Show V 4 I 1 i I 1 I 1 9 I 1 11 4 I 1 11 II 0 0 I 1 le 0 F of E 1 j 1 I 1 I 1 Is I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 zo E M ou BLE I 1 I 1 I 1 ROS AM 1 I 1 ty 4 fW W N NUl 5 SERVICE I 1 COP 51 and compoy 1 THE STORY jim stanley new york auml ness nem man orders his desk andl phone taken to his aliv home intending to nish his dictation there ditollo wat waterman aman hla his partner cornea comes in iloth both are in love with doris colby stanley propose tossing a coin to determine shall art first propose to dot doila 18 wa VR terman wins wine nina Mor frn wa bermans ter mans secret secretary nry and bifi mistress ham overheard overhear hla his conversation with stanley and resents regents wa bermans ter mans plan to desert tier her waterman anys he h Is penniless and must make inako a rich marriage marr laKe lie ho urge urged nitta to toll tell dorla doris that stanley has wronged her nina doris admits to her father her interest in both nion men bit in 19 un tibia to liol which to marry nina tells doris tier her story exacting a ill that doris aorl a wit will not tell the ha source of her in form for mitlon aaion doria Is 1 convinced of stanleys Stan leys duplicity arid and la Is bro ken hearted realizing that tt it I 1 stanley she bhe waterman proposes prop osce ana doris him stanley accepts the situation and its as a wedding present gives hla his share of the business to waterman 11 aman ile he arranges arran Rea with hla his secretary ec yr fran wilson to take charge of his hl business in te teresta rests lie ha ta is going to india torl doris A tella a ila waterman part of ninas story etory and he promises to try to find the theair gir lr frank wll agn on ware of watermans Water mans crook ednes i leaves leave tile ills em employ ploy tin tho latter latte r be begins gins tv to importune dorla doris tor for money the gam earn bier Is pressing pres alne witte waterman rann to ti oAY dayment payment Ment of gambling K debts CHAPTER IX continued 0 ile he knew that tile idea anns current bilat transactions were nut only but then were tre nt n t all that they should be in ili tl busl nc integrity nor it 11 word of al till I 1 tills ape tila his not u boril tit if it would ev mr er puss pass his fils ills estein est ein uvon filp rt III t it ti new v and i td e atif d into the lie ritual lwi Water trian wits was oot not out only jn n tile the street but bul tit nt itroia bratu helis us welt well illin 11 in tie lie reflected theres bound to be a crish floor coor doris I 1 ia mien pos dorks went to thu the opera that same sit wl iut ut in no gala inanod with all ill the will in tile tie world slip she enild elve herself no nn longer she kaev that her wits was a hillure aind come by this time to lo lime it reasonably cleur bleur under st of other tier husband hus banos a chu I 1 she knew tor example esi blint he was wil mil truthful once when she had caught Lui lit hill lo in a lie sliu she liml had let him blin see eee it ide file result was an outbreak of temper so so painful to her thit ati it slip tos res lej biever to risk it again stir site did not inov of chirse the exact of ills business tiff airs bill niini time thue to time thue tier mind went bak ba k to fh talk she lind had hod had with wilson and tier heart sunk bunk many eyes were ft ere turned apoi tier her as i i slie she tier her fathers box in ID tin the 1 gold ieti horseshoe during the lie Inter internals nils siba after tile lie first mt act 1 were lire the eyes of frank wilson As I 1 lin am leveled his laita li ita t Ls ut lit uit tile col by I 1 ay iy mix tits ls eye tire the kiash ol 01 i ila I 1 11 mowls tit he had oever neer been een doris tills necklace luce abe fure iti fit fact I 1 I lit lif hm had worn it only twite twice before in ili 1 ln ho life abo ito did nut not cara fui foi k will sl t hali worn tire necklace tills 4 I 1 only on iti tier hubb sinos s rei uil it had ten been a family possess lou for i Il lilly yell vaun I 1 1 enil ahro conic ti ill tier upon I 1 tier lier mothers deuth death when site she was vas still I 1 I 1 a little girl 1 I 1 wish wat guilin 1 timid iid sald to tilt her thid morning get bet out aut your flamion lii iiii it il and wear it it tu tit alie e burn you never benr tile abuts tile lie use ait t of having it to lo bill liliie slit hit lidid conseil lid ed I 1 she mie went after lunch to tier liei strong box tit i tile lie hunk binik kot got tile th jewels and jitni them directly home she led filer over ti it ahli elt llen lit helta ity her parkson i ill osuld hetty lind axt bt 6 n it blixt ure in ill iba U f or J T 10 id many lav leiis yei is fella hall beau awty I 1 att e J t lilt y is ton fil pod bd at af igei tier engli i ellid beell alicd to the personal 1 service I 1 of nt poris ai A till this flaw sh wa a 1 lit I middle age ag I 1 illy ll leont elf I 1 I 1 ide dp I 1 v a 4 I 1 voted vo t all I 1 II 11 billere wert wem guesman i arp I 1 e allio ji dir Iti tivie and hl fili y 0 u it i lt I 1 V I 1 vh aia hod fil ari arl rt nt ls 14 hinl hilpi wah 11 inri kris HK hild hitoi I itoi and hn jils I 1 1 I t fr 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 at table later nind a 0 aptt ft ail to 1 f Us hs it 1111 ade 1111 him diore fate ee lile klitin he hild iab at 1 I ili alite ite chiris pairl alitt ill r 1 li A W ww 11 s tin on alv inart alit b blew Z aw tin no gand I 1 1 V ea 1 l lee 1 art frt I 1 ethun fak i I 1 lorla r f girl W 1 it youre you re we wit ann cpr lit 1 alls d I 1 if 4 4 t I 1 I 1 1 0 4 fhe h e 1 P it i Ur artil til ihli IH VI 1 I kaow etli pa AI I 1 I 1 a I 1 f I 1 t I 1 I 1 A if ik ill i ais t 11 V pi I 1 0 ati ii I 1 ii hiltl j 1 I it ti I 1 ar clr 4 0 w it 5 ial t a 4 1 4 11 tig borla v th ali I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 L of music I 1 drove past it only yes yest er lay thero there were huge signs on tile the front of it to in s trot tahlea bles ali tha world doe lont tt it it guives said but bu t ether it moves forward or back ward la Is i mother nother mutter yes laughed waterman were on our way hut but we dont know where were going the giggled old did other tiling at lint but site she did nothing else tills this evening she giggled to tn such grind good berfect that hot terr unni who gat upon tier left tie oc quiren alred the iden idea lie he ans a humorist anti and devoted blin self to tier her excel excl M to the lie debutante it app appeared pared to he be a il arlous she sha OP dp feared to regard butterfly as a 0 comedy now Rottenly 1 was one of doris 1 favorite operas but for tile first time in tier her life site she did not enjoy it sho she could not ns fix her bar mind upon it she was thinking na as she had find often thought of late inte of jim stanley suddenly it occurred to her that she absolutely sol positively anti wholly disbelieved every avery single word of tile the story that lint nina morann hud had told her site she slit up a B MOP straighter to in her chair as the over tier her it was us as it f she lie had risen suddenly ly recovered from i a long and serious I 1 illness it was amazing there was no sense tu to it I 1 1 i yet there it ws wits there wits tin no explaining pl pla ining it yet disbelieve tt it site she lit hd utterly site she spent the rest ot at tile the evening us as in a daze tragic nn 1 dies surged over ht her r hend head in uc be fore the final site she pleaded a hea headache duche arose and departed he left with tier guests wnm ing inc risteo hl his 1 pst stence upon li nedim vo lanying tier her home she wanted to ile be alone yet vit no f or tl d e ing li arrived Water Wu termini mim up kenred to he be tn in nn an affect bonate lonate mood with him film haq a put adle thing itcague t in nivea wi ei there wua was a stormy etoney sea tonight but darls doi Is che checked cled him with a word in tired sit she eskild setd liany uny my heat hand aches I 1 wont want to steep sleep doris sped the diamond neck lace ond and liila it upon tier her dressing table she fell asleep of morgan that girl why had that flint ir irl told her that hut terrible lie ile A lie ile it surely ale knew it low how never inlaid lt it was A ile ie it roust loyf I 1 im been sh knew it thus s she he pursued the circle of her thought nr art riving always nt at tile he same conclusion until pence edme to ro her igind ant oal tier hei bosom beggin to rise arid ani tall call a nl 1 most steadily 8 teri filly gently with the ense ease and grece of youth fl nud i fie through the drawn draw curtains of tile the chamber calne thu faint faintest est gleam from a distant street hinic one of its ita vagrant rays fell flit illY lit till tile ho jo W i a that lay upon the dr eming there they alf pt in tile hie not ailt botill darkness faintly glent nIng like ft a po pool ol 01 of if stiver sliver at t the he bottom of if a ve well under the starlight a 41 4 v it nay may I 1 be e that sir mr colby would have token taken no IKI further interest int rest in tile re actu lit lions tl oil between tits his son eon 1111 lov ulli ull I tilt I 1 4 nf if clauce inid it not awen tot for me alie fact that on oil a a few weeks eeb following his hin hinchion cheon wills 41 vitt at the flip baw ers club Water imin hild and anken one drink to tim many lie ile had beav j review reviewing evi ewing iny nis hu altun tion to nuiell orate the un ili ta t a guilt lives as ot of tile to which this hod hill tarl eu him tie he hud hal resorted to ertain of these papers lie ho presently present reflected would bo be much better oft off in ili life safety diell box bos than lu in tits tila derk nt fit home lie ho thrust thein into tits tilt pocket i t tilled ailed tile his glass again emptied it ital and started to go out As tie lie reach ren clil led the ilia flat door ho he stopped flopped choto papers what hall had tie done dona with them its slightly clouded memory could not instantly inform ului him he thrust t lila ilia hand into his pocket drew out the papers didenti tied them and thrust tilt them in again nto into flip poe pock ke etall 1 ull but one thil alint one out fluttered lightly over oer the edge of tho the jar and tucked itself neatly be aveon that ornament find the tsa base board bearil there it I 1 iny illy an R hour later inter when mr colby having tins ing enjoyed A cup of ten and a half hours chat with tits daughter daught pr departed frota froni tile tho apart duent As lie ho opened the door hla eya caught a blast of white behind the stooping tie he picked up tip the scrap of paper papa ut at it casually acu their rel it with care thoughtful iv ly lie he put it t in tits tila pocket null departed tills was why about noon tho the tot tol towing lowing duy clr mr bro infield received tills this communication air alexander colby pre presents sento tits hla compliments to mr air william bromfield and requests the P pleasure lel of his bis company tills alila afternoon nt at nu number biber ono one 11 undred Broadw broadway ny nt at half past three it 11 S V 1 L 1 mr air Brom brommels Melo rend read tills this communication through twice ther then he leaned back bach in tits hla swivel chair thrust his thumbs into tato the arm armholes holes of his hi waistcoat I 1 I 1 I 1 IC 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 11 11 I 1 11 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 i 1 I 1 I 1 eal rwan f I 1 I 1 apparently there was stia tonight bilut doris checked him with a word van t put hip A feet et upon hla his desk and meditated anyone who know him seeing him just then would mould have real iced that he be was consI considering derng a knotty problem at a Q few ew minutes before the appointed hour mr air beautiful french li ench coupe rolled tip op to tire the side bide walk in front of number one huu hurl arod broad wily ile he w ana no welcomed by the lawyer who was evl evi dently no stranger to him sit I 1 down mr hit I 1 mut must tot roi asking you to come colne so fur far downtown but I 1 thought perho pil our trl would he loore tactful here titan elsewhere 1 I quite understand mr colby all sorts arid condition idine it to your office in n the way of bus business liless A As 9 u 0 mutter motter of fiut fact rec elvinp your kind 11 ad invitation noll rig would bay have t kept tile me away you are curious to know wily why I 1 1 wish vish to see you 2 1 11 I 41 it I 1 all ali well smiled the lie lawyer lawor 1 a little on oil chari vl 1111 you lie added andl u bit bus of upa ills his desk Ili anks no the to iu immke in ili my illy lill i n ot of hulcee hul nee la is ao constant iun i lilt it Is a ante of I 1 till nil thel the time lille or flot al till all und I 1 have chosen the th latter olter yes avs fH mr air color ml 01 in into to u lit HI of ilia 14 allence int tell I 1 so long talt lilt mr bromfield it II I 1 wise to I 1 eak it what in I 1 n I 1 rio do tor for you tie he said oil oh yes cesi 1 Is pa 11 11 8 by be aure replied tile lie lawyer labye 1311 13 11 rousing 11 himself blin self 1 I 1 ava am upun upon tl thu ill lilt ill of aking you to till do arp a favor 0 1 0 i now brollia 1 1 1 1 i id had awgull to have a clon no ng IY I 1 the hie character of ihn tint hm bill tie lie ialy I 1 I 1 y 8 suit it id politely any tiling lit in wy tny 1 anver 0 er I 1 sir mr colby 0 t out it tile ills lii iDil drew him at a vw ili 0 of paper wok up 91 11 lie lenall from tilt the bilesk and pro vesi to draw it saries of little pictures upon tile the pull it was a way tie lio lii had wilen conver conferring ring with clients 1 I tic ila went on you have heard of tile lh theft of my necklace naturally everybody tills hus heard dt it 11 who onn tile the laws pero fieve you any clew notie norio ut at till ill tire policy police have kuna gone through all their customary kotlou the private lotic electives alvea employed by las lasprance urance people have gone throy git theirs anti anil they have ull all drawn blank 1 I 1 renu in the lin limpers pers salt annn field that the police sacre ore troll from tio tile first chilt it was all a job yes yeb they always siy that when they full fall in such a anso they ivel fed trtat by such un announcement ie lief con coil saddle ut tit least a part of the blattle upon tile lie owner of tire lio stolen gems 1 still suld you ou must lilt t admit that circumstances rather fu f u vur vor the inside theory As I 1 revall thuin chuin there was HUS tio ao evidence at nit nil unit that the house hud had been entered enter dd no wl lob s were broken tie no windows found auspiciously open no evidence of the prudence prience of a 11 stronger stranger in the abart tant night true true agreed the lawyer another silence fell again it uia Brouil lelI who broke iti it 1 I can see sec he suld said thul thal you have some bome theory of yu your r own I 1 Per lipps admitted air bolby tie he irose rose walked to tile the window all ond I 1 looked out when lie ho turne turned 0 again to bromfield he be spoke easily swiftly like a man who has corne to a tie decision I 1 I 1 sir mr bromfield he aclid 1 I 1 do 10 ht hot nuel need to heat about tile the you it Is s in ili connection with the theft bof these jewels tant I 1 have asked you yorio to come and see bee inc ilia tills after afternoon nhon I 1 cled surprise 1 I synill tie he litte rested to see bee how that ann cnn poss lilly lie ile lie he said I 1 tho the lawyer continued 1 I will nt annuli nuli from you he file fact I 1 haap a dentiste den tilte opinion its to the Identity 01 the title I 1 thin I 1 know ficq ht name I 1 not mention it either now at or 01 nt at ony any tinie I 1 in do not desire to punish ally olle no matter what it trilla IPP he for t U till te ly since more than one thousand I 1 la Is dij th insurance many jin y loss oss hut but entirely enil rely ZW front from that hut feature of turf mhd caso ahe the diamonds have a value tor for my f daughter niK liter and myself 1 I 1 khow bromfield Bro roneld they belonged helo ned t tile the lute late mrs mra 1 dlhy quite so an and to her mother before tier her naturally therefore there I 1 Is it special reason for regretting |