Show Mue BO By EDWI BLISS ANITA LEARNS THAT SHE WILL FORFEIT HER FORTUNE IF SHE MARRIES Copyright 1915 by Pathe Exchange Inc All moving picture rights and andall andall all foreign copyrights strictly reserved Continued from yesterday She felt he ho might have shown some Rome emotion if Jf over so 50 little at this the greatest moment of ot their lives Jives but was reassured with the thought that his high breeding an and fine origin more than compensated for tor the lack o of oC an any momentary display of ot passionI passion I ha have hamy my car at the tho door Alfred Its It's been waiting for tor me for tor over an hour Will vm you OU ride with me out Into the country Wo Ye can be alone I feel teel we wo should be bo alone alono today As you wish dear I 1 shall be de do- do lighted d. d Then go out and wait walt for tor mo at atthe the gate I shant shan't he be a minute I want to get Rome some wraps Sho She went vent with swift glad lad steps toward to toward toward to- to ward the house and he sauntered languidly languidly lan ian to the gate When hen he ho reached the sidewalk hi his hid gentle delicate nature was shocked I at the 81 sight ht of ot John Huff Hurt his tobacconist tobacconist I conist and one of or his man many creditors in an attitude denoting deliberate waiting wailing Huff Hut had seen him leave his club and had followed him to the Logan Loan place intent on presenting In t 2 I 1 I IA A ml I V 1 I IANITA I ANITA LEARNS THAT SHE WILL FORFEIT HER FORTUNE IF SHE MARRIES 0 p person erson a bill for a couple of hundred dollars ollars d which mailed many times h had ad never elicited a response Mr Ill Scott sir Ive I've taken the liberty lib lib lib- e erty erty- erty I should sa say you had taken talen a a. lIbert liberty lib lIb- lib lib- e ert erty Scott cut In How lIow dare you ou s sir ir But pleadingly this bill has has b been een running running- for eight months now a and nd I h ha e bills bUls I myself must meet Couldn't you rou make a small man payment sa say s ay 50 or FO so on account I assure y you ou ou I shouldn't have presumed had I Inot Inot n not ot needed It ver very badly I cant can't talk of ot this matter now Then suddenly as ho saw a n. nasty g glint lint harden the tho others other's eye cye Listen Huff In a conciliatory tone and d dont don't let this go an any further further d I I expect to mann marry rry the mistress mistress mis mis- t tress ress of this house vcr very short shortly with witha a look of subtle assurance and then I shall settle in full tull In tho the mean mean- Ume time dont don't make yourself evident Oo Go away now Ho she would be there any moment and his voice became urgently Importunate Go 00 awa away now please She will bo ho out an any moment An Any moment Dont Don't for heavens heaven's sake and yours ours let hersee hersee her hor see you OU here Go Go 00 away Yes sir sir with with a servile senHo bow bow bow- but you'll you'll- you'll Everything Only Onh go gol The man smiled reassuringly turned and was gone A moment later Anita dressed for tor motoring and looking infinitely happ hap- hap p PJ appeared at the tho gate IV They rode rodo a great distance through small towns and sleepy villages way on up Into the mountains and ar arriving arriving ar- ar riving at the tho village of ot Haslon about 2 o o'clock clock In ir the afternoon Tho car ca- was crawling slowly alon along tho the main street et when their attention was sas at attracted at- at to a lo low red brick bull building cli ng the tho brick building they had thus far tar seen lieen in the town ton I wonder what that I is it seems I out of place here she laughed Courthouse probably he he said eald and then struck with a sudden thought I say Ann wouldn't it be beHrl n a lark to go In there Jc and got Bot mar mar- ried right ned right no now No Xo one knows us IV up imp here tiK and n Wu we wc might go back mar mar- ned with all the vulgar ular publicity at- at upon a church wedding or wedding or haven't you the thc courage courno Sho Silo thrilled at nt the thought and was Wl penitently ashamed of her slight resentment of a few tew hours hour before heCor when sho she had allowed herself henelt to be he vexed at his seeming lack of ot emotion Sho She was glad that under his placid ext exterior he concealed a real feeling Jar I for or romance Courage she sho said how dare laro you sir smiling alluringly at him well see whether I have havo courage or no DO Besides this doesn't talc take courage cour cour- ago age it gives courage Let us go At once imperiously Thc They went ent and when ah she rode home again In the tho sweet pink glow of ot ofa a Juno June evening it was as tho the wife of Alfred Scott the thc last of oC the noble old ld family of or Scotts Scotta The They were met at the tho gate b by her bu butler tI or Miss 1188 Logan maam ma'am Theres There's aman a aman man in the lib library rn r maam ma'am who says he wants to Hee eyou you Yer Very y Important business he says Came at t 6 5 o'clock and when I told him you ou wouldn't he be back bace till lato late evening c ho he said ld hed he'd wait waiL Did ho tell you his name Rodgers he said Henry Rodgers Oh to bo be sure ure Rodgers Hes He's I t a m my attorney But what can he want He didn't say maam ma'am only Im Important Important Important Im- Im business When hen the they reached th the tho library Henr Henry Rodgers rose roso from his chair and bowed courteously Good evening f Miss Logan Losan I shouldn't have awaited your our coming EO so persistently only in going over your our fathers father's rs r's will again toda today I hap hap- on a clause clauso which Im I'm sorry to say has hitherto escaped my at attention at- at What hat hat Is It 1 she asked nervously Yh Its It's In the Why nature of ot a a. re restrictive restrictive re- re clause Miss Logan It provided pro pro- vided that If either cither you or your our sister sister sis sis- sister ter marry before reaching tho the ago age of ot 25 26 you ou forfeit your our share sharo of the for for- fortune tune It was most careless of me to tc have havo overlooked o it before beCore but it was war tucked away way among a host of details of management and so forth It en entirely entirely entirely en- en eluded me I felt it to be most Important nt so 80 I took toole tho the lIbert liberty ol or waiting for tor you hero here Anita was stunned at this startling I disclosure and for tor a moment was I speechless Then she sh turned quickly confidently to her husband and anti found his eyes intent upon her His I face had gone suddenly pale his eyebrows eye eyo- brows were contracted In fear tear and his lips Ups pressed Into a tI tight ht line of ot mute warning for her to be silent allent as ashiE his hiE heath head shook ever cor so little little just just suggestively el IrOm from side sille to side Sho She understood quickly tho the meanIng meaning mean- mean Ing inh of his mute message mesge and recovering ering cring turned again to her attorney Very cr well nell Mr Ir Rodgers but we wo should have known this before You will wire immediately to m my sister please I am trul truly sorry Miss and I shall wire Immediately Ho He bowed bO walked toward the door they following Scott bent low anti and whispered into Anitas Anita's ear ear We must keep quiet Ann Ann for for your our sake She smiled up at him radiantly and catching hold of his hiM arm pressed It Impulsively a token of ot her appreciation appreciation elation for his Infinite consideration When hen Paul Reed walked home that night after Anitas Anita's Indefinite answer to his proposal his mind was filled with a thousand torturing thoughts It was all so vague so ton tOr tory And he ho was going away on the morrow The reactive assurance he had felt a half halt hour ago bO In her presence was now succeeded by bt a sickening fear Ho He had felt tell then tho the question was such an Important one ono that it was not unnatural that she should ask age for tor a little limo to con con- sider elder But he had seen tho concern and emotion she phe he felt when his eyes ees were upon her and f felt lt that tho result of her consideration would be an answer In his favor Now that the enthusiasm and eagerness he had bach felt Celt when his eyes ees pon her and felt confident that tho result of ot her consideration would bo be an answer In his C favor Cor vor or Now that tho the enthusiasm and eagerness he hal hail felt as h he de declared declared de- de dared his love had passed their urgent urgent ent eat stage and cool reason returned he felt Jelt a terrible fear tear that all might not bo be as certain as he had expected What hat if it he ha had pre presumed Umed too far Car He became suddenly painfully conscious conscious con con- social place and clou of his poor was wa appalled at nt his own In asking for tor her hand ono one who was so socially socially so- so far tar above him apt an heiress to boot booL What if it she should take tako that into consideration Then chasing quickly upon the heels of ot this gloomy gloom of her her shy shy thought came the vl vision lon fearful tearful tender glad Yes no ho knew that quick she sho was glad or else why heaving of her breast wh why that suffusing suffusing suf sur- suf- suf fusing blush wh why that trembling and quick caught sigh as of one who felt more sweet gladness than she could contain And then coming and driving that thought from out his giddy brain camo came this other clothed In sadder raiment If It she was glad- glad gladie gladIC It ie she was happy happy if If she w was s pl pleased ed wh why why not have answered yes yes im immediately immediately Jm- Jm mediately Why hy have asked for time V Why l walt wait What 1 if she sho felt I less than she seemed to show This thought was unendurable and he went to bed hed that night tortured b by it It and revolving rc Ii it over and anti over In his mind until the time earl early hours of or tho the morning when his exhausted brain save Rave ln in in and anti he hc tell fell lIe ilo was up In the morning at six alx and after an affectionate tart farewell well to his nis father tather mounted his horse and nd fh started the lct out ut for tor tho the mountains With bright warm morning sun cl clear ar eky sky and delicious fragrant vapor apOr of the i earth ho Mt felt a return of his buoyancy and a relief from his agonizing agon- agon izing thoughts of ot the thc nl night ht before and he looked d out on hl his future ture with clear eyes e filled with h hope P and a con- con In her decision born of ot tho the enthusiasm of his love lIe reached hed the mountain to observatory tory 1 In the earl Carl afternoon Just as about t c or er side tW twenty ot of f nty the tho hy miles down on th the other othor oth- oth h- h mountain In th the courthouse court- court house of e Anita the little lo town ot of Haslon Logan Alfred iL i gan became the bride of ot the Scott last of ot the Scotts VI The next morning Ann received a 1 telegram from her sister Bister Bess In ln the thc East Ordered to take rest In t T mountains moun- moun tame Too much stud will VIll be home homo In a da day f I Continued tomorrow |