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Mr FIFTH
INSTALMENT
"A friend of yours wishes to see s
you." she said. "He says he knows
you." i
L uke frowned. I
"A friend?" he repeated. "I am <
sure he's mistaken me for somebody }
else." f
"No. he particularly asked for you. >
He said the man who was stabbed;
of course. 1 didn't tell him your name >
was Smith, because it isn't." i
"'Oh. yes. it is, sister- I'm pro- ;
louncUy curious; let him come in." i
The man who eame in he had nev- ]
ei seen before His shabbir.ess was
relieved by a collar of such surpris- (
in?r whiteness that Luke sruessed it i
had been bought for the occasion, as s
also had the violent necktie. He was t
a man with a verv small face, sharpu:
X." J
i crtiui u, in>. nt-avny aoueu eyes i
glanced furtively left and right be- 1
lore he came stealthily to the bed.
"Ail right. sister." His voice w:i?
high and husky (Luke remembered i
that Lewiner's voice was that way. 1
and wondered if this was a le'ative).
i
/ '/.-:\v Nil
/ tI v
ife.tort rJ;'
f0*t, \ ZA it
?CSh3
"You've given back all the mo ;
"Is this your friend?'*' asked the; \
nurse.
The '.man nodded. !<
"That's him all right. mi safe |
The nurse disappeared, and the
mail bent ovel the bed. Hit sine-It 1
musty and unsavory, as though his: 1
clothes had been stored in a damp! i
place. ;
"Joe >u.\s thai as you didn't squeak- 1
he's going to make things right for v
-- -ynn-i'. _
"Did 11 t what?' asked I.uke. i
"Squeak. Don't be funny' When <
you come out, see:
dirty piece of paper under the pit- .
low, and Luke heard a weil-reinem- !
hered rustle. "There's a fiver there ; t
for you. Joe says he'll look after t
you." i <
"God bless him!" said Luke sober >
!y. "for if ever there was a man
who wanted looking after, it's me!" I
He left the hospital on a sunny
afternoon, and .-mild walk out with- t
out assistance, for he bad carried ?
no baggage. He was -t.?.ng enough
to walk, for he hati taken an appro- j
viable amount of exercise on the terrace
uY the hospital; but he had lost 1
weight and his clothes hung loosely
upon him. The mysterious man had : c
told him. to go to Mrs. Fvaser. at oqt)! V
Ginneit Street. ! t
He pushed open the door; a|
cracked hell clanged, and after a c
while there emevged through a door
leadiifg to the shop parlor a sharp- 1
featured woman with brassy hair. >i
who greeted him with all the super- r
ficial unfriendliness.which he discovered
was the normal attitude of the a
small tradesman in this neighborhood.
(1
"I am Mrs. Frasev." she said v
I was told to call and see you," j.
H| oegan. when she ir.terrumcd him c
quickly.
"Are you the man from Ine hos-i.'
pital Smith?" ^
Luke smiled and nodded. She lifted
the flap of the counter.
"Come in. will you?" Her lone was
vespec'TfuTT a Im o s t fawning. "T f
thought you wasn't coming till to- n
morrow." , J*
She led the way into a frowsy little
parlor and closed the door commun- ?
icatrrijr with the shop carefully.
"It?s lucky I had the room done up: i1
for you today." she said. "I'm a: rare
one for getting Things done in time. 11
Will you come this way. .Mr. What's- j c'
vour-name?" ; 11
Curiosity impelled him to follow 1 c
her. At the first sight of that dingy e
shop he had been tempted to turn "
hack, to find a new foothold to life: '
but now he went after the woman: j'
almost gaib-. For tnat was the
eradicable weakness of Luke Maddi-< r
son: a consuming curiosity to see ?
what would happen next.
At some time or other there had G
been built a small annex to the house, ?
the floors were firmer and the doors *
i seemed heavier. She opened one of !
these, and showed him into a room,
the comfort of which was rather *
staggering. He expected to see some- 11
thing particularly uninviting, and it [
is possible that, had this been the! "
. ' hnvc declined the
lodging and gone elsewhere. But the j
&eci was neat, the sheets spotless;
the furniture. though plain, was am-JJ!
pie, and a small fire burned in the j J*
grate. "To air the room." she ex-;,
plained, almost apologetically, and'
led him to understand that this lux- i
urv was impermanent.
* * *
Danty looked at Margaret in hor-j
rifled amazement. His consternation ?
was almost comic. j
"You've given back all the money ,
he gave you?" he stammered.
"Why shouldn't I? I have enough: "
w rilve Oiv^'-Ghc said. |Mr. Stilus, as j 15
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7 COPYClGhT e
rustee of the fund. is making niv a j \
efficient allowance." I >
Ho could onh* gaze at her, uumb-j4
:outvSea. All his fine schemes had ?
>een blown away as a feather of j
team is blown by a gale. She saved \
)im the trouble of speaking: and gave }
Jim time to recover himself, for she 5
vent on: 1
"Luke has never beer in Paris ;
since he went awav ?some interested N
!>erson must have sent that wire. I
Umost feel as though 1 willed it to
H- sent, to give ihe some excuse tor ;
:he terrible way I treated Luke." \
5he smiled. "I should he awfully uncomfortable
*f I thought my money j ,
made any dif fere m e to v ou in your scheme.
Pa at on. Haj>pil> you're v
*ich man."
Danty nodded slowly. He had that
hmrring a received a warning letter .
from his banker, for he had been j
spending money and losing large
sums at his favorite gaming' house
In the faith that his financial posi
don would soon be unassailable.
I With an effort, he recovered his
valance ami forced his voice into. a |,
: .
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ley he gave vou ?" he stammered. I (
I
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no of indifference.
"I'm not sure you r*- wise. Did you
onsuit your lawyer?"
She shook her head.
"In matters of conscience 00C doe101
ct> usu 11 lawy it i s.? r.ho sitld qxiie-ty.
It was difficult enough even to
iiake intelligent conversation. Her 1
*t.tit.ucle was a dead wail built across
lis ease rih'fcn. nri/1 rlw? nVftmi-ni o
seemed unscalable. Ho had to play
Lor time now; his native running
told him that so long as he hud lier
cm his side there was no reason why
gggff niiiw lose hone. Ho hud dreamed J
>1" hundreds of thousands; he had
>een certain of tens of thousands^
hero was still an odd thousand or
wo for the nicking and possibly a
rreator haul if ho played the gamej
hrewdlyirii
"When do you expect to leave for
toiida V"
"In two days' time," she said
uiickly?-so quickly that he realized
he had worked it out to the hour. ;
'As soon as 1 am certain that Luke. :
s in Ronda I shall go to him."
"Exactly what will you say t?>
?i m ? "
He could not resist asking this
luestipn, though he realized e*en as ^
ie spoke the words that he was guil- 3
\ of a tactical error. i
He saw her stiffen; that cold look I
a me back to the beautiful eyes. j
"That is entirely a matter between
.eke and nu-." she said. "I have ,
bade this mess. I am afraid I
iiust fret out of it." '.
In his; desperation ho blundered ,
gain. \
* You something to Rex's mom- <
ry\" he said. "I don't know what i
ou've feeling about Luke, but there
> a fact that can't be blinked. Luke .
on Id have saved your brother's lift;!,
nstead. when he found he was in j ;
condition of ruin, he hounded him ; (
till further into the mire. His god ' j
; money?" j (
" Yet he gave me everything/* she j <
im money, he went away withpal a j'
>rd. Don't you realize, Danton. that j*
ad he gone to his lawyer, had he
one to the courts?had he done any- j
mjitr:?I must have givvn him the j
icney back, not because he had any i
?gai light vO it. but because I would j
ot have dared to face a public in- (
uiry. He may have been mean, he \
lay have been terribly cruel, but I
annot right one wrong with anoth- i
r. That is the c onsideration which
lade me give hack the money to Mr.'
tiles," she went on in a voice less
ense. more agreeable, almost friend-)
BgpfvVe shall have to thresh out th;s j
usihess of ..Hex?-it's very Vij'lv and i 1
iiitful. and I can't think of it calm-'
v* even now. Luke may have some
xplanation; there may be a very j
xcellent reason why he refused any;
gurther help to poor Rex. At any;
ate, it's my job to find the truth." |
He was almost livid with a fury hei
ould hardly disguise. His lips curled I
n a sneer.
"It seems to me that the result of;
our reconciliation?I suppose that's hat
it is coming to?will be to leave j
r.e in tke iurcr, ar.;: put me -vAOiigj
nth anybody. Financially it mav ruin 1
ne. 1 jiikc had a big influence in the i
"ity, and even now the mere sugges-.
ion that 1 was antagonistic to him.
'> making a big difference."
To his surprise she laughed.
"Danton," she said, almost gaily,
you're making me feel a pig! You
on't imagine I would allow a friend
f Rex's to suffer because of the h<e
tried to give me?"
Danton Morell was puzzled. Why
as she so cheerful? And then he relembered?she
would be in Ronda .
i a few days, would be united with |
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iV EIXjAK WALLACE
u?r husband. The thought made him
vince; he was beginning' to understand
how big a place this girl had
Made for herself in his life. It was
< t like Dahton Morrell to allow any
voman a foothold in the colcl thing
:e called a heart: but insensibly, and
or some reason he could not unlerstand.
she whom he had intended
i< a dupe had become a factor, it
\ as almost unbelievable.
And with this came another realiation
that momentarily left him
nrhast. She was in love with her
uisband!
He had opened his lips to speak
when there carae a discreet knock
;t the doer and t'ni maid entered.
"There's a gentleman wishes to see
.*ou. madam?A Mr. rlavhes."
Had Margaret been looking at him.
he would have seen Danty's face gc
"He says he knows Mr. Maddison
slightly." the girl went on. "and he
wants particularly t?? see you."
Danty gaped at her.
A ? ' didn't tell him I was here,
lid \ a V" he? began and saw the look
astonishment in Margaret's face.
' ])?> you know him?"
He nodded and glanced significanty
-it the girl.
" 5 list wait a moment outside, will
;nu?" said Margaret, and. when the
iiaid Imd gone and the door was
dosed: "Who he?*'"
i*s a man 1 don't v-ish t?? see
hid a man I don't think you ought
o .see. He's a criminal, the fellow who'
vas arrested that night at the Carlon.
I1* you take my adyjfee yeuTi
send him aivay."
She hesitated.
"IV he knows Luke- " she began,
Hp doesn't that's just a trie*
?< see you. He'll probably want mon y.
amt he's a pretty dangerous
nan.*'
"TBen you'd better be her.- when
:'.e comes, she said and saw by his
fronst ey nation that this was- not ar
icc-en tabic suggestion. "I'd better soi
HIw?r Hie ariii: in tXr.x
littiv drawing room?"
Margarn in that mood he cuilL.
rot combat ; he agreed sulkily to hoi
uggestion. ami was in the drawing
room when he heard rhe quiek stO]
of. the C?unnor pass the closed doors.
Margaret was unprepared fmj th<
type that came into the drawinj
room. The tanned, hawk face had ;
strength and a certain reVinemen
which she had not expected.
"Are you Mrs. M add is- n?" draw!
cd the visitor, and she inclined be
bead slightly. "My name's Haynes?
Uui police know me as Ciunne
Haynes. I'm a jewel thict amorij
other things," he said.
His tone* was as calm a?, thong)
he were announcing himself tin
member of an honorable guild.
"I mot your husband once; he trio<
to do mc a .st'i vire?1 should Ukxr t:
do him one. Mrs. Maddison."
Again she nnrhlerl
"All. Danton Morrell is a frieni
of yours, isn't ho?" ho asked.
"Yes," she said coldly. "Why?!>
She saw his lips twitch.
"I was wondering. .Mrs. Maddi
son. would you think i was i hi per
Iipent if I asked you why your bus
band left you?"
Her steady eyes met his.
Do you think you would he?" sht
asked quietly, and saw that fainl
smile of his.
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AUCTION SALE!
OF
C. L, Greene Property
LOCATED NEAR REESE POSTOFFICE
IN THE BF.AVER
DAM SECTION
Saturday, March 22nd
3EGINNING AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M.
Property consists of between 125
and 150 acres of valuable land, divided
into three tracts, practically
all in timber; well watered. No
buildings on property.
Property will absolutely be sold
to the high bidder, for satisfaction
of t ;tate. rain or shine, at CORNETTS
MILE 2 miles from Reese
Postoffice, on the date specified
above.
TERMS OF SALE One-fourth
cash; balance in six and
twelve months.
Raleigh Wilson,
J. R. Eggers,
Executors of tSe Will of
C. L. Greene
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C. M. T. C. ENROLLMENTS
BEGIN MARCH FIRST
Major General Frank R. McCoy
commanding the Fourth Corps Area
announces that applications to th<
total of 4,100 for attending nex
summer C- M. T. Camps will be accepted.
beginning: Saturday. Marcl
1st. ne staler tr.ai the camp for th>
area. begin June l-Uh, will be hel<
at Fort Bragg. X. C.. near Fayette
{ viUe. designated as ovCth Field Ar
tillery.
Less than half of the yout.g: mei
applying: for these camps in tin
I Southeast last year could be acco'tn
mo da ted- Funds and facilities w'ert
available for only 4,400, S.0S0 ap
plied. Louisiana, the first State ii
; the Union to exceed its quota, wen
over the top one, day after enrolmen
began. Florida appointments were ex
haustcd in five days. All eight South
eastern states comprising the Fojirtl
Corps Area filled their quotas ;
month or more before camps opened
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