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CHAPTEtt Khalll Wranrtall la fmin
iurdered in a roaJ Iiouhv - near' New
ork. Mrs. Wrandall U euntuaned from
e city and Identities (lie body. A young
inaii- who accompanied Wrandall to the '
ann and utw tquerul disappeared ia ua
i cted. Wrandall; It appears, had led
y Ufa and negleoied hia wire,. Mr.
wrandall atarta back for New York In an
uto durtnc a blinding anow atom. . i
- ' , ,
CHAPTER It On ! lie way aha meet a -Jroune;
woman In tli road who proves to
te the woman who 1 1 led WrandalL Feel- .
!tb that the flrl hai don her a service "
in liddinc her of tlip man hn Humh .
he loved him deeply: had caused her .
rem, sorrow. Mrs. Wrandall daternlnaa
shield bar -and takes her to her owa
Kme . , .i - f . . . ..
. CHAPTER Ill-Mrs. : Wran'danv hears
the atory of Hetty Caatleton's life.
"Pt tht portion that relate to Wran
iall. Tne story of the tragedy she for
1s the girl aver to tell her. She offers
'etty a home, friendship and security
om peril on account of the tragedy. j
HAPTER TVi-Mra. Sara Wrandall and
ty attend the funeral of Challls Wran
at the- home of his parents. ' Sara,
alwaya been- treated aa an Interloper
ne snobbish . Wrandall faiKlly, bat
msedj seems to draw them closer
ner. . - ..'.'-. - . . . .
''; '".'"-if ,' : r 'vjv, 'i'i'vi
TEH V-Sara Wrandall and Het
n to New York atter an absence
r In Europe. Leslie WrandalL
r of Challls. makes himself useful
i and. becomes .greatly- Interested
L..'rtfeV.vV'.'i.'"..i'-v;' ,':'..-:' , v
cfTAPTER VI Hetty is great;?- pained
t Sara's evident desire to encourage Les-
e's attentions. Sara, sees In Leslie's tn
ituatlon possibility for revenge on the
i'randalls and reparation for the wrong
i? suffered at the hands of Challls
i randall by marrying his murderess into
;, ' ; '..
HAPTKft TIT Leslie, In' company
h his friend, Brandon Booth, an artist,
its Sara at her country place. Leslie
ureases to Sara that he is madly In love
1th Hetty..- .,. . , (.-:. ,;.,
'CHAPTER VTII Sara arranges with
ooth to paint a picture of Hetty. Booth
is a haunting feeling that he has seen
etty before. Looking through a port
(io of pictures by an unknown English
'.1st he. finds one of Hetty. He speaks
her about It. - Hetty declares It must
a picture of Hetty .Glynn, an English
tress, who resembles -ber; very much...
TrHAPTKM lX-T.eslle J Wrandall be.
oraes impatient and -jealous over the plc
ire painting and declares he Is going to
opose to Hetty at the first opportunity
d have It over with. - . , '
HAPTEH'X'-JMuch to his chagrin
'slle Is reftwed v Hetty. Sara, be
veen whom and Hetty a strong mutual
(Tection has crown up. tries to persuade
-e girl that she should not let the trag
Sv prevent her from marrying.
; CHAPTER XII.
ira Wrandall Frnda tho'lruth. ,
a had kept the three Wrandalla
for)ncheon.
y-dear," i, said .i Mra. Redmond
idall, aa she stood before Hetty 'a
ait at the end of the long living
, "I must say that Brandon has
eded in catching that lovely little
hing that makes her eor-what
I say? so mysterious t Is that
I want? The word is, as elusive
a'e' eilmsMion." ' ' .
pubtle Is the word you want,
Tier," said; Vivian, standing beside
lie, .ftall, Jlim and aristocratic, her
lids behind her back, her manner
b of absolute indifference. Vivian
.s more than handsome; she was
liking w -
"There isn't anything subtle about
Mty," said Sara, with a laugh, f She's
Ingenuous."
slie was' pulling at his mustache,
' "v-f.lii'j'rSlijsUUyi v The sunburn
3 core and forehead bad begun
el off in chappy little flakes. -;pping
likeness, though," was his
aent ' . ."'" - ' . '
, perfect."-' Bald hia ' riot'uer.
wonderful. ft will' mako Lra-
10US.. . 'f .. - '.'
i ' so healthy-lcoking," ; said
h," remarked . Leslie, as If
t:red everything. '" ' " -v
use,', cried the elder Mrs.
U, lifting her lorgnette again.
' ..inest, unmixed blood, that's
la. . There Is birth in that
.ce."":;--.: . '
re always talking about birth,
.". said her son. sourly, as he
away. . : " , v - -
a good thing to have," said hi
with conviction. " ,
an easy thing to get In Ame
3 he, pulling out ills cigarette
hen that Sara prevailed upon
'op for luncheon. "Hetty ak
a. these long walks in the
ad ahe will be disappointed
you lAven"t' Waited '
that" began Leslie and'
t ha could aot. Have been
If he had, tittered the een-
'at yea. vpiek her up and
ne wits, youT asked Sara,
vea on in tne durecuoa. of
iied to M taking Brandy
r orning exercise," said, he
, ar oe it from me
"ed the start of surprise.
" :tty was alone, :r-
Y'n in for l"ncbt,
1 t ,;l ca' ' at-
".") a rr!r" -1
I ier Hong.
Georgfe Barr
MCutcheon
Author1- of "Gratis tarkT
Truxton KlngTetc.
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I . It was long past the luncheon hour
when Hetty came in, flushed and
warm. She. was alone, and she bad
been walking rapidly. "
"Oh, I'm sorr,y .to be so late," she
. apologizeddarting a look of anxiety
: at Sara. "We ? grew careless with
time; Am I 'ibocklagly latT" .
i - She was shaking hands with Mrs.
' Redmond Wrandall as She spoke Les
lie and Vivian stood by, rigidly await
ing their turn. . Neither appeared to
be especially cordial.
- - "What is the passing of an hour,'
my dear," said the pld lady, "to one
who is young and can spare it?"
' I did not expect: your I mean - to
say, nothing was said about luncheon,
was there, Sara?" She was 'in a
pretty state of confusion; ' : ' J
no, aaig Leslie;- creasing in : "we
butted In, that's all. ' How are you?"
,Ht clastd Iter hand and bent over 1t
She was regarding him with' slightly
dilated eyes. He misinterpreted the
steady scruUny. "Oh, it will all peel
off In a day or two," he explained, go
ing a shade redden ' v v ' ,
' "When did you return?" she asked,
"I thought . tomorrow was"'" ' . t:
''Leslie- never has any tomorrows,
Miss Castleton,"- explained - Vivian.
"He always . does ; tomorrow's " work
today. ? That's why he never has any
troubles ahead of him.r ,i j ;L ; v;
v "What rott exclaimed Leslie!
"Where .is Mr, .Boothr. inquired
Sara. JWouldnt he come in. Hetty?"
"I I didn't think to ask him- to.
stop for luncheon:' she replied, and .
then hurried pit to her room to make
herself presentable.
Hetty was. in a state of nervous ex
citement during the luncheon; : The
encounter with Boo tli had not resulted
at all as she had fancied it would.. She
had betrayed herself in a most discon
certing manner,' and now waa more
deeply involved than ever before. She
had been determined at the outset,?
she ' had V failed, and now he had ' a "
claim an incontestable' -claim against,
hen She found It difficult : to meet
Sara's ateady, questioning gaze. She
wanted to be alone. , - -
After luncheon, Leslie drew - Sara
aside. - t . , - - . .
"I must say she doesn't seem' espe
cially overjoyed to -see me," he
growled. "She's as cool as Ice." -
"What do you expect, Leslie?? she
demanded with some asperity. .1
. "I can't stand this much longer,
Sara," he said. "Don't you see how
things are going? She's losing her
heart to Booth." - - '
- "I don't see how we can prevent
it",. . -
"By gad, 111 have another try at
it tonight- I say., has she said any?
thing?" . .
'iShe pities you," she said, a ma
licious joy In her soul. That's akin
to something else, you know," r
. "Confound It all, I don't want to be
pitied!" ,
"Then I'd advise you to defer -your
'try' at, if she remarked.
' "I'm mad about her, Sara. I cant
sleep, T can't think, J can't yes, I can
eat, but it doesn't taste right to me.
I've just got to have it settled. Why,
people are .beginning -to notice- the
change in me. They pay all sorts of
things.' About my liver, and all that
sort; of thing. r I'm going to settle it
tonight It's been nearly three weeks
ncwr She's surely had time to think
it over; how much better everything;
will be for her,- and. all that " She's
no fool, Sara. . And do you know what
Vivian's doing this very Instant over
there in the corner? . She's inciting
her to spend a fortnight oyer at our
place. - If she comes well, that means
the engagement will be announced at
Otiice :';Vft ; p lyf &i'$ '.,i:;f'
. Sara did not marvel at hie assur
ance in the face of what had gone be
fore. She knew him too welt In spite
of the original rebuff, he was thor
oughly satisfied in his own mind that
Hetty Castleton would not be such a
tool as to refuse him the second time.
. , "It is barely possible,' Leslie, she
said, "that aha may consider. Brandon
Booth quite as good a catch as you,
and infinitely better looking, at the
Present moment" .
"It'S this beastly sunburn," he la
flieftted, jfybbBg his pose gently, think
ing .first cf l..s . r , m. la, L -1 .
later he was thinking of . the other j
naif of the - d'eclaration. ''That's iust'
what' I've ba jtfrald f.lJie said-'T
told you what would happen If that
portrait nonsense went on forever. it'S'
your fault, 'Sara.; -:; ' y : i ? -; .-. ;
-"But I have relson to believe she
will, not accept, him, if it goes so far
as that You are quite safe la that
direction.;. v '
; ."Gad, I'd hate to risk It," he mut
tered, "I have & feeling ahe's in love
with htm." ' -
Vivian ki:oiui. "f
l.'t r 1 trve "!ss .Oil,
f 3t vn'.s In Ju'y,'
renely. ; .
"I' :'t('U. V'., 1."
, y 1 r "t
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h'Tr - ,
- 6 i,LV
-She Doesn't 8eem Especially Over-
J 7 '-
of a place. " Nice of you to want her,
"Oh,
oon i oe eeinsn, oara, cnea
Vivian. " - . -
"You don't know bow much I de
pend on her," said Sara. ' -.
"I'd ask you over, too, dear, if there
weren't so many others-coming. I
dont know where we're going to put
them. You understand don't you?"
"Perfectly,", said her " sister-in-law,
smiling.. s ---"But
I've been counting on-r-Hetty."'
; "I say, Sara," broke in Leslie, "you
could go up to Bar Harbor with the
Williamsons at that time. ' Tell her
about the invitation,' Vlvie."
"Intent necessary.". said Sara colt
ly. ."I scarcely know the .WHUam
ons."' Sbe hesitated Jin Instant and
then went on with sardonic dlBinav:
"They're In trade' you know." ' ;
"That's nothlna- aa-atnst 'em nro-
tested he. "Awfully Jolly peoples
M.iwi.in' "nut the, viv
Alnt they, VI v.?
don't know them well enough to
say." said Vivian, turning away. "I
only know we're all snobs of the worst
SOrt:vM:
- "Just m minute, V1t," he called out
"What does Miss Castleton say about
coming r ..r. It was an eager questipn.
, Much depended on the reply -.i i.i
1 "I haven't asked her,", said his ls7
ter sncciBctly. "How could I, without
first consulting SaraT".
"Then you don't intend to ask her?".
ertainly 'wX.ry. (' yyftflh' now. Not since I have found
J After the Wrandalla had departed.,
Sara took Hetty off to her room.' The
girl knew what whs coming. !
1 "Hetty said the older woman, fao-'
'tag her atter she tad closed the door1
of her boudoir; "what, is going on he-
tween you and Brandon Booth?:,; J,
must have the truth, Are you doing
'anything foolish?'-",(;5';&i?;':?5
j Toolish? v Heaven tlhalp- nie,. nbl
It it Is a tragedy," cried. Hetty, meet
ing her gase with one of utter despair.
"What has happened? Tell melt' V
. "What am I to do, Sara darling? .
He he has told me that he he '
"Loves you?" "' '
; "Yea." , -..-...-
: ."And you have told him that his -
love to returned?", - - . v,. -
:. "I couldn't belp it , I was carried
away. I did' not mean to let him see ,
that 1"
! "You are such a novice in the busi
ness of love," said Sara sneeringly.
"You are In '.the habit of being carried
away, I fear."- -.. ' ; -
"Oh. 8arar . 4 "-'
';" "You must put a stop to all this .
at once. How can vou think of marry-1
Ing him, Hetty Olynn? Send him"
"Ido not intend to marry him," said
the girl, suddenly calm and dignified.
"I am to. draw but one conclusion,
I suppose," said the other, regarding
the girl Intently. . . . n
- "What do you mean ?"..',
- "Is it necessary' to ask: that ques
tion?" -. - T -,'.','
The puzzled expression remained In
the girl's eyes for a time, and then
slowly gave way to one of absolute
.horror. . v.. . ,-.. .- ' ,
"How'r'dare you suggest such a
thing?" she cried, turning pale, then
crimson. "How dare you?"' 1 : ?
, Sara laughed shortly.., "Isn't the in'
ference a uatural one? - You are for
getting yourself.", -
: "Tunderstand," said the girl, through
pallid lips. . Her eyeB were dark, .with
pain and misery. "You think am al
together bad." : She drooped percept
ibly. 'ty yf-f: 'Kt? i; u:l
'-"You went to Burton's inn," senteu
tiously. 1 " - - -f ; -
"But, Sara, you must believe me.
I did not know, he was married. For
God's sake, do me the justice to"
, 1 TBut you went there with him,"; In
sisted the other, her t eyes ' hard as
steel. "It doesn't matter whether he
was married or free. You went"
Hetty threw herself upon her com
panion's breast and wound her strong
arms about hix.yZttyyiZi.f-y
"Sara, Sara, you must let me ex
plain you must let me tell you very
thing. Don't Atop cbeLI You have re
fused to hear my plea " . -fr". .
r "Jkai I still - refuse; " ; cried r Ears,
tarowlng her off angrily ''Qaod God,
40 T0U t&iak.I will Ueten to you? y. If
you utter another word, I will
8tranle yo'"
Hetty shrank tack, terriiled. STo'wiy
the moved tackw&rd in te direction
rf the door,--never taking "her eyes
L'on .tie ircpasaioned face of her protector,-
. vT;i.v :L.''!'- -;
.' "Don't, Sara, plaasa : don't!" she
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Li r i !e. '
' ..ra threw her head up an! i 1 1 r
with a cold, repelling look.
. "Wait !" she commanded. "TLa t'
has come when you should know ftbat
is in my mind, and has been for
. months. It concerns you.' I eii.ct
'you to marry Leslie Wrandall." .
Hetty stopped short.
, "How can you Jest with me, Sara?"
- she cried, suddenly' indignant
"I am not jesting," said Sara ley
elly. . ..-.;- ',. - '..;.(
"You you really mean what you
have Just said?" The puzzled look
gave way to one of revulsion. A great
shudder swept over her. " V -j
"Leslie - Wrandall must : pay his 1
brother's debt to you." . - f r; f
my uoa:- xeu irom tne girrs sui
Hi. "You-you must be aoL mad-
mad!"
.Sara laughed-eoftly,
"j have meant
It almost from the beginning," she
said. "It icame to my mind ths day
that Challis was buried. It has never
: Haab nut nf It. far an inntjint dniu fhtkt'i
- ,uy. Now you understand." J . ' .-.
' " 'V expfctefl letty t0 IM tot0
- " " vav, w
i - . 7 7 r'"r .t
sinuBuunttsu up Buuueuij mua met ner
gase with one In which there was the
fierce 'determination. Her eyes were
steady, her bosom heaved.:-- vv,...
"And I have loved you so devotedly
so blindly," she said, in low tones
of ecorn. "You have been hating me
all these -months while I thought you
were loving me. . What a fool I have
bf enl .;. I might have known. Jon
couldn't love me.",- v
. "When Leslie asks you tonight ; to
marry feim, you are .to say that yon
Will do so,", said , Sara, betraying no
sign of having heard the bitter words.
1 shall refuse, arafsald Hetty,
every vestige of color gone from her
face.
1 ."There
is en alternative." , an-
Bounced the other deliberately.
J ' "You will expose me to him? To
1 his family" - .- . .;' -.'i
his family'
1 "I shall ,turn you over to tbem, to
let them do what they will .with you.
jlf you go as hfwife, the secret Is
safe. . If not they may have you aa
you really are, to destroy, to annihi
late. Take your hotoe my dear." .
"And you, Sara?" asked $he girl .qui
'etly. ,;cnrhat ' explanation w4l you
have to offer for all these months of
protection?" ' . , '
- Her companion Btared. ' "Has the
prospect no tenor for you? - .
"you out;' The thins 3f have feared all
along has come to pass. Ijun relieved,
now that you show me Just where I
truly stand. But, I asked: what of
you ?" -,. ' -' . ;
? "The world to more likely to applaud
.than to curae me, Hetty. -Jt likes a
flf You Utter Another Word, I Wilt
T - Strangle Voul" ' - , '
new sensation. :. My change of heart
will appear quite natural." - .
; - "Are you sure -that the - world will
upplaud your real design? You hate
the Wrandalls. Will they be charitable
toward you when the. truth is .given
out? Will Leslie applaud you? Listen,
please: I am trying to save you. from
yourself, Sara. -You will fall in every
thing you have hoped for. r You will
be more accursed than I.. The world
will pity me. It may even forgive me.
It will listen to my story, which ; is
more than you will 4o, and it will be
lieve me. Ah, I am. 'nqt Afraid now.
At first I was in terror. . I had no hope
to escape. All that is past Today I
am ready to take my chances with the
big, generous world. Men wHl try me,
and .men . are not made of stone and
steel. . They punish but they do not
avenge when they sit In jury, boxes.
They are not women! Cood God, Sara,
is there a man living .today who could
have planned this thing you lave c"f
lshed all. these months? Not one! .And
all men will curse -vou for it. vnn 1
though they Send me to pr' ion or to
the chtlr.' ut tl.ey wl.l n-t .cu
demu me. They will hear iuy tiory
and they will set me free. And tLso,
what of you?" - . v
s Eari stood rferfect!y r 'i, r-"" J
this .e-.rs'- t reas3ncr . v . i 3
wonder. . . , .
v "My dear," sie f 'A, ";-"i nc'll -ter
re'r.!"-'- cf y--- - -
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