Show THE LOVE LIARS Story No 4 by Edwin Bliss S 0 Copyright 1 1915 by Exchange x 1 Inc moving C C'S rights I and nn ihl foreign copyrights strictly r reserved sen-ed sen r. r o nv II Continued from Yesterday She Sho Jo looked baked ked up quickly at t slow footsteps footsteps footsteps foot foot- steps steps her eyes lighting as Dr Holland strolled down the tho walk a n. book in his hand For Just juat a second she sho thought him about to pass on after bowing t ther to her then with a little shrug ho seat scat seated cd ed be beside her She Sho did not wish him there ro and still she was glad clad of ot his presence She Slie could not understand understand understand under under- stand tho the conflict of ot absolutely antithetical antithetical antithetical anti anti- emotions the man atari stirred up within her She wa was unpleasantly I conscious that something of af her own i feelings had been transmitted to him else elso why had he so 0 patently changed his mind when whon he seated himself She flushed at t tho thought yet ct could could- not down it any more moro than shead she sho had ad been ablo able to combat tho the Innumerable innumerable merable thoughts of ct him him that occupied pied pled her mInd She Sho opened her lips Ups as s though to speak closing them quickly embarrassed at nt the tho Inanity of or orthe the words she was about to say Aay Looking Look Look- i ing furtively at his troubled face tace she could see ho was in Sn no mood for tor chatt chat- chat t toron r on n trivialities t f t s r In Inthe In the flurry flurr of tho tIm moment nt she shel reached out to take the book from rom his hands It rested beside her hel but her I I nerves seemed stunned anesthetized Something had tI seemed to break within with with- in i n the ver very soul of ot her at the contact con of t his fingers She could not move I f rom that magnetic touch Slowly gently gentl so 80 slightly as to be almost imperceptible his fingers cl dosed closed sed about her own own just Just enough so soshe o s she he was aware the man knew what he heW W was S doing She lifted lilted her eyes ees desperately des des- pleadingly Some power from outside herself caught and held hehl her breathless and afraid Dr Holland rose swiftly his face taco wearing the tho expression of ot one ono who has hus looked upon deadly danger danler and wishes yet is afraid to embrace i it t Without a n. word he ho turned upon his heel and toward the house With lips III's parted Selma stared be before horo ho- ho fore ro her Her fingers were ro clenched so 0 tightly the pink nails had scarified time tile flesh Iesh Her lips moved desperately in denials she knew kne her was battering to bits speedily as her tongue could utter litter them She knew n now ov that the great reat doctor had come to h her er with his demand for tor payment in full ull And she knew that evasion of the debt was Was Was- The rustle of or a petticoat caused hero her herto to o look up in quick anger angel Mrs Irs Presley PressIc Pres- Pres sIc ley stood before betola her an nn accusing righteous ous expression on her t face faco co that them an and you OU may find out why Im I'm being discharged after all th these se years cars Keep an nn eye Ce on on- on David Dwight ht rose ros slowly front from rom hi his chair his f eyes blazing as h ho he advanced ad ad- advanced ad- ad upon tho the tongued poisonous woman Ills His quivering finger was as outstretched toward the door but for tor a n moment his trembling lips would not permit 1 of ot lila his al speaking You had bettor better go Im Immediately hat hat- mediately mediately- H He lie clipped off ort the words like steel stel particle s. s Mrs Pressley turned d In her hurried re retreat retreat re- re treat trat but thero W was S something in those eyes K that checked ed her hel For a long time the millionaire stood there ther his arm ann rigidly outstretched outstretched out out- stretched as as though ho would drive from tho the room the evil c thoughts the departing woman om n hart left Ien behind Then he laughed laughed with an attempt at 11 lightness The I ball of paper fell tell to the floor noor from hi his hand ri A 1 rii ll Dr fIr Holland fearing his love for or the bride decides to leave leavo told the young wife ite instantly the scone scene that had just transpired was waB no secret to the companion She Site did not hear the recriminations of or the tho woman She could not tru trust U herself to list listen ell to hear anything She was filled filed with such hatred as asmakes asmakes maJe makes s murder This woman knew everything had been a witness s to tolIVer over lIVer phase of ot the tho mockery of or a mar mar- But sho did not care for that so much did not mind her attitude The woman had been a a. witness i to that beautiful tIr first t hint of or the tho love Dr Holland and she sho had held hold in check all aU this time There Thero was something holy about the brief moment something some thing that should have belonged to Selma atomic alone something to treasure to cling to that it might alleviate the bitter years of at payment She suddenly turned such an ln expression In her hr eyes aa as caused tho the companion to draw back backa a aStep step sten in swift alarm I What t right have o you OU Mrs Pressley Press Press- ley to question m my conduct 1 she flar flared d hoU hotly No uNo I will not ask you 1 0 that You have hn had and shall shah have no right to interfere Inte in an any way Your You interferences arc aro insulting HO so InsultIng insulting Insult Insult- Ing that I must auk asIc you ou to go leave so leave m my employ She lifted her hand imperiously chocking checking the flood lood of or protest It wa was still lifted as Mrs Mn Pre Pressley le turned away angrily ang a 0 meaning threatening smile upon her bet face But Selma could laugh at smiles at threats no now The outlet to her rage rag had done dona her bet good She felt much better In fact she tho hu could almost have I been grateful to the tho woman swishing up the walk toward the tho house herback her hel herback back buck bristling with rage Dwight looked up from tho the note Mrs Pressley had bad Just thrust Into his hands hand a 1 little puzzled He lie had not known before that the this suicide broker had notified Selma of or the embezzlement embezzlement embezzle embezzle- ment of ot her fortune Still what of it now now And why was waH tho the usually good natured lad lady in such IlIch a n towering rn rues rage e But my dear Mrs Irs Pressley Pr wh why do you OU give this to mo me mot ho queried It merely states what you oU and I and all the world know that know that Mrs Irs Dwight's fortu fortune was embezzled Oh Oh I see ee he cried d. a great glow v of understanding understand understand- ing coming comins upon him the note noto reached your our hands and anti you kept it from Selma fearing the shock hock The Tho note Mr Dwight came before you asked Mrs Dwight to marry you ou the companion Interrupted sharply sharp You had ha written a trifle earlier than you Ou intended proposing that ev evening Miss MUs A Ashton told me mo that sho she Intended refusing you ou Then came this word from rota and and she married you ou Dwight smiled Incredulously Incredulous though grim lines had formed about the corners of ot his mouth Im foiling felling you OU tho the truth Mrs continued nn angry r at that smile How do you suppose that re reporter reporter re- re porter you threw out knew anything of ot her affairs 5 so 0 quickly if It he lie didn't find a 1 copy of ot the note or something of ot the tho sort Wh Why do you OU suppose arich a 0 arich I rich girl would mall marry an elderly man whose health was so 30 bad ho had to keep a t physician in constant attendance attendance attend attend- ance upon him 7 And ono one word more Mr Me Dwight ht before I leave Watch your wife And nd you'd oud better watch Dr Holland too Keep an un eye ce on I I Slowly slowly he ne reached down clown aria ird m picked It up tucking it in his pocket carefully Then he sank back in tho the big chair thinking thinking Dr Holland came Into the house and passed hurriedly to his apartments apartments apartments apart apart- ments then thEOn later Selma entered the house For Just juat a second a sharp twIn twinge SO of ot Jealousy shot through him himas ns as he told himself they had entered h by 13 the s same door they had hall been heen In hr Inthe the tho gardens at the th same time And again he laughed at himself Yet the poison polson was there therl infiltrating ing InE the VCr very soul of him Ho lie caught himself constantly on guard glancing at hi his bin wife vio and the doctor from un under un- un der cler the shade of or his brows furtive suspicious auspicious looks ho could n n t forego even though he knew the they demeaned him lIe He caught himself throwing them more and more together tog and know that while he might argue to himself he did It merely to show his disbelief in Mrs Pressley's Presley's hints the real reason reason teason rea tea son for this was that he hc might the better spy SlY upon their actions and learn a truth ho suspected Dr Holland Hol Hot land felt some Rome of or this and moro more than once was on the point of at leaving Try though he might he ho could not get the womans woman's taunt from tram his ears Over and over again he told himself that she had spoken as os an irate female indignant at being discharged Over O and over again ho he recounted recount recount- ed cd the relations he lie had maintained with theman who had not only saved his life liCe but made a n. healthy health man from a mere shell o of one And AntI always alwn's was wash h he watching watching watching-watching- watching He tried to draw deductions from every ery move mo either of or th pair made And tho more ho he found himself mistaken mistaken mistaken mis mis- taken the more mort intensely did he heo bend every e effort toward proving his suspicions sus sus- sus And still no sign of this appeared on the tho exterior His Ilium manner was merely a I. I bit more courteous courteous courteous court court- more thoughtful more niece tender toward wife and friend It was a month after the discharge t tot of ot Mrs Pressley that he st stealthily moved from his hiM chair in the library ns as Selma slipped out into the night air followed shortly b by Dr Holland He lIe had tried to convince himself that the tho change In manner toward him on his wife's part was us duo due to some sonic In Intuitional Intuitional La- La reading re of or his thoughts Even Een now he ho fought against l the imi impulse im im- im- im i pulse puIa which caused him to SP spy on the nair I. I Clearly silhouetted against t tho the night he lie made out her figure JI Her r face was waA covered with her hands and he could see ee she V was 3 sobbing silently to herself Dr Holland was strollIng strolling stroll stroll- Ing lug toward her yet et Dwight was aware that the physician had hind not seen her l He lie slipped d quickly behind u a stone pillar every human Impulse ur urging him to close his eyes II to tn the scene yet et eer every impulse from outside ranking making those eyes JES twin points ot light rivalling in shrewdness the wicked long stars above an as th they f fastened upon the couple Ho lie caught the unc uncertainty tho he surprise of ot the doctor as its he caught sight lIght of ot the woman Ho lie caught the tha impulse of ot the tho man to comfort her saw the fighting down of ot that im ira- pulse Then Ihen Dr Holland placed his hand upon her shoulder his iris voice but the tho gentlest whisper of ot a n sound gound n nM as he called her name nam Sho She turned and looked up at him then swiftly some iron hand band of ot self restraint within h her r ru snapped and ancl she flun flung her or arms ab about t his u neck I With ii i her ht head heau 1 resting e upon bit is 18 chest cheat ho he d words him hind thundered M i the i hack to the millionaire behind behind beth be- be pillar killing something In In- inside side th the ery r of or the thus man even as n KuM Suddenly it Quickened 06 Selma Seima the tho 1110 life lito In ln his bOd body drew awa away crouching fearful as its she ahe i regarded ho tho man toward whom sho she had gone Ione In n her hour of ot weakness Dwight Ilan leaned d forward the bott better r to listen Her voice was broken i broken wild with ih a passionate despair as it rang In his ears No You No No You must not You must go I I will mU must be tru h true to him lm while he lie lives You must go Go you you ID mu must must- US at- at l David Dwight tUrned quickly and nOlI groped his wa way back to the tho house house In the tho hall hail ho paused pause uncertainly his hiM hand upon the knob of ot the tho library door ns as though Ug he had dr Z al he just come from there thre Selma entered and he called softly tenderly to her putting his arm about her kissing lIns her ton ten derl deny derly even en as nit ho reached out arid and clasped tho the hand of Dr Holland who came camo in Imm immediately after her Slowly the pair moved up the stairs and David Dwight watched wl them from rota beside the library door lIe He was cold now Something had died within him He lie frowned a bit pu pur purt aled At tho the effort a u s Identification t w I 1 S T f. f 4 f i The bride brido caressing the husband she does not love 1 Ho lie had it It-It It it was vas lila his soul that lint had i been killed That was wh why he had laughed Inwardly as us he placed his hiM arms where those of Holland had been but a scant few moments before befort as as' as ho felt tell the instinctive shrinking awa away of ot the woman he had married That was wh why ho he had been so o gleeful glee glee- ful aa LI Hollands Holland's hand returned no prel pressure sure to his With a n murdered soul David Dwight found Hatred had become Jo Joy But ut how ho hoto to intensify that JO Joy Long he sat cat in his library lr pondering the problem V. V As Dwight looked about the laboratory labora Inborn tor tory and in the bedroom for Dr Hol laud land he lie was a bit hit dl disappointed to find tho the young man out Lately his Jealous hatred had grown n to such an abnormal extent that he lie dreaded 10 losing ln sight of either cither of at tho the guilt guilty pair for ono ono one moment lest they lucy had hl fled the agony they were enduring And toda today he lie proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed finally showing his hand on tho first wedding we anniversary of or his marriage Ho He had hall not quito decided what humiliation ho he would heap upon HoI Hol land Selma's Selina's was alread already arranged a a. humiliation that lacked nothing of or refinement anti and dignified courteous I cruelty He lie smiled as ho tapped his coat pocket where a n. jewelers jeweler's little box lodged which was to be bo his present present present pres pres- ent to her As ho he started to leave the tho room tho the title Toxicology seemed fairly to leap from the cover CO of ot th the opened book lying amid the table litter and arid strike him between tho the eyes ces He lIe picked pickert it up curiously turning It over o er in his hands reading fragments here hero and there at the place where it jt had been n opened n Theil he lie examined the little vial with tho the r red skull and cross-bones cross on its label that h laid had LI rested beside the book and A grayish shadow tum turned d his hiM healthy heal l thy color to a dull lc-ad lc leaden n compromise compro compro- mise of ot hue as ho lie slowly replaced the little bottle For Fot a moment he stood tJ rc un undecided then with a a. shrug of or his shoulders shoulder turned and closed the he door softly behind him While he lives lives lives-I I shall be true to him ilm That was v as what Selma had said Bald that night in the garden when he had seen seen her abjure tho the love lovo she Bhe I admit admittedly desired While he lives I |