Show 0 a i s conright Conri git bi J D co I 1 rh fh n hook i anillo int ill i apty li izi brinl vi compelled to anil lei ard z c it ii f toi in ili IT alir jirry ltd allce ot of the hotel hold lic he tried tr to vom cinn iric inte I 1 inife lf that the ho I rr crt all ad entine bentine N viii aj only another example or of the hs pei obstinacy with ith vil which liell lie ho ia a 1 pursued other quests in the study 4 il his hii arf thc jhc effort duay juay have been u tholly holly successful but lit the conclusion lid iid not enable him to banish the picture 0 o of tic the face bilich ba haunted anted I 1 im even aal r he be had gone to sleep irid garlid the i nial mal furnishings of gen room the following tol lowin morning orning in lie he was for fortunate enough to stu stumble rable upon allow Ludlow i W crar TO baggage lip to do da hotel rab U ulio ho wits was nn in old friend and one of ili his ollee olle e classmates the lie meeting matil lit af fordfd fo rid I 1 be plainest possible solution or of the authors problem hut but he be seemed somehow quite unable to frame the inquiries which would have soheyl it he reasoner reasoned that ludlow would misunderstand his motives that thai he be would be ancyl led of failing ailing iu in yc ave indelicate to duhon itra strange ingers iii about lot lie elie girls identity it would be impertinence to nak ail his friend so it happened t that hat two 1 I ays M dipped by x without ishou t brin brina g ing himang him any nearer to the object of ili hi isit to Tro parthen and lie ns as beginning to hold himself in derision when a lucky chance brought him thi 0 pilot unity for which lie be was it was mias on the day follow follon ing hiff his iclal iii til lation at ludlowe Lud lows ind and lit latwas wn ing from a visit 10 0 o tile the furnaca will his host they stepped aside aide at ii a tini narrow place in the hill side road to 0 o let a buggy pass lUng brand lifted his lii hat in ill deference to his friend s salutation to the occupants ot of tin tile vehicle icIL anil and nearly lot let it fall when lie he realized thai ilia IK he was filed face to face with the object of 01 ili bis search who are they he be asked as soon as they had driven on col latimer and his daughter to r hester replied Lii ladlow dlo by the way vay it if you want to make character charac tei Itil tucks diR theres a good chance for you the colonels colo an old time southern feen aeu kleinan of the school that you authors ar arc always attempting to portray and can t heres the opportunity life to get a 0 picture be ns as goat good a as a photograph 1 I should be delighted to improve it Hing brand can you sug sufi get the nothing easier though I 1 fancy lie to oil our detriment the colonels colonel one of our directors und and he be was the ong original om 0 ner of the taen coal in lands ads his bir hospitality is ie on as wide at 41 tile the h heavens av en it if I 1 introduce you liel hell I 1 be ca carrying cry you oil off to the laurels laurel und well lok lof you dont be too sure of tho that t im pret ps etty ty where I 1 am but I 1 should like to make the colonels acquaint alle where esthe is the laurels laurel it s up on the mountain just where you see hee that clear space beyond the ini opening its an old fashioned tennessee ioa home bome wide le cr randas andas bi bip fr ri bolij rm immense fireplaces ani and ILI all that you could get g et a lot of good mait masterini erini out of the place not to mention till colonel ind and lis bis son and miss hester yes I 1 suppose I 1 could lint hut ludlow lie it a good fellow now cow linio and drop tin idea that im art an animated tion point going abent with a r raul a I 1 ir s nose and tC a reporters notebook note b book 0 0 k dont you see that a hint of such a th thing i ng would be likely to prejudice lier her from the mart tart prejudice whom mis ilisa 4 heater W hatli ale got to do with it why nothing of course hitt at I 1 that ludlow liu allow I 1 belie believe ve im ili about to make a fool of id n ludlow stopped lind geml in openmouthed in wonder at his friend well im bucit it 3 ion ou dont hircak the record hugh I 1 thought it baruel me prett suddenly tid denly but I 1 ill im ease 1 a i circumstance to alai iiii I 1 M licud oi of i lei ion c tit at first ai sigh h hut but tin ille th in 1 us kind why you hano hac gol koiv than i 1 glimpse ot of her hel as they lin parsed stil us 1 I vint that is io 10 vc cc x 1 I c sn her before rui nl id I 1 oho now I 1 begin to za rid iad hats what brought 1 ou on to I 1 I 1 thought helens r ul dilna mislead her well tell lell too tile the rest il it ive got your fate in my hands unit am you might oa as well make anally an ally of me it at tile the start Eing brand told his small story franl ly ay concluding with a I 1 plea for secrecy id rather you wouldn t tt 11 ll evell ills 1 ludlow 1110 he added it s nell a pico I 1 of 0 ridiculous absurdity in its r aresen stage yott yoa rno know ill pro promis inise enot not to tell her of aly my own accord assented ludlow ablit but that baying much its ord only fall fair to warn you that shell pot get it out or nu in sooner or later best thing you ann cnn do Is ir to gep the affair into shape as soon as possible then you yot wont mind ble shape groaned ring brand ind and I 1 enen dmd nn an introduction tro ludlow I 1 believe I 1 1 let of my wits wita behind me inu when I 1 came r mim ii from york I 1 been w holl i accountable since I 1 cro crossed sael the ohio river ah I 1 dont know about that rejoined ludlow reflect i cly you might have gone further farther and fared 1 rood good deal worse ichter idester Ic ster latimer well veil worth any mans winning honl ill tell you beforehand that she hi 11 ill all of her fathers ine magnified by the emotional nature of in an ini im young woman what sort of prejudices southern mostly pride of race awl loyalty to section A with aith ith a lingering ling trace of bitterness us as a res result lt of tin th war lint hut there are arc commons com pons tiles ill that it will warm warin the lory coc acs of your heart such open bandell ho hospitality pita pila lity as you never dreamed of a loyalty to kith and un hin and fric friends lids fl thai il 1 I ta takes ices you right back bach to tin the da Ns of ell alry airy and another r pleasant thing about them is they reverne our rule and take a man for vi hat ho he 1 I p pears to be until he proves himself unworthy they walked along in n silence for awhile Ring brand tail 0 tont it anowai aug I 1 7 edw at atma etisa s L latimer cimei was therel merely ft t stron y idi desire ire t to 0 study the th ectype type it its unusual slid and she is uncommonly beau binl ticul just where the artista arti ense sense s merged into tile the erotic I 1 cant tell I 1 dont know crough crouch of the symptom to be aflalo to diagnose my own owl ease ludlow laughed heartily 11 dor admission jora fora atory H m ritel navi why you fellows tire arc supposed to UP be able to analyze the tender passion I 1 in n at all I 1 its ils stages from start to finish and here you cant apply the first tests of yom art to your own case I 1 write any more love tiles tales it if I 1 wore were you 4 1 I fancy its another case ot of the sick sich doctor tom you know I 1 LL a physician never trusts himself to treat his 0 ovi ii malady Ring liin brand was decidedly preoccupied at the supper table that evening ind mrs ludlow did not fail to rall t N him unmercifully so many ot of ille harp tharp t thrusts found the joints in his armor that he pleaded the need of exer i rise ise when they left the table and went veni out for an evening stroll when lit he was butof earshot mrs ludlow ty tynt tacked attacked her husband what is ie the watter with sir ring brand blits evening she he inquired nothing that I 1 know of replied ludlow dropping into a veranda chair and burying himself ostrich like in in the newspaper but I 1 know there is iss insisted the lady he is distrait dist rait and embarrassed und tind he deems to be afraid ill find out something where haic you roll been today 1 I nowhere except down to the file furnace 1 mrs budlow rocked gently in her chair watching tile the figure of ring brand appeal gap pearin the ind ings inge of the road leading to the summit of the mountain slit she avab silent so go long that her ber husband had tinie to relax his vigilance in the interest of the and her ne ct clu question estion ca light aught him oft off his is guard ft Il hat lIt do you suppose hes going away up lip on the mountain for nt at this time or she sheared busied Ludlo Leard the question with his I 1 fears and an ansin angered sered ered it mechanically I dont kno know perhaps hes ping going kee hue iche it he eun cun get a sight 0 her 1 there As another inton inter at al of silence nil tiers kumow rose and stood becot husband tom she said ivl y tp please lease put that paper 11 1 bout it I 1 junr II 11 ml lua lindlow low dropped tile the I irei ind looked up lip in in alarm aiom Ili orn lies hes broms to fcc eliat lid did I 1 say just iio low alic he repeated iila bis ansiger word void for word oil toyd T oyd I 1 tre v c let tile the on cat I 1 oil out t of I 1 the boa lat after nil lill and ami I 1 promised hin hilt I 1 ouan on ou t lie acl limed put lint 1 then hen 1 told lold him birn you d get it il butof out ot me pull up lip your chair ind and ill I 1 I 1 tell you ion all I 1 ilkow I 1 might as a bell we do it all nit ni t as 1 latt ll 11 ls ludlow INte listened ried eagerly chile her husband recounted the n conqer act 0 ot f sudden infatuation the color coming and point g in in hot cheeks and her hei e PCS eq sparkling lins with ith the fill keenest appreciation when lie he hall had she he clasped her hands over oer his hilee and looked up at him in in rapt apt casta cc sta chrom Oh rom that perfect pel feet splendid y 1 just to think of W it and after te ive been up in in this dead clead lit ue village without a breath or of e chite ment for four foin years ot of e ourse course therell there 11 be difficulties lust just as a different as they can be und and what w bould they do n m without some one to plan loi them cm 1 helon Lii Lui dlott lloy hurt had been the pretty girl irl ot of her tet set and she lind had thrown thion away the ell ellaneen anees of pre pic forment which come naturally to pretty ills tor for the of the struggling oung in mining ining engineer whose first airs t hall had condemned tho the young orr c couple to social exile emlo there nas nai a touch of pathos in in her hei call ludlow answered ansei ed it with it affectionate smile 1 you I on ire are a lorn born matchmaker match maker maler helen itan arti n pity pit vou 1011 conk nt have unc a ider field 1411 luc t if I 1 were mere 3 ou oil I 1 t interfere too much in the case cac chev art not lot children chil th dien and the difficulties you n ill not be the C intuni all standing anding of a pan pair ot of foolish you oile D io 1 MH v rs IN lint I 1 ill they be betoni toni Ill eyll 11 he be anore ra oie serious sei ious I 1 mi inaz ne you know iio hester hesler perhaps better lion I 1 do she is esthe the incarnation i of ill the douht rii ideal self fisli tl a temperament that anvill beant agonis cicat tic at D baliv points to themore thought I 1 lul tit turn of ali mind nil of our oui story stor writer and as foi Ring Jin brind brand he be nut nu t hi be errantly erciel chant changed d from ri om the man I 1 iaco to fu hilow at the uri erdity if lie he cant make himself belice that ilester latimei embodies mb odies ili hi ideal 1 the I he u frs ars laugh had a ripple ap alt of derision dc ision in in it ahat diews how ridiculous you ou men can be when you appl your conr ponderous methods of logic ia to she baid ob obstacles st ac Cs ar befit iest in TO the world u v hy by there should be no dont you see they are p opposites 9 ou oil are r right but it t look and I 1 hen beside there is is the ft ud 1 I 1 don tsee t see how a foolish quarrel be tween the colonel and his neighbor can have to do mth anith hugh anil and hester 1 I do if Ring brand marries into the family famil hell have to shoulder hi hs q hare ot of the 11 fight lit and as I 1 remarked n moment igo affo hell lial liao e to be changed chanced very much from the man I 1 used to knox kno if he consent to assume any aidi such re ic mrs airs ludlo laughed again ou 1 see she said he 11 ll 11 do anything that a necessary pro ITO BE |