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I 14 S THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, APSIL 29, 1922. &iii6 Of obsllnncy: "Yes, that's what I mean: If 1 hadn't hnd you as a sort of guardian spirit well" He broko oft again. "Do you mind, Dor othy?" he asked wistfully. She shork her head, not trusting herself to sneak. "It wasn't always easy," went on tho bewildered young man. "You can understand that I couldn't have kept your picture If I'd cut loose and fol lowed the family bent. I supposa I've no right to be talking to you this way, have 17 But, you sec, I've Known yoi so long! It - " Russian In me that makes me talk too much.' She seized upon this. "Russian? Then you aro a Wyckoff." "Ycs. Alanson Wyckoff." "I like 'Sonny' bolter," sho as serted. "Haven't you been back be fore?" "To tho ojd placo? Not slnco I was 31 Child. IJut the Wandering Wyckoffs always do come back, to marry and to die." "I hopo .It Isn't tho latter In your case," sho returned lightly. "That s ror you to say, ho an- wered with composure. "If tho tra- INSTALMENT NO THE FINI8H. T HERE followed days of sullon battlo for Tallonto, a battlo wun iuck uguiusi mm. wuu his back to tho wall, with do pair moro than onco yawning at his feet. The house ln Charles Street was closed. Thero had coma no word to :hlm from Jano. no news oven of her departure except the somewhat sur prised reply of Parkins, when ho had called on tho following afternoon. ' "Her ladyship left fdr Devonshire, sir, by tho ten-fifty train." Tallente weift back to the Jlght with those words ringing In his. cars. Ho had deliberately torn to pieces his House of refuge. Success or failure, what did It matter now? Yot with tho Sogged courdso of one loathing failure tor failure's own sake, ho flung him self Into tho struggle. On tho fifth day after Jano's do parture, tho thundorbolt foil. Tall cate'e article was printed In full and the weaker members of tho Demo cratic Party shoutod at onco for his resignation. At a question cunningly framed by Dartrey, Tallente rose ln lhe House to defend his position, and acting on tho .soundest axiom of mili tary tactics, that tho best defenso Is attack, ho turned upon Miller, and with caustlco deliberation exposed tho plot framed for his undoing. He throw cautten to tho winds, and though re peatedly -Mi gravely called to order, he poured out his scorn upon his enemy till tho latter, white as a sheet, rose to demand the protection of the Speaker. Thero were very few ln tho House that day who evor forgot the almost terrifying spectacle of Milter's cojlapse under his adversary's hurri cane assault, or tho proud hnd digni fied manner In which Tallente con cluded his own defense. But this was only tho first step. Tho labor press throughout the country took serious alarm at an attack which, though out of date and Influenced by conditions no longer predominant, yet struck a very lusty blow at the very existence of their great nervous centres. Mil ler, as Chairman of .the Associated Trades Unions, Issued a manifesto which, notwithstanding his declining influence, exercised considerable ef fect. It seemed clear that he could rely still upon a good ninety votes ln the House of Commons. Horlock be came more cheerful. He met Tellento leaving the House one windy March evening and the two men shared a taxi together westward. "Looks to me like another year of efllce. thanks to you." the Prime Min ister observed. "Lenton tells me that we shall have a majority of forty on Thursday week. It Is Thursday week SrthlMnitoMa before Many tnings may nappen oeioro ..... T.Mn,n m-nllM.. with A lltllfi affirmative nod. "Dartrey may decide that 1 am too expensive a luxury and L JM,VUtW w . ...... - " Bake friends wjth Miller." - "I don't think that's likely," Hor lock pronounced. "Dartrey Is a fine fellow, although he Is not a great politician. He la out to make a radl- teal and solid change in tne govern I .m ", " , h i,nnu, mint rt.J".1 very well that Miller's gang will only HMrlth1rwtlfunSrhonUw Tftw mtVvolcscvrn geTrid it Miller If he can-and stick to you." I think you are right." Tallente Mid. "I am keeping the Democrats ten - nresent triumnh. but If m thnv shake themselves . 12. thoy shake themselves "e education, nis snouiuenng or tno although It was tho middle of tho " 1 caro or moonugnt motor ist I call the little Labor- responsibilities which belong to ono morning, a suggestion of tho Invulld inr" 1,6 whispered, "1 think I can things will pan out bet- of a great community. From tho In- about her easy-chulr and hor tired Blve 'ou fl""0 a clear outline of all i In the long run." dividual he passed to the nation, 0yos.. It seemed to him that for u mo- la 1 expect from you." an.wwOH ' ..... - . free from what ltes, I think "And in the meantime," hohock went on. lighting a cigar and passing Ma ease to Talleate, "I must give you V tke or edit of playing a magnificent ' lot fcasd. I expected to see Miller ' W S0WB IB B M wnfB you weal tor ) Mm ta the House, it only his arrajr dltlon holds true It must bo tho onecomlng around In broad daylight to or tho other." "Oh, do let's bo serious for a mln- utol I thought we were hero to talk business." "So we are. I'd quite forgotten." HIS began to laugh. Sho handed S' him n roll of bills and In re- turn ho gavo her a promissory note, duly made out. "Tho space for your namo Is blank for you to nil in, as l uont Know it." he said. "Don't you want to know 117" "It couldn't make tho slightest dif ference." "How aro you to pay mo?" Ho looked at her with lifted brows. "Why, we're going to keep on seeing each other, aren't wo?" "Aro wo? You tako so much for granted." sho said 'fretfully. . Then. In " a different tone: "Now that I know who you aro, what's to prevent my looking up tho Wyckoff place and of adherents could havo heard that llttlo duel, I think you'd havo won straight through !' "Unfortunately they couldn't," Tal- ,cnlD bibiicu, unu u a no imru iu cup to reach tho Inner ,lnf,.nntlni, of reftt mixeJ com munlty." Tho great night camo and passed with fewer thrills than any ono had Imagined possible. Horlock himself undertook tho defenso of his onco more bitterly assailed Government and from tho first It was obvious what the end must be. Ho spoke with the resigned cynicism of ono who knows that words are fruitless, that tho die Is already cast and that his little froth of words, valedictory ln holr tone from the first, was only n iriDuie to exacting convention. iai lento had never been moro restrained, although his merciless logic reduced tho Issues upon which tho vote was to be taken to the plainest and clear est elements. He remained studious- KBL llt.ll 11.. ..II. . 1 kUmlllkll UlUUlUUfl ly emotional and nothing which ho SHE SUDDENLY ROSE, CAME OVER AND KNELT DY THE SIDE OF .U,D ucd aomc iucnt AnniiMn his imfck. w I innn 111.11 niuiiw said Indicated ln any way his per sonal Interest In the sweeping away of tho Horlock regime. It was Dar trey himself who overshadowed 'every ono that night. He spoke so seldom In tho Houso that many of the mom bers had forgotten that ho was nn ucrs laa forgotten tnnt no was an orator of rare quality. 'That night ho ..... , ' , , ry'rilTs to thVVdyVilc realms the lasting good of the "9 ' fashioned, lie pointed ou what government might and should "vi - . re of the citizen, hla early and late education, his shouldering of tho . II. 111.1 ...1. 1 1. 1 .. . .. ipnmg in a i ucrvuus um ufu- llant phrases the exact possibilities of socialistic legislation, and ho wound up wun a parodied epigram: uovcrji- ment, he declared, was pnuosopny icacning vy ttuiurca. in my suu, in- ler led fourteen of hU once1 numerous .solve your mystery? "Honor," ho snld. "You can trust, can't you?" said sho softly. "Yea you." , "I'm going now," sno warnca. "CJoodby." "Don't you want mi to stay any Iongrr7" sho demanded, piqued. "More man unyiiiiiiK i IJut I'm duo at Pasqucet." "Good night, then." She leaned for- ward to release tho brake. His hand closed over hers. "Dorothy," ho said, and bent fori ward to look Into her eyes. "No, no, no, no!" bhe denied vo hcmcntly. "Dorothy?" Thcru was appeal an well as question In his lowered voice. Vnn aim ivlilannrr.fl. nnd lnnnwl In ,ouch ,,, Hwlliy wm, her own. "That's for your flvc-ycar-long faith," she murmured, " n6J"m Mw-UiMtalo been so .... I ...... , , 1. 1 n in. ..1rrli. liniu CAIUIIli unite,0 luirtut w w .ii.u turned out as they did. Either u fellow Is engaged or a fel low Isn't engaged," ho 'md pointed followers Into tho Government lobby to find himself byl forty votes upon the losing side. Horlock round Tallonto onco more slipping quietly away from tho House - and bundled htm Into his car. They drove off rnpldly. "Even your now ndhorent," Tall- cnto said, smiling, -"could not savo you." Horlock mado a grimace. ''You can havo Miller and his faith- should be at Buckingham Palaco to ful fourteen," ho declared. "Wo day." don't want him. Tho man waB a "To-morrow," ho corrected her. "I Llttlo Englandcr, ho has become a hired n very powerful car and mo Llttlo Laborlte. Heaven knows where tored down yesterday afternoon. I no'll ena! Are you going to bo Prime Minister, Tallonto?" i (ion i Know, was 1110 quiet ro- ply. "Just for tho moment I nm weary of It all. Day after day, fight- )ng and scheming, speaking and writ- Ing, Just to get you fellows out. And now we vo goi you out, wen, i aon t Know mat wo aro gomg to do any better. Wo vo got tho principles, 1 ? country ready for our programmo?' "If you ask mo, I think tho coun- tryls ready for anything In tho'way of a chango." Horlock replied. VI nm onrn I ..m. I i. iw.V iHm Minister before, but I've never In my llfo had such an army of Incomno- - - - - - - --. . . .. . tents at tho back of me. Take my tip. Tallente. Don't you' have a unanccuor ui mo ixcncquer wno ro- " - ' .... -.. ' ' ' ' fuses to tako a bit off tho incomo tax every year," "Wo shall abolish tho Incomo tax "Well, good luck to youl" Horlock said heartily. HAPPINESS. ,Itr h ,,,, ,. ,..,, htaS- i i I conducted him at once to Janes , hhered ryouMudysh.p." Ho huil mproi.ion of her ns al,0 rosB flcm u vory b0a of noW8. pupcr.. ana was tninner ho was 8Ure of that dressed In Indoor clothes aiihouEh it was tho middle of the . ...... ment tnoy were iu wun u gicam ot fear which passed uhnost instiintuno- ously. Ehe had recovered herself oven uefore mo uoor wus cioscu oeiuna mo dtpurting servant. iir iuiivuioi ono in.rira, iuui But bow Is tuts possible?" a . , , ............ out. "It's a month since I put It up to you, Dorrlt, and you haven't said when yet." "1 supposo you're right, Tom," she replied. "Of course I'm right," said ho. "1 think I'll go homo now," said the girl. "No, pleuso. I don't want you to take mo. I'm going by myself, if you don't mind." Dorothy's Btcrllng-Wrlght, as soon as alio had turned It Into tho main road, took, us It were, tho bit between lis- teetn, umi insisted on Its own way. With a high thrill of her pulses Dor- othy recognized the screen of willows. saw the old stone posts loom In tho moonlight, and bringing tho car to a standstill, leaned forward to drink In onca more tho dear und unforgotten vista of Pasqucet, Maine. Pasqucot had vanished. M R. THOMAS N. MARTIN DALE prided himself on be ing a man of action and with reason. 116 mentioned nn engagement between himself und Miss Dorothy Forrest. Tho Search- "Everything Is possible," ho an- swered. v "I have come to see you, Jane." . Sho was glad but amazed. Even when ho had obeyed hor Involuntary gesture und seated himself by her side, thero was something incredulous about her expression. "Hut what does It mean that you are hero Just now?" sho persisted. "According to the newspapers you am starting back when tho moon rises to-night. For theso few hours I am Doner out or London. "IJut why" she faltered. He was slowly finding himself. "I camo for you, Jane," ho said, "on any terms anyhow. I came to Deg tor your sympathy, for some measure of your affection, to beg you to como back to Charles Street. Is W . mV abnS ?V, " , Her eyes glowed across at him. Sho suddenly rose, camo over and knelt by the sldo of his chair. Her arms went around his neck. k,,,.," ' ., ... ............ diiu iiniauuiGU. . u.ivn been ashamed. I was wrong. That nlcht-thB ti.o.mht f mv , ,A " my foolish, selfish fears. Oh. T wrong! I have prayed that tho time' miglit como when I could tell you And If you hadn't come. I never could " ' J? , P f . 0 mo Uack? 1 have told.you. I couldn't havo written, ,1 ba.r ,to, ?llis ,anJ" moro of 1 couldn't havo como to London. But yl delightful picture." I wanted you to know." J At s"nPr snp Informed the sad She drew his head down and kissed aenCi dPIom,at ,that she couldn't join him Won the lips. Tallente knew then ? Pr?tc1 air-flight party for tho Is why ho had come. The wholo or- Ian ".1 the ""J1 wcek' because she was chestra of life was playing again. Ho startlnK for homo unexpectedly. was strong enough to overcome moun- tains. "Andrew," sho faltered, "you real ly " Ho stopped her. "Tonn l,n .,.,t.l iir 1 .... pld news. It seems to mo Incredibly stupid Let mo pass lt on to you quickly. You knew, didn't you, that I was married In America? Well, my Wife has divorced me ther. Wn mnr. rlcd In n State where such things aio possible." ""'vv- Q w.v v.. oi, a lawyer beroro I started yesterday morning. But listen to the rest of It. Stella Is married married to tho man I thought I had thrown over the cliff. She Is married to Anthony Palllser." "Then you aro free?" Jano mur mured, drawing a little away. "Not In tho least," ho replied. "I am engaged to marry you." At luncheon, with Parkins in attend ance, It became posslblo for them to converse) coherently. "When I found you at home In the middle of tho morning," ho said, "I was ufrald you were HI." "I haven't been well," sho admit ted. "I rodo some dlstanco yesterday and It fatigued mo. Somehow or other, I think I havo had the feeling, the last few weeks, that my work jhere Is over. All my farms uro sold. I have really now no meuns of occupying my tlmo." "It Id fortunute," he told her, with a smile, "that 1 um ublo to point out to you u new sphere of usefulness." She mado u llttlo grimace at him behind Purklns' uugust back. Parkins left the room. She held mt bur hand, j "How horrid of youl" she mur mured. "You are gibing at me nc- muse j lcnt my. farmers a little money, He luughcd softly. ' "You, dear!" ho exclaimed, "On my nonor, u never entered two my "ead' Only 1 want to bring you grad- ,, fhn nw wn ,'.,,,",,, because F want so much from 'you- 8..A,nUdC!?..haC1,1,0 aDMpnt,,JP" ,And7 , 8l,, pleadcd' He looked around to be sure that va,.i.iB imm bis Place, kissed her. " yo" caro 'or moonlight motor- ....w w4 .v. .v.. If yo" had left mo behind," she murmured. l should have sat here "-"...... u " - "i,. tfV1 THE END. N light announced tho betrothal, In an early May Issue. After a brief but spirited colloquy with him, Miss Forrest went, with her uncle and aunt to Alaska, leaving htm tho undisputed possessor of a large, valuable and prctnaturo emerald ring, Subsequently Dorothy revealed an ambition to see tho Orient, which her Buardlans kindly gratified. Thereafter lncy took her to Vienna, Rome, Paris, initnn. nnd other wnv stations on th0 Grand Tour of Forgotfulness. ln tll0 course of much time and far wnn.li..rln.ii. the Forrrst fnmllv. floo- ,ng tho rlgora ot Wnter brought up at I'alm Beach. Thero sho fell ln with a young diplomat attached (though not violently) to tho Frcrfch Embassy at Washington, who Immediately became her devoted slave. Ho suggested mak ing up a party to see a new movlo re leased. For tho first half hour of tho per formance, Miss Forrest secretly yawned. Then, with a startled ex clamation, she leaned forward, con- vulalvely gripping tho front of tho seat beforo her, her eyes fixed with tho Intensity of hypnotism. Pasqucet, Me., had flashed upon tho screen. And down tho peaceful village street ambled a cow, looking as smug as a cow should who earns $10 a day, led by a young man ln farm garb and wearing tho faco of tho Monarch of Pasqueet. Tho director asked her, "How do you like It?" adding, "'That's tho most carefully detailed ptcturo I've ever produced." "It's quite wonderful," answered the girl In a polite but muffled voice. 'This scene Is supposed to be what we call humorous relief," pointed out tho director. "Yes, It's awfully funny," said Miss Forrest, and burst Into tears. Ho took her hastily outside, where sho, presently professed herself quite recovered from an Inexplicable attack of falntness, and proved it by putting him through a shrewd examination, "Where la Pasqueet, Mr. Blabson?" "Itlsnt. It's just a 'location.'" Please tell mo what a 'location' Is." "A scene that wo build to shoot. It's built from tho front only." "Oh!" saldthe girl, enlightened as to tho reason for tho houso without a back. "And what becomes of It after you've 'shot' It?" "In this case It went to the man who owns the old estate wo used for the location. We turned It over to him' In lieu of rent. He'll sent It to the wreckers, I suppose, and make quite a, good thing." "1 see. Is that all he got for his rent?" "Well, as I recall, wo paid ten a day for his cow and Ave for himself. Animni. .nm,iim . .v..- u.. mans In o.ir gamethat Is. than or dlnarv 'mob nctori ........ J l . 1 u I. uviUIOi "And waa the farmcr wlth tho cow an ordinary 'mob actor'?" "if hP ilnri i1lvn .. ia ,,,,. tor ruefully "mv comninvVn ri L VJ2' my company would nave saved money. Before he was through . ' 1 i. . . .. . .1 . 1 .1 ,., hu.Vdrerl thn.,,n 1 f .T.8 ?f ?u"dre? L.0." and dolIars for rWhls In , . " .. Thank you," said Miss Forrest. M EN and tho things that men make, tragically alter and pass, but spring Is a true- heart and returns ever tho a 0 A" ,vas ns lt nad en a year iio.o iu uvrumyg eager wistfulness as she took tho turn Into tho quiet side road. .. .. . . . iUm mreicnea in front of her exactly as beforo. On mviMikti ui x-tusijueci. Dorothy commanded her voice suf- flclently to say "Supposo a car should come?" ' ! nrnn't i, .J. . . ... u,iu, olruua uunu iu meet uer. "No, please," sho besought A Stirring Romance of the 300 PAGES OF LOVE AND THRILLS" M Begins Monday in M foEM CAREFULLY BINDING HIS HANDKERCHIEF ACROSS HER EYES, HE LED HER DOWN THE STREET OF PASQUEET, MAINE. lessly as he held out his hand. "Don't touch mo; not yet. Sonny. I've got to be sure, first, that'lt's true." "It's true, dear. It's part of tho story." , "Cut Pasqueet? It was gono when I last came. Or was I dreaming?" "No; It was gone. "And now 11,8 nero aGain- Isn'1 it?" "That's part of the story, too." "Tell It to me." "I sold Pasqueet to the wreckers because I needed the money very much. Then I made a lot. So I Just put it back as It was. For you." She shook her head Incredulously. "No, people don't do things llko that. Not real people In real life. Are you real, Sonny?" "Try me and see." w ITH a little sob of gladness and surrender sho slipped Into his arms. (lv. , . i ' . auu tu WCU lUUj, liUUl Ing back to me. Dorothy." ho sold. "Is that tho way to tell a eirl you love her?" she whlsmrnrt .r, ., , . r . 11 8 the rea,est way 1 know' sne drew back her head to study his race. "You must have been very sure oil hl VJprd vftti?,f "Mostly. But there were times of doubt. Bad times!" "Did you hear of my engagement?" sho asked very low. ,.yca K neaHy knlcd me ho an Bwored. -Until I realized that It breath-couldn't bo true." THE SHEIK By EDITH M. HULL THE STORY EVERY THE BEST " BEST "Why couldn't it?" "It wasn't part of tho story." "No; and It never was true. After I'd seen you It couldn't bo. But all this," sho looked, about her at tho still street and tho homey empty buildings, "I still don't realize why you did It." "Onco .when I was a boy," he ex plained, "I built a blrdhouse In a tree and a pair of birds came and nested there. A storm torn tho hnuan down ana the birds went away. But tho next spring I put It up In the same placo nnd tne birds came back. You see," he said, confidentially, "those birds' were lovers. And lovers always come n nr " .:Z luuni u uuy jew bmu uuuubv-'u. "An absurd, romantic, silly boy." But 1 .. .. . I 1 l. H.l . n w. . 1 f , - . ,, . caressing as she spoke. "Still," she added. "I don't suppose you've been absurd and romantic enough to como street." "Oh, no! But to-day Is the anni versary of your first coming." "You remembered that too!" she marvelled. Then, when sho had recov ered tho uso of her lips for purposes of speech, sbe said with an effort at practically: "Just tho same, it's a ONE TALKS ABOUT SELLER" OF YEARS The Evening World reckless waste of money. Look at that church, now" "That church Is there for a specif purpose," ho broke In. "I leave ltJ your Imagination to guess whaL" "But wo can't be married 'In a church without u pulpit, Sonny," she said, softly. "I'll build a pulpit." "And we'll havo tho wedding break fast ln a bakery without any baker, I suppose," she railed, nodding to IU" ward the High Class establishment of W. Nlblack. "You can bake the bread." 'And we'll live happy ever after In a house wlthout any back?" ... . .... we'll put in a oacK.v I'm sure It's all a story," she "Too dear to bo true. -Do sighed. you think you could ever make mo , . believe It?" "AH I ask Is tho chance." "How does It end. then?" "There Isn't any end to this story,1' said the Monarch of Pasqueet. Copyright. 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