Show the political S secret ecret by LILLIAN copyright DILL ILL CASSIDY put tho the cover on his typewriter and closed his desk tomorrow the whole world would be let in on what hall had been a political secret and his paper would be the first to divulge the news because he bo bill cassady had been quick witted and on tho the job only bill knew the secret only bill well not quite he had told his girl in the strictest confidence conn dence she would never tell site she sampson had trusted delilah well this girl was not that sort she was not a vamp she was not tricky she was just a simple sweet beautiful but he was beginning to feel a little uneasy well he had bad told her and that was that she had not incited lit his condl dence except by her habit of reticence yet the words of his secret had poured into her ears she had beauty without vanity charm without gulle guile could she keep a secret tomorrow the world would know but today no one must know A political secret divulged to a woman I 1 A scoop for the press his bis scoop I 1 what inherent weakness in him had bad made him respond to that impulse to tell ue he had always been so absolutely sure of his strength where women vere concerned yet sampson had been sure ol of his strength until delilah cut of his bairt was margaret lovely margaret his delilah no she had not wanted his secret she was not to blame site she hall had protested that she did nut not like secrets they were a burden to tier her perhaps that was a trick to get it out or of him women even the heet bet of them were full of tricks they were born that well she had gotten it out of him shime bhame to ahert her I 1 ile ie would go to her ills secret must not be divulged this night 1 when morning came the news would be broadcast but bul he must somehow some way keep beep her from seeing anyone tonight she had had time even now to let a word slip just a few words ani he would be ruined ills his inia imagination In atlon traveled dark highways tie ile had wanted to marry her lie ile had planned to ask her when the big news his bis political scoop was flashed over the world then he would get a raise then they could marry put hut she was a reporter too she was on an evening paper perhaps she had j used his no lie he of her she might let it slip in a feminine stupid way but she use it to advance herself she sampson had bad trusted Deli delilah lahl 1 tie ile harried flurried to washington Wash luVon place where lie he must walk up six flights of stairs before he could reach her apartment lie ie stood panting and out of breath as he rang the bell she did riot not answer the hell bell must have been out of order lie he tried the knob tle tie latch had not caught and the door opened ile do stepped into the corridor and paused margaret was in the next room talking only some heavy portieres port leres eres separated them he fie had not intended to stand there and listen but tier lier words electrified hini him suddenly sud deny there was murder in his heart I 1 ue tie told me a secret lie he heard her say quite distinctly and she laughed delightedly lie ile told me a secret there was a pause tomorrow the whole world will know her voice was so low he could scarcely bear tand and tonight toni glit only you and I 1 know except 0 so she had divulged it I 1 Per perfidy rady thy name Is yomana darling she sloe continued in a warm resonant voice it Is you I 1 love you only I 1 there was a sound of a long kiss ile he clinched his fists bats A wordless thing 0 of beauty that comes to fill the soul of me in love love that Is brought to me by you dear love came not to me until you yon came for only you could bring me love bill groaned audibly site she had said the same thing to him with her eyes that very day who Is therel there 1 she cried in terror ile do flung aside the curtains she was seated upon the rug in front of the fireplace with the firelight shining on tier her hair she was alone bill glanced around the room quickly I 1 had ad the devil escaped tie he looked at t the girl ft ho was as still as though she had been turned to stone she was clasping something to her breast and looking at him Is in consternation he stooped an and d snatched it from her then he bo witted wilted ills anger left him ile he was filled with shame rie ile knelt beside her slie she had been holding his bis photograph she had been talking to him oil bill you heard she hid her face on lit his shoulder lie ile raised it to his tier her beautiful mouth was soft and responsive and tier her hair was a golden halo about tier head fiill dear she told him when she 1 I discovered I 1 was able to speak beally loved you ben you told me the alie secret most men think women are capable of nothing not liing hut but seduction and gulle guile cill bill it thrilled me through find through to learn that you really trusted met mel olt oh margaret 1 bill looked at a f her kith adoration in his eyes eves oh ob margaret I 1 |