Show I THE WOMAN HATER And something of ot what she was feeling feeling communicated itself to him him and and nd he leaned out and caught her- her hand In a hard clasp Take care of ot yourself till un I come comeback comei i back he said huskily s l I 1 S shall Comeback come ome comeback back tomorrow o o on the nl night t tS train n. n He Me saw the swift flush that dyed her I fu face I shan shall be here to meet you yoa OU she said 1 and the next moment he had gone I The whole world orld seemed to have 1 changed In the last few minutes she sheI I thought dully as she walked away and 1 su sudden tears s swam a Into her eyes I Supposing she never saw a him again I Supposing he never ne came back She I II aside Of I tried to brush the thought course he would would would-he he loved her her she she was I foolish to be so afraid Only one day- day one endless dreary day day nd and nd he would be with her again It was growing dusk very ery swiftly and the last rays of sunshine had quite gone It was chUly chilly now in the the- narrow lanes and she quickened her steps eager for tor the warmth and glow of or the cottage How far had far had the train got alrea wondered Awl And was Fa Faversham thinking of her She tried to picture hUn him In the car reading some horrid no doubt and smoking contentedly 1 She made a a. little grimace Men Ien were not nearly so romantic as women She Shen wondered e dd 1 If perhaps she loved him t too n well and with 1 sudden fatefulness f n the words of the boy who had shot himself for her sake at Monte l Carlo came back to her memory Some day ome some man manill manwill manwill will ill break your heart as 8 you OU have broken mine She shivered at the thought of ot those words and of the tragedy In labIa his young oung eyes eys as he spoke them With an odd feeling reeling of ot panic she broke Into a Ittle run The The had never seemed so 0 far tar away ny from th the station before or the lanes so lonely Oh If Ifa only t tomorrow had gone and Miles were with a her I Why did I let t him go s she thought h 1 wildly Oh why td d didn't glO 1 go o with t him I Her lie hurrying steps had brought her almost to a bend in the lane and to toa a a. aman aman man who was coming swiftly towards her She looked at him then she gave a n. acry Cr cry and her heart seemed to stop beatIng beating beat- beat Ing log for the man was Philip I Philip Mrs Dundas spoke his name with witha a a. a little cry Something In his face brought a wave of or fear to her own He lie looked so so white so strange that In Instinctively Instinctively In- In she put out her hands as If to keep him from her He laughed when he saw the little gesture gesture gesture-a a queer mirthless laugh You Vou ou did not expect to see me rae ho said No XO She tried hard to steady her voice olce tried in lit vain to speak naturally How Hov did you ou find me How did you OU know I 1 was here In her heart she was thanking heaven that Faversham had gone She knew know that if the two men had met something terrible terrible ter- ter would surely have ha happened did not answer and she ho went on You must come back backwith with me inc to the cottage I have taken a cottage here Did Bid you OU know And Lester is III with me Oh we are quite country folk tolk now I assure you you Philip Philip Sh She had taken a 11 step forward as if It to walk on on but he stopped her You Tou are not 1 going home he said sard II quietly till un I have said what I 1 have ha come to say I What hat do you ou mean She looked at atI him with eyes that tried to be brave bra but buther buther buther I her heart was racing with a nameless fear and she knew she had paled to her verp lips I Philips Philip's eyes wandered angered over o her with witha a sort of sadness Are you OU afraid of me he asked so sol l gently that she drew a a. hard bard breath of relief YoU Toil need not be Lallie I wouldn't hurt a hair of or your our head She saw the dull dun blood rising in his face tace as he went vent on with concentrated passion Its Faversham fa I want to find Fa find Fa- Fa the mean cur My b. best but friend I told you he je was was best best friend e when all Olt J g the h time he's hes been plotting I and planning I to get you OU from me But I 1 round found out in time thank heaven I found out In time She gave a a. stifled cr cry What do you OU mean What do you ou mean 1 That Its It's all been a a. plot A vile lIe mean plot to rob me of you It was he te and my mother She hated the thought of my marrying marTing you and Miles Illes knew it They made mode a plan between them that h he should try to cut me out that hypocrite that boasted woman hater hater- He lIe laughed wildly Oh Ive I've no no doubt he played th the part well and that you ou believed him He lie caught her suddenly by the arm turning I her face to the fading I light so n et lg f h that he could see it more clearly lies Hes made love to you of course he said hoarsely he be He lie told you ou he loved you ou She did not answer er but he saw by the sudden change In her face that he was right and for a moment his eyes Cas were mad In their anger The liar The cursed miserable liar he broke out passionately Ill kill him If hes he's made you care for him Lallie And you'll be glad for me too when I Itell Itell Itell tell you ou what I 1 know She stood quite still her face marble white but her eyes ees unflinching I think it Is you ou who are mad she said quietly though he could feel how how- she was trembling I know Ive I've hurt you ou Ph Philip p. p I 1 know that thal Ive I've treated you badly Id I'd give anything In the world to undo It and make you ou believe belleve Im I'm sorry sorn OrrY sorry But But and her voice olce rose proudly you proudly you say lay anything against Miles Illes to me The honey bee brown eyes swam suddenly with tears I l love e loye him mm un and ana he ne ue loves javes me nc She OHO flung nung her head back a scorching color colo coloin in in- he her sweet f face I Nothing N f I you ou can say will ever alter that she sho said again I love lo him To be continued |