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‘1‘ diversion occurred for which
avering at least was grateful.
flhe door opened and Mr. Dinwiddie
;htered. limping and leaning on a
cane. lie looked pale and worried.
’ctavering resigned his seat and
took one still further in the rear.
"put the low-pitched dialogue came
“so hln‘ distinctly. .
{ “Is this prudent?" murmured Din-
.Viddio. as he set himself heavily
Maids her. "l‘here will be nothing
else talked of in New York tomor-
row. So far there have only been
rumors. But herel You look like
Mary Ogden risen from the dead.
a
-!'£fl'here's a rumor. by the way. that
“the is dead."
“L"
“She was alive the ‘last time i
'prudent? Mr. Clove-ring told me of
your kind concern. but i assure you
that I am neither a political nor a
marital refugee."
“But you have a secret you wish
to keep. Believe me. you can do
The Sophisticates
are generous and casual. They
« take you on your face value and
Winn curiosity is merely human
But this! in
it is in the
nature of an invasion. You hardly
could have done more if you had
forced yourself into a drawing-room
uninvited. You must either come
out tomorrow and tell them who
you are. establish yourself . . .
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whfl easy negligent air was' set
askew by the eager expression of
his eyes. Claverlng. not waiting-to
be introduced. fled to the smoking-
room and took a seat in a corner
with his back to the other occu-
pants lest some one recognize and
speak to him. A hideous tear had
invaded his soulf" if this world. so
indisputably her own. did accept
her—as he had not a’doubt it
light of Dinwlddie's fears. knowing
her as he did—where would he
come inf Sheer luck. supplement-
ed by hie own initiative. had given
him a clear field for a few weeks.
but what chance would he have.
not only if her house were overrun
with people. but if she were pur-
sued by men with so much more to
char. with whom she must have so
much more in comment He might
be the equal of. the best of them in
blood and the superior of many. but
his life had not been of the order
to equip him with those minor but
essential and armorail arts. that
assured ease and distinction. pos—
sessed by men not only born into
the best society but bred in it. and
who had lived on their background.
not on their nerves. To be “born"
is not enough. It is long associa-
tion that counts. and the “air" may
be acquired by men of inferior
birth but the supreme opportunity.
He had managed to interest her be-
cause he had no rival. and he was
young and his mind in tune with
hers. That alone. no doubt. was
the secret of her imaginative flight
in his direction. For the first time
in his life he felt a sense of inferi.
or . . . or——" ority. and for the moment he made
"Vi‘eil," Madame Zntiiany was no attempt to shake it off. He was
smiling. and, probably. the most in the depths of despair. He did
serene person in the house.
not even light a cigarette. . . .
"i~l-—thinlt you had better go He could hear a group of young
a back to Europe. I must be frank. men discussing her. . . . as
' Anything ices would be cowardly. one of their own kind . . .
Youinterestmelmmuch. . . . But
I can only suppose that your secret
is of the sort that if disoovered—
and lil"y will discover iii—Mould
cause you grave i-nibnrrnssrtieni."
“You mum if i dun Mary Zatil-
nny's illegitimate daughter?"
"I don't think they would have
miniinl that if you had brought
Qjfio~ letters in them from Mary asking
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them in lw ltiml to _‘Uu_33d if you
had male :1 from! marriage. liu: to
have it fi'ifli', in their iélle'l like this
-—lhey w'ii newer forgive you."
with no lack of respect‘ . . .
some new friend of Mrs. Ogle-
thorpe's—they were too young to
remember Mary Ogden. . . . She
would have many "knights" on the
morrow he felt on the far
side of a rapidly widening gulf
. . . and he had once sought to
dig a gulf! Disapprovedi Ques-
tioned! Tried to forget heri lie
wished he had abducted her.
A boll rang. The men moved to-
ward the foyer. in a few moments
he followed. The attendant opened
"The door opened and Mr. Din
on a cane."
“Ami you think I am Mary Zattl-
sm'a duu:lii¢:r?”
"l—;.-o::—~I think i have gone back
to my original theory. But there
must he somrthing behind. She
never would have let you come over
here with a. letter only to Trent.
,( She knew that she could rely on
many or her old friends. No people
in tho world nro more loyal to their
own than these old Xew Yorkers."
“And Suppose she did give me
letters-an} that i had not been in-
terested enough to present them?”
"i knew it! But i am afraid it’s
too late now. They not only will
resent your indifference. but they
are extremely averse to anything
like sensational drama in private
life. And your appearance here to-
night is extremely dramatic! They'll
never forgive you." he reiterated
'5. solemnly.
.
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"Really? Well. let us enjoy the
next act." she adde indulgently.
"I hope you will rem n here."
The curtain had gone up. The
audience. balked of the private dra-
‘ ms. in which they had manifested
no aversion whatever from playing
their own role, transferred their at-
tention to the stage. although Cla-
vering saw more than one glance
wander across the house. and those
in the adjoining boxes felt them-
selves free to peer persistently.
Farrar had not finished bowing
and kissing her hands before the
next curtain when the door of the
box opened once more and Mr. Os-
borne e‘ntered. After a few ways
with Madame Zattiany he went out
and returned almost immediately
‘ with three other men. two of-hls
new generation. and a tall. dark.
. sstremely good-looking young man.
widdie entered limping and leaning
the Oglethorpe door and as be en-
tered e ante-room he saw that
the by {Ewes still filled with men.
They had evidently taken root. He
was possessed by a dull anger. and
as it spread upward his sense of in-
feriority took flight. ' He'd rout
them all. damn them. After all he
had more brains than any man in
the house and his manners could be
as good and as bad as their own.
Moreover. he was probably more
strongly endowed in other ways
than the youngest of them. The
wise thing for him to do was to let
her find it out the next time they
were alone.
XXIII
But it was some time before he
saw her alone again. and mean-
while many things happened.
She took Mr. Dinwiddie items in
her car for supper. Clavering fol-
lowing with Osborne in a taxi. and
as the abundant repeat was spread
in the dining-room it was patent
that she had gone to the opera with
the intention of bringing back will-
ing guests. She knew that both
Dinwlddie and Osborne subscribed
to the omnibus box. and no doubt if
they had failed to put in an appear-
ance she would have dropped—
with one of her infernallrready ex:
cures—himself at his own door.
She might as well have announced.
without bothering to feed these
damned old bores. that she did not
intend to see him alone again until
she had made up her royal mind.
\ _('l‘e Be Continued) '
would if she demanded it: he made'
Uil (.‘rmipings. Transcontinental Oil. It was as-
sumed that this buying .wa star the
account of the Standard Oil Com-
pany of California. Sinclair's
strength. which has been a. ornspi-
cupus market feature in the race of
n reactionary market. is attr'buted
"tsulvos inarketwisc. All the to its participation in a. combina-
. with {nettle Coast connec- tion. the character of“ which has
That important "groupings of
oil BtOt'kS are to he '9xpt'l'it-d ls
"rumor that [Ml‘slsls in ‘Ihi: street.
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nigh the action of these stocks
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the rails. Its strength is always a.
signal that its sponsors, know’n to be
one of the most important financial
groups in the country, are active in
their support of the general market.
iErie has turned over to the War
Fliance Corporation $5,006.“00 of
the funds recently received from
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tratlon- in part payment of the $1 *-
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Copper sales have been less in the
present week than in the previous
period. but lead'has been moved up
reports the Engineering and Mining
and purcghes of tin have been good.
Journal-
quarter shipment, the general level
of copper prices has been '18 1—8
Q..._;cents. manyagencles being ~drilling
to sellout. this price. *Copp‘er rer-
forward
stronger,
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principal facing. Slab zinc is weak-
ct, forward shipments commanding
a. slight premium. Not only dealer
but consume: purchasing of Lin has
been good.
Stamford Soccer
The Stamford Soccer Club will
play the Ufilon Sporting Club of
Bridgeport, Sunday afternoon at
Halldwe'en 'Park. The Stamford
.team this season has won‘stx out
or seven games to date and hope
.to annexhnother victory on Sun-
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In the blue autumnal sky. ‘
Out from that vastness. measure-
less, there sounds a. Wild. free
call;
'Tis the wild geese clanging over.
And each high hearted rover
Sands down the message that they
go, whatei‘. may befall.
Not a: when, flying slow.
While twilight falls below.
Perhaps befide some quiet lake
they. halt tor food and rest;
Too high, for human eight
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Against the icy upper air firm set
each dauntless breast.
“’ho that has heard can forget?
The memory haunts me yet—-
The childhood memory of that
sound. come down from in-
finite space!
Hail to each gallant rover!
db. wild geese. clanging over.
May you win to your \‘enturous voy-
age’s end in its appointed place!
MINNIE LEONA UPTO- ’.
Are Heresy Trials Useful?
(N. Y. Tribune.)
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