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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER- HYRUM, UTAH - should have thought about i 0 and not in November. Vi, As he clung comfortless to slipping hours of the renut rla, had so carefully bulided h I It wasnt the punishment of that he dreaded, it was the ?' la acls which would accompany it own his shame which grlnnea k?80'1 was the consciousness of th I11 which would attach to his V I And so, for a day or two, all ulties were strung upon the By of the public toward him- watching frantically for theVt K'opvrlrtt by Dodd. Mend & Co.. Inc.) of adverse demeanor, and braclnV? f self for the shock which was m!! ?' ably to come. For secrets will 01 son one I else love XI CHAPTER with better than I" I She returned his gaze she Continued. know something about you you any engaging j and although he had no on earth. J1 frankness. 13 taunted wickedly. to It want Thats nice," she said, with a sigh pect Waring to break hls "What do you know, bright child?" Oh, I want" It to be I Oh, he's going to take a iook at It knew that when rumor smcL' on his way West," said Hilliard, diff- he demanded, red to the temples. be! she said. Carols the sweetest of perfect content. He bent to her, but she eluded him. among as many ns four people, th ! I knowl Her tone was singing.' thing In town, and as for you . . idently, and added, with more generosI could wish So Look do at Oh, no I she gasped In fluttering comes there always come- s- J! the man blush well, sometimes I almost you ity than Waring ,had anticipated. Even If you . . . but ment In which It bursts forth in SZ "Rufus and I both asked him to. Let Why, you guilty thing I Why, you red marry you myself! protest. One His heart leaped dangerously. ve told you about Rufe now you taneous combustion. Rufus and Jack handle It together. geranium He sat down beside her, staring at complication the less Presently he sensed a subtle Oh, the respite havent told me about Carol, but Its Retween them, theyll make rather an charging of the atmosphere wheniL of ltl Angela removed from the prob- plain as day It wouldnt be right face. exhaustive study, dont you think? And her vivid, flower-likhe met a male acquaintanceyou little demon, stop lem and he sank back wearily Carol Angela, Angela they might turn up something that all She relented swiftly; hls voice was couldnt deny that the greeting 0f fa, of us would want to know. coining Into it again, and Irrevocably. laughing at me!" bankers was suddenly less Informal Almost? he queried mechan- something to rely on. Thats right! Its a thought. Weti; It was fresh Incentive; she only more Impersonal; he perceived, with more. Honthe Well then. 1 ically. Just my cheek, Cullen looked at his watch. I told you Id laugh at you some She looked at the floor; when she estly, I . . ." sinking spasm of foreboding, that cant waste any more time on this tomrefool business. No, dear, said Hilliard. He com- fewer people stopped to chat with him I ought to have been time," she reminded him triumphantly, raised her eyesjie saw the well membered depths in them. She was pelled her chin upward, and smiled on the street and that those who still and this Is the time!" n the office an hour ago. Anybody and the wom- down Into her lovely, startled ,;,eyes, were willing to halt and pass thetlim Think so?" downtowa? with I All the childs and stooped and kissed her forehead of day were uncommonly restive about was an at know once sol" she speaking I am but I'll walk, said Waring covered his ; the It. Syracuse hadnt yet arrayed itsoli Her hand sober. Im tongue. . . then her lips. demurely awfully , sullenly. j, was It timid , assuagvery out warm, Isnt pressure yet, he said, to officially ngainst him, and a part Can I stay? asked Hilliard of An- glad, honestly Thats for good-byof but knows about course, ing. everybody ever knew. Syracuse was outwardly as pleasant as I dearest the little In girl an undertone. gela, I suppose I Yes, almost . Were both growing up, arent, ever, but there wasn't the slightest I want you to, she said. L, er eyes you and Carol, especially since Jack Armstrong lost but, sand went West, can really talk to you, cant I? I al- we? question that the story had leaked out, followed Waring to the doorway. the way they do in novels. Im ways thought I could . . . well, and that It had got Itself adherent just After they had heen alone for a full ns glad as I can be. Only you when you first came here I was perThe end was plainly in sight; Arjust XIII. CHAPTER minute, and neither of them had utI am have given me a wee little hint fectly crazy about you might mstrongs report was due. Only the Cutered a syllable, It came to Hilliard to me, you know, mightnt you? yet, in a way, only sort of boiled llens and the Durants and one or two just In colorless that the followed, days that the chief difficulty in being evil Not like Hilliard He caught at her hand. down . . . you know. Angeln Is to make listlessly set nbout the order- other of the James street families were of it, but rhai the Oh That wakes you up, doesnt at all, but . . . not the sister final plans. Fortunately, quite as cordially attentive ns formehls of chief difficulty in being virtuous is to It? Her manner changed to the ma- other sort, either, I thought it was ing were few of them; hls mind rly; and to Hilliards vast chagrin, they there begin. His brain was active and his I would never have been If Hilliard had been In a to be once but he seemed to equal to Intri- rather overdid It emotions were placid; but 10 bis mild, ternal;frame of mind It would have going . I like you better than anyIn the steady warmth of their feel detail. cate perplexity he had no compelling de- convulsed him. Now, Just be calm body else In the world all but two. It was a slight consolation to him to friendship a sort of blindly unseasosire to make a start. There was no and tell me all about . I liked to be kissed by people I it, she Instructrealize that the city had a habit of nable resolution to support him, whether restraining impediment working ed him Indulgently. Tell me every- like . . . and . . . you know or no.' This, Infinitely more than the ngainst him, as on the occasion of his thing I wont repeat It to a single Its sort of like sunlight; I need lots udging men by personal rather than financial standards; for all its cooling manner of the majority, galled ' by Interview with Carol ; his impulses soul Im awfully excited about it of it. People have always fussed and wealth, it would censure him him Incessantly. It was as though fwere merely lazy. Indeed, he was Plense tell me. over me. . . Here she gave a pride hls wrecked personality than they rallied to hls defense before the for more .rather highly gratified at the course Angela ! Where did you poignant sigh for her lost youth. Only for whatever money losses he had need of It, . . . It was as though they of things tills morning; he argued She pouted Instantly. . its funny, too . . . hut ne was prepared to endure conceded In advance the necessity ol 'that Warlugs zeal and Armstrongs Not Just plain Angela put some one of the two people I do like bet- caused, and because he under- such a defense. censure; that had relieved him from any trimming on it. In a difitinerary ter than I do you So Hilliard waited, waited . . stood the provocation behind It, he avowal of necessity of an Is Rufe Is Well Angela', dear . . . whats ferent way In the smiling upon the world hls hollow to more aid was all the eager Jits Innocent fraud; 'it was much more that about Jack a Armstrong? Say that Waring. Hes jealous as a would be more saved smile, carrying through the city the jSatlsfactory, since all the issues were again and tell me everything you tom cat . . . but somehow I dont salvage. There from the project, he body of a knave and the face of a underwriting eo confused, to turn his affairs over know about it. Be serious for once. mind It from him; I always like It. than from hls character. martyr and the soul of a geutleman ko Cullen, and to await the inevitable He was so frightfully jealous thought, , Thats a good girl 1" . . . and In the watches of the night, all he with Cullen had He deposited .verdict on an impersonal basis. In the Her eyes were mischievously tender; about you, and I . . . I teased him owned, except for his private belong- he was perplexed to find that his eyes .meantime, he was deeply Touched by somehow she reminded Hilliard of that about that. It way just because he his runabout, and a trivial sum were sometimes wet, but never when ings, 'ullens confidence in him; Cullen and moment In the hallway of the Du- thought you werent quite good enough for current' expenses. The runabout he was thinking of himself always Carol Durant alike had refused to be- rants house the most precious of all for me, I guess. And youve got to he would offer for sale; It meant a few when he was thinking of Angela, or lieve the obvious truth ; ne wondered his recent memories. give him credit for that, now, havent hundred dollars more to be divided Carol, or unexplalnably of a 'stolidly what it would have meant to I hope you? . . . And Will you tell me If I tell you? of the among hls contributors. Beyond that, representative jliim to Jiave had such a reputation Carol ll be and you awfully happy to- there was nothing else he could re- French Yes. I guess so. Pierre named bourgeoisie from his youth onward ; the gratificaHer finger was upraised ,n warn- gether. store to them. tion now would have been superlative Hilliard Dear said gently. girl ing. He didnt believe that Harmon Her eyes would ever provided only that he had been enDo you understand? 'Yes, dear." "Say On the eighth day, he chanced to carry out hls promised betitled to his pride. Yes, dear, said ITilllard, writhing. were very pleading, very misty. not that he had faith In Har- meet Dr. Durant by accident in front trayal; Hes jealous of you, said Angela Understand? yes. Can I wish you mons code of ethics, but because ho of She settled herself with a little the Physicians building at jigh noon. abruptly. "Thats all hes jealous. flounce of exeitemnt. happiness, too?" horse sense. If HilHarmons trusted Hello, there! Youre fast In time," Simply wild with it. You know Not yet, she said, adorably prim. liard were alone to be accused, Har- said the Well . . , Jack asked her, and Im gDoctor, cheerfully. you? oh, we both know mon would gain nothing and might, If oing for she refused him. , . . Flat as a He hasnt club to the University oyer Hilliard started; for it wasnt an She about it, but hes got to graduate from he offered any adverse testimony, even lunch. Wont you join me? I want Thats truth! pancake. gospel emboldening beginning. Not the lehst told tne shed refused him, and he law school first, and after that . implicate himself. Indeed, If Harmon advice. Im the worst business so; it implied exactly the sort of rival- told me the pancake part. And every- maybe I can . . travel a little." should say enough to establish the your In man the world you probably know You neednt ry which he had feared, and which he She blushed shamefully. In the dangerous status of an ac- that proof this time. And I trust my by had come to relinquish. grin like a Cheshire ent I guess Ill cessory before the fact. No . . . friends for friendship; but when I Who is? Oh Itufus Waring? see Niagara Falls, anyway! this was the same procedure; to let want advice, I go to an expert. So Terribly jealoun. Perfectly crazy he said. "I the memory of Dicky Morgan rest In I wasnt grinning, on both counts. Como with it. Thats what all this whole was smiling at you right out of my peace, and to let the brunt of anger you qualify over. along mess is about." She tossed her head heart. . . . But I do wish happl fall on Henry Hilliard, who was a noHilliard was flattered, but not deI dont care; do you? willfully. with And a and ness to you always always. body from nowhere, lying face, ceived. The unreserved bluntness of It nearIm happier myself than Ive been for a lying tongue, and no claque to mourn Im not sure that my advice isa ly took him off Ills feet; renewing the He stop- at hls exit. ages . . . dear . . . . worth anything half as expensive as devastating suspicion that Angela had But then there was Angelas startped, swamped by the recollection Doctor." grown to care too much for him too that It was , Waring who was to ling allegation . . . She had declared luncheon, man took him by the arm, older The much for her own good. share In the demonstration of his per- that everybody In town knew all and Impelled him across the street be Why, Angeln !" he said lamely. Of To wish happiness to an exe- about Hilliard and Carol. . Everyfidy. That depends on your appetite, me course I do. It hurts me." cutioner and not be a hypocrite? In body would have a different opinion. Come along, and help laughed. She hammered a Hilliard wished He had tried to explain himself to credible yet true. Ive got to make. a decision on out with one tiny fist. him happiness. Carol, and he had failed; and In the About an Investment. Oh, hes Jealous of everything and What is it? she demanded, alert light of Angelas revelation, it was difHilliard hung back for a moment, ficult to decide whether Carol herself, everybody. That doesnt count any to his 'altered expression. while suspicion dawned on him. more. Ouly It made me perfectly Nothing, . . . Im just sorry In protesting that she wanted to resort of Investment Doctor? What I wanted to scratch him furious. tain him as a friend, had meant that Pm not a Mormon I" he queried. . . . the very idea of his daring to say and nothing more, or that and a great Youre fibbing I Still , . You come and sit down, urged the I no more. matter But deal like that about Even what rose she Hilliard you anything hastily. And well talk if you do like me a lot 1" She sighed You cant go had intended to convey, he dared not Doctor, seductively. first of Wait! she said. But all" He over later. it until youve told me one more thing go to her again, he dared not see her heavily. And yet If you stop to think eat "Lets and speak to her, for If he lied to her patted hls waistcoat about it, it was sort of brave, . you dont honestly think Rufe to too grateful was almost Hilliard . . . but he couldnt lie to her now, up to nil of us wnen It was underhanded, now, do you? pawas No oh, no,. Angela. A man can bo and every word of truth would prove speak ; the Doctors strategem Invitation three to one, and he was wrong poor a boomerang. He was trapped and tent, but In all chivalry the Inside the so upset that he can dear be declined. Once You know we were just shocked although hls heart was breaking for couldnt Hilliard looked down at her with of the club, howdVer, he became doors love won the he had almost a second and. surprised and Dads awfully deep affection und troubled relief. for hls first sweeping As long as Ive a defender like you quick tempered. And It was so sud time, he remained steadfast to the panicky; Included half a dozen men Ideals If he had created. Carol were den We didnt stop to talk It over, I wouldnt worry," he said, but Im had Indicated that That Wakes You Dp, Doesn't It?" we sailed right into him, and all of us to lose him as a suitor, she should nev- whose late behavior afraid it wont be for so very long, er know that , her first and foremost they knew. got excited, and then you came In Angela, that youll feel like defending The Doctor drew Hilliard under the had gone to the devil. bodys glad of It hes a nice boy; We didnt know how frightfully Jeal- suitor me." He of hls own unassailable postold himself mantle fiercely there was awfully nice but nowhere near .as ous Rufe could be hes been bad Why not? she asked.- one and permanent way out ition, and plowed ahead with the utmost Just a notion of raiue. It strikes nice as you are. And hes just natu- enough before, but this time was the of It. definite . . . Nobody would then have serenity. He nodded here and there, me that youre fonder of Rufus than rally gone away to get over It. And limit and its only because hes a boy. cause to he one gossip about Dicky Morgan; he spoke to members fight and left; his left So thats Its . . .. sort of primeval. You you let yourself think. And ho needs youre the only no one after the first natural flood of bwed across the room; always know. a champion worse than I do ; Im more finished." excitement and denunciation would personality, rather than hls person, He stared her at Had dear Yes, unblinklngly. used to taking care of myself." yes! and guarding . . . he did know us remember very much about Henry seemed to be escorting And The corners of her mouth were pe- he really been at such decline Hilliard. save would It such a ; and Syracuse couldnt deal Hilliard of with at the then? ever he Armstrong station, knew you. He needless long before culiarly sensitive. was under who a man It would save to a such trouble; acknowledge thought he was protecting us. It was wearisome amount of she said. The conception was Illuminating. Such a queer notion! shame. the Doctors adequate protection. Thoseto Everybody?" he repeated, red and Just an obsession Whered you ever get It?" But the against pitiless background who spoke to the Doctor also spoke Its all right quite all right of the war, Oh, it came of Its own accord. white by turns, and mightily hushed. as a means Hilliard; there was no way out of it. What does that mean? Please He touched her hair lightly. of i avoiding personal difficulties, and they spoke as casually as they that. Everybody. That Is " "I wish I were as sure youd ulways deIts been such a funny day," she HerJust seemed curiously could. They also nodded to him, and repellent accent was deliciously superior. fend tne as I am that youll stick to Rufus was tunny, and said, musing. turned, curiously cheap. bowed, but when hls back was communTnd was funny, and youre so funny, That Is, all the people one knows." him, Angela. No was a part of hls own they became it and They think they think and Carol was funny this morning, Thats twice youve said that . , . grievance that Carol and the others icative, and he knew It. Im the the one? and you know what I think and Im funny now, and " Ive told must grieve, too; he had a dual re(TO BE CONTINUED.) She patted his head. "I you. And "Silly Carol I" he echoed Involuntarily. are you going off sponsibility to society. He had no She laughed at him, enjoying his dls-- , didnt believe youd try to camouflage without telling me anything at all? right to leave these matters clouded Jud Tunklns Philosophizes. by isnt It true?" Her voice betrayed the Irreparable In- any comflture with the sweet Insolence of me. Tunklns says the farm has Jud of motive. uncertainty Syracuse He studied her- a moment What jury In It u naughty Juvenile; and it was notethat if a right to know the facts; and if come so had see Hilliard moistened hls lips. couldnt he movies for wasnt the worthy that her arraignment of War-la- wonld you say If It were?" he asked sothe facts brought pain to those he mapthis at berly. short stopped Angela, dear, next to one other per loved, why, that was something he the use of keeping cttlae on the fV The Man Nobody Knew I 11 & HOLWORTHY HALL afer I SJ? ' ! 1 1 1 1 e 1 bub-bf&- go-Ih- - d g half-chil- half-woma- ... n ... o! ... ! un-en- dif-fer- ... nt ... 1 ... ...... ... out-and-o- . ... commo- n-enough ! that-don- ... t , I . sofa-cushio- n m ... too-stan- ding ! e 1 cross-purpos- ! self-cause- d, 1 ... ... ... ... low-voic-ed -- 1 tly - g self-sustaini- |