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C CHAR L WILI WILko JNo USAN was delicious She Sho WH was us as much like a a. rosebud as It Is possible for a u girl S to be a be-a a sweet creamy rosebud blush pink at the heart hearl She had soft NOtt brown Lj curls curls curls-curls curls she could never ne kc keep p In order or brush straight and straight and a 1 voice as aa full of music as the tho song of ot birds in spring He lie the the Idol was tall taU languid and fair Ho had sleepy blue eyes and a D. clover cruel mouth a Inz lazy cares caressing way a Ith women women women-a a different manner altogether ether with mj Bp Something n H of ot a hero for Cor he be had earned his mCf moll lP Jp p a skirmish Sq lq fl the Philippines Philip Phillp- pines rescued rescued rescued- a a. private it tt th FIsk of ot Ms his h s slIt t lIt life Also he was W rich Why do you o call Capt Pelham the II So Sol l Susan questioned mp ins one summer e afternoon afternoon- I was wasa E i staying with Roger T p lh a a at al hl his place Why do wo we Fa J J 1 tb the Idol Idol 7 I 1 repeated Susans Susan's WO words lien hesitated For how was I Ito Ito to explain t to U this c N and Innocent girl that at Roger Pelham lj ti s d RR q his h I sobriquet 9 et b because c Jf C oC or tale the homage that had iad 4 ben towed him at I mn where women fo g H t p other tp lp tp gain a n smile f m mj j him 1 Also how hory T w In I g I J If lq J HP captain ln Hutt Roger cr s m property property qt Julia pH C o p hoer foRer had J Jy Wi a at t ta to a Manila an and she lead had a u E w where he here re oth others rs 1 1 11 In fast fact t II flirtation Fp t them hem bem had hall ll lasted a R tf Sf F go Fie many years year ti dud at It had q it fogs b ll COmo rw ru Pt et pd mg w of at course conar 1 h he e h qu ld hav have ER g 8 un- un uner her cr er bv F tta US band baM died stuff it I t q a 4 pity pl f all t things hing Ro Roger er on J IH nil JI It nR tits f ar tJ p R n L L. L able to CU out cut himself adrift adrift rn H n the p 11 pat pat- B pi Julia Julja Ih acl that th there re w wa virus n a ip You Tou h haven't ans p er l m my question yet e said Susan Busm Her voice was prettily Insistent other nicknames in t the o army anny 0 O. O we wc all glue each I answered nw clu and for tor no particular UV SSi either I I. I for tor Instance am am are always called the F Father lhor I laughed a little a as I spoke Confessor sor Of 0 O. O i I can quite understand t that a r turn Susan tb the n kind sort o oti of nice I I should think you yoU were Just lust F person In n whom people oHI ti ll co cop d t 1 i e g Ja av R a a. std std- ho he glanced up a at 11 me don start Her Quick ear h i e Pound second Rt At and a mans mens footsteps coining down the J In sight Right camo came later Roger r ni r Pelham what I know to see sec tho file knowing O. O OH it was Pitiful bright ht quick f way wy sac I turned rn q grouted greeted r Alai UH fo to note the look of suit soft and jJ l rapture wt s BF rr over o her face as qs q I gas y S q gf Roger er an and tr tf rJ anti and comrades 9 as Js we had bail fP Faq 1 for tor years ears 1 l was ys q of him at that mO t I I q what s pad t l i tp R come como hanging q aR when j la had u settled down In db iER summon summoned d him hp t te o fi ne 4 r whenever she cho er ef efI I r I want you tR P hW T m mf F the beehives Hg 1 9 ad addressed ul- ul dressed Susan In l 1 low W pis le voice won o sort and caressing yaM o H Rd to show th fP lo lodo to o medo me- me do cIo you the rf je e IgE 1 was yas hers O 0 O. O t thep ply 19 f g straw fr w laug S Su Susan tH sun san but fter n r r f fruck P me we hue as ns n. n i 8 na tj mH A forced Just tn then n a n rills H pop pf h ng ngIn ve In sight t g Frn I dressed In Iq Cg silk aUk and Susan l 19 tg 8 ml away awny and elM t tj jk fl ip iq q per fyer I I wl c b back Vack Ck lu in a s ov for aver r her f to Roger Roger 11 i rp sputtered muttered uttered In 10 loW do you call toll tha this th playing th game garnet gamet What RJ if hit a you to m mak k this sweet girl hopelessly t m gf fl BS Theres There's Julia Jula to be bl considered l r t member Al NI the tho fl Rp g of f face race and a alook a look of despondency Fy f Its If p D Rae Confound t ie 1 Ile fr 1 Q btu bis breath reath Then h he hs f i tp p a wf mp W the H KB J his oyes was pl fj d Leslie what m I to tp do dot I love 9 uan R help Jelp me e I J didn't know f tlc c meaning nl g of t the 4 t 1 eve oye e before be bo- fore rare There was a ring of ot of I ab al aR ute co v H r. r Jo In n his v voice o 1 cr Out a ut as ae you OU sn soy say y h hp p on ell J Pf s and ond Coombe died last Jast month a q T j c 18 p Ry No No I didn't know know oD only know only H ut F q qc ack from rom abroad I replied Then I Ig 4 up un p. p at tJ t tal i l hand hand- n handsome nd- nd some soma me Roger This settles it J i. i I t pa ilY n f You Tou must either get at once or tell H Ht t the hf- hf e W a truth Ill Ill I'll tell her the tho truth he mutter muttered Mi his his faro face turning turn turn- ing big a livid gray otherwise she might go on dreaming dreamIng dreaming dream dream- ing and hoping Leslie I know I l luve ve been ap tip Infernal blackguard he he gripped my hand suds suddenly pl almost pressing the blood out of ot the tho fingers fingers- fingers u j I pan s swear car carto to you old man bo ho went on that that I didn't dMn know knoll how bow ow m matters were going at first I nev never r thought t ij t J i should should dare daro to love lore anything so pure puro and swat t per pOr t teat t Susan Susan Su Suo Su- Su san would care can Thc They were a long time looking at tho the beehives bUlat but bUl at last Roger came camo In sight alone a along a stern storD pale palo Roger I I salted another few tew laut s filet HI n g Jm 9 R If B h ot of r Susan Susan- F IE t Sri ill that f H fh ills HH J p girl must bo be P p tP o F come p k to fg talk f h F girt ts who ml might ht wg it aE SIF FP ven It If tho c cht J rE n s fr ng his h J tho the fact appear Hf t mut it R BJ ay r a am If- If P. P Rapt H. H u 1 I said gently n. n f m R sR FRn so o hea heavy that it t S 8 Ito H 1 t tji 1 ls s. s J q know Soo J added i her ncr little Ittle 11 he I V l f And fitter after after all ho he lovs IOri IlI H yn t st Jt r vent on In bin blun r f s 8 S a f ger er has felt Celt for tor foro O r FI WH t RP t S e et r t ff t fSR t rom what he has hast g ft n i fR A Y H 4 lm s t J R st t o oi him my dear lint dear HI fg hf 9 i J n that answered H lR J h HH m ping Then she W R 8 mp tap ap R p put ut Rg fiand and upon my arm g mss P app P. P H T aAE 89 to do dot She 8 p ft n. n 8 tr to take mo me m to h tR p iFa IF BRA p ref l J. J W sl f If tR ask her to give up 19 sF iHU i I 1 t UH In B COD R spean with nth th a wise she p gf Lf hH r. r F H Y I sure sure she she she will I J stared tard at nt the girl a r. r pp sf F suggestion took my 01 breath e My J dear little girl I ff g iH t af if t JaB q K Is Quite Impossible Impossible- f Susan shook her hand hend No No No she answered It jt t t. t le dont don't tell Roger else plc il p. p I cant can't cant I I wont won't I tR gt JSU O 0 O. O y V replied Susan Susan iSH wI i f 1 She h had d her own way war ag J 1 j lg ih q ln g pR In app would from tram the thc first She fRIO I 4 R tR f and an ally N Next da day I Ie F YR SR lA q egg c e ted her as far as Julia C o 1 p p I t e r S which I got from Roger an 9 F s Bt I hs A flip E be bt given I cn to Susan to telL tall Susan told her star story simply but but but 3 afterwards that she oho felt sIck the whole t me q H r was ns something so appalling to her In the atmosphere of at the tho so flat fiat so evil and evil and she sha wondered how bow sho she had dared to come but she was a woman now fighting forthe for tor forthe the Ihl man sho she loved Instead qt of rite little simple country girl Irl sho had been bren Julia Julin began to lo In laugh cruel ugh eru l. l mocking laughter Then sho told SU Susan Hunan n that sho was not nol at all sure for tor h her that thal she aha Intended r own O part to marry the Idol Idol at tit all gL L T f was s another f map man ha had lust Just appeared t top 3 faecal H t f p p. aril H tr p a fil ll respects ts and Julia faa Afas f s tired of pile yarned n ol p IY Sho She ShoHe He Im 9 so s salt IJ that H hp hF s hall ai M a a pore bore put ut as 08 to Susan usan l a 1 PH that hp p q iR If p gyp 9 yh her her her-a cr-a cr a mere mero chit pf Rf q a s I Mm h bp i bed J himself himself him him- Ii self lf by py Wall w j- j S 'S gt Hi P. P FH gule of ot the the- thee H EE fJ e r h a ad Written IH P. P tp Julia Julia- H ap m s JH d soon pe hp H M pf Rt etlI lI er r error or f. f R. R it H l ig t- t fg cr nicked k t thing to to ng-to g gJ vp P the p ff pc g R nt mr H f a pea tHe tl qC of Roger r. r to nf 4 Mf t pfd r E fR R l read H fife eyes eu Rf pf a W R Hf Ike kp Julia H u a n e bp R had had lured f the Ifo Rt PPl man ER per r Hh tb ar g. g and mH 4 W R I ps Ali js qs worth- worth s es l s 9 and R eyl fH a h pp ag Rs Fn ct a as H slush m h of at old Ja Ra h p. p n afF fH JJ per r road rend th the E H Ee F e aP HF RRt aRf sia JH MD i n s1 M low affil h a f J t WH a s H een H a 9 Rf SF on swept f H P If f F Sf RF i h n n F ARi f dim with ells h 1 i f F ng loft J fR f l fl lS r remarked remark d jua Ri Ia t h TRu ape m i i ie tR fR ihs casket the cps cas gf of Rf f r r. r m Ff- Ff tI hf stir sale bitterly Q Wa Wl s furious w rH th H P imd fill r aie ep I F now nowa 9 i B Pad a I to q ang Pd a H k M t h he call calland q and t d a se h fter f F at oR H up h a g Feld RJ distant sort sorti i let ec F it had bad h b pegs pp jp In M pr q R heart rt to lip r r rc f pr F still Hf N 1 ride 1 q f H lf J flip f hp rg come tr Hn tF g lR that q be ber r FP H RP i iH E fh H t m of mA a her r ad coins f tR p ape fn Rd n g ironed tH a hE 1 en E Jh e H gudd H. H ply R r RBi f tp H RR R t W hf t t t. t r pf Rf b be bou bou- PI o F r. r p ER bf q s ec lH pity d 1 the HH F q s a RW 1 fh n p tR F before P T HR HRc F i l pJ n Y nf HI t p F FifE f s nf tech t f 1 i J F m s pally r Into the tho ro rOOm m and p ifE c hR pl Rm f gli knows what his hili f feelings it 38 as h 8 F H h gi Ii gh h f qt Susan whom he had least i t tM i i fp R g Rf a all n women on earth Susan earth Susan In that f m iri and spa p. p Ui In n lfF H h Company lib Jo Io glanced f first at her and teen t then en at Julia Julin and h he ho was blind to nothing neither t g 1 Iii lri the girls girl's face nor tho the mocking triumph of or tho Romans Roman's smile Its Its It's lust Just ns as well to lo bo be off orr with the old love IIVo before a you ou are an on with the tho new remarked Julia and with tIle the least sp suspicion of a hiss bIas In n her to tone e. e so so I Imay Imay Imil mil may as a well tell en iop you at t once cr that I Ala am Jm 9 to marry marry fr Fred Melville fe as as as as' as S PJ my r year ar qt of ml g gIs is goer Cr He fe is Ix a OJ cb charming H i q and and r quite utterly HW utterly rl Il 4 19 R me nee S Silo he down a a. a t A g of hgr hir h r black I t tea tga f Pi hep cF heart waa n PH idly jy lr than H jhan s usual usual- usual If t f She he happened to P pos ff pa f nog Roger r made no non answer H Wib at H gazing at her er Intently Al AH at 4 en nt oh on vw eu Julia lIn with witha a low hoarse cr cry Fpu Qu have ye gl given en that per hw 1 r-n r hat child tend tend-my hn 4 my H letters Il rs to tor r read a n Julia Jula laughed Y r eR I hope bop th they m 0 a H liberal education E to tp b r. r she answered y- y The Then a r e w walked H M up p to toS Susan Susa S r. r n and tI 1001 looked 1 at hr her wi with i h ff Vitt t J pu ought to thank m me my d dear u. u sire she s s said d q let let- 1 ly If Y t fn r F ett pr Ru un era td ant f he c r real a nat nature nature re of the rn reap map QU t thought thought P. P h of marrying marrying th the man fancied I u J 1 1 she man an m I J do 1 Iff Ryel r fl 8 jR R q spoke cl rr aril and n s Ily r rf ns Q Je gr f fit f a ng d s n d Up a slim nn C t ll at qt t her ef tI He pou h tf r r H tho the Q of R it s m ERR 03 t too I II I nn f 9 I tl H If at be J r q l r OM Rp PH and andas nd s still if R 1 t ti Hi n le I r 4 at J JH c f sled hl h fi p. it l J 1 as a. It p tI T. T bt ch F I totters totters- t p S u w oY s RE fH on Rn OU t n Ko No No supt a 1 la co comp pf pj t IF p p m my r g t n q qt r q tH F F t t f flop t Fine true r e fi Rpger pr f 4 d k any anything hing a zt af a I f a gut ut t JR whop when bo ho o wr p t them em 4 the he child spoke fh R W f 4 a WI 1 IQ came over O her face tace an expression n of Rt f H Innate PH mR J edge ge Into her eyes ens The They are wicked le lets P jig was wicked cd then she added in low 10 tones tone but now now now-now now he Is going to b be i good She Sho crowed crossed over to Roger as ns she said saM p tho Uto words and looked up tenderly Into hi hf his r face A little sim simple p le child chU but a 11 child w wiser ser than the wl wisest e t woman else woman I with tho the deign of ot a a. pure h heart ar I Then Susan took tho the Idol by the hand i and led ld him away out of or the old life lite Into the new rIght Into tho the hear heart of or a hol holy and sacred land a land which r re sounds rounds with the pattering feet of at children and Is warmed by th the glowing hearth fire Ore and lit by shIning stars a stars a pure womans woman's eyes P |
