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Show THE MID'V AI.JE JOURNAL Page Seven all," said Doris, "1 am asking for In· Power of Divining Rod stru~tlon.'' THE DOUBLE CROSS By A. E. THOMAS Copvrlsha. Br Dodd, Mead and Company, 1ne. W. N. U. Service THE STORY " Jim Stanley, wealthy young New York business man, unablt' to concentrate In his dictation to bls desk audlphone, has the machine taken to his home, IntendIng to finish his work there. Hol· lin Waterman, his business partner and closest friend, comes In Both men are avowedly In love with Doris Colby Stanley proposes they toss a coin to determine which of them shall, that evening, first ask her to marry blm. Waterman wins. CHAPTER 11-Continued -2- "Well, you won't get lt." "No?" ''No, because I haven't got lt." She opened her mouth to speak, but he hurried on: "No, listen-I'm prac· ticatly down and out." ''You're a member of this firm," she retorted. .. Nominally," he admitted, "but my Interest Is so small It barely gives me a Jecent living. Stanley owns the works-he's the lad with the moneyalways bas been. What's worse, I owe everybody In tb.e world-rm short a lot of stocks In a bull market ('II be wiped out tomonow If the rlsP goes on. In short, I'm all ln. Only one thing can save me-marriage to a Well, Dorlt!' Colby Is rich woman. that-a very rlcb woman. Now, you stick by me and I'll stick hy yon.'' Nina sat a moment to somber reHec· At length qhe said, ''I cau't tlon. trust you." Waterman went on swlftl_v. It was clear tbnt be thought the battle half won. "You wouldn't have to," be said ··r ... e got to make good with you Lf 1 don't, you can queer me w!tb Miss ('nl hy at any time, either hefore ot after our marriage. You're sitting very pretty, I'd say. ~by, If you come in on this, and we get away with lt. yon needn't do another stro~e of work as long as you live." He waited, but still she said noth · lng. "Why," be went on, ''be reasonable. tonk the facts In the face. As thing~ are now-." The door Into , the outer ofiice or•ened abruptly, to admit Wilson . "Ph." tle snld, "be• pardon. Dirln't kno\v there was anybody here," anCI went out again. Neither of the ralr paid the slightest attention to him. "Well,'' said Watermnn, "yes or no?" The girl turned her black eyes upon the man. "But mind," she threatened. "If 1 go through with this you'd bet· ter go straight with me. If you don't. loot; out.'' "~1y dear girl," he an!1'Wered, with a laugh, "I'n! got to, as far as 1 can see. It'!< painful, but I don't see any way out of lt." "Gee I Holly," she said, and he could hear the clash of ber white teeth as she ground thew, "what u rotten egg you nr·e. And to think there was a time when l loved you." "Well.'' be jeered, '•we all make these little mistakes. (J'est Ia vie. And now, I would very much appreciate a hint of wbat you mean to do, a hint that could reach me before I go to see Miss Colby. I am dining at th" Strollers' club. Will you telephone me there?" uNo," l:'he said briskly. "But consider-" "I have considered; I am consider· mg. But I will not tell you what I mean to do before I've clone lt. One thing you'll know before you get there. nod that Is that I've been there before you." "But Nlna," be said, "you can't mean that- You can't leave me In complete Ignorance of what you're going to do I' ' "I can, and I shall,'' said she, and with that she was gone, swiftly nn,J silently, as she bud come. ~'l\'e minuteS' later, tweot,v storle,. twlow. at the bottom of the roaring can called Broadway, Waterman yon "The Stroller::; ~tepped Into a taxi. club,'' said he, "and stop at Thorley's." "I shouldn't call It that." "Perhaps not, but unybody else would." "Look here, Holly," she retorted ·•aJJ I usk Is that you sbull make good your prmuh-es to me. You can't do that aud marry Doris Colby, or any other woman. If you don't wake good I must protect myself In the only way I cun. 11 you call that blackmail, I do!l't, Anyhnw, that's what 1 mean to rio." "And you think !'he will take your won! uguinst mine?" "I'm sure of lt." 'fhere was conviction In her voice I;IUt he only answered: "Try lt." Tlte girl sal r!twn aud crossed her kuees comfortallly. She contewpluterl the tip of a patent leather shoe reflec tln'l,l', bl'fore she coot in ued: "Your memory Isn't \'ery g<,od, Is lt. Roll,v df'ar?" "flow·~ that?" he said. "It's tl'ue." she went on, "yon have wrlttPn me no letters lately, hut at first you were not su cautious." "A no you ha l'e kept them? You desf:;:ning little brute!" "Ye~... sliP murmured. "Disg-ustinP Isn't It? Such bad taste. How It must offend surh a fastidious soul ll!' yours." Nn1v. Water-man was no fool. He knew when be was beaten, ttnd th.cnueeutrated bitterne8S In the girl's \'Oil'e convinced him of his fl.l'feaL HI' trim rnerl his sa lis. "You don't know Doris Colby ver;) well, I think," he Sllid with a touch of lrou,v "I fa ocy sour psyrholo!Cy Is a Oorls Is !ll:< bit hehfnd the times. tlnctly up to date. Onn't Imagine Shf expe!'IS ller future husband to be an an.eel of light with downy. spotless wiu;;s. Sl1e know" her way about She knows that men are tle:sb ~ncl blood, and it's bPen u long time since she bplieved that Santu Claus rami' down the chinnwy." '''fllat ma.v he.'' 'espomled Nina lit tie duunt('d, ''hut I imagine that o;, girl ubout to mul;e a nrurriuge wuulo relish ll tirst-tlass, tlrst·page breacJ, of promise scandal whkb she coulrl read on the way to the altar of St Bu rtlwl om"w's. •· \Va1ermao considered again. HP wus not altugeth!'r unprepured for tht~ development. lnrleed he hlld prepared Now hi' fl fletlnite ddense against lt. defense. that of guo openin!! the fired It would be unfair to him to say tha• • he emharked upon this course with· out r!'gret, but In \'iew of nil the rlr cumstances surround.ing his prE"seut po!'it ion hp felt dr!l·eo to it. "All right, then," be said, ''let's come to husincss." "I 111ean to," suld Nina, In a tone that left nn doubt of her Intention. 'Go tn ~liss Coi.Ll.v.'' said Water· CHAPTER Ill IIIH!I, ''nnfl tell ber your sad, sad story." "I rue11n to." 13be said nga!n. "Doris," said her father, "why the of corner don't you get married?" the on deuce Waterman sat Stanley's dt>sk. gropt!d fur support be· "Want to get rid of we?" she asked. hind him with one hand among tbp ''Not exactly," be answered, with a Iiiier ol papers upon the blotting pa(l twinkle In bls eye. "I just wonrlered." uno continuPd: "Good, don't leave out Doris was dining eo famille. Thnt any hu rrowing details. put them al 1 Is to say wltb her papa, since, barln, menta I ungulsh and everything ring a few female cousins, he wa!! all Don't lern·e ou. unythlng that will the family she bad. They dined to· • wring her tender heart with pity and gether, strictly together, at home. stir her to anger against the wretch every Saturday evening. from October wt10 hns mistreated ynu. Go ahead. untll Alay, unless, of course, one or r·uh It ln. pile It on, I(O llS fllr 118 you both of them was In the South or like.'' abroad. It was a custom they bad Nina sniffed. MDon't worrs about adopted the year that D.oris "came out." for they found that otherwise that; I'll attend to the details.'' "Splendid, splendid I I have only they scarcely met at all, so full an<i onto sli;.:ht suggestion to make as to busy were their lives. To a quite uncommon degree, Doris the constructf•,n of your srenarlo." ber father's child, and be was was ·· Arul what's that?" for that quality to an extent famous "I don't likP the name of your vtl by any lawyer of his gen unequaled lai u.'' eratfon. 'You ought to, It's yuur own:• Again, like ber father, Doris was un ··Yps, thut's the point.'' commonly good looking. To say tht> ·'What ure you gett!ug at? least she could be contemplated err "I su;:gest th:lt you strike out thf tlrely without pain. She was an ex sub:..tJ und name of Hullln Waterman. example of that Nordic type cellent tutt! the na111e of Jarues Stanley." which, so the scientists tell u~. Is fast ''\\'hat'?" disappearing from our North Amerl· • ''Precisely.'' ''You want me to tell Miss Col by can civilization-that Is to S'lly, she Her eye~ was an absolute blond. that It Is Stanley, and not you?" 'ExactJy!' were th1 color of Parma violets. Her Nina had been startled to her feet hair was bright and sunny, her flb'llre by tt,ls unexpPcted turn. Now she sat tall and sUm, nod the corners of her down again suddenly. "Well," she mouth, B!l Barrie says, were full of suid, a little breathlessly, "of 1111 thimbles. Since her mother's death. the- PeriJaps you will tell me why six year• before, sbe had lived alone with her father In the big house on on earth I should do that'?" ''I'll tell you wltb pleasure," said the A\·enne which had been built by tunley's friend ''Be(•anse you're a ht>r gruurlfather when the railroad business wom:m. Look here now If ldr.gs were Jm't beginning to ascend you tell Doris Colhy the truth, y.. u·:: 1 ht>:r throoP!'<, "Well, dufl., I'll tell you 11hont that.'' get f1othlog hut r-.venge on rue.'' •1 e~vect to get something for oo1 ,:aid flori~. "I expel:t to get warrled, hur rru ;n 110 hurry." tellilt'g ner tbe truth." "So I observe,'' said Mr. Colby. "Let me see. ln the course of the last two years there bas been quite a receding procession of aspiring gentlemen upon whom you bave conferred the Order of the Grand Bounce. For awhile I was worried about that Rus· sian opera singer." "You needn't have been," slle laughed, "didn't you notice hiS' waist· line?" "And there was that young sculptor -what's his name1-Gordon," contln ued Mr. Colby. "For a tlme I wa:< sure be was going to charm you off your perch." "He was charming,'' the girl ad· witted, "but I should always have been playing second fidrlle to some mass of wet clay or other. Artists are delight· ful, but In domestic life they are often distrait." ''Ab, well," sighed ber father. "I'm afraid l'm provincial. I hope It will he an American." "It will," S'ald Doris. "In the meantime," pursued ber parent, "we haven't got any neighbors. They've all chucked up houses and truve taken to apartments; and, if It comes to that, this great caravanserai that we r..ve In Is rather absurd for one otd man and his little girl. What do you say? Shall we give it up and go over to Park avenue?" "I tblnk," said Doris demurely, with her eyes upon her plate, "that If 1 were yon I wouldn't make any definite plans at present." "H m," he grunted, "and what do you mean by that T' "Nothing," slle said lightly. "Fudge!" s-aid her Jl"Jpa. "Don't try to spoof me. You never say anytlrlng tlrat mea us nothing." But Doris macle no reply. Mr. Colby dropped the subject. "Lord I The changes I've seen In this town. There was a time I couldn't walk a block on Fifth avenue without seeing a dozen people I knew, all of them Anglo·Saxons. Nowadays, wben I go out for a stroll, I feel positively conspicuous." "I suppose, papa," said Dorl~. "that you wish I bad been a boy." ''1 do not,'' be ttnswered prompt!)' "I wouldn't nod with conviction. change a hair of your bead for anything on earth. But If you ask me If 1 wish you bad a brother, l will sa~ yes, of course. For I am the last man of the Colby tribe." "You speak,'' said Doris gently, "as tf you were a hundred and ten. You were forty-nine last week." Her father grinned. "I get yom point." he said, "but we were speak · lug of your marriage, not of mine." ''Pttpa,'' said Doris, and her vof('!' took on a different note, "do you think a girl can love two men at the sHme time?" ''God bless us," groaued ller rau.er ·'what should I know of what the fe. male lleurt is capable. There's no limit to Its possibilities, I suppose. But if you must have an answer, I shoul!.' say that to we it seems extremely •m likely." "I don't see why not," said Doris rebelliously. "I don't see why you shculd assume that every wowun Is so constructed that all tbe needs ot her nature can be met and satisfied completely by one masculine human being." "\Vhat's tills? What's this?" said Mr. Colby. "Are you aonounriug thP. opiuon that a woman should be eo titled to two husbands at the same timeT' ''I'm not announcing any opinion at "In a moment,'' reto1'ted Mr. Colby, Known in Olden Times "you'll be tell1ng me that you bellevt> Knowledge of the divining rod evi· In trial marriage." was possessed by the ancient~. dently Doris considered a moment. of tile forked stlcl{, suggestion a for "I am not at all sure," she satd, Is to be founrl divinatorln, vlrgula the ''that trial marriage might not be a in the rod Mercury; of wand the In very good thing." striking by water drew "Hm," ber father laughed, "so of Moses wbo that's the Idea. Go to the shop, order the rocl;: on IIoreb; the magic rod of a bnsbund, have blm sent borne on Circe, and the rod which the Greek historian Cteslas claimed coulrl atapproval." gold and silver. Agricola, distract "Well," said Doris, ••anyhow, tt In 1550 tire use of the rod as cussing could be made to work both ways . lt would be as fair for one as for an- a divining tool, gave it as his opinion that the beha\·lor of the rod deprntlother.'' upon the person using It, since the ed ·•1 tell you, Doris, why don't yoa was not attracted In the hands of rod take a week off and reconstru(t soalike. According to 11 trnnsmen all dety while you' re atrout It? 'l'here are quite a few little matters of this sort la.tlon of Ap;rirola's boolt by Mr. an<l that need attending to. You migl.rt Mrs. Herbert IIoo\'er, "The twigs will begin M(Jnday morning, say, and har· not move fot· everybody but onl.v for monize all conflicting divorce laws of tho~e who employ Incantations anrl our forty-nine states, whose present craft." This, It might be mentioned, Is the contradictions are tilling our Insane asylums with the unfortunate lawyer!' modern opinion-the rod worl;s best In the hands of those who employ who have to strugg-le with them." although the Engineering and craft, Doris. said you,'' with ''The trouble Journal admits the rod has Mining "Is t.hat you have a lawyer's mind. successes to lts ere( II t.undoubted You think because a thing bas bE:en legislated by a lot of morons called Detrolt News. congressmen, It thereupon becorues sacrad. It I had my way, I would Find One Good Thing English Sparrow • empty all the Jails of the minor crim· ln Innis who are there at present, and The English sparrow has so few fill them up wltb congressmen." "My child," said Mr. Colby, with a ft;encts In this country that It is Ingrin, "you really have the makings ot teresting to learn that there Is some a constructive statesman. And as for one to put in a good wor•l for him. The government naturalists have the Constitution and the Statutes?" "I would substitute the Ten Com gathered data with referen<:e to the sturdy little alien, derh·E"fl from a mandments." "You make me dizzy," complained careful study of tile I!Ood habits of papa. "In one Instant you can leap the forel~;ner. \VIth all his faults, It is claimed, the frour the Bolshevism of Hl24 to the conservatism of three thousand years En .~llsh sparrow dnes some _good by before Christ I 'Twas ever thus. I asslstine in the 1vork of destro~· lng can easily remember tbe time when u the seeds of noxious plants. Flocl's fellow who advocated an Income tax of thousands of these hircls may be was rateCI as a dangerous chap who seen In '' :u·ious parts of our country would bomb the city l1all or shoot the feeding upon crabgrass and .yard· mayor If be weren't watched. And gr3s~. two weeds that rrow<l out good look at us now I The radicals of tcdn~ turf-making grn~ses. The little rowdy are the conservatives of tomorrow." I also dl'serves credit for destroying .. What's all this got to do with my I seeds of the rland f'lion. In the destru ct ion of dandelion marriage?" demanded Doris. ''You'll find, my dear. that the In· see~s the !'parrow Is aided by Se\'ernl come tax has a very strong bearing native bir·cl,;, notably the song spar· row. So far as obsen·ed, the native upon the subject of marriage.'' "Masbe so, but how Is that g~ng to hlrds do not usually eut opf'n danue· lions, but feed upon those left by the nelp me about these two men?" "Ho, ho," cried her father, •·so this English J=;parrow. 1:! really a personal matter and not un Deer Invaded Bank. academic discussion?'' "Well, and If It Is?" she said. A. full-grown doe dPer staged a ''Now give ear, my child. Douhtless boldnp of i:he Berwick (Pa .) National am a good deal of an ass In runny bank, but failed to escape. B. D. Freas, ways-" cashier, and Clayton Culp, teller, were "You're the cleverest wan I know," In conversation when the door she Interrupted. slammed opl'n and Culp looked up to ·'Everybody's an ass in some way," see what he thought for an instant be answered. '•But one form of aslnin· was a huge dog. Ue called to It ity I am certainly going to steer clear and 1t bounded at his cage and was of-and the partlrnlar form of booe- thrown back. It made two other unbeadedness which I have made up my successful leaps to clear partitions ru!nd to dodge is Interference In my before It went into a conference room daughter's love affairs-within rea · off the main lohhy. where it was son of course. If I happen to know penned up. tha; my child Is becoming sentlmentulBird Eats Own Feathers. ly Interested In a sroundrel or a fuol A strange biro that eats its own I'm going to tell ber so, and give her the sources of my Information. Also feathers is one of 188 specimens livlf she asks my opinion ln. any detinltf' l ing In Porto Ri co, rpported recently case sbe shall have it. Aside fro~, I by Dr. Alexander \YetmorP, fi>\Sh<tnnt that she may marry the Ice man rf serretarv of the Smithl<oni:m in~titu she likes, and my blessing shall hP tlon. u' is the Antillean grehl', a com· mon blrll or the Island. Evl'ry S(Je· hers." rimPn Pxaminerl hy Doetor W Pt more morrh-nt a Doris was silent for Wltb the tail of her eye sire folluwerl had massPs nf fentlwrs fn Its stom· the quiet mo\'ements of the IUlf'ieut ach, sa~·s Popular l';cik'nre t.Iap;:1zlnl'. butler as be placed the col'fee urn hi'· They had 'Jeen phrekrd nn<l swall owt••l As rJJP nnd were npparpntly dip;t•stPd 1vithout fore her and left the room door clo8ed behind him she said: "Bur ditliculty. I am asl;ing your opinion. Tlil'l"f' was never any need hefore. I nPI'I'r t' nfl Helium in Australia. the least lntl'ntfon of marryln;! •Hll Ilelium ;:a:-;, tiiP l'lll'<' <'lt•uH•nt of of the rPst of them ." ;;rent valup In :JI'I'iHI warfnrP. and '''But now It's (!liferent. eh 1111 also u-sed In marine rlidn)! hnl" tH•f•n dear?" 1 found In the r<>tl'OJifpr·nns gas rom · ''YPl'," shP s:ti(J. ''now it IS H ' I'.V •lit lng from n wPII nPar B1·ishanP. Am~ rereot." trnliu. and :t l"PHI'('h fo1· other •lepos< ts Her father rnge J'l'otll hi:< pl ;wt• Is hf•lrrg made..\lthnu !.: h the quarrtitiPI' wallted around the table. (!l·e11 llfl <til so far fnund are of littiP rnnrmP I'I'ial other thalr elo~t:- to his dant:hter';> et value. the (]isrovPry Is r'P)!:tniP•l a~ how. leaned still furthf>r tnwan! r .- r helnr: of :;:reat !'<!"ientit1(' impnrt:liii'C. and rnelollramatkall.v rf'm:lrk .. n· "TPI• l'nder the prtroh•um act of An!'<tralia me more I" all hplhtm l'l'covere(l hl'lnngs to the "Don't he sill):· said II is <'IIi lit cro\vn. 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"Do ynu t hiul; :\lbs ~chreechlnl will :•ver make a hit In oper·a ?" "\Y ell, If the critil's said what they thought abnut her I'll bet she'd bit the ceilirrg." Passing Observation. 1t Is tlJe girls who "ar·e easy on the eyes" that are causing most of the eye-strain these days.-Cinclnnatl Enquirer. ------His Wise Worda "Instead ot lreupiug together the lit tie ltls of life and muking urourJtains of them," said old Festus I'Pster, ·'we should try to slide through exist(>nce as easily as possible, con>~istent wit b honor and dignity-he who tlllk~ at.d runs away may live to tulk annt her day. We should bear In mind that women, politics, wea tiler predictions and nine-tenths ot everything else are always •mcertaln, and not tlx our faith too su·ongly upon them. U we bave cares and Ills anJ miseries and disappointments and are humbled and Ignored and derided let us rememher that there ore always others anfl they ore generally In town."-Kansas City Star. 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