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Show f Gresham's J jjSgx 1 J WENT BEFORE CONCORDIA MERREL than ever wanted thing. She thought it was love that By chance James Leo meets Lucy Gresham, daughter of Sir brought the feeling to his voice builder. Lea and. with all her heart In the John Gresham, ship seeks revenge for being unjustwords : Greshof accused the robbing ly "Then I will . . ." she am firm and being sent to prison. said, her voice very low and still. He blames Oliver Ames, Lucy's "I want it, too. . . . It's . . . cousin, and Gresham's manager. Lee has inherited wealth and It's some sort of miracle . . . isn't it?" changed his name from Warrington, in compliance with the terms She finished on a quickly caught secures an Invitaof the will. He breath. Hl3 hands came slowly tion to Lucy's birthday party. Lucy Is practically engaged to toward her, caught her slender 'Ames. Lee makes love to her, his shoulders, and held her for a moVnly Idea being to hurt Gresham ment with a hurting strength. A 4(nd Ames. timeless moment passed as the look between. them held; then he raised CHAPTER III Continued. his head and his short, unlaughing laugh, ragged and odd now, with "You don't want to love him, the triumph of his conquest, rose into the summer night sky. you?" She had made it easy I And he hate to make him unhappy. she cried, her lips quivering. "lie's was not going to forego one smallest like a brother to me. I've known element of his victory. He caught her Into his loveless arms, and lilm ever since I can remember. But I'm not fond of hira In the crushed her quivering, yielding lips right way. And I never knew It. beneath his own. He let her go, presently, rose till tonight. And I'm afraid I've let him think . . ." abruptly, and took a few striding rather turns across the little lawn. He She broke off. "That you were fond of him the had drunk deep of the heady cup of victory and needed a moment to right way?" he put in. So far, he had She nodded. steady himself. "It's so awfully puzzling when won all along the line; but his you aren't sure," she said in a low plans were as yet really only set In voice. "But tonight it suddenly train. They were far from being came to me that I . . ." She accomplished. He must not say, stopped and there was a moment's must not do, one single thing to "You see, I always knew jeopardize them. silence. Still, he might that daddy wanted It. He thinks allow himself the luxury of taking a tremendous lot of Oliver. Oliver all that this first moment of trihas done splendidly in the busi- umph could give. ness, you know. He's so absoluteAs abruptly as he had left her, ly just with the men, he's never he now came back and sat beside had any trouble with them." her again. He did not kiss her, "Never?" put in Lee sharply. nor take her Into his arms. He "Oh, well, yes; once; years ago. wanted the satisfaction that words But among such a number as we could give him and demanded It empioy there are bound to be with quiet intensity. black sheep here and there, aren't "You love me?" The question there?" came through tight lips. "Say it "Of course. And was he very Say the very words. Tell me I black, this man?" asked Lee, in a . . ." he insisted in the same fW curious voice. curious, tense way. There was "He robbed a pay clerk, I think ; something fiercely masterful in his and half killed him first. I don't voice and manner. remember all the details, but I "I love you," she whispered. "Do know he went to prison . Oliver you need assurance of that?" was so awfully sorry, but he "Tell me that you're mine. . . . couldn't help It. It was such a That I've won you. . . . Taken mean thing to do, wasn't It?" you from . . ." he stopped ta Very. It was proved that this draw a sharp breath. "From all man did it, I suppose?" He asked the rest of the world of men," he that casually. finished, with a queer laugh. Oliver said there' "Oh, yes! Something in the demand brought I know he back to her memory the hateful wasn't any doubt. wouldn't let the man go to prison suggestion that Jocelyn had made if it hadn't been absolutely proved about him. There was so much in his manner that seemed the sheer against him." "I see," said Lee slowly, "and desire for conquest Is such a good and so, because he She put out swift little hands, just and honorable man . . ." caught his big shoulders, and For the life of him he couldn't turned his face so that the moonkeep the bitter Irony out of his light showed it plainly. tone "you are distressed that you "Are you mine?" she countered can't make him happy?" softly. She looked up at him again, The question took him aback. turniDff sideways, toward him. His dark eyes looked down into "It's terrible to have to hurt hers. His hands clenched tight At the back of his brain a warning anybody. Isn't It?" "I don't know," he said, In the was sounding, telling him not to same slow way. "There are some let his victory sweep him off his people knocking about that it feet. eeems almost one's duty to hurt." "Do you need assurance of that?" "Ah. yes; horrid people. But not There was a tremor In his voice your best friends." brought there by the guard he was jour friends; "Which are the horrid people?" setting on himself. It swept all thought of Jocelyn "Weil, that man we had sent to prison, for instance. He was hor- from her mind, and brought her rid, wasn't he? He had to be face near to his own. "I am yours entirely," she said hurt" Iee drew a breath. tenderly. "Yours for . . . al"He probably was hurt, anyway. ways. Why should you ask?" And then there are the His arms went round her quickly. "Just to hear you say it . . . unbelieving people, who think they are always right; and the Just to hear you say ltl" he anliars; and . . ." lie paused a swered her. moment "And the careless peoWhen later they were going back ple," he finished. "They've got to toward the house, he said : be hurt too." "Go and dance again. I'm going She gave him a quick little look. to find your father." "To . . . tell him?" she asked. There had been such deep, tense "Yes. To tell him," he replied. feeling in those words of his. They went up onto the veranda "They have hurt you, someand parted at the long glass doors. time," she said, very low. Lee's method of breaking the He didn't answer that ; and she father was characquickly changed the subject back news to Lucy's to herself again, afraid that she teristic. He found Sir John hovhad touched upon some bitter ering around on the outskirts of the gaiety, stood squarely before "wound. said: "I am distressed, because I'm him and "l want to marry your girl, sir. afraid that I'm so much to blame," me somewhere she said, hurriedly. ."I'm afraid I Will you take can talk It over?" let him think that some day I quiet where we followed in the liAn Interview You see, I would marry him. where Lee, earlier in the brary, myself." thought it evening, had found Lucy hiding, or lie looked at her sharply. was of "And since three weeks ago, rather, as Sir John was fond less an it when I saw your picture In the saying afterward, Interview, than a holdup, with Lee paper," he said, letting the words as the highwayman; himself the . . . "I've fall, slow and distinct and Lucy, the prize. The victim; to were going thought that you highwayman won and went presmarry me." Lucy to tell her that It was said. For a moment he ently to findwanted to see her. almost held this breath, waiting her father "Is It all right?" she asked, lookfor her answer. It meant so much Into Lee's to him ; to that passion of revenge ing up a shade anxiously that the last three and a half years face. "Do you think I'd let It be anyhad cut deep Into his heart She For a moment she sat stone still. thing else?" he answered. She was certain now; all her be- laughed happily, put her little hand wilderment at his abruptness van- Into his big one and gave it a shy ished. She had been right; he little squeeze as she went by him, loved her; had been telling her so, on her way to her father. In his own queer way, ever since It wns a radiant eyed Lucy who their eyes first mot. lie loved her I came to Sir John a few minutes The music of the three words rnng later, and put her arms tight like u song In her heart . . . She round his neck, whispering raplooked up at him; awny Into the turously : "Oh, daddy, I think I'm the hapshadows, and up again. "Can you wnnt to marry me piest, luckiest girl In the whole I couldn't help it her wide world. . . . so soon?" she asked, I tried about Oliver, daddy voice scarcely audible. "I want It more thnn anything and tried to think and decide, but all Jn a on earth," he answered her. "More tills just happened WHAT j ... ... moment . . . Out of nothing. . . . I didn't have to think. . . . I just knew. . . . Just like you knew about mother, darling. . . ." He held her close and fondly and there was a quiver in the humor of his tone as he said after a long moment: "Yes, sweetheart, I'm not accusing you of holding the familv speed record. . . ." 'fhey laughed together, a touch JlL- ... ... engage- 1 good-nigh- scot-free- ? intimate friends were at the church; and, afterward, there was a small gathering at Sir John's house. Lucy wasn't surprised to get a note from Ames saying that he could not possibly be back in time to be present at her wedding. She had felt sure that he would not come, and was glad, too, that he decided against it. Jocelyn Upton was another who begged to be excused. The honeymoon was to be spent at Lee's house In Hertfordshire, and during the afternoon they drove there, In his big car. As they left the town behind them, she put out a shy little hand, the one that bore the bright new ring, and he caught it quickly and held . 4 During her whirlwind ment Lucy learned many things about the man she loved. And he certainly managed to make that three weeks a time of dreams His wooing was a quick, determined affair that swept all before it; Impatient enough to have been the wooing of an ardent love, instead of. as it was, a wooing of revenge. And, as he had told himshakily. She self, Lucy made It easy. adored him for his difference from It was getting along toward other men; for his splendid size dawn, when the birthday festivities and strength ; for his curious ended, and most of the guests had brooding silence; and the sudden faded homeward. tempests rf emotion, that made Lee was standing close before him catch her close in an embrace Lucy in the deserted ballroom, that had something almost desperate in It, as if he were afraid saying : "Tomorrow we'll go together, that he might, after all, lose her. and get a ring; a large one, so that She teased him about this once, every one will see at first sight and he looked at her startled, and after- a moment, said In an odd that . . . you're mine." She looked up at him, laughing way : "Well, it's true; I am afraid that "I think I'd like a little softly. one better," she said, "so that Just something will steal you from me and destroy all. . . ." He drew you and I will know." That brought the warning beat- a breath. Then finished: "All my ing Into his brain again. The hopes." She laughed at him tenderly, for warning not to let the spirit of revenge that filled him, speak with his fears, and, because she did not too loud a voice. He recognized remotely understand the reason of her words as the words of love. them, loved him ail the more for them. . . . He came out of his thoughts, If there were moments mocovering what he had said, with ments, perhaps, when she snuggled this excuse, made smilingly: . "I'm proud enough of my con- into his arms, confiding and conquest to want people to know tent; or when she said some little, about it; but it shall be a small specially fond thing; or when, with ring if you like." He paused a the slightest Imaginable breaking moment then held out his hand through of her rather shy reserve, to show her a modest seal ring her lips would cling a touch morfe on his little finger. "Would you closely than usual when he took t kiss if at these like It to be this one?" For the his life of him, he couldn't say it moments the voice of conscience The taming down of told him that it was a dastardly smoothly. that great burning spirit of venge- thing he was doing, he turned a ance that was consuming him, in deaf ear to it and refused to listen. order to make it speak the gentle Didn't he owe them everything in nature of revenge, that he language of love, was not done the. could possibly pay? Were they to easily. But she rewarded him with a be allowed to rob him of those quick little look of delight as she three years, and get off Their wedding was a quiet one; It could scarcely be anything else, in the time. A few relatives and it tight d ' ' She Teased Him About This Once, and He Looked at Her Startled. caught his big hand turned tne "Mrs. James Lee. . . . That's your name now. Can you realize it?" he asked abruptly. She shook her head, looking up at him, sweet-eyeand shy. "Not yet, Jim. But I'm trying to. And it sounds so wonderful, doesn't It?" "Wonderful," he agreed, and then: "Lucy Gresham. . . . Mrs James Lee," he added, saying the two names very slowly, as if the juxtaposition of them were very sweet in his ears. With no remotest inkling of the truth, it was all too easy for her to ascribe the triumph in his voice, and the quick, close strength of his hand around hers, to love. . Lee's thoughts going on Into the future, pictured the moment when he should make his revelation to e the father who so adored this of his; to Ames who was one of the men who would have given all he possessed to be In his place But that moment was not to be yet There were other things to do first. He looked down at Lucy. She was his. His to hurt; his to use as a means of hurting others. Sklea,aboveI Life was beginning to give him something of his own backl They thought to break him, and It was In his power to break them. He had taken this lovely, happy child from them, and made her love him. This exultant mood mounted higher and higher in his heart, un- Irt hers, round. and ring "It's a sweet," she said softly. He pulled it off and slid it on to the third finger of her left hand. "It's rather large, I'm afraid," he said. But she only answered: "It's all warm from being on your finger," and she raised it and laid It against her cheek, caressingly. Then she looked up at him with laughing eyes., "Now, I'll wear a great big one as well, even a flashing one, if you want me to; as a concession to the in wicked, conquering cave-mayou, that wants to advertise his conquest. . . ." He laughed with her, not quite certainly; then put out a hand and drew her close to him. "I must go and you must sleep. Lucy, you'll marry me soon?" "As soon as you like," she promised. He drew a breath. "Then it will be soon as It is "Good til he was intoxicated with possible," he told her. ... n night girl-wif- gave him a curious, It It somber brilhappiness, held In Lucy." She raised exquisite eyes to his. liance; like "Good night," she said softly. check; like the highest spirits, "Jim . . . Jim. . . ." She spoke kept on the curb. A far less the name as if the sound of It blindly loving bride than Lucy, were sheer music to her; then might have been deceived by the drew away, adding: way he lifted her out of the car "Jim, wasn't it queer, the way when it drew up at the pillared we met? The odd chance of it porch of his country house, and And then the necklace breaking. ran up the shallow stone steps and . . . As if warning me that nothin through the wide-ope- n door, ing in my whole life was ever go- holding her high and triumphantly ing to be the same again I And, you In his strong arms. see, it Isn't." "I've carried my bride across the His arms caught her close to threshold i" he whispered, an odd him, at that; so close that the excitement lending a tremor to his voice. He set her down, as the strength of them was painful. Mrs. Jcbb, a stout "Nothing in your life is ever go- housekeeper. ing to be the same again," he re- motherly woman, came bustling peated, steadying his voice with into the wide hall. an effort "The symbol was true Lucy found herself a moment or In that" two later, following a quiet effi"True and wonderful," she whis- cient maid up to her room. pered, breathless In his embrance. Turned back, at the top of the first "Jim, don't crush me all to noth- flight of stairs, she saw Lee standing, dear. I'm not going to try to ing in the hall looking up at her, I don't want my his eyes dark and burning. escape. I When she Joined him again, he life to be the same again want It to be like this . . . with took her out Into the lovely She raised her face grounds, and showed her the best you. . . to his, and once again, bis lips points of his little estate. The were close upon hers mood of exulting triumph had That was how James Lee won made Lee more radiantly John Gresham's girt Taking the than Lucy had ever seen sweetness of her lips, for his love- him. She was amazed at his manless kisses. Giving revengeful tri- ner; the moroseness was gone; he umph in exchange for her loving talked and laughed; introduced heart her, with a lot of exuberant nonsense, to the horses and the dogs; Three weekfi later they were put an arm around her and held married. Lee hurried It on, anx- her so .close beside him, as they ious to have It safely over before walked through the little Ames came back from Norway. He wood that she had to protest was not entirely sure that Ames laughingly; at which he stopped, As a swung her round so that she faced would not recognize him. matter of fact Ames was In no him and said: "Aren't you mine?" (TO BE CONTINUED.! hurry to get back. When he heard from Lucy, telling of her engagePeculiar Fijian Cuitom ment to Lee, he made business an excuse for staying away till the The Fiji boys are taught by their first agony of the news had sub- fathers to strike their mot hers, this sided. She had written as tender- being a practice to prevent the boys from becoming cowards ly as fdia could. ... ... .' high-spirite- d Sally Scz WORLD WAR YARNS by Lieut. Frank E. Hagan The "Battle of Pas de Calais" was a naval battle that was never If It had been the outfought come of the World war might have been different At midnigbt cz . on August 3, 1914, f1 a j! 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