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BM Mm Fraderlc'u Ilkâ€" lu I! am muting. Brood lholu dislike MM Ila-("fly to hll non. Lydlu And In. Brood met In an Jndwroom. when worn .- Brood’u mercury. Mn. ll llll’uod ”(q the apps-rune: of Bmod'o Indu servant. ah. > 0- cm In the boa-chum and [uln- hu- I consent to and Mn. Dc.â€" “ Ind Lym‘ any. 8h. tuclnulr- mm. 5h. begin- to tour Ran’ab In uncanny I Inacc- Ind dlnppenr- m.- Ind 11:. tymmbgrgnx bl- .. w--. u-..,, ‘ fl" m Lulu. In" Co lot mums. be: It"! romain- ‘opunn munâ€"comma}. m I-mu Mu dmdhfly.‘ VGA. nag-Ir choking u. I“) ‘wwflvnhw ,US’I'RATIGVS fiCFAY WTERS GEORGE BARR M‘CUTCIIEON. Gut u nut Mm forth to summon liar. chmmmthmnmlm [find 11 tightly. Her llpl noted In It'll m1); Now In. new that ah. vi- mm mini. that tho longed to at oi tho Mn; nu] honor- «only mm of the Inn: who Ind dun been Mr Mead. Somehow ‘nho fan can be valid turn upon her and mad luv. this man ‘Do M II- ‘nn been no mu. um con-Menuâ€" nd who no titled thin“! Mbmndulho heIdoftha m st. wood for his lint! tn we. somehow feeling the Brood‘ In a and. usual“ condition 0! film]. Thmvulhmofmow that Ibo eonkLnaflhor account for nor deocrlbc out n km". The black ‘valmmltm for-ally“! other ‘tfig It“. in: Manly In her bud. drum-(dong (Dawn-lie wod‘ tall human. naps In th- direction of hue- Brood“- nndy. A “chain; anti-nu of her own strength of m poo. confronted her. she was and- denly mum of the mun who Ind than been Mr Mead. Somehow Lydia mm (or a mom! I- no h". mar cloth; (In door mm bar, to pull her-ell What for (I. Met] that-unmmm Shown mum; I wanna. I“ mind bat. an. m Ion Yvnue‘n M Th mm- cnno don [5 WHITE '1 ho- Ihn you could lo! M. R. my don.“ m am Then. we! I 01.9: "You will lot In know that my lab-mi mu to say “out n?" ‘Toâ€"«y Ibom ur- "Abont your Oct-Mon In my m ‘cm In In". of Mn oMoefloit' Ln“ (on a mu. an" no. m In u rho Ionian! mum the door. "You will My :1?" It. a“. ll..- cloudy. taming Io Yvon-o. Lulu tho .I u. an". mined look about the an an: And his startled. “You an in mom with II: [In L" wu the ma 3 S: :I EAT- .7 {P.flmim .5 233. the 8-3-5? to. «3:- .3. 3‘1 M“- 0w“: lo her hot. In no. ‘W'flli Inning with auburn-aunt "I III!» yo. It Ill-not 1 map.“ In 631.5! 1. .28.. E .3. Doe-r flu... Signs... .3. a 3n : :5 #3:.- ti... 3h All-r I long "an. In which nun ‘vu conflict. Ibu "(daily m Mr in "ya to Vulgar; “on In an abrupt nvulalan of tooling hr um fail at.) from the rum. and body and III-out manly Ibo muted Yvonn- nvuy Iron Mr. I For n long um Lydia mm uruzhc baton her. team nolhlu. pooluvoly dumb with wonder 3nd no knotlmlng a some at dismay om bur own dingo-“Ion to lubul! to this cur-ordinary aim-Mon. an. in uk- Iu haul! why Ibo did not. cut the woman "my, why ID. lacked tho your lo resent by Good A. well u by (bought. thoâ€"nmalmu. Idanhlo m- ruud (hm on he: bunt. Th1- wom had but! hubâ€"bud hurt I»? wuuonlrâ€"and no. then can. nul- In. over Mr. subtly. the conviction lnu no couM n-nr hurt her I- n- turu. she could nova Mun bond! lo the point of hurting on- woodman. Ilvlu, bruthlu. throbbing crumn who plnldod. not only with her llpu Md eye-c. but with the numb nun, Boon (bu run In! an In Mr (hm... Ibo halHaced Lydia. Her tree run. from which the loan Iloovo Ind (Allen. leulng It bare to the lboolder. wu about the guru neck. ”1â€"! 4941'! mm to do lull" a. { u would be dlfllcult to describe the 1126111151 of Lydia Desmond u the sat there with the damned though to be ndoted head pillowed upon her brain. where It now rested In I son 0! con!!- deut repose. u I! there Wu Inlet] In the very strength or the young girl'- dlupnronl. Yvonne um twl-tod her lithe body on the chlllo league .0 that “lâ€"l did not realize who! it would mean to him,” said the other. deeper- Itely. "1â€"! did not count I" the cool. But. dearest Lydia. it will come out all rlsht again. I promise you. I have ‘mnde I horrible. horrible millflko. i can say no more. Now, let. me lie here with my head upon your break. I went to feel the beating of your pure. ‘ honest heartâ€"the heart that i have hurL I can tell by its throb- whether it will ever when toward me. Do not uy anything now-let Ill be ltili." am thinking of. Mrs. Brood. but of Frederic. Why have you done "III abomlmbie-thln‘ to Mm? Why?“ CHAPTER XIV. Ion-«om. 1" “you‘d-mum“ ' 7“ When he entered the house (but evening he wn fall of mentment town-d Ill “that. and ullan with no remnhn ot n ugly rise. And now to be many curing the mention of the ma who humbled him, «on In the men of urn-tn! n was unto luv-No. Ho could not understand Mun-{m A wonderful. compelling tong durum mm his new. no longed to throw MM It MI [Actor’s foot and crave Mn nrdnn for a. bum. mg.- mmmuhohndmntnnnnhh In this black hours. no human fornwordnlkindno-orofnld'on- sanding on which he could load In W will-1n mud in mm In». no mud. mar. than and.” uh on tho world. to low nln tutu. Wow lnehbly happy. how pen-em! mg would be If hll nth" 'ero to lay MI land- Ipou Illa moulds" and Our. “My son. I Ion youâ€"l low you dearly.” There would to no more [only can: ull tint wu Muer In his life would be‘ ”not away In on twinkling of til en; the world would be full of joy to: him and for Lydn. Lydia flopped for I ”man In HI". HI- llmlmo "to of hit “that. A an. I-upuublc Ionllnc Md lb mlâ€"c longing hr (In clutte- of m- m-n who in an" Inner. who mood nu cl and m lonely. too‘ No ‘mld no! undamud Illa ”(minding dam. of (poll-g. HI M an" m: III! ll". "7 “(on Thor. M m mam-ad mayâ€"win Mu Ian in non Iml longing, in they m 0! other dun. ellldhood any; 1’01:th he could not «uh out nu (bought at (Ice- hll. mum bnnly. however. flu old man maintained 3 ”you. name“. In tho occulou. Tho mu mu and needy. WM; th- unto-t. «I uhllnnflon mod n oudduzl! II I! ha! con. Iulo minute. A IW around bl. VIM no In [annual II will Ill! (Whit. A “an at all" lounge-n enn- ovn Iln cm: n "Im- set: that Incl-nod. almond Ma. Tho tool vn an to MI tutu; I. could nM at. fidfmnlnnllol mm MI. Ho «Manly "glint that ha has on" Mon to lanky. no Inn-”1 In all II- m. a ho no u Illa.» neat. ' “The tum-e Mn. mas. uni-5d m. Riggs. whoaxlly, glaring at his com. [rum "Au!" "Janos. open another bath.” con- nudod Mt. anu. lowly. Marlo Ihook M- hnd and two “God Mm um" allotted Hr. Rim ”(lad blou her!” ochood Mom. and the, «Inland umr slau- to Lydi- Blood. hot!“ “Mnlou no 4185533.);7Vum Ir. Data. «only. "qu u I‘m concern“. you In. We'll be the am to drink to Lym- Brood! Tho nru’to call her _by phi! name. autumn. 0043 hm: "I'm not mum yet. Mr. Dawn.“ examined Frederic. mnnlnx. "The best news I've heard Ilnco Ju- du died." nld Mr. Dawes, mnnmlly. "nu 'am up mm. Jones. I van! to prppo-e the health of Mn. Brooi" Jonea' practiced hand shook slightly as be poured the wine. The old man drank rather naislly. They, too, were excited. Mr. Riggs smacked hit up- uld squinted at the ch-udelier :- It trying to decide upon ul'e vintage. but In reality dolng III! has! to keep tron coughing up the wine that bud zone the wrong way In I moment 0! pro found paralysis. Later on Frederic made his un- nouncement to the old men. in the fever or an excitement that caused him to forget that Lydia might be en- titled to some voice in the matter. he deliberately committed her to the pro)- ect that had become I fixed thing in hie mind the instant he let (eat in‘ the house and found it emptyâ€"oh. no empty! 1 Frederic did not come In for dinner and! utter M. tuber and Yvonne had gone from the house. He did not In- quire [or them. but. Instructed Jone- to any to the old gentlemen the! he would he planned to dine with them If they could allow him the thus to change " He also told Jones to open I elngle bottle or chammgno and to place three glauee. Then all. flunk down-tally and out of the noun convinced flu! the hld failed manna In h1- hour of nect- eat laud. that tomorrow would be :00 gmrum “Tying... An hour W W smoked the box am.“ the theater mammal by {m't’Y‘E (be «loving mu Earlier in the evening. without nu- ing, 0"th the flights" amour-ge- m“! on his part. than had Incident! leaped into exiltenca a wlfln, tender Ind wholly inexpilmbio feeling toward his inther. A! first he and been mated by this unwanted, Ilmont ln-; nun! (callus. which mar on Gavel ‘ am into lamenting quite tangible in the fly 01m emotion. but be wn- bo- ginning to mma that the real mn- ten in outside oi any self-unfini- Io could mute Like I not than when into his bruit the startling question: Wu Rajah the solution? Wu it Rub“. mind and not his own tint m moved him to not: tend» minim? Opal! lunch I condition be possible? Wu (hm ouch n thin u limi control! Then came the than recollecflon M thu motlmlm. commanding figure In the llgltled 'lndow. and lilo own mulling behlvlot on the tumult out- ‘Ilde. He would MI lumen (bu someone had called out to him In! before he turned to look up It the window. It "I I" qultq mammal. he kept on uyln. over And over again ‘ to himself. 1nd yet he could not “do on me uncanny feellng. A. in mode hi: fly to flrmdwoy. uonewiui huliy but on following link (born-nine to we «win where the night almond not (no um um mm, In beau turning over in his also I «nor notion in: ha in! m- miod "no" to Mn, filtering Iii-nun mo mus of “coral-i.) in which to had been floundering. It occurred to It. tlli In had been mltlhhly on- “mental ll rupee! to m- mm "in altitude had not aboundâ€"ho wu ceri- muly mm by tho feelings that land nil-MM Milkâ€"but be found him self ridiculing no idea the his hiker stood II peril of any Motion. And nddonly. on of no particular trend 0! thought. my“ the all. Feminism no plain that ho had not been nltouther msibio for the muiion of no boar Ago. Some out-ice influenco bod avoided his emotion for him. come cunning brain but! boon doing his thinking for him be In on! of “3M 0! [be house 50 cut hqnlm glance. our MI :9th dor .- If um expecting to see u. lighted window and m occupant (Indochina. tho nun owl-Mo tool uvml ham" mp. (ovum (ho door any. Mn nu aml find on m up. II "no window. The. In broke nu wall. I! no I nation ow Ml part. I. "and. I! In In been noted Im fllbfl’l ‘umm would ban Minced Io Ma. Ma Imuld not Inn stood (hm III. a nun than. lurlnl out Into the nun. llulu mvlnmd Mun" o! Illa. Mode vbnkd I“ "run. oil In tho um: one. mom. will!" ny- Mly, u on. who In finned. Tnnmm. to Inn-l hh bun! at the min In Ibo window "a heaved I0 mm. rm»: ol! he look“ but once mm The MIMI nun VII chm. Lon. nflgr Fund in thin oblong Iquan at light flood in. an" o! a mun. Slowly. :- ii drum by I (om ho maid not min. the you“ man minced III "on! until he uiood dimiiy in from o! the window. A questioning guilt "I on his lips. Ho I'll iootinl um into RIDJID'I Ihuiowy. inn-mill“ (Ion. dimly visible in the glow iron: the (II-Ill! urn! limp. For I ion. iimo tiny «and At each other. no pin 0! "cognition pnuiu bniwun them. no iiiodu‘n inc. In A. rigid. u omoiion- Hm I. it my“ out of lioiio: hi: I”: won uwavorin‘. l‘ndoric could to. them. "on In nu .hudn'l. HO bad (ho qnur ruling lb“, ihouab ilo mu nu no nian. no bu! mmoibiu he wanted to any in his. um no I“ actually ruling to him to con. hock into nu houu. A! the corner he pan-ed. checked by Ill lmllnlblo Impulse to look back- mm at the house ho had just left. To ‘hlu surprise there In I Huh! In the dnwluwoom windows lulu the “not. The thud“ In one or them had been thrown wide open and - strum of light flared out urou u). nae-III. Somehow. ah ha rushed down the from step: with the cool night air blowinx in him (Ace. there surged up within him a strong. overpowering sense of fliiai duty. It was hie duty to make the first ulvances. it was for him to pave the way to peace and hap- piness. Something vague but disturb- ing tormented him with the tear that fill lather faced a grave peril and that his own place was beside him and not ‘againai. him, a he had been in All these lily directed yenra. He could not put it may from him, this thought thu hi5 rather wan in dangerâ€"in dan- ger of something th-t was not phyl- icnl. wmothinx from which. with nil his valor. he had no wean-{e ion- 0! defense. He left them gaping with astonish- ment and dashed out into the hall i'or his coat and hat Even then he had no definite notion Is to what his next move would be. save that he was going ourâ€"somewhere. anywhere. he did not care. ‘ "I'm going out. gentlemen." ho ex- claimed. bra-kins In upon an unappro- clated tale that Mr. Riggs was relu- ing at lame length find with non-[det-~ lble flarcenesa in View of the {act that Mr. Dawes Ind pulled him up rather sharply once or twice in I. mattei of inaccuracies. "Excuse me, please." Ay. he will lonely. The house “I a.- blank I: the steppe: o: Siberia. Ho longed for companionship, lrlendshlp. kindnessâ€"and suddenly In the mid“ or 1! III he leaned to his feet. m R. In! not than“ «than except In their mum to I convinced lute of happineu for his father. In- dlmncfly he recognlud than :- enun- “Ill. Frederic w:- mny mlnuteq In n comm from an elects of m queer shock he Ind ruched. Ho mid not ant It out or hh hand that the new ‘ho no then. that no non-fly turn“ In shaver to the all] of MA and. an. “unaware-m; mnem- m, no III-cud bar can Inch-fly to the not that It stood would. AM It an?“ an. a! nu. h W {Ila nil. m In All a once he that (minor but Into the shadow. I (umy flush mount- lng to his cheek. Yvonne had turned and won outing rather fixedly In M: dlroeuon. Despite the knowledge tho! he up quite completely concealed by tho Intervenm group of lounge“. he ‘muatned o ammo: Ihock. Ho hot! the nanny feeling that one ill look- mg directly Into in eyes. 8h. bod turned abruptly. at If some one had called out to attract her attention and the had obeyed the sudden Impala. A moment lam hot calmly impersonal solo I'm on. am; In the notion. co luv rum and the balcony. and than vim he! to her huhmi'l taco. Hommtho'upluu‘lo lam a systematic unlnl- of In: .0» Mom covering the snare evening. all the while regarding the canals In the orcheltn club'- will: a (no Innuen- lng in Its fidelity to the ”nation (In! now controlled himâ€"n lemma: 0! Impending peril. ; Long and Into-fly in search!“ use went through the cmvd. not"; themaconenmd Mac-onto royer. and I deep truth of ram! escaped Mn when It became «Man: that the HM! 'u not the". Ho Ind. In I measure. proved Ml on at”; his emotions um mainly Mn m nnd not the migrant of m Influence PM good curd-ed over him by the Bulimia. o! RAM-h! lnvolnnflly I. sum over in shoulder. Md the far V“ In M. In“! that loma'hero In the shifting throng Marnie would [I‘M um tho In. 10mm firml- nm. niuocnlic no“ In iurnodv nii‘hily low-rd hi. vile. who. u Frat-dc “and If!" chum In; My minim to one 0! Mia n6 nut-av. Inn-mil] wu nluilnc mo- ihlnx amusing to him. They undoubt- edly wen enjoylag "tumult”. 0.6- more in. non. IIIIM mlmflul wave of lendnrleu for III who? swept over him. mutational] u N- lm Ind u confining. Ho export encod a sudden. Impliabh feeling of piiy fur the strong. vii-"o nun who had never "would the slight”! "In" (on at pm for him. The um. curl- mu mm to put his land. on NI inn-en aha-Mm Ind tell bin that u" in well with than an. over M- main. II. can.“ mm or m- (mm far down In (mat. and the the duh. In"- ohocumd Mad 0! Yvouno. He could not no (halt In... but "an n- no "making them lot nnyoon also. "a only mun-Hod that ho ma no! my: mom lit-Ion. can In tho nmldnrkuvu‘ They no. wound to be the only mph 1. the that“; ho could no no can 01% ‘ the lulu. went up and and house nu mum. Men Doc-n naming up the gluon. Ho moved up to the ruling null: and mum-d II. can nemllny o! the throng. He could not and than. A: am he Wu conuloul of “up polmmenl. (hen he uvo I” to an absurd ran. Yvoanc had uni-led him. she had docnlvod Illaâ€"Iv. Ibo ad “ad to him They 'II'Q not In tho wdlouce. In" Ind not even contour plutod coming Io "all [heal-r. "I had bean tricked. dollbonloly Inch-d. No doubt lhcy were outed In wma other plum o! umuumonl. some” enjoy!“ lhumulvn. TM Ibo-um at u lud- danod him. And then. Nu .- ho um on the point of (uric. out of II- houu. M at “an. dad (he blood rushed to M. loud to violently um ho Iru limo“ bllndod‘ Ho Wu Looking Up lm Raul-5'0 than". Unmllln. Flu. neu tor the two figures that no knew were somewhat. In the his. low throng. The enrilin was up. the house was ‘Iull, save tor the occalionul coughing of those who succumb to I habit that can neither be helped nor explnined There were people moving on the siege, but Frederic had no eyes for than. He was seeking in the duk- unto! a! Manual, m. Ill and up with 0mm who were content ‘to and It the buck w wituu the 9111. Inside the than" in lanai wally auinn the railing n! the but 0: the nudlmrium and wiped bi- brow. Win: wu it tint ind dragged him there against his will. in direct oppo- sition to his dogged determination to shun the nil-co? on floor: In mm only ”in you no far from the city'n union or no- m‘n dubâ€"Tye WW“ I. Vega. .1 mm- mm. A clever decorator who rmodchl the dining room In | New England farm house Inn "on me lo hr la her use of films punt II to Gain ti. floor: with IL Tho woodwork Ind furniture were nlso whim. but plenty of color was (undated by bright china-punched paper and pit]. bright green mp. The white «mm room table was nlwnya bars. which Allowed the mistress to use my :6 :tnct‘lvely colored deny an. Ear chin: showed up to splendid adva- tnge on this white mud. Ind tho flowers from tho garden loomed un- mnlty bright and pretty In tho mid-I of all this unite. A country but. non Cleveland has I“ in floor. ”at ed thus. with brine “.3. MI. II. We rugs and to any a! cum!- color whom thmum'mu “My God!“ 0|!de fro- Ih I!!! "no, and (can leaped to M. "00â€"- min 0! “promo manila-(Ion. LII. I beckon do: he an! any. fading himself pierced by the mum n. of every mom! 1!: the “not. Ham'nm "The com- mm In. 6 i. Fromm-Twain“... WM before Mn. a fitted rod that ill-dd Mm. Ha “mend u I! from - bloc in the taco. For I mo of Ito M umd u I! mlrtnnd‘ Than ovmlhlu In! ad home had ulnl Inch Into I corn". huddlnd down It I! Iuddauly «mad at all her uni-uh. Fudeflc nu In hen In th- enr moved any. 9h. um nun-1n: It him with ‘Ideopol. r. pro-chm! an. u If to any: "on. what bun you don! What a tool you In!" "Home.” he um. um. without no much u I sluice It hedufle. mapped mm. The door I’ll alumna-d «a the rut IIM om Into the mlt'lm Without - word. Jnmn Brood hand. ed his vlfo Into tho «I and then turned to the chmmeur. The cum-ac mun hurled 1 number In Ml ear Ind jerked opal (ha door or a limousine um bud Jun pull“ up the the curb. “They told me you were here.” (II- (ered Frederic. the words rushing huh rledly thmuxh bl- mn. “and I ”taught we might run In somewhere Ind bu. I an. to at. l-l van! to tell you than! Lydll Ind nine" And ‘hatâ€"J' Then hit an. vent quickly to MI luber’n lace. June. Bmod wu r0- g-rdln; Mm with n cold. significant amlle. as one who undanllndl In de-nlm. There was I momentary table-u. Ho wu vlvldly Aware of the fact. that Yvonne had shrunk back In alarm. Ind ‘lhat n swirl. look or (en lenped Into her surprised eyen. She drew clear In Brood‘o aideâ€"or was 1: the Joann. o: the crowd (but undo I! seem to ho so? He realtzod then um Ibo had not seen him In the theuer. Her surprno was genuine. It was not much abort ol consternation. n he: that he rev nllzed with n ludden linking o! "I. heart. S'Hello!" he said, planting hlmufl squarely In from of them. When J3me! Brood and his wile reached the’eidewnik they touud him there. directly in their path, as they wedged their way to the curb to await the automobile. Ho wu amlilny frankly, wismllly. There wu un bon- es! gladnm in his fine. hoyiah (m and In eager light in MI eyes. He no longer had the sense of gum in his soul. it had been a passing angina, and he (an. regeneraled for having a:- perlenced it. even so briefly. Some- how it had purged his soul of the one lingering doubt. an to the sincerity of his impultee. muuoaurmwmuponm nut act. which In to b- an lut. In- Item of data: to. however. he lin- ‘ com to the and o! the phy, «cure In Ml maclencelean espionue. It Md come to hlm that If he met them In from o! the theater a they came out. he could Invite them to join him at upper in one of tbs nearby restau- rants. The Idea plea-ed hlm. Ha coddled n until I! became n sensation. my a: comma.)