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Show i - L t whose requirethat you will call on me In disapproval. In fact they seemed to those advertisements She fill could she felt she ments case of necessity." outdo themselves In the attentions out tramping "Dont let that worry yon. tooten-ant.-" they showered on the young couple. wore her shoes and San Francisco. said Hook, grasping the officer's This, if Ilope had only known It. was streets of Oakland for she office applied office after At ha nd in hls great sunburned paw. due as much to the impression he had refusal met with Well get along all right, I reckon, made as to Ines popularity, for hls work, only to be beand If we dont. III Jet you know." frankness and cordiality, hla polished when her lack of qualifications the ahe tried Tben clean-ccame apparent . Hope had already wired the navy though democratic manner, and a place of shade of embarrassment I proposed to him." What!" exclaimed her visitor ' promise SiaYCBCIqfj flieSUBHAHNB Author of "The End of the Trad, Fighting in Flanders" "The Roadto Glory" " Vive la France," etc, fttytrf If Stmt NoveUud from tf Motion Pfdurt American FSm Lieut. Jervis Hop ts detailed by th United States navai board to Investigate and report findings on the Invention o t aarvaa to bring tr. Ralph Burke,to which a atata of perfection. the submarine On the trial trip of the Inventor's boat, a Japanese helper ie surprised in the act of examining the mechanism. Hope reports favorably on the new davloe but there are others Interested In It. Attempt to burglarise Burke's laboratory falls; later bis daughter Cleo finds him murdered In his bedroom. Cleo sells her father's books; she finds a note from which she learns they contain secret formula Olga lvan-ol- ! and Gerald Horton, spies In search of formula attempt to capture Cleo when she comes for books to Btepbanskl, the anarchist. Hope rushee to her aid; Morton shoots but bullet hits a bomb in cellar, which explodes. Hope and Cleo escape and attend ball at Mra Lelmar's, whose nephew has two missing books. Mahltn, a spy, attempts to stead books; . In excitement that follows books dlsnp-pea- r. Mahltn eecspea Hope and Cleo take boat for an Island out In the bay. Mahltn and the Jap turn out the Island light. After a violent storm. Hope and Cleo arrive on strange island and discover man they hunt Is there. Mahlln and Jep sneae also reach the island. They escape from Hope but return and dynamite the shack. Hope and Cleo manage to reach Bandsboro, where Doctor Owen has one vt the boohs. He arrange to meet Hope St the hot) with book. Morton pone a Hope and but for an earthquake would have possessed the volume Cleo Is captured by Morton and taken to cabin In the mountains She finds there book for which they search. Fortunately ah gets not to llopo, who, with Hook, starts to A he crosses chasm In swing-- rescue. basket Mahlln steals up and chops ing at cable with an ax. Hook appears in tlma to savs Hope. He reaches tn othsr aids and Is greeted by Cleo; she swears her love to him. They are followed by Mahlln and Jap who attempt to kidnap Cleo. She swings hsrself ovsr the canyon. Olga and Morton ara das had to earth In an aeroplane. TWELFTH INSTALLMENT What is the matter, dear? asked Cleo quickly, noting the anguish in Hopes pened lias anything face, V hap- For a long moment ha stood motionless. Then, sammonlBg all his courage, he proffered her the letter, "Read It," he said In a tone bo hoarse that It was little higher than a whisper. Filled with forebodings of she knew 6t what, Cleo unfolded the closely written sheet. Thin Is what aha read : Deie Jarvis; This ts a humiliating latter for a woman t have to write to a man but It baa to W written. Do yeu remember but at course you do the Abernathy's house party at Lake Placid last summer T And do you remember how we lost our way tha afternoon w started to climb White-farand how, the storm coming up, ws took refugs In that daaerted cabin and spent the night there together la the forest T Cl shall asvsr forget how the wind moaned then, and the rala lashed the roof all through that Interminable night) TV were afraid w would not bo believed if w told the truth, you .remember, so when we got back to camp the next morning we told the others that we had spent th night at the Lee's cottagi. It was a foolish an insanv thing but w did It They say that Ilea have a way of coming homo to roost and It Is quits true, for that Us has come home and la roosting os my bedpost a great black, ugly thing that la driving ms wild. It seems that a fsw days after ws left Lake Placid Haael Abernathy happened to meet Mrs. Lee at the boat club and thanked her for taking car of ua Of course, Mrs. Lee had no Idea what Haxsl was driving at and said so and then th cat was out of the bag. And If anything were needed to make matters worse, one of the guides told Mra Abernathy that ha had aeen ua coming out of the cabin at seven o'clock In the morning. Haset, you know, ts a modern edition ef the town crier, and, thanks to her tadustrtous circulation of the story, everyone It nows that w spent the night together tn the cabin and, of course, puts the worst posslbl Interpretation upon It Tou know snd 1 know that w did no wrong, but no amount of denial wUl con-- vine others of our Innooenc. I'm not blaming you, Jsrvta but you havs compromised me. Indeed, I already begin to eee eigne of ostracism. At th Hildreth's dinner th other night' that Impossible Mrs. Norton asked me tf I didnt prefer the nnoonventionality of life in the woods to the staid existence on leads In New York whereupon a general snicker ran around the tab la Tou wlU understand. therefore, that Ufa haa become perfectly - Intoiersbia Under such drcnmstaaoes, Jarvla there Is only on sours open to a gentleman-e- nd I know that you are- a gentleman. Ten proved that by th way you conducted yourself tn th cabin. Is there 'need, then, for me to teU you what you ehould dot I am fond of you and I am sure that I could make you happy. With implicit faith that you will do what Is right by see, I eagerly await your reply. INEZ. , Affectionately. Far what seemed to them both an eternity, Cleo, her cheeks drained of color, stood aa though turned to stone, staring at the letter with unseeing ' eyes. At last she spoke: Who is thte woman ?,W-.-..? v t Her name la Ines Machln," replied Hope. .She belongs to quite a well ; known New York family. I met her last summer at a house party in the e, u i - -- - -- Adirondack." ' Do you love her? "Love her? he repeated bitterly. - " - ty tf "Not the least in tha wqyld. "There 1 only one woman whom I love and you know who aha Is, Cleo." "Is It true, as she says, that you did notniug wrong?" "On my honor as an officer and a man I swear it, Cleo. "Tou needn't swear U, Jarvis," she answered dispassionately. "In my heart I never doubted you." . There was a pause. What are you going to go about It, Jarvis?" she slowly asked at length. "It Is for yon to decide,. Geo," he answered miserably. My happiness, my future, la la your bands." "I must hare time to think," aha said. "Come to me this afternoon. I will give you my decision then.' Though racked by emotion, she kept herself, by a supreme effort of the will, under admirably control. It waa not, Indeed, until, she had reached her room and bolted the door behind her that she threw herself upon the bed and gave way to a torrent of tears. Late that afternoon Hope came to her for hls answer. Though her eyes were swollen from weeping, she was calmer, more dignified, than he bad ever seen her. In the space of a few hours she seemed to have changed from a child to a woman. She had donned the same black gown that she had worn at her fathers funeral, its sombernesa accentuating the glory, of her hair and the milky whiteness of her complexion. Hope thought that he had never known onesolovel j,b6 frail and so appealing. Jarvis," she began, I have spent the whole day trying to decide what Is the right thing for us to do. Tou arc, as this Miss Machln says in her letter, a gentleman . . . and In such a case a gentleman has no alternative . . . Jarvis, you must marry her. Rut I am going to marry you," cried Hope, No, dear," said Cleo firmly, though her lipa quivered, you are not going to marry ma . . , much as I love you, I could never be happy as your wife knowing that another woman had a claim on you , . . and now, dearest, I can't stand It any you most go longer my heart is breaking. I wont go, Hope fairly shouted. I dont love that woman and 1 won't marry her. She haa no claim on me 1 never harmed a hair of her head. Im going to stay here and marry you, my darling." Listen to me, Jarvis, dear," said Cleo, putting her hands on hls should ders and raising her eyes to hls. Do yon really love met Dir I love you? hegrtintd. T love you so much that life without you is not "worth living." "And you wish to please me? "Of course, be answered simply. "Then you will marry Miss Machln," said Cleo. "Cant you sea, dear, that though It breaks my heart ttf give you up I can always feel that wa were strong enough to do what waa honorable and right? It is because I love you an much, Jarvla, that I ask this of you." "May may I kiss you good-bmy darling? asked Hope brokenly. Her answer was to throw herself Into hls arms. For a long minute their Up clung together, their hearts throbbed tn unison ; then she struggled ... . ... ... tear-fille- y, free. Then turning he groped hls way to the door. As It closed behind him Cleo stood for a moment, swaying Uke a lily In the wind, nd then; her strength suddenly deserting her, crumpled to the floor, unconscious. The next morning Hope, very white and Bhaken, sent for Hook, showed him the letter from Ines Machln, and told him of Cleo'a decision. Shucks, said the old seaman, after he heard the story, there ain't no more call for you to marry that gal, lootenant than there Is fer mq to. Cording to your story, and her story, too, she aint caught you with the goodafihea Just trylng to putone over ou you, lootenant" Thats the way it looks to me. Hook, bat Cleo wont see it that way. She Insists that the " only "honorable thing for me to do under the circumstances la to marry Miss Machln.'" Ive tried to argue with her, but shes adamantine." Just yon wait till Ive had a talk with her. said Hook, rising. Dont yon do nothing foolish, lootenant, until I get back. HI soon talk those story-boonotions outen her head. Dont yon worry HI fix things up k all ... right? I hope to heaven youll be ful." said Hope, fervently. success- "If yon are Ill never forget it" Two boors later Hook returned. One look at hls face showed Hope that he had met Tm much obliged to you. Hook," said' Hope, wearily, "but I knew it would be useless.' When Cleo once makes up her mind theres no use In trying to change It Ton will look After her. Hook, wont your "Ton bet I will, lootenant said the sallormopping hls eyfes with a vivid bandana. "I'm a pretty tough old salt but HI do my best to be a father to her." "And Hook, said Hope, with a trace of embarrassment If you If the should ever need any money you wont hesitate to let me know, will you? I haven't much besides my pay, but whatever I fcav it's Cleo'a and yours for the asking. I can go away with an easier mind if I eaa have your wUh-nejiBeee- sa, -- one-arme- Mtnaftdvnny Company. SYNOPSIS. , Man -- - ut E.Alexaivder Powell m Well, not that exactly," said ItWl laughing, "but I wrote him a lerr saylng that my friends Jsad learnt that we had spent the night together In the cabin, that I was fadng social securing won him many stores. In the hope appearance, department that the chances of finding ostracism, and that he owed It to me offered, better tha formula of Doctor Burkes Inven- friends. Though he did hls best to as clerk until something sellto put an end to the gossip hy the season and dull was the coming tion were almost negligible and asking hide hls misery under a veneer of but it East and marrying me." Instead reduced were being forces as not ing that sixty days leave of absence be small talk and laughter, he was You didnt . . . Youre Joking, though he mangranted him. The following morning successful as he imagined. He little of Increased. Hook, habitual Miss Langham ejaculated in Inez, cheery he received a telegram from Washlng-to- dreamednor had he known it, would aged to retairThU shocked You couldnt da as no with surprise. greater mile,-wmeeting granting hls request Whereupon he have greatly careilthat hi melansuch a a that thing. work little la there for success, a bad become he wired Ines Machln: popular choly manner I did," said Inez, unabashed. And d man, no matter how willWin you do me th honor to marry me? subject for discussion amongTnet girt Uke a charm. Within a was worked It do. can This The department has granted me sixty friends. , ing he may be, week I wrote him be wired me after time and days leava and I am starting East imme. him time to home That Lieutenant Hope la a perfect driven diately. A few hours later he received her dear," Angelica Pembroke had re- again as he applied at employment asking me to marry him. Hes dreadmarked to a group of women at a tea bureaus, contractors' offices, ship, fully quiet and serious, of course, and reply: I have announced onr engagement one afternoon, "and Ines la mighty lumber and coal yards, .only to be we havent much in common, but once Owing to the short ness of your leave w down when it was seen we are married HI do as I please. will be married soon alter your return. lucky to get him. But be always haa curtly turned I think, said Mlsa Langham, iciiy, Love. such a sad look In his eyes when he Is be tad an iron kook instead of a left as she rose, "that It Is the most cold- the of a fortnight That evening saw Hope boarding the talking to yoq that one gets the feel- hand. At the end a Uke of which connected at Oakland ing that he Is hiding some terrible gloom discouragement hong ferry Valda-viwith the eastbound mall train. v sorrow." Which ' accurately summed cloud over the Uttle cottage in Ines Machln waa undeniably a beau- up the opinion of the women. and, though the wolf, waa not yet tiful girl tall, slender and aa lithe the at said door, both Geo and Hook a sort," Reggie good "Hopes and alnuoua aa a panther. An exquis- Van Arsdale to the men with whom be that he was not very far away. s ite lustrous eyes, and waa playing cards at hla dub. "What Two days before the wedding Hope hair be- gets me Is how a girl like Inez Machln great masses of trayed her Latin descent Her beauty happened to rope him In hes not at caUed'at the Machln home to see the was marred, however, by ad all her sort And the funny thing presents, which bad been steadily and rather cruel mouth and by an ex- about It Is that she has an Idea .she pooring in. Miss Langham is calUng on Miss pression which could best be described can twist him around her little finger, as cold and calculating. Though she lies quiet and doesnt say much, but Machln, said the man who answered possessed all the sophistication of a all you have to do is to take one look Hopes ring. "But 111 tell her that you girl who had been brought up In the at that Jaw of hls to see who is going are here, sir. smart set" she had a seduc- to be the boss. Dont disturb her, said Hope. Til s s s s s tiveness of manner, together with a wait In the Ubrary until Miss Lang-haleaves." for pronounced physical allurement which after The day Hopes departure had kept a score of Impressionable the East Cleo and Hook returned to Dropping Into an armchair be youths in her train. Vaj,davld and reopened the little cot- picked up a magazine which he was her Despite however, tage about which clung so many sad Idly perusing when hls attention was her meeting with the man she waa to and happy memories, distracted by the sound of voices comj "We most look things In the face, ing from the adjoining room, tiie door marry waa marked with a certain conx 1T' straint 4 nook, said Cleo the next morning, of which was ajar. This room, he was Jarroom I was Inez she where to is best decide do. what "and knew, knevrthatyouwould jcomet M vis," she said, as she greeted him in have only a few hundred dollars left accustomed to recelve her friends. IfV the library of her home. "It was ter- from the sale of daddy's books,' and The voices he recognized as those of ribly embarrassing for me to be com- that wont last us long. I mast find tits fiancee and a girl friend, Lucy (? pelled to write you as I dldVTTbujt some kind of work." Langham, but it waa not until., he what else could I do? Ton know, as "Now dont you get to fretting about heard ids own name that he lowered well as I do,, that, though society is things. Miss Cleo, said Hook, assum- his magazine and, unconscious ot hls V always tolerant towards a married ing a confidence that he was far from eavesdropping, sat with alert ears." i , jr woman, it never looks forgivingly on feeling. "Well get along somehow. i Tour Lieutenant Hope is a perfect the Indiscretions of an unmarried one. "Its only inviting trouble to talk dear, Inez," he heard Miss Langham Yeu Cant Leave Me Nowl" Criee Ever since the story of our spending like that, she said severely. "Tou saying. Inez Hysterically. Everyone Is crazy about the night together in the cabin leaked know as well ' as I do, Hook, that 1 him. We are all wondering how you blooded, shameless thing I ever heard out Ufe here haa steadily grown more must go to work. happened to get him. Hes so quiet of. I pity Lieutenant Hope from the Some of my best friends impossible. 11160 why dont you get a Job In one and serious not at all your sort" bottom of heart I only wish that have cut me on the street and I wasnt of them public libraries? he asked. If I tell you how it happened will I were treemyto tell him what sort of a even invited to the Tallers cotillion. That Bort of work pays well and it you give .ma your word never to woman he Is about to marry. But everything seems to have been aint hard." breathe It to a living soul, Lucy?" You dont need to tell him, Miss forgotten since I announced our enIve thought of that," she replied, came Inezjrolce through the half open Langham,"-saia voice behind them, d gagement HI try to make you a good but I find to get a position as libra- door. and stood In the doorway. Hope wife, Jarvla. . . , Dont yon think that rian you must get a diploma from a Of course I wont repeat anything Both screamed. girls we can be happy together, Jarvis T library school or college." you tell me, dear," said Miss LangI have heard every word, Inez, h "1 hope so," he answered coldly. Tou could get a Job as stenog- ham.said I thank God I havs sternly. When I when are we to he mar- rapher. I reckon, be suggested. Well, its really awfully amusing," learned the truth ln time. ried?" No, she asserted, I am not fitted said Inez, and Hope could hear her "Eavesdropper, she sneered. "On the fourteenth, answered Inez. for that either. would take me an softly. I met him last sumI may be an eavesdropper, he an"The Invitations will be out tomor- hour to pick out a letter on a type- laughing mer at Abernethya. They had a house swered, bat thank heaven Ive not derow." writer and I cant write shorthand, party, you know, at their camp on low as scended as yon have. I only So soon, be exclaimed. "But either. Tha truth is, Hook, I am not Lake Placid. - One afternoon Jarvis that la only three weeks away." fitted for anything except to keep and I started to climb Whlteface hope that I shall never set eyes on' your deceitful face again. "There seemed nothing to be gained house. I know how to cook and sew mountain, bat we lost oar way In the "But youre not serious . . . yof woods, and, to make matters worse, a cant leave now 1 cried Inez hya -terrible storm came up. Fortunately Why, the Invitations art we found a deserted cabin . . . and terically. out . . . the wedding la day after tothere we spent the night Jarvis be- morrow. What will people say? Oh, haved beautifully he never Jarvla, you wont humiliate me so. Tm slept keeping guard all night though I Jarvla . . . truly I am we had to remain there till morning. sorry, was only joking with Lucy . . .surely There were only two rooms In the you dont think I was serious, do you? place. I slept on the bed in one of . there isnt a word of truth la them and he insisted on sitting up In what I said. Oh, Jarvla, Jarvis," the other. The next morning we man- and herjustvoice rose Into a scream aged to find the trail again and made you wont leave me, will you? our way back to the Abernethys, who on here? "What the devils were worried to death about ua I broke in another going and Inez voice, knew perfectly well how they would brother a young man about Larry, all raise their eyebrows If we told town, strode into the room. them that we had spent the night toOh, Larry, Lary, sobbed Inez, now gether lu a deserted cabin, so I per- on her knees, dont let him leave me suaded Jarvis that we had better tell He says he wont marry me Just bethem that we had spent the night to- cause of some silly things he ovegether wim the Lees, who have a rheard me saying to Lucy Langham. camp on the lake. A few days later "Youll marry my sister or TU the camp party broke np without any- thrash you within an inch of your one suspecting anything. Jarvis was Ufe, snarled Machln, stepping toward ordered to the Pacific coast and I menacingly. never expected to see him again. But Hope TU do nothing of the sort said last month when I was visiting Lndlle "I begin to think that yourt Allen In Washington, I sat at dinner Hope. both blackmailers. one night next to a very n 'Are you calling me a blackmailer lawyer. He had had more champagne Machln, swinging up M than was good for him and he was very stick as though to strike. talkative and confidential.. In the walking said Hope, and "Youve guessed coarse of our conversation something as it in he Youll Marry My Sister or Ill Thrash Youl" waa said about Jarvla and the lawyer hlathe stick descendedwith caught his right hand and left remarked: smashed home an uppercut that caught she answered easily. and to make bread, but there are by waiting, That young man Is going to be one young Machln squarely on the point of And "heal doa," she added, that will and thousands of girfswho can of the richest officers Ln the one navy the chin and stretched him upon th give ua a month fofourhoneymoon do those things aa weir as I can. What of these ' days. floor. before your leave expires. By the wouldnt I give to have learned how to Nonsense, I answered. T happen Tf you will be kind enough to on our wed- - do 'Somethin a practical." to know that he - hasnt anything exme, Mr. Hope, said Miss Langding trip, Jarvis? Now, dont you worry none, Miss cept hls lieutenants pay. ham, .drawing aside her skirts as she "I havent given It a thought he Geo," said the ' seaman soothingly. And I happen to know, said the passed the cowering Inez, T will leT answered miserably; Anywhere that I'm going to start out find get a Job lawyer, that- he is the sole heir of tMy house." you wish, Ines. tomorrow. Everythins goln to turn Theodore Wickham. As they passed out of the room Inez, "Don't be ao enthusiastic about It" out all right" Not Theodore Wickham, the steel with a she exclaimed with a sudden burst of despairing cry, threw herselt Hook," Bhe demanded, suddenly, "I magnate T I asked. on sofa the and gave way to a storm anger. "One would suppose that you want you to promise me something. The said he. same, He Is Jarvis of angry tears. were going to be burled instead of "What is it. Miss Geo?" be demand- Hopes unde; Langham Into married. Youre anything but a cheer- ed cautiously. Hope assisted How do know you all I which this?" was her car, You treat me as ful bridegroom. waiting at the curb. "I want you to promise me first asked him. "Mr. she said, offering her Hope," though I had the smallpox." All right I promise." the T know it, he replied, 'because we hand, 1 "Tou know as well as I do that I congratulate you from I want you to give me your word. are Theodore Wickhams escape-Anattorneys bottom of my heart on your dont love you," he answered brutally, Hook," she said earnestly, that no and I have what seen hls will. But I must you neednt worry about "and that I am marrying you only be- matter how much we may need money, beg of you. Miss Mafchln, not to repeat people win say. I shall make It my cause I feel that I ought to. m be a you will never let Mr. Hope know." what I have Just told you. Tm afraid business to see that the truth is known. good husband to you, Inez, bat I cant "But, Miss Geo," expostulated the I have talked too much. Cant I give you a lift to your hotel bea laver.V L." Qat.womcllirered. T :ThankA"-..:h- . replied. Tmt . Ib "At any rate yon can pretend to be last thing the lootenant said to me not " repeat send a very important telegram. one," she replied. There is' nothing wuz, Be sure and let me know. Hook, But that set me thipktng, ptpa leaning eras Five minutes later he to be gained by either of ua letting the If Miss Cleo needs any money. had had some serious reverses In Wall over a desk in a Western Union offlcA world know the truth. And now supwas If you ever tell him," she declared street and mamma and I' had been writing furiously. The message pose you look over this list and see If passionately, TU never a forced to te economize; We had had to addressed to Miss Geo Burke, you speak there are. any others to whom you again. Oh, I Just couldnt hinl stand that give up the cottage at Bar Harbor via, California, and the clerk would like invitations Sent" I couldnt, and she burst luto tears. and one of the motors and, h , when everything the counter smiled happily The" next fortnight was" crowded "There, there. Miss Geo, soothed was looking pretty blue. . read with luncheons j the sailor, awkwardly not marry Jarvis HopeT I stroking her When Hope, now buoyant with bp tees, dinners, receptions, dances, the- bowed head, Dont take on so. Of said Why to myself." He's good looking and reached hls hetel, he found piness, ater parties, for. in spite of Inez as- course I wont let the lootenant know goes ln and he good a haa brilyellow envelope la hls box. He torewas sertion that her friends had ostracised If you dont want me to, bnt hanged liant future sodety, ahead of him. Aiwj hes open. The dispatch It contained her, there was no lack of entertain- If I can see why." to be immensely rich very soon, dated going . Washington. ment in her honor. Nor could Hope "Remember. Hook," she said. wl for hls unde Is past eighty and In Instants an without here Report atdetect any signs of coolness in the ker eyes, you have given me your miserable health. " delay," it read. "Situation very grTr titude of those of her friends to whom word." That how did he happen to propose Your eervicee urgently needed." he was Introduced. If they believed The next two weeks Geo spent la to queried Miss It waa signed by the chief of th deep the stories of her indiscretion, they wardiiag the Help Wanted columns er you? Interested. res U of Intelligence of the nsv certainly did nothing to show their of the newspaper and tn answering "lie Cda" Ines confessed, with a (TO BE OONTIXCYD rea-Uze- olive-colorin- d g, blue-blac- k - thln-llppe- d m self-assuranc-e, I,f tv; .c -- - It Si ... ... f well-know- -- it thou-san- ds es-co- rt -- ma d r If val-d- pre-nupti- al it |