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CHAPTER I-Chall!s Wrandall Is found
hurdered In a road house - near - New
York. Mr. Wrandall U Aumrooned from
the city and identifies the bod v. A roum
Woman who accompanied Wrandall to the
..... hw buwv JUCIIUJ UlBaKHIVU IB L, 9
Dected. Wrandall, it appears, had led a
fay Ufa and. neglected his wife, Mrs.
Wrandall atarta back for New York: In an
, auto during a blinding snow storm.
'
meet a
roves to
H Feel -
- CHAPTER 11 On The way she
oung woman In the road who proves
pe the Woman who killed WrandalL Fe
ing that the girl had dona her a tarvtoa
3n ridding her of the man who, though
he loved him deeply, had caused her
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- . "CHAPTER III-Mr. Wrandall hears
he story of Hetty Caatteton's life.
: rept that portion that relates to Wran
dall. The story of the tragedy she for
ids the girl ever to tell her. She offers
-Hetty a home, friendship and security
-trora peril on account of the tragedy. ,
CHAPTER TV-Mrs. Sara Wrandalt and
Hetty attend the funeral of Challla Wran
rdall at the home of his parents. .- Sara
, y the snobbMi Wrandall family, but
the tragedy ema to draw them oloser
together, - ... . . .
- ty return to New York after an absence ,
- pf a year in Europe. Leslie Wrandall, I
' brother of Chains, makes himself useful
' to Sara and becomes greatly Interested
'In Hetty. ,
TTKAPTER VI-Hetty is great;;- pained "
ftt Sara's evident desire to encourage Les
lie s attentions, tiara aees in Leslie's in
fatuation possibility for. revenge on the
wrandalls and reparation for the wrong
ehe suffered at the hands of , Challis
. wrandall by marrying his murderess Into
".the family.
CHAPTER VTT Leslie," In company
. With his friend, Brandon Booth, an artist.
Visits Sara at her country place. ' Islle
confesses to Sara that ha is madly In love
Wrfth Hetty. ,
CHAPTER Vm Sara arranges wtth
Booth to paint a picture of Hetty. Beoth
has a haunting feeling that he has seen
Hetty before. Looking through a port
folio of pictures by an unknown English
artist he finds one of Hetty. He" speaks
to her about It. Hetty declarea It must
'be a picture of Hetty Glynn, an English
v actress, who resembles her very much, .
CHAPTER rX-T-eslle Wrandall be
'mmM lmnatient and lealous over the Dlc-
T ture painting and declares he Is going to
'propose to Hetty at the first opportunity
and have It over with. .
CHAPTER X Much to his chagrin
- Leslie Is refused by Hetty. Sara, be
tween whom and Hetty a strong mutual
affection has grown up, tries to persuade
girl that she should not let the trag
: -Bjy prevent her from marrying.
S. CHAPTER XI Booth and Hetty con
fess their love for each other, but the.
latter aeciaren nmi one vn -'
- thnra 1a An Insurmountable barrier In
"the wavr. She prom'ses that some dav
fshe will tell her secret and that then
Booth will not want to marry her.
CHAPTER XnHettV admits to Sara
r that she loves Booth. Sara declares that
: 'Hetty must marry Leslie, who must be
trade to pay his brother t debt to the
" irlrl. Hettv aeatn attempts to tell th
ns to stranele her If she says a word.
Sara Insults Hettv hv revealing that all
this time she has believed Hetty to have
?rtnned In her relations with Chains
Wrandall. In the end she realises that
- "Hettv is ert'r'v li"cent.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Second Encounter.
'v, n m A h(i11 . KnmAvaid
'after leaving Hetty at the lodge. He
-was throbbing all over with the love
of her. The tnrui or. conquest was in
his blood. "She had raised a mysteri-
ous barrier; all the more sest to the
Inevitable victory that would be his.
He would delight in overcoming ob
stacles the bigger the better tor his
-heart was valiant and the prle ho
smaller than those which the ancient
. jcnignts went, out ui uuiira iur m wa
lists Cf love. - - -
11-was enougu lur iue yiranoui, vu
" know that she loved him."
What if 'she were Hetty G!rnn'
- What if she had been an artist's
model? The look he had had into the
soul "of her through those pure blue
eyes was all-convincing. She was "Wor
thy of the noblest lore. '
After luncheon served with some
exasperation by Patrick an hour and a
half later, than usual he smoked his
pipe on the porch and stared reminis
cently at the shifting clouds above the
xree topi..:;sV--.
He did not see the Wrandall motor
at hlfl garden gate until a lusty voice
tro"-,'t him down from the clouds into
t"a range of . earthly sounds.: - Then
1 s daehed out to the gate, bareheaded
I coatless, forgetting that "he had
u Bitting in the obscurity of trailing
3 and. purple blossoms the while
r ought of Jier. , ,
'e was Bitting on the wide seat
a his mother and sister.'
I to see you back. 'old jMtn,"
mth, reaching In to, shake bands ,
1 hn. "Day early, arent youl
rnoon, Mrs.-WrandalL' Wbnt!
a inr . - V- '
i at Vivian as he gav tha
" s," she repHed. , Won't
' .) dinner this evening?" -ted.
"I'm not quite sure
n, Vivian. I've get a half-
1 chr" cut in !",
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"We shall expect you, Brandon
said Mrs. WrandatL fixing him with,
her lorgnette. . .. - - '
f ;
"111 come, thank you." said be. ' .
t ,He felt disgustingly transparent un
, der that Inquisitive glass. . .
Wrandall stepped out of the car.
"IH stop off for a chat with Brandy,
Brother." v.;-.
:- j , , ."
1 "Shall I send the car back, dear?"
"Never mind. I'll walk down."
The two. men turned in at the gate
the car sped away.
I "Well." said Booth, 'it's good to see
' vnn rati" HO nllMi Ihnunh hmo.
ment window, "Pome up and take the
gentleman's order.''
"No drink tor me. Brandy. I've been
In the temperance state of Maine (or
two weeks. 1 One week more of It and
I'd have been completely pickled. I
shall always remember Maine,"
Booth sat down on the porch rail,
. hooked his toes in . the supports and
proceeded to fill his pipe. Then he
Btruck a match and applied It, Leslie
watching him with moody eyes.
"How do you like the portrait, old
man?" he inquired between punctu
ating puffs.
- "It's bully. Sargent never did any
thing finer.- Ripping.'
"I owe it all to you, Lea." .
To' me?"
"Ton induced her to sit to me."
"So I did," said Leslie sourly. "1
was Mr. Fix-It sure enough." He al
lowed a short interval to elapse be
fore taking the plunge. "I suppose,
old chap, if I should happen to need
your valuable services as best man
In the near future, you'd not disap
point mef k ,
..Booth eyed him qulizically. 1 trust
you're ; not throwing yourself away.
Lea," he said drily. "I mean to any.
on some one well, some one "not
quite up to the mark." ' L
Leslie regarded him with some se
verity.' "Of course . not,: old chap.
What the devil put that into your
bead?"
"I thought that possibly you'd been
making a chump of yourself up in
the Maine woods."
"Piffle!.' Don't be an ass. What's
the sense pretending yon dont know
who she Is?";
"I suppose it's Hetty , Caatleton
said Booth, pufflhtf away at his pipe
"Who else?"
"Think shell have yon, old man?"
asked Booth, after a moment. ' - t
"I don't know," replied the other,
a bit dashed. : "You might wish me
luck, though.; '
Booth knocked the burnt tobacco
from the bowl of bis pipe. A serious
line appeared between his eyes. - He
was a . fair-minded fellow, without
guile, without a single treacherous
instinct, - 1 , -, '-
"I cant wish you luck, Lee," he
said slowly., : "You -see I'm I'm. in
love with her myself." ': v . ,:W
"The devil!" Leslie sat bolt up
right and glared at . him.. "I might
have known ! And and Js she . to
love with you?" i. . ! .
- "My 4ear fellow, ' ypu reveal con
siderable lack of tact In asking that
question." 1 t, - .
"What I want to know la this." ex
claimed Wrandall, very-pale but very
hot: "is she going to marry you?''
Booth smiled. - "I'll - be perfectly
frank with you. She says she won't."
. Leslie gulped. - "So you've asked
her?" , - ,
. "Obviously." - " '
', "And she said she wouldn't? : She
refused you? Turned you down?"' His
little "mustache shot up at the ends
.and a Joyous, triumphant laugh broke
1"
!
I
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Tell hit, Nov on Your
' ftoul, Hetty
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tap
from hls lips. 7 "Ph. this is rich! II?.
ha! Turned you down, ehfToor ol J
Brandy I You're my beet frl- 1, sr l
dammit I'm sorry. I rr-- i to i ,"
be we't en la f -e t ' " ,
"I-rl F vry fir 1. Cf ( -f
1 jenaiui not,' n ; tv.ta
I amiably. "I quite undorbU J."
- : "Then, since Bhe's refut ed you, you,
might wish me better luck."
"That would mean giving up hope."
.""Hopef exclaimed Leslie quickly.1
"You don't mean to say you'll annoy
. her with your--" -
"No, I shall not annoy her," rei.lie-i
' his frisud. shaking his head. '.;;
"Well, I should hope not," salt's
. Leslie with a scowl ; "Turned yor.
. down, eh? 'Pon my soul!" He ap
peared to be relishing the idea of it.
"Sorry, old chap, but I suppose you
Understand just what that -means."
- Booth's Hps hardened for an In
stant, then relaxed into a queer, al
most pitying smile,
"And you want me to be your best
man?" he said reflectively.
1 Leslie arose. His chest seemed to
i swell a little; assuredly he was breath
.' ing - much easier. He assumed an
. air of compassion.
!, "I shan't insist, old fellow, if you
feel you'd rather not er 8ee what
I mean?',' i. It then occurred to him to
. utter a word or two of kindly advice.
"I shouldn't go on moping If I were .
you. Brandy. 'Pon my soul, I shouldn't
Take tt like a man.' I know it hurts,
but' Pooh! What's the use aggra-
vating the pain by butting, against a
stone wall r. ), - .
..... Jtiis companion looked out over the
tree:tona: his hnniU In hla trniiRnrs
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that bis manner was not. that of ons
who is oppressed by despair. Si
"I think I'm taking it like a man,
Les," ha said. 3; "I only hope youll
take it as nicely if she says nay to
.'An uneasy, look leaped Into Leslie's
face. , He seemed noticeably less cor-r
pulent about the chest ' Ho wondered
if Booth - knew anything about his, -
initial venture. A qwestkm rose to
his lips, but ke thought quickly and
held it back. ,. las lead, be glanced at
his watch. win j ; T
VI must be eC-. Sew yoa tomorrow'
I hope." , -J .-.f.7 w
"So long," safat.BeetBv stopping at.
the top- of the steps while- Mo vUttor
skipped down -to- tte- gate-, wit si
nlmbleness that suggested the fomus-!
tion of a sudden resolive,. . , . "
Leslie did not waste- timer ta part
ing inanities he strodv off briskly Id
the direction of home,, but not without
a furtive glance out of , the tail of hi!
eye as be disappeared beyond the.'
hedgerow at the end or Booth's gam
den, : That gentleman? was-: standlng-l
where he had left him,, and! was- fllllne
his pipe once more.
' The day was warm,' and' Leslie- wast
in, a . dripping perspiration when he
reached home. He did not enter the
lionse but made his way" dineot to thai
garage, '-'iT'd '
"Get out the car at once-.. Brwn"'
was his order.
Three minutes later h was being;
driven over the lower- road' toward'
Southlook, taking good oarc to. avoid
Booth's place by the matter-o a mile;1
or more. He was in; a fever of hope?
and eagerness. : It was very, plain b
him why she had refused1 Booth. The !
Iron was hot He didn'h Intend) to
lose any time in sttlkin&
And now we know why he cametl
again to Sara's in, the middle ot at1 smile-on lier Hps,
biasing afternoon,: instead! of waltinc!- Hetty offered noi comment, hut aftac
until the more seductive- shades, I a moment gravely audi rejBrer wistfully
night had fallen, when the moon, sat' called attention to her- present occut
serene in the seatt oft the Mighty;. ; patioa by a slgnlflcanti flaunt ot hair
...." '"hand, and a saddened! smile v :
He dldnt have to Wait long; for Betx see," said Sara, without emotlDn.
ty. , Up to the instant oC her apoaaiv "It you choose ttt $sk Hetty,. E sitalli
ance'in the. door, he hadi revetodi Ini
me tnougnt that tne-'wsy. w now
paved with; roBesi. But with) her an
trance, h felt his confldencw aM
courage: slipping. . Perhaps, that m&y
explalni the abruptness wUJs whlchj he;
proceeded to go about too buato.es
lib hand. 1 ' - .
y "I coaMnt wait tffli tonight' h e
platoe4 as she cam slowly aeram
the room toward hhrn. 8h wa tott
way to him befwr he aweko to the
fact that he waa standtng perfectly
still. Then he started forward tome
how impelled to meet her at least
half-way. "You'U forgiva Hetty,
if I have disturbed' you." -?
"I was not lying dowa, Mr, Wran
dall," shs said quietly. There was
nothing ominous in the words, but he
experienced a sudden sensation of
cold. "Won't yon sit down? .Or would
yon rather go out to the terrace?"
."It's much more comfortable here,
It you don't mind. I I suppose you
know what it to I want to say to you.
You - i -
"Yes," she'. Interrupted wearily:
"and knowing as much, Mr. Wrandall,
it would JMt be ' fair of me to let
you go on." ' '
"Not fair?" he laid, la honest amaze
ment "But, my -dear, I v
-nease, Mr. wrandall," sbe ex
1 claimed, with a pleading little smile
that would have touched the heart ot
anyone but; Leslie, . "Please don't go
On. It its quite as Impossible now as
It was before. I have not changed."
He conlTonly ' say, . "mechanically;
'jYou haven'tr -
No. ,I . tm.'iorry if yon - have
thotjht r-'t'I - " " "cor- to"
:', "Think.' for . t'a t e, t..
what you are do.-,,!"' uicj, fe
for;the- e:e of the t-V.a wilh a b.
rort-eeek!ng hand. ."I -I had'E-r
word that ypu wr not - .
"Unfortunate'y Fara ennot r i
for me in a matter of this kluj. ILp
you fif ft( horw you woi ' 1 "
I . ,.".lor be hanged!" he lijrtei o ,
Ioblrj his temfir. "I love youl I;,..
1 a lurely e"h tLl. y,i i,e, t '
I'm tldwl If I, cor r It an 1
to fce r " 1 tv anv woman. - I " -":'r.
T " :!" f c ' f "
V v j 1 r . i t t
, "Yoj r
I f 11
I very
3 1 1
sue went on icuy. -uooaoy.-;;Would
you mind tellins me wheth
er there is anyone else?" he asked, as
he turned toward the door.
"Do you really feel that you fcave
the right to ask that question, Mr.
Wranda.il t
7 He wet his lips with his tongue. Iwenty-hve cents entrance fee and
"Then, there Is some one!" he. criod, .-25 cents weekly instalments per share,
rapping (he table with his knuckles. I - No back dues required in this ser
He didn't realize till afterward how ies. "
vigorously he rapped. "Some cod-I
rounaea . Ji.ngiiEU noooay, t ouppobB.
She smired,. not unkindly. "There
Is no. English nobody, if that answers
your question." - J ' . ' "
"Then, will yon be kind enough to , ; NOTICE
offer a reason for not giving me a ' . . ;: " -
fair chance la a clear Held? I think ' March 2Sik 1914. Commencing
It's due - i Thursday 26tk freight received after
"Can't you see how you arc dls- j 10 A. M.; for peints north of New Bern
tresslng me? Muet I again go through ad including Raleigh district, will be
that., horrid -seen to the garden? Subject. to 24 ho,ra delay, account of
rV0" " " Change, of schecfno chasg. in
"Good Lord!" he gasped, uni tnlttctiying hour f?r Pnts .
those two words he revealed Ihm cow- - " E- w- Warre Agt.
plete overturning of a lifelong estf- ' -mate
of himself. It seemed te taiwr . '"
more than his breath away. . :
"Ooddby," she said with finality, r
He stared at the door through whlti.
sne.ajsappearea,-nis Hopes, his cov
t his self-regard trailing after hef
who snameiess ; aisioyaity to - tnei
: Standards he bad set-for thera.. and '
! thi with ntiia. .i,..h. in i.
, ,UUD.IJ CUillQ UL
self-commlsarstioB on his sliP. bo
Bpped out , of tb bouse, Jumped into
the motor ear, and gave a brief but
explicit command to the chauffeur,
who tost ttmd to assisting his maa.
UsMr Salt Boltt Ulprlo)rK amti OMmed ats
. j. ,' Hlim . - .r'-"-i:,r-... ,"...-. ..
tar to tnrm taih im IgnomlnltniB flight.
. RMr uti alnomllw mitt resolutelrl
t b ployed im layings outi certain) ofi ner
naraenai doiuubjubjv, i c4i ami jr ; w
packing "them, ton- departure., when,1
Sam entered i ner- roonu 1 . '
' They regarded' eAchi othear steadily,,
-gnestioningly ton- ai shoxtt. spacee at
time. ' - , ( - ' '
"Leslie- has- Juatt oalledi p U ask
what ttie devllf I meant' by' letting;
him make at'fooli of r himself,!" eaidi
Sara, with) peculiar; little twlBtadi
not oppose. you
My position hece is a. fate onv.
Sara. I prefer too go."
"This morning; I shpnld ham held;
sword oyer your head. i J
-. "It is very difficult for m to realls
all that has happened." i
"You are fjiwe to depart. - Yoa arw
free in every, sense of the word. Your
future resta with yourself, my dear."
"It hurtft me more tha I can tell
to feel that you have ban hating, nft)
all these months." - .
"It hurts me now." , , ; j
Hetty walked to the window and
looked out. . -' , , j
; "What are your plans?" Sara-inquired,
after an Interval. -t -
"I shall seek employment and wait
tor you to act."
' "I? " You mean?"- "' -
. t- "I shall not ran away, Sara. Nor do
I Intend to reveal myself to the au
thorities. I am not morally guilty of
crime. A year ago I feared the con
sequences of my deed, but I have
.learned much" since then. I was a
stranger In a new world. In England'
we have been led to believe that yon:
lynch women here as Teadlly as youU
i i n uiirwv ' . r . .... .. rrj Jh 1, w- i
-.... s-.-a' a . - i i Pf
' If a - - ii i
lynch men. I now know better than
that From you alone I learned my 2j IlnCOCl. CtiCCt ,
greatest lesson. You revealed to me v ; ;- - - ' -the
true meaning of human kindness. ' .. . !
You shielded me who should not
Even now I believe that your first
ton alao' was ' a
not tor-ret it, Sara. " You will live to
rt. .t 'tb 'tuocr tliou ,'.t Ct ca. .e
later cn. I live love J you yea, t.l
as a good 6. 3 loves I'm
ret for me to. tell .Ce i
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