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from you-YOU*
His voice
relentlessly knees. Like and kicked.
pressure drove she huddled on there.
sfarmc usher'
"Now listen. For what has happened to-nisht YOU
alone are,to blame. For twelve long years I MVC loved you. withpevor a thought of making y0\l mine 1';-,¢ wiggh, spoilt you that the world knows would have laughed in .my fuse had I asked you to marry me. But therels another you that only I have ais- covcred and that I l°v°-" . _
She uneored. _‘_‘You talk- like a missionary. '
"Db I?" "l'l1ere was infinite tenderness. n0w. lv
his voice; "You can get up. I am sorry if I hu" Y0“°"
' "Paul, please let me go."
The flickering flrellght lllununed the red stain on
his wrist where her teeth had been. BHG She fe" l*
`~ wild gladness at the sight. < _ __
"No, you are staying here, w-night; Thats final.
~ The words were like the flick ora whip in her “N1”
and. before the masterful blazeox his eyes sho low-
` cred her own in panic-stricken terror. Followed al
hiatus while she gazed in dumb misery at her tor-
. f mentor. But hc made no sign. She tried appealing
to his chivalry, assumed an air of gentleness, or weak-
ness. but of no avail. ~
‘ The situation seemed to afford him a strange Sal-
isfaction. He kissed her. cxulting in her distaste at
" his carcsscs, and at length, taking hor unresponsive
.. ,~`-' arm in his, hc led her up the narrow stairs to a low. 1;, sweet-scented room _’= "You will find everytlllrlg. hcrc you need. HI: ~,,' pointed to o collection of dainty feminine things that ,_' w;_-Q ggsemhlcd on the bed. "And, by the way. you ,',“ can't'es':apc. The window is securely shattered on = "i ' the outside." _
.`,‘ Hor head bowed in weary acquiescence,
~.. “W,lll.you come down again, or are your tired?" _ - “I will stay here." A sob choked in he.r dry throat. ',__ "Very well." .With set face he walked out and -Y lotlred thc`dcor behind him. . - - . ' “_ Outside the snow still fell. Paul took thc' car and »'.‘ _ put it safely away inside the cart-sheds
*1 u o u .1 o
.'-J: ag#-'n
By morning the snow hgd piled itself into giant
mounds _around the old cottage. Gloria noted the
. fact dully as she looked out of the window. The door
_ was unlocked, now, but she made no movement to go
downstairs. - ~
» __ . She spun round and faced Pa-.il as _he entered the _ .i room. . -~, ' "Gnoe I' am free I will punish you for this. I'll
1.' make'_you sorry!" _
.J "You can never do that. Nothing can ever take A »_,' from me the Joy of having once owned you. Now I _jf have prepared breakfast. Let us go down."
\- “l shall not eat." , ‘ 4- Butthc very matter-of-factness of his tone frigh- ‘ \_-' toiled her and sho followed him without further re- . slsthnce. ~ _ ‘F _ The day passed slowly. Paul cooked the dinner -' crlr! tidled up with a -characteristic thoroughness, ' wllilehla .wife sat staring with lack-lustre eyes at the
"~`r_g .na flames. and from there to the dormer window
_ _ through which the sun shone, slowly melting the .;‘ ellow with its weak, wintry glow.~ At length darkness - fell. The lamp was lighted and 'thc curtains drown.
Paul Jolnep ner beside the ni-e.ena,emoke<i thought- l‘u_il5`. Presently he began to speak.
__1Ԥee' thai__old frelnrd sampled up there. Gloria?
_ My mother-worked it when she was a girl. 'l‘hcre‘r.
_ 3-' nilothtr one upstairs. too, that she did. Hers has been ' asad life- Her people were geutlefolk, but she defied
‘.435
1-,_,
-fe
» f...tll¢‘ln and married my father, a roughyuntutorecl
fa.‘:n_:r. Home people will do a lot for love." , -
‘\; . She made no sign, but he continued. as ll' speak- ; ing to himself. -“Boon after he died there was a bad ‘_-_ up demic of diphtheria and it took ‘ooth my small
" . sisters. .So my mother has only me, now. She will
:P } f __ love you. -Gloria. ~lf you will let her."
t ywl
-` The girl evoke tonelessly. "I did not know your _ , molher ever hadany other children.” .}' “We moved to this cottage when my father died , < _ and fttarted to work. pc you remember how I used _:J to bring you the very first prlmroses from the woods »-< cud the most luscious wild strawberries I could find? _,lf Every year I'did_.tl1at." . '
' _ “You stopped-later." _-'J "I‘kli°v.f-' Whgn.-y°u;»were;oid~e1wueh for all the
‘_,‘ eligible-yoi:pz me .around to.take you out in their A _>_,‘ wonderful cars I knew that my love was hopeless. You » .,' Maid u‘a_ver‘lt°ol> I-i°w\\ '-0 mvrlevel. -Yerwhcn 1 went yu away something urged me.to,ma.\m my way in the v world, to prove myself the equal--_eolnbstlvely -- of
' __, ilffiifi U5Zi¢‘~‘l i~'¢a'z.erll=ir_clcrl you.. 'Journalism appealed _Q to me and I drove myself at it like o. nigger and forg-
ed ahdad. To~fiay I have a position that I am not
" ashamed to ask .any gli-l.toshare with mo."
_ "Then-did ycu iniherlvj eo, ask mc," ' _ -‘ No. It was not ,money that could ‘make me your '* vqual, Olorls. You are still as farubovo mc as the -.~_' .it1.r:', and-I-I have been a beast to you.” Suddenly
, he Izuriod his head in his hands.
__i;’ rrrr---z -',_, _ ,A strange pily stirred in Gloria. a vaguo some- : in ng which she tried fiercely' to crush. He rose to his
- ce:. , .
_ »; "To-mci_‘rr".v. I shall let you go. It was madness
¢ ¢,."i~»
- "_ I i-i‘~2i‘ine¢l¢ im held you asninstyour will. 'ro-night
` .} it is is7e,.i:u_t to-morrow you shall be tree." ' - "And, you will divorce me. paul?"
At_tl‘_lat he stiffened. "I suppose I thought of u me divorce. xt's
lie. Bull. ru do lt.
for tl~e_sweet .sllufllfxi ' of ‘ the
her
I hate but an my at-
yeata that lny had orokcn still, it was al live dovffi and
with wars, Paul. I feel so
of.. if- .-
dcn‘t .ivorry about
solved his lul.nd.1.
and since you 1 hlnlry morn-
moods after a
rdy PY.
F HUW.
vffw
own, partiouliu-.way, and dressed atisome considerable expense by one of the best _tellers in London stood liesilsrlhg on the footwalk,in_ 0xf°l°d 'S_i\‘°°i- The mason for the hesitation wdrobvlous to no one, not cycn to in-eddy himself. Itwjw .lust 0112 0! ih9l¢.iD' oxpllcable moments that ooourpat some time or another in the lives of all of us whenrfor' no apparent reason, we stand staring gt theuagis. _
About _ten min tes before_'t_his_momell_i.ary_ lull, in
Fl'eddy's usually lively comoiouanese. hehad been pondering upon' the important; question _as to what he ought to do about Christmas which was due for celebration two days hence.-_ Unfortunately the' oogl- tatlon had not been productive of anything tangible. - He was about to cross tho road when. with a thoughtlesslress for which they are frequently famous. an omnibus grunted to a standstill j_ust opposite him. cutting short the intended. movement abruptly. .__
As it happened. however. that omnibus hed. been
specially' chartered by Providence. and Betty Verne, o charming vision of_ fresllédompleidoned lovellness, allghted as it were. on Freddy’a doorstep. ' ' ~
"Hello, Freddy. old thing," she smiled joyously,
“you've saved me th‘reehalfpence."
Freddy grinned as though he understood. _
_ ."I'was going lo write you `wnighl:." she pursued, llui~.‘ledly,' “about spending Christmas at Renstone N§anol~ycu know. my Aunt Elspeth's place. Now don't say you are booked up! You will come, won’t you?" -
_ Bettyverile talked at about much the same speed
as she usually drove her little tvro-seater and Freddy found both a tride breathless.. -, _
"But I thought your aunt . . . " ‘ "Please, Freddy.” she implored. 'vglve your think-
ing mechanism a holiday for once. Aunt Elspeth is old _enough tobelieve in the_splrit of Christmas and all that sort of thing. I’ll -_expect you on 'Christmas Evei .. . . dlnneris at seven." and with it “so long. old thing," Betty Verne ded towards the already bril- liantly lighted windows of the shops. leaving Freddy fooling os if someone had just collided with the middle button of his waistcoat. ' ` ~ -
I Once the shook had wom off. Freddy Bartlsln
fulfilled his original intention and crossed the road. It was only n great effort of self-control 'that pre- vents: him Singing lustily as o taxi bore him club- :ar . , _ T0 Freddy Bartlazn, Betty was thc only-girl-im
the-world. He had known her long enough to know that he would vary much like to mg;-ry her, bu; sc for the conquest had becnbesct with difficulties, and the greatest of these was-Bctty's Aunt Elspeth; whol from what Betty had told him, regarded him in a not too_favox-_able light. ‘
I'.‘l_~eddy had long railkled under the lady's judg-
ment of him. He considered it grossly unfair because she had never even seen him: but now all that was to be altered. I-le was to be given his chance' and he must make quite sure that the impression was of a very favorable nature.
He was aware, of course, that. like the proverbial
pebbles on thc Seashore. hc was by no means alone lil
'his aspiration, but Freddy was equally aware that the
connoisseur of Seashore pebbles would undoubtedly select the one that appeared just a little different fi-om its fellows, and Freddy Bai-tlam, being a young iiilln who did not hold with self-depreciation, decided tiiltt he was worth _n second glance. _ ' U, ` ~ ' Renstone Mlaloi-.
...Victoria Station on Christmas-Eve e ~.l a penile-
mculum of josting humanity, all perfectly happy hilt nevertheless eager and all hopeleuly at sea in ilndlng their right plsifol-ms. needy esruum. having some thing more than n nodding acquaintance with Rugger, rather cnioyed the scruin na, armed with suit cart, hcbilrrowcd his way toward .tile booking cmce. ~ At the window, where s philosophical looking yqggg man was issuing tickets. to almost anywhere. Fl. dy lowered his suit case and fumbled for the nlorlcy. - . "'You‘vc only a minute for your traln.",sa.id the young man lacorlically, glancing ut tlie clock behind him. “'I‘ime's been altered. Platform seven."
__ `With a' suffocated exclamation. Freddy reached clown, grabbed his bag and dashed through the crowd
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Q ' _-_ __ _ _ _ _ :. _ . _ ‘_ _ ‘ _ _ ,' , - 1" '
ruddy mrusm..youns."a\1lw mar'-I°°l=l°¥ in me .
Button 'fawnéyl where he ailshted. was a albany
little place, whose station had, not nrasrwdi beyond the oil age-‘i'ol~'luumlmtlun, and, having owed !1'°\\\ the feeble glimmerkgf the platform. Freddy found him- self ill u world of darkness. ~ `~
The _porter given ‘him such lucid instruc-
giom gg ggi)-ww ¢`°.get`to Renstone Manor that Freddy* told himself that'£i;\hs.found it he’d.'b¢‘Q\illUi0d 101? cxploration'work" _ youd the Amazon.
Lady Doi-lger's' place. he1remem_bered..had achlev-_
ed, from time to time, a certain notoriety by _reason of the fact that 6ert§_l_.l1_,_lrlembers of Ml-_ Wi1ll%ieia»3¥\i€'S scattered family had".-unsuccessfully. endeavo_ 'to re- move from within the famous Dorker Diamond, which had' been ln the family so'long that it had now be- 1:ome their owrvproperty. _ i
It was"stranm'e`_that in all his cogltations concern-
ing Betty’s Adnt'_Els'p`eth he-had never really associat- ed her in his mind with Lady Dcrker and her famoue diamond. Perhaps one reason why the old lady had not been delgned to regard his frlendshlP With her niece favorably, was because she half suspected that. Freddy was ,after the diamond. `
- The thought caused him some considerable mer-
rllnent, and it was in that attitude of_ mind that he eventually »an°ived at the massive oak doo: of Ren- :tone -Manor. . L.; _
The tall. Q0n`1mnnding figure of‘ the butler eyed
Freddy suspiciously, he thought, as he explained his presence b the merest mcntlon'of Betty's name. _
The_.inic_rlor‘bf the Manor presented a festive ap-
pearance., Mistletoe hung lil generous bunches from-_ the 'antique fittings of the electric lamps. Holly and laurel garlanded 'the great newel-post at the foot of the broadstaircase. ' , ‘ . Freddy felt quite 'light-hearted as the butler op- ened the door of his room on the first landing and intimated that dinner would be served promptly ae seven at the fancy dress dance which Lady Darker had arranged was flue at nine-thirty and would pro- bablyscontinuc until well past thc midnight hour.
"Fancy dress!" gasped Freddy, staring at the grey
lfalrcd yet quite muscular figure of the butler. "I didn‘t know it was to be a fancy dress. ‘Betty--cr_-_ Miss Verne,"~nover mentioned that. what am I to aol" - 1 , "I understand that her Lady-ship has said that
fancy dress will be optional. sir."
Freddy did not look quite convinced. and the but-
lcr fearing that_,he might ask' for one of his outfits.
took his leave with the words:
~“Should you be wanting anyihlng, slr, would you
be good enough to ring?"
When hefxhad gone. Freddy slumped down upon
the edge of the bed. to think. Now, why ‘hadn’t. Betty mentioned that important detail? Stupid. Yes, it
was very' stupid of her. i
Frcddy`s cyes wandered to the bed.
“I might go as at shiek," he mused, "those sheets
rrouldilo if I had some pins." 1
Down below a clock chimed. ‘
“Good lord! lt’s half-past six!" he exclaimed.
Jumplnk “Dm .the bed and tugging at_the suitcase.
It wasfthen that something odd about that suit-
case occurred .to him. Something very odd. 'It wa§n'r his suitcase at all. Rather like his ln a wav, of course. L-'ame shape. same cal-ur, -.ucl1 thc some type of lock,
but no initials.
It was then that sqmetfilnfz odd about that suli~-
vave cfcurred to him. Something _very odd. Iirwasnit nls.f§l.iittnso at nil. Rather like his in n. way. of course. Callie Shape. same colour, much the-same type of lock. lnlt_ilo~initials. _ t -_ .
1i‘iaatlc,ally_I=1reddy tugged at the locks nnd duno
laclgtlzc lid. ,Afgroan escaped him. Hehnd s:nr_ccly,~ rxpected to_»i`ind=,a.drcs<; suit inside and he did_n't. What' hoqdld dind was a 'pecllllarwloft ls.ather“s`ulL cc-ns|sii1!iB’» 9! _Jacket and trousers all 'in‘oi1e, overdll fashlon,._.the -_trousers narrowing dcwn towards the ankles. Besides this them were a pair of rubber glov-- es. a ,black .silk-maskmnd evcomplete -kit of burglarii fosfliw-ccrcvldrivers. kmlny, Skelton -keys and otlle' strange impilmcnts. the like of which honc.it-to¢good-
ness Freddyllad never' seen before. -~ What -on earth was he :o do now. He cculdivt go
down to dlniier in a. lounge suit. That _wouldbc al- together too .much for Lady Dorker. And ,iw had rlanned to make such an impression. loo. Freddy sank ohm the floor with sr groan- Pérhhlw-the 1>\1i»l=r'=v\11<i help him. son-efidy die as he hae been commands"- Hc rang the' bell. _ -
"You iion't happen to have a spare dress Suit
'fmywlwreiw inquired the _corrected needy _as the butler entered. and went on -to explain 919% in °°“‘° nlysterious fashion he had either picked up the wrons neg at victoria. or else someone had lifted his by mb- take. ‘ ,_
"A;_1d,i,he're_wnsn't an evening suit in that?
quericdthe butler. nodding to the closed case On the _.flour andéluis -tone lmnlyine that 11° "if-f°*P°°““3 .suit case would ever carry anythins elm- ' ‘ ~ ~
needy _smiles He certainly was norsoine iv wil
‘the fallow precisely what he had found there. . _
"lu a wal'-°.~yesl" said Freddy- “I S\1PP°=¢'i'°\\.
would call the toss evening dress. Ol' Perhaps early morning would be more accurate. But I'm afraid Lady Darker would be offended if I put them on. Did I hear you say you did have a suit?" _ .
"'I'm sorry, sir, but 1’m afraid! haven t_-least-
ways ngthlng that would nt your size. I cant think of anyt ing! 1
‘Neither can 1?” moaned Freddy- Whiilh WHS Ui"
truth.
“Should I tell her Ladyshlp you are illdisiweefi limi”
your journey and that you will not lic down for din- ner. Some of the guests arc frequently like that, sir. LI could. have a bit of dinner sent _up here. Sir-
"Lady Dol-ker wouldn't think I was an infernal
-iqiot, I suppose?" murmured the hapless Freddy. ' ` "Her I.-adyship’s thoughts are quite unknown' to ine, sir,” replied the implacabie butler. “But I am
Sure she would not be so-ungenerous. _
_ “Rightl” Freddy agreed. “I'll do my best _to rc- covcr by the time the dance begins- YW W.°“_f f°\“'
get the food. will you. I‘m as hungry as a wolf.
“I shall .see to that myself. Bil”-" _
The butler _was about to'turn when something on
the floor seemed to attract his attention and-he so far forgot himself as to stand and stare at it for a moment. Then his eyes came to rest upon the young man's face. It was only a fleeting glance before _he opened the door, but it was jolly uncomfortable to Freddy. For the butler had seen that black silk mask -which Freddy had fm-not to -»=~~--n M fl., ,-»,~~ --_ - ,- he descended the staircase his llpswore set in a tight ;;ne. _He .told himself that tho tale about the mistake of the suitbesc-was rather thin ‘and that, as probaoly ns not he would be called upon once more to defend
her Ladyahlp‘s diamond.
THE BUTLER EXCELS HIMSE _F
Batty Verne llud arrived at Renstone l\l`anor too
late for dinner. She had gone up to town that after- noon in her car and had telephoned to say that she_ had n. breakdown on the return journey and would .have to get by train from Worpleden which was ten miles away.
It was in this way that she had not heard about
Frcddy's "indlspositlon" rntll, finding hcr aunt in the large hall surrounded by s galaxy of young people mostly in fancy costume, Lady Dorker had mentioned the matter and it was obvious to Betty that she was by un means-impressed.
Bettv was annoyefi. Strictly speaking one of he"
:-~ :ns for inviting Freddy down was to prove to Lady Darker that the young man of her choice was not. the bralnless idiot she imagined him to be. And now Freddy had let her down, '
Quickly she looked around for him. She re-
membered she had forgotten to _mention about the mucy dress so Freddy ought not to be difficult to rc- fcaniee. ,But though she looked very hard he was' nov/here tb be seen.
'I_‘l1e,,g_lrl’s 'heart bent quickly. Perhaps Freddy
wa,” l'cally'ill, after all. Bhc had better inquire ol
Reeves, the butler.
Reeves was the acme ol' politeness and pointer'
CU* B ~‘1i1\8Ui¢i'lY odd-looking figure seatedall by him- relf in tho neighborhood of the big fire that blazed
cheorlly on the wide, open hearth.
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lfl-, 'io'
_t l
gféfgy" ggiipgedé-iaudibly... have-_theless she made
ilor Wd] tb_Wl1'd8 him- , , . ` ' "."
_ swam-up ima ner-eves'.m,°= his thrvvah the
peep-ho as ‘th¢`bl®ii.¥ 913'- m\*|f~~ ' ' / -
-=W f: old you get..ihat-udiBiuue‘1" me de.
msn<i_e;l,_..f}a__zid_wl_1at are you supposed to bellff _ me . .
-'sort o'_1_ _ost-burglar, I_ suppose. minus the cat." natty suaudedluio' the chair he has .lust vacated. fi. tn_ll\_k_~ this an,e1_lPll_nation."- she sale
coldly.---_' `_ . ' ' `
‘-Zqy__gad.. you'_r_e rights' 'answered Freddy. "It
does. I‘ve.;};een thinking out. _eiililonetions all the ev- enmg; .‘Anq,__\_vh'at'a more," .he went on heaiedly, "lf thu; oonfoun_ded.li.Utler doasift stall trliii-D8 me about like an amateur defective. I’ll punch his head. What uses he..ehiul¢‘ 1 eral" . ,
“W,¢ll? what do you look like? If Aunt Elspeth
Isccs you, _sh_e'll have hystarlcs. I think it‘s very had taste-. l"rcddy."’_ » j ., _
Freddy' ‘glanced at the watch on his wrist. "1 think I'd -better clear out." he grumbled. ""11 1
hop ofl' now. 'I'_ll-_probably get the last train to town."
‘l_Jon'tji§er_a__~’fool _Predd_yl. You can‘t leave now.
tvhse _“foul _,sunt liispeth uunkl"
“But _ I si.ay.she'll have hyslerics. and I’d better
spare.he_r.__that.. Arlyhow. perhaps you’d better tell her
I‘m still confined to my‘room-mumps. ellow a n- i
, , _ y ju
dice-anything." _ .
than he -re_ally"intonded spying., Freddy. slipped out by an adjacent door and made his _way to the side stair case. ~ .
Quickly he. looked around him. ,The butler, for
once. was nowhere in aight. .. '
"I've slipped hny watchdog at last," he sighed, as
hc asfzended `
Halfway ’aioi\g_.thc _con-idor ho suddenly paused
and drew back__l_\astlly into the shadow of a recess.
A n\an‘ha`<l jllstemerged from one of the rooms
further along. Freddy had noted that room earlier in the evening. It had' U, double door and belonged to Lady Dorkezf. An electric pendant hung almost im_ mcdilteiy Qi/_er,ti_w..door_._and _rl-easy had no elmeuliy ln catching n_ clear view of the man.
‘But lihlt' was not ad. If Freddy could recognise
nothing else be could certainly recognise the coma: cut _of his own evening clothes-his favourite arrange- ment of the buttons and the shape of the lapels-even if tigy. d.ld_charlce to-be _worn .by somecno else.
reddy nursed his lips. comprehension begin _w
dawn .slowly at,ilrst and then flared up like the sun
Having delivered himself oi. a great deal more 4
across ,thc-hills., _ _ _ _ <
The Darker' Diamond) _The suit he had discover- r
ed in the case and which-he was now wearing! _
- The man was comlngtowards him with curious
unzoncem. He _was'.walk.ing with his hands plunged carelessly into‘hls.pocke_tsL_humlrllng a tune.
As scoll as bo was close enough, out leapt Freddy
cngcr for al_ly_sort of fray.. ~
_Over they rolled but the man was no match for
Freddy Bnrtlam although lt was'provld‘entiai that just ns Freddy had achieved a thoroughly good llold, the man's-head came into sharp contact with a corner °f 7-hi! Will!!-G°D\‘».'stl1nnlng him for a moment.
_ Freddy 'picked him up into his arms as though he
had been ebuild and _hastily conveyed _hlm‘ to 'his f°”H]- 0i'1Sil1;! the door__ he whipped out il length of stfu f°r»_rl_‘ilo-ind-in the suit case) and well and truly trussed tlle'ganlllomll.n up. . . __ Thl_i_`_l’i8X3 ‘l/Dk Vi`\3,!‘il_lltl‘ 0I;Cltln'I. Tl*/= ',13;;iig lrn *ln his flngers_llg_l>~l_t.[y over the pg,-,355 ,und M lengthdrew-out a. small chamols-leather' bag contain- ills Lady Dorker's famous diamond which hadhlther- to resisted all Dersuaslons to make lt leave home. _ 5508594, Freddy locked the door behind him and . trolled along the corridor. Before going down ig find *Mir he decided to take a' glance into may nsrlu-\»'s “P‘""“°Ft.- Thi' SQN that Stood in one corner was open. _ ‘ ~
But _iust`as he was emerging, Freddy tumbled
-;»_li_'=1ight into the arms of the butler. who grasped him J both arms with a savage exultqtion. Wm; You d__bctter _wma liuiet."_.l_io said almost in ii ‘ 12°” U WWW <10 her ladyshlp__ any good li tliorcs a fuss. And on Christina Eve too "
playng in an, international match, it was a breath- ' ' T`URK£Y,7‘|"i-lEPL\_\P\ PUDD CHR-`l7\\ NND f\l.L,)U$`| Freddy- 'rd M M” ,¥0u'd .distinguish our-self be.
The solemn glalllfatllers clo'~k in the comm '
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and. .putting _har :\rins_arolind .his neck. kissed him. ' _. , . _ ‘ _ “ * __ ' ""°W"°§i "Ybor firlendslhe police
Good-night. _dcarl And. without looking ilp.hc
answered. "Good-bye. 'my wife.
. -ANP IEEGRET. _
The sports onr ,was .a.; tho floor awaiting ,llnr
when she came down next morning. Breakfast was a silent meal, although Gloria did her best to keep up a fire of lightshooried chatter. He helped hor into thc car. _a froren .smile on his lips.
"I will let .you lznow when.I'v:.- -med the divorce,
Gloria. and-try toforgive me." .
' “I've douo that." There was a great carnostness
I/,. .~. _
mosey
.._;-"_, ,-_,-1
fl "
~ f
Dusrrlau
. PoSTm£N
in hor bono. Abruptly sho ended. "Oh, well, good- - Bays
car. sped the lanu and on to the lllgb
and now. from the fast tblwihil
look back. or 'think' back. s`h,~.
cmcclltrnled czi the tnlc she musl,
road.
told tall
everyone regiriiod the marriage rl n
Joao in her part. Athongs‘, that atkeinbly
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less woe buff Freddy won and tumblsd i to the fl t '- » ALLVERY Nm; ' ` COHIN )N‘ ` mm tho iq,” W" °~m“"l'J""' W" mn ‘WW *nd 9°" comllartlnent' fic Saw. ' n rs Z ' FOR NDS! \ ` ` ' cl ` ,fig )`u”.,X§;n?él;f;‘uy|§’ul%;£V§6la\L0rdoigth hor- -alone." i ~ , . . . _ -. ‘ a. V 5- ` »‘~§_i, " I - ., nr. with the dia-
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qu ins|;rumune,_ _ /'\ /. WlNE_ i xml _ffbayii-be here my minute. now.” Dont f 'Hel-sid theres neu-.lug very up-to-date. Gloria m f ’ \ l sue I-°' °»‘ Fi`°““"»".°&';‘.°°. lauirm. "I’ve noi you Hullo, __liero‘s _n waltz." I-In-put it on, and they danced ' _ `¢ ‘,¢ ' , 6 I did ?\1n:ll°lt‘ls°tl§m€:r"` Ttl nm out in mam' up an down the narrow parlour.. ' f* , \ " ,_~ _-, , _Y. .U15 U _ re."- _' ‘ _ - .» , _ - . Q f ‘_ Thataall debt."-purlcd Freddy, '-lump on mp. itrucl; midnight. Paul's arms dropped tn his side. ,_ A ° Q f ° ° U _ I liK°'_i.v-. Bi1i1!$9ll’t.do it too much. I'm tlcltl.
“ t is-‘o-lunrrow. Gloria. You are free." ’ I ` U 1 ' - -
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