Show EZ 0 4 A BY Y H i copyright 1901 by dodd mead company cont nu nud d irom from last v meek eels CHAPTER IV tn n wh eh the truth trespasses RD i i ill d tidy Bazel burst with tl it e i re energetic members of erkd OL their I 1 i irti pent the day in a so billed hunting excursion elc erslon to the ti b its so u ith of tl ti e villa toward nikl cfall chev ret arned s er ei tv banded handed and rapacious for bridge penelle pene 01 e full of smoldering an er hid bid spent the afternoon in her r om dl d I 1 ins ing every eiery call of ltv shi i I 1 awakened awik ened to the truth of tl e sit bation in bp u far as she wis con arned she be n was as at least seeing things from shaws joint f of view her re vis wis not against the policy C her tier bietler bi off er tut I 1 ut the overbearing oi er bearing petulant tyrant y of her american sis ter in hw front the beginning she had evelyn E eiyu now she despised her ith the loyal cimpl city of a sl ter she absolved cecil of all real blame in the 0 iti age of the morning altril atlig iiii eiery everything thing to the cruelty and envy evvy of the de pot who held the purse n from which dangled the f pl libl fortin fortinis for tints cs of bifelt the one and all ancestors tl rown in swung bacle and forth on the pendulum of her cai car penelope p or as i church mouse was alcant wholly dependent u upon pon her brother who in turn owed his present affluence to the more or less luckless movement of the matrimonial market the girl had a small inadequate tn in come cowe so small that it was almost worth jesting about aboul here was leri I 1 penelope elope twenty two beautiful proud fair minded and healthy surveying herself for the just time from a new and an entirely dif ferent point of view she was w as not pleased with the picture she began to loathe athe herself more than she pitied her tier brother something like a smile cime clime into her clouded face as she spec on randolph shaw a method of handling evelyn banks had she fallen to him as a w wife ife 1 ibe I he quiet power in that man a face s the presence of a manhood that ah and just here it mccun ed to her that lady hazelhurst Bazel hurst burst felt the force of that power even though she never had seen the man bhe she hated bated him because he was strong enough to oppose her tier to ignore her to laugh at her impotence the smoldering anger and a growing sense ot of fairness comb ned it length in the determination td to take her broth X er and his wife to task for the morn ings outrage let the consequences be what U hat they might NN hen hensby she joli jolt ed the people down before dinnee there was a red spot in each cheek and a steady look in her eyes that caused the dutee duke to nef elect woefully the conversi tion he w was as carrying cirr ying on with mis od well dinner was delayed for nearly half an tour while four of the guests fin dished their rubber penelopi e ob served th thit it the party displayed varying emotions it afterward transpired that the hunters I 1 ad si mt cut most of the ft ernson in to her ladyship u s diskint lodge p pacing ai ing b ide for rather high stakes I 1 little ittie aass rois au in wis s i pitifully iti fully unie to the I 1 lith of mr she he co 10 lid ild ill tu to lobe lose lady b izeah r t tt w s I 1 11 i a fr gotful mood her gl L ts I 1 ad so u f fir ir fo forgotten rotten them sel beles es as u to w viii i i more than 1 1000 OW of the binis birds legacy and she wis not a loser especially as hia his lord blila had drapl ed an additional I 1 be he winners tuners were riotously happy they had found the sport glorious an observer given to deductions might have noticed that half of the diners w el e immedi rely abe other uber half brudi kusiv polite I 1 ord babell wore a hunted look took and di ink tit ie than one or two high balls balli 1 rom time to time he cast fur ane jin liu es e at tit his wife rife ue ile lauf ebed f r e lue alv I 1 av at the wrong time and in artl is cs ly ties got ot on his mind wl i I 1 feiel ei ed ell in comment lies he aiwas laughs when there is on his mind replied mrs ue pea peston ton abat a the way he cef facets s it off after dinner no one proposed cards llie the farto art edged off into twos and thides ard aid explained how luck had been nith with or against them penelope Peu Pene elcie loje who could not afford to play for stakes yd nd I 1 id the bourage to say so sat b I 1 and listened to the conversation of I 1 I 1 er brother at aid it the group around bin hin the duke was I 1 forth on ohp sui sul eilor ltv of the chinese over the lip tip nese aa as servants and Bizel hurst aas loudly defending the japanese i iy ay y hang it all Bar minster the jape japs eit en up be he proclaimed coulon couldn t they i to the crow provid d tin I 1 m talking about servants cecil ob erv enad pit tl e dike d ike and shoot na hy by they re tl ti e great est gunners in tl e world by jove I 1 eid somewhere the other day that they hid bid h b I 1 what they shot at 3 7 0 penelope started and flushed times out of or let me see was it the Pius blans who fired rounds and oh ob let lets a change the subject said the duke in disgust what a become of that shaw fellow penelope baart ed and flushed much to her chagrin it t the sound of shaw a name jadv who was passing with the count stopped so abruptly that her co companion tool took half a dozen pace paes without her shaw by joye jove do you know I 1 i completely forgotten that fellow es ex claimed cecil I 1 thought you going to shoot him or shoot at him or something like that can t you get him in range oh I 1 wasn gasn t really in earnest about that Bar minster you know we coulon couldn t shoot at a fellow for such ouch a thing nonsense cecil said its his wite wire you shoot 8 ID in england but this fellow isn t a poacher he ile a a a gentleman I 1 daresay in some re not all of course my dear but gentleman ridiculous scoffed bis his wife 1 I ies quite right a ildi culous gen I 1 tieman of coursed course ha ila ha ran t he but bu with all that you know I 1 coulon couldn t liae om e tompkins shoot him he ile asked me the other day it if he be should take a shot at shaw a legs and j I 1 told him not to do anything so absurd penelope Pen elopes a heart swelled with relief and for the first time that even ing bhe looked upon her brother with something like sisterly regard I 1 it didat t matter however said lady letvn sharply I 1 gave him in yesterday yeste iday to shoot any tres passer from that side of the line I 1 cant see that we owe one mr air shaw any espell il consideration he has insulted and ignored igloi ed me at ut every opi ort unity why by should he tie permitted to tris pass mole mote than any other common lawik eaken if be he courts a charge cli arje of bird shot he should not expect to es care cai e scot free Bild Blid shot wouldn t kill a man 3 jou ou know but it NA would but penelope could rest herself no longer the heartlessness artlessness be of bar sister in law overcame oer oie came reame her prudence and she interrupted the scornful mis tress of the house her ees bluing but her oice under pel perfect feet control her tall oung figure was tense and her fingers clasped the back of miss 1 8 chair rather rigidly I 1 suppose you know what ened this morning she said with buch such ap parent restraint resti aint that enedy one looked at her expectantly do you mean in connection i with ath mr with lack the GI glint int biller ask ed her ladyship her ees ekes brightening brighte some one of your servants shot hi bi it this morning said penelope with great distinctness alere tl ere was breath less silence la in the room shot him ga gaped gapped ped lord bazel hurst burst his thin red face going very white not not fatally exclaimed eye eve lyn aghast in spite of herself no the instructions were carried out his wound in the arm la Is trifling but the coward was not so generous when it came to the life of his inno cent h ireless dog he ile killed the poor thang evelyn it s lt it a like murder oh cried her ladyship relieved ed lie ile killed the dog I 1 daresay dares ay iy mr shaw has come to realize at last that we are earnest in this of course I 1 am glad that the man Is not badly hurt still a few shot in the arm will hardly keep him in bounds his ills legs were in tended she laughed lightly what miserable au dim aim tompkins must tike he ile a s a bit off in his physiology my dear said cecil with a nervous at tempt at humor he did not like the expression in hia his sisters face somehow he was ashamed oh ob it its a bad enough said penelope it was his left arm the upper arm too I 1 think the aim was rather good pray bow do you know all of this penelope asked her ladyship lifting her eyebrows I 1 ve beard thit you see mr air shaw occasion occasionally illy but you can t be his physician I 1 in sure penelope len lien elope flushed to ane roots of her hair but suppressed the retort which would have been in keeping with the provocation oh dear nol not she replied I 1 in too soft hearted to be a I 1 I 1 oak mr air shaw just after the ah the accident you shaw saw I 1 mean you saw shaw gasped hazelhurst Bazel hurst burst she sees him frequently cecil it was not at all unusual that she should have seen him today I 1 daresay he waited to show you his wound before going to a surgeon penelope could not resist the tempha tion to invent a story befitting the mo meat assuming a look of concern she turned to her brother and said he ile is coming to see you about it to morrow and he be Is coning armed to the teeth attended by a laige I 1 baity at ty of friends mr shaw says he be will hive satisfaction for the death of that doff dog tt if he has to shoot eiery everybody body on the place good lord cried the duke there was instant excitement I 1 bellegie belie ie the wretch will do it too oh I 1 say hazelhurst Bazel hurst burst settle with him for the dog b tild ild de peyton nervously lie ile looked at his natch watch and then at his wife the entire patty now alas listening to the pAn cIpal speakers nonsense exclaimed lady evel n lie ile won t come its it s all bluster don dout t let it frighten you cecil I 1 know the minner of man I 1 wish vou could hare have seen him this morning murm ired penelope thoroughly enjo enjoying jing the unexpected situation her conscience was yai not troubled by the a by joi joie e I 1 think it would be wise to send over and find out what he valued the brute at said cecil mopping his brow good I 1 we well 11 send penelope to act as ambassador said her ladyship she seema seems to be on friendly terms with the enemy to act as ambassador from coward ice lee court questioned penelope loft lly fly yet with cutting significance no I 1 thank you I 1 decline the hono be sl at les leg with a reflect li e frown t don t believe it a diplomacy be he a after I 1 say whit wh it the deuce do you suppose the confounded savage has in mind exclaimed the duke 4 ne e beard of the way the e cowboys settle their affairs you don t imagine and nd he 1 presed aused it looks like its coln to be a da 9 a rather dis disagreeable a agreeable gree able aff or said de pea PC ton sourly bood eod heavens heiti ens ft cibit hit are to do if he be comes here with a lot of despena despera does and begins to shoot cried 1 I 1 genuinely alarmed I 1 ve read so much of these awful mountain feud feuds don t be alarmed lord hazelhurst Bazel hurst will attend to the gentleman said lady ebelyn blandly his ills loid ships monocle clattered down and the ice rattled in his slabs to to be buie u be he agreed don t be in the least donled ill attend to the upstart what times be he coming pen i A booi banged noisily near by aud and every one jumped as though a gun had been filed flied while the were still struggling fiam their lips hodder the butler came into the room doing hib bib best to retain his composure under what ft hat seemed to be trying circum stances 01 0 1 18 what hat is it holder demanded her lade ladyship ship the cook cool your lid ship shea fall en down statis and broken her leg an houi coui ed flodder he d d not betra it but he ile it have blen tremendously surprised by the sigh of relief that went up tip n all till sides loid Bazel huist went to so far as to ipuh hu ila ha Is 19 that all oh dear I 1 in so glad cried miss k loli om biml aisi ely I 1 was f lightened half to death it might hae been mr don t be silly roie robe bald said lidy lady ba yel rel hurst burst al hei e is hodder odder II t in the laundis your ladyship there are two fractures tiac tures by joe jone two legs instead of one then worse thin I 1 thought cried draining his glass sand at tit once tor for a doctor hodder and take hei to her room isn it an 11 i bald said her ladyship iasso t a so difficult to keep a cook cool in the moun bains don t see haw now she can get away without legs observed de peyton ill come with you hodder per hips I 1 can do something for her slid pei elope fol gwint the butler from the room don dont t take too many patients on your hands my dear called the nils with a shiell laugh lea les remember tomorrow added the duke rhen suddenly I 1 II 11 lend a hand lie ile hurried after penelope rather actively vely for him CHAPTER V 11 1 shall go ton ORD BAZEL hazelhurst HURST visited his cifes ife a room later in the night U called there by a peremptory summons cecil had been tak ing time by the forelock in anti cipa tion of shaw a descent in the morning and was inclined to jocundity cecil whit do you think of I 1 enel ope s attitude toward mr shaw she asked turning away from the window which looked out over the night in the direction of sh aws place I 1 didn dian t know bhe had an attitude replied he trying to focus hia his wavering gaze upon her she meets him clandestinely and she supports him openly isn t that an attitude orare or are you too drunk to see it my dear remember you are speak ing of my sister he be said with fine dignity but little discrimination besides I 1 am not too drunk I 1 do see it it a a dammed annoying attitude she 9 a traitor un stand me A aral to tor for I 1 intend to si at eak to her bier about it it Is better that you should do it said hia his wife I 1 am afraid I 1 could no not t control my ray term er penelopep Pen elopes a diviane an absolute disgrace how many lega legs did hodder say abed she d shed she ti broken oh oft youre you re disgusting I cried lady evelyn go to bedl I 1 thought I 1 could talk to 3 ou tonight but I 1 cant a t you scarcely can stand up sow now egeln you do me injustice I 1 in only holding to this chair to keel keep it from moving round the room see se that course I 1 c n stan cupl up be cried triumphantly triumphant lv 1 I am utterly disgusted with you oh for a man A man with real blood in I 1 Is veins a man v ho could do some thing besides eat acid arid drink at my cost I 1 pay your debts clothe you feed vou 1 ouse your ungrateful sister and what do I 1 get in return this lord eyes steadied be neath this unexpected assault his legs stiffened his hills shoulders squared them selves in a pitiful attempt at dignity lady bazel hazelhurst hurst you you and then he collapsed into the chair burst ing tnt into maudlin teals teats she stood o over oer er by the dressing table and looked PH p tl lessly ampon the we d creature sols sots filled the room her color ft N as high her bl bi bathing he ivy there came a knoch at the door but she did not respond then the door opened quietly and penelope entered the room resolutely fearlessly eve ee ian turned her eves ekes upon the intrude and stared for a moi doneit did you knock he asked at last les es ou did not answer wasn gasn t that suf ficler tt t not tonight evelyn I 1 came to hive it out with you and becj 1 where Is he there asleep v ath goolt of amazement I 1 hope not I 1 should dislike hiving to call the servants to him film to his room I 1 see poor old chay she went over and chook hook him by the 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