned away he
invited back «Quin.
"Tush. man i" In! mid. with his old,
lnlolortmt manner. "Ynu‘re’ dream-
ing. You'vn had your holiday and
school's lwgnn again. You must re-
mumtwr you tareI dlnlhg’wlth the
(‘lmrrlnztnns tonight. Young Chm»
rtnglnn‘s coming of age—uqutte a big
busimvss. (tome along! I want my
l-lothenl" He laughed, and, moving
closer to Chilcoté, named him on
the annular.
Chill-ate Ital-tun; then, suddenly
tlecommg imbued with the:- miners
manner. he echoed tha‘ laugh.
"By Jon!" he said, “you're right!
You’re- quits flight! A 1mm must
kccp his: feet, in their own groove.”
liaising his hand, he began to tumble
With his tie.
”at Low kept the same position.
“You'll find £110 chalet-hook in its
usual drawer," he said. “I've made
one entry of I hmdrcdrgouflds—pay
for the first wart. o m: cm
sum! over unzip-4' Ha paused
abruptly.
(11:11ch Filmed his position.—
"Don’t tIllt Ibafit that. It upsets
ml to Inttcimts. I my mm out I
check tomorrow pliable to John
Laden”
"K0. That can suit. my statue
(if Lodef I! better out 0! the batik“.
We can’t be M‘cnrefu‘l.” Wei
spots with mm ‘1 impel" neatly. Al:
may I slight, unreasonable jeal-
ousy Wu coloring his thoughts. Al.
>resdyhegtmL§élduamet¥
cute with his W guises and
restless fingers opening the drawer!
sud mm the ”pm that for one
all m curring”! ska-w ‘
m2? WM «limits is: I reply.
tunnellmmmrmmm
“mm: 7
m: «96:01an M
m mammalian:
mm]. W 3mm
been entered upon in Ital! hm. it .-
experlenced none of the unanimity
(‘hllcute‘s departure. hi! first 5.9m—
immgtng, had nu appeal for mm. In
any lulu mm: elm. mutt!
not mule it, but he 'wII ’
for his own career.
mitigate hated a m... an M Its
my: are m face at I team. that
be estimated his hand. ‘
“My mt- Mien." he will. With "I
touch, a! saute“. “i an m m :
emit: in mm two lust: In“ In
low-a lira”
ExtflcIttIg his and Illinois: In.
intuitively. tic tut-hell town: the
door and without I Word of firewall.
passed into the little tutti. leans:
Letter alone in the sittingmm.
m.
GHAPTER XII.
ON the night [at Chileate’u: return
it) his mm, Letter busted the ice:
of life pblnmmtlpy to: the first male.
Before their curious compact had
not content. It least Iplfltetlat out"
with Ictton the alumina Been at!
versed, never again to ileum its old
poaltln'n.
He realized With bitter certainty
that his mu no real homeacomlflg.
on entering Ghllcote‘a muse hc'hlld
ity, none of the unsettled, awkward-
ness, that assailed him now. There
he had almost seemed the exile re
turning after many hafiisblfiilt Bél‘éL . .~_
in the atmosphere made common by.
yam-s. be felt an alien. It was little;
tram-I of the man’s character that
sentimentalittca found no blue. In
his nature. Sentiments info not
tacking, though thing in: out a: sight.
but sentimentalitips he altogether .
denied.
Left atoms in nu? plump-ohm lifts-r '
lion was one of phrfiicnl discomfort" f
and unfamiliarity. Illa uwfi clnthén, é
Ir. rI-I
my cum 4
With theit‘ «um lameness, brought 7
no sensfi of friendliness such as solve 7
men find in an old garment. Lining:
ing,» and the rlolhps that suggestéd
his eyes the garb that implies re»
Rpfinfilbllllj' was symbolic and even
inspiring. \
And. its with clothefl, D0 filth Ills
actual surroundings. Each detail it! ‘
his mom was familiar, but act 0139'
had ever Bewme lntlmtfl.’ 61599;
It» had um um place for years. but -‘
he had used it as he might flu ti
hotel; and whatever at his household
gtnndn hat] come with him remained.
like himself. on suti‘erance. My en- ~
trance into (‘hilu‘y‘tu’s surroundings
tum tits-n in the posltlttfl of a young
artist who. having roughly modelled
in clay. is hrmvzht into the studio 9!
a sculptor.- To his outward vision
evpryflllng is new. but his inner
sight leaps to instant understanding.
Amid all Ill? strangeness he recog-§
nlzps the one (unmask-the Worth
shop, the atmosphere. the home.
On his first night at rctum bod!!!"
rompréhandcd claim-1min! of his past-
tion; and. cammshcndlug. he need :
the profile!!! and fought With It.
He had made his bargain Ind must 5‘
pay his share. Weighing this. he,
had looked about hm mom with ii
quict gaze. Then lit ant. as l: fiscal
ing the object rsnlly sought, for. his;
em had came round to the match
piece: and rented on titty itinerant.
The pipe: stand precisely as he has
left mm. He tum looked at men
for a long time, limit In lfli'ntlé €13-
presstm‘t that was almost at mm
mm touched his lips. and. arguing;
the ram. ’15 tutti Mitch the mum
and blacks-st from no place And ,
slowly filled it Witt! tobacco. _
With the first tndnwu breath ofi
smoke ‘lrls itltudq had tffib’fl'fl; Wits-
aut conscious detéflmmtlafi. 159 mm
abomrme one factor éfimmie of .
easing his mood A emigrate is for?
the trivial moments of life; a cigar
{at its fulfilmts. its flaw. em-
fmslvld mrmlml but is feat!
(“9?th ms solving of W -
the margin dimmer—=1: me u
man'n’emal solace.
So to ind passed «to Cm night.
aims mrnwmmmu:
life. film day his film millions-r
”Wollmtwgfi {walled
tireless veri drill; a! shade.- trite as:
«say for wemtlm Bessel” mu.” -
mm-m.wlmgerfoieedm,
t6 spawn. its was it?
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or...
«m: settled and Gerhard aid was fit?! . ,
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