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1 WHITE !t RY WALTERS "YNOPS$l -8- t New York home of James Brood aul Rigs. hs two old pesoasea await the eoning of sea Frederic to learn the ostenis ig'eless from Brood. but Frederic. OSelas. throws it Into the Are and tee room without a word Frederic Demod, hbis laes., that the nnounces e father's marriage e ie the house prepared for an Im bomecode. Mrs Desooad. the and L a's mother, tries to Brood n hie bride lve. she a Uklrls at rat meetas. hbows dbbs sad veled htty o am. eIua" Mrs. Brood meet a where Ldia works as CHAPTER IV-Cenmtiued. :4h ml si , sbe okew sot why. .w a u, I to the words, ds l 'lagld m with which they aere than she suspected, id": ss never oasiders the cot t mu, Mrs. Brood, If its beaty to im." Mrs. Brood ve* " ui s inI half-pesled look. N esly to look about youa r * eat Thi ses room r -presa SThe last was spea hase de are yea, Miss Demomist sadm a nem abraptly. we surrieod to Id s m so wu f a to yeawr wrpsi -Mil hat I a3 tea yea. older I"u w misrl why I to Fsu Sso Le . Marly. -a r ltlt yes m r eNm tst aM -sen eler tes M on e Sw st a aehe ' laiw l woe` sob.sse be a eit : I -Mes ~-i 1 6 .flit at p agentseas een a ath 16- ' Is hw tn be 0,to stb eame to marry him, but-the other way 'round. It's the way with men past middle age." Lydlia hesitated before speaking. "Mr. Brood does not confide in Pred eric. I am afraid they have but little in common. Oh, I shouldn't have said that!" Mrs. Brood regarded her with nas rowitnlg eyes. "He doesn't confide in Predpric?" she repeated, in the form of a question. Her voice seemed Slower than before. "I'm sorry I spoke as I did, Mrs. Brood," said the girl, annoyed at her self. "Is there a reason why be should dislike his son?a" asked the other, re Sgarding her fixedly. "Of course not," cried poor Lydia. I There was a moment of silence. "Some day. Lydia, you will tell me L. about Mr. Brood's other wife." t "She died many years ago," said the Sgirl, evasively. "I know," sid Mrs. Brood. "Still I sL hould IIke to bear more of the womua r he owild not orget in all those years- a unti he met mO." She grew silent sad pteoeeuled, a slight frown markin her forehad as she rammed her examiatiom of the room and its contents. Great lanterns hung suspended be ide the shrine, but were now an Slhted. On the table at whiMoh Brood prebsed to work stood a hus lamp. with a leesis usreems of gold. When Ihoed a sat, mellow slow eesed through the shade to emate a eml e gelden birliuse over a radius that eatended but little beyond the edge et the tai, yet reomed to the be5in - aemasee of D h os es by. Over .as this *falke splendor ined -ah sec. meatintes i tance Sthe ed to whoam .ies reod was est w o eantees hbasetl The spell a of the Mwsm m d"ated every . bhmrth reode f tbo mhSnu ee d Ue the two wemea, se abser aent of wau wth her wrromdbgs. yet a tig8 ho eae r; the ether ied-' ta Imaeber wit h the warm tes that eseleogel her. te was ithe, aas- Weit t oe Pra d the met en ouse dasnes. .r dior weas a sliled a ash e dsiess of the 0s0en her "ae% emeet sahia sheen with e Seemas:se o lasSr tho e smde 4to 7 1 b 9 00 o mesd s ; lir t weeat b a or lneab fe t * e u a g te .am. a am e sonr nt as thorap raiS M her ! a s enameseem s a beim.g of ra 1 ~m. be • .h sea-h M o ender, s all*thestaest h * &.IA. eni a smmer lnght with the messa and stame-- "Bat bow desolate it looks today. with the dead vies and the colorless stones! Ugh!" She dropped the curtatins. The soft warm glow of the room camo back and she sighed with relief. "I hate things that are dead," she said. At the sound of a soft tread and the gentle rustle of draperies, they turned. Ranjab, the Hindu, was crossing the room toward the small door which gave entranee to his closet. He paused for an instant before the image of Buddha, but did not drop to his knes as all devout Buddhists do. Mrs. Brood's hand fell lightly upon Lydia's arm. The man turned toward them a second or two later. His dark, hand some face was hard set and emotion less as he bowed low to the new mis tress of the house. The fingers closed tightly on Lydia's arm. Then he smiled upon the girl, a glad smile of devotion. His swarthy face was trans figured. A moment later he unlocked his door and passed into the other room. The key turned in the lock with a slight rasp. "1 do not like that man," said Mrs. Brood. Her voice was low and her eyes were xed steadily a the closed door. CHAPTER V. Husband and Wife. The ensuing fortnight brought the expected changes in the household. James Brood, to the surprise of not only himself but others, lapsed into a curious statp of \adolesoenos. His In fatuation was bomplete. The once dominant influence of the man seemed to slinak away from him as the passing days brought up the new probqms of llfe. Wnhere he had lived to eommand he now was contenat to serve. His friends, his seea his servants viewed the trasuormation with wonder, not to say apprehension. It would not be tre to tha that he remarkable personaty of the man had sfwered. He was sti the man of steel, but rtempered. The rigid bmodswoerd was made over into the fine Seible bllade of Toledo. H enld be beat bet not broken. It pleased him to sebmit to TYvm ne's mmands. Nt that they were arduous or peremptory; on the cmo tary, they word snmeeas is wht his ewn comfort and pleuae appeared to be t he iaspiatis. She ws too wise to dememd, too mever to sse to eajolery. She was a lati, Dlil mar was hers as a birthright- Co Splante, apeals salks would have Sgainlas ething ken James Breed. Nor olwea it hase peearfed to her to em $dq these methods. rm the da she emtal time se she was its ad Thser were e ale setema of seati Smet toa reseresa or repat herla the aeagmmmat of her he sebla. bhe woa a tahe a tm tr ealm. sea i . bm Sr ; leves Sae am t pra~ed wea at ose the es of her enl am,a sem way l whok b i aslt saed a mpe aw POreWOu t aig aheve AN eth a-mege wd te iesug a msuu of Mers. Daw aes d Itlgs tem the saesmed seeer fee to e tnhird Sear haes weitho .in.at the as-- p altmleeisra as the part of the Smd essm who has ed mw iils t 4 e is 1 eae sess s e s e w lea. ed seamit .a setr of r Ma or te "esi Mra. tno toth asosd, imete suspemt - asi, a aLo d u hImr pla to sehe ae w ubbeass. ao the stha r eer a Me r emi t seai Kea i lm e hal hautu asses gMe m e saem t seme suer. ! .vbebee Is1eis s-edth--f trir ass seeK R dim e U-s easifat , * .dra . e .l .. . .. a S ao hsibwg *ee aisng ea ,rmsh s.e- -e-n or wtile o sut hd*. -_ . SQ o t.lent - - memt "- h ie l e her os r s aee t ae~i the ser rm were o ah e St m e to m ae - ese , hse. in -is So I me s ,s i- ens Ss Weds ad er hew as 5*m i" U .2 , i w " -.. Si e sAlps sad on r s * airm be me ming batlar held aas ad aem they In asbedu u a u , st l uge e-e else in~m, t- m , > "uip o pa m al S ee Jana, is hg hs easd J whe a essuri desm C a. -L Vt - "I should lie to have r. Desmn d as y friend, not as my houseke.r" said his wit salmply. "By Jove, and that's Just what I should like," he cried. "There Is bunt one way, you know." "She must be one or the other, eh", "Precisely," she esaid with Srmness. "In my country, James, the wives of best friends haven't the same moral standing that they appear to have in yours. Oh, don't scowl so! Shall I tell you that I do not mean to reSect on Mrs. Desmond's virtue--or discre tion? Far from it. If she is to be my frend, she eannhot be your housekeep er. That's the point. Has she any means of her own? Can she-" "She has a small income, and an an nuity which I took out for her soon after her poor husband's death. We were the closest of triends-" "I understand, James. You are very generous and very loyal. I quite un derstand. Losing her position here, then, will not be a hardship?" "No," said he soberly. "I am quite competent, James," she said brightly. "You will not miss her, I am sure." "Are you laughing at me, darling?" She gave him one of her searching, unfathomable glances, and then smiled with roguish mirth. "Isn't it your mission in life to amuse and entertain me?" "I love you, Yvonne-Good God, how I love you!" he cried abruptly. His eyes burnt with sudden flame of pas sion as he bent over her. His face t quivered; his whole being tingled with Ithe Serce spasm of an uncontrollable desire to crush the warm, adorable t body to his breast in the supreme I estasy of possession. I She surrendered herself to his pas slonate embrace. A little later, she I withdrew herself from his arms, her Iips still quivering with the fierceness I of his kisses. Her eyes, dark with Swonder and perplexity, regarded his truansdured tiee for a long, tense I moment. I "Is this love, James?" she whis Spered "Is this the real, true love" I "What else, in heaven's name, can it I be?" he cried. He was sitting upon 1 S"YeK woo t et Mis WHa I a ameM b S s am et d er haIen Ihkles dosw a hrh es glesmam" a " igh, o r =oat" e "M n, Is Net On w 1 rsh So " S a," sho e t. "wen t ySe v-sat ut th -e k, I m eae the wmd." at . dsr" law e V mw to | -rr L m er Iat h r s w , Who tali3 twea*ln pe as- aommstom m I tiel h. m A Nher." aI mel o am ome, w In d ease e a--i~ e -! ·'l, *Tea asw aet m h--: 1 Wh e he as e l,.en as• el I awal fiem her en the wind o SlSd e tIhhe I3* ever mh e he - kt lae L els tioke - s. th as thbw. So Wol" ile aod - akali m h 5, isl ht a wa ums ea the wIndo U aut st the pin IN her va l ip mother' walm m?' e o t he ( ued Ss that whe hae heulrnet ito be t ae "ar m 3h eutie tha hel her ve he sr ae, t said h hey 'Ike m Ie s hwesk, were whits "e ha ne 4 hesard M rth r 3." o bO. esta Tey e Mye 3*t hav as r. me aiealy a seUem as oL f aI puI "De s rai med s Uess d eeis p theris - ame m med the tee qag C harr my -Tt a." M -emr -*** b brothe d he ¶ha s sem Ps3a emsus igam sedsig of dasger that more than amgs he had experienaed is the alleat, tra- of qul depths of great forests. J "I wonder what could have hap pemed to make you so bitter toward w her," she went on, still watching him through half closed eyes. "Was she a unfaithful to you? Was-r "Good God, Yvonne!" he cried, an hi angry light jumping into his eyes-the Y eyes that so recently had been ablaue with love. "We must never speak of-of that again," be said, a queer note of hoare ness in his voice. "Never, do you an derstand?" He was very much shaken. "Forgive me," she pleaded, stretch Ing out her hand to him. "I am fool ish, but I did not dream that I was be ing cruel or unkind. Perhaps, dear, it is because I am-Jealous" "There is no one-nothing to be jealous of,." he said, passing a hand over his moist brow. Then he drew nearer and took her hand in his. He lounged again on the arm of her chair. She leaned back and sighed contented 5 ly, the smile on her red Ups growing sweeter with each breath that she took. He felt the blood warming once more in his veins. For a long time they sat thus, look I ing into each other's eyes without speaking. He was trying to fathom D the mystery that lurked at the bottom of those smiling wells; she, on the r other hand, deluded herself with the ia dea that she was reading his inner I- most thoughts. e "I have been considering the advis h ability of sending Frederic abroad for ea year or two," said he at last. e She started. She had been far from e right in her reading. "Now? This winter?" . "Yes. He has never been abroad." a "Indeed? And he is half European, r too. It seems-forgive me, James a Really, you know, I cannot always l keep my thoughts from lippling out. s You shouldn't expect it, dear." e "I suppose it is only natural that you should Inaquire," he said resignedly. s. "Of my servants," she added point edly. It He lushed slightly. "I dare say I a deserve the rebuke. It will not be necessary to pursue that line of in quiry, however. I shall tell you the 1 story myself some day, Yvomne. Will you not bear with me?' 4 She met the earnest appeal in his eyes with a slight trown of annoyaae. "Who is to tell me the wrie's side 1 of the story?" The question was like ablow to him. He stared at her as f he not har 4 aright. Before he ould speak, sb went ea ecolly: "I daresay there are two sides to it, James. It's eusually the eas." b He wied. "There is bt one side 1 to this one," e said, a harsh noteo i bis vile. L "Tht is why I begas y qutrli with Mrs. Desimeaod," she said aIg matilally. "Iat I sha''t purses thes sI ay ther. ie love me; that is a I eare to know- that I require." "I do love you." he said, a -mst o ploringly. She stroked his aunt heek. "hen we may let the other woman-g hang, h? He felt the iold mswet start an Ii brow., Her ealUos remark slashed his faer sausliPtles lie the thrust eof a dagger. e tried to laugh, but ely seesesded Is Preodeeg a patmfl Si "And now," d west ea as t the matter were fully diposed eIf "we wli ." discus smetaag tIets, et? Fred erie." t "Tea," sai he, sather .assl. must M to hae ssh a sean." * Ne wred her nurwlry. aew *rl mu dt it had Jebs Dssma adA to to is wtIe e " a lsa rpsisse at yeor sals i m, -TrlYem. He te what Fd eaB s ds ealt y g msa." MreMd ad aurespsnhl'e." bs "Iot by vmtre, eowever, yoere is Js - Bste sat ns ever pmt hy or yead the ssraim t maew, Jamnes" "Unta aov'" .r "Tea. And you talk et seealng ma stway. WhR" a "He lhs wesed to io soled r w, veers 'this isa eenewat tit s ae- M to ga" at least." "Deesuse he isis les"a ak "Beisi to osrew ihh e ." - ls "I'l put a step to e!" at "And whb, may I askit" sh de ,"eaee-4-wr le hrit mC, but m. inStmatly eaelsted hmef. "ea is my oLs peieh to marrr, tLut en." a o "Foet!" she .elss te. smils eg ub th llstae wth M wave , hu dim S ham. "A agrett, please Thure is Ssrt hr emsal why te *eu1at go "lk ln rams. er P malratr tia yis S sweient to esevisee atBat he * toas atme. What isthe ether e lee prey?" r mai heL W. "What woid you ar Vi were to tel you that I eotet to m Me getog swa-et prmeat?" md 1 ¶edel m the very obviues qs a- item." sam "3mme I m, I wsat him tol I wsIheedt hm" a ewesed eaw arl_ the Tmar' hema d e "Why, yo've t. -we town e.ythag -" - iea dews oMus eesks a1d wesnt hast 5st aiwa, know. to aehed tSear a -pem a "D me ladS. Ioeer eOfte. s heed," p HIspg Ib awthee to a to Ba E shales Dagadmes "One can be lonely even ua the nears of a throng," she said cryptically. "No, James, I will not have him sent away." He was silent for a moment. "We : will leave it to Frederic," he said. Her face brightened. "That is all I * ask. He will stay." There was another pause. "You two * have become very good friends, Yvonne." "He is devoted to me." She blew cigarette smoke In his face Ii * I " He Wa Silent for a Moment. * ad lughed. There was a knock atr the door. S"Come In," she called I Frrederl entred. CHAPTER VIA I C TI Thoe prSeadin GlewL Trvonne Lstrangs, in wayr, hat 9 been born to purple and ine litnen. She I had never known deprivation of any description. Neither money, position nor love had been denied her dring the few year. In which her charm ad H nbety had Sashed across the great rops capitals, peneotratins eveno to th recesses of royal cour It is Idouaitl if James Brood knew very Imach concmnl her tfamily when h propose marriae to her, but it is ea. Stan that e did et caero. He first saw her at the home of a British nobleman. but did not meet her. Something n Sthe vvtd, brilliant ie aof the woman m ade a deep and o lav tin pressioa s oa him. There wasa as Istant whec Stheirr eyes met tbhrough a operl in a a the thrfes wMeih a parated them. Hea I ot y ad Lhcon ao the teet tHt he was staring at her, but that she r was eooklag at im Ins a eruoest pear Strmtin way. Trs wa s a moiret y Smie as her hmp at i tire tmle saw t ut tdde away, even as the ernwd amo betwem. iHe lnew that the wme at l dnot a ee ailatde fro Ihi, but or d some h. the eager nivanat who aso I d their eyesdlm' m h a aing naeaded ira, ald 1rt ths wis oon ,, F thag stiaglarli direat e the lok she Iwao nlotnly ceases o the attat , Thea sting a her tho aut h Shues prove at be a metl oe for both. They were married "s s em's mnth. nSheo virfla ate t Ae. enaw hat efagew, e e moald am ae e gsts ta m "re a thas smile at asner ead isne aeer to d ueat s se as the saer o aim. T fa t beat d ared her, ond t thr was smi, nh was .helar i di Inet n ek she a Sda siLngle gaein thheduk t -" d io a - et lYe anl e ha 1m ; i' ~ n ir ot arst or a - ha seews t t. Ih ~sa ama Nmet of be bm , It arts emasmn .ke '. eaet d ho a anms bat; et a sa tlea ethem oa was ao slm g-orepa, at he her wM havamindr fe dteas a I emr had mu sh l am as in s - ft i s me a Ple er aermgsl Ih mesl brke ia a qua w L ad we n et asn d sa a" m I Uek the bun the c edh as koed a d gett 6am whc hmhdS it amgr 1 Rave yes ever leved anmadeegly Shars is pain in th t.ght ML msb ast r we lbe r a bee n e ih ti as emer mai JamesN. Yad . a ,y I em e atd." i ~ aml sthrau Ittm t n asal u aeIn tt ta ae, stb mano isr vtal meagh to eempee wMih the past. a isee asnt .hel wmWe alk , age sa nowosmese he deserves I a. loss it. It dmnet fallow, newer,rh a who appears oat at th past ad - l man eams d t to h pas tat toIk em me the -oa I loved sad toc hesiched. he Toaw-our wife she asked na a s w i d saddesy lowered. 'Tea,' he sd rQlelly. sy vere at youar courage li tnkan the n sak again,' she said. "I thinh- w o Ie r at l tmysead s if eeulavinog himself that there ly me to the nd. Yrvone. 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