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Show "Oh. but you must Jimmy. 1 I Ile a been making love to you" No answer. Jimmy took her face In his hands, searching Ita fluahed sweet-bckr sweet-bckr wllh jealous eyes. Has her he demanded ssvagely. "N-no e e but oh. Jimmy, don't look like thst. He only came up thia morning because because (lladya Is ill. He thought I ought to know and and I thoueTltt I would go down and see her. but in tha train " she fsltered. "Yes e a e jimmy from between be-tween his teeth. Christine ralaed her brown .yea (To be continued.) I Copyright, 120, by Hell Syndicate- Sangster caught hla breath hard la his throat. He looked at her. and he hsd to hold himself back with an Iron hsnd to keep ruahlng to her. from felling fell-ing at her feet In abasement for the very real doubt and dread that ha had chrriahed against her. 8he looked so young such a child, and her brown eyea were so sweet and shy aa ahe looked at Jimmy never at him. Ho realised It with a little stsb-blsg stsb-blsg pain that It was not once st him that she looked, but paat him, to where Jimmy stood like a man turned to stone. m Then: "Christine!" said Jimmy Chal-loner Chal-loner with a great cry. , t He put out Tils nd snd touched her. slmost ss It he doubted thst she wss real. Hla breath wss coming fsst; he was ashen pale. "Chrlatlne." he aald again la a whla- P'rlangster moved past him. Ho did not look at Christine any more, lie walked to the door and opened it. He heaitsted a moment, wondering If either of them would see him going, be conscious con-scious of his presence. Itut he might not hsvs been there for all they knew. He went out slowly and shut ths door behind him It wss the shutting of the door thst broke the spell, that roused Jimmy from the letharrry Into which he had fallen. He tried to laugh. "I'm sorry. I I didn't expect you The words sounded foolish to himself. Hs tried to cover them. "Won't you sit down? I'm I'm glad . . . " A wave of crimson surged his face. Xtn, my Ood! I am glad to aee you." he said hosrsely. He groped backward for his ehslr and fell Into It. A most humlllstlng weskness came over him. He hid hla face In his hsnda Christine stood looking st him with troubled eyes, then she put out her hsnd snd touched him timidly: "Jimmy!" . . .... He csught her hand and carried It to his lips. He kissed It again snd again tha little fingers, the soft palm, the Blender wrist. "I thought I should never see you sgaln. I couldn't hsvs born It. Oristino oh, my desr. forgive me, forgive for-give me. I'm so wretched, so utterly, utterly mlaersble. " The sptxsl wss so boyish ee like the old selfish Jimmy whom Christine had i loved and spoiled la the days when they were both children. It almost seemed ss If the yeara were rolled away again and they were down at fptoa house making up a childish quarrel Jimmy ssking for pardon, she only too anxious to kiss snd be friends. Tesrs swsm Into her eyes snd her lips trembled: but she did not move. "f wsnt to tell yoj something, sh ssld slowly. He looked up, his ryes full of a great (dread, "Not that you're going away I eaa ti bear It. you'll drive me mad Chrlatlne little Chrlatlne." He waa on his knee, beside her now, his srms round her wslst, his face burled In the soft folds of her dress. "Korglvs me. Christine forgive mc! I love you so. and 1'vs been punished enough. I thought you'd gone swsy with thst devil that brute Kettering. I've been half mad!" Ho flung back his head ard looked at her. nhe was very flushed Her eyes could not meet his. "That's that'a lust what I want to tell you," she said in a whisper. Jlmmy'a arms fell from about her. He rose to his feet slowly: he tried to speak, but no words would come. Then, quite suddenly, hs broke down Into sob-He sob-He was very much of a boy still, wss Jimmy Challoner. Perhaps he would never grow up Into a man aa Kettering and Hangster understood the word: but his very boyishness waua whst Christine hsd first loved In him. Perhaps he could hsve chosen no surer er swifter way to her forgiveness thsn this. In a moment her arma were around his neck. Hhe tried to drsg his head down to her shoulder. Her sweet face wss sll concern snd motherly tenderness tender-ness ss she kissed blm snd kissed him. "Don't, Jimmy don't! Oh, 1 do love you I do love you!" Khe began to cry. too. and they kissed snd clung together like children who have quarreled and are aorry. Jimmy drew her Into his srms. snd they sat clasping one another la the big armchair. It waa a bit of a equeeae, but neither of them minded. His arms were round her now. her head on his shoulder. He kissed her every minute. He said thnt he hsd all ths bvgone years of both their lives to mske up for. He ssked her a hundred timee if she really loved him: If ahe had forgiven for-given him: and If aha loved blm aa much as she had done a month ago two months ago; ir she loved him as much aa when they were children; and if ahe would love him all hla life and here. . . , , . , "All mv life and yours, she told him with trembling' lips. He hsd kissed the color hack to her cheeks by this time. Hhe looked more like the girl he hsd seen that fateful night In the alalia at the theatre. He kissed her eyes becsuse he said they were so beautiful, kissed her hair-Presently hair-Presently ah. drew a little away from him. . "But I want to talk to you." she ssld-She ssld-She would not look st him. Hhe sat nervously twisting her' watchchaln. "Yes." ssld Jimmy. He lifted her hsnd snd held it agalnat bia Hps all the time ahe spoke. " "It's shout sbout Mr. Kettering. . she ssld In a whisper. Jimmy swore a aign that he waa feeling much better. "1 don't want to hear his confounded nama." |