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12? THF. CHABi.1 6, I91J IrjeTTTirjr ilTjIlliilii ^SIMTONWINS^ ^c/IRomance §^acagC^ I & mmmm !i4rt(an^ TK6AMEAITO C>wrigN. vfiu Tha B«l*»>Mcnin C——y CHAPTER X. An Interval. It wai on tlie second day after his arrlv«l in New York that Stanton c&lled upon Jessica Floyd. This time he went more confidently up the stairs of the quiet apartment house, sure of his right As before, the little old Irishwoman clad in black silk was waiting to ad mit him; as before, he could have cried out In the wonder of seeing this girl who turned Floyd’s (Candid face to him and smiled with Floyd’s gny eyea. Only, this afternoon Jes- ilra did not rise from the piano seat to greet him, but from a chair near ft window. “Tes is away ajwln.’’ she regretted, flving him her hand. "I came to see you. by his permis sion," Stanton returned. The rich color flushed under her marvelouf: skin, that was like no ofh» r woman’s he hia €v«r seen. Flc vd differed there, man from girl, h's complextion being much darker and les5 iranslucent. U is too early to give you tea and cske,” she told him, with a playful- 3 partly shy. ‘Hut If you talk to me for h.ilf an hour, it will be after four o’clock and I can offer you hospi- tr* ♦y.” "V’hat shall I talk to you about?” he doubted. “I am better at listen- in« I think.” '‘*h, anything, everything. Suppoee I were Jes; I like what he likes, rac ing, factrrif^, motor cars.” Although the Heason was early, a Are burned in the tiny hearth, on r th^-r side wbich they were seated, faring each other. In the ’•uddy light F»"",ton contemplated the smiling ^T\. in her pale-blue gown with its 1." o ruffles foaming around her full young throat and falling low across h >1 hands. “Your brother has told you of the b'.i Iiiess partnership that we plan for this winter. Miss Floyd?" She nodded her bronze-crowned head. "Yes; I am very glad.” "Did he,” a sudden fancy prompted the question, "did he tell you that I coming here to see you, if I ml:"ht?” Did he know of It?” she asked In counter-question. Fioyd had kept the confidence giv en him, then, although no formal re straint had been made. The express- sion that crossed Stanton’s dark, face war> warm and very gentle. He knew, yes. I wish I could have your brother years ago; I might have been less hard a man, more fit to know him, and you, now.” “You, hard!” "Has he not taught you that I am so?” In hear earnestness she leaned forward, her eyes fearlessly on his. "Never. Do not imagine he ttiinks you that, do not so wrong his mem ory of vour kindness. A rough word— what Is it? The first gentleness can cels it; what Is a friend worth who does not understand?” Stanton bent his head, looking at th» fire. “I have not had much gentleness ■hown me,” he said. “M.v mother lied when I was bom; when I was h rteen, my father married again. My itep-mother was a good woman, whom loved as well as my father did. But vithin the second yefer after the mar riage, the horses t«ey were driving ran away, dragging the carriage over an embankment, and my parents died within a few moments of each other while being taken to the hospital. Have I said that my father was wealthy? He was so. He had made his will, a year before, leaving every thing to his wife; well knowing that she in turn would pass all on to me. She was much younger than he, al most certain to outlive him, and en tirely to be trusted. But she had never made a will, delayed by chance or forgetfulness, I suppose. When he died five minutes before her, all his fortune passed to his wife; then, upon her death without a will, again legally passed on to her relatives. 1 was left with no share or claim.” “But it was yours by every right! Surely, surely, your steihmother's rel atives did not take it?” "They took every penny and every inch. Miss Floyd. ,And I, at fifteen, was sent out into the world, a beg gared orphan. They had no interest in me, and I was old enough t(5 sup port myself. One of them offered to get me a position as office boy.” “Oh—you—” ‘«I_lived,” he grimly answered. *'I asked them for nothing. What per sonal trinkets belonged to me, I sold, for the first needs; then I set to work. My father had wished me to be a mechanical engineer, and I meant to fulfil his plan. Perfect health I did have—for six years I regularly work ed twenty fourhours out of each twenty-four, until I was graduated from college. For six years I was always tired, occasionally hungry, and took just one recreation; every night I walked through the avenue where my former bome stood, and looked at it. I saw the people who had robbed me go handsomely clad and sleek, I saw their carriages and servants pass and repass. I watched, and I concluded that there was just one thing In life worth while.” The girl shivered slightly, her gaze on his firm profile with its lines of re lentless strength. “You meant to punish them,” she faltered. "Revenge? No; it was not worth taking. I will not deny I thought of that as a boy; as a man I was too practical to waste my time. What I decided to have was money. I found in my aptitude for this automobile racing my best and quickest way to secure a starting capital. I I killed inyself in doing it, very good; that was better than poverty. I was poor for six years; poor for a lifetime I will not be.” “No, you will not be,” she agreed, her voice quite low and agitated. “You were born to bend circum stances, for good or ill.” “Circumstance bent me, when it set your brother in my path,” he corrected. “I never before had a friend, or cared—” He shook his head impatiently, turning fully to her. “Bah, what dead history am I boring you with! Forgive me; I only meant to say there might be some small excuse for my savagery. It Is after four o’clock, and I was promised tea.” Jessica rose to cross to the little tea-table, but lingered for an in stant. “Jes once told me that he had been guilty of the impertinence of saying his driver had the best dis position and the worst temi^r ba hai ever seen. I think that ‘ if he were here, he would apologize for the last part.” “Perhaps he may yet retract the first,” he wam^ lightly, yet touch ed. • When she summoiied him to take his cup, Stanton looked at the brown beverage, tnen In quizzical surprise at his hostess. “Yes,” she laughed, coloring. "With three lumps of sugar in* It. Jes ):old me that whenever he was out with you, you drank chocolate, syrup and sw^et. I thought it wa« only girls who liked sweet, syrupy things.” “And do you always give people what they like?” he asked, amused and oddly pleased. “I would like to," she retorted. "Then I would like very much to have you go to the theatre with me, tonight.” “As you like,” she conceded, her heavy lashes sweeping her cheeks. The first step was made. For the next two weeks they saw each other frequently. Twice Stanton brought one of the Mercury cars and took Jessica for'^sedate afternoon drives. Several rainy days she gave him sweet chocolate and sat opposite him before the bright little hearth, lis tening cr talking with the equable sunniness sol ike Floyd’s. Indeed, Satnton soon came to feel with her the sense of companionship and cer tainty of beiarg understood that he felt with her brother. But he never was rough to Jesbica. During that Interval he did not meet Floyd. Jes was busy thirty miles up the Hudson valley, at the Mercury factory, Jessica said, and as Stanton of course knew from his me chanician's own statement. Only it impressel himas rather strange that Floyd could not get away even once or twice to se his sister. Meanwhil;i the cup race was ap proaching. On the last evening before Stanton ont out to the L*ong Is land course, he called on Jessica. “It is possible to come in to New York, of course,” he said to her. “But I shall slay out there until after the race. After that, after Floyd and I come back, shall I see as^ much of oyu? Or won’t you want me around when you have him?” Startled, she met his eyes, then turned away hurriedly to thep iano. “Jes and I do not tire of our friends,” she rebuked. “But beyond that, how can any one tell what will happen? We can just live our best every day and wait tO"' see further. Sometimes things get twisted wrong. ’ “What is the matter? What ie twisted wrong. Miss Floyd?” She shook her head, smiling across bier shoulders at him. “Nothing—nothing but me. Only I feel disgustingly gloomy tonight; as if Jes and I were very far apart. Never mind, I wish you all good luck and victory for the race.” “What was that song you were singing on the first day I came here?” he asked irrelevantly. She hesitated, then struck a few chords upon the piano. “That?” “Yes. Will you sing it to me, now?” With her charming trick of prompt obedience, she at once seated her self at the instrument. It was no ornate classic, no love- song, that the velvet, and-gold con tralto voice braided 1 into Stanton s memory, to be in the near future a torture more acute than physical pain and personal grief. “Oft, in the stilly night Ere slumber’s chain hath bound me. Fond memory brings thel Ight Of other days around me.” That was the quaint stiff melody of fifty years before, that Jessica Floyd sung to Stanton before they parted. On reaching home, an hour later, Stanton found ■& letter awaiting him from the assistant manager. Green. It was dated from Long Island, and reminded him that thee ourse would be open for thel ast day’s practice next morning during the early hours. “The ciar is at ^ast r^ady, and :«.il! yon see Jes Floyd tell him that we can not get along without him-any longer,” ran the concluding sentence. Stanton put down thel etter, trown- ing at it in irritated astonishment. Had not Floyd gone to prepare for the race, with Green and by his direct order? How then could he, Stanton, know anything about his mechan ician and why did not Green know everything? Possibly Floyd had been kept at tne Mercury fa,ctory-; but in that case Green would surely have sent there for him, instead, of trust ing to the faint chance of Stanton’s encountering him. Of course Floyd must be ready to -go out for ihe de layed practice work«next moming-— Stanton rose Impatiently; of course he would be ready. A thought like a needleprlck halted him when half way across the rooWf a wild fancy. Could it be conceived credible that Valerie Carlisle did wish to prevent the Mercury car from rac ing, And, failing to reach the driver, might attempt to keep away the me chanician she knew to be so valu able? He recalled his own strange ill ness on the eve of the Massachusetts race. On an impulse beyond restraint, he turned to his telephone; there would* be some one to' tell him of Floyd at the factory, for it was work ing night and day to fill its orders. “Yes, 337 Frenchwood,” the thin voice finally came along the wire. “Yes, Mercury. Mr. Stanton? Wait.” The Instrument roared vilely; he knew it was the din of the huge en gines he heard across thirty miles of distance. "Hello,” another voice took up, through the drone. “Stanton? This is Mr. Bailey. What? Oh, why Floyd’s gone on—” there was a blank click ing “—to Long Island tonight,” was faintly resumed. ‘'He’ll be on his job when you need bim, Stanton; got a bit easy on the poor kid. He isn’t a machine.” Satnton exclaimed something ugly and hung up the receiver with a snap. Bailey was a fool, he mentally sneered, and Green was another, and he himself the third. As for Miss Carlisle, he had not seen or heard of her since the trip to Indiana. No more orchids and laurel. He smiled in sardonic relief and went to open a window to the pungent October air. Tomorrow’ he would see Floyd at the course and oegin the work which in toxicated him as It does all thOse who once acquire the fearless mast ery of a car at high speeds and taste the strong excitement of the racing game. He drew a breath of anticipat ed exhlllaratlon; this was thii ground where he and Floyd stood closed in understanding and where Jessica could never Come. But he wished that she had not looked so strangely grave and wistful that evening. It troubled him. 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