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semi-monthly magazine The God in the Car bung Lord Stranleigh in Masquerade By ROBERT BARR Illustrations by T.VICTOR HL A. ;-?V.t-tyT3nl'N,i STl'AN'Ll'H'll alwa.N-. -"V' prmed a (li-:ipHiiiiiiiu'iit In ii tlmr- 's' if jV much liniii tlic cnuNciitiuiinl idea- of Ju.,,'- wliiil ii hetcility-piiniil peer .-hoiild In-. V,i III' wa- lint nNcI lu-Jl 1-itlLT nil tilt' nlic liainl. mil' cniidt-cemlllii; mi 1 1 if other. I M-i ii-r t ft it i:i 1 1 a hy, uiiii limiiiL: per-mi. ca-ih -tlfin In an t'Ktil 1 1 all-t who intend -tatc-ini'iiN nt' Mitlicii-ni 'iiiiiai. He ni'MT M'i'iiii'il tn In' xi'iy -me nitniit any t him;. altliinr'li utiiloiihtcdly In' a a .jild'je nt wcll-tlttim; clothe-., ami the tailor ins: nl i'i'ii tin- leuiotcr pail- uf AiiH'iira lather plca-eii linn. One 1 1 1 i 1 1 vr that nu t 1 1 i .-omcw hat milil disapproval was iiinhii' iuhliril. lli -lnaiik 1 1 1 mi ceucral no tii'i'. ami 1 1 it-it tn eliuce him-clt nvIicii oi ti no l HI hi- I tack. In older, t licit. In llNe I hi' illii't ainl -imple 1 1 1 1 hi- l ! -1-lii 1 1 iiinililii'il a -!iatai;em he hail iM'il mi a iii'mii- in'i'ainii with i I t . . 1 1 . Hi- arraii'ji'il that I he oheiliciil hut uiiwillini; 1'ou ih'ihv -liniihl ail thr count rN-'jeutlcinan nt laiidaml. hciit mi I'lihiii'iiiv 1 i mim! I in icsidcnce in tin I niliil Mali-. I.niil Miaiih'iuh him-i'lt' ! i i ! I tn inti-iiiiiaili' a- l'niiili'i I in ' ilianllVili . a lolc I'm w hii li In- wa- i'll-lilli'il. hi i ail I hi- low fm niiitiii'iii'j. ami - j fi 1 nr-- in I lie ait. Hi' die ed tin' rliaiacli'i In ei tectum, hi'inu nla- iarlii'iilar in lh'' matli'l' nl' rliithi'-. ami wa j 1 1 i t ailiniiahh' in rai-inv: hi- I'm cllirjci dcfci cut ialh In ihi' ril'-'f nt lis i'a'. a -alu'i which nihlly nll'crtcd l'miih i h . I'miih-rliv hail In 'ii limn a -cnant ami himinhl 1 1 1 :i -4-i jtiil. wilh 1 i it ii'-nll that po-itn: a-a yentlc man wit- 1 i 1 1 1 ! hi- ta-ii'. Hi' would iln auvtliinr I .mil Slratilciuli commanded, ami thai without inn--limi-h -liuuiirj I 1 1 1 1 1 iv nl. hut iln- Kail -liiauk limit viviii'j a inmiiiaml. a- tiitn-li a- hi- would hai' di-liked rccciviiu; mn'. He wit- -uaNe i'nini''h with people in nt-ucial. hut .in-l a I i 1 1 1 mmi' -tunc in dealiiii; w it Ii llm-i' ili'ii'inli'iit mi him. Qi iN'll'l'l'Y." -aiil tin' I'.ail in hioachini; tin- mailer. "I'i' hrcii think'un; that we Imtli n I a diaic'i'." "S i-. tin Inid .'" "I'midcthy." pleaded Strauleii;h. "ih'a-i' ohli'je mi' h nmillitiu ihi' aiicllatimi." "A I'han'ji'. -ir .'" "Ah. thai '- liclter: hill mnit tin' '.-ir' in filtiue. al-n. liicidentull.N. I'oiidei h.N . 1 IniM' ihnril in iln haul; nl Altmiulii' lillri'ii ll -ami ilnllar- In .unir Uiilil. Ynll raillint li'tlll'll In nlil llll'jlanil jn-l i'l, hut mim ma ciiji N'i' lai'jlaml. I hai' taken a 1'iii'iii-hci! hini-i' I'm mi: all I a-k in irturu i- thai I ma n'liriali' a- .Mini rhailll'i'iir." Ami -ii ii ua- ai i inii'il. I I St ranh'i'jli ai iln' uhi i'l -aw iniii'li nt' a i-hai iii'iinr i nnnli , ninl inn--. with I'miili'lhx in thi' hark nil. hilt nunc nl'lcli wit h nit him. I'm' ihc iuc-rnnahlc -cianl wa quite I'viilently ill at ca-c in hi- new mlc One lialiuy ilay iluriirj the cMeiiiuually hcatitiful iiniiiier nl' thai car. Siianlei-jli let't Alimn ille in hi-' iiiiitm, alnui', ami luiucil intn a mail that lcil uirnnalely tn the Ailimmlaek inniintaiii-. n ilimly in the hae. tar In 1 1 ic ninth, ll wa hi- l'anrili' ilme. The i I leil alum.' the nplaml-. and uaw a line iew nt' a 'Jimii nf cr-tal lake-, with well wnmleil hank- mi tin' nim-ile i-lmii'. Tilt' ili trii't wn-. iiai'iieally uuiniieheil hy tniiiiiiciit'. mixc that lien' ami there, in the valley. Mooil -nh-laiitial iiiill-. 'mill In lake aihantave nt' water inwer tVmn lei n m .1 V- Hiir y,- the hrawliil'.' llel tniil ii llii-j the hlM Snllie nt' llit-e taetnile- hail heeu all. il n nil. ami wcie -Inwly hiiiiiiiiiiu m lilit-iiie a- an nlil Ian nicau ca-tle. nthti- wcte .-till in unim." niilci. '11 alley hail nllre heeil H n-ni ml-. It'll in an a'jc nf itciiicmhiii- imejie had ln--tci. a- it weic. uilh Ihc H"t' 'n l.aek nl' aileiiialc tailway ciiiinei'timi the mit-ide wnrld wa- the allc.'eil can-i . hilt the t mi-el atl-lll nt' the n.lll-nW in t -wlm. in an a'je nf I'miihinatimi, had -tlll'Julcil mi indi ldiially In Uphiild the 'n- cl nt leltiliu Well almic. had li'-ililcd I thcii heinu li lt almic "Sniiie ill Ihc ii. id- had heeu illlcha-ti hv the Tl'll-I-. .1 cln-eil llli. One nr IWn r-t ill .-till ' liattliiiL' Inr iudiv idii.ii-ui a'ml iuili'ieinle .n , I'M'I'.Milie hut thelll-cli". I iliilli.ilrj ill n ua a t'meiiiie iimi'lii-imi. Vet. Inr a man whn wi-lnd tn ii-t. and d -ilnl. like the nld-ta-him:i il millet'-, tn In alnue. llii- cminl i -ide wa- i'n.id ili.tiim . Miaiih'i.'li had the Hi.nl- In luui-ell. and wn mil an tlimi'.'hl nf hi-di-i'iiii-nlatc ah l 1 1 . i i -in an uniiei'i--ai il lai'j" and wdl-l in ni-ln d lltill-e. the -elli-h MHIUii lliaii ltie.lt lied Iln- eM i at iir.: air. ami leM'leil in hi- titi'dmii HI! pa I'll .1 nil! . v cmiple. e idellt K Im ei -, -lai.d iifj nil a yia Knoll, and '.'amu aem a I 1 lake al Ihc wihmIimI hank- nf ihc other -nlc. -ecu. nrjl al a line old t'nlmiial inai.-imi which -Innd in a licaiinu nl the liuihci. with wdhkcpl iMmnul-.-lnpiii'j i:entl down In the walci. A man drixiiiy a motor ha- lit t tc iippnitunilv I'm" admiiiii'-' -icneiy. hill Siianlci'.'h cauuhi a llectiii'-jliiup-e ot a 'jnl. in who-c eiic .mm llieie wa a liti'je uf -adi e-. which enhanced her lovclini ; Ihc i he wa- pa-l. with the citipK load hetme him. lie fell into a icM'iic. a tno-t ilanuetnii- -lale of mind for a chaullciii. hit il wa- inleri uplcd h a -hmil. illickl followed I in aiiolhel". lie Inoki il hack over hi- -hoiililer. and -aw the .Nome: man riiiuiiii'j lo-waiil- him. Stianleiuli applied hi- hrakc- and came to a -laud-till. The jimiiir u appinailiiu'j. -aid hicathh ly: "Ymi an- the chaiilleur nl' the Kii'jli-huiaii in Al- tnllN ille, aie ll'l Noll .'" "I am." "Ale Noll uoillii to meet hilll .'" "N'o; I am mil for my own plca-uie." "I'll 'jie Noil a ilnllar il noii Nill lake my vile ami me hai k to Allots die" Stiaiilci'jh -mile I. ".My wile ha- -praineil her ankle, and cannot walk." nr'jcd the Noiini: mail. "I him -oi i n lo hear iliat." icplicd l."id Sirau- lei'jll. "Mcp in. We will uo I k lo hei ." The noiiii'j man ptani! inlo the ear. which the ainateiii chauffeur turned ncin ilel'tl.N. and in a few ... i i l . I . ! . t lllollielil- tlit'N wcieal Hie lira N naill. w nei e i lie an t wa- -ittilll.'. Her hu-haml lilted liei lo ille hack -cat. ami the polite chaiilVeiu. auain eNpie inu ic 'Jlet al the llcciilelll, thine the till -wil'tl.N I k to . It i tit villi1, -loppum al the o!)ne of the oiiIn iliicior. The ymiiii; man nun; iln" hell, hut hetme the door wa- opened, he had tarried the nil 1 up Iln -lepi-. I're-eutly he letiirncd.' and tuiiml Siranlei'jh -till -il tiim in " 1 1 haiilleiii'- -cat. He thiu-t hand in 1 1 "t Hrr ttiiituad lifted ll.f IO lh'- luwl .u and lh. polite clui.H,'ur dro. the ar sNifll bait, lo Alionvtlk. poeki I. iii.d iln i Im lh a -iInci dnlhir. "I am i-Nei -n much nhliucil." he -aid, "and am -mi'N In Inne kept Null -n loin;." "Thai ' of no lumiieiit al all." icluiiinl Siian leinh. "To he of a i-laiicc. however -Imhl, i- a plea-tlic. I lio c to hear thill the lady'- iniui N i I ll it -elliill-. and I lieu I -hall he Well paid." lie iauiircd 1 1 if hand that piolVctid the dollar. "You will not he paid." icliiiucil the Noiini: ma'i. with a Itowii. "uiilil noii hate taken thi- dollar." Mianlei'jh l.tu'jlied yeiitlN. "I lohl von." he -aid. "that I wa- not woikim: fm i oin." The Noiinir mail came eln-er to the ailtolnohile. "To Icll the tiutll." lie -aid, catlle-llN, "lloW We aie in AllouNillc 1 I'eai that pmupou- ucnllcmau. Noiir ho, may emne alon-j, ami noii will act inlo lloillile. Ma-let- ilmi'l like their men to ll-e then liiolol- for other people'- conNt'liiclicc." lPti."T mi wmiN ahmit .Mr. I'nnileiliy." -i 1 ' Miailleejll. lea III III'jIn, "lie'- NCIV '."ill ml Mill hcai ted, and hi- pnmio-ii.N t- iih icIn a manucri-m I 'tit waitiinj lute in lake .Madame ami Nnur-ell lo Nuur ic-ideiice." "ll i - ii'i much of a ic-ideiice." the other -aid nic lull.N. "IIiiIn ainiiplenl i i.nm- and a -mall kitchen . il ' Ic than a handled Naid- limn Iteie." "I'll wail, and lake noii lhal humlicd Naid-." "I wmk in I'lilnii r'- limn mill," cNplaiucd the hu haml. "We aie ti ( ncin hii-N, -o I had the day nil. The lii'- mill- in the ea-t. and luilher wc-t, dn prm iicill.N all ihemimlini: unwadaN-." The dnctoi'.- door opened, and the phy-ician ap pealed. "It'.- all liuhl. .Mr. ThaUi-," he -aid. chccifull.N. "Your wife mu-i .-lop iiiilioi- a few da,N. and n-t her fool. The cine U'lIN he ledimi-, hill mil painlu! I hank- to pi nmpl 1 1 caluicni."