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Show : "yes, mullvo."" "ItlilhV yon rovirriihrnnaonala,"aalil I Helen Morton tenr'ulle. "Anil I think yiiii're orjr aolil.li," aalil Dli-k Morton aimrlljr. "Hell, I am (Mini tn that ni:iaiieraile 1 party, and yon mar iit aa well make up four nilu.l to it rlvlit mm." "I mar Jnt na wnll make tip my ttilml, llii'll, that you are a-nlna: tu tin Jil.t I'X.'ietly M j oti pleaee, rea-anHeai uf my wlaliua or my Jnilnnn Ml. " tnlil IHvk. "Whim your Judgment U ai mnrh nt fault aa It npMMr to Ini In thla Inatnnee. uu may make up Tnur mlml llial I Rliiill n-rrlMj my own jtiilann'iit." 1 " Your wlmtf" Innulnil Dirk arirenatlo. i ally, mill lli'lun era. m anitrr al . till. Inat 1 thnt thnt aha flouucnl lien.i'ir out of Iho riNtn, They htul bwn married Ju.t nit nmnthe. Helen m IU ami Dirk wu Tliny hail nlwuvN nim-Ml nerfeetlr nliout tin lr mutual alTiilm tllltheiiiH'illuli of tliomak ball oa.ne up. Illek illil unt Ilka the ti.ii.ib; fcllnar who kail aunt tli. in tlm In'. Ilnlltui. i'nul M-llutt M-llutt hail Im n a little loo nlli ntlvn to 11,1. in uf lata tu nut lllrl:. Klio i a trlllu )inluu, aa inuat liuiUuula of yuulitf, iret-ty iret-ty woman am. Helen waa fond of nttenl Ion. 'Int. aha rai ierfeetly devoted to lii'r hilatmiitl, nl though alio illil lure to tifian him ut tilin g tki aha pretended to flirt Willi I'aul Kl-Unit, Kl-Unit, to illok'a Interna aim iyuni: anil alina-rln. Ha lljfhtift a cltmr anil etarted off down town without aniliiR Helen. It wn Ilia lirat time ha had erer loll Ilia hnuu with, cut ktaaliifr hnr ir'aidtir, ami alie wateltral him from an iipimt window with a lump In hnr throat anil an aiia-rytmekiT between ber pretty hrowa "All right, Mr. Illrk,"eliaeald defiantly, brutlilnir a tear awar nt lha aauin time. "Voumn ba ipunliyaml an nan I. I'll tfo to that mak hall If 1 liaro to got a, dl voroa tu do It." And tho allly Rlrl Immediately bepan bar nrratijraineiiU for liar raiatiima uud ' tiiaak. Hha telephoned Ui hnr frlendi, tha llrowna, who, aha know, wi-rn Ruing, and aaked tliem to take lirr with them. lleleu deolded tn wear an old fiwitilonmt Itown Inaila Inthaatylanf tha fna-ke u( colonial day. It waa of a rich yallorr brucado, and, aa tha modlitn aalil to hr, would aull her hrtinitlo Inanity wonderfully wonderful-ly well, Then ahe bought a yellow oetrieh feather fan and aunuaraatlu allpiiare and allk etueklnaa of tha aama hue. Lnif, yellow auada ffloTaa completed liar pur-ehaaea, pur-ehaaea, and eha waut home to lum haon tired and unhappy, but with renewed din termination. The nail olht at 9 o'rlork Helen atnod i In hrr room, Rullnit In the long eherel ; mirror at heraulf. Hnr powdered hair waa Tory lawomllta:, and aha turned hiatlnctlve-ly hiatlnctlve-ly to where Dick nlwaya etotxl when they 1 ware dreeing tu -to nut tn eeek till ailnil- ration. Hut Illrk waa not thi n, mid with I amothnred eob eha Katharail u;i hnr fan, ! , ftlovee, lM)uiuwt and upnra ctiwk aud went aiowly down atalra. , It waa a brilliant party, but ilelan an . Jorr.1 It not in all. Hho uoulil not formt Illrk, tryna aha would, ami alia frit nil I tha time aa If alia muni tfu ufl aotnewlu'ro and have a "good ory." Unoa two nam ill, I run down hohlnd hrr I Uttla blark niak, hut alia iiih kly wIhiI thnn away and dam-oil and la.iulml and I chatted on. 1'nvutly aliu aaw a tall mau oumltiii biward hnr. "Iwondi rlf that la I'aul Rlllotl," aha ; (aid to heraulf. Il.i waa lna.l:l, of rourxi, but wore altuply a dumlnu over bli evun liter ault. j "MnylhaTatlitpleaauraof IhUdaiiccI" ba aakvd. i Uelrn'a heart atood ait til a moment and j then went galloping away wltb bur. It I waa Dlok'a Tolca. ! "tVruluIr," aba aald In a querr tone. I Thny waltard awv liiillmr, aha think- InRi "Surely ha will know my etrp. No I one alaa aTai dannd eo wull wltb hlin ba I alwaya talli ma eo." ! Uul lha tall man aald 'Mng elcapt aouia oiiniinniiplaoea about niu.lo and When tbuy atoppnl, be drew her Into tha oontarvatury, ami, having foand a quirt nook iH hliid a,,,,,,, MH palm, ha aank t down beehle hrr and iMigiiu tba limit llu- ) lahil luruitluu tha bmrt uf a oo.urlto 1 oould diatru. I Helen waa dumfouuitnl. Couhl thl bo bur Dirk her loyal, derutnl hu.lwiinlf A eiia.ni uf Jealuuny ootilructnl li.-r luiirt. Th la, than, waa Uia way ba artod In Iter alieouca. riha repllwl wittily to hl pn.tty apeerhra and hold up her end uf tho little uuu una Tory wrll. Hut Jiut ua aoou na elm could alio aald, In meiKinea to a u.rilrr rumurk uf "Out, my di ar air, you know you don't moan that. H e vnry pretty and ll amuaoa ma, but I don't bulleva It. W hy a yoii i ao ahnllow In your a.mlmenter If you hud aer really aannl for any una, you oould 1 But play at lota In thla faehli.n." I "The ut,r woman I errr oan d for wa )uet Ilka all tha net uf your fair 'i, mod. am," anld the domino humantli-ully. I "HIii'dlneardiHlthuniillovaof nllfrtlma, I lha alToollon uf a uiiili who would hnvn died for her, fur tho iiieatilngkea atti n-I n-I tlona uf a fop. n Ihitteml hnr vanity, i and you know that alter nil that la what 1 eaally ouiinle with a woman. " HeeyiHl ber knonly, but rould not eru tha muulh beuealb Iba ehort, blank mm,!;, ! for ehe hail turned bur brail nwny, ami tho white band Uint lay trembling on bur kllvn win the only ilgu uf ber agllullon. "Let ue go bark tu the danre," ba laid quietly, "unleaa yuu would llko lue tu got you nu lro." The lady In ynllow atwmed unable to Jieak, but iho mwle a goiture uf anient and ba atartnl away to gnt an l'i fur ber. j ' J.lDlcn.vialolii'd.iuf but uiultwM m ha illiappeaml anil gave war to her feel. Intra Oumplrtely. Mia enbluHl aa If lirr bnnrt would hrnak. and whrn the tall dumlnu name bark ilia aprang up and urled rhuklngly: "Oh, Dirk, I'm not audi a wlrkrri WTrtoh at all. I lova ynu drarlv, and I hate thai mauand uvorybuily olan but yuu." Klchatiga. |