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at the south gatt ate i more dilated bonce id ja the i treet ix tie ninde made fe to the btitton us a baxt ant na cis his lega lefis atut odulf airy carry lit bin n lie daubed dashed into the tits 1 I in it ottle lie made a bad too ginning fie ile introduced him hinie me ett it an we poper huh I 1 Ns ell wha I 1 in ynh yuh wanti want overheard Cherlie heard ard sonie lAly la in ca calille Cull lills lle talking abut blotting blowing up tip 19 I 1 bey re there et con lon 31 oj J alie ate me a couple of tit men on our way bing jiing ti ing IOU refu or cleair futi rin fit aint ain t tw tu 11 in iw lar tl TI ir porter irek 11 kalhill vAl hIll 4 mw ad tile 1 1 jumped Juin into his ll rint ow bot ilisie if 1 anvil hul hixi bet tet t kue KIM lu sat an juad nip of lie ile would trail fruit tiene hap 4 tin 11 alwi em he lie did notia so ith lilt un I 1 wet t through uil allf y v atil an I 1 tn to vard tie r huntr I 1 lurk ark to town off or r tie rull rud euid and find huk bati to cli va fill A it 11 ey kept him if 1 en pro nt at cul cal III is e un 1 41 I II 11 0 rink cl ak flat tat at nine tie nen en anil slid tte tie cub hia lil trolling trailing agian I 1 ili lime iline tl it ere were lit no tortu me pus m wl I 1 iding the men hea healed led di ll toa to A ard tto tile railway yard ant an the tile tub uh de deitler I 1 fed that the were going to reck 1 the alan field steel suddenly Sud deuly hie his nen men vault tied the hoy fell into a dog trot to the end of 0 a string of empty ti eight cars As he passed the last 1 ear the sky ky fell 0 ben he too canie to it ha A enea vense he lie rould could fw the cold starry sky above him ii 11 bad stopped snowing norto earl er la in the evening lie wan wait at the tb bottom of a real car which might be hauled to the la tin at any ID in bat that neot he would breakfast somewhere round around scranton it wa was when he the stairs to the editorial rooms iiii wit bace and handa hand s were ere streaked tre aked with wilb alood and coal duet he was wa a aarto sarto brkl as a well aa as a thy wreck in liely he staggered toward cath iries ewe dour open pen as usual i he be knew that the chat would not aa at t mm him thief I 1 begun the boy rocking on hie his hali I 1 they got me mei 11 1 1 wm was A bob to try it a ahne all net but I 1 hougH if lt I 1 reported here gaugh or ar send somebody else any arty bow low I 1 tried Catl cathene iee tumid ills hl hend head and arnn apron 1 to hie his feet just la in time to catch tin the twy boy as he h pitched orward forward I 1 etore for leaving for nani a that night hetty betty ald her father that bite ua to held in the hollow of her tier hand and could crush him at will she almed him film and ped aped to the door where abe eh paused toe for a it second OV abst a handbore hand home bome nun man he was this till daddy of berill her I 1 in after days she he ul lit ways ays thanked god for that glance fur ehe she never euw saw her father face like that again selected a cigar elgar forget ling tin M own dinner was wa la in the process of making and blew a aloud abie b his head what list the aken had tl 11 hi hild discovered contemning con 1 Cath catheine eive 4 achem e the able at least here in bannister aliat liat had find she he JI wed pred that the local police pollee fone forte co id lit a inot the holl holew w of her tier hand lend ahe had aid said she he wa was her father it ug ter that detective was deer it he reflected lie ile had irked upon tie the hue taken lath well we and go gone no the rounds of the new lork bank banks ani ant dy day beffre yesterday a teller and 1 ad 1 bashier hid had recognized it tt tre soft ad U digby 4 when the dinner cam ta 9 the pi cofek fop imse and tiger the hutler butler withdrew an I 1 loped comfortably in his chair I 1 eliere here Is magle 1 t f r pome lu in offee and lie 11 e stimulant Is 1 ile i thed by the lie narci Alt the thIn Ling bac HIUM 11 ere abw into lead it plan fur for th the reconstruction recon traction of B licit bit it xu lo fv gle the crl a Q free baud hand with ith on out t twining a revolute revo lull luti n w that alpeat ed to his porting sporting baul 1 Catle Lat lewe vr oat of the tile way wily scafa in the lowder 1 bowder would be exten lut but what did the child mean when a jbf ho sald aiho lad bad the it aai a la in the hoi hot low ot 0 lie hand eliell 11 ll that puzzle would be he explain NJ away la in the luora morn ini isle ste was wa her tier father fathers a daughter leider ill tint it grae of form under that tenderness find charity there wai w ha reinforcement ot of steel lit was ats aeilous t to ll 11 have a little chat lilt natica before her guests begu to arrive lie ile had telephoned I 1 er or t 11 I 1 thie this effait ef ft and are ate hid ade the at half after six I 1 Ux oric cottar lat what in the world nae liale you to eay saty to tue that s more tin binm than my iny new now adrein alre ml nhe she b beni 11 1 au le been 1 guzzled regard lut my in lii it t 1 at intfield 1111 yeat 11 lao el am r you I 1 lug ing to flit m me thai e you on came lere jere joud fullen in lit loe with ith lutty somewhere iler il er 1 I in u wen nert so been leon N mno I 1 10 atut lut bolle one hit lilt lipon the trull trail aloo ofield it 1 id in mi I 1 might 1 kiy ay iy ourt t i tit le it if up it I 1 tit I 1 i et eidl ion that I 1 tf me tile to r anti tie be one a for r e 0 I 1 hiitt t i 1 lilt nt the th e details now flow boine future atte ir tt I 1 adv cipf ou want rne me to hep out sic ie mer and tat lall I 1 hr han I 1 on his As Y I 1 etaw it two fri it 14 1 r 1 athing tint makoc or lla bill k urt art could I 1 elp 11 HP P I 1 I 1 in tit not plot no sure NJ 1 e replied re I 1 culla 9 tit tint it pe ceullar ullar 1 it murk mark III ills il it Is I 1 not nancy I 1 cam earn I 1 ere I 1 idled 14 ir r at lit dirst sight ight to find myself ho t tit axt the devil doy end lind tl it e deep blue rea u I 1 hid li id t P firlit i her mattir fad I 1 had elected a certain way wily to go I 1 I 1 ed in I 1 not honor wore quoted mc ac or in lit it tn th it you fear your I 1 JUT fate tate loo much I 1 you are making fun of mor nf no brand breed ism I 1 am ery sorry I 1 un i miracle must happen anil there aili aint t no th soch animal the power of will had lain upon this towa town until it was pretty bad la in spots pot so I 1 ander undertook took to hammer into the public mind jut just how baneful big hl influence was I 1 don t suppose he himself realized to what depth he bad had fallen I 1 didat awaken hia him lie has given tae too thunder for thunder but contact with the beautiful of ids daughter softened oft ened him gradually and day defer before yesterday a taller and a cashier hid had recognized it and an d your aither telli tells we that nov mi ifield itle lil love loes his daught tr mi ilie slit Is I 1 flut ahu and I 1 know positively that I 1 hv hay never been pointed out to her aa i shall be presently im not going I 1 t little any lonier longer so I 1 have laid the dream away I 1 nancys heart gave a great reat bound the bouya acy ot of hopel hope I 1 but she line tufit hat there will ai a miracle close at baud hand it pew spon hw iter 0 own tt dol and it t stiv tx be silent aud and waiter nril V q icer iper mm all abowd 4 IW MB I 1 1 ie e f the in if IR iima timm 1 i ifor tile 14 tea its t IR y i i dy direct lou IOU cannot my y n 1 I i this or that person kill hill I 1 11 incy I 1 it I 1 i it 1 Is 16 6 blind often wt b WP 1 A r P don t want to love aaa tl 1 N 1 my III 1 rt kw letters II m i do oot not know khow bow himi 1 if 11 itis ir SISSY a radii lit ilia it g lo 10 the th unknown go u I 1 wi A I 1 te to I 1 loe 1 letters tot t kit kap 1 i 1 alf wit in lit tier thought thoughts rol I 1 fulfill 1 I 1 III tir I 1 ot of the tb bolli aln nuy ix ill going x aie is be 01 M lit home mv it Is 14 the th way wily out 1 toy beau booking no so ne ile alkali rel rot if the poor any 1110 more re a ui 1 it d leave theist without red acas it i I 1 know it wends alt ditke a boys bit ill win hat dot I 1 bave the IM portor nn ane polier fer for glod n abt ties there goa the thio ml wit it if 0 oi o i dont alwi t mind be said 11 run abilay into the I 1 want to tend MY oit flit ll 11 as long ug as if to I 1 wiil onder cr what in the orl 11 I 1 I 1 lil d have done without you nancy nt e I 1 lou re to a nice boy and ani filly girl otilit to be ile plea led to have ou u around I 1 it for you alie I 1 ie tin hotd once been a long 1 rambling side breh there wre were no orchids or 1 blotted epras ani ge se tree trees pan coq 1 anti garden rinks and geraniums a and a few roses till waa was the doctor doctors playground there wae was an lamp at each end of the green houtte but where here cathene e sat there was only the d 1 m lift t of the winter etar stars 11 hear I 1 a door cloe clo 1 e then a light beurry ot of icet tt on the cement floor ain n intrusion lie ile stood up A woman was wa approaching the spot where he lie stood no doubt tile belleve I 1 alone she paused suddenly nud denly to inhale hie flip perfume of the tile pinki men she he dalge I 1 her tier head lie raw saw vt vilio ho it was 0 0 0 0 uben hen the limousine drew up to the curb before the mud lux lox I 1 filacc lace betty did not alight at once lit she stared et irel through the window at the tittle little houie house across the way rhe aie wondered ion dered if with a mother like that she would mould hae haae been the ettlin of her present unhappiness 41 e did not want laugh ter ats dancink lie wanted to sit that beautiful and remarkable woman while bhe apt n mitering tl if e I 1 ouse silo h threw her arnia around numy nany ind and kl kissed q ed lier tier and nancy c e d her gally ulon tie leafty of n her gown an nl 1 1 b th tit of were passing through that angul tr 1 hate of lift cry 1117 the outlook tin mil for misanthropy or tender I 1 lillo sopi 3 till ii I 1 hie bel believes leies I 1 am happy I 1 thought thour fht lutty hut lint shall I 1 dol nancy how flow shall I 1 acal net to tell her tier that brand wrote those letters would mould only udd to the confusion since he h im 14 built a chinese wall berwein them I 1 hetty betty at once became le lei I 1 I 1 aughter began to bubble lip up in her tier she he wanted to be alone II 11 wu wits so funny she had set firth forth to upon mankind tor for herhuth and ae could not agin b gin es en on the thee e I 1 she could not remember how ehe title reached it but reach it she he did the door to the tits greeni on she cremeni bared there were chair ome some where here m and sod ehe she walked down the little alley between the boxes and tribe peering right and left It alsIng her head bond rhe saw the white expanse f C a drews shirt quite close 1 I thought I 1 we was looe alone the he as laid id you say ay that with a bade shade of re sentil e ru I 1 wa was here first GotA I 1 the ant maril man I 1 she site laughed there was w a note of I 1 ys teria la in the laughter for a little while they stared at the star without seeing them here beside him like chist and now 0 w he never could tru tell her she he would u id never know in an horror a 0 o slip would A learn the truth and by her faith in her father fattier ehe she roust must hate and deal brandon randon Il rather tits no matter bah chih way he turned lie dug trient he ile be became cartie of 0 a new twist in the lie many faced irony of 0 thia this adien adventure ture lie had aristu to power in nann lster ly te tte leverage leTer of her father a e ai N without this capital the th herald would neer voter have been roused from its morl mort bind state here her shoulder almost tousling tou cling int his the lie woman he loi ineat ed I 1 and the god of irony had bad whisked her tier far away actually as it she had been upon jupiter jupiter he aid said aloud bingly and what about jupiter oh I 1 only want to go there mil tin come back alth with what A dream thai that hea has I 1 sti eupert flown that far for away ili tt e do a lood deal of ticie w wishing for thing things we e cannot have do your 1 I hae hale naturally being human luman I 1 like ever body elie A what hat k kind 1 u ot of i dree dres in ml I 1 the most beautiful of all dremo silence b belll t III that baffling reserve she thought hut tl it la Is time lime he hould should not es lape before they left the green house eie se In la tendel to aek ask him point manic mank what I 1 11 I 1 latue wa wait A mattery liere here was utter your mother has bag fascinated fai me betty sad said sud sullenly uil lenly I 1 am quite sure ure the fisci fascination nation la Is ra matual igual she has d ne tie for you alint bat lit 1 never dica for strangers Bt lou ou se pot I 1 am more or teu less fa familiar millar with it moods somehow bonie how you touched the fiame and ad passion in her she sensed 11 tie e III ta 10 WOOL ton sing to yott you 1 w I dol aay yes ye to in t tw att 4 I 1 twe ifer ti I 1 triS kint my known rut I 1 wonted to 10 hear ariam of row aill it MI 41 WM was afraid ya top stop it I 1 ap pl I 1 I 1 ifil ed I 1 I 1 hoil lotts t have colluded after ili 1 ong ng I 1 I 1 tie d 1 I ter www 1 baad laad 1 the th hada tat butler the cateress cate ra terr rees dovd amused that dinner wu was serva As I 1 the th dor mill I 1 it athele swiftly I 1 I 1 ili joli mimi Mu nUU aa it you yim know A I 1 nu on abw r mv hori telf euvil be the si s 1 aught hetty betty by he the arna rm and aj drew I 1 r I 1 lilt ide she to allson 1 stoddard to waiting for you I 1 II 11 I 1 n i 0 ail o lei and 1 hui ur rl wt IM I 1 it here 1 I 1 want ou r if 1 annc put uto into betty a hand H J IM led iivo luder io no circuit si t it t open it t until u are lome aou read it te gholia lue ine hat y u think of it petty folded the envelope ant nn I 1 hid t in tile 1 boston ot of let tier bown gown he ant luto into the dining foont slid M I 1 once seated 1 fl A ot e faw that I 1 h i r unknown tu aller wu was directly ip P p mr nir loithi n who Is the gentleman ion ant know knos lie li Is laran it d n achee at tile ali P lifur of te the her tier alii aid I 1 had pictured lc him quite a differ ent urt ahe sald evenly aili you present him before we vie imie lease the ru rot in fit 1 I it I vou wish it distress til lie introduction took place after fitter tie ie other guest had bad left the daning room CHAPTER IX mansfield come comes home petty and call ewe stood alow falugo each other for or it w return to the green boump louic she silo suggested lie led the way closing 11 the door gently 11 I 1 hae little tiled to ainold ihn this wo anent but it wan was inevitable inay liy do you bate my father fat herT I 1 do not net hate I 1 allm lilt e hale dif terent ideals 1 I 1 was jait beginning to ille you I 1 A 4 d nowr now oh oil I 1 id 1 I it t enow t ing breid id ful 8 ems to ili hae bale happened to we this ri ni fall fail er or eer eier rot ged you or vours no 0 1 I I 1 len en why d di you attack him he ile sas ai silt nt I 1 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