Reading Observer 10-1915

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ildu r ..,..~ la.aL 10 Loodaa---Oliw.. .. y 01'1 are in the "''Y' '...,....
Husb " broke 111 'oo ...e. iWlth .. h:alf~ iook
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'" ~ rd s tbe- ee.mng..n:Mud. fto h&d JI(IIi ~t. the
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Y01.l4 nef"'s a.1'tI .'out; -of ·order, my dear Olive.
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be W deal ill __ ,~_...!." Derm.aa hu

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1;, . place ' She g ives my ~ peat. eouiideDc6.
1.:. ~ "rnelHa.n girL BeT1IlGl Bt.rk gat __ foe me;
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'''' ,-, "'r clever. The,..,....,Jwa.p faUln&" In Jewe. oOul."
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I A/'q , ~ prefer to deal with • woman in 1000e
"No W'OtId.er. ..J.. . a.."
' ....·1 h_ lh ~ Me is a bigger tool ·u.m. usual.
She UmpIe," ..,jd Salome. mocItiDgly.
_ ... .; b<!r ~&J d " 8a~m. . . . le&Dinc fonlVd
'I' .'t: ... ~poke..' Ber e~ ' dtep woaR. ef pmrer aad
' .... ' awon -.nere be4 oa. OUM'.; her .mile If'eW
..... ~ fixed a..nd · c~t .. 'fhe list '" tam a.re 1IU<Ik

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l'':.h~ them to do, ther dO it;.. :I nnw get tired. ot
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carrying & C&n6 oar.·
H& Joqked &t .her, and took a e~ fOl"W&rd: Her'
... Let Loman ' eo-it'lI best! fol" 'UII '" all.:' Bub , Jou
by -.eoid.ent. '!'b4!ll'e
I lUma were ~ab~t ~m, .nd [oe ~ 1lim Il9Wlf'
lIhall ata.y, &ad Wln. Bee him·,.. ..rithout f&i.l before
pM. on. But I IIfJe tee ber roul ·UpOD . bet lips.
lie sa.i-la. T~ him to 66ild .... 1e.t.tfIri'.t.()Dce-t.
pa.tb. ,.,tb • Ihred of
8ta.Tk returned. laer embnee, ~_ ab&&ntt,.. . . nt&Dager Of.. GnU'1h and Co....' ~id· S-.ka.e, tis-e
Tb6 man h... · ,OIM s.J~e abot. .. ....ift, Ad. gla.itill8 .L him.
woryia f~ IIhat-p aDd a-r f~, ber lip&..
BDLihnr. 8&Dk"'dQ1!111n2 oa •
- I wi.t1 :write down. .a.t 1lte :muat '..y.~ ) I
" ai, by / m~, Herm..&l1, and we'l{ pub this rlpt.
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dooil 'wu tJIl'OllllDl 0.P9~t.y and lJimoman Stark
tibe &.martA::alo woman m the
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It was SybJl Deenng.
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" £tood.~or~ ~ h~1 iltge.ra. gn:ppDl8 th&
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"I &m terribly ate. It's been impoasiDie to ~ his ~y , f~~ ye!Jow W'ltb. -rage.
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here earher.
afra.id
thrown & lot of ...ark
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M ... DeoM.g. Com• • th. ome., Oli.. · Lopez,
JUst run through &ome leU.era. I aha.U bent and- ~

Dot J:leed. to ~kee.p yoU"1ong. There . ia 6th~

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de&! wit:.h-:,w ork thaL · I ~ . were
e.dded, ' hus tro,r clotic'h ng.
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door ' ope~ed .
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A tall smartJy dreseed man tnrned the
of the OOI'f'idor ,a,t tbal. moment. .and. seeing
Gra..nt a~ Syobil dl&&ppe&riD"g into the of6.ce.
~pped ahor'~ a.nd jJ~ore under bls breatb.
It was ~er:man pt.a.rk.
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"Juet:. too JaUt," be sa.id. Hi!! eye (ollowed the
Alliter ' of Sybll·a ' dreas .88 It vantShed through the
,dorway. "IJ'i~h"" I . Could have got hold of _her
now.1 !3y 'he"veM, 8be's wonderfu.L! That
gold ' hair, .and t.hOfle ''ride, grey eyes, tbe
curv-e bf .qe.r Jit:tle 'wa.ll!t! A15 for
lipe:. AM
Sl!.loine-B~! I'm SoIclc or
rm 'tick of-hothouse plante, a.nd 'WOllltlD tlh&t. bleed
a man ~hlt.e,· a.Dd bring him to tb& prison gatesl
I~m Jue~y ~ to have found a. way out. I'd
pla.y f<!r ~ W~I~ ;;t,.lt'e, "Ed & sa1er 'oae, too."
.'.m. (lark eJ~ ' 8asbed.
.. "Sybii Deering ~W1U be a ricb wOm1Ln aoon.
the ca.rda are pla.;yed properly. Old Fprsytk
bat ~ng, aDd he does.n.'t dream tbat i know
1Jluc,h hem~1I to-do for tbat p rl. It will be worth
wh~ to eee pe:t before I put the spoke in
'Wheel."
• 'Stadt! .turned IOl""ly, "'then ' quiCkened bis ,
aud reb;lrn~ ~ ~ oorridor
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doorwfi ....&8 lim.

rw:'hey turned in throui"h t1be mahogany
o.f t.he c.hief"·a privat.D ofti~, ' where, In the ante.

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DougJ.a.t: took two IlWift 8f;.epe ~
.. Y:isa Deerillg' has promDod to be mer
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,The blood 'Ief:t SbEk.'s !£Me, !He ~ •
~t. ~ 'was an ~t tTembli:ng ~ . .
tint he met Bmder-'a &yea ~ ~ a. ~
"" Your wife...· he ¥7"YOtrr "1~!>"t
IRe ta:rned. to:.s,hiL But ~ ho muJd ...., •
word":- Heider ~ the d(II(W ~ for ~ 1\0
paIlB out.. , H.elde.r 'l"6lDAiDed. ~ - . , loOking
St.a:k ateedily ~ .. the..f.lu::e, j;iU S)bil :waa~~t or
sigkt., a}ld ~ ·iItrode ..w.ay. dowm the OOI:ri4or.
St&~ wat-.dbed him tilli..h&.had- tw:ned...l;be oorner
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Xhe ~'8 ""7'68 were ~
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'"'Y~ ",w.a£e.»' ho ,&aid :ariddy-~ ~e! '
N~"K-t' a l e l J-Oao iWeo! ~ got the ~!
Thq dook and 1Dctmoor- fOt!' 7'OU; HeldeI"; uJ, gu-l
for.LmfII! J You ehalb ha.e y.aur dtoie&f ru smaab.
yon,~! Now to eJam) t,he cell-door~

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Htbe Spider W~'J ~ m
his da:rEl,plot. to ruin HMler;! How will :Ute mite
Violet.' 8:rbil Beerri:n'g, fa.r& in~ her "iotrUggle ~t
eod. 1Wo~~, roa.c,ed ~~t.'1 office ~~
evil ':.~ and the. ~8 WredaEe
out, ...... ~.rk &dT'~oed ODd plaoed himself
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tricke en met"
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' " l roallor ~ de.r her dazk IIi:iL
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telIOd in a bappy--littJ&&igh. Her head sank pO'Il
hie !breast.
ma.n, .,Jt~ a k i~l,. fac~' and whl"te hair. It ......86
"'~y dearest.."" abe 1f'1hispered, "I ga.ve
Mr.:..Fonyth Grant/ ,t he head of th8 firm.
my bearl.iDto yaur-.bmlWr! My br.a;v&, strong lh",er!
There ....
tIoll un'uau.i1l 19 011:. of trouble on h ••
'Love ' tooIc it If'ram me-:! Oh.,. to hear you Ay 1t.h&t
broad foreb~ 88 he WlI.l.ked into the building..
OU loge ~ me-1.olre mer'
.At ,that ' moment there came down one of tbe l Y
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. , th. sound of· " h"""Y [foot.pale-blue frOck:, whose roola'nt 'oveliness aeemeJIto step. a.od Helder eama hack to. ezrtb. The ~er

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S:ybil tremb~ slighUy, and bet pW.e quickened
II Good!
Sb~'·lllba ..e bad .en8e to \ide the JOcket. Sybil'• • fa.VO".uit;e there j I my 'zmCl~ :·think • . the
'11Ie .0JaI nppled on '
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Tbere ....ts 'pC;Dty of .time. A. daint.y little peraon, world of l!er."
" It is . no
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lonnke!., thi. 1m 11ft. s,-hil Deerinc . ahe w~ukt -be "Worth sometbin to me.
" Ah, &O' "We com; baok to ~ W1hit& Violet'!," ex·
I &tee' .. tiny OVal oJ eaara"en ,old. It 18 hinged It needS only .a. drop of swift OIack poillOn dropped. ,eJami~ S.~OIIle, rising .. nd ' loo~iDg : ~t
teenly.
aDd hasped, bu, wlt.hm utere i. __ miniature picture iato thaL simple c~ll4.'. soul of bers. I'n. strip bel' "YOU thmk t11,at, do you? Y~'re nob far wrong .
- . face. I cliDDot .ee
f.aoe j it 1& dim aDd from. tb&t big, blue-$yed. o&f witb the eUTly, hair...!.. ADd they 'WoJId be a power to. Grant a~ 00'6.
IIi-nty'. Now I ~ it mort clearl,.. It. is .. womaD·. if it WM'e oulJ to- do ...
turn to Oli"e. A.nd tboee two, If they 1p.arrie.d U ,.ould ,pl~ old
[-.0&.. bea.utifuL ~ Wiatfr !. It:. is ),our own. The there', &Ome.titi.Jl¥ &OOut him. that take5 my faDCJ'".
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trillW enclo.flIIl\ a.nd gu&r& It like ' a gQlden fet~r, too .... He ~uJd be. amUSing If be'"Were taken In kand
e ...ery chance I' ... e got on
to 8IIluli
be oxdaitned ;hoereelY. "I ~i.b I had
'l'ben
a NId ~e&rt bea~ing beneath It-the hear .. a,.Dd educat~J' .o'
of tb& man who loves yoJ . to
Juat t~en there was .. 8tep~ouLs.id. tb. dQOr, .....'''''''' by thb throatl" Ke cbeeW hunself, and
Th6 blood mo4n ted to
Sa.lomo t.urned -bke .. .a~. A .tall, .martlY
to S&10IJl&, ·.~'il get:. my~ job, a:Dd· I shall
man strode ' in , With the .a-r,...-bf ODe who knoWli
wear the broad &rrOWli. Is . there no .....&1 outp"
CRDe more q~41Y.
"I 886 bun In ..
buddiag, in 'Which are w.y
does )lot 'doubt h is ' welcome, TJtoup. of
"y.es. ()Qe th&t will . . break H~-' a.nd .&ve
ma.o,- ~Ie. ,u t. he is
in &11 e'mpty room. an Englishman'. build ~anq<"po~Jt" , he -We.8 ...a.:rth,. yOU r" cried SalOJne, placlfug hCr banda qWc.k1y 0';
H~ takes out. L~~ locket
a .. t.tacbed by .. shm u a Lat.l0, "Wi~ .l.Arg" . l~n~ rNown .. e}'~.\. A.t bia &boulders. ' hI guesSed this'DQgb.{happen,
I!:old thread t o the chain
h15 .... t.ob. JJle prealM first ItlLDoe' he .eemed..,.t.ft~IJ ~-.odlOro6.t but hi. badly though j 'ou h",~ bhmd~. IZ'e..n turD it
Uta cI--....
'With 'a LD~. victory for us. Put~· Joui8e)f ~lutetl ]n
e7ft, his tips to i t a cid'
....- , keen; blue face-. u m&rTed. by" 'liP. too.. thldC' and
my ~. bd tnJBt~ to · mo..·.. ,Pin"b, 'Where 1$
e,.. ~ gentl~ a. a watnan·•. Abd he murmun 'a. aruel twiat. at the ' bomen, 'W"J:ti<fl the
No. 'hi looked wilen
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n&m& beneath 'hili
&fI ~ougb he I loved III moustache did noL hide.
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him aJi~iou..
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":SOlting! He lea... ~e · oounwy l to-~ht. ~ Be
Now he iI. pauinc
"~rry rm " late, Saktme. · \ 'l'hlDga 1b ...6
took fright. LomAn'. «ot hill shlll'e ' of the =apol1a.
X. doecD.'tI Laa.nI 'Whether he goes ot"'-IItI.YI!!~
",here" Uiflre are W&tIJ:;r "WT(lnl'; I think t.he de.-i1'1!! 111 itT) '
" Herman !!I , aaid ' Salome..,l ib , low · voi..ce. &ad they'll De?er' o&teQ him.' 1: kiIow.-",Jiwe to .iDCt.' him'
8. 00 children "Pla)'lDg.
place, but it il cool and suddenly, ~e ~re1f her anne wid~ &.nd .tood eNd,· ~ j;o the ~ \.lie ~ ,bOat 'MIii; I 'had
ber fa.o. ~ed np to h-ll.
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from her. 'l'b .....
aand rompu,.
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be the laeket, A
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OM l.D I'fJo1ljt,., Ind for ef'.er. eV~D to the grllve, &nd
heyoM the rrt:.e."
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lenJy, lItriIr.ea .apinst.
&n &pokwy•• Ild they
htUe lootet "£168ID1.lDC"
'111m.,. eIl ..n, h&niUlg
by. He dON llot 'Dow
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... Darling," he mid ptisrio.nSte.ly. uuntil t met
"... I ___ be.. -"fear ~ear
you
cou2 not ea.re foro. '"JDet ! T' d83!& .!lot hop& it eowd
be t"l"'.
too ...<mderfnI. You, ....
a>d
daJ.n.t.y........, ~ .<&Dd -IJWee4 and
H:J'OU. kaew
His Hand.
how I longed for yon I Ah. SYbil, I Jove you- I
love ycn..so r
The stmng.. sweet mtmio of hi.!! -.oiee
her
afl~rglow of an &utumn sun ~hone
.ery' soW. The fSoOelt of the loge:nI 'Were vM'"J" near
Regent.-et.reet on the eig hty pla.tetogetilu!r. Thef faq:ot . . - thoy _ t h
f.,.
windows of Grant Md Coo's, and lit got all the world about them. A golden mist
weU-d"."ed erCTlfd tbat. drifted 111 and. out seemed to wrap- ,theDhl"ound. s,tn1's breath liut-

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, m . f(' bave s uch .. hoJd. ~ aU ~. ma.ny .............. ,to _
o\bor:l . Look
• ~ d,\ litt le v;"fL£C-.ear;ner frua the pu.t. b,*•
~ .a.arou __ li~e
M"1aCfi of t be Wfl$f. End came to Salome it _
her.
. ~· h t he : llgenoy ~.r"Ou.e ~s. A bleck day fft" ~ of limsl' .ehailt.
1 n ~.<i for some of t.bem ~ they ~ I&I!Il foct.
I<>p. IMide ..... tiDY ph<>II>I~'~
' . 1'l.<,t up per stain: in
st.neL .
- . ~t, ' trutt.iItc (ace.
"H '.... . .r j t\lese ' Pop-ci.rla worlh., :JO'III' _it&. a.nd . '~ .It fw u.~.
~~'l' ' r.e.~ oove, momr ft1IItle.i1 n the di'MZl.
.. s,;.~ -llJ.; .. !" I10I000.' .
r, I'l I aMer' Lt- .hapgir~" -.ill &lome. with •
.. fIibA .... him "t ...... , .,
t; If 'm ile. ,. or typlSW, or fJt'Q zrure,eL I .pread
.. Doug_ ..Je it.. I fou:od i\
t n"1 VoId,., !
:ll
'
, 0&0. ~..,. JI'Ot IeMiOC' 1loe
y~ 1 r1{\ .'~ aid 0li10e; .. ud Mt ma~,. or them hi. left, br~
_
ca.ocht> ... tt.e jrich ' loId>
:. · ,.,f It
1" IL cia&! 15 more proti..tAble the J"D'l think. t.ba lookei out aDd ~ . '~,,*...
::..-- ,.,[ tbe,l are good UeD they CO'!DO to me."' I ..." it 01) the I~ .hea:
h "~" little :ri'ppling lavgh aoimded like the ...Lng it. Wlten J)c)uglu 1 -c&me bad:
, I a ' h'''f co;';
.. They ere mor. aenttme..ntaJ. tJi.a.n
builduy;:, afMl .looked .. If

I-GAin.'·

l!OJ".""<8 I.... laugh rIppled ' through the .... ted

It.he

........ bionoeIt. Wo\!, 00.., I
~ h l'lness Ha."e. you got. 1IUlJ'(lDjt lor me?'"
it is '!11M ~, for DoUClM ~r
""1~ ::I rl be81l,a ted b~£ore ~ 6Ii1'e LepeJ. whiie wit.abeI and h1a.ok. ~ .
11 :]. Iii\les \l,.'oman at the g-re.a.t. emporiam of GraDt be IibIy to oome b..o, _ _ 'U
1 r ~. and in b6r ~ time ~ at · Salome.. Of I 00Ul'M, I :ca:n' m.a.uace It, but
lIu",ted .e.oret ae:-enl&. .And. sinee uvstio Doe. 8,-bil, DeerJ..D.g loveJ atm?"
'" "'E' and the crase for tryinr to lifi. tb6 veil ot
H I.ove him! .. 00 .. re'peat.ed'.

-papea into .his pocket. ~ea.It.hy da.be.:ia, ~ be
the bJgge&t tlhing the fum. ever bpoched, iJrol:tth 1
say it: We ab:all ~ it ott1; togetbec,
rm
glad to 'Put it in hi:9 ba:Dd:9'.nd:'~ it;.!m.n,. wifii
him,..for he·& ..~r~lrt:.est- man ·lD Endand~ 41IIiI
I Q?I'e errerytl:r:ing to...h:im.!"
I
~.AIDd 1, fIoo-!"" said s,er.. ' ~~ ~ / ~
lleIIJ:el" known. .,..hy he-is so,good and kind t,o.~1
Until you came int.o m;r life; "Douglas., Attd. IDed

Parents

a 8bg~t cbet:k B.fter evBI"y ' (01
W'Ol'dt.. uitbDugb lihe w~r talking In her a1eep.
.. You h i ve I~\ lIOmetliing Loat you ~ ~e. I uy
yoa. ha.-.e ~t
beeaulle ltbe l~r ,,,.ad ypuraelf ~

,o:re

... "lftitel TioW.,. -ioolt ..
• ereu ~ lilY .cri,' iI it.P
:&0.. him1·,
)
. . . . ! .. sUi ~1DIlt

. f.4R;idher t2raa thei

it .nth \0000lo ~ .~. l l bad . <m!. him
IIKIft, cold af"m dYew his burnlDg faoe to hem. to ca.t:e feor me.. H&-..lS a. gmmlian. almost. & fatiIer
IiDger stole out to a litt.le i ...ory stud to me; far you ,knoow I bpe. iDO
O!' k:iL 1
(hck! The gl(rW]ng lan:l!lS in i
vnrs-altJ'J:le-till. you t'JaJIH).~'

t

"Oloe.~ "WI~)

i::

'1.'

lbad."

the :rest t"

He frowned "d~htly at ~lome. re.&tine her
on the mosa.io I t.able. l~id lIer tapered MI.",',,"':1
hcbtly on th, 1girl's ~arm te.mplM jUit
"a.9'(I ()f her gloriou. hJr.
'l"1ll.erc wa.s but a.n irkt.a.nt.'. paUle, te.DM
lilent, then t~ -cJa.irvoy~nte began to apeak in
lOW'

Advantapl to do ... abe .....

:1

:- te

iiI!'~edl I,oo
"'t.<fOI tbia~ m tb• .,.,.
8he
W1th • long, ~ look at

'
r
1
S;rtul smiled. land pladed her band in Doagl..••.

.,iyot,",1'"''''

Je,

the b ¥ &8-tln of ber eyes; ber hps were nea.r
hUl owe. Sta.rlt tr"6lTlbled.
"Fi.nt ..nd: ...."i.waya!" he laid boan.ely, "You
be.a.utifut white devil, you'"e shown me bow to win!
:fjifaJl",,_-S,ua'1'\', you've made me what I a.m. But
wa. half·mad ,.,..itat the danger!"
"That ia!)aSt now, We e.hall break Helder l ib
a ' nSed, and the money is yours and mlfie, to share
' tog-ethek To sbare together. Herman! And lIoW

"Kriahu'.

"+

\Un

,

ito

" Bol I b"t riol told~'" y.t."
SybU.
~~~re IS no need. I 1& for me to [te)I you, and
I
read it quickly. You are a ~ JUh)eCtpl)'(:bio, apiritu.J. You pmppe.nloq iI Dot." Her
g.... turned kretlly on ' er. "He ~ pra,.& a.nd
true .nd. 1!!1DgI
...h.,.,..t.ed.. hut be h .. DO~ lobe wbtlet,
I'
,/
r
et .. -wome.n', wul. Glvf him 10ur b&1ld~. The
obam of tho~bt. n.eom.r Lete. Prom hIm fo youf~m "ou to me l..

the .pi.r:it. to Jo...e 01' fiPt;,--"
"T.ab oa.rel Bow do you
-~7'
'
AI The ."....t .,lim giIl' t
with • e:oeer. U How i. It th..t
IW'iI:h Isuc.h dolls u t.h&t;J
me • ""'1' lib Iloo&lM Helder! I" .
.h.. ~8m qui-.eri", her
~ ' ••e taught
to ·li...e1
to me; dJ,... me how to talte :bim

I~. ~I.n·..'ed tn ... _lbw amile. If You. ,remflmber. our
1 ,1. party~ When .iI &reMJ, 1 ~ SIngh

tf.nk,

· "Sy~.U :, ~~!" 1

Ibetween.
m"r

the

" I!t tblDg", In

r'

e;teetbeolrt,

the girl."
!,nJr dou t or aarnnr ~...ertu. you.
ClOID6 to me • W.
;rou • 1 all leI.rn the truth-for.
I
I
•
'w ith t he t1tb, and the truth on • Sit. her<e.'
l
U!d he!"
She pt&oed .. low. moYie table
her
Cl.1KI~ di....A and Sybil'. ch&i~.
.. Rst :your lelbow on tbia and look at.

leave alo'o6.( Tbe.y C'f'lo tJI,eir ~ fromJ abo~,
Acrl t-b~re &re eo maDy ~1e, lriihJy plMed
l>e~ple ...... hom It would 1:lOt. . . . M all to ha...e
~bake4 '0011"
'.
~il<)me ~oDd'i little "beI!tI!d. mea t:howB. trp in 8alcme ;.,.. a..mn-t . She MIll
:~ f,erce. glo.«o of .. poIioe co:urt. n 'WOUld upaei
~ ..... _ful 10 he<, 'aDd wbl""'_",i
~'.' ~I \ too ~ucb. I bu& 8DCIh uselul frieuda, you many of '
smaUe.r ~fry among ... .
~ uld ~e of, them h&ore dODe GCh deliciowdy olierrta-too~ II ooeult.i&m." .0

[.;t

01 Ah. dartmi,' I 'WOJt,'t be
~ to
. Suddenly Ib~ checked . himself aJld ella-Dlled colour. yOUt" white W1tcll, and I won'£: tell JOU what, t
-~ 0 , a eour
1
t 0 I)aw-a
"But w'il 1 it. stand t h e tel>1t
th::fuk,') he &Md, ~, as his
,blue eyes

P'feQ

rau

aDd t

reu

her ' mnocent, &eIlS1tIVe na.tu~,

effect the woman's bJPnOtlC

".&!'II

is no fOr, &IÂ¥;h tnft
... theM, It ia for
matter. fOl" L ~e .. ad dea h-; love and hate. Some
day, ,when: y~~ J:l~."e ~,
will come to ml,

· Th. polijlo!- 8ol..... 1qW~,-JiIl
• ;: ::antLe.· .. The polioe ill. z:noae.:a ~.... my

&1moi5t With B1 e~f '

how qwek:ly tbe erystal-gaaer,'s

w.,.

t.a.k.en a

ouri0ur

II -

stmpn5e.

henelf. , "SIle goes under. Our need.s 6tand ftm. h-ere alOne-. Ws a good otrle6,
Thit.
Wh6N1 ,,"11 White VioLet'. lover be to-morrow pI>
is my great.est ~l ~ that.
.hour W;he n
'Hi!- red lips curved In a ' cruel smile. "WheJl )"CItl gave :10uree1I .to mo, (or ~~ g~ to \'W'tn
Helder ill enIed or In gaol ahe Will eomo to me. SllOOeII& for UlS both.""" RiB.£ace sIfori'e :with )0'1 land.
And m..& 'Week. I will, own: her. body and soul.
ptif:1~. "''1'm on my 'WtI.y to ~h. Gl'8Dt ~
can tp"l"Ptect SyijU no longer. It Will be weU ' ,,-wt:.h ~ are ':Lbo pla.ns.!"
f
4
while'"
"Your mv-ention, Do......l.. .......n..... ."" -J08IDI?'"
~ ·'"'"';:I'f'
exc1 &imed stark, stepPtnK
Sybil ga-..e. & little- -cry of dfi~ .She ~
nearer tc? W. hill" broWs knlt.ting. "WhY. wh~r loS keenly . IIUld long lIer lo-.er . hadf ~ ?,, ' ~
&he to you p"
plJmniiI.g of a new lillk-wea.vmg ~ t.boh . _
to
Salmne laugh~d :..
and allot ~ ISW"ift g~nce
re~ the tnuie. and wlta:t ~ ...Kiftp. ...be
~ ~ it. lIe1der had a. qwd:, ~
"You, too, h&..... b-een e.t.tracted by tha.t. ~te
a tum for mecb:&nic;a that am~
~,
innooenOft of hers," sh& 6a.ld , flI know well that
a.nd a thorough tra.ining won m t.he-gl'E#-1iidlaad
stand fint with ypu. Don't I. Hennan~"
'
wo~ .of Gra.nt aDd: Co.
! I
I
Her ~ &rlJl Atole about hiS Deck ; hlB gaze ~a.nk
I~mr f~_ Gr-a.nt!., u.id"lIeIder. ~ tt.

just. , bo,-fl:

he. ve

"But

...:..rmc •

It!'' he. &rid, :with & SU<"",U '1I""",W
Sybil's eyes turned upon

eelf to Sybil.

' ~o (commol) triek-work: like. that auOU
_\.. Id

,
• ~,
, " You 'Wiab to ~~t . me? ! '
ill ller
liquid voice. U Tb ..t' i. b&r.m,ing of yOU 1 Sit bere,
and I 'Will toell you
that ,.ou .....-i.ab. to kaow,
beoauae I ..ee q;~t YOUI ~1e",6. This gentJm;naD"
-.~ bowed .... It.b & courllPos little smile to BeIda
-" does not. beHne, ~u~ he came hecaUM
wished it.. IA It not~?" [
I
"She haa (ouod. you out. ~DoUglul' nid Sybil,
laugbi.g.
I
110."" tb't I boh...
I
'
eith6r. You (will notahmlt me rude'P, We h .."
loat aometiung that we pr1M"'..iry hi,h~,.--"
Her eyea
.. Or, ..t~r, I · 11-. e IJ t i~ b~ I ' wu
dUDlB::J m:ld careletMl.'"
~ H~\der. .
1
- Am. I tol look ,... :be I""''''t,'' ' a,llil uked,
glaneiD«, with •
htqe thrill, .t. ~. glObe
in. U!:e ~ ~lnne, .. or W.IU--"

,

little. . " Perhaps she was.
of tJri.ng, as I know that you

&

treUUl'& of' ~. he &<Lid
~y . .... .1..h. Sybil, wna.t hr. I dooei to
d_:you? AnI, ...., I ".,.... .~ , t.>.dind'",ou

b&~nin8'l To tbink a. I troke of luok. and a.

&tome'.

em. of ....... Iiber,

sLome wiLh... .. .:mi1e..
1 .t"I~· you, t!od;o? Did ,... UdDk
Ite pohce p'i
I
•

'

o!'6.oo for to-moTT'O"W."
urn do ;~. SalOlM, It's a stroke of geniU8!"
, ."'J1bere'.. '(;)Jiv~, of course," 61L1d Salome. half to

t

I~. (~~ . .t.rik.ing:
8h ' , •• )1..
tift'tcl., .nd. one tb~t ne:re-r, f!U ,"U.. • et(M)~ I..e
hia:.b, pril!!llf.esl o~ t~e: G~ ~~r" f; Egypt..

!4k l'ld a.t

I

gue pa.Aed. , O!;et' .. Helder' .j.}t.U form
awi.ttly", lfu~ rested J,~Dfer ,Oll- th'e iir&JT"WD abe
came fo:rward, .and, borin~ Slo~~. , ~eued. her·

(.

$Dd,..;1_and' .... b. , IoU
..",~:!" OtberwiM Ili m 18ht have
•
bHOl'e them, h~r ......Tk, mODth·.
:
j( tittle . a~t" 'oJ la~

.00:11':'

• 1.

U;&t.
fta&1ied \ out
--

T

Io\Tl"/

lqoked ' into ber G'IfiIU., -We ne6d no ~ar.el"ll
or fortun&-tellera, :::roa &nd L I k:noW my forluoe.
The-dea;rest girl in. ~a.Dd .loves
a.ud I Q!ik DO
mom of £a.t:.& tban ~...
., I
"Doo.res:t.,\' &he whispered, toOJ: had noth..iDg to
'grfe you but tn1 ~, and it. wa. \yooan: flIOm It he
Oh&ginning. A poor lft;t.le. fortune fr r you, :'out , &\1

Salom. Desmond

StJome waA hee,
:\. cuT!olill, tilent. tittht..-i....
H, 'WiW i
• zenod facft, uw:i
~ :m..t.rn.
mstume, ~ ..:I: at. . . . trcm SUome
t' ought cobl aelt:.er a.lId • prJe ~ Iiqoe:a:r,
hltb she jmi1ed deftly m ... ~ 'bambIIw. Md
tl!lded to btNe.. The girl d:rczI;k iti thirItib'. II.Dd

e.D~rt,

lU6
!'or oloq. upo.n hall

loti&, and ~that eV6!'.";!;N, ~ would

~
"know wilo would mwlant m""&?o ',l'h~t cnm.ed.
n....,..,I.. Hel.or!"
.
....
Judge 'abd ,& JUry?"
VV'"'e
Y
•
to Salome,
his face livid with ' hatred.
"It at sta.nd any test. There u. no flaw
in
b
'tor
But:.
t need not. come to that Challenjl"6 Helder
~ the commg man at: Gr&Dt'&--jt at gu,,
'
1
l
"
'
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And
and he maY8urTeoder. be II!! nO ,fool , aDd wtll ha...e
l~t! 'Be's ttusted more and
.~
he bU tke
to make l~,e to 8ybtl the Wit to leo tha~ 1t mMD6 rUin. Take those
_", "L._I
",ben y~o go. Herman; "Work hard at them.
old Forsyth's secretary,. and I , ha.u uc leve
bi.rD, toe. That would be ","Itie yet. to-D1gbt Make &u..-e that Lo~lln posts you that
.. I '
T
, Jette~ before he Mils, a.nd hav-e all read, at the

left)flntirle be&ut.y lit,

.,-rl. ~ , I t. p.a:u,.i.-paa
l ' dea.r--binted
of
~ Seb:ae. 1M
!'!-;-slal·Guer, 1Wbo ·
• oiber tiDp ..,.; -, ed
~1 modern bo:odou' -tr.:Ice ~ for the
L": " BlDg\. bladI;:

W
' g the Web ,
eavtD

'.

men-t of the purple taP,e6ttie.
at tb~ f
1
,. _ .

,-

I'lrtn k:6. I
•
~e wu !'abed ill .. ~

hor "ex-ei~ fl~ed.

t
fail ,ou "nUw:' , DC? ~ . tbtnk
eYlL. When it. waa fJDl8b1.sbe went through J
t.hil; Wlll trip JPe? AD,!JWft , one
eg&II'!. Wlth extume care. A }au~h of tnwnph
-o;~kly--<l,_ ofd Gr&ot ' l;uti!)ecl. yet that hroke from her, and, rilling, she thruat tbe papen
\to
money'"
\
into Sook's hands.
mut.t.eTed Stark.. "I don't t hmk
"!h~ earry tha.t out)eu.etly aa I btLve m ....ked
''
d I II
tbat. it ' haa been embe.zzJed..t it dO'itn for you. Look a.t it. Her.1n!LD, an
e n:e
.
books are out. by four ,thousand If it c&n , fall !T
.
,
I
th
poulod<Ic "rid he', bla.mlng me for not loluDg after
He !08.nned the P&P,er&, 8:nd gave 8. glLl!ip i e.6
elt
my de .......,ytment.. The ~a-rt.ered'
meanmg ca.me home to hl"Dl 'Ilhe dlllboheal clever·
~
' had put an ent ire[ y n~
k m 'mg to.morrow
to .\.
tb I!!h out the whole .nell , 'Wlth 'WhICh Ralome
...
'b,'I'i ••...""'''
1
c005truction on the whole busineuo stupefied him,
r·
bie handa HIli ey...:,L~an to glow wttb excit.e.alclnt.
up and down t.b~ room,
~ """!S
"8aio~e, I beli~l'e you are the~ dcVlt'5 da.ught.e.r'
I!!avs.gely.
•
if It's not - tra.oeci to me. rm done for. I
WOuldn.·t bave tbo u&bt tbls po6I!lble , Why, you' ...e
and Grant wil! tu'in me out..
the gUIlt upon DoUglas Helder bcyo-nd aU
il 1t can •t f &I I'"
I'_,'A \"'; ••11,." hu fouDd. out. one. of: two t.binp &bout. chance or NC&}>e! Fa!

ru

sabUe iltnt...Cic:. ill . . . . . . . . ~ .,...
'" tbe rod ......· .f be!: - . tool; 1M oariou
w.Cft of 'her bead"';2, , eel a ~ eom... r..t;y

"u .a.

n.. ~~ . "r'

_ .'

ttprk .it'. Wf'Oa(, Douet.... d~ y~PJl l
BefOl'e Helder could la.n~rf ther& waa
..
(

-

_..

I

.

,.*'

to< .!.b. """" ...! pol
l'Iy of
DeanODd.- I!be ....... ~ ..
loh.ere ill tJ:te, &int' ClMr.. ~ • I betty
the door_ Her ~ . . . ~ _ aD
There ... pw i» ~ Ii:tI6 of her tIiII.
~

I

DoOcLaa

the wtdo ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . toil-

• lis&le

~
and duk.P

B,ldef l&urbed , and bLt. ha.IWl ,~oeeid en
. Ir
,
r
1 ,
here. He dftlw her ba
towaroB the d~r.
.
threw herself down 'to tbe divan...ad.
I
' ~
' It'
I
- .. G"-e it up, thea, ldrling, and let • go!
II
. her laugh rang low and detn .
With a
DO use. Mreetlwlart' .! h • .all DOD.foe!lNl! " , _."~
'.
.t.ead.y hand .~ poured out a, little o~ the
uZI...... Dow that we
-_. d r.Wi.
-~ 1't ,
" _Ob, let ua ~t....
'.J
loldec..llqueur In t.be decan to r........u.
bco&!" tbe Gtrl pI
eel '~t.i1J • . ," TJtey
"M~ tit1ile foo11" &he reflected. uShe will
lfadame Desmond i& :W
I ooder{ul....- "Bot. )'ou
~
tb a t BU.
~ ,-od cause.
to
r.
~.
come •ag~n-lee
WUI go

b> ~

&hd. oIriDiDc -

't'Tnge

". t

-- T --

m.e ...

b> _

I

oom~.'..

globe, ~ f ...tly
~ in ... gloom. 'ntoeo.ar waa
the _ _ . - - " ' ... - . . . .
barned iIt • iiny .u.-- bN..Per iD • £a.r

bod,y.

up, ~....."..&'J1.ittt~ery.
:Ill''''.
eD~:.&
~
_ I i - in hia VI&1 •. b t he-kDe ..... th ..t in brams
... Doagi:aeo! ...
a.nd, . f1t he wae &IS ~ " c~i-td compaIed ~h tha"t

1:

into Syb,il'. ",t.'11. .t.iange .

~..

which. ut .. crcteI haM t:Il1atR" qf te.
Objdj""t, who held up ;" hie _
. . - the

ret.

.....

r"'n·,,"!".

aDd eeertaed
... ~r the Ipbt.e8 like aome broocliDg .pint. ID •
c¥ p ~, a& thouP it. ..... the IIhrirte of A

' tIlt,

1:

c.,~

.

light.-chMtnut.
.r;,pll1:.l.~Ml:1Jc,,iJ!
griel t::Jr W,n"O'IIr comt.l to JOu,
• • "h
bIoe eyM that
wi~ "to 1ift tbe veil of the future, lt l& ere you
OIl th. "'-I
will JDd IBOlaee and Lrut:h Go. now. to the m&A.u.
~I took. toor ~.l... forwwd
; ~1:, ",ho lo.e, you!"
.;I.11A.1
~
')
!.-ped, ver little h. rtd .tale quieldy mto 'lu!l1"

~ p;z,~ 66 d~ of
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3

'

! ........,tb, ..' ... . .Salome murmu~: "no.thing
preued. .tbe .,rl'.' h~ e:nd h"~

t.ll
lilhmul• ;nt.h

rWl" t b ..'t.

I ~<;'Olog.en

"

In)

"the

1l>o . - of -: ~

I;i< _

.~.

t-un,

mit':::~~niO \;.:,~..t~ .:m ..L... tile I ~±~1
. >£

It

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