Show Miss Norths North's Indictment UV fly WILLIAM I E hc just bIdge ni ailing when Col- Col ge alighted from hl his hk cab ana ani mounted the steps which led lell to his and ond Cf Ho le found fount the numb number r knocked a little doubtfully for Cor Jimmy Sullivan was wn not an or ordinary business man A deep lc J olce Corn Como In and ho entered forthwith forthA forth forth- with withA A short an and stout Hout gentleman who was writing furiously at a paper paper-lU- lt table sprang to his feet as Co Colbridge Col- Col 1 bridge came forward forwar J I Good Lord LOld Its It's Its Dick Come in Tn man I Id I'd d Id no Idea lea that thai you ou would woul be bock bacic so soon He lie le shook hool han hands s and dragged fOI for ward a bl big armchair Sit down own Theres There's an and whisky a a siphon on your OUI left leCt an and a a box of ot smokes behind you Dick dropped Into the seat cat an and stretched his long legs I I sa say dont don't let Jet mc me interrupt you ou protested hi his visitor with wih the veneration venera venera- tion ton due to a man who could earn nine hundred a year by writing froth frothy o littie lit lit- Jt- Jt tie tc articles an and pia play cricket like a professional Its nil all right his host assured him comfortably The Tho stuff SHir needn't be handed In before beCore seven on Ie tonight You'll You stay tuy t with wih us lS for Cor the nIght I Wel Well eil I thought of oC putting up at ol l lI My good man you'll To nothing of or tho the sort sort Rose would woula never tonI forgive me mc But Dut you ou arc are sure sure ule invite Invie you otherwise I Inot Its It's not from entirely un unselfish h motives mot either cither ether If It I tho the extraordinary scarcity c of dancing men men continues see sec ec pre press pres notices it will wJ end In our borrowing fiances of the cook and the housemaid for or tonight Oh forgot I hadn't tola told you ou Weve We've o e a little HUo dance danee on quite on-quite quie on-quie quite a small gmal affair Dont Don't go pale pale Its its it's nothing nothing agonizing Its Is ful a awfully good of you ou Jimmy but there are fre half hal a A dozen people I must t see sec an and and and- No Xo good old man man youre youre you're hooked booked An And Ill I'll Il see you yon dont don't run Into danger As a matter mater of fact you ou know a good many of the people who ore are coming already The will vill wi be there an and some lome people named North who own a bi big factory at Walsall Walsall- Walsall I r know a Miss North of Walsall said Dick with wih a little JHo start abroad Possibly the tle same one Meet Iet hei hel I Yes In Belgium I the girl girl about the most young oun per person on In Europe Travels els a alot alot alot S lot with wih her cousin and ami an old goverS governess governess gover gover- over over- ness ness and has dark lark eyes of tho ho unS unfathomable unfathomable un un- un- un S fathomable type I know now about fr fir fir- teen sane and healthy young men who at ono one time ar ar another have ha offered to die le for he her he She makes ha hay while the sun shines an and then thell laughs at ut cm Colbridge c gave e a a short laugh Same Samo old Jimmy All Al right light I sur sur- render c S 5 Good Now Xo If you'll ul wait wall another S ten minutes we shall be able to gela get gel a away a Ho lie fun Slung flung himself to his work again an and Dick Dik waited waiel motionless s and preoccupied pre lire occupied until It I was finished Jimmy thrust tho the manuscript Into an en enS envelope en- en S clope hailed a l cab cau and drove url furl y oua a JO JOp p pcr o where they seemed extremely glad to see eo him ln he gave the man nur an vin extra half haIr cr crown to catch ll the e six Ix o'clock clock train home I It I was vas during the long Jong gap gnp that separated dinner Billie from the arrival of oC the Or first t guests that Colbridge enceLl a A wave avo of ot something akin wa o to s and pity self elf pI it I dawned upon him him that the tho servant question IU smoky chimneys an and stick fingered children were not the thc only an and Inevitable Inc lt able sequels to the honeymoon iii HI His thou thoughts wandered persistently to days I spent In Belgium when a womans woman's companionship had fl filled d a gap gnp In his Ifo life so 0 naturally on and completely thai she hc had seemed but tho the embodiment of another side Ide of oC his own nature And now he knew kne the truth Idly and without compunction the woman had played with his heart hearL So be It If I it were broken she should never It know v the result of oC the tho game Colbridge watched the dancers drift Into the brilliantly lighted room with almost pitiful anxiety His Ifs dread of an on encounter was vas blended with a sharp reckless longing longing In an any wih case he would be almost certain io to o see her but he feared feore nn an actual meeting before before be be- fore his nerves were steady enough to I bear the strain of nik- nik nUll nul 0 laughter When hen thc they came face tace to face In a aset aset set et of oC lancers Miss North was wits obviously obviously obviously astonished thanked heave for Cor the mu music lc and tho the quick movement mO ement that helped him to recover his liis shaken self Her bright little no nod of or reco recognition carried him straight back bac to those days In Belgium when ho had drifted so near to the rapids of utter aban self abandonment t to to- to 0 To make a fool of himself lot fot her amusement added Reason The rhe danco lance ended In the usual laugher laughter laugh laugh- ter er er and aud nUr flurry He piloted his part- part a ncr ler a voluble la lady of forty forty back back to I bet seat seal an and stood l talking aimlessly until mill Jimmy who had hal been lurking In n tho the distance swooped down own as the him music struck stuck up a 0 waltz walz an and freed Look here o old lI man you rou said ld you rou knew the tho Norths of ral Walsall al alVel Well Vel wh why on earth dont don't you ou come and ond speak to the J girl I over o cr there then there the the the one in the white dress dres I mean sitting in pensive melancholy Probably her partners partner's forgotten her He lie caught Dick b by b the tho sleeve e and ami the latter Inter raising his eyes could see sec seethe the girl was watching them with wih amusement Since there was no es escape escape escape es- es cape he crossed crossel where she sho cape to as was aas seated alone among half hair a dozen empty empty emp emp- ty chairs Behold damsel she Deholl a distressed said sadly n l AS s Dick dropped Into t the seat scat be beside her hor deserted by both hoth chaperon and partner Put not your oU our trust In gentlemen who hio wont won't write plainly on their pro programs rams Dick dropped droppel Into hiI his seat and 01 for some moments sat Eat watching tho the dancer dancers dan Ian cers with wih absent mood moody intentness o. o He lie formulated and abandoned half halfa a dozen excuses for COI escaping With Jimmys Jimmy's warning ringing In his ears cat he lie had no excuse for running Into danger langer but there should be no difficulty dint dint- cult cul culty In III keeping the conversation in ip race Fe and cas easy channels Arl And ifo so o. o indeed he ho found it H. as us old charm of her personality asserted Ihs l.- l. Mrs frs n Sullivan Sulivan watching unseen un un- seen from arm afar smiled the smile ot of the successful conspirator nt at each ripple of lau laughter from tho distant seaL scat Once or twice she wandered on dan dangerous crous ground ro but Dick set his teeth and found Cound a grim satisfaction In ever every reference to those last Jast days hut but a simple question precipitated ed cd et a su sudden resolution heard hear friend Have p la you from your yom Mr Mt M Myles les lately Mr Iro Colbridge the Colbridge-the the theone one who st stayed el at Bruges a da lay day or 0 two We Ve saw In the papers how splendidly he had hOll done dono at Oxford Dennis 1 les Yes Ye I had a letter from him a few days tas ta's ago He has left leC the college given up his career and gone to India Given it up echoed the girl In astonishment I 1 thought he lie hea was a goIng going go- go 10 In Ing to do o such splendid things So he might have done done Dicks Dick's voice was cold and even even If If en If a woman had not broken his heart an and ruined his life She gazed at him curiously How lIow dreadful Tell Tel me about I It IL'S There Isn't much to tel tell Ho met mether mether her and fell utterly un and hopelessly In iii love lo She liking a admiration probably him on thi An And then lieu ho learned that she was a who lio played with wih mens men's hearts for amusement The story Is as old a as Was Vas she beautiful Beautiful At the passion pasion In his lila voice olce the lie girl stoll stole a a quick glance at his bowed howe head Thou Then you ou met her she alto sal said a anew anew anew new softness in Ill her voice I did thid Tell me inc what she looked cd like Tel asked lie Iho girl Irl Looked like I am a a poor hand at description hut but hul- broke oft off abruptly and then continued almost under his ca bi-ca breath th- th Her leI face wa was a soft oval pale lale an and clear ann and the lie curve e of or her check would ha have sent ent a painter crazy Her eyes were lark dark and set rather wide ide apart nn and her Iter nose was ht and andas as ns dainty 3 na as her her- whole figure Ho lIe le lifted his head and saw sw that her cheeks checks were ere and her eyes eye very cn bright ht You see seo eo he le know next to nothing about wonton women and s she Ehe ho was sas like lc no other on earth Her Ier hair hah was dark k though not darker than her hr eyes eyes eyes- and arid she the wore It I gathered In a coil coll on eu her white while neck And she was vas cal I clear brained elear an and I el well read ul al and yet I utterly feminine So Dennis came a cropper and I have havo no ito 10 doubt she sho she laughed at him That's nil 01 all allAnd Al And this happened In Bel Belgium lum 7 In Belgium repeated Colbridge gc te ir Did Dl Did did you you like ou like her leI too The Tho unexpectedness nC 5 of oC tho ho question held him m mute te She misunderstood his its silence Forgive mo mo-I mo I have ha e been een Import Import- nent But I I I thought I might know her hor You do o. o e would deal out his punIshment pun- pun to tho the bitter biter end though It tore toie his 11 heart hoart art to pieces An And you ou are aro quite right ho added add c ed I did Cle care MI Miss North rose and moved toward a n curtained doorway that led let to lo the tho UI deserted conservatory The heat here herc Is stilling she the saidI said I r r am glad you told toll me Perhaps I Ican Ican Ican I II OU can help you I think not said ald Colbridge The rho he I distress s in Iii hot hor faco face wa was pitiful Have Ha I TIU made O a mistake Were rere you ou not speaking of or- or Colbridge l pla played e his hil last card wih with witha feeling of oC cruelty a sick I referred to Miss North he lie sal said anti and turned awa away He f lt her hat light touch ouch on his arm armI arm armI rl I Jo thought I I thought 1 so 50 fO though I had for or forgotten nr gotten goten you ou met her is t 1 it l possible n tl smooth matters s maters over 1 MimI bo ho seeing see ing big m my cousin tomorrow Your YoU Youl r My I cousin Dorothy North She was wo as to have havo come conic this evening Wo We 0 have ha been leen a good good deal together an anth and amid th they sa say we ve arc are somewhat alike alte She Sheh Is h thoughtless s I know but ICI If If- If I have never met or heard of her Ml said Colbridge The Thc girl stared at him pale paJe un un- comprehending Then rhen suddenly a wave of color spread pread over o her bet face and ant throat throat Colbridge faced her with clenched hands like hiko Iko a man mami In physical cal eal agony agon Do you ou un understand h he said I Iha ha have been a fool a n presumptuous foot fool I tried to punish a woman And I lied Bcd al also o. o Dennis Myles never nc cr met your OUI cousin cousin he he only saw sass you for one day lay an and he lie left lef Oxford to become a missionary And I never nevet ne er heard of oC lair her existence until until until- Light broke upon him suddenly blinding an and stunning I I am afraid we have been talking at cross purposes sal said the girl and her he voice was vas cold and steady And no now If you OU will wi take me to lI Mrs SulIvan Sullivan Sullivan Sul Sul- livan livan- livan Ivan Ivan- I. I s 's face Cace was set ct In an extremity extremity ex ex- ex- ex of or hame shame and longing longing Wont you ou allow mo me to explain I can not see sec that that that-that that anything would be gained I 1 have lost what I coveted co most In Inthe Inthe inthe the world through m my toy own madness Is not that sufficient punishment Her e eyes cs met his pitilessly sl for an Instant and then fellI fell fei I 1 came home solely to see you ou oua a again ln and to tell tel you 01 that lint you were I dearer than anything g on earth to inc me me An And mid then Sullivan spoke of oC your our cousin cotis- cotis in In and thinking he lie referred reCene to you OU I Jumped at a false fale conclusion God Cod knows I am paying paying the penal penalty Now Now- let me tn take I e you ou to 11 Mrs rs Su Sullivan n 1 1 Thank you ou Mi said the lie girl quietly an and slipped her In his his Colbridge looked down donn at the thc white hand shining on his black sleeve c. at atthe tho the graceful head so near his own shoulder Through the tho curtained doorway came a sudden bUI burst t of music It I was tho ho El Ei Dorado ado Dorlo waltz walz Thc They Thoy had hai danced it I together tOgether at the hotel ball bal on the evening even O I In ing before she had left Jef for England lie He le mae made no movement The Thc girl hoarsely Is there thele no hope he said 5 ail You were cruel Is there thero no hope he repeated Her leI answer was vas a little soft or sobbing sobbing sob sob- ob- ob bing cry cn as r he lie caught her In his arms In a passionate remorse and tender tender- ness Oh Ohi m my dearest dearest to to think that lint you ou cared cree after all ni And Ani I hurt you ou so She SIte smiled up UI at himI him hint It I Isn't too late hate to to make amends she whispered |