Show 10 cz 0 1 gr fy ah ROAD s CLIL rf ba ati copyright LITTLE and ca CHAPTER VIII continued 9 but how mademoiselle Is industrious trio tr usi exclaimed looking in lit the door soon after myrelle had bad ye re tamed from froin tier early morning walk and lit settled don doin to tier her sowing 1 I hope my stingy old aunt pays you well for nil all that lint sewing she gives nie me my illy board and lodging here myrtile replied with a smile allut mure than contents me inc board und and lodging ob la in lal annette anette declared sinking into her nc ile Cus customer tomed chair that would not nat content me it Is tile the tips from which one can buy ones clothes clot lies it amazes me that mademoiselle does docs not of ask milord i dombey for s some oine evening frocks frock s and attend one of tits his supper part parties les charles the tie licad head waiter brints brings me news often of them they are of the most amusing there tire anre artists there ond ant till nil manner of wonderful people ilas has mademoiselle no curiosity to see tire life myrtile myrelle threaded a needle carefully before she replied IfIl milord ord dombey site she said would I 1 believe tule nl in but monsieur tir chrls chile copher erdoes does not it well that I 1 go I 1 to 10 those parties ile he declares that they are for people whom I 1 sil should ant meet 11 annette annatte Ill sped tier lier hands behind the be hack back of lier hei li licad ad she was vastly amused tm used 1 oh in lal la 1 site she e exclaimed cl almed 1 arlint Is 13 EO 90 like monsieur ur hent I 1 mint does lie be make of life hint yo young ung man dors does he think it ell for u girl us its beautiful as mademoiselle to 0 o sit git here nione alone at ight and creep creel into bed while anoll lour cor who adores her spends tits his time will alli other women fooht I 1 Atu demol selle should have 11 courage coun cour iee myrtile laid down her work iler her heart was vas beating fust fast tell tile me annette she begged laho ho fire tarse guests of milord 1111 ord dom boy W amly to do they keep me away from them heni T at it Is n not I 1 milord Dom domneys beys fault nette anette d di i ile he Is it leau gar w eliut it ii is it he stupid monsieur ent who should ili onit have stayed at hoine boine a 0 his dull london they nili ni li till nil well weil gygli these guests of milord doms ey some sing at tile lie opera others aps have bare seen geen life in carls purls but or t til tant it hat are they the worse lint t harin hann cain ill tiley hey do 10 oil if I 1 were I 1 should submit no anser 11 1 want you do Annette annette 7 wile i is ked half fearfully 1 sh put on nil all my mv prettiest olirs es admette At mette into he ie ald id matter with anti nation amid I 1 conle come to 0 o tile the hotel I 1 ild da my any to milord flint id tie lie fr for hid id me to oriange and I 1 lint just tell pil allm that hat I 1 had conie coine t I 1 tired I 1 red of hn ro being left nt at home hoine 1 I louid e whisper one tir or two wo of nice nicest zt r into nto little hinga i could coal think liis ills ring 8 and I 1 would voll ll pu put I 1 my brou now w tits his neck and well u all I 1 aillard nd he wouita ld not me 16 civay ally not ot lf if I 1 were mude Ol selle i find the us work slie h lidid d failen aroi from Myrtil cs r was g sitting up I 1 n I 1 lier ter chair iltz arted ave 9 very bright tier lips 1 l 11 ll latiin fortunate te it nn was linette eite hit had cornel comet e without a doubt bould would do this ahls only one must be are 1 it l J of of monsieur Ions leur christopher lie he was droll ideas lie ile must ile be made erst aad pree presently antly annette de parted and when n little litter inter on christopher arrive to pay lils ills morn ing call all myrelle was seated us as usiel us elal at tier her work tier her manner unaltered except that she was it a little gayer than usual perhaps a little more h kindly myrtleo Myrt llo lie announced 1 I tune have bieard from my cousin in Em england gland she thinks that she r ile will be ahle to find you 11 place in about a months s time alt Is very kind of tier myrelle 0 tin without enthusiasm what does gerald say about it 1 I have not mentioned it to gerald yet vet christopher replied I ile wis was dining out last night und and had a supper party afterward tit at the lie carlton tint and ns its a platter mutter offart of fact lie ho was fast when mien I 1 came caine out I 1 have no doubt however that lie will ile ho glad the girl made title a little grimace lie ile inny not be so glad to get rid of gf me us lis you she remarked we ve shall delther ot of us be liero here in a months time cli r her certainly I 1 fall not and gerald Cb I 1 believe elleve Is due to go to Illar ritz before then myrtile sewed industriously for a moment Iler perhaps haps she suggested lie want me to go to Illar ritz with him 1 you must not talk like that myr tile christopher said sternly you must not say such things if gerald goes it will be with some other young men to play polo there would be no possible place for you in n such a coin puny panya she smiled without looking up somi day lie would know the file truth tills this kindly but rather foolish englishman lie ile would know that slie site and gerald loved one another ile he should always be their friend though lie he was very good in tits his way only lie he would not understand what about a short walk before lundli lun cli lie suggested myrelle dropped tier her work at once we will go along the he terrace she proposed propos pd and while I 1 sit upon a sent you yon shall go in and wake up tip eliat lazy hm gerald you shall tell him that I 1 ni am n waiting and I 1 am sure that lie will hurry put out christopher assented a little sadly cace or twice before they had carried out the same program lind he was wondering whether li ether it would not have been better to have told myrelle the truth lint alint on two occasions lons gerald had absolutely refused to join them thein and that tha t on the third he had been brought out almost by force T there here was a little pang in tits his heart as lie watched yat ched Myrt Myr lles tiles gay preparations life was so wonderful to tier her that it seemed a shame to destroy a single I 1 illusion well try and rout him film out at all events lie he promised chapter IX gerald found pauline waiting for him at tile the accustomed spot after aate r Itin luncheon cheon that afternoon site she wit was S I 1 in n the shadow of a groat great imig magnolia nolla shrub dressed in inconspicuous gray will 91 veil pell thicker than tile exigencies of motoring necessitated stepped lightly into the place by tits his side without vit bout waiting for till him n to vacate ills his sent scat turn round please she directed we will go the lie other way 1 I do 10 not choose to pass through the town gerald obeyed although tier her request only added fuel to the smoldering ore fire of tits bis resentment ile he turned away towards the mountain road and maintained n silence which was not without its significance ills his compan companion lod after a few minutes glanced toward him film indifferently lie he was leaning buck back in his place his fits eyes us as usual fixed upon the road tits his left liand land farm ly grasping tile lie steering wheel the Illi twitch however lind had gone from froin ills mouth there was a distinct frown upon its ills forehead you tire are perhaps perli aps wear weary today 1 site she suggested you should like to shorten our drive Irl gerald turned and looked ather 1 I urn am not weary he replied 1 I am puzzled I 1 little mysteries mas teries tile the old complaint she yawned dawned with it new reading rea fling 1 lie retorted 1 I have shown myself ready as you yon must kneif lie he went avent on in 0 10 o P study 13 your rather ather 1 peculiar pe cullor whim in ev ever ery way but bill when it comes to meeting you yoli face to face at the dill and receiving nothing but the lie st si oniest onlest of stares I 1 must admit that tile the situation grows beyond nip I 1 nm am not well I 1 ani am not n disreputable acquit acquaintance ingance In tance niu am IV I 1 she laughed led quietly not in the least denst you belong to tn what they call in n I 1 england the middle class aristocracy do you ton not two or three centuries old wit with a daina house in n park tint and tin an armful of undistinguished ld titles are arc you afraid to present me to madame de dc Pon lere he asked after n ninino moments rits pause terrified slie site admitted i frankly fron kly because my are insaf i anig lit remark alint my father Is the he ninth earl and that I 1 nu ata tile Is only son it la is not that tit at nil all she afie ari him indifferently there Is really no reason why wo should not meet in in at vince place like tills on equal terms but ty my aunt Is 8 n Q woman with only one iden idea in tier head ond and for tiia the successful development opil lent of that idell idea it Is advisable that wo tanke make no acquaintances whatever here there my illy lord dombey Dui ubey have I 1 not been kind to you I 1 would see place m more re of you if i could because lit in n place like ILL tills the ho escort of a wan man Is tin nn As it Is IB I 1 can assure you eliat I 1 risk a good deal in taking these afternoon rides if you knew liow how my life was and ilow how grateful I 1 really am to you for tile sv few hours of escape you vou would feel more kindly toward ine inc see pee I 1 give ave you my lily hand let us its he be fl friends len ds 11 it was the lie first line during all their acquaintance that she had accorded ill bilm tile the slightest mark of favor the touch of tier her fingers thrilled anti and our aur litell lie ile held her hand unresistingly for several moments then she drew it quietly hut but firmly away well that hut Is settled t she said now talk to tile nie about other things lings ti Is there no ne news s at the rooms alas no one been breaking tile lie bank there was something I 1 was going to tell you gerald replied with it sudden flush hinsh of recollection 1 I sat text next to a ninn man tit at dinner lust last night in airris prill grill who they say broke the bunk bank several times time during tile the afternoon I 1 belleve they said aid that lie he was 11 russian RuSsIl ln i lose you know all eliout hlin hill however 1 17 I slie she exclaimed why should 17 I 1 Ile enuse between the courses of hla d dinner lie he wrote a letter and sent it off by messenger lie he was at the next table and it was impossible for me to avoid seeing the ho envelope it was addressed to madame de Pon llon lere k she look looked el tit at him amazed to my illy aunt she repented nut we received no letter from tiny any one last night what was tills man like they said that lie he was a russian tin and that ills his name wis gerald replied they also said that he had won two million krillies fr illies in the afternoon nIll nt she exclaimed with a little start describe litin at once it if you please that Is a easy gerald acquiesced ile he must have been tit nt least six toot foot three oliree or four and lie he lind had tremendous shoulders ile he was one of tile most powerful looking nien men I 1 have ever seen in my life ile he had n fallow complexion a lined face black eyes and a miles mass of black and gray lenir slie she put tier her liand land upon tits his stop the car please slie she begged turn round as quickly as you can I 1 must go home gerald ran on to nn adjacent widening of the road reversed the alie car and headed hack back for monte alonte carlo if I 1 ila had known that my news was going to shorten our drive he be grumbled 1 I haie mentioned the fellow at nil all my friend site she said earnestly nestly what you have told roe me may be of immense benefit for we me to know you recognize the man then ile he Is probably my aunts steward she confided after a moments hesitation there you see I 1 am telling you secrets do coif you know whether aie lie played last night 1 I was only tit nt tile the club gerald replied ile he did not come there Is there anything I 1 can do would you like me to go tin and look for him film yes you might do that she said thoughtfully when you have dropped dripped me drive down to the rooms if you find him there touch him on the lie shoulder say that madama de Ilon lere awaits a silts him Y you u will not forget tills ills t ill drive there at onge gerald promised promis pd lie he set pauline down as uskali at the rates of her har villa she scarcely stayed to say goodby good bv but her smile was more gra gracious clous and her manner a little kinder it was obvious however flint she ohe was disturbed by hla his information gerald incurious though ile he was nt at most times felt a growing interest in tits his mission arrived ut lit the rooms lie he walked straight through to the cercle visited ench each roulette and brente et el qun rante table a and nd strolled round the hacen baccarat rat room seated next to the croup croupier ler tit nt the most remote table with till a little crowd of nf people behind ills his chair an and with n great pile of notes before film sat monsieur Mons leur zubin the russian was betting in manxi mums apparently on some sY system stern and with varying success coall to all tippe appearances pe arances tie he had not changed his clothes bathed or shaved since the velling before there was tin nn growth of beard upon ill his chin a bloodshot streak in ills his eyes ills col lar and tit tie were crumpled ills hair over ncr tit nt the best of times linies was unkempt anil disordered gerald leaned towards the attendant It seated behind tile hie croupiers croup lees chair under tinder pre pretense tens nf handing him a small stake who la in this mysterious and beautiful pauline who takes take on an royal airs and who Is this mysterious and arrogant russian TO HE CONTINUED |