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Ind under I queer Impression that in in influenced by lenb'o will. but. up his lather. who vo- him the cut dimot. Brood toll. c the nary ‘ «hi-deal win And the music mater. I Mumbmuuwh -. CYNOPOII. .11... In tho New York horn at June- Brood. Ion. mac. tall. Lydia Damond. hue... or I Anon-‘0 unnouncln m- mher'. xflhfl. Brood .nd his do "an. film mghngdu $1"; Mill. a!“ l W. D I V9 0 MI!” to M- Ion. Lydia. Kn. Brood m In tho judovmom. when ydln work. I. Brow- secretary. um Brood muses W In the household and calm her hmb-ad'u «omen! to nend Mrs. Desmond And Lyel- awn . aha Inch-tea Frederic. Ibo tn cu Rania!» Brood’n Him flu “glut. In his unenn‘ny_appegrancea CHAPTER XVk-Confluuo‘. h 7"?“ ICIIIII' a arancea we _ 9m. .8. ”Ymmm boon hurt. that's all. Me In a me (time. Are you (dugout? [ Brood lowered his held. "no sud ‘ that I m I cowardly flu." "And ft m then that you ham to tool that you loved him. Ah. I loo You In . grant, Itrong munâ€"a won- derful mm In spite of fill this. You Inn 3 hurt-a. both that It"! needs butting More you an ever hope to I» happy.” He m. "A: R my heart hasn't a!!!” boon mm." be nomad. . ‘ "Imgoingnptohim. Don'tm to than no. But Int let me ask you n qua-flan. WM: dld Frederic any when you told him Ml mother wuâ€" wu what yau claim?“ “Asleep!" he murmured, putting his land to MI cyan. "Yes. yer-ho was “leap! Yvonne. 1-! have never been no not: to loving him as I In now. Ho ”nu. Forum and lunch ”to PM From Fndoflo'a Hand. ulonnido. "You wm newt forget that you attack I nun who vu asleep. absolutely asleep. Thurs why I ma sorry for you.” 34,1‘gmuumuwm 'I an com M ya. Jana Ind.“ ob. nun-no. My valuing. an my "and mm: m tabla. and (In on. call "up” Into tho Mr “Wt: do you will.“ ulna to .07 You «not hoveâ€"yd- hvu In an to cutâ€"J “Ho am no um! hue Imthod no u no an in. out loam “on. m I told Mn" “You told him been". you hm Uh. did not loath. you! And you loved mumâ€"cod pm you poof ml! rot umtmlhndmyndmvo hormolyourhono.’ loam.- ll your bout that you ml your use on 11mm boy. 0!. I know! You m no! And you mm“ 00 othotooo. Moannmm mmtmhnmamtou reticulum!!!“ moment 13".. to you. [It could not Ian ‘Iona um do. but 70.. limâ€" Ood help .0. l howl Don‘t mo mp0! Not MI I lot] you It“ Winn-rm. lullmtm mum Iona no on. but ya. You am. h. out. You Cm. mm out. m 10. V11! Mu no out.” Show". it. "hum and, but an. "Rudd. Ho damn hot. ukflag. Dead silence mtgnod In the room. an (or the heavy breath!“ of the Inn. Yvonne In: u Itul :- dull! Itself. Her hund- wcn clenched taunt her bmu. “Th-t w you: no." rammed the man. hocnoly. “Yourâ€"yon told him this?“ the cried. "I loved he! no no wanna over we loved before-or since. I thought she loved Inaâ€"God. I believe the did. H9â€" Froderlc Ind her portal: up there to null In my ace. She was beautiful-â€" she was .- lovely 3â€" But no more! 1 vol not the man. She loved another. Her lover wu that boy's “that." “You uh what i luv: done to him. It In nothing in comparison to what he would have done to me. it isn't necessary to explain. You know the thing he has had in his heart to do. I hue known it from the beginning. it in the treacherous ham 0! his mother that propels that boy's blood along its craven way. She was in evil thing-â€" as evil to God ever put lite into." 'heatd her scathing remark. "Some- timen i In“! felt a queer gripping of the heart when I was hen-shut toward him. Sometime: hie eyesvher eyes.â€" hnve melted the steel that was driven into my hurt long 330. his voice mm! the touch of his hand gently have checked my hittereu thoughts. Are you listening?” {comes to you. my Mend, Ind whine: his secret doubt: lnto your excdllent and trustworthy air. do me the Elm!- nau to keep the secret -I shall now whisper to you. for l trust you, too. you amiable fraud." standing on tip- too, alas put her Inn to the Idol'l our and untamed. Frederic. menu the room. rm from Mt lethargy by the firings words ind stlll act-nut ac- tion, m to M: feet and took mm! new town” let."‘leonl Myer how mm You know more] “Well. my chattel-box friend, I lava pierced his armor, haven't I? He will creep up here and at you. his won‘ derful god, to tell Mm vhat to do About It. niâ€"e? His wits are tangled. Ho doubt: his senses. And when he He slowly shook MI bend cod men gnawed his chin to sink dejectedly Into his hands. With his elbow- on MI knees he watched her movements In a date of Increasing Interest and bewil- derment. she turned lbrnpfly to the Buddha. whose placid. smirking coun- tenance seemed to be like to the alte- ctlon In cl] of Its aspects. sanding close. her hands behind her heck. her‘ figure very erect and mean-1e. the pro- ceeded to address the Image In a voice full of mockery. "Pill yourself together.” she cried. hurriedly. "We cannot talk hero. I an nfnld In this room. It bu an. I know. That awful Hindu It alvnyl here. even though he may seem to be elsewhere. We '1]! go don to my Mddr.“ He came to a sitting posture slowly. m the thfle luring n her with s (all '7qu" in his heavy cyan. « “Ga-pruderh BQIII“!I know win in happen-d. on up! I mt to can It over with m. We amt plan. w. must decide nowâ€"n! onceâ€"berm be rum-3‘ The words broke from her "on wlth mm one cutouts emphasis. He laughed. a bitter. Ilflhhfl. mmu laugh. "at hem kind. Th blood mhod he! to Mr nee, Quickly cloth; the low, All. “and Into the foul. her a on" m u son an a can. "He In: you out. We no «we dole.“ OM all. stopping to Ian mm tho um. unduly um '10 «cleanest. "I: n you?” be vii-m. mm. an inn“ luck with a um am on n. Mn mm In lying o. a. couch am the Muco- door. at. m IN. to “hula! NI lac. m I;- In an. m Inuit]: noun use than, llmhr II who: “and u an: Io In I all can. (or him. no III-uh Incl. hat on: Ind in honor ”on the mount. mm. anus-n Io sand and (Inn mt "and than" on no elbow to can u a. I‘m In the doorway. The two were going down (M iron «at M the bottom Brood not. to Ram and 1M Inter. .- Import-r.- nhb :- I rock. bowed low n4 .ovod at h n own-Ila climb. Io um an. by his mum. Ibo all!!!“ until both m out down. Thu- the rapidly mat-d the calm to (be up "I Ihoii woit until you no gone. I intend to see Frederic alone." he laid. with muted emphul, on the lion] word. “As you like." said he. coldly. she owned the upper hall and di- loodiu to her own room. Her lip. won not with docioion; I wild. rock. loo- light lined her eyes. Ind the smile of Icon: lad given in to one at u- olution. Her breath am in! And mmuiouoly mm“ Quintin; no. trilonohoeiooodlwrdoorud hur- ried Maroo- to the ma. vinoconnd ‘ balcony. ‘ “The timo m coneâ€"(ho til-o bu no. that God." no in uyiu to hem". our ad om Iain. Bio turned her «nation to (to win- dov was the court and ('0 Boon Ibo" barâ€"tho heavily con-ind win- dow in Brood'l “run-L” Thor. In. no tin of lit. “on. so nho horrid to the from 0! tin honojp In! (or the I appeared from View down tho corridor â€"-â€"-â€"â€""' 1 r”, M. WM u «might and tho Ii dork. comp “Well.” a nod: to 31 Ho Ml power of I] with I thou “No In domuroorhnu Brood and bio Ill. on fluidly. He smothered an execution nnd then called out harshly to Jones. ”Auk Ranjnb to attend me here. Jones. He Is to so out with me," he laid to the butlfir a moment later. Yvonne was sun leaning over the Mister. a acorntul smile on her lips. “Nevertheless; I fee] happlé-l: when I know he I: out of the home. Call on your dog. James." ”What do you mean?” He had turt- ed to put on his light overcoat. “I think you know.” she said. briefly. “Do you consider me so mean, no lngxyoua u-‘flhe began hotly. “Will you be good enough to call on' your spy. Janos?" Foul Wanner. 'l‘o Brood's surprise. she came half- way down the steps again. and. lem- lng over the nlllng, spoke to him with a voice full or Irony. "You; It need- breaklng. Jamey." aha mo. and went up the gum. leaving him sanding there dumfounded. Near the top aha bent: to hum a Millie tune. It came down to him distinctlyâ€" ths weird little air that bad haunted hgm for yumâ€"Feverem'a! She paused "rim, by uh uh he started toward the door. In the hall. which was bright with the sunlight tron: the upper windows. the turned to lace him. To his astonishment. her cheeks were astow ind her eyes bright with mom". 8h: loaned almost mill-ht. CHAPTER XVII. "I have thought-4 in: than mn- ug. 1 how my own mind wen mouth. hhoettlod; lumping-“1nd! II can: with you.“ “But you do Ion him." cried Fred- eric. In stark wonder. "You don't care the imp of your linger for no. What In nll "zl- ymrm uylng. Yvonne? You must be m. Think! Think whu m In saying.” "Yee. yes. I do know.” she cried. vio- lently. beefing her breeet with clinched handle. "I do know! I know that he still loves the poor girl who wen: out of this house with Me cur-es ringing In her are a score of years ego, end who died um beefing them. And I lied almoet come to the point of pity- lng himâ€"I wu tellingâ€"l was weeken- Ing. He Ie e‘wondeflnl man. [â€"1 we losing myself But that ie all over. Three months ago 1 mid lave left him with: e mugâ€"yesterday l we: emu that It would never be poo eible. Today he melee It any for me. He he. hurt you beyond ell mean, not become he hates you but Incense he loved your lather." . [way out my motherâ€"«hon he loved and sun lovesâ€"yes. by heaven he «m loveI heftâ€"he worn to this be"!!! old. He mule her nfler the games of the damned up to the d” of her death by refusing her the right to have the child that he swear: it no child of his. Oh. you don't no' the storyâ€"yin don't know the kind or man you have for a husbandâ€"you don’tâ€"" ‘ it'd-aux .. m, My ,,. “Oil. I’m no! timid!" he cried. 0". led}. "Can you Imagine anything non autumn than the new he has no 1: mind an these years? To ”Not so loud!” Ila whisper“. ”and by the mic-cues of In reâ€" awlhmed fury. "87 have». I will in“ Man! I '1" make him ”9! Do you how “anon-muons! Hotel to ma.- llo toast. of twin. mad no to mnhood. u on. might bring I. I who bunt. that M mm In" no in] fot the m (In my not .0001 did a quarter 0! I century ago. All these you. be m but In mad nu. mm the to m done to day. All my life in been amt II‘ mmuon for the named.- that use an hour ago. I have saluted all the. year- In Ignorance ofâ€"J' WWI ‘Io. Innaâ€"loan In. Int .0 no I! m. m .0â€"‘ ”Ho and your loan! "a «In. you? No damn youâ€":- In «and her. You an m him up (or «m- um. Yo. m with. to Iln. "o in ”fled ovaryâ€"" Mane “mum-led up manly. and with a m an nun-flo- and It. duel-l In no" bu 1:. yo. not la in. with no? no IhhnM non”. He put 3‘- huds to M. an. to “I! out no, All-mu Halon. "Inna-flue!” In aid. and!“ Mo tuna and drawing lull Mint a.” m- hot. "Ho Mn and you out.“ Oh. it“ on am. “He “Iowan you. You well; the llno In: cone for In In cue! pun-It from him for an and {of-"II“ humbdm In." so any with you. l--" H. (on back “and beyond (In power of lunch. Hh hula cu In“ wuh I (hound chum-3 ulna. Mo wmm umu Ion. ch' on a Non. - as “night and («Hon u a now". mam-Immunemmuw dark. compelling "on. “war no .314; dollbontaly. may to 30 Any val you.” She came quite close in him. He could feel the warmth that traveled iron) her body across the short space that separated them. The intoxicat- ing perfume tilled his nostrils; he drew a deep breath, his eyes closing Ilowiy as his senses prepared to It“? cumb to the delicious spell [hut came over him. When he opened them an instant later, she was still being him. “Hoâ€"he think: l m In love with you." aid he. sinking his head. “And are you not In love with me?" He was startled. "Good Lord. Yvonne!" “Come with me.” also all. Incl-m his question. She whirled about and aim tow-rd pun, her hund- lull clam behind Inc cloud. WWII“. m will know baton loafâ€"baton long." "What are you doing, Yvonne!” do- mnndod Frederic, unto-ally. "What! I shall come to that. I did not no, to consider ell that I should heve to overcome. first. there we- your eouI. your honor, your in- tegrity to consider. I could see noth- ing elee but triumph over Jemee Brood. To gain my end it we. neces- nary that i rho-Id be his wife. I be me hie viceâ€"l deliberately took thet step in order to make complete my triumph over him I became the wife of the man I hated with en my ml, Frederic. Soyoumeeehowurl wuwmlngtogotoâ€"eh, itwueherdh thing to «or But I did not shrink. I went into it without faltering. without I Iinfle thought of the can to myeeif Hewutopey («.ultmmtnthe end. look into II! M Frederic. l wilt to at you e auction. Wm ye- .e‘eweywith me! “mum-e" whim 'Not" "In 006'. name. Yvonne. ii!!! In this you are saying? What ban you against myâ€"lnhnt Mm?" ‘ all. covert” her he. wlth her he.“ 7 for I fell alone she stood before ”I. umntmmfluemtuem figure he wn never to tenet. M deely the lowered her heads. To Me term-e, I mlle wee on her It... "You would never have gone ewey wlth he lhowltm. Alltheeenolthel have been cow-ting on you for tile very hoerâ€"thle «lulu-Ila; hourâ€"end now I reellre how little hope I here really Ind. even from the best-Meg You ere honor-ole. There have been tlmee when my name over you was not that you resisted only been-0e you were loyll to yarnettâ€"eot to Lyile. not to my hushedâ€"hut to yoenelt. I come to thla house with he! one servo-e ln sled. leave here to “he you ewny from the mar- who has always stood as your father. I ‘would not have become your mistress â€"peh! how loatheome It sounds! but I would have enticed you away. he llevlng myself to he mum. I would here struck ”nee Brood that blow. He would here me to his grove be llevtng him-elf to here been weld In full by the earl o! the women he had degraded. by the boy he fled reared . for the slaughter. by the shoe-J "Llan- 10 In.” at. m. In. late.- ly. 'I would ban flannel-d 1H7. nailed rel. not lay-tor It. by llvwflunmumlmmool mvdlnnhenmcbonudm um OI!' 8M tuned I "an 0! Gun" and nil-MIMI; so deep and fun of m Ihl its heart can nomad. 'Good Lord. Yvon-o!" to and. diurnal“. m cured at In" for a noun! '- han punk-any. and than Ila-07 an. uu. "Idomunnom-anu do wingâ€"4 do not hum ll of you. You In" N- «mu avu by none homNoâ€"" "Null! 0!" In ".0 lo “Int.” no thud, "0 about ll. be“ two may. 'no not Mg. m too Mum. Hut flan l have to any him you cacao-nu lumthnvflocro Inn you Isl-I. M w-m Lg! no flint!" non. Nth-n I can um: um Lydh. by hunt. I ma lm In to (hamlet-7M0. lulu-“bola, an ion. 10th. m o! “.0 oh. nun how that my low too but on ml M (m “6â€"” man. Yvonne. What manor 0! won- an no you? H. In your bulb-M. he love. you. I. mus youâ€"oh. "I. he do“! All you would [an M- nu "all? You would-" “Hush! NM to loud!” Ibo cried. I. and “mum. ' "But that In no reason why I should now to a tonl‘tdck "to this. Do. do you know what you In nun!- Ing?" Ho am back from her with a look or about In Ills eyes. “No! I‘m not that vflol 1â€"" “Marie. you mu! lot uh" of that? Heâ€" But wait! What In this till! we are proposing to do? Give In. than to flunk! Whyâ€"why. I can't take you any from him. Yvonne! God in heaven. win! um I thinking on _Havo I no Ian-o of "You are right!" he exclaimed, leap- ing to hia feet. “It. would he the vileat act that a man could perpetrate. Whyâ€"why it would he proof of what he lay: of naeâ€"it would lump me forever the bastard heâ€"~No. no. i could never lift my head again if I were to do this utterly vile thing to Lydim He said to me hereâ€"not an hour ago- that he expected me to go ahead and ‘ blight that loyal :irl‘u life. that i would consider it a noble means of sell-justification! What do you think “You cannot marry Lydla now," I’ll .sald. mectlng u sharpness of tone that caused him to shrlnk involuntarily. "It la your duty to write her I letter to- inlght, explaining all that has lup~ ‘ pened today. She would sacrifice her- tell for you today. but there illâ€"toâ€" marrow! A thousand tomorrows. Fred- eric. Don't forget them. my dear. They would be ugly after all. Ind she to too good. too line to be dragged] “Good God In heaven!" [:9 mm, dropping suddenly Into t chair and buying Ma (no In In. mammal "mm win this mean to Lydiaâ€"41h: Ill she {loâ€"whit will become at her?“ A quiver of pain crossed the worm- an's (loo, her eyelids tell u If m that out something that shamed Ilfll' In spite of In her “Inglorious protub- tionu. Then the spirit of eulntlon re- sumed it; awn. in an "mm: of Mama. at. uni confine-d tint h I got “L! Provence!" ' mt stunning but with It. "lid”. 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MHI [out Nun u l four Gulls. I! be had not been in. [â€"4 50“." I should in. I fluted Mm? Oh, how feeble the word ' In! Hale! There should be I won} that "files more tenor t9 the non! than (In: one. But wom- You null know overthIng You IhuII hon III. “or, 1mm the balm-In; Thor. I. much to In" and than wIII he consola- "00-17. Mumph for you III III. story I III." loll. Flat. Io! use on, m- In you: When I come hero I did not know that (hero wu I but Dnnood. I would have hurt (Int poor (In. but II would not. hon been 3 Inch: will. Inuypluu.lmlounotolmbl’o more [I‘- 1 Manual mun through met I!» Ibo-Id now a.“ hoppluou. Oh. I have plum onI And carefully, but I In "also I would Duo cruhod Im- wIII: III: nu»- orthn Iota" lulled. much-nu dmlhthumoodoulu-nh II no Ibo loot omI MI the loot mullet“ «Ivanâ€"III. but I dun not IhIII 0! II. A; I and Mn baton you uow.MIe.lonolondofl ‘ any now". I could not mm III- to I nIaM Inn done I loo-III one. I"- u I I‘ll cor-In hl- but A Ion-o! no I mum um I could I“ Ion mo on wIIh m. an... In. no I begged you Io In. your map. I know mu II In not an." n. and. In! (In "an. nut in Inn-J “I do“: ctr-uh wIIhIn no.” ”Go on. To" no Why do '- llopr‘ 'Ah. I! Via a Hard Thing to Do" i‘f’.‘ Ibrar 1'18- «my a u:- M “his M. .' unto of lot Intention. chm hand and pron-edit to her an In Ihookod to find that cash of man in wetting]:- "ou. Yvonne!” he cried mumbli- Sho wan sobbing oonvuhlvoly. I!" looked down “D61! her duh. bowel, hold Ind nun felt the lantern. do- th to crank her slender. Ibo-natal body in In: ulna. The inn]! or hot m upon Mm min. but now he ml- Ilod that the zipped was to III with and not to M: hulk-u it Ind been all dong. he wu beginnln; to suspect. “Win“. In heaven's name. have you against myâ€"anlnat him? What doc- I: III mean? How you man luvs baud him 10â€"" “At least. I may have m: coupon. “on." she cried. atrflghtenln. up In an effort to revive her waning put. pose. ”Yea, I shall so. â€"I onto! any here now. 1â€"" She mused and shud- dared. His heart went cold. “Yaw-you will leave him? You VIII] (0 back to Parts? Good Lord. Yvonne. It will ha a blow to hlm. He has Ind one feu- ful slash In the back. This will break him." "And now what In to become of me?" she wniled. "And I was tempted!” he cried MO- torly. “Fm- tho moment I wuâ€"J' “Don't pity me." lhe choked out. “This will pus. In everything all. has passed. 1 am proud of you now. Frederic. You are splendid. Not many men could have minted in this hour of despair. You have been cut 0!, despised. dear-dad, humiliated. You were altered the menu In rot-lute. Youâ€""