Show 1 4 T V 1 1 V el 1 jap dephillips ann T ir OPPENHEIM athor oe TIM nn DOUBLE continued from last issue SYNOPSIS C ton ion I t on a trip through the eng it lah an cumberland T am country thi the breakdown pf af her automobile forces louise Mai irel a london ac actress act treso reea to spend the at th the farm I 1 home am 0 of jol bolm in an and strang aboy 1 at dinner louise ducov 1 orm r that the brothers aro woman hating halane reolia reo lua charmi ill next morning she ehe ls t covers that john the younger brother hu recently come coina into a large fortune lu ca company panr with him she che explores explore a the farm t chaiten ivin IV in talk with him shei ahei Is in disturbed ly by its rigid moral principle 11 and ands that his wealth has haa creat edno a delre for any othor other life than the simpler one he IN id she tells him hera her name land and that she he to lii the friend alend or of the prince ot of seyre a rich and disreputable neighbor chapton V thres months later un 5 able M to rid himself ot of the memory ol of t the actress ftc tresa ant and in spite of hla his brothers protests jojin goes COB to london I 1 CHAPTER VI he finds louisa lo 10 tee engaged in th the a rehe rehearsal aasal of a now new play meets meeta engaged iier j won d s an and d Is I 1 entertained at luncheon with her by th the prince I 1 CHAPTER VII til john drives sophy honie home and she he alvea ves him friendly about love and NI iffe in london the prince and nd I louies postpone pott pona a little J aney they had bad arranged for or CHAPTER vill houlne ara her friend take john out for L Dohe night introducing him to london lite life CHAPT CHAP ItIl inthe prince takes john under hla bla s octal care graillat Orall Grail lot the tha playwright warna louise that oath both the tha prince anil and john love her har and that the tha prince will be a dangerous enemy to hla his rival CHAPTER CHAP TEn X atha the prince introduces ita relative lady hilda to john hinting blat wat she aha may IB be of uso use to him in ills his T education of john CHAPTER X XIV I 1 V graillat Grall Grail lot bad mado made himself ia thoroughly comfortable ile ho was ell cn v in the largest of johns easy t iha chairs tirs his bis pipe in ills hla mouth a recent ly ref refilled filed tincup was english in n nothing except his predilection for ten tea on the small table by ills his side through a little cloud of tobacco smoke lie he was studying his host you achl yourself n londoner now my iny young friend I 1 suppose lio lie aim remarked arkid taking pensive note at 0 johns fashionable clothes clot lies it to la it 1 transformation beyond a doubt I 1 Is it I 1 wonder tho the surface only or have you indeed become heart and soul t a son ut this corrupt city I 1 whatever I 1 may have become john grumbled its meant three 4 months of the hardest work ive ever done I 1 I 1 held beld out ills his pipe in front of him and blew away a dense cloud of 0 smoke explain yourself he be insisted john stood on the hearthrug hearth rug with his hands bonds in his pockets ills morning clothie cloth cAl were exceedingly well cut ills his tie and collar unexceptionable his hair closely cropped according to the fash ton lon of the moment ile ho had an extremely civilized air look here Grail graillat lot 11 ho he ril ill tell you what ivo ive done although I 1 dont suppose you would understand what it means to me ivo ive visited halted practically every theater in Lot london idon 11 alone AI sometimes with ills bliss 9 sometimes tah her little friend sophy oe ga t rard anal alfonc john replied ill ia ime have bought a baedeker taken n taxicab by the day rind and lone done nil all tile the sights lo ivo 10 weeks in the national gallery razing gazing and rye ive done nil all those modern shows up tip round bond streit street I 1 havo have bought a n racing car rind and learned to drive it I 1 have been to dinner parties that have bored me stilt stiff I 1 have been introduced to n crowds of people whom I 1 never wish wash to see again mid ciul ninde one or two fr friends linds lie fie added sa smiling illing at ills guest for whom I 1 hope I 1 lint am properly grateful tho the prince has been showing shoeing you round a bit he hoi graillat Grall Grail lot grunted tho the prince has been extraordinarily kind tonie tolue 11 john admitted slowly for what reason I 1 dont know lie ile has introduced me to it a great many w pleasant and interesting people and a great ninny many whom I 1 suppose a young man in roy my position should be glad to know he lias has shown me one side of london life pretty thoroughly and what about it all Urail lot doman demanded oed you find yourself something more of a citizen of at the world ehr not a bit john answered simply the more I 1 seu see of the life up liere here the smaller it seems to me I 1 mean of course the ordinary life of pleasure me lc life te tc bo be lived by a young man like myself who any profession or work upon which lie he con can concentrate ins ills thoughts then why do you sou abuy lohn john made no immediate reply ant instead ho he walked to tile the window of his sitting bitting room and stood looking acro narow SH tho the thames wit a discontented frown upon between him and the frenchman a curious friendship had sprung up during the last iasi w months monter 1 I gather continue 1 that to put it concisely and truthfully heully you are the most bored man manin in london there la Is something behind nil all this effort fo rv 01 oatsy f nu a r mv m V friend to nu our fw MA 7 self ined iho square place fcc speak the truth now bowl I 1 trent treat me is as a father confessor jolin john swung round upon his lice heel in tile clear light I 1 it t that he be was it a little ln tho the face and hint some boac of tile the tan lind had gone from ills complexion 1 I nm am staying up hero here tind going on with it he announced doggedly of a woman Orell lot stopped rating placed iho remains bf ills arike crike in the he i nf if ills teacup and ined tit it dottai own then in opeil j lith ills lips to and abruptly closed them ills face suddenly under niKl tr went tin nn extraordinary ch chainge clinn ringe pe A few ngo ago ills lind had been that of it professor elaml ni ax favora to 0 inject of study now a morn more personal note hall anil ill 11 expression af iola thought or reflection it wits IH that tind conic come into ills his mind it lind pla tilly startled hirn him who Is 14 tho the woman woin nn lie asked b there Is no secret about if so BO fur for nn ng I 1 nin mil concerned john answered it la is louise It nurel I 1 thought you I 1 1 juat hahe the two men looked nt at vach other tn lit prience tor for some moments out on oil the lie river it a little tug was hooting vig xa A there Is no secret about it it Is louise Ni maurel aurel 11 porously orous ly the alie roar or of the strand came faintly into the room ott on tile the ma mantel piece a very ornate french clock ticking lightly all these sounds seemed suddenly accentuated they bent beat time to a silence ellenee almost in its intensity Grail graillat lot took out his handkerchief and dabbed ills his forehead ile iio had written many plays and the dramatic instinct was strongly developed lit in him louisel Loul sot sel lie ho muttered under ills his breath br catli she Is very different I 1 know john went on oil after a monic mornen nta ts hesitation she la Is very clever rind a 11 groat great artist and she ilie lives in tin nn atmosphere of which n few months ago I 1 know knew nothing I 1 have linao come up tip lure here to try to understand to try to get it little nearer to her there was another silence tills this thilo almost nn an awkward one then grall grail lot suddenly to ills his fret 1 I will respect your confidence ho holding out its ills hand 1 have no fear ot at tant chrit I 1 am du duo 0 now at the theater th enter your ten tea Is 19 excellent ellid 1 I such little cakes I 1 never tasted before you will wish me good luck no I 1 why riot fotr jolla demanded a I 1 little I 1 tie startled Becal Ilc cause lse Gra lilot pronounced from what I 1 have tind and know of you both there pro aro no two people in this s world less suitable for ea each ell other I 1 look here john ex postulated 1 I dont want mint you to go away thinking so you yon dont understand what tills this beatis to me Iller haps not my friend Grall lot replied hut but remember that it Is at least my trade to understand men and women I 1 have known louise maurel since she was it child then it Is I 1 whom you dont understand der stand that be so graillat Grall GraIl lot confessed ono one bakeh mistakes s let us leave it tit nt that you are arc A young man of undeveloped temperament you may ile he capable of much which at present I 1 do not find in you tell rell mo me the ono quality in which you consider mo me roost most lacking joun hogged begged 1 I want you on my side ade grall lov lot 9 ayd arid 1 I 11 graillat Grall Grail lot replied ns its lie shook tas Ms friends hand and hurried off iwalla not only to be on tho the side that will meau bap happiness tvr for you be both lie he left the room a little abruptly john walked babic to tho the oppressed with a sense j almost ominous in tho he frenchmans French mans In manner ariner something which he hc not fathom against willett which lie ho in vain side by side aide it I 1 thiera surged into ills his memory illis qute t fuda U da which 11 jil 40 lon chii afi A W L 0 51 fays charming w when lien sho she had any time to sprira sometimes almost affectionate affection ute on the lie other hand he was profoundly e conscious of it her er d desire e ore to keep him tit nt nelna length for tho the present lie ile imil nd her decision with ont ant it fe murmur ile he ninde made but few efforts to see tier her alone and when they met tie fie made no special claim upon her notice ile iio was serving Fer ving his apprenticeship tice ship doggedly and faithfully yet there were vere times like the present when lie found his task both hateful rind and difficult ile iio walked alm aimlessly lessly backward and forward clin chinng fing against the restraint of the narrow walls and the lite low cell ing A sudden defillo had seized him to fly back to the hills wreathed in mist though they might be to struggle 0 on n ills way through the blinding rain to drink down long gulps of his own purer less civilized atmosphere the telephone bell rang lie ile placed tho the receiver to his ear car almost me clinti leally who Is it lie asked lady hilda la Is asking for y you ott sir the hall porter announced lady hilda peered n round around johns johne room mom through her lorgnette unit and did riot not hesitate to express her dissatisfaction 11 my dear man she exclaimed what lint makes you live in a 1 hotel why lont dont you tako rooms of your own and them thein Surround ingri like 1 ire destructive to ones individuality well V ell you see sec john explained up aw lie lic d draw rew nn nil e ngy chair up to fire alro for ills guest imy my stay in london li 19 only a temporary one and it ser inid worth while alle to settle anywhere she stretched out her graceful body in front of the he ore fire and raised tier her veil slip she was very smartly dressed ns as usual ifer her white alte silk bilk stockings stocking 4 which sho she seemed foe ined to have no objection to displaying were of the latest vogue th the n chinchilla around tier her neck and lit in tier her little toque was most becoming site she seemed to bring with tier her nn an atmosphere indefinable in its way but distinctly attractive brisk lit in tier lier speech a little commanding in tier her manner one fe was still essentially feminine john tit at tier lier direct invitation lint hail called upon tier once or twice since their meeting at the opera and he had found tier lier from the first moro more attractive than tiny any other society woman of his acquaintance none the fesq he ha was a little taken aback at iter her present visit exactly why tire nrc you here anyhow silo she 1 I feel sure that X augene ugene told mo me the reason which had brought you from your wilds but I 1 have forgotten it for one thing john bolm replied 1 I have conic come because I 1 dont want to appear prejudiced and the fact that I 1 never spent a aa I 1 lentil in london or even a week iveel sec seemed tined a little narrow mind at ed the real attraction lady hilda asked it in hi it woman if nt alt it 1 I am very fond of a woman who Is lif in london john admitted perhaps it t Is true that I 1 am liere here on her uc count lady laly hilda withdrew from tier her muff mue a gold cigarette case ond and a little box of order seme mixed vermouth with lenion lemon for rae me please site she begged 1 I have beav shopping and I 1 hate tea I 1 dont know why I 1 camo came to see you I 1 suddenly thought of it when I 1 was lit in rond bond street it was very kind of you john said if I 1 had known that you cared about seeing tile me I 1 would have come to you with pleasure what does it matter she answered yoa Y are thinking perhaps that I 1 risk my reputation in coming to it young soung mans rooms those things to do not count for me ever since I 1 was it a child I 1 have done exactly as I 1 liked and people have shrugged their shoulders and said all ah ivell it li 19 only y lady 1111 hilda dal I 1 am quite conduced that if I 1 chose to take you oft air to monto alonto carlo with me next week and spend a month with you there I 1 should get my priss pass to the royal incao tit at ascot when I 1 returned and my invitation tu to the he next court hall ball even in ill this era of starch march you set see apy they would say it Is 19 only lady andy hilda I 1 the walter waiter brought tile vermouth nuth which ills his visitor contentedly so there Is it ft woman Is 19 there she sha we went it on oil looking across the room tit at tier her companion havo illano you committed yourself already thou dont you re rc ti lember what ibold I 1 told you the lie first night wo we met after the opera that it Is well to wait yes res I 1 rutn remember aber jolin john admitted 1 I meant it lie he lau laughed hed good yet not without some trace of self conscious ness tile rui mischief was done then lie he said it be undone she asked lazily or are you one of those tedious people who tire are faithful forever fidelity she continued knocking tile the tish from tier her cigarette Is really to mi in wind mind the most bourgeois bourge of vices it cornea comes front from a wrist want of elasticity in the emotional fibers nothing in life tins haa bored me so much ns as tile the falkl faithfulness fulti of my lovers loters you ought to pat nil all this into one of your books john suggested 1 I probably shall when I 1 write my reminiscences site she replied tell me about tills this woman anti and dont stand about in that restless way at the other end of 0 the room bring a chair close to ine there close to my aldel john obeyed and his visitor contemplated him thoughtfully through a little cloud of 0 0 o smoke yes ye 4 gho dec decoded Tiled there here Is no use delict deang t u r c hatefully ate fully good hooking an and d ia al or other I 1 think f YOU yourd oUica havel nip roved you ou you liast ai t j tia 6 0 or P that cv i first camblor town edwn ATe yuu u iu ne burc that you made up about tills woman in a hurry quite sure john laughed 1 I suppose I 1 mil am rather an idiot but I 1 mil am addicted to the vice of 0 which you were speaking she nodded 1 I should imagine she said eald that you were not at tin nn adept adept in file art or of flirtation Ir tation Is it true that tho the woman I 1 Is louise maurell nurell Mn li urell quite true john replied nut but dont you know P she elie brol oft off abruptly silo she saw the face of the man by her side suddenly change rind and her instinct warned tier her ot of the danger into which she was rushing you surprise me very |