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WILLIAMS, Liconid ".mUlmrr Night Phonm Not: 590, 591, 5X9 3 ringt J Floral Offerings Supplied on Short Notice, Her listener frowned. ""Forget tnat salary U!k." he said, shortly. "D'yoa think I'd let yon support me? D'you think I'm that kind of a noaegay? When I (ret so I eaa't pajr the bills Til walk out. Tomorrow you quit work and we move to the Rlti they know me there, and thU delightful, home like grotto of yours given rue the colly wabbles." "Who will pay the hotel?" Lorelei ml led. "Mr. George W. Bridegroom, of course. I'll get the money, never fear. I knw everybody, and I've borrowed thousands of dollar wheu 1 didn't need It. My rooms at the Charlevoix are full of expensive Junk; I'll sell It, and that will help. As soon as we're deoently settled I'll look for a aularled Job. Then watrh my smoke. To quote from the press of a few months hence: The meteoric rise of Holiert Wharton has startled the financial world, surpassing as It does the sensa tional success of his father. Young Mr. Wharton was seen yesterday at his Wall street office and took time from tils many duties to modestly assure our representative that bis ability was In herited, and merely Illustrates anew the maxim that "a chip of the old block will return after many days." That will please dad. He'll relent when I attribute my success to him." "You must quit drinking before you beclii work." said Lorelei. "I have quit." With a person of such resilient tem perament, one who pmibolod through life like a fawn, argument was diffi cult. Hob Wharton was pagun In his joyous Inconsequence; his romping spirits could not be damped; he bub bled with the optimism of a Hobln Good fellow. Ahead of him he saw notlihig but dancing sunshine, heard nothing but the I'undean pipes. The girl-wife watched hliu curiously. "I wonder If you can," she mused. "Before we legln our new life we're Eolng, to ninke a bargain, binding on both of us. You'll have to stop drink ing. I won't live with a drunkard. I'll work until you've mastered the crav ing." "No!" Bob declared, (Irmly. "I'll take the river before I'll let you keep me. Why, If I" I.orelel rose and laid her hand over his lips, saying quietly: "I'm planning our happiness, don't you understand? and It's a big stake. Y,oti must pocket your pride for a while. Nobody will know. We've made a botch of things so far, and there Is only one way for us to win out." "A man who'd let his wife " "A man who wouldn't let his wife have her way at first is a brute." "You shouldn't ask It," he cried, buI lenly. "I don't nsk It: I Insist upon it. If you refuse we can't go on." "Surely you don't mean that?" He looked up at her with grave, troubled eyes. "I do. I'm entirely In earnest. You haven't strength to go out among your friends and restrain yourself. No man as far gone as you could do It." "I've a simpler way than that," he told her, after a moment's thought. "There are Institutions where they straighten fellows up. I'll go to one of those." "No." 8he rejected this suggestion positively. "They only relieve; they don't cure. The appetite comes back. This Is something you must do your self, once and for all. You must fight this out In secret; this city is no place for men with appetites they can't con trol. Do this for me, Bob, and and I'll let you do anything after that. I'll let you bent me." Oettlug no re sponse from him, she added gravely, "It Is that or nothing." "I can't lot you go," Bob said finally. "Oood! We'll keep this apartment and I'll go on working" He hid bis face In his hands and groaned. "Geo! I'm a rotter." "You can sell your belongings at the Charlevoix, and we'll use the money. i We'll need everything, for I can't piece i out uiy salary the way I've been doing. There can't lie any more supper pnrties I and gifts " I "I should hope not," he growled. "I'll I murder the first man who apeaks to . you." "Then It Is a real, hlndlng bargain?" "It Is If you'll bind It with another klsB." he aureed, with a nilseruble at- temnt at cheerfulness. "But I aha'n't look myself In the face, Kor the llrst time she came to hltn willingly. "Doesn't It seem nice to be honest with yourself and the world?" she sighed, after a time. "Yes." be laughed. "I'm aorry to cut the governor adrift, but he'll have to get along without our help." Despite bis Jocularity he was deeply moved. As the situation grew clearer to htm he saw Unit this girl was about to change the whole current of his care less life; her unexpected firmness, her gentle, wotmuily determination at this crisis was very grateful he desperate ly longed to retain Its support and yet trie arrangement to which she had forced his consent weut sorely Hgalnst bis grain. Ills struggle had not beeu rssy. Her surrender to hliu was as complete and as unselfish as his own acqnlesi ence seemed unmanly and weak. He rose and paced the little room to relieve his feelings. Days and weeks of almost constant dissipation had affected his mental poise quite as disastrously as the strain of the past twentv-four hours had told upon his physical control, and he was ahaklug nervously. He paused at the sldetioara finally and poured himself a steadying drluk. Lorelei watched bis trembling fingers 1 1 fill the glass before sh sooke. she said, "You mustn't touch that positively. "Eh?" He turned, still frowning ab-aent-mlndely. "Oh, this';" He held the glass to the light. "You mean you want me to begin now? A fellow hag to sober np gradually, my dear. 1 wally need a Jolt rm all unstrung." "I sealed the bargain." "But, Lorelei" He set the glass dowu with a mirthless la;h. "Of course, I won't. If you insist. I Intend ed to taper off a chup can't turn tee totaler the way he turns a handspring." He eyed the glass with a sudden In tensity of longing. "Let's liegln tomor row. Nobody starts a new life at 2 a. m. Aud It's all po,:red out." She answered by taking the glass and flinging Its contents from the open window. This dono, she gathered the Isittles from the sideboard there were not many and, opening the folding You Mustn't Touch That," She Said, Positively. doors that mnsked the kitchenette, she upended them over the sink. When the last gurgle had died away she went to her husband and put ber arms around his neck. "You must," she said, gently. "If you'll only let me have my way we'll win. But, Bob, dear, It's going to be a blUer fight." Lorelei's family spent most of the night In discussing their great good fortune. Even Jim, worn out as he was by his part In the events connected with the marriage, sut until a late hour planning his sister's future, and Inci dentally his own. After he nail none to bed mother and father remained In a glow of exhilaration that made sleep Impossible, and ft was nearly dnwn when they retired to dreams of hopes achieved and ambitions realized. About nine-thirty on the following morning, Just when the rival Wall street forces were gathering, Hunnlbnl Wharton called up the Knight estab lishment. CHAPTER XIX. On the way to the Elegnncln Mrs. Knight recounted to Jim In great detail and with numerous digressions and comments what Hannibal Wharton had said to her. Mrs. Knight herself he had called a b'ood-sucker. It seemed the good woman shook with rime at the memory and be had threatened her with the direst retribution if she persisted in attempting to f listen her self upon him. Bob, he had explained, was a loafer whom tie had supported out of a sense of duly; If the Idiot was ungrateful be woula simply have to suffer the consequences. Hut Bob's mother felt the disgrace keenly, aud on ber account Hannibal hnd expressed himself as willing to ransom the young fool for, aay, ten thousand dollars. "I never was so Insulted In my life," stormed Mrs. Knight. "You should have heard him!" With a show, of confidence not entire ly real Jim rejoined: "Now, ma, don't heat up. Everybody forgets nie, but I'm going to draw cards In this game." The Interview thnt followed their ar rival at Loielel's home was far from pleasant. At Ms first opportunity Bob explained rather brlelly: "I offered Ixirelel her freedom last night when my Income was amputated." "You've had time to think It over," his wife Interposed. "Do you still want me?" "Why. of course. And you?" Rhe shrugged. "I don't change In one night. Now- 1 wbh you and ,11m would leave mother and me" Hob acquiesced, glad to escape even In company with his redoubtable binl Iter-In-law. When h! aud Jim had gone Mrs. Knight addressed Lorelei with motherly candor. "He's a pleasant fellow, of course, and he's crasy about you; but don't let's lie sentimental. If there's no chance to make It up with his family we must get out of this mess and save what we can." "Was Mr. Whnrton very angry?" "Was he?" Mrs. Knight rolled her eyes In mingled rage and despair. "I'm positively sick over the things he said. Everybody seems to Imb agnlust us. and I'm almost ready to give up. But at least that old crank will surely stretch bis offer to keeo his name off the bill boards. Fifteen or twenty thousand Is better than " Noting the shadow of a smile upon her daughter's lips, sb checked her rush of w ords. "You don't eem to care what" "I don't." Mrs. Knight's face twisted Into an expression of palni-d Incredulity. "Surely y u don't mean to live wlta Bob';" she capped. "Not now." "1 do mean to." TV mother's lips parted, closed, parted again she seemed to taste something unspeakably bitter. "My dear! Why. my dear! He hasn't a cent. It's absurd. Tlie marriage was only a form. You're no more his wlfa In the sight of Cod than" "Let's not talk about Ood," cried Ixirelel. "That ceremony was scarce ly legal, net to speak of religion or decency.'' "You've lost your mind! You'va changed completely." "Yes. I have. You see, I wasn't a wife until yesterday nutll Bob and I had an understanding. I've bad a sus picion that my old Ideas were wrong, anil they w ere." "Kiddle de-dee! You're hysterical. You can't make me Is-licve you learned to love that man." "1 don't say I love 111 in." Mrs. Knight snorted ber triumph loudly. "Then you mustn't live with him another moment. My dear child, such a relationship Is well, think It out for yourself." Lorelei saw the fut'lity of argument, but certain thoughts demanded expres sion, and she voiced them, ns much for her own sake as for ber mother's. "I've learned that marriage is more than I considered It, mother. It's an obliga tion. I intend to live up to my part Just as long as Bob lives up to his. If he complained of the fraud we prac ticed on Mm I'd be willing to leave him; but he doesn't so the matter Is out of our hands." Mrs. Knight relieved her steadily In creasing anger by a harsh outburst. "I never thought you could be so silly, after the way you were raised. Didn't we give up everything for you? Didn't Fetor sacrifice bis life's work to give you an opportunity?" "I'll keep on sharing my salary with yon." "Salary!" Mrs. Knight spat out the word. "After all our pains! Salary!" "You're probably Just as honest In your Ideas as I am In mine," Lorelei told her. "I sha'n't allow you to want for " "I should hope not, since you're to blame for I'eter's condition Oh, you know you are! If you hadn't wanted a career he'd still lie In Yale, a strong, healthy man instead of a cripple." "I didn't want a career," Lorelei de nied with heat. "And father almost had to leave Yale." "Nothing of the sort. Ho was a big man there. 'Had to leave Vale,' ell? So you've turned against your own blood, and disparage your father Anyhow, ho was hurt while he was working to give you a start, and now he's help less. Ten thousand dollars right now would save his life. Think that over, when your own father Is dead and gone." White with anger, sick with disap pointment. Mrs. Knight whisked her self out of the apartment. Strangely enough, the news of Bob Wharton's marriage had not leaked in to tlie papers up to this time, and Lore lei, having regard for the feelings of his parents. Insisted thnt he help her to keep the matter secret as long as pos sible. Bob rebelled at first, for he adored publicity. He rejoiced in his newest exploit and desired his world to hear of it, while the prospect of further mortifying ills father was so agreeable that it required much persua sion to make him relinquish It. With her own family Lorelei had less diffi culty, for they were by no means eager to advertise their bad bargain and had withdrawn behind a stiff re straint, leaving the couple to their own devices. This nttlfjidi; spared the bride much unpleasant notoriety, enabling her to pursue her work at the theater without comment. Boll's society proved In some ways a welcome change from the sordid drab ness of her own relatives, for he was colorful, versatile, and nearly always good humored. Misfortune aroused In him a wild hilarity; cares excited mirth. Lorelei realized before long that this very jocundity of his, since It fed upon constant change and excite ment, constituted the gravest menace to their happiness. The man lived en tirely outside of himself; he utterly lacked the power of self-amusement. He refused to frequent the theater, os tensibly because of their secret, In reality because of his shame at allow ing her to work. As Loiolel came to know hltn better and to understand the conllicting forces within him, she be gan to wonder how long he could hold himself true to his bargain. During the first week of their mar ried lire his system struggled to throw off the effects of his recent dissipa tions, and in consequence It craved only rest. Greatly encouraged by this lack of desire, he boasted that the bat tle was already won, and Lorelei pre tended to agree with him. She did not deceive herself, however, and a brief experience convinced her that to be merely n wife to one of Boll's vagrant disposition was not enough; that In order to keep his new self alive she must also he his sweet heart, Ills chum, and his partner. If she tailed III any one of these roles dis aster was bound fo follow. But to succeed In them all. when there was no love to strengthen her, was by no means easy. Always she felt a great emptiness, and n disappointment that her life had been so crookedly fash ioned; sometimes she tven felt de graded, and wondered it she wers do 4ng right, after all. J CoiitinutU Next Week "I'm a 'bull on the market," said the first operator. "Same here," rejoined operat or No. 2. "Let's go over to the cafe and purchase a cqpple of horns." ft ' -.4, fc-VVo. M
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