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Show I hastened back to and dressed as fast as my bedroom I could. Gin gerly feeling my wound, I remembered Helena's promise to send a horse for me to the mouth of the entrance drive. She had, of course, no Idea that Dewdrop had stabbed me so deep. Perhaps If I stood In my stirrups Before 1 left the chamber, I drew the bolts of the door. Then I took Sabre and made for the polished stair. later I fonght that were masking the tunnel's mouth. Twenty minutes my way out of the bushes Something at least I was spared, for Goeffrey drove up to e Inn five minutes before his time. "Well, I'm damned," he said. "And where the deuce have you been ?" CHAPTER VIII "Give Continued 10 Tills, like tlie bedroom, was pan elod, and there, sure enough, a key was declaring a cupboard sunk In the wall. The rnoini'tit I opened this, I knew that some one beneath It was knocking upon Its flour. I saw the bolls of a trap which was mink In the floor of the cupboard six feet from the door. In an Instant I had It open, there was a curling staircase of polished oak and Helena, wrapped In a dressing frown, sitting on one of the stairs. I'.eslde her was standing Sabre, fairly snuffing excitement and ready to leap. "Thank Cod," says riolena. "I thought you must be asleep. And now take Sabre, my dear, and tell Mm to watch your door. And then come down." The watch was soon set, for Sa bre was very wise, and thirty sec onds later I entered my lady's room She pointed to a table, standing close to the hearth, laid for one only, but bearing enough for three, "Open tlie wine, my darling. I'll cut the chicken up." "We mustn't eat much," I whispered. "If we do, they'll know I've been here." "Let them know," said Helena, quickly. "What do I care? What does It matter, John7 What does anything matter now?" I shook my head. "This matters, Nell. Compared with this, the forester's cottage and all was a Sunday School show. Don't think I'm prudish. I'm not. I'm only too glad of a good excuse to be here. You see, Tin man, and I love you from throat to foot. But no one must ever know It If we stood on the steps of a scaffold, I'd say the same." I saw her fingers tighten about the Btetn of her glass. "You're right," she said. "I'm getting my values wrong. Never me your hands," I said, "your beautiful hands." She dropped her cigarette and gave me her other hand. "And now your eyes." She lifted her gaze to mine. "I can't define the word 'love, but when you look troubled, Iell, It tears my heart Pharaoh's getting at you through me we both know that. Well, I can't curse the day I met you, but I wish to God that he'd got me at .Annabel, Nell that day when Hush Jogged his arm, and he hit the mirror Insteud." Her arms were about my neck, and her breath on my lips. "No, no. Take It back. Don't say such terrible things. Oh, John, my precious, niy darling." For a moment she clung to me desperately. Then she snatched a note from her pocket and thrust It Into my hand. "You say you love me. Then take this note to your cousin and save me from something that frightens me more than death. You can go by the footbridge and tunnel that key I gave to Florin was Valen tine's master key. I'.ut you must go before It's light If you're seen coming back It won't matter be cause you'll be coming back." "But, Nell, how can IT I'm on parole, my darling. We've passed our word." "How could I help It? I was fainting. For more than a minute my head had been going round. And who have I passed It to? To a fiend a butcher, that's trying to smash my life. And how am I breaktng my word? Listen. This note's to warn your cousin that Valentine must not return. We never told Barley to keep blm, so when he comes to they'll naturally let him go." "It's 'taking action,' Nell. You swore you wouldn't do that." "If you love me, you'll do It, John. Call It breaking my word, If you please, and think the less of 1 me for It but do as I say. mentioned haven't I I'haraoh. haven't breathed a word of the plight we're In. But If It comes out that I laid hands on my brothe- rwell, I'll Just be ruined for life. Open the note and read It. Here give It to me." She seined and tore It open. "Lis tea to this: with you. Cue "Keep Valentin any violence you like. He must not return to the rantle. anil no one on earth must know that he U with you. Lon't fall me." "But why write to Geoffrey. Noll? tell Barley to tell him. I could and- -" "No, no. You don't understand. too serious for that I don't think you know what I've done In abducting the Count You must give this note to your cousin luto It's mm I Saw Her Fingers Tighten About the Stem of Her Glass. n re r mean" "Geoffrey," I said, "believe me. I must get back. I'll get Into touch again as soon as ever I can, but, however strange you find It I can't wait now." "Only one moment," said Geof frey," taking my arm. Despite my protests he haled me up the steps and Into the Inn. In the hall I planted my feet "Look here, Geoffrey," I said. "I don't want to have a row, but I've got to get back to her without one Instant's delay. I wouldn't have dreamed of coming, but she couldn't send a servant and well, there was no other way. I'd have left the note with Barley, but she wouldn't have that She's got to know that you've got It and have promised to do as she says." "Oh, well, here goes," said Geoffrey, and hit me under the Jaw as hard as he could. I trusted her blindly trusted and loved her blindly. So you see It was awfully easy to have me on." "It's rather like I laughed again. fooling a dog or a baby child. Your dog. You've A dog, I think. decided to have him destroyed, so you take him for a walk and stop at the vet's. He doesn't know. He doesn't care where yon go, so long as he can go with you be with bis god. He loves you blindly, you see. He's not the faintest idea that you're going to do him In. You can speak to the vet. In his presence 'I want this dog destroyed.' You're perfectly safe. He'll lick your hand while you're speaking, if only you'll give him the chance. . . . But if that dog's If when eyes were opened. standwas he and were gone you ing, waiting, with his eager nose to the threshold, straining his ears for some signal of your return if then by some magic that dog was made aware of the truth. . . ," "Now, look here, old fellow," said Geoffrey, "I'm not going to take any sides till I know where I am. I want to hear your story from first to last Don't leave out any details. This show's bung full of details, and details count" I plucked at the grass. "I don't know that I care to tell you." "Take your time," said Geoffrey. "But we don't leave here till you do." "I don't know that I want to leave here." "No more do I," said Geoffrey. "It's a very attractive spot, and I'm glad of a change." I lay back and stared at the sky. I felt a curious detachment from all that ten hours ago had been my life. Looking back, I seemed to be looking across some unbridgeable depth. I think tlie truth Is that my Interest in Helena Yorlck had suddenly died, and since Uiat bad filled FOLLOW CONVtrT,, Charming Needlecraft Picture to Embroider A j.i naa ween uie plan r m I jjiN . . . be-foi- shown Geoffrey was that of a sav-ag- e critic not of an Injured man. I was Impersonal So much for the state of mind which my abrupt disillusion had brought about Helena Yorlck had deceived me. Nell had looked Into my eyes and fooled me to the top of my bent The utterly Impossible had happened. The Ideal I had carved out of marble had crumbled away. There was only one thing to be done the game mint to on and from now I would play my own band. I Bat up and looked at my cou-si- "I suppose I may as well ell you." I said. "I suppose so," said Geoffrey, yawning. Where shall I start?" "From where I left yon at Just over a week ago. A full half hour went by before I had done. I've got to digest this he said. "I shan't be long." While he strolled. I lay flat once more and atared at the sky, and though I would Cnd!y have stopped them, my thoughts ramped back to the antics which I had lately Til-lac- Helena Yorlck had piped, and 1 had danced. That was at much s It came to. But I had tru.t my voice, trusted the "You'd have done the same." snM piper, and the piper had played me my cmisin. "John, I couldn't Ig- false. nore such a hint." My cousin was siandlng before I sat tip and dashed the tears me, regarding bis watch. from m face. (TO BE COTIMW) "Hint? What hint?" Geoffrey raised his eyebrow. About Buncombe "I don't know what he read In Fell! Walker wee h. yon," he said. "But I don't think congressional representative of the she read yon that" onn tamiina Jltrlct which InAs he spoke, he gave me p- cluded Ituncomnt county. During the close of a debate on ti, tt.. aperHelena's note. aotirl Compromise, when the house Mr. flnhun! ....a 'jiii Keep John with you. tp n wanted to lake a vote on it, vlolenre yu like. lie must imt re llon, Walker Insisted on making a turn to the rettte nd no on on speech, declaring be was limit. ,t i earth most know that he ! with make a speech for Buncombe, which, you. L'on t (ell me. rtpected It Hence the Mpreb.n. Helena Torkk. snd I'l abbreviation "bunk" came "No, i said, "you're right to mean any Itsincere tmlitiroi She didn't read that." ! Iaitsh. Intended for the gallery, or u: "You'd have seen throuili that is for effect and not atoms. Iiorily. n- - n. 1 1 Continue t any il li:lt old-tim- e fi',,: estate in hy otbor wall-hangi- : To instantly relieve ging ehoe pressure and .w-- j. t!ie of ; lazily cl3 pnffeil lanovecona lunknient. pads. These soothing, heal Pj wrung pads prevent sore twjJ blisters. 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Why not ""UseWeaiJ Answers 1. 1 WSV SWvlce. 8yndlct. Breakfa.' Keeps Does AmtJ 4. Dizzy Dean baseball; Jack Medica 0. Albany New Tork; Mont. gomery 6. Anatole France author; Vasco da Gama , 7. United States Franklin D. . Roosevelt; France 8. Cornelius Johnson track ; WI1-niAllison . 0. Paris France; Brussels . 10. Columbia Lions; Purdue-- Use only the following words: Boilermakers, Massachusetts, swimming, Belgium, World war, Albert Lebrun, navigator, Alabama, France, tennis. 2. 8. 4. 0. c. 7. 8. 0. 10. LEAN? itertreens.MinM er my being, for the moment my life was empty as never before. I did not regret the lady I wag neither happy nor sad. I simply bad no material upon which my emotions could work. .The bitterness I had jjQ ' well the bucket The hanging there, Just waiting to be embroidered In its natural setting. And what a lovely and colorful you'll have when finished! You can use as many bright threads as fancy dictates when you begin to garden In "paint" the French knots, running and single stitch. And you needn't frame the panel just line it, and hang car Don't Know That I Want to Leave Here." tt still si word which bears the same relationship to the third word that the second does to the first L Cen. U. S. Grant Civil war; Gen. John J. Fershing . 2. Cane sugar Louisiana; . 8. Canada England; Madagas- "I cw'.' fiw shoe-maki- "Lie quiet a bit, air." he said, "and you'll soon be as right as rain." To this day I do not know why I did not go out of my mind. They any that I fought like a madman, but that was because I was mad. Barley bad to throw himself on me, to keep me down. And then at Inst I fainted. I do not think P.arley knew It, for e my senses had hardly left me they returned; but I think that discretion came with them, for then I saw that to struggle and fight was hoeless. And so, to feign resignation, I lay quite still where I was and shut my eyes. And that was my undoing, for after a moment or two I fell asleep. Though the car fled on I knew nothing, and I never knew when It I was lifted out, still stopped. sleeping, and though my bonds were loosened, I never stirred. And while I slept Lady Helena Yorlck was playing her part The song of a brook woke me, and I propped myself on an elbow to gather my wits. The next Instant I was afoot and was staring wildly about me. . . . The wooded peak of a mountain looked placidly back and a pride of beeches was nulling and a chaprocks was casting ter of gray-greeIts stately shadow upon the most vivid of swards. It w as half past four. I had slept for more than nine hours. The dial of my watch grew misty. 1 felt the tears beginning to leave my rye. One of theiu fell upon the dial So 1 stood for a moment Then I flung myself down and burled my face In the grass. f HI I Tlie Similarities Test In each problem of the following test there are three words. The first two words bear a certain relationship to one another. Write In a fourth bed. yjj 6297 PATTERN p M myselfjj a mi rr J l 'A I g Bt The Reaion If Justice were not bllntsJ a.k muiu uiuie promptly. r. The Fragrant Valley I came to my senses, I WHEN lying on the floor of a car that was traveling fast My wrists and my ankles were bound and my mouth was gagged. Barley was seated above nie watching my face. As I tried to sit up, he pushed m back on the pillows which made my of hi follow my conviction, personal cost to tw M ... CHAPTER IX bis hands." "But, Nell, that's out of the quo- Hon, Geoffrey won't be back till seven o'clock." "What does that matter, John? We're free till noon." She stuffed the sheet Into Its envcloe and thrust this again upon me. "Take It. 1 beg and pray you. and give It Into bis band. You talk of my reputation, In this affair far more than my name Is at stake. If they knew whnt I'd done, my own servants would use me as a leper; they all took the oath that I took, ami It's never boon broken, John, since Tor- Ick was built I had to do It. John you know that I had; but If any one ever finds out there's an end of m" "I'haraoh knows, my darling." "What enn he prove? Nothing. But If Valentine and he get togeth er. I haven't n clmnce. And I'haraoh would be on to Slona within the hour." "All HJ.t," I said. Ill take It But- -" "Come, come, old fellow," in id Thnnk God. my darling." She threw herself Into my arms. "Now Geoffrey, "you mustn't take It so I do know that jou love me. Ifcm't HI." 1 dared not I made no answer. think I dont know what I'm ahk-l- mind. Sabre can cover your tracks. I'll leave a plate on the floor and they'll think I gave him a meal" Absurdly enmich, this arrnnje-meu- t comforted me. The fragments of propriety that remained were scarcely worth taking up, all the same. So we broke our fast together and shared her gin. For fire minutes we smoked In alienee, rcgaMIn the leaping llames. 1 threw dwu my cigarette and got to my feet. "Ilitrrlil le," I pa!,J qnlr'ty. "Atul now, If ji'U tileiue. toy darting, want yoii to go tit be. I. We've got a hard day' coming and we've ft a hard day behind. It's mi our talking tonight." r , it." She did t'ot me. but She brushed my cheek with her after nioinetit or two she to lips and threw back her bend. "Ask lirr feet. "John. she said, "do you love wbMt you like of me after 1 11 give It with all my heart We'll live or me' die togetherJust yon any. But I rainrttt her hand and put It up were going to llve- -I know It to my lip. We're going to come out of this "You know that I Jove you," I pn. ButI 1 mustn't be stained, mv more said, "far thm lire." don't want your wife to "I wonder." she said. "Hint's ter- darling be stained with a blemish that ribly eay to my." won't come off." hat's the matter Why, Nell. "God help me." Mid . "I ll do I whlsprrp't It. But why I mint watt for Geof. She phonk her bountiful heat frey why I mnt stand and watch "Nothing's the matter. 1 on!y while he reads your note" wondered. . . . You fe, I love you To bring me back his promise. There's nothing rWe In Colli ! know Mindly. that he's real It I orid. my Imputation. Turks, shan't know a moment's peace. Oh, Valentine compare.! with y(m John, my dear, I've got so much the 're i many M words. And to carry." ! naturally can't help womWing "Very well, my ioauty. 1U go whether you bne me as tniiih," at once." in-ri- "I'll tell you later," said L and put the note Into his hand. "And now come out of that car. I've got to get back." "(Jet back where?" said Geoffrey. "I'll tell you later," said L "You read that note." My cousin stared. Then he drew out the sheet of paper and read the message It bore. When he had done, be looked me full In the eye. "You shouldn't have opened It, should you?" It was my turn to stare. "As a matter of fact, I didn't She sealed It before I came down In. Then she broke It open and read It to me herself." Geoffrey fingered his chin. "Well, you can't go like this," he said, getting out of the car. "I It, of course; nine out of ten people would. But you must remember that I'm no ordinary fool. Besides. .. ' tx-r- - 1 1 . 1'.-- : " J T'l d o. "Hue rv I'tuMinrai, too. :'J !: 11 M |