Show LO 40 erml GELL T 1 T I 1 JL 5 J illustrated H 61 MY r v c CV idl yr C y az rr continued from last aej wet iso 10 N boere lie tn a 0 no nos s a woman can eai one comes through clenched teeth it U las a ping p yi ing inflection the othir Is an out and out bark and has the downward flag few men know v hat different tb th they mean hall stood silent for a moment it watching her then his tore changed NN well ell i don t labow that I 1 blama blame you he said i finall IN ive e been all kinds of a cad today but I 1 guess this is the limit of course I 1 ve been blind you re right I 1 ive ve been so close to you I 1 haven t really seen you and now that I 1 do its it a too late sa flodde did you mean thata la Is it really too latea wont won t you let me prove that I 1 am in earnest at last oh how can I 1 believe 31 ou oua 9 you re not honest youve been lying all day dayl I 1 louve lied to mrs royalton and you youve ve lied to miss dallys and rosamund and now you re lying to me mel no sherald she said never believe you then she dropped her head on her hands over the table go aahl a ft ay ehe she sobbed bobbed hall walked toward the door wretched and ashamed jrsn isn t there any chance tor for me he pleaded don t you love me enough to forgive me dear dont don t say no flodde she looked up with tears in her eyes she had a strange exalted look on her face as she spoke through clenched teeth hall she eald said I 1 will not marry you there she turned away hall suddenly caught fire he shook his fist at her flodie fisher you shall marry me met the door slammed As soon as he had gone flodie jumped up and stood for a moment thinking she glanced at the clock scowled then walked stealthily to the door and listened opening it she looked out into the hall oh alfred she called and then she waited in a moment the janitor appeared pale and sad as a specter yes fisher she regarded him eagerly she said you said you d do tor for me didn t 3 ou yes miss bliss fisher what I 1 did I 1 I 1 you will do anything no matter what I 1 ask oh yes miss fisher indeed I 1 will 1 then go and get your hat and coat co a I 1 hurry yes miss bliss fisher he ile left hastily and flodde went to her closet and drew forth her ovin ov n hat and coat and put them on still ab sobbed in thought she was drawing on her last glove hen alfred re appeared what Is it you want me to do miss fisher alfred she replied smiling elfish ly on him I 1 v want ant you to go down to the city hall with me we re going to get a marriage license and before he could reply she had hurried with him out ot of the door CHAPTER XI clodies s mind having been in the afternoon thus somewhat from preparations tor for the party on the untutored taste of alfred smal lish poor alfred flodde arri arriving Ting early spent nearly an hour recon strutting ting his deco rathe scheme pat ting and pulling it into something more careless and more agreeable to her own sense of beauty for the occasion mr air smallish had also decorated him elf in his hired evening suit he looked if possible a bit more pathetic than usual flodie had arrayed herself for the evening nith mith simplicity and artful grace she wore white which happily escaping the schoolgirl touch daringly showed her neck to admirable advantage flodie a hair d perhaps more of her attentive care she had caught that charm of care less luxuriance for which clever worn wom en ell strive hall Boni stelIe a first glance told her that ehe she had succeeded she ans answered his exclamatory campli ments with a shrug you wait he announced shaking his finger at her just as soon as I 1 have it out with those three women im coming after you remember that 1 I ve got to get rid of them some way lord knows how but do it and then blodie fisher it II 11 be your turn mark my words I 1 intend to marry you up before midnight you won wont it she exclaimed and slammed the door in his face when she came out a few minutes later she found him in the studio frowning confound it I 1 he said I 1 im in all up a tree without my N watch atch I 1 ive I 1 ve got to keep track of the time tonight though its it s important I 1 want to know how long I 1 ive ve got there s the clock said flodde can cant t you look at that occasionally I 1 wonder how near right it Is isa he asked its been losing time lately barnt t it shall I 1 ring up central and ask will you thanks hall walked to the tall grandfather grandfathers s clock out it aright all right hall put the minute haild a half hour ahead and shut the door then he went up to flodie impulsive ly flo ile for god s sake say yes that settle everything wont won it you flodie dear she answered with sarcasm part ner wanted tor for a well established bus bust ness must have four millions capi tal answer no I 1 won wont t I 1 there t hall thus discomfited tried a new line you haven t asked to see the ring yet he said smiling no and I 1 dont don t want to I 1 floate was cool very lie took a box from his pocket opened the lid and set it down tempt angly in front of her flodie could not resist one look at the ruby then re turned it to him without a word see it if it fits flo he said coax angly I 1 can t tell she said rosamund a hands are rather ell they re not ex acely small are they you 11 be wearing this ring before midnight miss bliss fisher he ile put it back into its case adding I 1 m going to use an old ahng of my mothers a tor for the wedding it 11 come pretty soon after the other though it won t be I 1 a long engagement at the rattle of the elevator door in he ball hall out ide alfred smallish prang to the booi of ane office and opened it cere loid loi d thea ther s the specter at the feast said hall under his breath it ft as jonas ha kingbury dresek in a long bl black ck frock coat not unlike an a undertaker with his black aloyes and string tie his ills ion ieng barp t up wed mn liand and halls reception of him was vms polite inthout being over cordial the two cousins did not often meet they had little in common and they di disliked liked ec each ch other thoroughly well jonas been having a good time in new york I 1 oh well so so his eyes twinkled not so good as I 1 expect to han have e a little later though he winked blab corately Iora brately tely at flodie oh ch I 1 see blear mearing ing that money I 1 presume right cant blame me tor for an interest in it can yea four millions dont walk valk into my pocket every enery night my boy he slapped hall cordially on the shoulder hall was angry you seem to be pretty sure of it jonas placidly shook his head in sor BOW sow at thia this exhibition of temper now hall ye want to take this in a chris to Ms L r no you haven t asked mel tian spirit my boy I 1 can see it 11 be all for the best that is but dross hall whirled on him shut up will you by jove it if you t in ill my own house I 1 id d kick you downstairs I 1 and with that he flung impetuously out of the room jonas sour glance followed him peevish ain ainther the how be ye yo gettin along he asked anxiously in an all un bertone of flodde anything hap bened well I 1 should say said flodie you ought to have seen the show but we were re not out of the woods yet still I 1 think that if I 1 have time and luck I 1 can put it through becan ye can by ikens that s fine finet good tor for youl you wall we ought to know soon now he looked up at the clock only lets see an hour and thirty he stopped staring at the clock then with a puzzled face drew his own big watch from his pocket and compared it with the clock say he ile turned eagerly to flodie hush cried flodie and laid her finger on her up lip jonas expression grew crafty then he grinned oh I 1 see got a little scheme fixed up eha ell he ile walked to the couch and sat down beckoning her say jest set down won t ye and let me know how things stand flodde demurely took a seat beside him then they ain aln t no danger of any 0 them three women momen gittin him is they why said flodie not it if we can manage to keep them away from him it isn t so easy as it looks those women are getting desperate now and you ou ve got to help me fool them me how what can I 1 do doa why it if one of them gets him you ve got to just jump in and break it up in a hurry dont don t let her get a word in edgewise if it you ou can help it all rail on the floor smash a window anything it matter what they think dy by jimimy do it y ou bet I 1 cried jonas one thing I 1 do know how to handle women there a millions in it mr hassing bury and I 1 m the teller what 8 goin to get em he seized flodie s hand be fore she could protest and shook it energetically say miss you re a little wonder think of your doln doin all that just on my account youre you re a friend worth v orth havin d 3 ou know ita it was nice of me wasu t if it flo die replied modestly turning away avay to bite her lip jonas his chair closer why I 1 been a at hinkin of it over to day and I 1 got a proposition I 1 v ve I 1 d decided to make to e if I 1 git this till S here money and it looks now lifee like I 1 should what dye say to we me two hitchin up together flodie jumped up suddenly now hold on miss jonas exclaimed and stretched forth his long arm in ex you hear me out fust lust I 1 ve kind 0 took a not on to ye and I 1 lm m willin to try it it if you be I 1 don 1 see I 1 could do better and you d git a good man nian if you got me miss it if I 1 do say it I 1 chalk k you kindly said flodia but I 1 don t really know anat in the world I 1 d do v alth ith you it agot 1 got you jonas stared at her a as it if she anere raving YOU don t knain what you rl about don t you bealle realise it if you mar y me you 11 get four million dol lars loid any other gal would just jump at the chance to have tin spends 0 that money let em jump said flodde that 8 in hice mr air Hassing bury you taki a good jumper and I 1 v vant ant to give you a tip up she went nent up to him and took him conald confidentially by the lapel of his coat there will vill be three women here tonight and arid all ot of em can jump like grasshoppers once they fail out ou have lave money and they 11 jump at the chance you cee ee they 11 jump all over you I 1 before the astonished jonas could reply alfred opened ue lie door to a lady gorgeous gorgeously Jy arrayed in blue flodia gave one look at her then whispered there theres s the first one of em now miss bliss gale then she stepped for ward nard sniffing frangipani scornfully and welcomed rosamund an elaborate painstaking picture ot of feminine frippery was vias rosamund gale she came in as if making a stage en ell trance something was to happen to night rosamund was on the war inath path she barely acknowledged flodde a greeting or jonas presence but cast a hasty anxious glance about then thell seeing no women n seemed to breathe freer where wheres s hall she asked al most immediately oh eie about in with the musicians probably biodle turned to joras mr Hassing bury miss bliss gale jonas bent over her why now they s a lot 0 gales down to branford Bran tord where I 1 live I 1 wonder if you tell hall to hurry please cried rosamund to blodie biodle started off smiling but rosamund caught at her arm and held her walt wait a min ute though thought miss bliss fisher listen has anything anything important happened what d you meana mean 9 oh I 1 mean well nothing exciting haa has ita it flodde reflected V hv T 7 in afraid continued on next page LOVE IN A HURRIL continued from pieced ng page a alfred has spilled some salad on his new dress suit miss gale it if what you mean rosamund did not condescend to an awer she left haughtily and passed hurriedly into the dressing room and divested herself of 0 her wraps jonas had but time to remark to flodie so 90 abes she s one of em ts Is she pretty gal by jimimy when she was out again and without noticing them had gone to the door of the reception room and looked in scowling here the rugs were all up and the floor waxed tor for dancing three mu were scraping and tuning their instruments hall Bont stelIe wasn gasn a corner comer arranging a aage of flowers rosamund darted in and swam ip to him no scowl I 1 now she was a differ ent creature smiling radiant angelic sailing on an air of gladness she seized hall s hand excitedly oh hall she exclaimed dramatic allx mas maa perfectly delip delighted bated it its 8 al alt r bigit aier fa o 0 u nj e ani worry a moment longer I 1 arent aren t you glad she hung hing on him fondly as it if she ex pecked him to embrace her hall had turned white rosamund s badty had instantly disarmed him he could no more have said the brutal things he had contemplated than he could have struck a child weakly he procrastinated fumbling her hand really he managed to say jove I 1 tb that pt A fire continued next week |