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walked it fiw si. p<» .11.iitj: the Hue Hi*
I*uiii,, I'liusnl l,. r.,iv tli<* curt.lined ilixir
iif Madame Lcimro's lit II** t-HialiliMli-
111,’III, llllll |,list,I’ll II l,| **•!». Madame
I.i'lli,I'l* herself 1*111111* fmward. There
wiiii something slid Ji*r, though nut tin- 't
friendly, In i!>•* smile with which she
greeted her vlslinr.
“Wluit run 1 il<i for iuademoI*elle?" .
Nlie lllqldr, d.
"I'mi I have the clothe* for the eve*
rigid when lie uni* 1 ouuMt not to i n-
coumgo the luMe for thiit sort of life
in you nt nil. These gills nil ilrink ii
l,,t of chiiui|ia|rni*, i,ml smoke furiously
. —li’Ulj rot leu lives, III,,si of them—und
their I'onverwillon soii.et linen well, 1C
wouldn't ho lit for you to listen !".
Home evening or other I'll huve i|iiile
h kiiiiiII purty—■Just one or two who 1
know are all right,"
"Thu I Isn't wtmf I want." Myrtlle tie*,
flared. **| wont to go to the party to- tilng wlileh you »h„we,| me when I llrst
night You will (lance with other girl* came here? ilyrtlle askoil, a llillu nnx-
If I urn not there. I don't want you to hmaly.
—not today, at any rale You have ^>'olnly. iiiademolN.’lh*.'' the
danced with u»e, and It waa wonder Frenchwoman answered graciously,
jul i ‘'.Mademoiselle desire* them for (Ida
“1 begin to think (hut I don't wont eveningV
to dunce with uny one eJau myaelf," •! "ant to wear them tonight, waa
Herald confessed, looking at her iidinlr* f,“' *ll,l,W reply.
fngly. “I'll think It over on Urn way "There are some other things muile-
iMK'k “ I nmlselle will require," maduiiM said,
They inoik) their way out to the open t'-.u**!"fully "and It will he necessary j
turner In front of the hotel, where Her for "..idemoise".. I., have the eo ffeur.
old had left the car. and very ao„n Mademoiselle will place herself In my !
they were on their way homeward. ."V""!' ..'fs’!1.."!’
lulling, for tlm 11 rot half-hour, ah-!
the whole altuath n. However, i win
do what 1 have promised. Mi* are
going straight to Illnterleya. She caa
remain there until your cousin I*
ready for her."
|
"I am more than plenscd." Gerald an* euro in such matters, unill she Torgoi
fcwered, taking her hand. "Hut uhout ttie loud voices, the haze of cigarette
this party. I am not sure—" smoke, the slightly unsteady ciinill-
“You don't want met'' she whispered. ■ tlon of one or two of the guests. To
Me could no longer resist tin* Invlta* her, so long as It waa (lerald'a arm
tlerahl eiime strolling out to them, Hon of her lips. After a moment, how-j which controlled her, It waa all hc.u-
pausing on the way to light a clga- ,'v<'r- “*1,‘ sprin g away. The \l,,llulst tlful. Ity degrees she seemed to slip
retie In the room beyond had commenced a Into her pi tee, however Incongruous
"What are yon two conspiring walla, she dragged tlerahl through , || might he. In the Utile company. She
about7" he Inquired. the open door and gave a little cry of was accepted as one of the l.aleldo-
“I have heeii saying g-md-hy to your when she saw the room. | ample pictures of Monte t'arlo lllrtn-
sister," Christopher replied. I "l»*n<« with me," she logged, "Just Hons. She had come, and there was
Herald passed Ida arm around her lin‘l I. “I* nhme. Hance with me, nn end of It. There were other hosts
affectionately. Herald!" I besides Herald, other Kngllshtueu
“Mi* shall miss you. dear." he sold. They moved off to the music. Tho crowding all the time Into tin* pb.ee.
“I think 1 inn really rather sorry to violinist smiled with pleasure. The The very singleness of her devotion
go." Mary confessed. "Father Is get- other Instruments took up the strain, j made her to some extent a rival to In*
Myrtll> eiosi’d her eyes, half fainting j accepted philosophic lly.
Willi the Joy ,,f the music, the smooth j It seemed Incredible that four
floor, Herald's arms. 1‘resently he o'clock had arrived. There was a hall
stopiM’d. lie was unnceounlahly out ; that night :t the Cnilton. however, so
of hreath. lie took one of the gold-, every one was rocs ed. They In-
foiled hottles from tho sideboard, vuiha] Herald* rooms for their coats
opened It and tilled two glasses with] and wraps. Myitilu remained talking
that there Is not a vlrl In Monte Carlo
who will he half so beautiful.”
"I want to look us nice as It Is possi-
ble for me to look," Myrtlle confided.
"I will do Just as you say, madame."
“Is It n party which mademoiselle
desires to utti nil?"
"A supper party," Myrtlle replied. “It
Is at half-past eleven."
"At the Hotel de 1'arlsT"
"Yes r
Mi, da me glanced at the clock.
'if mademoiselle will return lit eight
o'clock," she sahl, "I will have a coif-
feur here ami give him Instructions
I invsiif. Afterward, we will dress here.
I live here—my assistant nod I—on
the Hour above. It will not Incommode
norhed Herald's whole attention, and
Myrtlle leaned buck In the low rent by I
Ills side, tilled with the Joy of thetr
rapid uscent, (lie smooth, blrdllke mo- I
th,n which seemed to Is, taking them, |
with scarcely an effort, np Into tho,
clouds.
“I think," Myrtlle whispered, “that ,
kids Is tho real road which lends to
happiness. The road down there Is'
tangled and twisted. Here one seems |
to breathe more wonderfully, to come 1
Hearer to things one feels hut does not 1
Understand. It Is more like I lie air
ground the farm, when I used (•> get up
Sometimes before the sunrise and walk
.through the violet patch and the
cypresses to the gate. The sun rose at
the end of the road."
"You are a quaint child, Myrtlle," , „
Herald reflected. "I wonder what would '
huve happened to you If w*e had not
passed along that night,"
She shivered.
“I know," she answered. "I am quite
Dure Hint I know. I felt It In my heart
when I leaned over the gate and looked
to the end of the road. There was the
mystery there towards which I seemed
always to have groped. That night It Hneo >»"»■«• Christopher and I.ndy
was the mystery of life or the mystery Mary braved the night air on the ter-
Of death. You came, and It was life." | race of the Villa Acacia. The latter
They were trarcllag more slowly pointed across the gorge to the villa on
DOW. crawling along the level stretch the other side, a shadowy-looklng
"I shall he quite punctual," Myrtlle
promised. “You are very kind. Ilia
The unwilling admiration' shone once
more In iiiailame's heady eyes as Myr-
tlle turned and walked lightly away.
"It Is a pity,” she sighed, "Hiut the
girl Is auch n fool J"
Pipfl
J§fa
4PAhir.7 _s. -
/it-' \ \ ......
the foaming wine. MvrtUe's eyes
shone like stars as she drank.
"Oh, 1 am happy!" she murmured.
"This Is wonderful ! Promise, Herald,
that you will never send me away.
Promise?"
There was a shriek of voices as the
room was Invaded. Nadine came
through Hi ’ door which led from his
own Stlltt*.
Some men followed, accompanied by
a little crowd of girls, livery one was
curious about Myrtlle. She shook
hands shyly with those whom Herald
presented to her. When, they asked for
her name, however, he shook his head.
"Mademoiselle Is our guest for this
evening." la* announced “She Is not,
alas! of our world. I.et us call tier
Mademoiselle X."
"Mademoiselle the Spirit, rather!" a
i Frenchman exclaimed. "I think that |
you have dragged her down from tlm
skies. Present mo. Herald, or 1 shall
vv'.h the luiHVlU. with whom she had
been darning. Her body was still
swaying a little to the rhythm of the
music,
"So this Is your flrst night, made*
mots. Me?" her companion said softly.
“I .shall hope that we may meet many
mere times."
"If you are a friend of Herahl’s,
1 hope that we may." Myrtlle replied.
"You have enjoyed yourself, oil I he
whole?" he asked, looking at her
curiously.
Her ears were straining for Herald’s
voice. She could hear all the time
the shrill laughter of Nadine ami her
friends.
"I have enjoyed the darning," she
said.
"I begin to believe,” he sahl, "that
you are really' us young as you look."
"I am eighteen," she told him.
“For that moment I was not think-
ing of your uctuul years," he ex*
Chapter XII
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Herald hail never before felt the habitation.
"I wonder what Herald does without
mlt.
fusdnntion of the girl by Ids side ns
Jie felt It In those moments. He I hts little playfellow In the afternoons?”
Stretched out his left hand and she
All the Tima He Was Conscious of a
Little Quiver of Excitement far
Which He Could Not Account. I
he your enemy for life."
'The Marquis Chuntelulno," Herald plained. “How long have you known
murmured, “Mademoiselle X. The Lord Dombey?"
marquis Is n shameless fellow, Myr- ■ "Gerald?1' she queried. "Only n very
tlh>, mid you must not believe u word short time. I huve never diuiced with
ting quite restless, though. Ho never he snys." j him before toduy."
cures to tituy III one phtoe too long." j “I mil shameless or not according to ■ "It seems eitsy to believe," he said,
Herald glanced at Ids watch. | my surroundings." the Frenchman de- “that you slipped down from tlieaklcs,
“I must tie nir," he announced. “I’ve dared. "No one could look Into the only nowadays Heaven does not part
a few of my frivolous friends coining ayes of mademoiselle nud speak other with Its children so easily. Tell me,
gripped It In hers, tearing off her
gloves so that her fingers could dusp
Ids.
"And since It Is life," he nskxvd, "Is
fhe mystery passing?"
Her eyes were swimming with the
desire of happiness.
she observed.
Christopher frowned.
"I know what he did this afternoon.
He took Myrtlle* over to Nice."
"Myrtlle?" I.ndy Mary riqieuted cold-
ly. “Your little protegee?"
"Yes," Christopher assented.
"You young men will end by getting
“There Is no mystery any longer," Into trouble with tho police or your
she tohl him. “I know whut lies at own consciences."
tho end of tlio road, where the sun "I am not In tho least afraid of either
canting' ney,” Christopher assured her.
used to rise. I know now."
Gerald, Impressionable ns ever, felt
"Tien why do you look so disturbed
where did you come from, really?"
“A little farm ou the other side of
flic mountains," she sahl. “Herald mid
Monsieur Christopher brought me
here. Monsieur Christopher vvunts me
to go to England, but I hope tliut Her-
ald will not lot me go."
................- .............- .......... ,, “I uni not nt all sure," he said, “If
darkness hack to the hotel. All the *he, col“r,l0' *•“ ■** fcv,en1 1,11,1,1 you are what you seem to he. that It
time he was conscious of a little ored that I, too, slipped down from would not bo better If you went to
In to supper after the opera. Are
you coming. Christopher?" •
“I don't think so, If you don't mind.
Herald," was the apologetic reply.
For some miaccouiitahle reason. Her-
ald felt relieved. Me took his leave
of Ids father and sister, started up . . .
his ear, and drove through the scented J“v# "1°,n nl-v "ow *own' » ls
th’*n the trulli."
Chlotthle pouted.
“Is no one going to sny nice thing*
to others?" she complained. “Gerald,
you ought to have warned us. I would
the spurious glow of exaltation, spur!, i every time the girl's name Is men-
tals because Its Influence was wholly tloned?" I.nily Mary asked him, point-
extcrnnl. Ills face became graver, Ids blank.
tone wus almost stein. I "If I do," Christopher said, "ns I
“tYhnt we hope you will find there,” ; tried to explain to you before, It Is not
Tie paid, "Is happiness. Christopher on my own account.
has explained to you about this post In
England?"
"Yes," she answered.
"You will like lif
•'Nor
"llut you must In* hnppj, Myrtlhv \V*
vnnt you to lie luippy," Herald de-
clared.
"If you want me to 1«> hn]*py," she
whispered, T shall always l*o happy
been use It Is you—you—"
Herald, a moment ngu, boil horn full
of good Intentions, of good advice.
Myrtlle leaned toward him. ller slim
body, sweet hut throbbing with eager-
nasa> prayed for Ills embrace, ller left
tium stole out toward hts shoulder, as
though to turn his head.
f
"Gerald P she whispered.
"Myrtlle P he begged, "you most
•ot—"
quiver of excitement for which he lp,lvtn' England."
could not account. The Vltltt Ylo- ^ here was a little chorus of laugh- They all came trooping out. Myr-
lette, at which he gazed as he turned lor' Cocktails were brought In and tile got up to fetch her ovvu cloak, hut
out of the avenue, was dark and Cigarettes lit. Every one gathered Ccrald detained her. She stood by Ills
empty. He thought of l’nullnc and n,oun<1 nni1 Inlked to Myrtlle. She side, bidding good night to his guests
si gh*',1. The ghost In the empty sent onxwered them naturully enough, hut with him. The murquls frowned sllght-
by Ills side fuded away, lie wus for ovl-ry now und then with embarrass- |y n8 he made Ills ndleux. The look In
ou,|lt- Ids eyes haunted her for u moment ns
^‘Mademoiselle X tnBy be asked no he turned away. Then Rhe was con-
(I single moment n man, angry witb locutions," Herald Insisted. “Where acinus of a curious sense of dlsturb-
hlmself, bitterly regretful. she comes from I shall not tell any of mice. She was ulone with Gerald and
"I was a cad to kiss her like that," you. Whither she goes after tonight, he was looking nt her strangely,
lie muttered. "All the sump, a child you will none of you know." | “You Imve been happy, Myrtlle?"
has no rtght to such lips." ‘‘Mademoiselle Is of the Imut roonde, Gerald asked, and Ills voice aeemed to
Herald was met in the hall of tlid perhaps?" Nadine whispered mulkious-
hotol by Charles, tho mallre d'hotel to ly. under her breath,
whom ho hud left the arnitigeineuta “Mademoiselle belongs to n world we
tor Ills supper party. are none of us privileged to enter,"
“If milord will be so kind ns to Hcrnld answered. "It Is the one favor
refitted. Whj, lie was head over ears i ascend with me," the latter suggested, ! ask, us your host. Please accept my deemed suddenly torn by n strange
In hive with that Htrunge girl over at | **i can show him the preparations I guest as a butterfly, horn this evening, medley of sensations and memories.
have made." passing away tomorrow," I 1111,1 nnvv Nadine pass through It, dl-
Gorulil nodded and ascended to tho “Oh, la, Ini” Chlotll.le exclaimed. Mteveled and Indecent, with that hack-
I.ndy Mary laughed.
"You can't Imagine Mint Herald Is
lUuiy to And her dangerous I" she
come from a long way off.
"Wonderfully," alio answered. “I—
there Is my clonk."
She moved toward the open door
loading Into Ccruld’s sulto. She
Pip Ylnlette yesterday, and, heshh’S, ,
Herald Isn't villous—you know that."
"Herald Is very weak sometlliiea,",
Christopher sahl bluntly, "lie has been I
terribly spoilt, of course, und In this
particular Instance tin* trouble Is that
flrst floor.
“This Is the most convenient sulto
for milord," Chnrlcs explained, "ho-
“We are all like that. Hive me another
cocktail. Charles."
They made thetr way presently to
cause the door ut the left-hand there the supper table. Myrtlle sat at Her-
the child fnuclcs herself In love wlih communicates with milord’s own qulto aid's right hand, nnd next to her, on
him."
of apartments, where Ills friends. If the other side, wns the Murquls de
"in love with Gerald! How rid leu-, ,llP^ ,lke’ cnn lm,vc t*u’lr hats nnd Cimntclnlne. Any
hius I" I I slinll serve the supper my- eonversutlon, however, was Impossible
self.
"You don't quite appreciate her, tf
inonded.
Every thing will he ns com- from tho llrst. They all seemed to lie
ward glance ut Herald which, even to
I her Ignorance, seemed ugly, Hho
I heard the voices of all of them laitglt-
| lug stridently. Little hnlf-under-
, stood sentences puzzled her. She
passed Into the sitting-room. Herald
f„rm nt fete I ,ol,"w,,<1’ <'l"*lng the door. The sound
of the music came quietly. Myrtlle
felt suddenly faint.
yon don't mind my saying so," Chris .........V"; Th® Sup,H‘r t,,We °"n Uo tulklw* together nt the top of their
lophor declared a little timidly. "She I n,ovo'‘ lnf0 n corn<'r of 11,11 ro",,' "I voices In an almost Incomprehensible
Is extraordinarily Innocent. All Iter life Bn.f tlnl° —um soon. In fact, ua ergot, n Jumble of personnl quips and
she lias h*’en starved for kindness and I n,l'‘,nl ™reB *® f“rt . . I »,,111‘''»- Myrtlle listened sympathetica!-
lienitty. .....n't think there was ever a I noO.Ietl and dismissed the ly, hut understood little. Occasionally
hunilln t)(.,ng in the world who needed l,f ",ood ^ » moment In (he ,be laughed when the others laughed,
Ihro an Gera Id's good r«s.|uth.na nnd counsel more than she docs opt,1° ^or' h,« hntid* but as a matter of fact she needed
*— .. .. i |( . „ behind Idm and a freshly lit clgun He nothing to complete her happiness.
"Shull I remove her front tomidu- I ht',"P<'11 ,'l!l •J**"' T,lp "'h’1'1 nf She was next to Herald, who whispered
Hon?" Mary Imiulrcd after a moment's j*r*‘J>nr*l,,',n* f“r ,1,n nluhi's festivities every now nnd then little words of en-
reilectton "Mv maid has lust broken h“d 1<,ft 1,1,11 ourl,”,Hly «n»'°ve<l. Ilo courugement In her ear. Presently
» io 2 thM slIe ^ls goluT^o stay p”’, <1 P1<'turei tho vvlod. affalr-n lit- n.iotllde Jumped up nnd danced.
Imr** niui innrrliMl simii I tul o cosinopolltMii crowd of RlKKlin*, iMir.vnctto followed milt nnd executed
your protc -o buck to Fn’iuitd In her *[,,iokl,'* *lr,B’ French, half ltus- „ wonderful pns seal. There was a
SZ.r** ^ * “ | f,|«b* «lth a dash, here and there, of K„„d deal of boisterous applause. Myr-
J,1.' , I the Egyptian nnd tho Italian. Nadine, tile felt the color burning In her
If only you would. < hrlstoplier vvith her pale cheeks, her eyes half cheeks. She glanced toward Herald,
exclaimed eagerly, “ion noedn I keep ^n. half yellow, like the eyes of a He was laughing, so It must he all
her. My cousin Is going to llnd a P„ti |lpr alluring smile. Then thrre r|K)lt. Nevertheless, she wns relieved
7 of T7ry.. *?erun* I n.iotllde and l'hrynette. Pari- when at Inst Phrynette sat down.
hut she Isnt qnltt ready >it. | shins to the rosy tips of their Angers, <*j „.|t| H|,„n. you," Nadine suggested,
I.ndy Mury considered the matter, hlalnnt In tlielr desires, frank nnd tin- “how they dance In Algiers."
leaning over the balcony, her head a ashamed (rf the silken net they trnlied. i Tlu,r. wnH „ c|,„rui #p.
little thrown hack u. though to cm . n was after all. a .lull game to play. ,nlIHP. 0frn,u nl(l„fi for „ moment
*.y the perfume of he pines Ih r , The rtnesse of refusal had never d„ul(trill. „e gh.need toward
thoughts wniidertsl for a moment from aeemed so Hut, the Ignominy of con. xtvrt le nt Ids shin
the subject of dlcusslon. _ sen. so repulsive. He thought of Paul- “imn’t overdo It. Nndlns." he begged.
T wonder whether I am glad to go las. cold m the snows, proud Hnd In- Nll0|ne |n„Ki,t.,I suhtlv
h.m.O she ruminated. | '“^•’nt. yat with tlm charm of hid- ] „ f(,r vollr th|I,,nue you fear, or
"U> ahull uilaa you," Christopher . 4mi things In her clear eye* und
dixinrvd. | iMIento aloofness. Her ludlfferenca
Klie turned her head nnd looked at bafl hurt—how much he realized when
him. ! !>• thought of the coming evening. And
"Will >wiP I then, like a flash, hla mood changed.
"Immcnaely," fee ensured her. T , There wns the other type, ns beautiful
shall miss our tennis more Urn* any- ] lu way, ns semm. us wonderful In
thing. To tell you the truth." Im strange, virginal passion, the llpa
went on, “except for the tennis nnd that had tiling to hla with tlm frank
tlm rather amazing golf, I don't otter of supreme, unselfish love.
lie turned nwny, and, crossing tha
room, opened tlm door leading Into Ida
own suite. A wondrous—nn amazing
towards It." ha wafeesed. “I hate nmnl ho waa n^ham^Myrtlle, "ran* " IIU'" ^
the tilings !■ life which I cannot cm- j formed ns though by the wand of an thV-iiQ" ? "J i nr head
trot.* I artist, her gown, simple and unadorned. M'vr,,,e *'
Crumbled for the nsmieot. Her lljis
"vre primer,1 to Ida, warm nnd avreet,
piisslonute with tho fervor which cmiiei
fn»m tlm aoul alone, whlrh take* no
Count of lesaer thing* than tho Imuven
v here, to the Innocent love only
flwella. She rested In his arms, tumul-
tuously happy. Somewhere In the Held
below was u bonfire of falleo pine
hotigha, and for years afterward tlm
tuncll of burning wood, fragrant und
uromatlc, brought hack to tlerahl (he
memory of those few aeisindA Thera
was a (lash of lights below front an a|»-
prouchlng antoinohlle. Herald dn*w
away, pule nnd a llttki remorseful.
Myrtlte's fuiv was like tlm fnco of a
dill,I vvl.o has seen Heaven.
*IYe must gii on." Im said hoaraoly,
Bbe Iny hack U) her place without
inovlng until they began the last de-
scent Into the town.
"Slay I come to your party tonight.
Herald—now?" slie uhlsporctk
"Not"
Wie laughed quietly to herself. Ttmre
Was no longer any shadow of dlsup-
polntinent In Imr face.
"Put y*ui are very foolish," she ro-
Oionstruted. "IJow can you think that
It would n«t he vvell for mo to ho
wherq )'rt,t lire? Ik’shles, I want you to
darpf with mo. There lira very beauti-
ful young ladles who come to your pur-
lieu—Christopher {danced mo wine of
them ut the ojs*rs."
'There Is n*it one of them so beauti-
ful as you," he declared.
She smiled happily.
"Will you think So tonight?" slm
asked- |
"I stcdl think so all tlm time—and I j
ahull miss you horribly," he assured j
her
'TVrlini>a yon will, perhaps you will
»<*».” she replied enlgmutlcally. "You
must [nit urn down Ih’io. This Is my
corner." |
She Jumped lightly down, with only
a touch of his Unger* for farewell. Her-
ald, although la* Imd set n stern fiice
against tlm rush of Idea* and anticipa-
tion* which were crowding Into Ids
hrnln, felt a little pang of dl*np|*>lnt-
nmnl a* she left Idm without farther
protest. He would never Imve allowed
her to cottie, he told Idmself, a* la*
drove slowly off. Yet at that moment
he had a vision. He cmuped a taxicab
by n few Incites. |
Myrtlle waited entll Herald wns out
at sight. Then she crushed.the suuars.
yourself?" she nwked. “Yery well, I
will give you both something to tldnk
about."
Rhe danced nt flrst with nil the quiv-
ering grace of restrained hut passion-
ate movements. Myrtlle wuteheil her
with fascinated eyes. Then suddenly
"Vou nre tired!" Herald exclaimed,
bending anxiously over her.
.She [nit her arms around his neck
like a child.
“Herald," slm whispered, "take pare
of me. I am afraid. lie good to mo,
Gerald."
Tlielr lips met, hut there wus some-
thing absent from the warm Joy of
that flrst kh:s. Side hy side with her
happiness enme the feeling of discord-
ant music all around her. flank per-
fumes teemed to hang In the air. A
ribbon front one of Nadine's discarded
garments lay upon her sofa. Yet when
tlerahl leaned toward her and Ills
eyes sought for hers, n strange con-
tent seemed to creep like n flood over
all these oilier things.
The door of the sitting-room was
suddenly opened and closed. Chris-
topher stood there, a little breath-
less, ns though he had run up the
stairs, pale, and with n look In his
eyes front which both Herald and
Myrtlle qnullcd—Herald with fuller
understanding. Ills arms dropped. He
was nearer fear than ever before In
Ills life. Christopher spoku with mar-
velous calmness.
“Herald," he said, “were you think-
ing of breaking your trust?"
"Yes!" Herald answered hoarsely.
“Drop this Don Quixote business,
Christopher. I'm sick of It."
Christopher enme a stop nearer.
"Myrtlle Is coming back to her
tldrk Monte Carle appeals to mo very
nt itch,"
"Von nr# ne fassfeler," she observed.
“I Imveu't the faintest Inclination
she broke loose. Myrtlle looked down lodgings vvith nte," he announced,
at her plnte and gripped Gerald's "She Is going to England tomorrow
hand. I morning. Your sister has promised to
"Iteniember. I warned you, dear," he take her."
whispered. "Don’t watch." j "Hut It Is Impossible!” Myrtlle
•Mademoiselle would perhaps core cried passionately.
•It Is arranged," Christopher de-
clared. "I went to your rooms to-
night, Mrytlle, to tell you. I received
“but that a ...tie rash?" she ven- reteni.ve of o7’STSt >-*" -» hiununred. "I do
Hired. "You might have to hate your hood, yet exq.dsltely .urgestive of the “J *Jh |° of me but "l left a note. Then for tho flrst t'lml
1 own affections.' woman to eoiue—Mvrttle tier hnir nnncing. it is too,iso <>i ,,,«, ■>>** * •
i ' ".. . . , ' . , , rl,,< • "< r nair . . „,,vihlna like It It since I have hern here, I went to the
He waa etlenl for It moment. 8he drooped low on either side of her aval "nvp ,,p'or BCon i
, w airbed him rurtmisly. | face, a r*>l.ed Illy, unspoilt nnd i;n- n®'er seemed to me possible that vvoin- P|„b „nd stayed late. I heard your
T don't think I am the sort of tnrnlohed by the running lingers which *n 1,0 ,U(,h »ll,‘'«''* ls guests downstairs speak of your good
person,” he said, “who would he like- hud produced a veritable triumph. Her * 1,,,ve n0* llvetl ln 1 10 "or fortune, Herald."
ly to he led very for by his affection* bosom was rising nnd fulling quickly ^ shall progress. I Herald luid Ills hnnd upon Myrtlle'i
alone. What shout MM ftitld. Mary?" her lips were purled. Then she began The dunce enme to nn end amidst wrist.
' “1 will take her tf yea wish It." she to laugh softly. Everything was right applause. Nadine, dl- "Well," he sahl. "what nre you going
decided. “Rhe must he st the station with fhe world. Herald'* l>***k „f trans- •beveled and breathless, pirouetted to- to do about It?"
at eight o'clock. Y»u know that wo Axed admiration told her nil that she 'v,ir'1 ,1,e duor |i',,<ltnB 1o Oeruld'a **i nut going to take Myrtlle home,"
have to make mi early start. There needed to know, sulto.
will he nothing for her to do. Janet , "Will I dof Myrtlle asked demurely. “I ■bull K° lnl° yo,,r bedroom nnd
"You are wonderful!" Herald cx» make myself tltly." she called out.
claimed, “nut—what does It mean?" “Vou cnn come nnd fetch me when
"I Imve mine to your party," Myrtlle Jrou wnn* she mldcd, looking over away nt Myrtlle. Rhe clung to Ueruld
I announced, "and even Monsieur Chris- ber shoulder at her host. like a frightened child.
"You nre n dear!" he exelnlmed topher shall not send me nwuy. I The corks began to fly faster still. "Listen," Christopher went on. "you
enthusiast lenity. "Yott can't Itnnglne went t« Madame Ignore. Rhe dressed l'rescntly, couidea stood up und nnd I have been friends ull our lives,
what a weight this Is off my mind." me nnd she had my hair arranged. It danced. Then. Indeed, happiness lie- Herald. We know one another pretty
"I nin doing It for your sake," Lady was so droll. When I looked In th* fail for Myrtlle. Rhe danced with well. You know of me that I niu a
Mary tol l him. "I do not Ilk# th* glass I scarcely knew mystlf. You ar* Herald again nnd again, danced to man of my word. I know of you tliut,
(fluid. 1 Ulnupprjve most strongly of uluased?" ____ music which wns Indeed of the best, though you are aeltish and worship
tor UcniJd was souiew^ut of an epl-
“I Am Going to Take Myrtlle Home,"
Christopher Insisted. •
pleasure, you are white enough when
the hour strikes. The hour bus struck,
Herald. Let me take Myrtlle home."
"Myrtlle shtlll choose," Ueruld pro-
posed.
“Myrtlle shall do nothing of the sort,"
wus tho prompt reply. “You might as
well ask her to ehooso lhP light path
through a strange city. Herald, old
! chap, don't take this hardly. I am
I not here to sling nhtt.se ut you. And
I Myrtllo—JiiHt doesn't understand.
I Thank Hod I was In lime 1—Myrtlle,
I take your clonk."
She dung to Herald's arm. looking
anxiously Into Ids face. .Something else
discordant Imd come Into the romji.
something unheautlful, something to
he feared. Kite looked from one to tho
other of tho two men. Herald's list
wus clenched. For all his culm, thero
[ was a subtle threat lu Christopher's
| attitude.
"I don’t want to quarrel," Christopher
went on. "Don't let It come to that.
Herald, hut you see It Is Inevitable that
Myrtlle should leave with me tonight.
I shall not go without her. You know
whut that means."
| "1 urn to remember, I suppose," Her-
ald said thickly, "that you were the
varsity boxing champion?"
“Flense don't," Christopher hogged.
“Myrtlle must come. I can't always
bo In the way. Tonight I am. To-
night, ul any rate, you Imve ii reprieve.
—Myrtlle 1"
She stooped for her clonk. Chris-
topher arranged ll around her shoul-
ders, His Angers shivered al the touch
of the* Almy luclncsa, ua though he
loathed It.
"You are randy. Myrtlle?" he asked.
Rhe looked once more nt Herald. Ho
seemed so far away. And was It her
fancy, or was there something ln his
face which she Imd seen ln the faces
of those others? He III a dgurattc os-
tentatiously.
"You Imd better go, Myrtlle," he
said. “Christopher 1ms the whip hnnd
of us. \Ye can't huve u row here."
“Ooodby, Herald," she faltered. "It
Isn't my fuult."
"of course not,” Herald answered.
••We arc nil n little overstrung, I
think. Ooodby, llltle one!"
He kissed her almost carelessly nnd
nodded to Christopher. The two left
the room. The music hud ceased.
They walked through the empty
streets In silence. When they arrived
within a few yurds of Myrtlle'* lodg-
ings, Christopher slackened hla pace.
Myrtlle waa crying quietly.
“Myrtlle," he bogged, “please listen
to mo."
"I am llatcning," she told him
drearily.
"This morning lit eight o’clock I shall
ho here to take you to the station.
Flense leave behind the clothes you are
wearing, and I will return them to
Mndiunc I.enore. You will go to Lon-
don, and Lady Mury will take care of
you. Lady Mary Is Herald's sister. Do
you understand?"
,rYes," she faltered.
•Tlcuse don’t think of me ns nn exe-
cutioner,” Christopher went on. with e
note of unasunt feeling In his tone.
"Love la n very wonderful thing,
Myrtlle, but It Is also n very dnmrarotis
paradise. If you care for Herald, nnd
lie cares for you, believe mo, some
duy, you will belong to one another
and you will be* happy, but the love
ivhlcb brings happiness la not of a mo-
ment’s growth. It Is not n matter of, if rain is probable, whether harvest
feeling only. Today you love Herald returns will bo fruitful, and many
with your Whole omil. ■OeraId has #1^, conditions affecting crops,
simply nn affection for you. You are a .... 1 •
whim to him, a child whose softness | « the cow9 lie down, all facing
nnd prcttlness attracts him. The king- j the same way; if the Downs Took
d»m of love la a wonderful plnce, but clear; if you hear the sheep at night;
no two people who nre 'n the posUlon jf ^ chainj am] taW or tha
of you nnd Gerald can enter It hy the ; .. . „ ’ .
low’cr gates. If you nre faithful, re- Bto,r9* cr™k» M the fish rise to
member this. A year or two of life will catch flics nlxVo the stream; if
bring wotnnnhood to yon, und you toads are seen in the evening; if
will understand Just what wns Inching there are many glow-worms about;
tonight, Jnst whnt, In a corner of your .. , , ,'' ? . . , I
heart, Myrtlle, I believe that you »< ^ °!
guessed wns lucking. That something green, if the blnckbird shrill*; if
would have poisoned even your won- ^ the dog forsakes his bones to eat
lerful hnpplncss. You must wait, dear, grass instead; if the rooks, in tlieir
Nothing In the world wifl keep you and fli llt divc tloxvnward RU(](lcll]y_in
Gerald apart If your love for one an- ° .1
other becomes the love that endures." Paoh niR1 n]1 of the.* eui.es ram may
Myrtlle crept away without a word, oo expected shortly,
Sussex folk, ulone perhaps among
English people, desire rain to romo
on St. Swithin’s day, which they
her politely nut witnout any truce oi
feeling In her tone. Myrtlle sat down
mi one of the trunks and looked stead-
lly iioross ill the sleeping white-fronted
hotel. Christopher und Ludy Mary
walked for a moment apart.
"I don't know why I am doing this
thing for you," Mary said. "If you
wanted to know the truth, I dislike the
young woman Intensely."
"If you can't feel that you are doing
It for my suke,” Christopher replied,
“think tliut }uu tire doing It for Her-
Uhl's."
I.ndy Mary stared nt hlin for a mo-
ment. and Christopher fancied that ho
could read In her somewliut haughty
look some trace of-thut patrician sup-
erstition which chilimal (or Its people
the bodies and souls of their sutellUe^
The Hula thundered lu.
, “You will come aqd see me In Lotv
don?" she asked u little sol'teued.
"Directly I return," ho promised. “I
shan’t forget this, Mary," he added, n
little nwkw'urdly. "You've been a
brick."
Rhe smiled, curiously gratified at bis
hesltutlng words. Christopher leaned
toward Myrtlle.
“Ooodby, Myrtlle," he said.
Bke removed her eye* from th* win-
dow for a moment.
"Ooodby, Christopher," she an-
swered—und looked buck again at tho
white building, with Its Irregular front
and dose-druwn curtains. Behind oue
of them Herald was sleeping. YY'lth a
cloud of Iduck smoke and a succession
of hourac, sobbing pants, the long train
Blcumed slowly out of the station.
■>»»»»»♦»e ;
j KEEPING WELL; |
SHOULD COUSINS i!
MARRY?
on. FitKmsitim n. annas
Rdltor of *’1IMAI.TU“
Tfl THEIIE any foundation for our
prejudice ugulnst tho ninrrlage of
closely related itersons?
Tn more than a third of tho Halted
States marriage of Aral cousins Is for-
bidden. In Okluhomd not even second
cousins nre allowed to marry.
Yet In England mnrriuge between
cousins Is quite common and has been
for generations. An Englishman can
marry Ids futlrur's brother’s daughter,
but until recently lie was not allowed
to murry Ids deceased wife’s sinter,
who wns no reluilou to him whatever.
Professqr Faul Fopenna, the well-
known authority on this subject, soys
tbnt whether or not cousins should
mnrry depends entirely on the cousins.
Marrlnge between persons of the
snmo nneentry and the same personal
traits tends to produce children with
thosa trultH more, strongly developed.
If the Inherited characteristics nre
good, the marriage results In better
children.
If the Inherited traits nre bad, then
poorer children are the result.
Frofeswor Poponoe concludes that tf
both Interested parties to the mnrrlago
nre strong nnd healthy, mentally am)
physically, above the average, with no
had tendencies In their common an-
cestors for several generations back,
their children will probnbly bo above
the average.
But If the cousins nre mentally or
physically below the average, tf their
nuccKtorx bad undesirable trails, or If
any evidences of Insanity, feeble-
mindedness. liability to dtsenre, ec-
centricities, or other undesirable pecu-
liarities were present, then tlielr mar-
riage would be Inadvisable.
Professor Popenoe's conclusions nre
in line with whnt every Ilvo stock
breeder knows from experience.
The breeder knows that when the
pnrent9 are carefully selected and nil
nnltnnls with bad traits and phyklcul
defects nre cut out, there is no quicker
or surer way of building up a fins
grade of stock than hy Inbreeding.
On tho other hnnd, the breeder
know* thnt If the parents nre defec-
tive. low grade or ''scrub" milmuls, fh#
general average of the herd Is lowered.
Bn the n mover to the question
whether cousins should mnrry Is thnt
It all depends on tho cousins. And
the best advice to those In doubt 1*
that of Punch—"Pont."
<®. ISSi. Wc*t*ra N***pap*t Union.) __
Bird* and Beasts Tell
of Weather to Coma
Sussex depends for the livehood
of its fanners and cattle rearers
upon the kindness of tho elements,
and all Sussex farmers can foretell
call “Apple Christening Day."
Othenvise, they suy, there will be
luis |Miiked and will arrange ull my
thin].’* f,*r the Journey."
Christopher drew ■ long breath of
relief.
Christopher Insisted.
“I refuse to let her go,” Herald de-
clared.
Christopher looked for n moment
For nn hour Christopher waited, un-
seen, nt the darkened corner of the
street. He waited until he saw the
light go out In Myrtlte's room. Thin
ho went back to the hotel, changed Ids
clothes and rested for a cample of
hour*. When he returned to" her room, no apple harvest,
she wns waiting for him, dressed In Jf t|ic 8U11 "goes to bed in fe
her little blue serge suit, mutely pa- bla,lket" the noxt ,]ay wiU ^ fine.
thetlc. Christopher carried her Rinull 1# . . . , .
hsc and they made their way to the _ 10,1 l,ulc> ^ w1^ 1x5 we^*
station. Ml8 down the chimney and
"Myrtlle." he sold, ns they stood to- spiders stay in tlieir cobwebs when
gather, watching the train coming rain is expected.—'London Mail,
round the bay, "this morning I tldnk -
thiit you are hating me. Y’ou think me
very cruel. Try and not Judge me for
n year."
“I think thnt you mean well," she
sighed, "hut you do n it understand."
Christopher put money into her
purse and took her up to where Lady
Mary was standing with her little ar-
my of de|iendents. Rhe s|toke a few
kflO'iU words to Myrtlle. who an ,wvred
“COLD IN THE HEAD**
Is an acute attack of Nose! Catarrh.
Thoso subject to frequent "colds" era
generally In a "run down” condltlos.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE Is a
Treatment rnnststlng of an Ointment, to
be used locally, and a Tonic, which acts
through th* Blood on
irfacee. building up tn*
and making you lean liable to ”e
dr - *
coue
Quickly through the Blood qn the MU-
takl
gold by druggist* for over 40 Y*
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