Show 14 4 he h e mystery astery road d by iffy E phillips oppenheim kr BOOK TWO CHAPTER I 1 continued 16 idame dam de do Pon lere hesitated f r an er moment it asa smine thing in the tilt almost boyish quality of girald id a ss which litch bedded tier this Inell I 1 win nus it at uny any rule nu Wo levardi vardui r L will toll it if taht at hour 0 replied I 1 irum she hf a ali I 1 tell 11 after it moment client a tint that you int not to ti filder der my I 1 palt atit a in tally or UN tilt courteous egui there ore mi apis an n witch wake it dim ull for or my alee und and ni to accept honi hont erald bowed I 1 iw ion I 1 actinic ting on a centary antl alne ini idalin m ere to his hl ilia 9 sip to hillid lil lid ti arlly 11 an ennys illich I 1 tut lit v with ith a little clince e around utmost of four fear mn la leple ledo do ll ale MA HI her finger tills ili ook took hie ills leave and u 9 nw m reel I 1 d b who ho rita malting for him it gaze of nati id ili wail ails it lillick lil liik hlin telf II pies ice were viere fillet with fill a buier lunter hilll v in tit I 1 irked ini kel for hp hal ailing ne aguin in hlo tills old oil milliner nut ily y dur dour fello 11 1 I ei ex w ima what oo 00 earth has hap it 0 bedr dr lm that lint old devil halt d in anif at luit last raid 1 I 1 d almost to fore ron upon her tier ris I 1 the tapi re dining alth illi me ine tonight I 1 cief ei r ou gas another word ri kristopher enjoined I 1 want aou ou it t k at th man on that stat by ih the of the tree fret look at him care y please aca ilia he e two to oun nun mn slackened thelt 1 the pers it n whom christophe Chrls bated aas a man loan of medium breight it dr arwed saed notwithstanding the of the dav in bomber somber black othea iari and a black bowler trat lie ua ax dark and he wan or nt alf ili ted d to be rending reading 9 book wok ills coin eoln I 1 PI ton on attas 11 ant 1 he wore isore a atit md ight t black lie fill hair A us its unusually lone long add and even co conred oLred a ill portion on his hi pars fm ell I 1 gee ape him berrid admitted not much to I 1 ok at lit looks like 0 one tie L or ie chop haps who bo n in I 1 tm for tills tub bumping aping iping up at the far end te p une from front flat way iny chris clint pie opher er said but the renson reason I 1 am p int itis him out to iou ou la Is it use suse he lie ap ab feared pd to reg nize 1 ienir ur two friends ie sump silme ailt nt tit tint it ou did lie ile ir I 1 was sulking dun dmn between I 1 hint that last jast VW of rl a 11 irs Dire lie sa baw them a robeer er he quite still for a moment ent he ile set lue I 1 almo almost almot t as fig tit knoch k 0 mer tip son ti were nere then he tie slunk ic i k into that chair and he be lia 8 len tin vi chind then eer ever since raid no indue lin fin ikpe to tin the II 11 ie te I 1 thim thin sit lit tit it evenin if I 1 run can er lie promised cliris in did o 0 iou ano know such butk AIN IP 14 1 in re nl erful that ever no nil w rider fler I 1 could neer net get the feeling hr er out of mv my blood the thought of h pr from rov my brain I 1 her eyes 42 did you eer pier see ruch eyes in your life kind of aniel arent they chirls copher er hazarded you ou as still gerald declared con te re brown lie the olit t glorious glor 11 lous hade shade of brown I 1 ever saw rm going to call for them then I 1 in of sath h kensington at a quarter to W ht I 1 t chrle chris we were re going to dine at A belagh so lo 10 you told me christopher obed stalling raid erald g s radiant hal was wa not for n moment he ile to it ro r let opher s arm chrs chris I 1 kno know bow what hae has been the veth me all of these months I 1 J lne lre it erectly artly I 1 saw her sitting gittin th thie thi k e tired fired ow all miserable mie erable under the trpe I 1 e up the real thine thing and kra ir r knew it I 1 aro am in line love nith line ine 0 0 allne leaned back in her chair ith i a little murmur of 11 ter ugh the drooping brunches brunch eq of the great it plane it tree was a fascinating ed qa i vista ista of scarlet clad orchestra alibe the with alth its cursing row or f lights lihte the little groups of eople leople about the waiter tal lers in their in tit liveral k I 1 breeze reeze in I 1 tree tops 4 after the heat best of I 1 on in it ung as a wonderful find erful respite loo ou are erv kind she murmured gerald to bring hrin ua us here ich 1 was very fortunate to a net n et y yi I 1 I 1 be declared I 1 don t vou you think after 1111 the discouragement dia coura dement I 1 have re ed I 1 nas verv very brave to come and e rd d your aunt lay ot of ao so very ehe phe answered 11 e p e two defedele def enele women very and weary with ith life wish gerald ald said dellfera deliberately tely it t yon you would tell roe more about arsel yes allne glanced across lit old her t ahn hn was leaning back in her ir also with the tile appearance of content her eye eyes closed ber her air aaion complete y aut au t does not approve of such atlon ions she he ad quietly idt e wak in engllish gerald ed ker er and nd your does not era tand liy y aunt understands english be bel than ban yon you would believe pauline led there Is 1 the fact aleo I 1 ht have confidence in her I 1 bel W lut title ne known what hat ii is best he bt boat thine thing for you oenid WO 1 U to ballete in w r she looked at him still kb a alight nille her iler face ho homeer pr unit ift ened ideally 7 knoll nd why should I 1 ba b itee in youl you and ahat tt Is I 1 there to believe 1 ight tint I 1 am deeply interested of r u ill replied promptly in every ahli t con concern cervis you that I 1 bilth lh to te your friend that I 1 lh she yie stil stilted toped ped him wit will a little goo e lure ture instinctively elther neither my aint it r I 1 title he arter bulted ure are in a n to adept mire win the tile HI ilia 1 of gilel 1 v mill III froit any one I 1 har WI W alf I to tint that clehr to you loll 1011 hit e lerold R tut till onfre I 1 amilt 11 ienir de Islon finally I 1 shall I 1 P line furchi r oili latin iiii llin e do not belong 11 a to A sour our vior worlie lill pauline mild ip P ure ithac you cull coill I 1 II 11 ink till P of a dpi then 64 arnld del delaroi arod it lot 1 not it tie p unni u notion of puh li idolie i IP inet net with it CIO coitt lit if 1 nil KM tin oil ii did it at carlo 1 to nell poll their jefery to puy pay their tills 1 alle und and afa atine e o aang a fenny penny lou ou art nell informed ri marked coldly I 1 sets your peirl n ellace in dap forles lie tile jem rK I 1 cannot tellene that 0 ft alm bean belan in apparent agitation the inan toll told nip nothing oer aid interrupted 1 I the tile ne lolave und and I 1 hought it lou bought ili nn etie title r repeated incredulously hoping ventur ventured pol that boine some day lay it would be tie my privilege to it to you she site nos uns distinctly aback you are apparently a rich man lord I ord dombec us well ai as nn an import nent one site he eald sold arc aire you often subject to these whimsy wliam 1 I am well off gerald replied that Is to may that f have an in come apart from my alloi allowance sance for the rest I 1 hate have never done anything of ef the nort sort before because I 1 half have neier felt the same inclination 1 I thought that vou you were rather hv by ii wan it nf nt heine ate A f ipri cirt nf the indic 1 j 1 04 14 16 my dear fellow christopher fix claimed what on earth has ha happened of the ballet at monte curio carla utie slip oh ob served did iou not entertain 1 thein ni at supper and abr tb tort sort of thing 1 I entertained them at supper or derild admitted hm hill that Is the extent of my with alieni ajen there wo wits a child horn hom ou oil ane ana your friend found at a mountain f rm ale ie leante I 1 came our aird nl did sit hf not a child with lilt of ell eeb 11 xiv family I 1 I 1 bellee I 1 me of if m nn rep 11 tillin in that direct n ger r nid aid she aie Is I 1 th iani iriti il it mn n 1 ni I lilt i with I 1 th nil is I 1 eni ent ie le 1 1 l I father still nilow no iw trip elbe to rent real to him ni nn ix Is de tie cited ro r he and mi friend li iq in imp lilt tier lit r 1 I mill do not under nn an I 1 hi till i tile male ip soil ou t ru uva in pearls I 1 nil tul re re marked after H moment momento n th bucl taul silence or inder under nhat cwi mable con roll ditis tip ou cou ont emil I 1 tied return ing thern to me ine 1 I bought till them tillin in rei iu I 1 am ani in loe imp nath mi oil genila ahe he turned her head and anti studio 41 him bellber iteli ste me aal stunt li anc IHK ing in her chair hm hill rhe she ene gave I 1 im ira tile lie impression that ehe she WIK inot lookin down at 1 I hat ehe she quietly I 1 R style of aich ou anut beep keep for your il inching ladle or rou roul ill 11 loge maidens it hoppee to tx be the truth he in eted misted doggedly once more she looked at him till still puzzled but hilt this time it little littfe more leniently ills dark eve prep were nere alow aglow lie was 11 in 1 I on mart forgive me if I 1 find tour method methods a litter unusual I 1 the said do I 1 under tind that you are proposing 1 an alliance 11 1 I ask you to do me the honor of becoming my wife gerold replied pauline turned to her aunt stint aint ahe she aid said in french ird liard io dombec h desires to marry me lie han bait M tev ju jut it told old ne me so 0 o most iT Iv madame de Pon feres was ber her tolerant eich N rr minot live dear dea r he h rf r joined 11 hi ho to I 1 a very youns man and anti ho I 1 MI lie firm us un an narl let lent adli it ner nor turned fumed berk back to if arald st lou w itle f my punt to milt rosio n at le 1 ill i tit lit flip iti in tiller all ilie order of i nu tilt more ties vi III you and anti rein point tee I 1 think gerald alvied prin itly then he h leaned leu nod fogard madams militants de tip ianiere If he h rid sold do I 1 under stan I 1 that I 1 harp have your to ill pay ilay my dirr iuri to y or niece niter T if n not he be fl follo lh kh 1 I P replied ue 0 are fir tingly obliged ti llred li 10 fur for glanc us u in tills g plate lime it IN Is rielly 11 quit a rev lAtI 11 to nip tile de do pon lon I 1 lr ro jerial I 1 to iu im allne will III you I 1 e nn im M if 7 M it I 1 ur I 1 oril ard 11 mil till ev wen thi tho I 1 I 1 I 1 tit n I 1 un unkindly LIndly ro rily 1 ay I 1 III no nn I 1 alln 11 in rimy I 1 teane bour stil tor I 1 tf 0 1 londo I 1 hoping you will 4 in lit i i nr ur till rift lit lin n 3 flu ii fin I 1 that I 1 bill ant inn 1 it in it oil peterm to lot mr nip I 1 ithe a it tint lit itie the ollice office bould lir too a Ilian kless I 1 ru I 1 aan oli tint to take tak my canno o 0 roli 1 r n it ance I 1 I 1 tin command 11 nil till the till anual heh might ninke life tin tilt re rp nin for or ou oil my aly lerp o 0 mil nal flu are re already as u inured of if flu u h haid ial beafter not tempt lie us too fur far I 1 ali lillne n 0 warned him i a little bit terly tilt go kind od folk nt at monte carlo wen only alien hen the thes called aa but bill ne ore are down dolan on tin our luck just no now ne e inight accept ur affer I 1 hlll III take my risk gerald declared fogerty loll 1011 ou have giden mill in en no toil hae no reopen As A for the reel rest we are all ad or more or less I 1 I 1 am in of hal and I 1 anve met no one ele else except you aih who could gle le it to me I 1 here as a a ouch touch of real feeling la to ter even eyes as she hf glanced toward him ff fi ellair however composed of vary ao 10 ing clements sonic some curiosity a tin re of scorn an lota iota of compassion compa xilon ahe her el shoulders slightly be kenth her wrap of black ince lace how long do you remain in ondon london I lord dombe she inquired A As long ai as I 1 ran be of service to 11 the quick reply 1 I was wa z 1 ing in down to eoon soon for vant ant of it e met inns better to du do 4 dav da 9 visit there aill III suffice I 1 remain at your bervice service I 1 am in lit love with nith another man I 1 aulene assured him gerald considered the matter for a moment 1 I do not believe it he declared pauliat floied it Is I 1 tnie true ehe she r it iff el hied he ile 14 1 4 err bad tempered and ant if he ln A hint that I 1 am accepting nil till these li from another min inin m in h ho will with vu v vi u 1 I will rick it gerald de do aided ni hew acx am I 1 to 10 set get rid of thin till p pt rait nt s oune man I 1 aulane asked her tier lunt de tie Ilon lere had a great deal ais tit 1 ill lit the tie subject in a rapid uni undertone lien aishe had fini finished shod I 1 aulane turned back to her tier compoint compi int rl M aunt was lerv very much against a rene renevil of our tance she told him but as a ithe he justly justl remarks one ne must it chis evening hai has turned our heads hoods a little a return to the fleshe ts is iou sou krim iw and that ert of 1 lbino loll 1011 be my suitor if ou will lord hut but of one thing you inuss ie te very I 1 hall shall never warr ou there IR 1 another jilani of which you ma he be sure gerald rejoined wined I 1 hall shall neier never leave off to per suade unde iou ou to gallant but pie headed ne in murmured 1 lou I on ran can judge of my ill hint nt P newl found t it leiM imme tiie when shen I 1 11 II i tit 11 pit e I 1 rill in Us UK Us to alick n t ie I 1 e n r se I 1 want t to eee see M heller those delphin lume are really 1114 h blue tie a 4 they eem sm e em to be the tile walk in the flip roue rope gardens al of dough erald welcomed Melc elc omed Inte intense ribe this new phase in lie ills re lati lations ont lilt I 1 fludine mai ilia in ln some a dl aisil ti nent I 1 s allne lo 10 ked aroun arouni I 1 tier hit 11 llie tile time with ierene erene pleasure sure wn nt fin of flim I 1 ra she knem tapin all 11 t narn md 1 aue I 1 often to it imire s are A in n it I 1 ati 11 I 1 w will III sl 4 e hlll 1111 lit ut demur to alq hi stice milon ion that they hould taip one of the mall small ino moored ired Hil nt tile bridge sat an I 1 inv antl t fu k timing o 0 tie tt e tu ahil whilst tt he culled sculled round the minall stretch i if inthir on the flip far fa 1 ie le ff of th he amland he let tit bost 1 drift und laid it tie e 0 ur hr nercia 4 hl ill kneed kne TO BB |