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Show JUAB COUNTY TIMES. NEPHI. UTAH m WILSON W00DB0W AUTHOR OF "THE SIU VER B UTTER FLY,M"SAL-LSALT," "THE BLACK Y PEARL," ETC MSA 'i mm ill'! NOVELIZED FROM THE OP PHOTOPLAYS OP THB SAME NAME RELEASED BV Hm,,, l., fATHB EXCHANGE o The Goad of Jealousy. 1 lilulr'a frequent visits to ber Injured employer. Whenever Minna had spent a hulf hour at Tom's bedside Olive's manner toward him was dlstautly frigid for the rest of the day. One afternoon Minna came to the call. hospital for her Olive Hale was In the room when the visitor entered, but she at once rose with a stiff nod and went out. Tom noticed the nurse'a odd manner and wondered at It, Minna did not observe It at all, being too full of thoughts of her own. The Instant Olive had left the room Minna voiced these thoughts: "I've news for you, Mr. Olcott," she begun. "I hope you'll take It as good news, though I'm afraid It'll put you out In more ways than one." "What la ItT" lazily asked Tom. a mil Red by her formal preamble. "llenry Wilkin asked me last evening to marry him." "Henry WllklnsT echoed Tom In "Thut displeased humun bank account)" "Don't call him names, please," begged Minna. "Why not?" protested Tom. "It's the truth. I took him on as a pupil because his money was as good as anyone's. But I got rid of hlra as soon as he made himself objectionable by trying to flirt with you. You remember the row he mlsed when I wouldn't let him come to the school any more? He hutes me like poison. W hy shouldn't I cull him iiumes," "T.ecini8t" explained Minna, "I've promised to murry him." "No !" cried Tom, dumbfounded. "I have," rhe repented. "And I am ns much In love with him ns I could And be with anyone. He Is well-off- . ho adores me. I won't have to worry nny longer nbout earning a living, um! ' "Ami you'll earn a 11 vltiir In the hardest way ever devlned," ho retorted, "if you earn It by a loveless Minna THIRTEENTH STORY When Tom Wolcott came to hla senses. In the hospltul, hla first thought wan that he had been transported to Paradise. For, above the. Injured man, leaned someone who surely could be nothing less than an angel. And Presently she moved away. Tom Olcott doling bis bloodshot eyes, tried to think to remember. Little by little the events of the day drifted back Into bla confused mind. lie recalled going, as usual, to his physical culture school ; chatting a moment with Minna Blulr, his apleu-dldlefticlent assistant; then going Into the gymnasium where the first class of the morning awaited him. He remembered showing one of his more stupid pupils au easy trick on the "rings." Then, as he had swung from oiio set of rings to the Beit, ho had heard the snapping of a defective rope. He remembered plunging downward ; far beyond the friendly shelter of the mat, headforemost ou the liardwood floor. While he wns dljestlng Uiese discoveries the vision In the room. And now. whlto Ills sight growing clearer, he suw she was no fever-borapparition, but a trained nurse; also that she was Uie very prettiest and most wiusome girl he hud ever beheld. Even In the puln and deadly nausea that pipped him, he felt a queer thrill of delight as his eyes met hem. lie wonted- - to tell her how beautiful she wns. But an Impulse of anility checked him and he merely asked: "Mow did I get here?" The nurse replied : "You were Injured while you were 'Conducting a class at jour pliysicul A llisn l'.lulr, who culture school. d wild she vtus your assNiimt, here for nil ambulance end fi.r a private roir.il for Joti." ;,h,1 old Si iiinii !" he sold, faintly. "She's a brick. She always kuous wli:it to do. How badly am I damaged, nurse!" "Not diimteroiisly, at all. Mr. Olcott." wns her cheery answer. "Hut your collnr-l-oiiIs fractured, and so Is your rli;ht wrNt. And you are suffering from shock. There was concussion of tho bruin, too. But you've come very nicely out of thut" " hat Is your nnmeT" he asked with mi almost childish bluntriess. "My name is Olive Hale, she made answer, adding with mock severity, "and now you mut atop talking and try to get some sleep. The more rest you get the sooner you will be back at helm In your physical culture school. And the sooner you can see that pretty assistant of yours again." Tom half Imagined there was tinge of bitterness In Olive Male's last sentence. But he dismissed the notion as too idiotic for belief, and aald: "My pretty assistant T Ton mean Minna ItlalrT Why. Minna Isn't especially pretty. At least. If she Is, I never stopped to think about It. We're both kept too busy at the gym. Minna and I. to bother about each other's looks. Rut she's a brick. She's perfectly fine. I don't know how Id get on without Minna. She" "Ton must not talk." Olive Intery nt n telc-pliouc- e twlce-a-wee- k sui-prl"- of American Beanty roses was handed to Olive by a honpltnl orderly. Olive's fnce flushed with pleasure at sight of the magnificent flowers. Then her glance fell on Tom Olcott'a card In the bottom of the long florist bos. With a frown and a tightening of the lips she thrust the roses carelessly back Into their box, along with the card, and handed the box Itself to the grinning orderly. "Carry those up to Room 40," she bade him, "and give thera to Mr. Olcott. Tell him I say he must have sent them to me by mistake." Tom duly received his rejected gift and the curt message. But that was the last word he had from Olive Hale for many a long day. At last came a morning when be waa fully dressed and, with his right arm and shoulder still In the plaster cast, was helped out upon the hospital veranda for an airing. There he waa Installed In one of a Una of long chalra with aeveral other convalescents as near neighbors. Then, all at once, Tom's Inspection ceased. He felt of his aa though the aun bad burst through a pall of clouds. For, along the veranda, toward him, Olive Hale waa hurrying. Olive waa carrying a glass partly brownish filled with a greasy-lookinmedicine. She did not meet Tom's brightly welcoming smile, nor turn her bead In response to bla eager word of greeting. Instead she walked past him without a look and paused beside the chair of a big longshoreman. "It la time for your tonic, nirseh," Tom heard her aay, pleasantly. The longshoreman looked up at her with a scowl. Taka that stuff away, you smirking little fool, or I'll hand you a wallop over the bend !" Aa he spoke the longshoreman flung out one of his hamlike hands to The big hand his threat. truck hard against Olive's extended arm. The gloss was knocked out of ber grasp. Its muddy contents cascaded down the front of ber white dress. An Involuntary cry from the girl was answered by a growl of animal fellow-suffere- g ... .jm' mnTi v "Ion't let's sny anything more about 3 1 I - At, '- - J 1 "Will You Ce, or Shall With landed a ln-sts- !- 1 I 1 . -- you Poor, Dear Little Girl," Tom Wat isylng to Her. but for Olive Hale's almost cor.ofsnt presence In his sickroom. Ial!y Ms Iot for her rrew stronger and deeper. I'all he bsd mor adi to rhoke the avowal that earged to his tip Dad be been able to read the girl s troubled to ftetirt be would not t tc restrain Me torn words. The nnty tloud ntliwart thMr focaance's Uawnlof eaa was caused by , -. lt. l ljre "It d, yt I Break Your Neck?" rage from Tom Olcott Forgetful of you here? It'a a sight for sore eyes bis own weakness and remembering to look at you again." He checked himself In hla garrulous only the affront offered to the girl he loved. Tom had sprung from his chair speech of welcome snd scanned Minand hurled himself bodily upon the na's face more carefully. "What's the matter?" he demanded. swearing longshoreman. his one available fist Tom blow on Hlrsch's face that, ordinarily, would have sent the brute to slumberland. The longshoreman grappled with his feebler opponent, seeking to crush him under superior weight. Tom, holding bis own as best be could with the prowess of his tired left arm, felt bis partly healed light shoulder blade break again, under the concussion of Hlrsch's 8t Ktung to fresh wrath bf the pain, he drove his left fist once more Into Hlrscn's face. Before be couM follow op the blow the orderlies threw themselves between the combatants. Tom opened his eyea In his own room In the hospital. And, for the he fancied be was bark again at that first hour of his arrival there. For Olive Ilnle was leaning above him, her flowerlike face alight with Dtilly Tom pity and sdmlratlon. noted thst she was very pule and that she had been crying. "Oh, how splendid of you!" she sobbed. "You are a hero to have attacked that great brute for my sake:" "No," denied Torn. unMcaflily. "Not Land." a hero. A dob. A hero Is a rh&p "Non-n:I You're laughed Tom. "WLy, who wins. A dub I've toij a;i nbout yoj a d?en crying '." he broke off, In wonyou're times. r.ri()es, she knows you d" t der. cure a snnp for me, eicept as a "It Is becfltue I'm so ahamc-- of old rl um. Olive Is too perfect to let myself," wept Olive. "I've treated Those darling herslf be Jealous. Hut hut I alannt you so abominably. wish she ere. It Would show she flowers yoa sent me and sil! What cured. Whut rn 1 to Minna, to business vts It of mine If you're to Miss I'.JalrT" ruywlf?" Die think." muwd Minna; then. "Engaged to Minna MslrJ" ex"wl,y not send her some flowers? A claimed Tom. "Why. what nonsense! dozen American beauties, for In- She's going to marry Henry Wliklns. stance 7" one f my pstients. She came to tell "Finer ep,tftuiid torn, "Fine and me v. thst dsy. Phe got eiited at dandy! I've never given ber a something I said and caught bold of I've never been where I my band, and" present. could buy one. Get tbe ross for ber, Forgive me!" "Oh, forgive tnel won t yon. on the way borne?" walled the girl. "I was So foolish I Minna Islslr departed, promising to fn wickedly foolish 1 And fve been attend te the commission at once. so bonibly nnbsppy all this time!" "Olive!" demanded Tom, a ring at Half an bout laur an enormous abeaf hr " "is. f l vSvv "A Dictaphone I" to absurd how that no- In your body. Mlnaa, I feel worse her plained tion Is, Your eyes look as If. you'd about this than, you can. If ever I can be of help to, you " been crying." "I I have an unbearable headache," The door closed on Wllklns and his lied Olive. "I've bad It all day. I unhappy wife In. tbe midst of Olcott's came to the office to get you to give apology. Tom whirled about upon me some medicine for It. But I didn't Olive. like to speak to yon about It before "What do you mean by ordering my a stranger. That Is why I came away assistant out of the house?" he asked, so suddenly." harshly. "I'm sorry!" said Tom, all hla re"I did more than that!" retorted sentment dying out at thought of her Olive, as angry as he. "I wrote the suffering. "Walt a minute and I'll letter that brought her husband here." get you something for your bead."' "You? My wife?" stammered Tom. He left the room, coming back a "You sank to the dirty triclr aghast little later with a stoppered phial. of writing an anonymous letter? I I "Take half a teaspoonful of this In can't believe It" a glass of water," he said, handing "It Is less easy to believe," she her the bottle. "And If the head Isn't "than to believe that that womraged, anwell In two hours you can take an should boast of being 'so happy other dose of the same size. But here with you' and that she would den't take more than that" And you said to 'never go back? "Why not?" she asked, listlessly, her: 'You know how much I think of eyeing the phial. "Is It dangerous?" and you warned her not to de"It's a heart depressant," be sold, you! on cide anything she might be sorry "like all coal-ta- r products. For In- for." stance, a tublespoonful of It would "How do you know that?" snapped probably put your heart out of busi- Tom. "That tulk occurred here lu my ness forever. So be careful." With Minna's arrival, life at the office. The door was shut." The usually neot office looked ns If Institute took a new turn. Minna declared that she would get much bet- a cyclone had struck It A tiiuir hud ter rest and recrentlon by helping Tom been upset The desk papers lny evwith his other patients than by lolling erywhere. A lurge picture, struck by the flying shoulders of one of the two ull day In bed. This naturally meant that be and bi.ttlers, bud fulleii from its cord, and she were frequently closeted together lay on the floor, its glass shuttered. Tom stooped to pick up the chair. In Ills filce, consulting about the vari ous cases or mapping out new lines And bis eyes fell upon the section of of treutment Aud Olive's cup of Jeul- - the wnll. In front of which the ous wretchedness was filled to over picture hud buns. Against the wall surfuce showed a flowing. Once Minna snld to Tom In Tom looked at it impulsive enthusiasm over her new black rubber work : for a moment, then sputtered In uub f "I'm so happy here with you ! I lieving horror: "A dictaphone!" never will go buck to him! Never!" "Yes!" assented Olive, anger sweep And Tom, touched by her word, an swered : ing her now beyond all fear of con"You know how much I think of sequences. "A dictaphone. I had It yon. Minna. But you mustn't make liiHtuIled there, two days ago, when you were away. It connects with my any resolutions you'll be sorry for." The day following this hnrmless room. And I heard enough "And this Is the woman I was crszy dialogue Tom and Minna were sitting at the oftlca desk reviewing some of enough to marry!" groaned Tom. "A the charts, woman who sinks to anonymous letwhen the door of the office was flung ters snd to spying on mc with a dicopen and a man stamped noisily Into taphone! Gcod Lord!" the room unannounced. At sight of "If you were not guilty." she anhim Minna sprang to her feet swered viciously, "there would be no "Henry!" she gasped In alarm. need" "Mr. Wllklns," said Tom, coldly, "If you were not Insane with cause"It Is my custom to meet visitors In less Jealousy," he stormed, "It would the reception room, not In here. If never have occurred to you to suspect you came to see your wife" me. As for I can look my maker "Tes," Intervened Wllklns, speaking In the face guilt and swear I have been In his anger, "I true to you In slmost Incoherently thought and word and did come here to see my wife, I came deed. You know I am telling the to see you, too. Look st this letter! truth when I say It The Oreen DraI got It In this morning's mall." the throat Olive. And gon has yoa He alammed down upon the desk a be can never by be shaken off. I see that sheet of paper on which. In a palpably now." disguised hand, were written the "Tom !" ahe faltered, convinced, words: despite bw baser self, of the man's In"Some buabsnds are wise. They nocence. watch their wives. Seme husbsnds But It was too late. The Injustice are fools. They let their wives tet to which he had been exposed bsd If are of out wise sunk Into Tom Olcott's very soul, drivtheir sight you you will take your wife sway from ing out all gentler thoughts. the Olcott institute. "Ttils Is the end 1" be said, abruptly. "ONE WHO KNOWS." "I have stood your Jealous suspicion) "What Is the meaning of this?" de- for the Isst time. It has wrecked manded Tom, tossing aside the anony- our happiness, and I am not going to mous note with an exclamation of let It wreck what remains of my Ufe." contempt "What do you mean?" "It means you are trying to steal my "I am going away," be replied. "At wife from me!" flared Wllklns. "It once. The Institute Is yours, to do means she" what yoa choose with. And msfce "Henry!" pleaded Minna, In fright. what you choose of your life, now She clung to Tom's arm terrified as you've blighted mine. I'm throu! her husband strode toward them. with you." None of the three noted that Olive bnd He strode out of the room. Smtcn-In- g come Into the office. tip a bat from the ball rack be "You sre drunk or Insane, Mr. Wllleft the bouse. " klns." said Tom. "In either cse For tiisny minutes Torn Olcott "In either case." fallowed Wllklns. with reent-men- t "I'm going to thrnsh the cur who stole walked on, bis brain afirecool of sir In IMS Then th ruh from me." my wife brUk walk of his eserctw; and face the i He made s at Tom. The combined gradually to make him latter, with ridiculous ease, eluded the calmer. half-ara and. with attack, quick clumy "She enn't help It" be found himJolt sent Wllklns sprawling on self muttering. "It's born In ber. 1 the rug. I lr,at go back. Mie nee.l inc." Wllklns was up agnin at once and Imk bnd fallen when Tom Ms find to nimbler foe, cbargfl only the lioi;e. He went at once lo himself deftly caocht In "double of lie building which l, re!he wing Neiin" that left hlra powerless and served for Olive snd hiniwlf. choking. of ti;iTe'e He tspped st the "Now then." afced Tom, "will you he enno srwer room. I IteciHing I or shiill break your nefk? go, T he room was dnrk. His band tered. leave the rbolce entirely to yon." groped for the electric button, snd a Before Wllklns could sputter a olive stepped forward from the pressure of his finger flooded the whole place with light. doorway. Straight up to the trembling On the bed lay Oliie, very white, Minna she enme. "Lesve this bouse at on?e!" she or- very still. At ber sid nas the phial of dered, shrilly. The Oreeu Irsgon nsd claimed bis "Olive!" cried Tom. "Tt.ls woman goes," flashed his own. It wee easy to place the blame on It but when It really crimes to dewife, "or I go!" "And you go, too!" Tom growled to ciding Who's Oullty In similar cases Wllklns, releasing Mm. "Bat If ever parents and teachers must also bear sraln I hear of you III treating Minna their shsre of the burden. 1 11 break your neck and every bone (END OF TH1ETEXNTU STOItT-- l to" Uut" r ( . 1 Henry you without an nmilstant. wonts to marry me at once. Hut I've persuaded him to wait until you get I'll keep the bnck to the school. cIrsxcs goiug till then." "Iiy that time." replied Tom. "I rr.ny have some news of my own for you. I hope . with all my heart. I'm !uii over bend In love, Minna. I haven't had the nerve, yet, to tell her "Oh. I'm so glad, Mr. Olcott I" broke In Minna, clasping his uninjured hand In both of hers and smiling down at him In eager sympathy. "I'm so glad r L -- )l-- k. "It only It, please." urged Minna. makes iihj unhappy. And I've given Henry my promise. I'm sorry to leave so. fi vi.ji'(h f I'M' 1 1 of a dis-pluc- l" N The next few months were a period of absolute happiness to the lovers. Tom's shoulder soon henled. under Olive's careful nursing. But he did not go back to bis physical culture school. Instead he branched out In a business venture that wns a success from the very beginning. Wltn his own savings and some money that Olive had inherited, he opened an institution for wealthy health seekers a place somewhat similar to Muldoon's or Adam's. Tom and Olive were married, with splendid prospects for lasting financial success, and settled down to a blissful life together In a wing of the new "Institute." Olive made a gallant fight to keep her promise not to be Jealous. And for a time she eucceeded admirably. When Olive saw him take bold of a pretty woman's two hands and show her how to swing a pair of Indian clubs, she waa In misery. She surrendered herself utterly to the fault of the day when Minna came to the Institute. Tom was sitting In his office that afternoon when the visitor walked In upon him. He looked up In amazed pleasure at sight of his former assistant. "Why, Minna Blair Minna Wllklns. I mean!" he cried, hurrying forward to greet her. "What good wind blows rrr e 1 f 1 mar-rink'"- ." Who The opening of the door caused But not soon them both to turn. enough. On the threshold stood Olive Hale, a clinical thermometer In ber band. Utterly misreading the meaning of their attitude. Olive turned sharply on ber heel and left the room, shutting the door behind ber. Presently another nurse came In Nor did Olive with the thermometer. appear In Tom's room again that day. The new nurse curtly Informed him that Mtsa Hale bad been transferred, at ber own request, to one of the public wards of the hospital. rupted. Tom, when the second nurse had deThe weeks of furred Idleness that parted, broke out In dismay: followed would have twn torture to "What In blaawe can be the matter Tom Olcott's active body and mind. with Miss Hale. Minna T You si w how she looked at us. And then to axk to Why, she be transferred to a wsrd told me, herself, thst the nurses In charge of tie private rooms had a much easier time. In the wards they have to take care of a lot of roughnecks and" is the girl you're In lve with. Mr. Olcott T" asked Minna. "You looked at her as If she were an angel of Unlit." declared Tom. "She's all "She that and then some. Hut she seemed, Jut now. to be offended at me. Why, d you suppose?" "1'erhaps." ventured M:nna, "perhaps the dMa't like my hobiisg your 1 j glad UiU,.,t,ii In his voice. "Were you unhappy beenuse you thought I cared for Minnn Blair?" "Yes. Yea. And because " He reached upward with bis unhurt left arm and drew her face down to his. After awhile, when they bad exhausted the beautiful Inanities of love's sweet litany, Olive drew back and snld with a timid seriousness: "Dear, I have a confession to make. I've a fault a grievous fault that has stood between you and me from the flrtit. It Is Jealousy." "Don't let that worry you, little girl," was his light answer. "Jealousy no crime. It la a sign of love." "It la a crime, Tom," she Insisted. "And It's not a sign of love, but of distrust Love and trust ought to go together." en-gag--d "You look 111." "I'm not 111." ahe made weary answer. "I'm only tired and unhappy. Miserably unhappy. I've come to you You were for advice and for rest. light about a loveless marriage. And you were light about Henry Wllklns. He and I have separated," "You poor, dear little girl!" Tom was saying to her In quick sympathy when Olive came Into the office. Olive heard the words and the tone of tense feeling In which they were spoken. Hhe saw and misread Minna's look of gratitude toward her old employer. And the Green Dragon leaped Into undisputed possession of her heart. "You remember Minna, don't you. denrr Tom hnlled his wife. "Well, she's all run down and In bad ehnpe. She Is coining to stay with us here till we csn build her up again. And as tnu-longer as we can cajole her into staying." Olive bowed freejtlnsly to the visitor. Ignoring the iatter's proffered bnnd. then made an excuse to leave the oPlce. On-- e outside. Olive broke Into a run. Nor did sh pnine Until she wns In ber own room behind locked dc.rs. Throwing herelf face downward on the bed she yielded to a spnstn of wild weeping. All her olden Jefiony bad once mors rx'Keswl her at slht of Minna. decid She struggled for ing to ssy nothing; but to wn'ch ttie couple without routing their suspicions snd make certain whether or not h"r f'ars were justified. As she formulated this resolve she got up, croseed the room to the withstand and began to bathe her redly swollen eyes. A tap at the door made her turn the key In the lock. Tom came In. "What ailed you." he aked. "to run sway like that, without even a word of welcome for Minna? She's hurt st the way yon greeted ber. She thinks yoa don't want ber here. But I've ex exerclse-nnd-developme- it btill-ruiT- d'r heart-depressa- ;. |