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E Fa vR t o 4 r c SYNOPSIS Jarvis Hope is fa detailed b by the theand United l States naval board to Investigate and re report nn findings on the invention ot at Dr Ralph Burke which serves to bring the to a state of at perfection On the trial trip ot of the Inventors Inventor's boat a Japanese helper Is surprised In the tho act or of examining tho mechanism Hope reports l favorably ly on the new device but there thoro are arEl re others Interested In It Attempt to burglarize Eurico's Burices laboratory falls fails later t Ma le daughter Cleo ands him murdered In his be bedroom room Cleo sells her fathers father's books aho ho finds a noto note from which she die learns the they contain secret formula Olga Ivan Ivun- off eft and Gerald Morton spies in lu search of fit formula attempt to capture Cleo Clel When hen she com comes S for tor books to e the anarchist Hope rushes to her aid Morton shoots but bullet hits a a. bomb in cellar tellar which explodes Hope and Cleo escape and attend ball at Mrs Delmars Delmare books whoso whose nephew has two missing aspy a 0 spy py attempts to steal books In excitement that follows books J pear oar escapes Hope nope and Cleo take l boat oat for tor an Island out in the tha bay MahUn Mahlin and the Jap turn out the Island light After a n violent storm Hope and Cleo arrive on strange Island Iland and discover et wan than they hunt bunt is there thero Mahlin and Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese also roach reach the Island The They escape from Hope but return and dynamite the shack Hope and Cleo manage to reach whore where Doctor Owen has ono one of ot the books He arranges to meet Hopi Hope Hopet nt M t the hotel with book Morton lorton pOl poses S as hope Hope and but for tor an earthquake would have bavo possessed the volume Cleo is captured captured captured cap cap- by Morton and taken to cabin in inthe the tho mountains She finds ands there thero book for which they search Fortunately she gets note to Hope who with Hook starts to rescue As he crosses chasm in swing- swing Ins III basket Mahlin steals up and chops at cable with an ax Hook appears in time to save Hope He Ire reaches the other side Elde and Is greeted b by Cleo she swears her bel love los to him They are followed by rahl n and Jap Jal who attempt to kidnap Cleo She swings herself herselt over the canon can can- yon on Olga and Morton are dashed to earth In an aeroplane TWELFTH INSTALLMENT What is the tile matter dear asked Cleo quickly noting the anguish In Hopes Hope's face Has anything happened happened hap hap- For a long moment he stood tood motion motIon- less lem Then summoning all his courage courage cour tour age he proffered her the letter Read Bead it It he said In a tone so hoarse that It was little higher than a n whisper Filled lIro with forebodings forebodings or of she knew not Dot what Cleo unfolded the closel closely written sheet This is what she read Dear Jarvis Jams This Is a humiliating letter for tor a woman to have bay to write to a man man but but it nas nos to tobe tobe tobe be written Do you remember remember but but of course you do the do-the the Abernethy's house bouse party at Lake Placid last summer And do you remember how we lost our way the afternoon we e started to climb Whiteface Whiteface White- White face and how the storm coming up we e took refuge in that deserted cabin and spent the night there to together ether In the forest forest for tor- est I shall never tor forget et how the wind moaned there and the rain lashed the roof root all aU through that interminable night W We W. were ere afraid we would not b be believed It H we told the truth you remember so when we got back to camp the next mornIng morning morn- morn Ing ng w we we told tole the others that we had spent the night at at- atthe the Lees Lee's cottage It was a foolish foolish foolish-an an Insane thing thing but but we did it They say BaT that lies have a way of comIne coming coming com com- ing Ine home to roost and It is quite true for tor that lie Ue has come home and is roosting roostIng roost- roost Ing Ini on my bedpost bedpost-a a great black ugly thine thing that is driving me wild It seems that a few tew days after atter we left Lake Lak Placid Hazel Abernethy happened to meet Mrs Lee at the boat club and thanked her for tor taking care of oC us Of Ot course coune Mrs Lee had no idea what Hazel was driving at at nt and said so and so-and and then the Ute cat was out of ot the bag baC And If it anything were wore needed to make matters malters worse one of ot the guides told Mrs Abernethy bernethy that he had seen us coming out of the cabin at seven seen o'clock in the morning Hazel as you know Is a a. modern edition edition edition edi edi- edi- edi tion of oC the town crier and thanks to her Industrious circulation of at the story everyone everyone everyone every every- one knows that we 0 spent the night to together together together to- to gether in the cabin cabin and and of oC course puts the worst possible interpretation upon it You know and I know that we did no wrong but no amount of ot denial dental will convince convince convince con con- vince others of oC our Innocence Im I'm not blaming you Jarvis but you ou have ha compromised compromised compromised com com- promised me Indeed I already begin to tolice see lice signs of ot ostracism At the Hildreths Hildreth's dinner the other night that Impossible Mrs Norton asked me if Ie I didn't prefer the llie unconventionality of oC life In tho the woods to the staid existence one leads In New NewYork York York whereupon whereupon a a. general snicker ran around the table You will understand therefore that life leis has become perfectly Intolerable Under such circumstances Jarvis there Is only one course open to a gentleman gentleman- and I know that you are a gentleman You Y-ou proved that by the way you conducted conducted con con- ducted yourself In the cabin Is there need then for me to tell teU you what you oU should dot doi I am fond of you and I am sure lure that I could make you happy With Implicit faith that you OU will do what Is right by me 1 I eagerly await your reply I 1 Affectionately INEZ For what seemed to them both an eternity Cleo her ber cheeks drained of color stood a as though turned to stone staring at the letter with unseeing eyes At last she spoke Who Is this woman i Her lIer name Is Inez Machin replied Hope nope Sho She belongs to quite a well well- known New York family I met her ller lust last summer at a house party In the Adl Adirondacks I Do Io you love lo her Love her he be repeated bitterly Not the least in the world There is only one woman whom I love and love and yo you u know who she Is Cleo Is hIs it true as she says that you di did d nothing wrong On my honor as an officer and aud a aman aman man mau I swear it Cleo You needn't swear it Jarvis sho slit answered dispassionately In m my P heart I never doubted you There was a n pause I l What are you going to do about abou t It It Jarvis she slowly asked at length It is for you to decide Cleo ha hel answered miserably DIy My Iy happiness my future is in your hands I must have time to think sM shit said Come to me this thus afternoon I will give you ou my decision then Though racked by emotion she kept herself by a n supreme effort of the will under admirable control It was no not Indeed until she had reached her room and bolted the door behind her that s she Je threw w herself herselt upon the bed and nud gave glYe wa way to a torrent of tears Late that afternoon Hope came to her for his llis answer Though her eyes eyet were swollen from weeping she was waa calmer more dignified than he had ever seen her ber In the space of ot a few hours she seemed to have changed from a child to a n woman She l lead had ad donned the tho same black gown that sho had worn at her ber fathers father's funeral Its WI somberness accentuating the glory of ot other her hair and the milky whiteness of her comple complexion ion Hope thought that he had never ne known one so lovely so so frail and so appealing Jarvis Jar she began III 1 have lla spent the whole day trying to decide what Is the right thing for us to do You are as this Miss 1 MachIn says in her letter a n gentleman and in Iii sucha such n a case a n gentleman has no alternative Jarvis you must marry her But I am going to marry you ou cried Hope No dear said Cleo firmly though her bier lips quivered you are not going to marry me much as I love you I r could never neer be happy as us your our wife knowing that another woman had a n claim on you OU and now dearest you must go I cant can't stand it any longer m my heart is breaking I III 1 wont won't go Hope Bope fairly shouted I I 1 dont don't love that woman and 1 I wont won't marry her She has is no claim on me 1 never harmed a hair of ot her head Im I'm going to stay here and marry you my darling Listen to me Jarvis dear said Cleo putting her hands on his shoulders shoulders ders and raising her filled tear eyes to his Do liDo you OU really love me 1 Do I love you 1 he be groaned I III love you ou so much that life Ute without you Is not worth living And OlAnd you wish to please me Of course he be answer answered d simply Then you will marry Miss Machin said Cleo Cant you ou see dear that though it breaks my heart to give you OU up I can cnn always feel that we were strong enough to do what was honorable honorable honorable honor honor- able and right It is because I love you so much Jarvis that I ask this of ot you May May may I kiss you good good-by my darling asked Hope brokenly Her answer was to throw threw herself Into his arms For a long minute their lips clung together their hearts throbbed in unison then tIlen she struggled free Then turning he be groped his way to the door As it closed behind him Cleo stood for a moment swaying swa-Ing like a lilyin in the wind and then her ber strength suddenly deserting her crumpled to the floor unconscious The next nest morning nope Hope very ery white and shaken sent for Hook showed him the letter from Inez Machin and told him of ot Cleos Cleo's decision Shucks said the old seaman after he heard beard the story there aint nomore no nomore nomore more call for fot you OU to marry that gal than there Is fer me to Cording to your story and her bel story too too she aint caught you OU with ith the goods She's Just trying to put one over o on you the way it looks to me Hook but Cleo wont won't see it that way Sho She Insists that the only honorable thing for me to do under the circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances is to marry Miss 1 Machin Ive I've tried to argue with her but she's adaman adamantine ada ada- man mantine tine Just you wait till Ive I've had a n talk with her hel said Hook rising Dont you OU do nothing foolish until until until un un- til I 1 get back Ill I'll soon talk those story book notions outer her bel head Dont Don't you worry Ill I'll fix things uP all nIl right I r hope to heaven you'll be success successful ful said Hope fervently If It you are Ill I'll never forget It it Two hours bours later Intel Hook returned Ono One look at his face showed Hope that he had llad met with no success Im much obliged to you Hook said Hope wearily but I 1 knew It would be useless When Cleo once makes up her mind theres there's no use In trying to change It You will look after her ber Hook wont won't you ou 1 You bet I will said tho the sailor mopping l Ills his s eyes with a vivid bandana Im a n pretty tough old salt but Ill I'll do ray lay best to be a father to her ber And Hook said Hope with a trace of ot embarrassment If you you you-If if she- she should ever need any money you OU wont won't hesitate to let me know will you ou 1 I haven't much besides my pay but whatever I 1 have its it's Cleos Cleo's and yours roms for the asking I can enn go away with lan Ian easier mind if It I can have your our promise that flint yo you will call cull on me Incase In Incase Incase case of or necessity Dont let et that worry you looten looten- ant ant said Hook grasping the hand in his his great sun burned paw puw Well Vell get along all nil right I reckon and if we dont don't Ill I'll let you know ow Hope had already wired the navy department that the chances of or fin finding the formula of Doctor Burkes Burke's Invention invention Imen tion Uon were almost negligible and asking that sixty days clays leave of or absence nce be granted him The rhe following morning he received a telegram from Washington Washing Washing- ton granting his request Whereupon he ho wired Inez Machin 1 Will you do me the honor to marry me The department has grant granted ell me sixty days leave and I am starling starting Hast Imme diatel A few fow hours later he received he her herf f reply I have announced our engagement Owing to the tho shortness of ot your leave we will be married soon after your our return Love That evening saw Hope nope hoarding boarding the tho ferry terry which connected at ut Oakland with the eastbound mall mail train Inca Machin was WIlS undeniably a n beautiful beautiful beau beau- girl girl tall tall slender and und as lithe l tho and anel sinuous as a n panther An exquisite Ito ite olive coloring lustrous eyes ees nn and 1 great masses of ot blue black hair b betrayed betrayed be be- her Latin descent Her lier beauty was red marred however b by a n thin lipped and rather cruel mouth and by an nn expression expression expression ex ex- which could best be described describe 1 as cold and calculating Though sho slue possessed all ull the sophistication of n a girl who had been brought up In the so called smart set she sho had hind a n seductiveness seductiveness of oC 0 manner together with a n pronounced physical allurement ement which had kept a n score of at Impressionable youths In her train Despite her self-assurance self however her meeting with the man she was to marry was marked with a n certain con con- I r knew that you OU would come Jar Jar- Jarvis vis she said as she greeted him inthe In Intile tile the library of her home It was terrIbly terribly ter ter- embarrassing for me the to be compelled compelled compelled com com- to write THe you ou as I tilt did did but what else could I do You know aswell as ns aswell well as I 1 do that though society is always tolerant towards a married woman It never looks hooks forgivingly on the indiscretions of an un unmarried one Ever since the story of our spending the night together In the cabin leaked out life Ufe here has steadily lly grown more impossible Some of my best friends have cut me on the street and I wasn't even invited to the Taller's Toilers cotillion But everything seems to have been forgotten since I announced our en en- en Ill I'll try to make you a good wife Jarvis Dont Don't you think that we can be happy together Jarvis I hope so he answered coldly When ben is when Is-when when are we to be married married married mar mar- ried 7 On the fourteenth answered Inez The Invitations will be out tomor tomor- row So soon soon soon- he exclaimed But that Is only three weeks away away There seemed nothing to be gained disapproval In fact they seemed to outdo themselves in the attentions the they showered on the tiie young oun couple This If It Hope h hid hd d only wn It ft was due as much to the Impression he had bat made as to Inez popularity for his frankness and cordiality his hiu polished though democratic manner munner and cle clean clean- tn- tn cut appearance won him many friends friend Though he lie did his best hest to hl hide e his |