Show Z f IT arv ar r n r GIELE GELE TT T T durl sa 5 illustrated PAY NY 11 ley ay carr Z CHAPTER XIV continued 17 mr Dore she aho ejaculated 11 1 hoard something about halls losing money his fils uncles will you know that was waa a mistake it ti 3 ilaw how a mistake miss I 1 aware that you were interested in tho subject and hardly know to what you refer why it was all in the papers this afternoon itt everybody knows about ali ah said bald tho t a lawyer 1 I would nil ad alio you not to put too much faith in the papers miss Di dallys allys hut but it said that liall hall would get tits his uncles money rosamund Kos amund who had joined her broke in if ho be was married on or bo be foro fore his twenty eighth birthday mrs airs royalton was also in it excited ly and lies hos twenty eight tomorrow no its today 1 mr doremus stood with ills hla lianda hands behind his back watching them impassively all ah ray my doar dear ladles ladies that just shows how little one can depend upon tho the dally press on and after ro reporters love such buch expressions they to think that no document Is complete without that particular torm hut but it on or before they lioy demanded not at all not at nil all the phrase Is to tile tho best beat of my recollection before ho he has attained hta his twenty eighth birthday in tho the interpretation of tho law ones birthday begins nf midnight pro preceding ceding such dato date mr air Doni chances for inheriting therefore lapse at twelve ono one and till all turned to gaze at fit the clock and now its ten tell minutes past cried carolyn so it seems scorns said mr doremus and now ladles ladies Is there anything ican I 1 can do for you it not I 1 must mr air and discuss ills his legal arrangements arrange monta with a low bow ho he passed at once out of the room VOT for a moment the three ladles nou non paused were dumb then slowly rosamund turned to carolyn all her rancor gone bono well sho she said dont that beat you you ever heard beard in your life it was evident by Caro carolyna Carolyn lylis 3 ironic smile that she consi considered derod the remark inadequate but oven sho she could do no better mrs airs ilo balton yalton was moro more effective fec tive she burst into tears began to storm why its no bottor better than stealing I 1 tho the onty word tor for it ili lord dont hn ha a tool fool said carolyn finally nally ll iwo wo got the wrong tip all al 11 but I 1 seem to soo see now why mr air hall fall was in so much of a hurry itji going honaew walled mrs roy alton dabbing her eyes im not till I 1 give him a piece of my iny mandt inin dill cried rosamund alush walt wait a minu minute tei carolyn whispered la that ho out in tile tho of oice olce thoro there with miss fisher you wait valt hero girls im going to call him in leaving thorn she walked quietly to the door 11 haiti alif oh hall sho she called sweetly she smiled as it if upon an angel conio in clarp a minute will you 1 im v 0 got si it little surprise s Ur irIse for you sho she darted back bach aud and took look her picc with tho the othora others three in a line ile ho cama came JW jn smiling saw tile three outraged outrage d ladles ladies and stopped with nil an embarrassed grin what Is a it ltv ho a inan agod to 10 say nay oh ab hall liall hall youve broken my iny heart bearl mrs blis royalton wept again ituau III sIj up repa heya you lot let mo ino talk miss biale will your id like to hear just what th athla Is particular sort of cur can find to say for butyl 1 OU Gu tyr tyl said eald liall hall seeing the use IV of prot pst now go ahead have you got any faco face to there and calmly acknowledge Caro carolyn lyu broke in abu deliberately deceived us then all three just abt exactly as you dec deceived elved one another ho he could not resist adding at that all three broke louse together and for tho the next lye five minutes hall faced faced tho the music it waa not only aly use useless loss but impossible tz to answer thorn Ilo stood with his arius folded bowing and smiling sar aur conically donl doni cally tho the stiletto letto was Ca weapon but for Hos rosamund Kosai aund amund the bludgeon alia aha atud jack abe lady killer are you at a shot oh ell sang in between loure a cad hall Donl Doni stolle youre a 1 1 sr and a cheatt cheat poor ilona ilena could but feebly anch birn with reproaches bibo was vas dissolved tn in her bor woe so it valt b bitting pounding and blubbering ho he ought to be horse horsewhipped whipped some onos father or brother should thrash himl him it waft waa an outrage and a disgrace what if they called in tho company to publish his fits rascality they wore glad glad glad bo be had lost his bis money it 11 was good enough gh for him it was then that hall saw a great light lie ile gave a laugh that stilled them oho the money so why you were all suddenly so keen to coarr roe ins was why I 1 dont see ece how flow you women haye have the nerve to look ate aia in the litot why a 0 J will do dd anything for money then will she he shell cheat and lie ho and cut her 8 best friends throat threat behind tier her back by jove youre tile tha coldest blooded set of female vampires I 1 ever saw in ili my eifel its a revelation to mol met so lill all you ou wanted mantea eh why you all hung fire this morning and got ruo me into this confounded mesa oli oh you wanted aimel yes ye time to investigate my finances of course courie and then when you do get wind of this devilish old legacy then youre all after me ine on tho the gallop like a pack of 0 siberian wolves falling over one another to seo see who can got get to tile tho telephone forstl well thank god I 1 found it out in time thank god im tree free of all three of 0 you you lying back biting mercenary two faced hypocrites t well its all over now I 1 advise you to train Y your our guns guna on cousin johnsl thero there was a disagreeable pause when tho the pot calls the kettle black I 1 it t la Is uncomfortable ablo for both then the three women their rage and disappointment still unappeased swept out of the studio and loft left him alone rosamund went out surly and lowering carolyn sarcastic to the last with a bitter smile upon her lips mrs na r royalton abjectly weeping hurling tier faint reproaches with a lessening might site she turned at tile the door to pull tile the ruby ring from tier her hand and with nil all of Flod les abandon it if with less of Flo dlos justification tossed it at him ile he drew a long breath and dropped into a chair it had been a very bad live five minutes it was a bellef to have it over what next the music still continued but it would soon bo be time for his guests to bo be leaving ho know lie ho ought to go out into the other rooms and play the host but lie ho could not it was impossible for him film to see again the three ladies who must just now lip be making their scornful exit As soon as they wore were out of the way lie ho would do tits his best with the others lie he knelt down on the floor and began to search bearch for the ring are you in hero mr Boni stello came Fl Flo dlos odies gentle voice at the door lle lie jumped up and faced her yes flodde she came in timidly and gave a glance at the clock yes its all over the moneys gonel he said bald calmly have they left yet she nodded smiling all making up to jonas with all their might uy by tho the way they talked you fiust have had a pretty lively tinie time with them flodde sat dawn demurely 1 I should say so flodde three ladles ladies have told tile me tonight rather explicitly that im a cad what ayou think youre hotl she cried flodde sat sal up indignantly her eyes blazing lie gave tier her a quick alck surprised look and tits his face lighted with hope it was the lie first urno their eyes had met In perfect accord it was the tha first real thrill then lie ho hardly dared to say it have you forgiven wo me flo you forgiven tile me youl you for ahat it was evident that slie she need not tear him flodde cast down tier her eyes a mo wont then raised them boldly for pretending pretending what pretending that I 1 caro care flo dlo suddenly embarrassed jumped up tip and walked away aay from him hall mado made a leap leal for her lie he caught tier lier in ili hla his arms oil oh do you ou care flodde do you ou do you oua liven even after all this ile ho kissed tier her ardently full on oil the lips flodde extricated herself front from his grasp it of its it vei ve i nice hall its awfully nice but it just a little well premature silo she brought it out timidly but her face showed tier her rapture ho dropped ills his artin arrn and stood suddenly disconcerted then laughed nervously why surely you iou ought to bellevo believe mo me now mottle ini im right ciack to here I 1 was as tills this in morning orning no fortune no prospects just working for my living and quite head over heels in ili debt flodde giggled blissfully do you ou want your eggs boiled two minutes this morning mr Honl Boul stelle or three ehret 11 ali i smiled and shook tits his head bead yes lla its all over ill have no bullions to offer you after all flodde im just a poor devil of a photographer dont you believe me now he repeated anxiously was trembling belleve Del levo what hall sho she hung her head you sald said it betl for a moment lie ho stood looking at her puzzled then a broad grin spread over hla his face otil ohl he be cried well I 1 fuessl guess Is ir that it jubil jubilant nt now 0 he approached her with playful mock romantic airs knelt and put his arms around her will you marry ino ine flodde Fl odle CHAPTER XV flodde inexplicably burst into tears hall was alarmed but he bo managed to keep his wits about him quick flo lie dle tor for heavens he avena sakul saku theres somebody conille coni lne will you r 1 like lik a flesh flash she he lifted tier her head her f face ce still dripping tears the ideal now theres some stylo style about thail the answer Is yeal she exclaimed and burst into laughter almost hysterically then site elie turned and gave a glance at the clock thank god said eald liall hall fervently flodde Pl Fl odle it great to bo be in love really in love ile he hugged her tight Fl flodde odle youre going to be my wife did you know it my aly wife flodie youre going to be mrs hall flail C boni atello im going to marry you up as quick as ever I 1 can before I 1 lose you ou again agal til joh oh ou 11 never lose me hall never never never never she paused and added archly arc lily and im awfully sorry now I 1 throw threw away that ring jove I 1 forgot tile the ring of course ile he allied it out of ills his pocket and looked at her queerly why you t throw it away did you it was of course I 1 did dont you kemem her ber now put it on therel there im so glad you ou get a diamond hy by jovo jove flodde hall flail jumped up c ecstatically holding another ring in ills hla liand a plain gold hand band iler her a the other one say sa now weve ee sot ot those wom out of the way prid and youve said yes lord I 1 feel like celebrating say lets get married tonight what dlou say she bile sat bat up excitedly oil oh hill hall le lets I 1 right awall aft ay ny by jupiter wo we will lie ho exclaimed 1 then hen suddenly the smile on oil hits his face faded and lie he gave a gesture of tits may oil oh lord lie he exclaimed disappointedly what hall bell no use flodde we cant do III it why not hall cant mr air Do dorelius renius marry us its lies hes a justice of the peace ho sa hed marry you it you wan wanted ted oil oh it that d n it nil all im such a fool I 1 forgot all about the license cense confound it its a charnel just juat my luckl luck well have to wait till tomorrow suddenly disengaged herself from ills his arm you wait a minu minute tel she ran to the door looked into the office slid and called Alf alfred redl in another she bile was joined by the janitor flail waited in perplexity and wonder vender alfreds apron was removed he shone in ili the full glory of his evening 1 I T 7 L youre a cad hall s suit still spotless alfred was pale vale as a ghost and ills ayea ee vere ere big arid bail bad ills lips were working nervously as it if lie ho were repeating some thing to himself flodie her hand in ili ills arm v albed down to hall flail donl boni stelle now alfred she said encouraging ly you tell mr Donl Doni stelle what wi vt lid this afternoon allred alfred exclaimed hall what has I 1 lie 1 c got to do with it 1 1 hope you wont bo be offended mr fr alfred began timidly clasping tits his hands tightly in front of lalni him it was a great liberty to take I 1 inow but ulav flaher fisher asked wo roo to and I 1 knew it would be all right and if it been oil right mr air donl boni stelle id I 1 ll 11 done adone a it just them the same bame it miss laa fisher asked mo me to mr baill etelle I 1 told her I 1 would and I 1 di did d I 1 asked her would blin ask tile ino some tiling thing hard to do mr air banist e lie but I 1 I 1 bellevo believe that gothing c could bo be so h hard rd as what she asked me mr donla stelle and it was the hardest thing that she could ask flodde Fl odle can call you translate hall flail asked k id puzzled TO iia CONTINUED |