Show 17 pr V or 7 0 LIC or tn P ina 6 V ot or my LADY or dir hem copyright A a clo VW SYNOPSIS jack keith a virginian new now a border plainsman ainsman is I 1 looking for or roaming war a ltv a of savages avac lie ile sees a wagon team t full gallop pursued by mn men on ponies IN hen keith reaches the wagon the raid ors rr have m ma two men and aria 4 departed tie D searches Bc arche the victims finding paper apers and a locket with a woman F trait a I 1 keith ie to arrested retted ar at larson t ireon city ity cha charged ged with the murder his hi accuser be inn inc a ruffian i amed black hart bart A negro companion in I 1 Is tell ell named neb tells him that he lie knew the kolias in virginia neb ny ine tine of the murdered men wae was john aihley the other oen gen walte waite form alv eriv a confederate officer the plainsman 11 domall or nil neb 1 b escaip and later th the fugitive tipon apon a ca cabin in and find its it occupant to hf he it i young kirl girl whom keith think thinks he ean at canon city the kir girl explains that PI 1 a Is I 1 in search of a brother who hid deserted from the army and that who a mr air lynul y induced hman come to the rabin I 1 while he ought her brother haw ilaw ley toy adiar and keith in hiding gecox anif him as diack black hart there Is a tor ter abit 1 battle inthe darkened room in which keith la Is victor ones are appropriated and the girl who that her name Is mope hope join joins in the escape keith explains his hi situation Ilu atlon and the arko for tort t ort lamed where girl Is I 1 left with the hotel landlady mif hope flop tell tells that nhe she I 1 the daughter of general walte waite mel keith 1 h rand nd neb drift into sheridan where keith kell h meets an old friend pr dr ke keith th meet meets the brother of hope hone walte waite under the assur resumed ned name of ired tred I red wll wit loughry loi ishby and become becomes convinced that black biart has ha some plot involving the two hope lope learn learns that gen balte alte who wae was thought murdered Is I 1 at sheridan Sherl dan 0 end nd goes there where she he ti Is mistaken mie taken for r aristie maclaire mari aire the canon carson city singer meef meets the real christi citi maclaire fa claire and finds that black bart dart has convinced her that there la to a dyste matery in her life which he Is I 1 going to turn to her advantage the plainsman tell tells hop malte of hr resemblance to carl christie itie maclaire they thov datile that fred may amid ald th key to situation keith find 1 willoughb hot shot dead deal hope slope Is told of the death of her brother keith fall falls to learn what black hart bart has ha made to christie maclaire Macli ire chaiten L mir miss hope suggests no sooner bad had miss niss maclaire van igles than keiths thoughts turned toward hope walte waite she would u cried someone in her loneliness to take her mind from off her brother brothers death and beside besides much had occurred of interest tince since the funeral which be desired to talk over with her be rood yond even these considerations ha ba wa was becoming betom lne aware of a pleasure la in the girl a company altogether foreign to this mystery which they were en deavor lug together to solve he lie yearned arned to be with her to look into her face to mark bow clearly ate he dif fering ing soul changed her bar from christie claire lie ile could not help but like the latter yet somehow was wall of totally different atmosphere eur our rounding the two with one he could be flippant ca car eloe even deceitful but the other aroused only the beet bet that t was in him her own sincerity making king him sincere yet there waa was reluctance in n bis his steps pa as hf be approached the door of IS a laggardness laggard neis he could not ex plain in but which vanished swiftly enough augh at hopes lope greeting and the sudden iden smile with ath which she acied ed him I 1 was sure you would come she declared bared frankly and I 1 took an early lunch ch eo so as a to be certain and be here it has aas seemed a long time since and you might have even thought I 1 find 1 forgotten he answered ered releasing ner band hand reluctantly reluctant lit if it you could have re looked into the dining boim since ce instead of staring out of these windows idols why how ilow forgotten her eyes opening ning wide in surprise I 1 bad had the pleasure of taking supper with h hills Macl maclaire alre 6 obi ohl the exclamation decidedly ex 1 acs ex I 1 come at once to you with jo confession 11 low oever ever our meet nr was purely accidental and so I 1 ape ie tor for pardon pardon from mot me why what dif dit ence rence can it possibly make to me inet you have tle consort with nemat demy be he asked scarcely dart daring us press his deeper meaning ob oh no of course not what did U talk about do you mind telling yot not in the least our conversation conversa tiou s entirely impersonal she was ling ung me about clawley what a woo fully good roan man he be Is I 1 have be b to suspect the fellow has ina is etca led the poor girl he Is a good ang 1139 devil possessed of a tongue ping honey purely surely you do not moan abe be dal D ilen len in loe love with him and alope at the thought why y that would be impossible fort or a good woman r I 1 stand standards ards at 0 morality are cat not al ya ys the same be defended tended do gravely iss Macl alres has hat en n vastly different dt derent irom from yours your pe se ft a variety hall singer bly drom her bet own account a alf if sirce childhood and clawley nas has ome ne to her in the character of 0 a end lend appealing both to her interest d 1 sympathy I 1 do not know ehe she Is love with him I 1 merely suspect she ay be certainty certainly she Is ready to do attle itle oa oz bis his behalf at the slightest she believes la to him de ids biro him and resents the slightest tion directed against him he ren n ber her ba back cl and forth from er work ark loi know thier 1 I certa certainly idly do and be laughed at fal Fol bala met us owing ing out of the dining room you yol 0 ol 01 AV z I 1 4 2 1 pa dont aab think I 1 could do it woul d it he lyt know hat a delightful blunt blundering fellow follow be Is well miss mu wt have made an eren even on bis his bachelor heart tor for be he actually requested the privilege of escorting her to the trocadero adern and back to the hotel after the performance tonight to night hinted at a lunch tho the gay old dog and pranced about like a stage door johnnie it was a treat to watch her face when he blurted it all out snapping bis his sentences ae an if it be he swung a w whip alp lain lash she excused herself on the score of a previous lou engagement out but that vm was not necessarily will hawley I 1 I 1 asked her directly after the doc doe tor had bad disappeared yuu dust must hare have become very tar far questioning once again in her voice so go miss lillas maclaire evidently thought thoughts judging from her mancer however fe answered frankly enough and even defiantly added the information that the gentleman bad something eom ething to impart to her of the utmost fleurat acce arce sarcastically asking me if it I 1 wish I 1 could be there and over hear bear dut but sit down hope until I 1 tell tou you all that baa has occurred he lie went over the various events in detail watching eagerly the elrre expression upon her bar face aa as she d intently only occasionally interrupting with some pertinent inquiry the light fell so that he be eat tot partially in the shadow where her eyes could not be read yet he experienced no difficulty in comprehending the various 1 moods mood with which she met his barra live th the color changing in her cheeks her supple form toward him or leaa lean ing backward la in the chair her fingers clasping las ping Ding or unclasping lo 10 nervous at lie ile began with neba nebs report repeating word by word aa as nearly aws be he could recollect what had pass passed 4 ile between hawley and her father tie paused to inquire if it the he had over ever beard heard the name bartlett Dart lett but her reply was merely a negative hake shake of at the head when he described their missing the train he was ap apparently arendy not convinced aa as to the generals departure upon it aitt ugh finally dually agreeing that if be really believed the report that the man sought was else el where it would be characteristic ot of him to accept the first means of getting getling there therm if 11 he be only knew I 1 was here she exclaimed wearily it might be so different but oh we a 6 all of us just tn in the dark then keith turned to M W chance meeting with ml maclaire and repeated carefully their conversation 1 welling particularly upon the few admission admissions which had slipped through her lips these did not seem important to either although they treasured them up aad and talked them over then having exhaust 1 the topic silence fell between tween them keith askin abir th grivi legs of lighting a cigar hope uter watching hlas him apply the match mater think ing what a fine line face be he had as tb the ruddy came brought it forth with th the cleir dearner of a cameo aimed back drawing aside the semblance to a lace curtain and staring forth without seo eo lag ing into the street somehow it was hard for or ter tu ful ly realize the ilie situation and how close ly it affected her bor tho the swiftly passing vents the complication arising 11 so suddenly ud denly apparently out of nothing left ber her feeling as though she be must surely 1 awake from a dream she could not comprehend what it waa was all about thi names bartlett and phyl its II 11 had n DJ clear clea meaning they represented nothing but shadow aha dowa and thia this other woman this music ball hall ainger singer what could there be in common be theela teim yet there must be something something some thing of vital importance to her lather father something lne which had already cost her brother brothers life that wae was the one thing which raade made it seem an actuality which braught it hona horre hon a to ber her aa as a rugged rusted tact fact dut but tor for that and keith keith caitung there before ber she would have doubted it all and yet even ten keith helth bad come into her bar life so 0 o suddenly ud denly au so un expect edly ai as to leave her dazed and uncertain that the he exter extended ded her bar band and touched him ae as though to make sure of his hi actual presence pretence what la Is it stoper ob nothing nothing slot bing her vole volca breaking in a little mob it la Is so 0 o silly but I 1 wu was aist wondering if it you were ware real ft fi grything cemi to a I 1 cannot bring my mind to grasp the actuation lut loo lie lis dia not embe but only took the groping bd into both a 0 bla his own I 1 think I 1 understand tand attle eirl girl he said gravely you are totally un used to euch such life almost without a moment moments warning you cave been plunged into a ingel ot adventure and are all confuted confused it la in different with me the drat ahot shot at bum ter my life baa has been one at 0 action and adventure baa bas grown to be the stimulus tt mulu I 1 need and upon which I 1 thrive out but I 1 amours you pressing the matt hand warmly 1 11 I am real of coure I 1 know that chati it make makes me glad to know it it it I 1 could only do myself and not juit just alt sit here it would all become real enough to me slim bh roge rose suddenly aud denly to her feet ceasro ine inc her handa hands toge together thee her face changing with new sul animation matlon abr why I 1 II 11 I 1 am ure sure I 1 could oh mr keith it baa has lust just come coins to m me how I 1 can help lie looked at t her tL linking inking of her beauty rather than ot of what abe she aid said dodo do do I 1 really appear so much like ilke like that woman domant ahe she itzkow anxiously very much indeed excepting tot the be alight slight difference in age that would never be noticed in the dark or a acor light am ara I 1 the same height practically yea yes and my couie you buleh me from her by my voice 1 I might yet probably not unless toy my wore were aroused what Is I 1 it you are thinking about she took a deep breath now directly facing him in the light of playing bliss ml maclaire tonight to night ahe the saad aid quickly of 01 taking bar br place and learning what it la Is it t we 0 o much importance hawley hu has to re port dont you think it might be done the beer sheer audacity of thia this unexpected proposal prop oeal left him speechless he acome to hie his feet gilp the back of at the chair almost doubting if it be he could have heard aright bla his yew eyes searching arching ae the girra face which wu wan glowing with arc excitement of couro he could net not permit 61 6 her exposure ex 0 such 1 atik the mchome waa was ti cable absurd but waa was it did it not offer after a fair chance of sast and waa was not the gissible pis sible 11 result worthy the riek risk assumed f ho ila choked bade back the earlier word words cf at protest un uttered puzzled aa its to what be he bad bast cay say A quick witted resourceful woman might accomplish all abs he pro vm posed it loolu look w simple ahe she broke la in impulsively movina moving nearer him dont you think I 1 could do itt it would it be unwomanly womanly 1 the result it accomplished would abundantly justify tho means hope be acknowledged at last 1 I wae was not het tating on that account but con can Ht dering the risk you would incur that would be so 0 o small morely the abort short walk alone with him from the theater to the hoaf hotel V ahe plead ei el once here it could make no difference if h he did discover my identity for thee thea the e would be bo plenty of mn men near at band to caad tu tj my defence oh please say yea yes if I 1 do then we mut must make the it 11 erslon ir slon perfect and take as few chances of discovery die covery aa as poi I 1 mut must learn exactly bow how the other dresses dr eBie and when ahe she lerrea letres the theater fortunately for da of your plan the trocadero permit permits c one but performers perform era ta to come behind the scene so hawley will be compelled to valt wr for tho tb lady outside the stace tae door I 1 had hill better go at 0 and aee nee to these detail details yes ahe she aid said her eyes lipar sparkling kling with anticipation and I 1 am to yu are willing I 1 will be b mont dw dl emet 1 you are bit sorry I 1 asade ade tho the prop Laal TO BE |