Show P THE MILLMAN M jak T br I 1 ulmor f THE DOUBLE TRAITOR alin v 1 tilt THE MASTER MUMMER etc bic I 1 cull 1111 ault dula kwi fad SYNOPSIS CHAPTER ron ion I r on a trip through ii the ang fish elsh cumberland country the breakdown pr r her a automobile to mobIle forces louise amaure a famous london actress to pend iti the m nt at ill the tarm farm homa of job jolin and d stephen Str ang angeney ewey II 11 at dinner louise discovers that the brothers aro are woman hating recluses CHAPTER ill next morning she dds covers that john tho the younger brother haa as recently come into a large fortune in i company with him she explores the farm i I 1 cir CHAPTER ArTER ivin IV in ln a tau talk with him she ehe la 13 disturbed disturb eil by bla rigid moral principles 1 and finds that his wealth has haa created no desire for any other life than the simple one h he e i Is s leading sh she e tells toll him her ia name ame an and d t that she Is t the he friend of the iri prince nce of sayre a rich and disreputable neighbor i I 1 CHAPT CHAPTER Ert ethroe months month slater later un able to rid himself of the memory of chef th actress aal in of tile hla brothers protests john goes to london I 1 1 CHAP vitre VI tre finds louisa engaged irk in the rehearsal of it new play meets engard her er friand s and 1 Is ant talked at luncheon witt with i her er by ta alo a pince i CHAPTER CHAMER VII john drives sophy homo home and she gives him friendly advice abo about u t lovo love and life in london the and d louise postpone a little journey they had arran arranged ced for CHAr TUIl houlne and her friend sophy too tao john out for a bohemian ilg tit introducing him to london life CHAPTER IX the prince takes taken job john r 1 under hla his social care Grau lot th the 0 playwright playwright warns louise that both the t arn prince 0 annl a ild jolin john love her and that the prince W will ill be a dangerous enemy enem to hla his rival CHAPTER X tho prince introduces ti ft relative lady to jol joam n hinting that she eho may bo be of use to librn it in his education of 0 john CHAPTER R XIV inadvertently plants cants in johns johna mind lady lida calls call 1 upon him in his rooms and attempts flirtation with him tier bar talk of couse and in the prince further its his awake awakened tied jealousy CHAPTER XV dininio with sophy coulso I anil and the prince appear in the restaurant tau rant to 0 the ga of john whom boulse tied had t told old she wo ld be out of town tor for the we weekend week e kend k end ile he attends thu the 11 first night of new play anil and at the cl climax im x in so BO shocked that lie he leaves the he sophy follows and brings him back to it tile after ter theater supper CHAPTER ivr stephen Stan comes to london to see BOO the now new play CHAPTER stephen coils on amie and offers to buy his brothers freedom from her influence john per the tha prince to lo withdraw ati an invitation to sayre bey re house lie he has haa civen to bulso I on the plea pica that it will compromise mise her then I 1 nin mil not nol likely to lo refuse am I 1 lie he hiked smiling shall I 1 como come to the theater come straight glit to the reception at tl alic a whitehall rooms she begged sir edward Is 14 culling calling tor for me and Grall arail lot will RO go down don with ith us ua later it if you care to you sou con can drive me 1110 home dont you sou think lie suggested that it would M tic lie rather a good opportunity to announce our engagement not tonight I 1 she pleaded you know I 1 cannot seem to belleve elleve li it myself except when hen I 1 flin am with M you and we MC are alone it seems too wonderful efful after nil all these years do you sou know john vint lint I 1 niu am nearly thirty lie ile laughed llo allow pathetic all the more reason I 1 should say why hy we e should let people know about it as soon as pos sible bible i there the ve Is no particular hurry she ehe 3 4 10 ff i NN her lips sought his and clung to them said a little nervously lot let me ie get used to it myself I 1 dont think you sou will liau lave to walt alt long everything I 1 have hae heen used to doing and thinking seems to be crumbling up aroun around d me ale last night I 1 even hated my work or at least part of it ills eyes ees lit III up with genuine pleasure 1 I cant tell vou how low glad I 1 am to hear you say that lie declared 1 I dont hato your work ork ive io got over that I 1 dont 1 I 1 ant am narrow about it I 1 gi hot and his play Is 19 wonderful but I 1 think anti I 1 always shall think that the denouement la that third act Is abominable 1 ill she bho nodded understandingly r t nm am be beginning inning to realize how you roust feel she confessed wo wont alk about vi tt any more aag now rao me to the llie then r P will ansill ou I 1 want to be there early tonight just to att g t everything ready for changing afterward the reception in lionor honor of the little company of french tragedian 1 at which almost tilt the whole of tile the english stage and a sprinkling sprit JOIng of society peu ile pie were present was a complete success louise made it cha rilling host ess bad sir hdward edward more thin than ever justified Jus tined ills his reputation for saying ing tile the right tiling thing to the alie right person tit at the right light moment the rooms were crowded with throngs of distinguished people who till all seemed to have lave plenty to say to one another the only person perhaps who found himself curio curiously ugly III at ease was john lie heard nothing but fren french ca I 1 on all sides of him a language which lie ho read with some facility but which he spoke title like a schoolboy no had been beel it wandering about for more than I tin nn hour before loule uncovered him S alio lie at once left her place wid and crossed the room to where lie was standing by the wall cheer dupill up I 1 she begged bagged with it 11 tie do smile 1 I am afraid eliat tilt vou v 0 11 tire being bored to death will you not como come and be presented to our guests for goodness sake not no john implored 1 I have never seen one or of them act and my french Is 14 appalling I 1 nin am all right dear its quite eno llull pleasure to sen see you looking so beitl bp i ill ful and to think to ile bo allowed to drive you homo hoino afterward annl louise looked into a neighboring mirror and gazed critically at tier her own reflected linage she lind ft a cull cuil ous feeling that at that precise moment she lind had reached the zenith oi of tier her power and tier her charm charin ifer her audience at the bad been wonder fuu fular ity ann rie beje appreciation to every turn or of tier her voice to ever every y movement and gesture the compliments too which she had been receiving from the crowds who had bad berit bent over ova r tier her fingers that night hod had been no idle words she was conscious acutely conscious of tho the atmosphere sho she lind created around tier her slie she was glorying in lne the subtle outward signs of it site sho vis in love with herself in love too with this delightful new feeling of loving losing it would lieve given tier her morn more jo joy than anything else in worm world 11 in 1 that moment of tier lier triumph to lu bt ve re passed her arm through rough th johns to have led him blin up to them all flud to lit lir ve vc said after nit all you see I 1 lim am a very still pl pi i 3 sort of woman I 1 have hao lone done just tho the sort of 0 simple thing that other women do and I 1 am glad of it very glad gild and very hrip happy I 1 iler her lips moved to the music of tier her john leaned toward towar I 1 tier lier did you say anything am thine lie he asked you dear stupid of course I 1 did not I 1 or if I 1 did it was just one of th se little whispers to oneself which antan mean nothing yet which count for so ilch men cati can I 1 not do anything to make you yoa enjoy yourself more I 1 shall hau to go nick back to my guests now wo we are expecting a royal personage a and nd those two dears who keep so close to my side do not speak a word or of eng huh please go back dear john begged promptly it was nice of you sou to come at all and heres sophy tit at last thank good goodness 1 now I 1 nm all right she laid her fingers upon ills arm you must take mo me back to my iny place she said then you ion can go and talk non nonsense to sophy they were back la in tho the crowd now nud site she distills vil him film with a little nod ile iio made ills his way quickly to tile tho spot whore where lie ho had seen sophy to ills his disappointment slip site had disappeared Grul lint lin hoor wever came up bad seized him by tile tho arm still playing the moth my iny young friend he exclaimed arent tile wings sufficiently burned beir yet 1 I nin am afraid il ita 1 s become a permit nent role john replied as the two men ion shook hands lin rids where liae have you been nit all these weeks bad why you ou becu to see me parts my dear young friend paris and eifel now I 1 nm am back again 1 I nm am not suro sure that I 1 know why I 1 came over with these french people to see them start their theater forgive me I 1 have not paid my respects to our hostess we shall meet again presently I 1 ilo iio strolled off and a n few minutes till later john found sophy ilow how late you yoa anre he be grumbled 1 I help it site elio answered nn this Is tho the only evening dress I 1 possess nt at present and I 1 had to mend it before it HIS ris decent to come out lu in why ore you wondering wandering about alone louise been kind to iou she tins has been charming john d declared 01 promptly but she Is surrounded with till all sorts of people I 1 dont know I 1 cant kielp tier her for one thing my french Is absurd then they tire all talking about nebout things which I 1 dont understand in the least sophy remained fr for a in ment then she took jolias johns arm and IM him to fo the buffet ohe give me ino nit an ice fee and a will you please you uro are a dear tin 1 are as bucu out or 1119 abria asa aan as aa a n heia delang welt well could bet bel john waited upon tier without any further remark the prince ot at sayre I 1 passing through bowed to them john looked utter his retreating figure an irresistible impulse seized him sophy lie he asked sitting down by tier her side tell nit me why have the prince und and louise always hern been such great fri friends cad r sophy looked steadfastly at tier her lee ice 1 I suppose because the prince la is a very clever and cultivated person slie she said lie le has been of arnat gm at us as to louise several times it was tie lie who financed miles faraday when lie ho put on oil this play of graillots Grall Grail lots Grail graillat lot a penny you know und and poor miles allies was almost broke after three failures that was just an investment jolin john remarked irritably lie ile will get ills money buck back again dignin of course agreed 1 I think the prince generally manages to get value for what ho he does in life you dont think louise ever thought of caring for him do you 2 john persisted sophy paused until she had lit a cigarette the expression in tier her face when she looked up at john irritated him vaguely it was as if she were talking to a child 1 I think she bins said you had bad better ask louise that question yourself don dont t you 0 0 0 ile he asked it an hour or so later when at last the dirty darty of guests had taken their leave and somewhat to the well bred surprise of the one or two friends who lingered louise had beckoned to john to tal take a her out to tier her car ifor her liand hand had sought ills tit at once tier her head rested n little wearily but very very contentedly upon his bis shoulder louise dear lio lie began 1 I asked sophy a question tonight which I 1 ought to have asked you quite properly she told me so nice little soul sophy louise what was waa it john once or twice I 1 have wondered lie went on you have ever cared in tiny any sort of way or cot come ne near to caring tor for tile the prince of sayre 7 fo for r a moment sho she made no movement then sho sha turned her head and looked at him the sleepy content had gone train from her eyes why do you ask it quite a natural question fr nm in a jealous man who believes that c ewo who sees yon must be in to lo 0 with you you have seen a great tb d at al of the prince you in the lo in it t few years ile he understands your you at 01 t there are many things that you tit ai A he have in common louise was looking out of the win d w at the thin stream of people still pi assing along she seemed rt ddenny to have become only the sh adow of tier her former brilli brilliant tint self 1 I think that once perhaps twice sli t confessed 1 I camo came very near to ca ing for him and ana now and now she repented repeated suddenly gripping gr johns hands 1 I tell you that I 1 tin nn very much nearer hating him so much for the prince I 1 in ton ten miu uti ut s we ire be at home and you ard an such a dear stupid about coming in you must try to say all the nice if 11 I 1 digs g s in th the world to niti me quickly in to ter minutes I 1 how shall 1 I begin he whispered mie he leaned once more toward him you dont need anerd any hints she mur mu inured cd youre really quite good nt at it I 1 CHAPTER ihie lie ton ten minutes passed very much too quickly she was gone lind and john I 1 thrilled tied tl ugh lie he was through nit all ills his senses by the almost passionate fervor of tier her leave taking found himself once more confronted by that little block black domon demon there was something about all of at them nil all these people whom he know knew to ho he his friends which teemed seemed to him to savor of a cy thero there was mis nothing that could be put into just the ghost of tort torturing tirIng 1 li possible os thoughts ho was in no humor to go homo home changing tho the order ho he bad first riven given to the tha lie he wits driven ln tand to n Dolie nAnn dab club which lie ho lind hall joined at Grail graillots lots instigation ile ho had it a vague hope might find the great there there were no signs of him however in the smoking buom or anyone else whom john know knew ile he throw threw himself into an easy chair and ordered bordere it a whisky and soda two inen close tit at hand were writing at desks others were lounging about discussing the he reception on one man lilan sitting upon the table a recognized authority was treating the corn coal puny pany to a fluent dissertation upon mib ni actresses winding up tip by contrasting Irp tr louise Maur laurels Ma urela els style with that of tier her chief french rival john found himself listening with pleased interest the mans opinion was certainly not unfavorable to louise it Is only la in the finer shades ot of emotionalism the critic declared chilt these french actresses get at us its a little more completely even than louls louise e 11 laurel do you know the reason ill tell you it Is because they live the life they have a dozen new emotions in a season they make a cult of feeling they use their brains to dissect their passions they cut their own life into small pieces and give us the result without concealment that lit IP where they score if anywhere tills this who opens over oer here tomorrow night Is in III love at the present moment with joan To courbet she had tin nn affair with that italian port poet in tile alio summer so they tell me inc she was certainly in madrid iu 1 0 october wital y a I 1 d lift jk ahe q ca ip tor these min in n nr are till all great artists think what she must have I 1 tive learned from associating with them now louise maitre SIn uiel so far as we know has never lad had but one buo altair fliTa lr the prineo of sayre and tins boon been faithful to him nil all tile the time it was wag out at last I 1 john had bad heard it spoken in plain words the black demon upon which ills his hand hail had lulu lain so heavily was alive now without 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