Show the he branding iron ron baij katharine howlin newlin burt burt m R VII continued 19 limbed III 1 beside the wheel ile g tired ired but he had kemem w i jut that jmie julie wet west when he bad had her tier had worn a look of ltd she never 1 d bill t ahen lle taw saw that ined onla Ires 11 slon he its fright frigul for her responsibility aind and the bear ily upon wa him till wild to bed had brought to new york be h of a allowed to beat if its head ra rabot tot be the tile bars ago dinst imbe len be hail had rot got rid of hie ills driver tit orned the tb car north northward mard and a later litter mathilde the by betty opened pall ach odd maid chosen door to him coat he lie looked edh be 1 took off his ball and law saw iti its owner omner lit sit tit V QI her ber thin propped on a III lattice ort of angers 8 she he was wn gazing out window it w waa its a beautiful j tb s to silhouette something fate fd ilithe long hlll still pose and the fixed in street dressed abbe as a till still she had left the doubet as a biben ben tildor i blouse and skirt of dark nf tery plain her figure now that I 1 aed to blight slight corse corseting tint waa was us aad and more fine drawn 0 a yagoro timorous tit was v try thin but the had lost vora worn a and nil huggard lio geard look the pre bowe bird hard lines had almost digap i A softer climate proper care nit 14 food tood luxury had given back her att clear and the brightness atil ee an and d lip aps her iler hair arranged imply to frame fram e her face ace in a wes se letting ting of black was glossy colliere and there deeply waved it nj vu the arrangement chosen for her W betty and copied from a it du drawing of the duchess of linn it was hard to believe that ai tactful woman wa wag s the virago act birder harder for any tiny one that bad had agli beavy handsome girl stride into xa h uppers hotel and ask for work lebel leye that she was here aorelia clapped his hand hands in the astern atra fashion of summons and jane aked toward him oh the said 1 I in glad you came go H drilled trolled troll ed in and stood beside her adiz bli his head I 1 like the look of you this my dear well welt sir lr said jane 1 I dont like att look of you either she smiled to low conscious smile you 6 doni down and make tea for you B knew that thought for some one JM was ai the best tonic for her mood it ie to dropped with bis his usual limp iw into the nearest chair put back and half closed dosed bis his eyes tit used up he be eald said 1 I 1 haven t twit not on one to throw at a dog alene dont throw one at me then I 1 amy t take it as a compia IW iet she made the tea bravely gravely as in the work as a little girl rt bikes makes ta tea for ber dolls she kwiat him his cup and went back to leplace ic place tod and again her face settled ko jouit abit look she had bad evidently for men jtb hia him and ber her eyes held a vision 0 of distance be put a hand up to break her fixed OX t what Is in it it jane what whitt do to I 1 his astonishment she hid ber her aher her hands ite awful to live ah ahls thi be moaned and it right fright sid lla to see her move ber bier head hill ade side to side like an imprisoned ak wt stif tin before bar bars be B looked about the pretty room reea repeated ted like uke this half hat f Mch fully 1 I hate it if P she spoke through her wa 1 I hate it I 1 and oh the bounds sour ds idols Iu 1 tallies grinding into your ears gart the hands came to her ears id B framed 1 I a white desperate face in the llda had fallen over aptt sat mat listening to t the aura h ura and 1114 nl clatter of the street to him 1110 tu it 1 pleasant sound and here it 1 n I subdued abdo eil and remote enough her iler hell i wu vill like that of some one mad wu by noise 1011 dont smell amell anything fresh lit Hs dest you dont get air I 1 brea breathe everything presses in bailed her eyes bright and des Q atiat am I 1 dolne doing here mr ill B had pu put t down his cup quietly won BS really half afraid of her 1 IS I did you conle cume janer 1 aa I 1 was a if afraid mid of some 0 one ne tiler 1 l rull running ning a mr morena ltd 1 I 1 me one that sant ever no now aw and to run away from ahot was iris the business of ot life aad 44 it t i ou ainess my w bi A dept ept my hat heart full nil of bim him and 41 at his i coming S you see that alae wl ae he be was wits after tt dle me foos 0 I 1 could run way she laughed apologetically that t sound crazy to joal YOU I 1 I 1 think I 1 understand and hall hi lad itter come here h uell ahto it I 1 ben been four yeam and 99 10 cna nied th Is eb e she gave her da inward ward look the auto probably by to given ble me up P maybe ben watt everything bad tk uto u ift cn flod find rat n out here B bad ad call n fand an d you out and try to H yott anywhere lt but when ud ad clean cornea comes hunt m out at if tw lonely claren why ully it would be bp 1 to 0 follow into tills till city Y loure lour lonely june inne ile 1 oil you a a hundred times lint you ought to make for lourn elf oh I 1 dont ion t care fur for lint I 1 1 il I n i want frien Is not many friend friends theae the acting pi there li ro not real folk tot k it I 1 dint ravy their wn ns ant 1 they ant ion I 1 emvy mine illy 1 end bv by lidl king III n 1 in queer anil and from limn I 1 ou hate lia teen I 1 ern III frind find your mire lint that ie Is slip used tn tit he buddi ali jane boo atnip tier tift util self nn fin I 1 poke spoke mith childlike IK slip doehn t coine mine to see ee me tue any fill imra re 11 mr r morens A and not I 1 coul I 1 to lne e tier isi alii e a ito like a R little cirl girl witti cholte r und find eyes jane julie held up tip two tan 11 milde by forefingers and thumbs tn to represent round mes oh off learl ithe said lunt the he awfully minnine seem it as if you antt be ile taking care of lier her rhes no fin emall rini line jasper laughed with some litter neta she doean t like me now nov jane but the feelings hetty betty had hurt were connected with ith a later litter develop ment so that they turned her mood and brought her to a more normal dejection she site was wn no loncer longer a caged beast the bad temporarily forgotten her bar bars 1 I think youre you re arong said jat ja t per doubtfully I 1 netty betty does like you shee shea merely bu and 11 lye I 1 ve been neglected myself jane eave gave him a it far for too erp look it wag uns as though she had eald said I 1 you don dont t fancy that she lie caree cares for you jasper flushed and blinked his long oriental eye its a pity you haven t a loer jane he sold she had vi walked oi oer er to the win low lom and his ipuh li purposely puni a R trine trifle cruel and insulting Insul tin did not make her tier turn you re she sa eald id 1 I loud oud I 1 the french maid chosen by betty opened t the he door for him better go 90 home I 1 im in not in good od hu mor myself at which he be lau laughed ched his murmur and prepared to ing musical laugh tough leave her deal of f courage 1 I hae hake a preat great 0 into his ill coat to bring he ald petting getting a wildcat liere here chain her op UP and find team tea ie m her eh hr 1181 have me apil w think you her iler tone was enraged an fill I 1 scornful little tether flimsy 1 I 1 con snap your and go g looked tooled she wheeled heeled u upon pon hin she tall and fierce and free iso no no he be cried mith deprecating e P lau I 1 ou are mikino v voice olce and gesta mr I 1 uck e fortune fort line and find mine not to you austri t break mention your own wn bet to to them we 5 our chain the much its it s til hav have eto to vou you know best method used to this life 1 I shell shall neer get IRI ial 1 t little it jut some somehow timi neer neier mr link perhaps Ier haps when lahe 11 you ou meet reconcile aj 0 o hell be able to darkened ened fate fae lark her e WI len shall I 1 meet me et mr lu lular I 1 r soon I 1 hope luck more tian it an aar 1 mr hate I 1 she ald said in a I 1 liw world one in the quiet oice jbv hv stared ila hate te himl jasper should you ry in the name of hasage hate him d bet dut but you oh I 1 can cant t explain he to how low came ter keep us apart r leopardess rite the ft that tell you leave him to 10 good night CHAPTER VIII vill gray Enve envelopes lpes than the t ti usual it wal w a with nore more let him sinking of heart he art that jasper beautiful into int the lentol 1 self thit that their called J be nd and alb which job betty house look bad hone home Joa nebo too elo r dessive ot of acl U 1 I lorene soren the old up lip knew that the bouso hou I 1 unit empty of elcome lie took oil oft his hat but and find mat oat deject dejected edi abr were mere poi stepi of fit hi III man who came fro triin fit hie the far for t mil not of the hell hall utile ille tie he stood waiting malting jasper no llma tie tit of a familiar fra grume the first time in year years roll ind I 1 nd foi gottell to order floers HIP I 1 lie nil red noiea rik n which jasper alway always ift old 11 with a lone long appreciative fin kr for as a he h went ent by the table in n the hall ere missing their absence ku we him it faint of alara mr hane mrs o 0 morena a it brother hus allol to eee see you tir air lie ile la Is vat aalt a alt it inc J axle r s e ebrown ebrom eb rowa a roue rose to tie ee inel II 11 tit bt with mrs morena now no sar mra ira morena went ment out put this morning and has hi not yet returned mr lir hone hane hag has been here since five live tir sir I 1 ery well it us as a mechanical speech of ills dl missal the footman vent ment off jos I 1 ler er tood lipping tapping his chin with mith his hi finger woodward kane come corne to see e him during bettys abs absence encel wood annl had not spoken more than three or four icy ley words of necessity to him since tle the marriage aft after a tiff stiff un an blout ml out fashion this brother had befriended hetty betty but to hie his jewish bretler tn law he had shown shon only a fit estly disguised distaste the jew at a t well ell used to euch such a manner lie treated it with light bitte bitterness bit ternes meen but be did not love to receive the user users of it in his own oan house it was iab heightened color and bent brow brows that he pushed apart the long crimson and came into the immens immense dram drying ing room it was softly lighted and pleasantly armed Afire A fire burned the majl fair visitor rose from a seat near the blaze and turned all in one rigid piece ti his advancing host jasper was wi perfectly conscious us that hie his own ge s ture and speech of greeting we were re too eager too ingratiating that they had a touch of servility he lie hated thern them himself but they were mere inherited with his blood as instinctive as the wag ping king of a dog dogs if tall they were met by a precise bow no smile no taking of his outstretched hand jasper drew himself up at once put the slighted hand band on the back of a tall crimson damask chair and looked his stateliest and most handsome self betty come in yet he said you ve been waiting for berr woodward kane pulled at his hi short yellow mustache and bared stared at jasper with his large blank blue eye eyes As A a matter of fact I 1 t call to gee see my sister but to see you I 1 have just come from elizabeth she Is at my house she came to me this morn ing jaspers fingers tightened on the ch clr she Is 18 sick eicke nn va there wa was a pause during which the blank blue eyes blaring staring at hill slowly gathered a look of cold pleasure jasper was aware that this man who hated him was enjoying bis big pr present sent mission shall we sit down I 1 shall have to take a good deal of your time I 1 nm am afraid there Is rather a good deal to be gone over jasper cat sat down in the chair the back of which ha 12 had bad been holding aill you smoke he be asked and spilled hi charming smile there wits now not a trace of em barbai ement anger longer or anxiety about him hie ills eye eyes were quiet his vole voice flexible Woo woodward duard declined to moke smoke crossed ills hi lee legs and drew a mail gray envelope from his pocket jaspers eyes fastened upon it at once it was I 1 ett a paper and her angular boy lih writing marched across it IL evidently the note atas as addressed to him he lie waited malted while woodward turned it U about in hie his long stiff tiff white fingers about two months ago betty cam came in great distress to ine we one evening of min mini I 1 she asked for my advice and to the best a of f ray my ability I 1 gave it to her tier I 1 wish that she h had ad asked for it ten years ago she might have caved saved herself a great deal this time she has hits not only asked for IL it but she ila has been following it and in follow ing it he has now left your house and ine to mine this thin of 0 course will ill nt surprise ke you it doe doo however surprise cne me great IT iv it was S still till the gentle murmur smoke celled hut but ja ju peri pees cigarette his face I 1 cannot under understand sta ad that hew lieff bus business betty las ever its it s not my asked me to luter interview view you today so she be may bo be spared the bardill atlon after this yoo you must address tour communication to her lawyer in a short time rogers and daring will serve you with notice of adly irce jasper sat perfectly intili till hanini slightly forward his cigarette between his finger fingers S so op I 1 he said aid after a long hence then be he held out his blind 11 1 I luaa have Bet bentoi toi letteer 1 TO TID bb CONTINUED |