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"You've no ice: how handful you an cod”. Lyddy.‘ he said Hidden”. and the looked up into his glowing 01. with a smile of heir-bin happi- lun. Her hand (mind his and her turn. red lips were armed to its pm- in a hot. impassioned kiss. "It's (not to be alive! Grant!” “Oh, it in," the cried. "it in!“ Thy finish! bettor have said that It I grant to be young. for that Is what it I" came to in the nnalysiu. In“? on Brood joined them in the mm. H. stood. with his land on III Ion'l shoulder. cutting enro- HIV not! on coming toy-go. all .0 wins mflhz upon the radiant (M to than: he wu promising pan- Ihfl. no adored lb. was. kindly dad in than one-time dandy. steel- ;Inqu. summon.“ was "I aeo- via you men." no odd. “I: g cm. '1 suppose we just un't hid-and things.” thtforthehmtoldmuo. And-ha b nailed to go without his thanks. 8'. tithe? Ilia him the better for the my be treat- the “Nation. There’s no hypocrisy about him. There’s no no thinning. Lydiy." Ho ”rabid bud. Then he china MI 0m: Mail]. "0! mm you've “and that they tour a. one u- m “on. They mu m emu! vh- moono eh. I. about He “that retain the high-W way In which no ordered hu- lo It” may from In um I was .1!on out at danger. Ho Iniminofnmmhtmum In of II. I can tell neuter no how- Iulmuhuornot. Noun-ho nut my life. He can the per- form“ a miracle. But I. u. never in“ a word a! that: or gratitude «Macaulay. I'm «real M.'mufl.|mo{lmln flunuml'uth-Ifrou mm“munmuunn ”a“ -m l with Ymn' at. am quietly. 'Yo‘000.fl'0 yon-immi- Malawi-WM" mummwr-amm mggmmdm mummaurrum humus-m. "I awn-o an: no any. II will uncut” m; In. all» In the mun. habit-unumnldldn'tm t tan lo! M- M hall-n “4â€"” ”Ito'- Ilo will. karma,“ and 141b, with a stubborn Mnflu 0! than In "Ibo «43‘! wrong It. and. um .11. an «:1anle ol-vcll. m Isn‘t gum: or «yum no»! hula; . do U o! the [m In vronut” “Cruelty. Lydia? I'd hardly call It that. It's the Order of destiny. or something of the sort. She nmblod um: lute and loat out. She's a good but. She hasn't Iquulod once." “sanded? 1 Into that word." “1 Into mumler worse," said be. “But seriously, It knock. me I“ out than": I mun: at her. 1’" but and about waking to father. dear. You no. I'm In utter a delicate poul- tlon. at: week: uo I van madly In- mm with Yvonno. I don‘t deny hâ€"Cu be known all about It. and“ I'd give tan you! 0! my life I! m m cola. along with In tomorrow. I" an more than (hut to no this whole unhappy buunm 3‘!ch up I0 tint they could start on new. But l‘h unld M'vouldn’t tn. It well Mill no I! l uhd hlm to Includq bur h Mun}. In M- ‘EIII’. not .1... you .00. "0'4 be but!!!“ In] “But all this is neither here nor than." she said, flushing. “The point in this: we are going away tomorrow, for heaven knows how long-won and I. my mother and your father. We no tolng to Vienna sad in St. Ste- Dion‘s cathedralâ€"where your (other and mother were married with poor little Theresa‘s: one at the witnesses-â€" in St. Stephen's we are to be married. She will not be there. She is not asked to come with us. She is barred out. bn’t it the refinement oiâ€"crueliy?" “Gad. you are analyzing things!" he «claimed in amazement. “And I’m not no sure of that." ma Ila. Italy. "It Isn’t the way with In. It may not have been love that it felt tor the physical Yvonne, but It M't Matilde that he held In his Irnu. You can't get around that. nor can he. Matilde's soul and Yvonne'a body are quite two dm‘erentâ€"" 6 CHAPTER XXI llâ€"Contlnuod. 'GEORGE BARR M‘CUTCIIEON .USTRAI'IONS £25m mums “I an all you one thing. father, w you ought to howâ€"l! you no so blind that you h-nn't dheovmd it for tumult. She loves you.“ "If! no. you an Gatling with t mm mm (but you an M11 i . ‘ ,_ I“ Inn of a van- ‘ergmotmm-lm Whack" , "i don't blame you for defending her. It's right that you should. I, too, defend her in a way. You are forget- ting the one impart-m condition. how- ever. She has I point of view oi her own, my son. She can never reconcile herself to the pinion you would put her in if I permitted you to pennade me that-4' "She wouldn’t do nut!” exclaimed Mo Ion hotly. “No. I um not old. I am (at younger that I was fifteen yam ago. That's what I In “raid ofâ€"um youth I rent 11 never possessed till now. If I an way to n how I’d-well. I would be like putty Sn her hands. She could so on hulking at no. trifling with me, tooling me toâ€"" "You'll regret it all your “to w you fall her now. dad. Why. has It all. you're not In old man. You are less than am. Your heart hasn’t dried up yet. Yam-Moot“: stillbot And shela glorious. Give yourself - chum You know that .she’s one woman In I mil- Hon. andâ€"abet you"! sun has made you floppy-she can make you um hauler." "And who convinced you of an that. air? Who in responsible for your pm- elt happinessâ€"and mule?“ "I know, I know." emulated the II- ther In some agitation. "You don‘t not! win you In ny- lng. mark. [at us discontinue the abject.” "I want you to be happyâ€"l want-4’ '1 null be lap”. l m Mm. Have I not found out the mar! An ya- !“ my beloved con? Are-J Again 18.01! iniempted. "n lice had gone very pale and m eyes grbw Out with pain. 1Inllylucdyot. nylon. [Moutoâ€" Mt In! in all (not. W. t"! not I’ll- ” m us“. A. for I, vino-wall. I In. Mod to halo In. It In lnmluo tor-own”. “oh-wonderful woman. not you um! talent.“ on {In other had that I do not love bet. I did win all. looked at no will yo‘r mother's an. and not. to mo in]: M: W. up; But-obs I- not the cane.” "Give yourself a chance. dad.” “A chance? What do you man?" "Just this: Yod will come to low In (at born“ I! only you will let go of nurse". You at trying to be hard. Yovâ€"' - “Not-uluooboynu Demure mm no.” mod Mute. "ln't 0am I val-um to In an (hon. It not? In: your you. an. In your unto. Yoo-â€"" (ha I. I (all In love vlth hot one. Doc-nu u luau-nee that vu her own mono-and no. That. In nono- mm at your math: In Int. 81:. ad- nlu um to Do In. and I not boll-u ll. Well. that numbingâ€"whatnot M. "0-4- nooo. It on: ma man. an. I. not (ha um. Yvonne In Tha- n... mumtmvmlm-o two months am. am” Brood slapped him with an Impou- llvo suture. “My son. I will try to “plum molhlu to you. You my be IN. to noon-land {Mon bum Ho loat. no time In following up the advantage. "See here. father. I don't like the Idea or leaving Yvonne out to tho cold. no to apoal. ll‘aoâ€"n'a pretty darned mush. don't you think? Down In your nun you don‘t blame her for that aha alamd out to do. and alter all ana'a only human. Whatever hap- paoad In (no put VHO". In all In Lydia. was something of I diploma.- tint. She left lather and son after a few minutes, excusiug herself on the ground that she wished to have a good. long chat with Yvonne. She did not delay her departure. but hurried into the house. having rather ndroitiy pro- vided Frederic with an opening for In intercession in bah-Ii oi hil lovely stepmother. "or running mace wu not urn-tad on the young man. He spoke oi‘ the marrow without the ‘ faintest indication in his manner that hit was to bring a crisis in his own af- fairs. His brow was clear, his eye sparkling, his serenity undisturbed. if there was a thought in his mind of Yvonne he did not betray it by a single outward manifestation. His in- terest was centered in the two young people and their immediate future. it would have been easy to believe, as he stood there chatting gayly. that there was no one else in all the world so tar as he was concerned. Quite casually he “prey-ed regret that poor old Dawes and inks were to be leit‘ behind. but of Yvonne not so much as a word. ever, was be In humility. conscience. remorse; on these three treasum he laid the foundation for his new for- tune. "Doâ€"«in you mean that. Jamar III. um woudeflntly. Now. for the first time. her on- new open with aurpflte. A barium Won came Into them 11mm at ones. He hnd said the thing she least expected. She put out her had to steady hone" coin-t the door. He straightened up and his eyes hnrdened. “I shall never any that w you, Yvonne. You are my wife. I shall expect you to remain my wife I) the very and." "Go on. please. This in the psycho logical moment for you to guy that your home cannot be mine. I an ex. pecflng It.” “Before I go." he sum nervously. "I wnnt to say ml: to you: I have no feeling of resentment townd you. l mu nhle to look back upon what you would have done without a singlo thought of anger. You have stood by me In time of trouble. I owe a great dml to you. Yvomm You will not accept my gratitudeâ€"it would be I farce to alter It to you under the en‘- cumunceu. But I want you to know that l m (menu. You-" "You need not say It. James. You did not all me, and l lure not asked mything of you." He searched her eyes Intntly. look In; (or me sign of weakening on he'r part. He did not know whether to feel disappomed or angry at that he saw. "I don‘Q believe you would have gone if I hadâ€"â€"" "That Is why I thought it wank! be better to say may here Ind not at the pier, We must have com respect for appearances. you know.” She wu amutely unmoved. "I: Is not mime." he mid. study- Ing his voice with an eflort. She Ind Ms sue calmly. nhnoot le- renely. "But of mm. u 19 who lmpmslbh." she said. “I “demand. lumen.” "Yvonne. they m in: m to m. you along with no.“ he add. his vote. ahnklng um. the pent-up emotion of weeks. Brood .clooed Ma eyes for I second. and men strode quickly toward his wife. “mam" add the MINI. ud than 'u "range author!" In his voice ”ran her. all). M I: not .0 cm! to to" bet as It Ionic! In to go um, um»- ou I won]. she in wanting to Do to” um you do no( want her (0 tumult: II your home." TM IND In to all at noon. M In o'clorl tho (Ir-wou- "n I» In; aid. Than war. (an ad Man- uhuâ€"Jnd thorn wu fierce "helium In tho Mun o! no 0! the voyuon Yvonne Md mum to so to the m ‘to no than on And Wood was god" 1"] vnhom I word to her that the mum: TM: ,wu mama: to the union. mum Intent". In at hm they III-do their v.1 out to tho vain-3 “touch“. A. Brood no IN!“ to no. through (In hum! noun door. a recom- nun confront“ Mm. hr O mom! mmr and Inn our“ Inn! Into sch other. «no. Ind that. no It obeying ll Inn-limo comma. (to tumor turned to shun helmd Into It. hallway. Yvonne van «and- In: In the "ban door. DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER. DOWNERS GROVE. ILL. “I Clam! Com la Hun." TM next on ulna. bright and lint. no an (air u t Mun It; could ml. It tor on. who looked lion. um on: m not nun turned award (In. unloaded air. There an Its-dov- bob-I that thin: the vision and the day I, hint That last observation "agent! In Lydiu'l mind. Hour. then/"d Ibo thouxht that Aha had solved in mean- ln. and her heart Ivu sou. "Thank you, dear. i am satisfied. Everything has turned out as it should. The wicked enchantress has been tolled and virtue triumphs. Don't be unhappy on my account. Lydia. it will not be easy to say good-by to you and Frederic. butâ€"la. In! What are we to do? Now. please'don’t speak of it again. Hearts are easily mended. hook at my busband~al~ei He has had his heart made over from top to bottomâ€"in a rough crucible. it’s true, ‘but it‘s as good as new. you'll admit. In a way, I am made over. too. lam happier than l've ever been in my life. I‘m in love with my husband, I‘m in love with you and F‘redenc and I am more than ever in love with myself. So there! Don’t feel sorry for me. I‘ shall end my virtuous dsys in peace.‘ but I shall never sltâ€"by-the-flre, my dear. Tomorrow you will go swsy. all of you. I shall have the supreme joy of knowing that not one of you will ever forget me or my deeds. good Ind had. Who knows! I an) still young. you know. Time has the chance to be very kind to me beiore i die." Lydia had as little success in her rather more tactful interview with Yvonne. The Incomprehensible crea- ture. comfortably ensconced in the great library couch. idly blew rings of smoke toward the ceiling and as idly disposed of her future in so far as it applied to the immediate situation. "All right, but bear this in mind: Lydia loves Yvonne. and she's heart- broken. Now we'll talk about her. it you like." "We'd better drop the luhject. Fred- eric." said Brood. an abrupt change In Me manner. “There Is nothlns more to be said. Matters have shaped them- Ielves. We will not attempt to alter them. I cannot reconstruct myself in a day. my boy. And now. let my talk of Lydh. Shâ€"" III Ion. "You'n missed I good many thin". father, because you never gave u yourself a. real. honest chance. 1â€"â€" CHAPTER XXIV. m "Into-mum” “imam!” ;~"!‘oruyulh-ornymundghuf, t 'I «but It um com to.“ In. "You aged the word winner," Brood resumed leveny. "Of course you an. mum! that It in volnnury on your Her eyes flashed ominously. She mum! to say something. but retrained. closing her “pa tightly. "If you are here when I return I shall have reason to believe that your love Is real, that it In good and true and enduring. I In afraid of you now. I do not trust you.” She stated at him for n moment and than an odd smile came Into her eyes. "A prisoner serving her time? In that It. my husband?" 1 He was silent for I long time. When it last he spoke his voice was full of gentleness. "'1 do not love you. Yvonne. I cannot allow you to look forward to theâ€"the hnpoy ending that you picture so vividly In your Imagi- nation. You say tint you love me. i a‘ i give you the opportunity to mm it to yourself it not to me. thn I came back to you a moment ago it was to tell you that i expect you to be hereâ€"in this houseâ€"when l return in a yearâ€"perhaps two Years. I came luck to put it to you as a command. You are more than my wile. You are my prisoner. You are to pay a penalty as any convictedi wrong-door would pay if condemned by law. I order son, Therese. to re- main in this home until I come to set count. Some day we shall meet again andâ€"wen. It will not be dlsioyllty to mum nm was you to fly that you love me. I chm not may on of your life forever. It Is your destiny and mine. 11m... We an mortals. lath and Mood moflnls. and we hue been a great dot] to each other.” ‘Enrythlng HI. Turned On! an I! Should." "Tlun Matilde could have done (or horn"! Inn'l thal true? I have Ion-ad you In coulo- thu you lovod her for twenty-am nuts with all your soul. I In. done my duty [or her. Now I m Minn!" to an mull Into «- “I know you nn'uot u traitor to her cunt You an m lllclonu nupporur. You have don. more (or Matilda thanâ€"" “Enough!" she cried out sharply. “1 was playlnz at love then. Now I love 1In esrneot. You've never known love ‘ such as I can really slve. I know You ‘well. too. You love noblyâ€"nnd with- out and. 0! late I have come to be llevo that Matilde could have won out against yourâ€"your lolly lI' she had been stronger, less consclous of the pain she felt. If she hsd otbod her groundâ€"here. snlnu you, you would have been conquered. But she dld not hsvo the strength to stand sud fight as I would have fought. Todsy I love my slster none the less. but I no longer fight to ovengo her wrongs. I no here to nun (or myself. You any to awoy thlnkln. "not I sm s trsltor to her. but you wlll tsko wlth you the‘ couvlctton lhst I In: honest. snd thst Is the toundstlon for my clslm snlnstl “I have loved you. There was never in this world anything llke the love I had for you-4 know ll. now. It was not Matilde I loved when I hold you In my arms. I know It now for the first "me. I am a man. I loved youâ€" ! loved your body. your soulâ€"” it now, James. But as sure as there is a God above us you will say it to me one day, and I will be justified In my own heart." “Decision is the word." he supplied grimly. “Wellâ€"what then?" "You will abide by it. that’s all. I ‘am leaving you behind without the slightest tear {or the future. This is your home. You will not abandon it." “Have l said that I would?" “No." She drew herself up. "Well, I shall now tell you what i lntend to do-â€"and have intended to do ever since i dis- covered that I could think for myself and not for Matilde. l intend to stay here until you turn me out as unwor- thy. i love you. James. You may leave me here feeling very sure of3 that. I shall go on caring i'or you all: the rest 01' my life. I am not telling you this in the hope that you will say that you have a spark of love in your soul for me. i don’t want you to say “Youâ€"you amaze me." she cried. watching his eyes with acute wonder In her own. "Suppose that I should refuse to abide by yourâ€"whut shall I call n Y" â€"-yet they In" been true and lonl to them." "1â€"4 have It In. by see!” exclaimed the other. and than they got up and nut ant to mm the envelope ,mmmmflitnmwdwo Numaumm "Maybe W: from Jim,” all! MI friend, a. wistful look in his blur old eyes. "That doohn’t prove that thay'ro not dead or dying or In trouble orâ€"" "Like as not." said his friend, ”but what of It?” “Maybe some one'a dead," said Mr. Riggs. dolormmly. "It‘s her business. Joe." said It: Dawes. pulling hard at his cigar, "It‘s been here for two hours and she don't even think of owning It to see what's inside." complained Mr. Riggs. but entirely without reproach. A Bold. blustery night In January. olx months alter the beglnnlng of Yvonne‘u voluntary servitude In the prison to whlch hr husband hld com- muted her. In the big llbnry. before a roarlng fire ut the two old men. very much as they had at on the De- cember night that heralded the ap- proach of the new mistress of the house of Brood. except that on thb occuton they were eminently sober. 0n the corner at the table lay a long. yellow enrelow cablemm Id- dreased to Mrs. James Brood. ‘ Jon" bllnlml. I: w“ I ml In- uul order. He had been (ulna to «rev up Ms mun lo loculn what In. mlnlnu' plu- "re lot the In mull“. lulummwlwlnn uh. lnlcnded lo Intel. should he dunks the Inn- nnln. 'mlld she spend nu lie-Ind Mm ln Ibo mnnnlalnn, ole... plc. llo, .- well u "re ml of the Ion-nu. wan- dervd why lhe malor‘n vile land lawn let! bohlnd. Her infirm-Hon. the» lore, lo lly llama plum n: the able took him mmpletely by unwiseâ€"- "knocked lhe breath out 0! Mn," n I. expressed It In the cook a (a. min flea later. She bud never been known In lake I: mt‘ll tllh lhe nrmlms old men. They borwl her to dluncllou. according to (Telnlo. And "0' he was ; to lay plum lor "mmâ€"shun! ll nu most nxlr'nrdormry! Rho pollen! the bolt com. and Joan. who had hill "abound the homo. can. It mm» In tho room. “Ya. madam.” "When Hr. Dun and Mr. nm- to turn Mm the ably. «II Item "I“ I who" "ch tho-n In Inn lunrhoon with me. Thu] .u. (but you.‘ "You. mad-m." ”By the way. Jam-s. you may than m the tabl- tor um." From the open door Illa smiled out upon the young pegplo In the motor wd waved her handkerl'hlo! In a! firewall. Then Illa cloud the door And walked nlowly down the hlllwu to the blu llbnry. she was alone In the houu saw {or the urunu. Tho old men had prvcoded the vary-sen to tho plor. I'll-mung In the center of the mun. we luneyod IN. plrllcular cell In her prim with I son a! calm dl-daln. "No [In taken the only way In con- quer Mmmlt,“ nu muted. bl" “and. "Me n I who mam-n very um man. I might huo flooded um 0! him" "I will so with you as (at u the door of my prison." "Yes. they do love you." said he. Wt' tins his hands upon her shoulders. They smiled into each oiher'a ares. “Good-by. There-m. i will return." "Good-by. Jamec. No. do no! km me. It would be mockery. Good luck andâ€"God speed you home agnin” Their hands met in a warm. firm clun- She drew a long breath and there was the light of triumph In her eyes. Laylng her sllm hand on his arm. she said: "I am content, James. I am sum of you now. You will find me here when you choose to come back, be It in one year or twenty. Now go, my man! They are waiting to:- you. Be kind to them. poor souls, and tell them all that you have Just told me. It will make them happy. ’l‘hey'love me. you see." "And when you do come back am I to hope for something more than your pardon and a release?" she cried, with fine Irony in her voice. ”I will not promise anything," said he. slowly. He held up his hand. "I expect you to remain here until I return. Therese. I did not intend to impose this condi- tion upon you by word of mouth. I was going away without a word. but you would have received from Mr. Dawes a sealed envelope as soon as the ship‘sailed. It contains this ver- dict m writing. He will hand it to you, of course, but now that you‘know the contents it will not be necesary toâ€"" “Do you expect. me to submit to thisâ€"" "Your keeper will be the thlng you call Love." said he. “Within than four walk." all In. and his face wan very white. "II thlt your sentence?” “Cull I! that I! you like. Then-330.” "Do you mean that I 3m not to put foot outside of these premium?” she asked, wldeeyed. He nodded his head. "My keepers? Who are they to be! The old mm: o! the seaâ€"J "That I cannot come to him." II. and. as she stretched out her um Mn! the out "Suingâ€"what?” denuded Kr. Rim. anxiously. "Send a mblemm to my husband unyingâ€"” She mud to smile at tho filming logs, a sweet. nptumc can. that neither of the old men could com- "He will come and unlock tho door. Mr. Dawes.” said the. serenely. ‘He I. also made of flesh and Mood. n. nee! you speak of was in his him-L It has been withdrawn at me. my 1mm; he wm come And get Inaâ€"very noon. Rlng for Jones. plane." “Whoâ€"vim in you going to do!“ Mr. Dunn had thc temerlty t-} at "Youâ€"yon don't know him. In. Brood." lamented Mr. Dawes. 80’- made or steel. Heâ€"J' She lighted a cigarette. "I! he wont. me. Mr. Riggs. let him come and get me," she said sending a long cloud of smoke toward the ceiling .3 sh. In! back in the choir and crossed her feet in absolute. utter communist "He will come. my dear old friendsâ€"- oh. i am sure that he will come." "But. Mrs. Brood. iv want. you? am almost In a groan from the fly- or Mr. Rim. ‘ The 0H m stared helplessly wk“. she sank luxuriously Into I chair and stuck her lmle feet out to the In They felt the” knees grow want un- der the weight of their suddenly in." bodies. "No!" she cried. the flag of m- umph In her voice. She suddenly flipped her lands to her bra“: and uttered a long. deep nigh of joy. "No, I nhtll not go to him.” "What! Youâ€"you won’t go!“ mood Mr. Riggs. "Halon! Horn In IIIII It In: ‘Come by the am steamer. I '1“ you to come to me. Theron-f And nee! It in 51mm! Your Mala-ad. ' " "Hurfiy!" shouted the two old men. “But" she said shaking her bad slowly, "I shall not obey." "Ah. but I know. Jul tho me.” an dollhnloly am the mutton vul l m- an" and held to out to than. "Rad II I! you like” They nokm'mly nook um: hon“. too amused lnr wmds. m union“ the sheet and sent her ayes swim, over ".0 primal roman“. Then. to than further uupehctlon the pressed the Mt of pup" m her "4| lips Her cyst flashed "he diamonds. "them "Id II. ”n. nm.‘ b. Inland. "mall": I! In!» but bad. "Maybe It's bad nan." an» rat-Mod Mm with one of NI mm! mutation. mum. "No. .7 "mm. H It not had newt It In good Mun. II In [mm my husband.“ ”In“ you bun‘t nod u." my“ Ht mun. 11w aid [In mid. l umulum auh for the Ions-mice!“ envelope. Mr. Dunn. being In and who. mam-Mod In hem the am to claw. It In M. omr noun "Mow ulcn Ibo Mo looks." uh- cried. crowing the room. Novcr but It. been mm: nut-ally. 5060:11qu bu.- mm In" It lhln nu mum. "My “blunt-n «um I- It?" 3m.- mood \vu dot-wading tho null-l. lightly. cue-fly. In "other In- stant nhn entered "to roan "8h!" hluad Mr. Rig”. suddenly backing away from the 1an0 not try- lnu to .am In unconcerned ennui.» mm o! a worn wot In the rug. "I never knew I could be so how! as I’ve been during the put Ill months. Why. this house II “he I bird can filled with mania. l loun- mneu Iw! Ilka singing my head olâ€" um I. (or whining! I haven‘t whit tied for year: all now. l-â€"" "She'l the finest. loveliest woman on earth." said Mr. Rlul. "And so do I.” said)“. Mend, where upon they shook hands with you cor dlamyâ€"aa they dld u lean. u down time. a day omen the beginnln‘ o! the new regime. Mr. Rigs. allowed a sheepllh grin to steal over his wrinkled visage. “I apologize, Danbury." "For your sake, sir. I’m glad lt'l against the rules.” said Mr. Dawes. fiercely. "I'm mighty glad." “I beg your pardon, Danbury." ex- claimed Mr. nggs. striking the table wlth his bony knuckles so violently that the books and magazines bounced mm the air. "Don't you ever say an!- tlllng lute that agaln to me. "'3 ngalnet the rules (or me to call You a acouudrelly liar or I'd do ll In 1 sec- ond." . “Well, I’ve got this to any. «‘09 Riggs: she has been uncommonly de- cent to you afler the way you used to treat her when she first came here. She's made you feel everlastingly ashamed of your idiotic behaviorâ€"" "You know what puzzles me more thnn anything also? We said it a hundred times. She never goes outside this houseâ€"except in the gardenâ€"day or night. You'd think she was an in- validâ€"or afraid of detectives or some- thing like that. God knows she ain’t a sick woman. I never saw a healthier one. Rain or shine. winter or summer she walks up and down that courtyard till you'd think she'd wear a path in the stones. Eats like a soldier. laughs like a kid. and I'll bet she sleeps like one. she's so fresh and bright-eyed in the morning." "What panics me is that she always aoeml disappointed when there' a noth- ing in the pout from him. and here’s n cubical-am that might be the very thing :he's looking for and she pay! no‘ attention to it. ii. certainly been She‘s never and z lino mun Hubs this Is something at but." Pm! Enflhh man laud. THE END.