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Show fiWjf, pX' ;H mty imi 'h !res, m of ci, Tit V )i ... u point of disappearance Helena Yor-ic- k was moving, looking for me. At first I could not see Sabre. he snld. me. what you toll I saw him leaving the vallit-- , Then to be appears !w,tnside vl-ley to climb Its opposite side. And ' immediate our nears; been I saw his mistress standing above i eier, seen. s to have therefore. in the sunlight, with one of her must, We lffe, of work hands to her throat. Parley. Hes a Job As I saw her she waved, and i v,e wont be here for I answered. Then with one consent half, Still, a g hour and we to go down the valley n.ve ns time to settle two that began between. lay And between you points. Helena was regarding me straitly. had ijj8 its as well that you Is this your greeting, John? much I'm unless for gieon, I stood very still. for time have wont aen,you Xes, I said. Im sorry. , for the next few hours, I pulled out the note she had the promise Lady iitb regard to If written and looked her full In the Pharaoh. jme to eyes. Tt been overwrought, I like lad she said. I did It be. "I know, would e that your reason cause I love you. from that every point to' you t I tore the note to pieces and let no more ff (hat promise was them fall. than a bucket of Glaubers You've done that to my faith," "fr one thing, it was exacted I said. For under duress. 1 see, said Helena, slowly. For s let's quote his .ou n words whosoever will save his life shall are it!? yon have scruples you lose It. is clean out of this race. I I shrugged my shoulders. embarrassed I never not so I suppose so, I said. I don't sta f He makes that arresting know. Youre so much more clever then within five minutes blasted effrontery to than me. But something Inside me's tuts the L it up to the hilt No wonder broken. I can't pretend. I know you cant, but I can. he was jieft the room quickly; woman can. But I only preDew-Every J to death that Wit worried tended. John, to save your life. n'd burst out laughing I know, I know, I said. And get him outside. If I'm much obliged. But I cant get t have another reason, Pha-yoboth go because he as far as your motive. If I hadnt k As long as you two sat been mad about you, you couldnt e could not move. More, have had me on. Helena lifted her head. were wardens suspicions And so Im damned, she said. and the house was full of I shouldn't, think so, I said n; his only chance was to But It means we speak ft the role he asked for the helplessly. different tongues. Oh, cant you the Countess guest. see what I mean? I thought It was ?nich for the promise to Pha-oI that induced the light In your for the Cotint. lie must, but now youve shown me that eyes, is rse, be held till Pharoah you can switch it on. to CHAPTER Continued I5C J ..k C jit' U ... ig d u Earleys attending that, ght, at the Reaping Hook, v properly held his tongue. knew just as well as you 1 valuable prize youd made, if est, like host, you know. In t, to be honest, wed been hop--f make It ourselves. You Yt think weve been Idle. I watched and listened and I a whale of a lot I fill. And the f? removal stood very high on jtm Htt. Well, as I say, Harleys that' ' that's fhe Jo11 'IfDIr now shunting the Count. And now for you. Pm not go 1( labor the point, because you b m sore, but I suppose you that you were er evaeu-order to save your life. I I, mn cant really believe that kb, if he can help It, Is go-- It any good my saying cant? That when It came it was you that brought it there? Is, There was a little silence. At last she lifted her head. I can still care, she said slowly. I have the power of being sorry or glad. And Im glad this has happened thankful, and thats the truth. Its a Jolt In a way, of course ; but although we dont speak the same tongue, I think youll get what I mean. Its very much better that this should have happened now than In six months time. And now Im going to speak plainly. Dont think Im pleading m.v cause. Thats not my way. Nothing on earth would induce me to marry you now. Youre the one man on earth I cant marry get hold of that. But I want let you live. to show yon your trouble, because I Pien't really thought about well, I owe you something and I I. Hes certainly tried perhaps one day itll save you from II me and If he gets the chance making the same mistake. ne he'll try again. Youre an Idealist, John. Thats t imagine," said Geoffrey. one of the reasons why you appealed Relieve that hell go on to me. I love Idealists. Im one 'or the rest of his life. Your myself. But Idealists must live Warrant was that and, what Is still more important, signed t Annabel, 10 days ago they've got to let live. An Idealist s youre useful, hell use must be human, must keep his feet sore of that. He meant to on the ground. If not, he becomes the Countess a nuisance lie carries his Joke too through you pn he had got what he want- - far. You ennt see that just now; were to die. you cant translate what I say; but 11,1,1 I think youll be able to one day, brings us to her and then youll remember my words. appears to be so I wouldnt say You can't gef as far as my moR"t' lf you ask please, tive yonrthats what you said. What II Why didnt she lave you mean is that yon cannot really i last night, as she did five see my motive, because yon are A possible answer Is looking too high; but my motive Is may have thought youd natural and human and belongs to 'em .h jib at breaking her the earth. It's a pity you cau't to the rottenest swine get as far,' for the motive counts. ' k 8 E,rl bv the throat. that Hut You see. If I had deceived you probability Is that she and, of course, I dont deny that I 8 ,Palmeant did, I laid myself out to deceive Rbaraoh and ask him the you. I used every art that I knew m- Tlianka to He , , rr;:r well. If I had deceived you with plToPts' youre Still any shameful object , . . let's say ("gh why she should both-to smooth my path to some other Is more than I can man, then your estimate would be for by using our understandl "Us Is w I propose. As true, ing to let you down I should have R,lr,py returns we mnke at committed a sin which not even an T f Plllmn ...nq. angel from heaven could ever for!nt Hush. Rl,sh Is ripe for give. But we both of us know that a,s tpave a did I did because I loved I what I. sinking my k 6 deli-forni- - ',t - - hr !l me. The challenge had stabbed some emotion that was not dead. Finish the sentence," I said. That s just what I've done. For a moment she regarded me curiously. Then No she said. havent, You think you have, but you haven t. If you could speak my language, youd understand what I mean. But thats by the way. As I said Just now, I am thankful that this has happened. To be honest, I knew It might happen. I saw its shadow while I was writing note. that And I very nearly added : Dont let him know Ive done this. And then I thought No, because that was a coward's way. I wasnt prepared to deceive you to save myself." M ith a sudden air of pleasure she looked about. And now wheres your cousin? she said. I fancy the games nearly over. But Id like him to hear my news and then we can settle the best way to go In and win. As once before, the three of us sat on the turf, and Helena Yorivk was speaking with my cousins eyes on her face. But mine were upon the ground. If I had to give my story a title, I should call It How Iharaoh was hoist with his own petard. But that would not be strictly correct, because, as youll hear," it was the Infallible Dewdrop that let him down. As John has told you, I saw him out of Yorick Just about twenty past three. Then I went straight to bed, and after a little I managed to get to sleep. At half past six I was awakened by the mot awful din. Sabre was barking like mad and the of the castle was going all out Then I heard men running and voices, and Td hardly got my dressing gown round me before old Florin was speaking and knocking upon my door. Well, youll never guess what had happened. A watchman had found blood on the terrace a trail of blood that led him up to Johns room. She paused there and turned to me. Id no Idea that Dewdrop had stabbed you so deep. 1 said nothing, and at once she resumed her tale. The moment I heard the news I saw the infinite value of holding my tongue. I knew whose blood It have to you. And when you come down to fnnuPnl Rroeed to the earth, as 1 think you will, youll see ' And Rimh. C ! We that that makes a difference. i rin fothrIlge and something more you'll see, when you thP d'mr8' what TllPn lower your eyes. You'll 8 told Im tl10 warden and pul It cost me to do it. I debased our w ' Fpom him we can lovely coinage to save your life. "Some people would call you a 'topped rtJ.id, with fool, hut I know better than that. You see. I know you so well. Youre !. ,',,rw to his mouth, so very simple and downright, and , ,llrnil t0 follow his gaze, Honesty Is your god. That worship 0f 'le"b ecli wooil and as your unbridled idealism are. . t)rnk. It were, the lenses through which looks p. rr you see. And so vvlmt I did We sometlilng se .V aVSr i . hl'' f, o "" Hunk, r t,,ne to see p,i,r( "U;lr'r aml fash out beyond his , ta,In So eoinp, . . Its bemuse of that monstrous that I'm neither angry nor hurt-o- nly thankful. If .von had weighed me and had dared to find me want- ing. . . . Something w'us stirring within fire-alar- behind the curtain. I dont know why. Then I called upon Florin to find you I gave all sorts of wild reasons why you must he found. And then I fainted, and good, honest Florin caught me and carried me down to my room. So you see I'm quite a good actress. Well, the hunt was up all right. Talk about sensation. I could smell the lust for vengeance. The ... hornets were fairly off. Then 1 heard the Incredible news. Captain Faniug and his servant were gone. "The position might be far better, for Pharaoh's at large. Still, it's very much better than It was. lie's not only out of Yoriek without any loss of life, but his flight has proclaimed him' guilty of shedding blood. Well, the rest was very easy. I sent for old Florin and told him most of the truth. I told him that Faning was Pharaoh and that Pharaoh was after the gold; that Pharaoh had killed young Florin and that since you, John, could prove tliis, he was going to take your life; that hed only spared you till now well, to serve his own ends; that, though that blood was your blood, for. the moment I knew you were safe; but I said that your death was appointed and that. Pharaoh being Pharaoh, nothing on earth could save you except his death." She turned to Geoffrey. I dont have to ask if you agree with me there. My cousin shrugged his shoulders. There's not much more to be told, Helena continued. "I said nothing of Valentine, of course. His return now might not he fatal, but hes very much better away. At a quarter to eight I left the castle a fortress and drove to Annabel. "Unarmed and unaccompanied? said Geoffrey. Helena shrugged her shoulders. The risk was slight, and how could I take a servant to where Id left Valentine? Yet It was vital that you should know at once that Pharaoh was out To my dismay, you were gone, but as your room door was locked, I guessed youd left Valentine there and so would come back. Well, we held a consultation. His orders were at once to remove the Count, and, much as I wanted to see you, I felt that for every reason those orders must take first place. You see, though Barley knew where hed left you. neither he nor I had a map. Ive been looking for you for six hours. I sat down and cried once. Sabrell bear me Our Lessons Wives, Know Yourselves! When one has learned his lessons he may roam the fields and float on the river at his own sweet will; but so long as he is at his desk he must be deaf to the invitations of the sky and the woods. Hamilton W. Mabie. Accurate Analysis Will Do Much to Overcome Difficulty in We titled Life If all discontented wives would look deeply unto themselves, measure themselves, stop fooling question of SPEAKING on thea well known writer said, There should be no need for trial when two people know their own abilities and have measured themselves accurately. rn fi Q is cl si iJ 3 i themselves, many might discover that the other man they might have married is a illusion; that the career of their dreams is not a soft snap and a joy forever; but a grueling, exhausting job which might have worn them out if they had qualified for it, which they probably would have been unable to do; that they themselves are neither devastating beauties nor always charming, but women who are frequently disappointing and difficult to live with. They might discover and admit to themselves that they are greatly in debt to their husbands for many things that make life easier and better and more worthwhile that they would not get along so well without them. Then they might think more of doing their part of trying to make those husbands happy. And that effort on the part of one must inevitably go a long way toward a mutually happy and successful marriage. AT CHE self-nurtur- Two people who understand them- selves will never, I believe, have any difficulty living happily together after marriage. That is a new slant on the question of success in marriage, supplements a woman writer of national fame. Not Know thy husbut know or wife, band thyself And, come to think of it, isnt most of the discontent and dissatisfaction in marriage traceable to ideas of ourselves that may be misconceptions, no less than our illusions about .the other person? 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You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you. Hazlitt. ."tv? d good-nature- irtgrtthfflT'iiei 4 Vitamin B in Quaker Oats Promotes Good Appetite, Healthy Nerves and System Doctors warn against a shortage of Vitamin B to diets youngsters or adults. So give the whole family a Quaker Oats breakfast every day. It supplies plenty of the wonderful 3purpose Vitamin to combat nervousness, constipation, and poor appeuto due to lack of Vitamin B. Order a package of Quaker Oats by name from your grocer today of either The true past departs not. Nothing that was worthy in the past departs no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die. T. Carlyle. to - j H'Dl-f-m-- ! 0 out." Great heart, said Geoffrey quickly, and touched her hand. Helena smiled. "The glory to Sabre, she said. And for all the good Ive done, I might have given Barley the meshell be here In half an sage I was able to help him, hour. though. I diverted the households attention while he got my wretched brother Into the car. As for his ultimate disposal well, when I look at you, I feel humble. I acknowledge a master brain. The Gordian Faknot of it he will unloose. miliar as his garter." Poor chance, said Geoffrey, lightly. "Id painted the river just there, and the monks were very kindly and obviously simply stamping to use their skill. You know. Any friend of mine This told me the truth of the matThe Position Might Be Far Better." ter. I knew where Valentine was. And that was some 60 miles off was and why It was there, but I In a private ward. This stood refelt that, left to Itself, that blood mote, Its windows commanding the would cry out with an eloquence cloister of the convent to which It which I could never approach. Dew-dro- belonged. The only patients admithad stirred up a regular hor- ted were those alleged to have been nets nest; it seemed to me more bitten by dogs that were mad. The than likely that with a very lit- treatment lasted a fortnight tle direction the hornets would Well, there you are," said HelThere are the facts. And turn their attention to Pharaoh and ena. him. now, lf you please, Mr. Bohun, what I told the warden to rouse you do we do?" We take you back to Yorick. I and, if he could get no answer, to break down the door. Very wisely shant know a moment's peace till you'd left this unbarred I shouldnt youre where you belong." And then youre wrong," said have thought of that Of course, your room was empty, but I went In Helena. "Im going to see the fun. myself and looked carefully around. In the discussion which followed You see, I was sure that you must have stanched the wound and I I took no part and Indeed I scarcewanted to see if youd left any ly listened to what was said, for traces of tills. But, again, youd my thoughts would not leave the been very careful. And so I was scent In the fragrant valley and at last, since I did not care, I tired free to give the hornets a tip. of haling them hack and let them I turned to the warden, be. Where does this trail lead to? Presently I got up and made for Toor Florin stared. But It leads to this chamber," the road, while my cousin followed behind. he said. It leads As I reached the stretch of snld I. Nonsense, from here. Some hurt has been macadam "Theres nothing for It, said done Mr. Spencer and he has been We shall all have to Geoffrey. taken away.' The truth of the fiction was ob- sleep at Yorick, because of this wilvious. The hornets saw It at once ful girl. Perhaps she'll see reason How the devil can she Four or fi'e servants ruhed off tomorrow. lie out all night? She's ail In now. to study the end of the trail. She can't, of course, said I. "Who was aware,' I demanded, to do with us? be to what's that was But lodged Mr. Spencer that "Only this, said my cousin. That Id this room? 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