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Mum’sâ€"h.“ .leoulfln'tfutin. hoard Your (car Munich in: ”W. M Whor- uro you. Marie?" she (led. In ”Mon alum. "on, I’- all right. llhn't go home. 970. my be are of the. Tomorrow . 'vfl to an. enough.” “More no you? I must “0'. law‘s:- 1 me]: you by telephoneâ€"J‘ “”1 ho (mused. dent. It's got u um- .11 “maven"bo mutant-a. “0'me up“ onto-fit. Nomdui'tck ”Oâ€"oh!” no sighed weakly, 1 van ‘1'. at and “not! "flouting her "a. In: made It impossible for In. I. no on withoutâ€"" "You menuâ€"tho promiseâ€"Int. Fred- b.1m‘tnleuoym.llonyoul I'm to your “to. no matter win: hm hm“. no u:ttarâ€"â€"" “0i. Lord. Lyddyâ€"It Isn't that! It'- 6. otherâ€"the promise to at.) nothing to my fatherâ€"” "Ya. yeaâ€"W. I" right. I don't Int-d. You all right What In it?” flmgmtonhumnonny I.‘ Tho vmmduMnm'u Hummus thenflmnhl-llpuouo In unanno- at tho Nov. i that.” .0 mum-mo- untain-downy. Innu- wwnmrmmmnn mmocnummk-n 3 e3 i Toll-avid 'lhnmtomnyn'hom II-ol'mgl: .lutaduwrgwtby W am I n. uaunnfllhlhar.'bom I‘M 'm It min. Frederic, ' race" '16-" n wile” non-d mug»... Ihct‘etllll‘ mil-‘33 In . a - E DEh-dfran hounekeapend I: I' an I". Mikel-hm menu's um ham for mu om-coml . Brood and g In“. an". She vin- eflc’a "h h: u um mung. Brood shown dislike uul "Hod hostility to his Ion. Lydia and In. Brood met In the jadeâ€"mom. when as“): work- u Brood'a secretary. In. Installed by the invent-non or R-nub. Bmod'l Hindu wrvanL She e- In the hounhold and aim ‘ ”nu-manual! m send M11139.- 0 mm Lydh “way. She tmlnates . She begins to {our RAM-h In It mus“? mnnm Ind disappear- Ilou. . rememberlnx Ms W. Eu! Indian nodes and mm he< In made. four- unknowu' evil. Ran- fol-Inn mm of manic (or Darren m 33-. Frederic'l tumor. Jealoun. unv Judy order- m- lon from the dinner mblo - drunk. Brood ‘03“. the on or Inn- ”- Mo to In sue-u. "He lllod - worn: ' who wu 1|thth to null. Yvonne with Web Intonation for her. hush-ad want her um the thin. am 'not so am She tell: him that he ‘11! lam his do“ “to. whom he drove WI- Mne. thrown her. Yvonne. 1'4 u wnh o‘um on e. nt". bond. hood. madly Jeni-ml. mu Lydi- that Manhum.mmumm WM bun up to III] M: MDMWI I! not “In. with thin knowledge. like. mu home "woman a v1 Item and the mm at her WI house. I. waver-In; nlIeghnce .kbummbynhymm m her. Yvonne. over the phone mum W- Illuuniou for Mr “.13. Lydi- “-10me not 2:.er of Unhappy mama: med mm "M... ' FR“; 36.“. 3'3? ‘12.“ '4' a An - ”pf [he] _ uly. guy Inna-r I an." h- I on. I. n um etort u-eoher- with PI husband am 'not so ‘11! lam his 9?“ 131 u I"?! M_ madly It the New York home 0! June- 8:900. -__ «UM Almnm CHAPTIR XV. 'GIORGE BARR H‘CUTCHEON .usmnons £35m mums BYNOPBIQ. SM [5 WHITE In Demand regarded hér for n moment In mlmty. Then her eye- flashed «My. ‘1 do not think you “than“ he, Mrs. Brood. Wham and Ma father '1"! “3:0: to th“ ot”Icq cqflln. Diamond" “In” lower your monumentafl um Ibo other necInctly. “You do not mun ‘wlut €th gum! any "I fancy II no In Frederic! mind to do to when he came here this morning. He was still In Ill evening clothes. In. Demand." “Where no they now?" ‘1 think II. In: them on.” all Yvonne. lightly. that they will quarrel?” "it will not hurt my husband to discover (Int Frederic In a mm and not a mill-41p." she laid, but despite her coolness more was a perceptible none of anxiety In her voice. "You no «countable for this. Mn. Brood,” aid Lydia Desmond“ mother. sternly. accusing”. She expected I storm of Indignant protest mum, Yvonne smiled nightly. The two women leced etch other. For the first time mice the led know Yvonne Brood In. Desmond charred 1 high touch of color In her cheeks, Her beautiful eyes were alive with In excitement she mid not conceal.’ Net- ther evoke for e moment. ~wm you can. mm 00 "Iran? Good nor-Inc. mile-on. I m you 1-” «Joy '0‘? W "m' In Des-Md folio-d liar into the library. Yvon-q cloud the door alâ€" most in the face of Ir. Rim. tho had opened M0 not“ to m the nmuuo- .0 ten. but m and he'd “be H” Ind-u. no arrow m In escape from hm his I000 banged. H. «mm the W0“ W gun-g In- lrt u the door. no Ill Cue-din no stun Ilov- ly.u-o¢huly.umutwm on linkdbbutkolululuuha than out. A (cw minut- hmt no Id: tho sumac I“ talked Mail! me "I, corner to Bmoc’l hon; m an sh. nut to no la“. III. mm to much that II. in out” on! of M when Ibo catered ‘tho house. Ir. “(a and Ir. Dowel wu- pumu on their coats In tho Mil mom to thou- short moral-c communion-l. They m In du- Ilvoly. and with one accord preceded to dim mm. o! the «nu, n- mndu In on. wk. their [nation to um bt | not Mtg-mound the moat eemeet oppoenlon. It wee tour o'clock baton they went back to bed end Iona alter the before either cloud her one In. Desmond; utterly alien-ted. wee the first to eveke. She glanced at the little clock on her dreams-able and ave l use: can at consterna- tion. It vu Ion: put nine o'clock. While die In. dreams, the mus meld eenmt brought In her eolee end tout and received luelrueflou not to uni- use him chit night. noiilltimndln. tyne hound“! wu «sanded only me: les- exaggerated. She promised to 80 with Lydia to use James Brood in the morning, and to plead wlth him to be merciful to the boy she was to marry. no mutter wlut transpired. The girl a! (In! named on going over to [neu- at hand. She could see nothing but dinnmr. and she could think of nothing but her own lamentable weak- nm in shrinking tron) the encounter that might have made the present situ- ation impossible. She tried to null light of the situation, howaver. prophe- sylns a calmer attitude for Mario utter he had slept over his grievance. which. after all. she argued. was doubt- Then was little contort for her in the have held out by her mother II they an In Into the night and dia- cuued the mummies ot the day Do i“. that. tint they areâ€"- "This morning Frederic came into the breakinot room while we were hav- ing coffee. You look surprised. Yes, I was having breakfast with my hus- band. I knew that Frederic would come. That was my reaoon. When i heard him in the hall i sent the ten- anta out of the dining-room. He had spent the night with a friend. Hie hm words on entering the mom were theseâ€"i shall never forget them: ‘Loet night i thought i loved you. tether. but i have come home just to tell you that i hate you. I can't stay in this house another day. i'm going to get out. But I just wanted you to know that I thought i loved you last night. as a non should love a father. I just wanted you to know It.’ Be and not .‘m look at me. Mn. Desmond. I 't'helieve he new I two there. I "not torso! the look to Janna ‘ ’.1twaaaaithe-w.n ghag or some horrible thing that the cloned him. He did not utter a word Detour-tint hodoflcinthttorflhle: amokm humhhtdatz‘ laid We. hta voice rum. Won-y. . tmtelmollkeodo‘elimmend. N I in: you I: an. ‘Ho 1: a wotdcrful Innâ€"g gnu. ”lad“ an.” cried Yvon-o. fiercely. “It I. [-7va neutraliseâ€"who no chin u to (he tot-Id. I cannot but to see In!!! nler. lâ€"" ”Then why do mâ€"“ lubmflflmhedtothomuof her Mh‘. '1 do not vat to an." Inf-Ir to my husband. but I dechra to you, Mn. Desmond. that Frederic Is fully justified in the attitude ho hum taken this morning. Hit tuber hu- miliated him last night in . manner that undo fatten-Inca Impossible. That much I must say I‘m Fredeflc. And permit me to add. from my non]. that he is may more tinned mm: than sunning." ‘Yeoâ€"l think he an min a an an." and In. Dan-00‘. cal-l]. "But I. do” not think no. Ha I. a I“ 0! Iron. Ha I- “bending." mung that!) in front of [to m m II. stemmed: "He no“ A no“ abut. In «him that other mo“. Hohmflkalytonnu II. In. W." “I can readily believe that. In. Something like tam}: leaped Into the other: emu. The lunch" «ne'- rlueed m Incomprahculhlo tooling 0!. any for herâ€"4h. who Ind M dupli- la‘ hr I0 [largely tho tubal. baton. ”H5413. yfll not Inn whom." nur- nhrod Yvonne. 5nd Suddenly bean min; tho loot. bot tund- cllnchod. “Youjnow. or coat”. tint he turned on .tho out of this house. In. Brood." said In. Desmond, deliber- Italy. won-ma. 1 um: I miner In. to be: (M: you are hero. with me. You no. the crisis bu come." “I am sorry you think m or me. yet I cannot blame you (or considering mo to be aflâ€"l'll not any It. Mrs. M mend. 1â€"] wish I had never come to ‘ this house. " "Permit me to echo your words." “You will never be able to under stand me. And. after qll, why should I care? You Ire nothing to me. You are merely I. good woman who bu no real object In me. Youâ€"â€"" “No real object In life?" - “Prod-sly. 8|: down. We will wait here together. It you please. l-â€"-l.un Mrs. Brood looked at her steadily for a long tlmo without speaking. The rebellious. sullen expression died out of her eyes. She sighed deeply. almost despair-luau. "I suppose It I: the custom with those who phy with are. They shrink when it burn them." “No, It Isn't at all necessary. Ba- olden. I've changed my mind. I'd like you to remain. I do not want to my:- my you any turthor. Mrs, Desmond. but I now conl'on to you that I am losing my courage. Don't ask me to tell you why. butâ€"" “H what I Mr Ihould come to pus. he will not stay in this how another hour. He will so lorth hum it, cun- ing James Brood with all the hatred thnt MI soul can posaasl. And now. Mu. Brood. shall I tell you what I think of you?" A spam of alum crossed Yvouno‘a Me. "Do you really believe It will conga to that?” she demanded. nerv- 'l’d UM You 0. Honda." Mm thou no nu. but I M a hut main hero to mun Frederic or my ”apathy. to help him It I cm. to one: him the shelter 0! my home." Brood their open the door. "Step inside." he said in 1 voice that. [tend have warned the younger man. it was no prophetic of aha-tor. Frederic ha! touched the open more with thut unhappy question. Not until this in- stant had Jane's Brood admitted to himself that there in: a more and that It had hen fostering all these weeks. Now it was bid bare and anal-ted with ‘DIII- Nothing could save Freda-ta slur tint rookies-fidelith thrust- at tho very core or the miignnnt M than: u martin in!“ "Has it got anything to do with Yvonne and me?" demanded Frederic ruthlessly. jumping u conclusion- In his new-found arrogance. "Perhaps It would be better If we Ind nothing more to say to each on- er." he aid, with an 911011. "I have changed my mind. I unlot say the thing to you that I-" The study door was closed. James Brood out his hand rm the knob. but. before turning It. fared the young man with an odd mixtm of anger and pm in his eyes. "To Hy Own sweetheart." When James Bmod and Frederic left the dink-groom nearly an hour prior to the departure of Mrs. Des- mond. there tree In the mind of each the resolution to make short work of the coming Interview. Each knew that the time had arrived for the parting of the rays. and neither had the least desire to prolong the suspense. In. Desmond men do.” through the loot, which he held open for her. A. the was” by the "In“ no looked fun Into M: dart. expressive eyes. and there in a question In ten. He did not spank. but she read the answer a If It were on u printed page Her shoulders amped. Incl.” "Sahib Inn to be «end. In Do. road. H. In M cum on." "Going out?" cried Yvonne. who Md shrunk Inch like no room. ”Yes. ublhl You cl" pleas u- nse, Mn. Desmond. "9 mm very o! m ‘0!” 5h "rm I'm” mud the Goa. A. no In non lophnberhg-donmnovau (>de from the ooh" nflo. and Ru- in mood baron than, oath an. munch-"bunch". 'Ooluul Colo-2 loo-nun "Icon. flaunt-Mmln. Md. Yum-«mum. Yumlwhtuuyouny. In. ~w. null tooâ€"yo.“ In“ (ho-other. nun-lean] Suddenly no (and "We shall no how "I! they ran able to (no an 0! than"... In. Brood.” and In. Dam in C low "II I. cut." brand vao. with I (mu-km ugh. ‘Amnnmndhnoumn- [ion 0! lb- houo. Both vouc- unn- od to ms: to“. She went belt to Lyon. “H. mm not an" no ’0‘! 01M. loan. In Damn.“ Ill hot ut- ow" to tho chanson. “PM! You do not know the kind of mu 1 am. You nun will know IYOI. l III-ll take lid" with Mode.“ ‘ ”You do'not love your Ian-hum" A Ill-Inn. uhthombk'mm «.0 Into Yvo-uo'l (no and "and then. In. Dnuond qmloucod (to an. Odd fooling one had he yum no on im new; It. Sphinx. 8h. fin and- ‘mu cannon!“ by u Insoluble history. “You as “king hll nldo.’ You In min-l your Ian-bud? 0h. now I know the kind of vomnvyou m I klow-J‘ I" In. Desmond curled up. In mm. alou- look In her en... “l was terribly frightened. I thought or coiling out to Jonel. but lâ€"-â€"! ind no voice! All, you have never seen two angry men waiting to spring at each ‘other'o throats. urn. Desmond. My husband suddenly regained control of himself. He won very calm. 'Coma with mo.’ he said to Frederic. ”this is not the place to wash our filthy family linen. You say you want someâ€" :thlng to be proud of. Well. you shall move your wish. Come to my atudyf And they,went away together, neither speaking n word to mo~they did not even since In my direction. They went up the ‘suln. i heard the door close behind themâ€"only up there. That Wu half an hour :30. l have been ‘amnx, tooâ€"waning as you In waiting nowwto commit Prodafle when he comes out 6! that room I Yvonne seemed to have paused to catch her breath. Her breast heaved couvulslvely, the grip of her hands tightened on the arm of the chair. Suddenly she resumed her recital. but her voice was hoarse and tremulouu. "Good heaven!" tell from him. Do:- mond'n wimp ups. received m you. I hope n: uour eeeyou own [tluverhuvouoon I'll not trout him no you've tmted your son. By God. you don‘t dame the honor of being called (other. You don't deserve to have 0. WI]. i wish to God i had never been obliged to cell you father. I don’t know what you did to my mother. but it you treated her as--' Just then my hushend round his voice. He sprung to his feet. and he never seen Inch a look of rose. i thought he was going to strike Fred- eric and i think i screamedâ€"Jun: I little scream. of course. i was so ta! rifled. But he only euldâ€"mnd it was horrible the way he said ltâ€"-‘You tool- You bastard? And Frederic laughed in his face and cried out. unetnid. ‘I'm glad you call me e beaten]! By God. I'd rather be one than to be your eon. it Would at lent give me something to be proud 01â€": real rather)" CHAPTER XVI. V!” "What's an; "' demanded Brood. ‘ turned. "What in m Imus?" "Oh, I’ve got her mmb-ul old photognph. For a month I've cut-lad It hm In this pocket-use. over my hurt. I wouldn't put with it for m the money In the world. When I loot u the dear. sweet. girlish (no and her no. lo'ok Inch Into mine. I m that the loved me.” "-dldn't find you out until It was too late. see was lovely. I know. She we: ”met end gentle and she loved heppineee. I an nee that III her hoe. Il- la N1. mum eyes. Youâ€"" "Ha!" came slurp]! from émd'l stifl lips. “She must have loved you onceâ€"or she wouldn‘t have married you She must hive loved you or I wouldn' t be here In this World She-J "I‘m giving you your Inning. Go on?" and Brood corny. "I don’t expect you to beltevo uny- thlnx. l "I lonely. l "It‘d to be with you and Yvonne Can‘t you In demand how lonely I've been all my life? Cen't you nndentnld how Inn 30 I am for the aflectlon that every other boy I've known has Ind from his mats? I‘ve never asked yon about my mother. I need to wonder a good deal. Story other boy had A mother I ‘ never had one. I couldn't understand. 1 no longer wonder I know now that ‘ehe must have hated you with an the strength 0! her soul. God. how the must have hated to feel the touch of ' your hands upon her body! Something tens me she lelt you. and If she did. I hope she afterwards found someone whoâ€"â€"bnt no. I won't say It. Even now I haven‘t the he"! tn hurt you by any- tng that." He stopped. choking up with the rush of bitter words. "Well, why don't you my something?” '1 name you 'Ini no to you." that It was love for no that hm.“ you ollnklng to the menu." laid the other Ironically. Ht l mu you that punk... 1'“. your lulm' A ups-m of pull med Prod-rift ha. "Y... I an entitled to my I.- ning: [1! no Incl to that I said do". Illll'l. I though! I loved und boom you In! My». I would have forgive- "mm” If you had uncut no I friendlyâ€"friendly. no". allâ€"Jul I friendly tori. You deniedâ€"4' “not. an". in 4mm '1! you In. unhlu nor. to m In .0. you would ham m I! over will Puma your soul of III the all um mime" "not!" luau my both" on o! R.‘ nu! ma unusually. A took 0! Vanda hood to It. on. '11-“ the Mn (In. you‘ve nomad to ulmlodn It“ l «or N I Brood culled pun-fly lo (In «ad. "You now" Man you D“ u no..- vhl Mull" mic-"on." Io an. «m In It. and]. NM who. "M but It a n [laâ€"1 mums-t umâ€" an. ability to wonhlp without "on" than“! of mu. III. but In! I can (on n to you nu through |I m then in never has n Inn-at II thB' I did not vanilla but Doomd I-" [do not amend lb account lot n. u to beyond lit” [ "Yvonne In tho nut wondermt thin that ban "or com lntq my “to. ,I adored her the Instant l iav her. I ban (on DOM“ that I know her a thousand nan-no. 1 bar. Mt. that I loud In a thousand year: can." A calm carton-um now attended ‘ It. speech. in dine! contraat tom-vlokut mood that had (on. balm. “I have "Good God!" [mm from Brood'g Ilpl Then ho. laughed glandâ€"gunman! "an We'll nettle that point right now. I did lose my head. Head. I any. not been. I ehm't nttempt to explain â€"-I can't. for that mutter. A: for Yvonneâ€"«veil. she's no good a gold. She understands me better than I un- der-tum! myself. She knows that even honeet men lose their head- nonle- tlmee. I can eny to you now met I would oooner’nnve cut my own thmt‘ than to do more then envy ya. the possession of one you do not do servo I have considered pyoell lyonr Ian. .I hove no apology to nuke (or myâ€"«ve'll all u lnIntuntIon. I ehnll only admit that It In! ext-ted and the: I hove deemlred. A. God In my wltneu. I have never loved any one but Lydln. I have given her polo; and thenmnxtupertotltlethul enn't help toy-elf. Natunllr. you can't under-Inna whet It nll mean-~ Yoo no not n young men any longer. Yon cannot understand." “You have alwayl considered your- self to be my son. haven't you?" pun sued Brood deliberately "Can you may to me that you hue behaved of late as a son should-J' "Have you told her that. you love her and no one else?” - “Certainly! " “Then you have lied to her.” There was silenceâ€"tense silence. "DO You expect me to strike you for that?" me at last from Frederic'u "ng. low and menacing. “You needn't be." slid Frederic hob- ll "She understand. everything." “I shall be nofiy for Lydh." In said levelly. Brood advanced a tow steps toward him. In the subdued light of the won his features wen not clearly d1.- tlnguuhable. His face was gray and almiowy: only the eyes were anal-pm defined. They flowed like points of light, uuuickerldx. "I suppose you think I an: In [on with her.” In mid «may. Ho walled A moment for the moon» mt did not come. Bmod In: Win; him with eyes than: which every Ill-l" of communion had disappeared. "Well. It may Interest you to know um I In- tend to nun-y Lydh this very day" “Well. as you ll. than. new!" domndedfiadorlc. Brood m nun M. II I! ha- cinatoaatthomm "H lhunnevnmtmm Guatemala-damn. t§ "It Is not Handsâ€"4t h "to I. butâ€" Yes. yet. It In ham! 1 an. be losing my mind to In" thank" Ho wiped MI hm. “But. good God, I an. sumacâ€"positively nanny.” n. snob u- to himself. spy-rm!) (m was that he Ind 3 mm. He was holding the window cum!â€" apart. and n stream at light fell upon the lovely nee, lo and] that Brno. was obliged to come quits close to h able to no IL His eyes won in- tended. “Wait! If you are going to ten .0 that my mother was not a good won- ,an, I want to go on record In odnneo of mythtng you may say. a being glad that I am her son no matter who my father was. I am glad that tho loved me because I was her child, and It you are not my father then I still have the Joy of knowing that. the lovod some one man well enough toâ€"-" Ho broke on the bitter sentence and will nervous fingers drew a Inn." leather case from his waistcoat poem "Bo- tore you go my farther. take on look at her taco. It um unto you ashamed ol’ your-elf. Can you uni there and Ho about her after looking lntoâ€"" 5 "Slant to rennet that I n- wlth you forever. I've in on list cu endure and run through. ly urn-l out regret In that I «an (at out long no. But like I lootâ€"n tent MI. I vat o. hogan; tht you‘d an. and that there were better den the“ [or me. I kept on hoping that 1“. hemlhtberto-o. Good!“ 'mnubelontlene-e!“lle laughed nocoor'y. “I‘m nick of un- yon tether. You did me an honor downturn liy cult“ Io 'hnufl.’ Yon bed no right to cell me that. by heaven, It It were not (or this of around here over my been. Dunn In yoer (ace and be Mm about from the hereto" that I no son of youn But there‘s no no. luck u um! I've only to look at .7 mother‘- lnnocent. mlfu taco to-" "Stop!" shouted Brood I- n «m voice. "I: cienched hands were ruled above his heed. "The time he cone for me to tell you the truth about this Innocent mother of yours. lack h with you. I am not your tether. You 532}! m". you unused?“ mad he... wiping Mu know. It vu Grim. by bun-.lhowsbovnldb his." -Imummtm~mm Lonny. “Ah, don’t 1? Well. I've got hut I m. no bl: of my mother sale hen over my hean~a little faded card. M's Ill ~nnd you Ihall not rob no at Inst. but night I wan sorry for you. I lad the tooling that somehow you In" al- ways been unhappy over 80m an: happened In the put um I! mother was responsible (or. And yd when 1 took out. this phomgnph, (MI tiny bl! of old cardboardâ€"coo. u II no mull (but It can bo-mrled In a, nutcont pocketâ€"when '1 look It out sud looked at the pure. lovely loco. lâ€" "I 'lnsiat on seeing nut plum” said Brood, with deadly Intensity. “No," said Frederic. folding arms tightly across hm breast. on didn‘t deserve her then and yonâ€"~" “You don‘t know what you In In lug. boy!" ”No. It In my mother. We av the resembianoe 3t once Ind M It tome. Andnmnylnhmtmh know the: I110 advised me to m It all my we because It would um- tell me how lovely and sweet my motl- er wasâ€"the mother I have never “Yvonne round It? Yvonne? And gave It to your Whn trick of m h this? Butâ€"uh. It may not be a pub mu of yourâ€"your mother. Home old photogrnphâ€"J' m,_n m "I wouldn’t be too lusty. If I m you." said Frederic. a note at W in his voice. “Yvonne save it to In. I mdehorpmmmmmmw you about It. Shh" "Where did you not flat field graph?" denuded Brood hunch. “Where. I my! Winn annual. In” terlng foolâ€"" youâ€"1o It not uv-‘u- DO ”I? my W. She's Mm M. l but. but-hodidn'tdtomrym HM!" dammbh tin-cow"