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Show matrhra and HI a randle than aha rama berk. 10 Kaiiiar aad thruat aome-thing aome-thing into har handa "You'll never forgive me.' aha aald "Put I've had It In my mat po. ket for too daya a a Hh puahrd bar dark hair ha. k from her forrh.a'l tragical. I. "I.rdia gave it I me for ou the nay I arnt aul In my beat hat to maat il-nrge. and I waa aurh a elfih, ena raltrd pig that he put evrrvthlng elae nut t.f my head anil I forgot all about It 1MI juat now, when I waa lying awake thinking aaa Bn4 thra oh. r.aih-r It'a from M.rkv" Kathar lookrd down al ike trumpled enaloe I from tdlcke aaa- ,n a.;. Phe waa onlv half awake; aha ma. la a vary fair picture th-ra with her long hair tumbling about har ahauUlara. and hrr fare a little- fluahrd and atari lei. June turnad to the door I'll go away you dnn't want ma. aaa ' kut Kathar raughl her hand. "No no. e a Wall! fleaee wait " Verr ell but I'm half froarn aa June looked plaintively at Kathar. but K.alhrr had furgnttea har. and aha dragerd Ihe quilt from tha had and wrapped It arnund har email figure till ahe lookad Ilka a mummy. There waa a long alienee, than Kalher ratemt her eyea to Junr'a anlleua face liar awn waa quite rolorlraa, and bar blue tvaa looked daiad. Will you will you read It"" aha aald faintly. "IMrae I want yau to I a a somehow I feel aa If I'm dreaming" Hut June at anv rate waa wide awake. 11 oaly look har two mlniilaa lo read Mirkv'a paealnnate apneal. the navt aha waa Intienlng ami rrytng ta-gather, ta-gather, and hugging l ather hoieter-otialv. hoieter-otialv. "nh, lan'l ha the moat wonderful Iran ln't you love him? Itnl you i )uat adnra him? lib. If you'ra going lo hraak hla h'art after nil ihla. Ill trirr foratte vou! aaa Why. my George I. n't la It with Micky, poor darling'" aha ahook Kalhrr In bar ax-cllemant ax-cllemant '"What are you matte of that ou ran't aea what a king ha la I don't believe tharv'a any blood In your vain, at all." aha dnclared ladlgnanl-ly. ladlgnanl-ly. "Vou haven't gut a heart, aaa Oh. Kathar. darllnv' You haeen't gnt a I heart, aaa lh. Kathar. darling' I I dHln't mean It I oh. 1m aurh an Idiot ' " And lha two glrta rlaaped each other ' and cried together. . "And now. if thin rldlculnii. midnight arena la ended." June aald preaantlv. enlfflng har leara away. "lei', talk aenae "I'll go and are M'rky In tha moaning and explain everything. lie knntre what I am ha wnn I he at all aurprlaed oh 1 tn ao alad ao mora than glad. nh. lal har. why do you hide your fare?" I To he n.ntlnileil I did not believe II: ka edgad away la lha deor and diaappaared. Micky dropped Into a rhalr. ha lookad thoroughly doaa up. yomeono puahed a glaaa af whlaky ermea to him. There waa an uncomfortable eilen.e I'er-ha,a I'er-ha,a they were all feeling guiliy. per-hapa per-hapa they remembered wnh what rehah thev had lleleeed to thia apicy bit of a an. lal. "N'ai ar raiibl aland Aahton." aomaonr aatd prraenlly. In gruff ahaa.menl. "Wnfrn the man la' - perfect oule iler' There were aaveral grunla of aaaent ; tha eympathy waa decidedly with Micky After a mnmeat ha roae to hla feel. 'I euppoe an apology la due from me. too," he aald he apoke with difficulty dif-ficulty "Hut I think any nf yau la the am roe rtrrumalancee " Ha watted a moment. "'one riant ,-erlalnly. a a a Should have done the aama myself." Micky emlled faintly. "Aad I am aura you woa't lei Ihla g any further for far my wife eake. he added They preaeed round htm. ehaklng htm by tha hand and reaeaprlng htm. Micky took It for what tt waa worth. ha knew that Ihnre of tham wha ware married men would go alralght home and tell their wlvea of the acene at Hnenera'. and he knew how apeeillly lha atnrv would apraad. Ha got away aa eooa aa h could and left the houae. I'rlver opened lha door and Micky aald: "You've hean with ma a good many yeara. prlver." "Yaa. air" "And vou'va hean a faithful aervant " 'Thank you. air" The man a atolidnraa did not rhange g fraction. Micky look a gilln al the brandy. "If you were to hear that I m married mar-ried vou wouldn't ha aorprtaed, would you he aaked with a ru.h. H-Iver atnod Immovable. "Not In the leoal, air" "You would avan aav thai you knew that I've been married aoma wrrka wouldn't vour "I ahould. air. "Hood you may go' "Thank you. air. and good-night." "lloo.l.nlght." aald Mlckv. . And now. what waa to be dooa now: When he- left thia room lhr,-e hour ago II bad been with Ihe determination determina-tion lo put tha paat behind hint for. ever, aad what had' he done? riuiv walked mora deeply Into hla MUlxollam and aerioualy coniprornierd tha woman ka loved. Ha thought eudilenlv nf June: June who with all her hlunlnraa. had a great heart and a deep underalatiillng. Phe would not want explanatlnne. ahe would know why ha had done It and emlalhlxe. ( Hut June waa obvloualy not the one ronrarned It waa not to June that ha mual confeaa. The clm-k In hi. room atrucb. twelve; tno lata to do anything lumght. Life waa an Intolerable, purlmaeleaa thing He ant down at hla ilcak ami leaned hla head in hla htinda Hia whole lira .earned l" aiM-tl failure With ili uen Impu'lae he aeizrd a pen and began to write. lor Ihe firat few momenta he hardly hard-ly knew what he wruta. It w ta onlv when he reached the end of the firat pnge that he aeem.-d tu realtxe with a alart what ha had done. He looked back at lha wrlllrn llnee with aome-thing aome-thing nf a ahock. There waa no heatn-rlt.g heatn-rlt.g lo the letter, no date or aildreaa. II ainiply atart'd off aa If the pen h.id been aoUlcd by aome Influence outelde he-aelf. a.nie leanernte need. "I ilon'l 'know what vou will think when vou gel ihla letter. I mn writ, lag It l.ecauae toniulit I think I am half mail I loe ou au much: there aeema nuthtna in tha whole world Ihit counla any more now that I am bealnuiea tu undcrataitd that I ran neter have you. Kather, I aak ou on mv na. to llatea to what I hate to aav. te tried to keep aeav from you. to forget for-get loll. I've tried to put oll out of my heart and perautde mvaelf that I do not care but It'a no nee. I love I you; I know you care nothing for me. hut I ah:tll love ou elwava To. mailt 1 have dona Xl itntiardonnhle thing for your aake. I explain Ihlnga ao badlv. I can only hope that ou' will underatand and try and miikel aomi- evctiee for me. Komeone knuwa wa were toeathar in lnria I need not tell vou who. Toniabt. at a houae! w here I w aa, he had told eeveret people peo-ple m -i nnt i lii,il b, an i I'i'.a ,..(,. r aaa. xllcky had gone on writing ritpldly he aeemed to hnve Inat hlmaelf in a aea of elonuenre; hla heart, waa pleading plead-ing with the woman ha lot'rd Ihrouah ihe poor medium uf a alieet of tinau-dreaead tinau-dreaead paper. "it nearlv drove m- mad to har vou , .nnken "f hv him There waa a arena. 1 .nil l blocked him down vou will line m- for Ihla, hut I would have It 'Had hoi If I hev had let me. I told heni afterwarda thiit 'Oii were mv wife lev and understand how 1 have .offered all theae week" I told tfc-m tHnl we hud been married aom time and that I bad bean kept an ret by vour own wlah. It', onlv now. when 1 an more alon- and can tb'nk cleir-Iv. cleir-Iv. that I aee what 1 hava done. Ton don't rare for me. and 1 have rom-1 peomlaed vou even mor.e than thai man did by hla Ivlng Inalnuai lona. Tell me n h-t I am to do anything, anything la lha world. My whole Ufa la your. I to d with aa you will. Ha my wtfa. dear, be my wife a a r'nr a moment the pen faltered, but Micky want on again with an effort "I will atay In lmdon twenty-four houra for your anawer. and then. If I don t kear aaa' The pen faltered again, and thia lime flaaliy etopped. iitrtia tit. June went dowi.aialra e.nglng. dur. Ing the laat few rtava aha had. aa ana would have rxpreeeed It, begun to dia. rover beraelf all over agala. rrlaln-ly rrlaln-ly Ihe world had utterly changed, and waa mora like a fairy nly than a place where it rained a great deal aad where eoeea aad laxicaba aplaehed pee dretrlena wilh mud. l.ydia mat har al Ihe fool of Ihe aiaira. aha am lied al a. .hi of a new kai "I waa Juat romlng UP. Miaa June, aha aaid. 'Therea a Inter lor Miaa hhepotone" Juaa held aut her hand I II take II. and aava you lha trou- A moment later June ihruer lha lei-I lei-I ler for Kalher Into her coal porket and went nut bhaefullv Into Ike rala to meet tleorge Hochrater Heorge waa anient, ha forgot la eal hie moat excellent lunrk. and hardly loot hla eyea off June. "It a all ao much waala of time Ihla being engaaed." he natal wnh pretended pretend-ed annoyance. ' Why don't wa do Ihe trick and gel married' What are we waiting for I II uka you I the atate. for a wedding trip" June laughed, and protaalad bluah-Ingly bluah-Ingly that It waa much loo aoon "I haven I thought about It, ahe ne. rlared. not ouile iruthfullv "Therea tone of thlnaa to ae tn firat V hat about my huelnee. and KatherT "Leave Ihe nne to look afler lha other.' he aald promptly. th ahook her head "I rouliln l-l ahould hate In leave Father alone; If only aha could be married, mar-ried, too?" . Well find hrr a huaband what about Mrllowea" ha ug. rated Jokingly. Jok-ingly. June' face an be red "Oh - Micky" ahe aald Hhe waa not aure If ahe waa loan fled In tailing Horhealer that Mlckv had once rared for Kalher. "I Ihouahl be waa practl. rally engaged to Marie lieland." aha aatd doubtfully llocheelrr gave an exclamation That remtnile me." he el "There aeema lo have been a bit of a row at the lloopere" dance laat nlaht I waen t there hut I heard aoma f. Iowa at the eluh talking It over )uat now do you know a man named Ah-lon' Ah-lon' . I .tune anlffed Inelegantly j "l io I not " Will, if you don't like klm vou II ta pleaaed to hear thai Micky knocked hlin Into Ihe middle f next weak. Itochcater aald ralinlv. Junea eyea gleamed. "Never Well. I m dellahled lo kear It' What waa II about?" Hnelieeier ahruaaed hla ahnublara. "I ih. they were goealping about aoma wnmaa. aa far aa I could make out a woman Mb'hy had been railier friend-Iv friend-Iv with, from what I gat hered I hev dldn t mention her name, bul " lie heailalel. "They epoke of her aa n girl from aaa ) Ve forgotten the name, but I think II waa a prttti-oat .hop " "Kldred'a" eld June aharplv "Vea. that wax It. What do you know about It?' 'Nothing goon! What were they aaving?" "That ahe'd l.een to I'arla with Mrllowea, Mrl-lowea, and Mellowea nterheard II. and there waa k bit ff a flaht. and Mellowea Mel-lowea aail that the g.rl waa hla wife " Ju.-e gaapeit. "Whiil " Itoiheatrr loukil rathrr uncuinfort- al le. "It'a only club lalk." he aald depra-rallnal). depra-rallnal). -'liar aav H'a all lira" June pwabed ba. k lirr chair: hrr brain waa In a whirl; ahe alarrd at Hoche.lrr with daxed avea. 'f i-uurae ou're mad. unite mad." I ahe aa'd ralmlv. "tr 1 am! whl.-h ta I It mv dear man. lha girl Mlckv went to I'aria with was Kather: mv Kalher Hhepatone. and here ou lire trin la I'll me Ihni aha and Micky 1 are married'" aha bural Into hyaterl- !ral lauahter "I'm not Irving to tell you." he pro-i pro-i teated Inlureillv "It'a nnlv what I hea-il: and any wa'. if Mellowea went lo Parla with Miaa Hhepatone ' He broke off before tha anger In June a ea. 'If vou apeak about Kather In that lona of toe again I atiall hata you forever." axe aaid furlonaly. "If you muat know the truth. Ill tell II to you. ami another time Juat don't Judge people till you'ra heard both a'daa of Ihe uucBllen." and ahe promptly proceeded pro-ceeded to tell him the whole aiorv of her meeting with Ksthrr. and all ihat had huppened a:nre i iitPTrn . Kather wear from n troubled Bleep 1h:it night, to find June alandlng beadle be-adle har. I'ale moonllaht ahone Into ihe room from half-uriwn btlnila. fill, ing It with an eerie lixk!. a Kather atarled up trembling and frightened. "What la II la anything the matter? mat-ter? lib. I thought you war a ghoBt'" She rlutched at June wilh hot h handa. "I h. I. anything the matter?" aha aaked again. Jun laughed nrrvoualy; ah found |