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mmmmenottonu In. mammalian-an" “In Haunt-autumnal". W B m beam- you were not lfimmt”. “Poflnp. Who knows? But if no, to mar met-ad so much a one word i Inc a: her. He challenged you. why at m rum- to ma him?” poor ea!!! You never replied. You leaf-ed her. We were richâ€"4m rich. Hurmoneymolnohelptoeein mama forherboy. You henn- ereted him too well. At last. one day, the told me whet n 'u that you no creed her at doing. She told me about Geno reverent. her muelcqneeter. I knew his. Janet He had he" her fro- ctfldhood. He was one of the Inert m l have ever seen." “He we. in km with her." and yammflflmllmwmldnot m !» Mn. But you Md goneâ€"(o um; (boy uh]. I could not under. stud why you would not give to her um mu. baby boy. He wu her: And She nomad chart In bot rcclul sound he: "a with her hands. Inn“ for her to go on. sitting n the hum an! {need Man from the uble'n and; “Anew-m. “that and my uncle made every of; to go! (be child away from you. he wu hidden-4m: know how fly to wu mam no that the lover and him. For ton rm melted for Minâ€"Ind you. For yam-I Ibo wrote to you. begging to let her Ian Mn. 1! out for a to whm It t film. an. mined mum in. to you. God use. her] cziigggzgaigagn W to bar. Ibo In. blighted W I" boy. or recovery. It in lo M“). noâ€"um we told her my "Mmuwmmnmlm who. at. mid III of the 9mm M- m no rm. to 701 My hum Mai to 00-0 to Amflm to um you. No dld com lots: on. to plea in: Rm Yum“ Om“. Do an II. I carton. mandala!» 3-11. um! um than", named lo M «film "What ly “out an. to... Gar-dad. l in ulna M 0! flu. but I in IM to young (but I dld not know that I dreadful thing had Mandy. ‘ 'You one!“ than “troy-d?" lb. a!“ I: nun computation. ”II! In: loll-n nun In" much“ ”I. m m u thou-and dâ€"" "l was loot to the warm (or nus." b. and. "l'han were my nan when l in not In touch withâ€"J “It does not offset the pun mu her man; brought to me. n doe. no! manhun- tho nulupplnou you an In but boy, nor the magma you n! upon um. I an glad that you nut- tond. It prove. to ma thu you seem!- ly W roam]! to be In the m. You doubted your-ell. You m never In", And yet you crushed 0. I“. out or her Innocent. bleeding but. You lot but dlo without I word I: show (but you~' ”Km 15 WHITE "l hue may had you: or Isouy, N do not overlook that not.” aid )0. "l ”land for twenty years. I in. u the can or oblivion more dun “on. If It II I pleasure for you to but .0 I” 1!. Theme." to run any with me. I would have taken him back to his mother's home. to her grave. and there I would have told him whet you did to her. If after hearing my story he elected to return to the man who had destroyed his mother. I uhould have etepned aside and oflered no protest. But I would hve taken him away from you in the manner thnt would hnve hurt you the worst. My sister was true to you. I would hue been just as true. nhd after you hnd euflered the torment: 0! hell. it wu my plea to reveal everything to you. But you would have had your Punishment by that time. When you‘ were at the very end of your strength. when you tronhle' on the edge of ob- liflon, then I would hove hunted you out end hushed ot you nod told you the truth. But you would have had your: or nnxuuhâ€"yurn. I say." “! nut «cun- ta unuvcr that an..- “No. I do not forget, James. There was but one wny In which I could hope ‘0 not! Mm may from you. and I won “out It delibeutely, with my on. open. I cane here to Induce him I!“ ltkeumhthntpoor ”8 Mother “to. 8b. CHAPTER XXâ€"comlnuod. CHAPTER XXI. *GEORGI‘I BARR MCCUTCIIEON. mm film WALTERS ‘1 have told you tint I thought of everything. I we: mhnken. I did not stop to think that I would be “king him um from happines- In the the” or love that he might but for someone ’ elle. ldldnotknowthettheremn Lydh Damond. When I can to know, my heart ”tuned end my purpose lost most of In force. He '0‘“ have been ,ufewinmbttmldhehuebeen my? loonldnotc‘lvelflm the “at of love M L181: premised. ! could 'nn'tyboh'hnothor’lmmhlu. He m ,h'flmmu Beta.» ‘ aim-mm "Yea,“ he sud. controlling Mum" with difllculty. “Yes. I know all these Ind more" He picked up the puck- age of letter-- nd glanced It the sub- scription on the outer envelope. Sud- denly he nlued them to his lips and. with his eyes closed. klued the words that were wrltteu them. Her head drooped, and a col: came into her throat. She did not look up until he began speaking to her min, quietly“ ‘eveu patiently. "But why should you, even In your longing for revengeâ€"why whould you have planned to humiliate and degrade him even more than I could have done? WIS It just to your mum eon diet you should blight his life. that you should turn him Into a chilling. muting betnyer? What would you huve glued in the cud? Hie loathing. his loom-my God, Therese. didyouuotthinkofuilthh?’ "Your plan delernd - Inner Mo than this Thu-us. It was prodigious! [â€"l on nine“ my you.“ "Haveâ€"have you no “In-i0 mm ~00 grief?" the cried weakly. She than IIlngy n he flood over her. Then II! more of wonder and vlty In M- flee the condemnauon. She looked for the anger the [and ex- pected to "one I. Mn. and was dumtounded to let “at M m lot "- mled In III: study. 1mm. out. “I know how well you lovod ha." oho declared olowly. "I know that you wont to her tomb long ottnr hot Moth woo rovoolod to you. I know thot yooro oso you modo on oflort to Ilnd Four- olll. You found hlo mu. too. old you could not on hlm. an to won. If you hod wrongod hot. But In oplto of oll that you brought no hot- boy to ho on- Me“ onâ€"" "lâ€"lâ€"oood God. on I to hollovo yon? It ho ohould ho my oonl“ ho crlod. otortln: up. cold wlth drool. "llo lo your oon. Ho could ho no othor nun'o oon. I hovo hor dyln. word for It. Bho noel-rod It In tho prooooro of her God. Woltl Whoro on you ulna?“ "l on ulna down to hltnl" "Not yot. hunt I hovo null son to no, to you-non to oool‘ooo. Moro! Toto thlo pochn‘o of lottoro. Rood thou no you ll! hooldo hlo hadâ€"not hlo hollow. for I oholl motors hlln to hoolth. novor loot. I! ho were to dlo, l ohonld curIo .yooll to tho out! at "no. for I out! I olooo wonld hon hoon tho coon Hero on hot lotto" -â€"ond tho om; Povorom wmto to her. TM- lo hor noon-had lottor to you. no thlo lo o letter to her son on yonro! You my om do] rad lt to Man And horo~lhlo lo o document roqnlrlnl no to ohoro my fortnno with her oon. It In o plodno thot I took hetero my ft ther dlod o tow yooro ogo. ll tho hoy over Invented. ho wu (0 m. mother‘o ohoro of the oototoâ€"ond lt lo not on lncoooldernhle ononnt, II“. He lo Indooondont at you. No need not nothlng of you. I woo uhlnc Mm home to Mo on.” “I have though!“ hele-yl of barâ€"when you were In my amt." ly flgbtlng exams! the hatred I here (or you. 1 helleve u' firmly to l he- lleve that l on alive that she has been near me all the time. battllng eulnet my Insane desire [or vengeance. You have only to recall to younell the mo- ments when you were so vlvldly re- minded of Matilde Vale-In. At tho-e tlmee I am sure that oomethlng chun- tllde we: ln me. I wu not lay-elf. You have looked Into my eyes a thou-ml tlmoe vlth - ouentlon In your on. Your Ioul wu striving to mch the soul of Matilde. Ah. all these month. I he“ known that you loved Motllde~ not me. You loved the lltllde that was In no. Yon~“ "Loving you In spite of myself." she cried. beating upon the table with her hands. “I have trled to convince my- self that It was not I but the low! of Matilde that had come to lodge In my treacherous body. I hated you (or myself and I loved you for Matilde. She loved you to the and. She never hated you. That was it. The pure. deathless love of Matilde was constant- "Loving me! Good heaven, woman, what do you-â€"" “And why I have hated you. aIâ€"e? But whnt‘ you do not understand ls how I could have brought. myself to the point of loving you." "Now I can see why you have taken up this fight against me‘ You-v-you know she was innocent," he said in a low. unsteady voice. and draw back from them. They con- vict you, James." mu! um sounded ml '8! “The mm of a nobier woman than W‘htmdmflh" ' Wmoflhumomthethm' "MI Yet no. Jame-1" she and, can (I. um mm as: huh“. Lycra m. m m m ram. 5.--\...:‘ "I'll be honeet vith you. Jim. I don't believe there In. It went in here. thou the heart, end We lodged back there by the spine somewhere We luven't loaded it yet. but we will. Had to let up on the ethet for ”flute. you eee. He opened hie eye: I few min- utes ego. fin. Brood, and my assistant in eel-ten: that he whispered Lydie Duncan's one. Sounded the: we) to lie. but; at coarse-3' “For God's sake. Hodder. in than any hope?“ erlad Brood. Yvonne am swiftly to his “do. "I. he minus? Does he know?” the library. Hang It all. Brood. why don't you send for the coroner and un- demlor and have done with m I‘m blot-ed If l~â€"" “0! course not. but he might an we“ be." exclaimed the other. and It wag plain to be seen that he was very much out of patience. "You've called In In- othor doctor and a priest and now I heat (but a Pnshyterhn m In in Brood tuned forward. "IIâ€"Is he dead?" "Well, are we to send for an under taker?” demanded Hoddet lrflubly. The Cloud Door. The doctor blinked for a moment. The "to were Issuing fonnnl with alarm in their eyes. their hand: grip- ping the table. Doctor Header. causal and hm ulna. cum into the room. A knocl came at the door-- than. lmmnflve knock. It was repeated cov- enl "Ines baton either of them mid summon the mange to all out. The! verepemmmundnodofme- thing that united than beyond the cloned door. I: m ale who In": "HE I. not going co din." she and It when m u. sure (but the Ind command of her voice. "I can mm you that. limos. l Ila-ll not go from this house “at he in veil. I Ml hum him he! to health and mm M- back In you nnd name. (or now l “mu (but he belongs to both of you and not to let alone. How. Jams. you any so dovn to llm. He is not conscious. Ho will not hear you pray- In: at his bedside. “19â€"" . 5 Vita? 5 , 2‘14!” "‘31 ' Ham DOWNEBS GBOVB BENBTEB. DOWNEBS GBOVE. ILL. 8h stood out Mm. mom (of I long “he, Im- hnd boveriu no" in Inc” "mad dropped Into the chair Ind buried bl: are on M. authoring um. In mum“! (one. an"; (In cry from M: tout “Therm I" m (in! In In Ilka an I Date can I! .l “me, In! I would not Della". I fought mlm II. "no; Mel), madly. «any! Not I! n loo late and l on! low. I feel! than you â€"ob. a... you-you Mn «Inna m In the mm; at my on» m!" "an: I dun am so. I tun . duty to perform before I Ian (M. house. I 'lulond to on. the m. o! (In! poor boy do-namn. so that In any not at. I» llovluz no to Do an 0le coma, 1 mm... who. Thank God. I have no- couwlllbod something! You know that he In your wn. You know um my alt Mr in u put. u not You too- th“ you mum: hat nod (In! III. band you In up"- of the anus you human! to hot. That I- mum". Thuâ€"" "You. you have lost everything." all he nae-ally. "You despite an?" “I mono! at you to any baroâ€" nnur this." "No!" uh. cried. coming to bar (eat. "I dull uk nothing or you. It I III to so It chill be because I have lulled. I hue been n bllnd. vain-[lotion loo! The trap bu caught me lmtoul at you. and I shall take the conuquenm I In" lochâ€"ovarylhlng!" “Youâ€"you no “yin; am so that I may refrain from throwing you om. In- to the “reel-J “A bad woman? Perhaps. i did not care. it was part of the price 1 was to pay in advance. 1 would have told him everything as soon as the ship on which we sailed was outside the her- bor yonder. That was my intention. and I know you believe me when I say that~there was nothing more in my mind. Time would have straightened everything out for him. He could have had his Lydia. even though he went away with me. Once away from here, do you think that he would ever re- turn? No! Even though he knew you to be his father, he would not forget that he has never been your son. You have hurt him since he was a babe“ Do you understand! i do not hate you now. it is something to know that you have worshiped her all these years. You were true to her. What you did long. long ago was not your fault. You believed that she had wronged you. But you went on loving her. That is what weakened my resolve. You loved her to the end. she loved you to the end. Well. in the {ace of that, could i go on hating you? You must have been worthy of her love. She knew you better than all the world. You came to me with love for her in your heart You took me. and you loved her all the time. I am not sure, James. that you are not entitled to this miserable. un- happy love i have come to feel {or you â€"â€"-tny own love. not Matilde's." “But up to that hour he thought of you as awn. what shall I say 1’" ”It you had not come upon us hero. he would have known me for who I am and he would have (orglven me. I had asked him to go away with me. He re- fused. Then I was about to tell him the whole story of my life, of hi! Mo and or yours. Do you think he would have refused forgiveness to me? No! He would have understood." him. He was loyal to Lydia and w him-ell." "And what did he think of you!" do- mended Brood acornmlly. CHAPTER XX". "COR In!” The girl muted to her feet. "Do you think It; Is your payer and not mine that has reached God‘s car?" she cried In ml alignment Yvonne wee looking at her. She had ceased running the beads and her hands hung limply at her side. For a full minute, pal-hem. the two mended each other without speaking. "He is not gum: to die. Lyon.” aid Yvonne gravely. Lydia believed that Frederic had shot hlmeeu. She put Yvonne down as the real cause of the calamity thnt had ‘ fallen upon the house. But for her. lumen Brood would never have had a ‘ motive for striking the blow that crushed all desire to live out of the un- happy boy. She had uncle of her hue- lnnd In unfeeflng monster. and now she played! She had played '1": the emotions of two men mad now she begged to he pardoned for her folly! An luexpllcahle dam to laugh :2 the plight of the trifler came over the girl, but even as she checked It another And more unaccounuhle force ordered her to obey the lmnlee to turn once more to look Into the face of her companion. The girl watched her daily for . few menu. then with growing Incin- tlon. The incomprehensible creature was paying! ‘ For I long «me. Lydia'n somber. ult- eou use hung upon the door through which he had passed and which wu cloned in cruelly against her. the one who loved him best of all. At hat she looked away. Bet attention caught by A «peer clicking sound near It bani site we arrived to and Yvonne Brood standing done beside her. her even elated end her fingers Inning the bonds the! ran though her Inge". her up moving It voiceless prayer. Grooved n he passed close by bet no "(mien figure And followed the doctor down the hall Co the bedroom door. It opened and cloned an Instant later and Inc was with .Ms Ion. mm van: on He ‘rnmt av Vour' Bmd'l on. me! Inn for In loll-n! Illd than Ml baton Ibo billet look they encountered. m- should-n On the landfill; below they came up on Lydia. 8M In touted on a win- dow lodge. Inning rurfly nun-l the «uncut. She did not rm u they uppmchad. but ‘alchod them will study. smoldering eye: In which then wu no (Headline... no companion. They were her oncmfiu. "my ma lull-d the thing the loud, He wu never to set loot ln-Ido Ila walla min. In that single glance be bade [unwell to It forever. It vu a hated. unlovely spot. flu but went Ill no in It during those bitter morn!“ hours. an an o! Imprisonment. She preceded them Into the hall. Brood came last. Ho closed (he door behind him alter I “In since about. the room that Ind been In: most pr!- nte retreat for years, "He in not going to die. Doctor Hod- der," she said quietly. Something went through his body that warmed it curiously. He felt. a thrill, as one who is seized by a. great overpowering ex- citement. "There isn't much time to 1039, i'm afraid." began Hodder, shaking his head. His gaze suddenly rested on Mrs. Brood'a face. She was very erect, and a smile such as he had never seen before was on her lipsâ€"a smile that puzzled and yet inspired him with a positive. undeniable feeling 0! encour- agement! “It has to do with his mother.” Brood cried out. "Come! 1 want you to hear It. too. Hodder." Hodder stared for a second or two. "He'll need a lot of courage and It any< thing can put it into him. he'll make a better fight. It you get. a chance, say It to him. Jim. 1â€"1â€"4! It's got any- thing to do with his mother. say It. for. pity’s sake. He has moaned the word a dozen timesâ€"â€"" “Nevertheless. Doctor Hodder. my husband has something to say to his son that cannot be put 0!! for an in- stant. i think it will mean a great deal to him in his fight for recovery it wiiimnke life worth iiviug for him." “l'll goâ€"at once." said Brood. his face ashen. "You must mvlve'hlm tor a few minutes. Hodder. There‘s amne- thlng I've got to my to him. He must be able to hear and to understand me. It in the most important thing in the ~" He choked up suddenly. "You’ll have to be careful. Jlm. He'- ready to collapse. Thad It's all on." came to mm lad-*WGIL it may be the last "me he'll ever open his eyes. Yes. It’s as bad a all um." Theta was no longer u symptom or nneot In the hem of Lydia Deomofid. m "Illa-d um Im- sweetheart" rs- eovm was due “moat entirely to the rev-«hula Influence excel-ed by m: van a a m that man! Ica- anudnm an Tlmea there were when a pensive mood brought the touch of sadness to her grateful heart. She waa happy and Frederlc us happy. but what or ‘ the one who actunny had wrought the miracle? That one alone was un- happy. unrequited. undefended. There wee no place for her In the new order of thlnga When Lydln thought of herâ€"an she often dldâ€"lt was with an lndeecrlhable crarlng ln her soul. She longed for the hour to come when Yvonne Brood would lay aelde the maul: of reelg'natlon and demand trllx etc; when the strange defiance that held all of them at bay would die- appear and they could feel that she no longer regarded them an adverse. l [ As for Lydia. she we remain with happiness; The long fight the over. She had me through the campaign amt death with loyal. nntelteflng courage: there hed never been an In- stant when her stench heart BIC felled her; there ha been mums but never despair. I! the etreln mm on her It did not matter. for she was of the fighting hind. Her love was the m- teannce on which she thmve despite the beggar” ofleflnga that were laid before her during [have weeks of fun- lie. 7». Joy 0' Jana. On a warm months io-anl ine middle 01 the month of Jane Frederic and Lydia mat in the quaint. oldlaah- toned courtyard. In tho amtehl ahatle at the umth ning and almost directly beneath the balcony ofl Yum-2‘s kn- ilnir "a imaged mmkwtahly. yet weakly. in the tnvaiitl’s chair that had heen wheeled to the spot by the dos- Iile Ranjah. and she eat an a file of onshinna at Ma feet. her back matting against the nail. Looking at hint. one tank! nut have thought that he had‘ inner-l through the valley at the‘ shadow of death and was but now «merging into the sunshine of mar- gtty in: face nu pale tron: Iona con- ilnment. but there was a healthy glow to the akin and a clear light In the eye. For a week or more he had been permitted to walk about the house and into the garden. always leaning on the ar- of Na rather or the faithful “in- dn. Earn succeeding day saw his strength and vttaltty Increase and each night he aleyt with the peace 0! a carefree child. "l loam." no ma. mum do.» nprm Mm without I walls. at um um dmd In her or". "I have a (mu. an" All." No “And an t moment and men Ion-red m: had. A moment lam Lydu [0"on him Into the room nod Yvonne \u- alnno In the hall. Mono? Rani-b \vn “wading "m mm. In mm and flood baton her. And hon! Mo Inn‘ "I grant you ten mlnutu. lumen.” tho uld. with the III’ a! a dictator. "Artur that I shall like my uand bo- ulde him and you will not be noodod.” 8M struck her hm! Ihunuly with her rllnchcd hand. "In. on 1nd only how. "on hon. Jan". I In bl. ul- "Non. I an hlu «mm; when you come on! at that room unlu I! r"! be to any out an“! I [In (In won! (or you to tom!" 00 not and w! mm Into him. That I. all that I ”I a! you." "Stronger?" cried Yvonne. the ring at triumph in her voice. “I knew! i could feel it comingâ€"hi- strength-â€" even out here. Jame». Ya. so in now. Lydia. You will see a strange light. my dear. James Brood will kneel M side his mu Ind tell himâ€"" “Come!" uld Brood. lyre-ding out his hand: in a gesture oi admin-ion. "You mun! hear it. too. Lydia. No! you. Theme! You no no: to come in“ “Come. Lydia." he said softly. after he had closed the door behind hlm. "He knows me. He Is consclous. Hodder can't understand II. but he seems to have suddenly grown stronger. Heâ€"" ' Both of them turned quickly as the door to Frederlc'l {00m opened and: James Brood came out into the hall.’ us: face was drawn with pain and anxiety. but the light of exaltatlon was In his eyes. “You are welcome. Lydlu. You will be the one great tonic that Is to re- store him to health of mind and hot”. Yes. I shall go further and say that you are commanded to stay here and help me in the long fight that is ahead of us." "1â€"! thank you. Mrs. Brood," the girl was surprised into saying. “I want to say to you, Mrs. Brood. that It is my purpose to remain In this house as long an I can bew" 1 "There are trying days ahead of no. Lydia." interrupted Yvonne. “We shall have to face them togother. i can promise you this: Frederic will be saved for you. Tomorrow. next day perhaps. i may be able to explain everything to you. You hate me to- day. Everyone in this house hates me ~«even Frederic. There in a day com- ing when you will not hate me. That was my prayer. Lydia. i was not pray- ing for Frederic. but for myself." Lydia started. “For yourself? I might have known youâ€"" "You hesitate? Perhap- It In just as well.“ Mrs: Brood?" demanded Lydia. “Yuu retuse to let me so In to him. In It M cause you are afraid 0! whatâ€"“ “What In your object In keeping me away from him at such n time as thin. you nave nm In am to no adore. Lydia.“ CNAP11I XXI". "Ah, but you have It hum her that he loved my mother mu what .0 m In In- urns. beam. In: my. m rammed the love that had am as. Nownnthnthntluuoltlo m summation-um. “WWOIIQOM! ' "I’m not so sure of ant,- pru- nounced Lydu. "Ho lover your moth- «'5 memory. he loves her for the wrong he did her. butâ€"well, I don't no hm he on: be“: loving Yvonne. in spite of anything. Sheâ€"9 possessed. But she did give her-en to the men she hated with all her ml. sadâ€"well. there you are He as“ for- get that. you know-«end she can’t. leaving me out of the question sno- gatherâ€"end you. tooâ€"there still re- mains the sorry tsct thst she has he- trsyed her sister's love. She loves him for herself now. anhst’s whet hurts both of them. It hurts beans. they both know that he still loves my mother.” "Listen. Lyddy. dear. I don't be- lieve lt’e altogether up to him. There is n barrier that we can't nee, but. they «loâ€"both of them. My mother mode between them. You em. l‘re route to know my father lately. deer. He" not n stranger in me any longer. I know what sort of e henrt he's got. He never got over loving my anther. and he‘ll never get over knowing the! Yvonne hnowe that she loved him to the day she died. We know what it was in Yvonne that nth-noted hire from the first. and she knows. He's not likely to forgive himself so easily. He didn't play fair with either oi them, that's what he trying to get nt. 1 don't believe he can forgive himself any more than he can forgive Yvonne for the thing ehe set ehout to do. You nee. Lyddy. she married him without love. She deheeed herself. even though she can’t admit it even now. i love her. too. She’s the moat won- derful women in the world. She’l got the finest insuncte 1 woman ever "Pradorlc. I want you to do com.- thlnu (or no." uld Lydia. annually. "Then van a "mo alum I could not luv» and (Mn 0' you. but now I lmplnn you In am! In your tum In Mr bola". l lo» but. may, am. I "mm! luv-In M. 8m; ulna nolhlug 0! may of us. the um. nothing. “I "t nhn Iona I" M may”. all of 0.. sh» 'lll not". by and or look. ml. 1 ulnnle plot (or hem". lluve watched ‘hor closely all time um”. There was never in lmuM new om r0- ”aka the slightest stun at an appeal. She lakes It for granted "III the has no place In our llvn. In our memory. yes. but (but lo till I thluk the la reconciled to what she con-Moro her race and n has not entered her In!" to prom»? «that It. Perhaps It In natunl (In! she should feel that VI! about If But It Isâ€"oh. FtMldy. ll ls lorrlble! ll be wouldâ€"would only In- beml 3 "mg toward her. I! heâ€"-" "You no inndntlnt. u I an. I00» that In to income 0! Yvonne mu lo- du." be said. "Thor. mud I» II! 0nd. and I! it doesn't com now. not 'III II come? Tomorrow w. all. It In certain mu aha I- not to Moon- nnny as film In“ aid to ham". and “(an his MM .0. He will not Into hor um. Min. 80 today must m m and at things.“ hedoric Ind mu hind upon the to" brown bend u all lune no voted the thought mu nu In IIII mind. The true story of tho shooting had long been known to Lydia and her mother. "mod confused eventual to them. He ulumod ill of (h. blamo (or whu had lnmplnd on that trade mornlng. Ho humbled hlmul! baton them. and vhen they shoot their hands uul turned their back- upon him be wu not surprhed. for In luv they won no! convicting him of u- uult mm a dual] 0mm. later on the story or Thaw” was told by him in Frodnflt‘ Ind the girl. Ho dkl lu- wife no Injunllco In the mud. Hodder had gone to James Brood at, the end of the third day. and with the sweat o! th6.haunted on his brow hld whispered hoarseiy that the cue vu out or his hands! He was no longer the doctor but so agent governed by I spirit that would not permit desth to claim tts own! And somehow Blood understood In better than the mm of science. power to tnwar teeth. at least in (lib Instance. had its elect. not only” the wounded man but on those who attended him. Doctor Hodder and the nurses were not slow to admit that her magnificent courage. her almost scorntui sell-assurance. supplied them with an incentive that otherwise might never have got beyond the form of a mere hope. There was something pos- itively startling in her serene convic- tion that Frederic was not to die No less a skeptic than the renowned Doctor Hodder confided to Lydia and her mother that he now believed in the supernatural and never again would say "there is no God." With the dampness or death on the young man's hrow. a remarkable change had occurred even as he watched for the last fleeting breath. [t was as it some secret, unconquerahle iorce had sud- denly intervened to take the whole matter out. of nature's hands. it was not in the htoks that he should get well; it was against every rule 0! na- ture that he should have survived that first day’s struggle. He was marked ‘ for death and there was no alternative. Then came the bewildering. mystify~ in; change. Life did not take its ex- pected night; instead it clung. flicker. ing but indestructible. to its clay and would not obey the laws of nature. For days and days lite hung by what we are pleased to call a thread; the , great shears of death could not sever the tiny thin. that held Frederic'a soul to earth. There was no hour in any of those days in which the he- wiidered scientist and his assistants did not proclaim that it would be his last. and yet he gave the lie to them. "fl: