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l.VENTH INSTALMENT
Yo:; c&h'? say it*. Jul*** - .
Vviifv v li-rvt' iitrW ?v.:?vexne:ii i
StUcw K-<- Kitu bis arm* ?nu Hia.-i
V-.. >v-.i5" vrhispBrcd'j 1 i*
"" iUl Km'K'
^iU4 B$t h< V hands atrniast V&'cht:
;c. hifla ?fm from her.
'*Ff>?-$ivv y /n ' Anil then \yhat
:s^k*.d- hh.rti>t>!y, 'She began to cr
-of'.iy and brokenlyl""' You nil#
. 4 ' - y . m:.ht havt- 11
h . : i-; .-a.-ho.: the c l
?& he - nndniair.ve.-- knw.lhiit
she si'.vv in to hx;> now theie wot*
no reijar.ing hei steps- She tiii
* .' think : Lawrence Hchelield?t?*u
<> htiteye that he was far the heft
man of the two. and that with hi
she would stand a greater 'chsmev
happiness. bur common-reuse a?
logic -.tit": against ;he magic tout
"f Cb.itte.TJhair.'*? arms and the U>u<
oijffiir' iins. She only feV,?;\v Uhvt cTiiviv
a'i the weeks since they {?drted
Switzerland, she had aelWil fox ib
moment, dreamed of it arid lonj?<
for it and that now. in rpito of h<
rnpiJtt defiance, h had conk1. ai
when Chittenhyni asked again:
y?:?"i\.. v.. . h;,-,. in* -do you vya
me after alh Julie','"'* she haV? ho a
. svvyi'.
She let him draw her closely in
has arms, and when he Dressed ht
n?S5 d>wr against his shoulder. r.M
close*! r.tn eyes with a little sigh
-pent resignation
It was .? long; time bet* >re ?bth<
vi '.ii'Miv noKt- again. Chittenham d
P.i.-t gKtemid: to kiss her. he just nc
net ;n hi: arms, his cheek ogam
ht-i hair. as if she bud been a' tin
child Who teid bime to h'tn for *?>?
and protection,
U was .TilHe who moved first.
; "inRV^Kil!- 'n sooin Poor Hii
I've been sn'ch a beast to;Tier lately
She drew a little back from hii
looking at him with eyes that we
al wet and ashamed, and yet happi
than be had seen them ifinee th
bight in Switzerland.
It was tynica! of .iuliy that ny
sh" had given in. she was ready
acknowledge herself fully beate
W ith Chiitenham's first kiss sne. p
the past behind her and kept h
eyes 'jlose^ to?th^ future. For t!
moment the present v. as all SttTi
eiont- The great ;uh' and unhapj
; h??W7(a' hei heart hail peen tak?
away: he was hero and he loved he
'I he happiness of that knowledge ai
the relief of hoi own admisai? th;
she loved him. for a little while hliir
"Him is away?d' Chitienhairi |l|i
"I lartg- her up before -ame he'
what voason she e uv, -- pi?e frien
it.was I who really drove her awa
mV iyid^.i hf (dose to bis lu.-a
a \voro'.-rfui mar. :f y-it e;?h say :h;
suyiv ' bni'iden? sho tolU-.hi:
thi inyi.-ience nt' jg- /' <? I
"! r.w'an ,4Hg? s.tm>?'so fts mirs
Style- have, han'ivn^ti. havi- they*"
"Only that arc tejro. in m
"Thnt r- n.it. what ! nu-ai:.*
ii.. anf\v - . rial shr incnnt. and fcl
auswmpd feev <Mr?ctty. j
' t am -a'T: tnarviP-WB t hat h: wKi
yo ii mi-ait. .Tniir?"
"Yes." 11- i-outd hardly patch tfl
lie u:rnp<' hey face tram ii- re:-!
;>!?.? plac.! -sainst his shouliler, n;i
I shall ask mVawne y> set m
"Pst- trey- W<? are nothing to one another,
shiwrcil.
'hSnSrajgmir ah:: won't .or.tent? .
"She may not bo sjigc?V unoi
i . want i?. knojv. She and
have not feen anything w? or.c an
otHvr Ior-7f, long time. Where ar
ha ! i iron to her feet. gent]
riis avros.
"i am jus: wondering how all thi
>ame about,'.' she said bvokeni^- *tHo\
tl . . now vo.u made an? give In t
you. ii 3' the last Thought in m;
mind when 5 came in- No?drui"
touch me. i d ens(?" For he had l is
en also and moved towards hey.
'Giies . . . do you think 1 hav
been very easy to break?"
Chit ten ham winced. Her word
hurt him. She looked infinitely pa
thellc as she stood there, her far
still stained with tears, and her lip
trembling He made a swiftly pas
sionate movement towards her.
-.Judo . . . ftft Uftll TO^Ilv
PINKY DINKY : :
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>KEN"
M. AYRES
'; The h.'t n'Uir rushed from hr. r c
N: to her brow.
fctt; "W'l! ifit ?o??a very "norrid of ir
f 1 say that ! wish V ar'n't ?'* sr
- i:. "Xo?no. stay there
v*sj \vant to talk to you. it's |iil! all *
real?- I el so Trtuddied?-us :f it
^t just a dream that 1 can only faintl
reihctrolwi'1. Toll ?.yny did yo
cv-nu' ha;:fc this- .- on
y "Lkciiuse I heard thai van vve<
ht! yV, nrjrrry .Seh'*?i?W "
" < >h 1" Her eyes fell; Poor ,L-a'v
i vm'-.'! She had t'ovsrotheh hSrn e<
u! ! I dr; 1 i-iv.
Si :.. ;*!A*t?! now?v.-hat i?, we -J r.osv?
rd j a>ke?; softiyl
d i 'hit ten/ un\ lu- d out Ids a :w*
: '!1 "Come here, and 1 \v?H toll yri i "
er'-l So- went ' him readily -ivus;:
m: at':/] ' a " '' iVx
"t\ :opjtohen in kisses, and the tool's
io;v-io;ds of lovers \yhirh yet he hi a
h.'ilu- v.-m of tlic world
:*h The ehiimb'g of a eiot-k brou-.fl
w hem back -r. earth,
in} she pus ? him away from V,. .
its "It was >>o:r fault." she said ?\
. i: vorishly. "I was va-aic eh ousels to k-t i
or in? your faidt. 1 suppose I haven'
id any miu< . a)4 I should just hav- oh
and ;rol over it-?"
hi "I'm jrla'd you didn't, Jusid."
n- Y.'rth--sirimmilse, Julk raise
his hand to her lip.-: ami kissed u
t . tUa.. -/V?V* ii ? . . >' .?U.? ..I
B7F ..Jicvui-rou t?i iXCl i.ire rt:
E?r most angrily niiSh-d it from her.
to lie took her *aee between .v.
>;'i mm-Is. and k'utsel her passim .<* V.
"\*.vhire- -ha" e\v pas,t " - a*v
t'i mare." he whispered against her ffi?>
id i But she was r.< t satisfied.
Id: "Giles?s.ipposmpy she wr.'; <h
>1 vi i;*eo y u ?"
feci "i am no; afraM >f r.ha; "
".But suppo-duM- she von"'. V* .full
j/rnsi^Ted feverishly.
"Need v. ?.' suppose any jitieh thine?
n. "I want to ^Vippose fcverytiijut
."'pvsTr to kr.ow v.fbrJ. the AyorstJs t ha
n. I we,may have to face.';
re': < hnteuliam ixtked away Horn net
ei jaiicl there was a ha: 1 line Shout hi
at mouth.
HW "If i'licii a thine happened
w would he for you f.?> say " he .a!
it. swered at last.
n. "What do you nuanV"
tl| He Utoked' at her sadly.
er "That rhen ;iu->v wonlii oe a,r
le one way in which we rouM h.e oi,
f.i-j r'o earn pi-lie r7 Julie " ?i
She did not met end to nnsuruiei
in <tand him. hut the hot hloo<l ros" l<
;iy: he; -of? hair an-.: her eyes fell.
"Would you yore well enough ;' ?
at that . .if thieve was no other wav
Li- .Julie?"
lVrva; moment she was silent, the;
' with '.% : v.-ift tittle gesture she turnai
... to him. hiding he'- face asrair.st ho
i?i hreait 'U .".y, , .7-u -v 7 V- i
d|{& g&?g&ggn| I' ' gg
r 1; was 'wo $8Jock Olp
ihhu^ht; 0$ leaving the flat.
,f "Such a scandal!'*: he teased Jviie
v. "Neither of us would have a shred p
j reputation- left if ouv hV-st and d?ar
ifil^-.Vtnvthhj knew how aftcTitinaosy >*.
7'. nave been KhaSHrJ'
!v i- -{alio mode a little grimace.
r "1 navch'i <ir.v and ydeartin
:*"eexcept Bim-?'' she answered
w :u-,t 'hilt M'ruMtly: what <1.
g vou think of Sadie
m, *kc>adie--?" Ho w as triad th it-ms. |ih
| cheek was vest', tig pgainst his shop!
J1m?- ..... -.^s.. 1- - ? r - " i
_ ?ii- afiAmeii - at &ih ?'.?
: >vtpur. r-lm should-f pi ak r.f _}?{? ., lie
iTj K? avoided a ik-lit'pialt an.' r.
"Wbat a ouestioRs I hardly knov
v. iyhat tit say," he r.iid lightly.
"I 'inly asked because she ha
j fpet'en about you several taste*.
0| think she rathe;- like.-; yon "
' "Nonsense!"
it Hi- ?oice sounded almost aiigr
arid Julie looked up at him in Tu'-t'
!' t-.
"Do'i't you want her to like you "'
i ( She and I aye great friends- I r? gfej
her to ar.y one I have met sin jo ?'
She sioppc ti with a little shrug of he;
t 1 shoulders.
? ! "Since yem and 1 met on ilia un
ci the wovld," Giles added fo; h*r.
It 'was nearly three in the r.u.iii
'ng when he left the fiat, and th<
streets were silent anu deserted as he
. walked away through the darkness
j pausing for a moment to iook bocl
[ J at tr.e lighted window where Julh
(, si od with he2 face to the pane t<
cat? a iast glimpse of him.
v Behind him was the sound of nth i
steps, a tittle slower than his. anc
4. yet in some strange way 'seeming de
v dherately to be dogging him.
5 y'hittenham glanced ever his shoul
y liei. iiritatingly conscious of heinj;
- ;x '.lowed.
A tnxicab on he h okou4; for a iat?
fare turned a coiner, and Giles halt :>
t e-d it. At ail events it wv>$;id put jar
end once and for all to his in'erestet
.s' follower. As he slammed up the dooi
- he glanced backwards along the roac
e = the way he had com#s.
The man svas passing beneath a
- street iamp. anfi in the sudden ligm
his figure seemed strangely familiar
although for the moment Chittennam
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THE WATAL'GA DEMOCRAT?EVE
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I WasbingionJjirl r
Miss Catherine McCattcry, a sicn- S
ccraphtr in the Government Printing n
Office, selected as the typical District %
oi Columbia business girL
1?
j < uiId !t??t pine tee. i =
T j The taxicah ji? ? ed away avid ? ,'nen | ^
j a] once he knew ?>u iva's Lont-jg.
. ?'' Fhat was th< resemblance hefs=
i ; had seen?Harry Loipbard I
} Per at: instant he wa conscriousj'J
j: of anpi v premonction: what did ;j. p*
1 j nam a--then he Jaairhed at himself-,^
i YIu- idea v.-as p a posUtous'. Whvijlj
^ sfi'-nld Lombard have followed luttiVjij
j. > He remembered thei? last meeting;?
. and Lombard's detestable insiiv.aicjti<:bs.
^
: i iriUonhaniV have crew crini;
. -::r.;.<.sir<- J. >ir;ba:d had been wnlt-ijli
. i??4*- Julia*-.- rilirinn- ( c2
? . --r- ' - " ] RJ
Uve hours'. 13
VI ft - i flj
When Clvittenharo was !resting u'lgj
n i n" - his m< iher fang thv? ugh) 3
sj .?n the 'phone. ] iij
"! only rang up U\ ask it" you v. ;> =
:eonu- this afternoon."
"Why <io yon war.: mo lo ^conu Sj JU
Voh know I'm ah unbeliever." 1^
"i There wis a little hesitation before 153
the plaintive voice came again. | U'
J ,-T.) tell yon the truth, I'm just, 2
tiny hit nervous! I've nwt-i het its:
mixed up in anything "f the
; ?<ion'i worry? " Oiks laltgheri.
"I meant :?? come anyway."
"And. Giles?in east you're angry
what ha|
- ivr.o.i 'v other night -Mi.-s Farrow
s tanning! I know i sit id i wouldn't
'"j havv her in ti e house any more, hoi j
I. ?u mu st be i oad-minded.
Giles Suffawd-f
"1* takes ail w t make a
" < n. "So you
-Trliv op rnei- OoTj-polltv t?"? hrr, r W."' X
- y?>?i, dear?"
'! ihink I an el\ promise yo
that '
ile sonIeU t himself he h
abs 1 I'M
: i.? ssary to ask him fco he polite
1 to Jhlie!
He liad hardly finished dressing
; Lombard was downsi-ans waiting ! >
see him.
C0\'T1NUE!> XKXT WKKK
"I.ETTKR FROM HOME"
on
lad 0 the
br.ti in ?Ire- j
I gon I \ eat. but \ always like to
! I nvdr'^jiiri! V? tvlfttiuH.
JOE MAST.
ri Myrtle Point- Oregon.
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