Show h e ul r n th e M i aror STORY FROM THE START bauric devon a tray pay young c 1 lap somewhat inclined to to wild ri ess liag recently a as 8 a playwright Ms ills wealthy alier ter ila abara who liar hall helped him to succeed Bince pd ailts lilts just juit toon married an and of in going to japan leaving laur baurle alln 0 on oil tits itla own ant anil lIt lithall nall his theatrical partners ners I 1 ibave promised to ti keep an eye on laurie they ill e y hill bilm 1 for ills hla laziness of title lute and to lie e i idoeta I 1 borts torts ill that at 1 he l e seeks becks hotd nd vent pro from his window tit in new york lie the reflection of a beautiful girl in ili a nilar ae in it the e houi e opposite from F r om t the I 1 elevator boy in the girls house liou la labile u cje learns learna the girls kerls name Is ir alik mayo yo again lit in tile the re totton I tiri I 1 lie ile spes been tier her with a revolver and till fears she menus treatis tel to suicide lie rushes into tier lier apartment und winning her for confidence induces her to lunch with walh him kilough ilie alie warns hlin hini of 0 langer danger CHAPTER IV continued 6 ahr n we were over in ili your stu illo tie ho said i 1 I 1 ted unit that twice in ili life I 1 had find it tried led to IIII Ice away with myself only two other persons lit in till world know that lint but id like to toll tell of u I 1 about it it if you dont mind slip shil looked tit ot ailin tilde there wore things filings in tho took look things that thrilled ailin had other thing 4 i tie lie sub bronw bously resented without under wily hy when sit she spoke wits a more personal note it in t tier lier voice tinn it lind find yet lit id yon she anti site added all almost InIst lightly deenis absurd 1 I know F poke till kli tile the huftill ity if he lind tin round found only you tit bluit it b cause im so Y oung I 1 have hern been desperate for that bilut coltre lounz loo I 1 oo 00 lie was looking straight tit nt her lie he str inho iler eyes a little hard and then dropped dropp rd flints Tl ints different site she tit uttered muttered I 1 iio nodded 1 I now the caused were dIl Terent enoi iRl lie ri greed atit tho the ri fp ellna hark of them thi that lit one up 1111 such it proposition must be I 1 i pretty much the same nnie vort fiort of thing anyway it make me arid I 1 consider that it rives gives nit me a n claim on you and tile the liege lego of try ing to help you her eyes cye were still cast town down and suddenly sudden slie she a strange ine darl flush that lint looked out or of pance on jhc alie pure whiteness or of tier lier skin slip she hall had tile lie exaggerated hut but who v if ill leomo eso file of skin that alint often goes with ledinh redd lih hair mid red brown eyes it does not lend itself becomingly to flu find ills deep lingered nn an visitor throughout tier lier fit al niort ungracious worda oil oh pleasa dont talk about it she sald brusquely its no use I 1 I 1 know you mean to he be kind but you MI cant ili anything oh but just where youre wrong leurle spoke with a cheerful assurance he did not feel if 1 I lindne been there myself id talk all sorta ports of twaddle to you and to do more harm lhnn rood good find ill id probably let yo you ii RO go on thinking you were facing a n trouble that no one could help ill instead of that you and I 1 tire going to hold your bugaboo up to the light and see bee just what it la Is find how small it Is and then lie he smiled tit at her were going to get rid of it together slie she echoed ills words vaguely na as if not knowing quite what to say not get rid of it yes yea tell me what it Is find ril ill j show you how bow it can he be downed she pushed hack back tier her choir chair na its it if anxious to put a greater distance ile between them no slip she exclaimed nervously its impossible I 1 cant talk about nebout I 1 it t then in tin nn obvious effort to sidetrack side track the issue you said raid you wanted to tell tile me about your experience 11 1 I to do but it a nice story fortunately tuna tely it wont take long lie ile spoke reluctantly it was not effy to hook two such memories out of th tip darkest pool of lila ills life and hold them up lip to a stran stranger ger oh I 1 was a young idiot he rushed on find and I 1 suppose I 1 the proper start off at least I 1 like to think theres some excuse for me sly my father and mother died when I 1 was lit in knitli knickerbockers anti anil I 1 grew up tip doing doln try much us as I 1 pleased I 1 made a 1 bid bad jot job of it before I 1 was twenty one I 1 was wai expelled from college and I 1 halt had worked up a pretty lilack black reputation tr thed chev I 1 gambled und anti lost a lot 1 money I 1 have find and it hegan to took look as as if about tile lie only safe place for tile me was tile the linn family itly vault 1 I 1 made two efforts t get there the first time a wise old doctu docto mopped felon ped nie me and never told tiny any oue clue novit it IL the second time one of my illy iams took a hand build in the game I 1 dont know why they lid did it I 1 dont suppose either my lily pal ot of tile the doctor it I 1 was saving hut but they I 1 alced to me like ilke dutch uncles atilt and my chum kept at it till I 1 gave gae him film my word that id never attempt anything of the sort again you were just an unhappy boy she said ris ns if thinking aloud with all life before you and many friends to back son jou up and you he suggested are just titi ith unhappy girl with nil all life before you pon 1 I dont know anything about ayo youir ur friends but ril ill youve veuve got it lul of theio thein by ELIZABETH JORDAN G 0 by the th century Com company pally slip shook her levad not ut one she said slowly 1 I mean not mm life I 1 dare to call on now 11 1 I like that I 1 youve got nil me to rail all iii it right hoie here tills this time she klie really smiled tit lit him it was a pathetic little smile but both lips till and eyes took linart in it lie HP waited lut but slip sald said no more UP ile bp tun an to rf fear tir that hint tits ills luid had ilk axin vii glun given to tn no purpose FI vi dently she no intention of milking inick ing it con fess loii lit in return lie he r itla fit 4 tit at lack from it new angle youve youe been disappointed in home thing or some soine one he said oil us its she made if gesture dont think ini im belittling it I 1 I 1 know it was something big bl nt but the finish boll ui chose mount to le ile or it would have corno conc ot on you see that dont you 1 the I lie very ei sun still in its course took ook to show you 10 0 o tile me III ehno to stop it Il unit lilt menus IN alss 1111 mno yo she lie se slightly still faull it ft Is miss mao alayo isn t it the minme the lie elevator ilc Mitoi boy gave gaie tile me yesterday it will mill do slip silo spoke absently oil in till tr trall ill or of mother another thought suddenly she caught it then you ion brought tit alic b basket asket or ir font it she bho cried it was you I 1 low how flared ion I oil slie site luid llad hilf alion from chair Ilvia ling across the lio table tie lio gently pushed her linck back into antl it sit iowa dnn if lie said slie she hesitated and lie in repented repeated the alio command this time fline curtly under the new tone title alie obeyed ini im going to tell ell you ion something lie ont oil nn ive ic ex hallsted m illy blell loi let resources of experience anti filet I 1 dont know alint elsi el se would do in tidy situation hut but I 1 do know what im ill going to ili do Iny itself self anti and what alint Is a lot more important I 1 know adow what alint youre going to to do she luti glied end lio lie winced ut lit tile the sound hints easy kale t lie im going to fenish tile hip net act you sou interrupted oil no youre not I 1 her lips set do you iou imagine you can prevent inc 1110 7 1 I know I 1 call ills quiet imposed tier her ilow how she asked half mockingly deiy very easily i ill I 1 ann cnn tin take you ion from this ills a tit t to 0 tit alic C nearest police ani line have yo on I 1 1 I 1 lock 0 ow d up lip for nt tempted sul tlde you know un its a britne here alio tit word wold they fail both molded avoided was out sit at last although if luid had spoken it very ory softly soft lv its echoes seemed to nil 1111 tho big bar room she shrank buck back anti ami stared nt it him ber hands clu tellIng ohp sides of tier her chair you flare dare I 1 ill do it lit in fifteen minutes unless you ou give ehe tile me your sour word that you nu all will never make another attempt of it the kind hind ile he took ills 1114 watch out of ills pocket and laid it on tile the between then them it its 4 exactly quarter pat twelve lie sald said at half enst ll 11 oil I 1 abild I 1 thought thou glit you ou were und lind I 1 there was horror in tile the brown blown eyes now and in tin nn antagonism that hurt him would it lie ile kinder to let you RO go back to that studio and ilow how dare you ou interfere in rny lily tit at fall full falls aa s who gave gae you ou tile right pate fate pave gave me till right 1111 its chosen specialist on oil tin tile jot job find and you ina illy take mv lily word for it my lily doir dear girl gill tile the johs jobs going to be done unit und done up lip brown lie ile lit a fresh cigarette it will be might lighty Il unpleasant for you ile he went on oll thoughtfully theres the lie publicity you ou know of course fill all tile the newspapers news papera will have hae your pictures olit oil 1 and it a lot of romantic stories oh 1011 you ou you ou hut but of course you wu ran abold till nil that lie he reminded tier her b by eh giving ing nit me your our promise she hiie choked back tier lier rising fury and made till an obvious effort fit at telf elf C control if I 1 agree to these terms of yours she asked between lier her teeth may I 1 be sure that you ou will leave leae tile in ili peace and that I 1 shall not see you ou ito ilo looked at tier her reproachfully dear tile not no ali why have hae to s see ce tile ine every day love le got to look after you ou for a while at her ear expression por slon his tone changed you see lie said bald with smiling seriousness you have shown that hat t just for the present pres cut you cant be trusted to guide your own I 1 wn actions so im 1111 going to stick ti around round find guide them for it a few days dai until I 1 nin ain sure you are your kelf belf again ng aint 1 nils lils again she choked on the words tills this Is intolerable oh I 1 dont think so you can see for or yourself sour self that I 1 nicon mean well ind and that ini im going to he be a harmless sort eort of watchdog also you ou can depend on tue roc to go off on duty na as soon nd am its safe hut but for the present youre go ing to liae have a guardian and lla its up to you ou to decide whether that guardian shall khall be leurence Li urence devon very ory much tit at sour our bervice pen Fer vice ice or the police force of tile the city of new york she had 1 her pr chin in ili tier lier hands handi now in tier her characteristic pose and was regarding him without resentment tenement re when she finally spoke it was with out resentment too hut but coldly as one states till nil filet you slie she said laid are arc it fool laurie flushed then sin singled fled that Is 19 not a new llev theory he admitted two alg site she salil 1 I warned you that it would lie ile dangerous for you to interfere in ili uly arr affairs arrants alts iid did I 1 not you did 1 I airn you sou tt it may ile a mutter matter of life or death put your hiir watch in ili your pocket pay your hill bill find take tile home then go away find and forget HIP file leurle glanced nt fit the watch we liae have used up ill eight minutes since I 1 gave gaic you ion your our choice tic lie reminded tier you are like n clil child lil she muttered spinning ills his top over it powder 11 laurie frowned it little too lie murmured 1 I toll tell ion she dl sald mild fiercely you vou ore are acting leko it a fool I 1 if you inter foro fore with tile inc you will he be drawn into nil fill sorts horts or of trouble tio ullo perhaps into tragedy perhaps even into disgrace youre forg forgoing mIng the net lie in reminded tier her file nice net you mentioned tills this morning with room for two to also again lie looked tit lit file lift watch 11 joure youre overlooking tho the i 4 I 1 11 1 I warn you again it may be a matter of life or death of time set sec lw ill fust 5 t t these iles so little bonds are moving the nearest police station Is only to tivo blocks away unless you iou klc give tile me that promise you iou will he be lit in it in ili lie he made a calculation in just about four minutes ini site she seemed to come to a decision I 1 listen to me HIP slie she said hain rapidly 1 I cannot lie be frank etli you ou ive ie noticed that baurle interpolated laneil alli with i regret egret slie site ignored Iff nored the interruption but I 1 can tell you ion tills this much I 1 nm alit not alone in ili roy iny trouble others tire arc involved ln oled they the are desperate it Is because of them that I 1 you understand laurie shook ills his head lie ile did not understand tit at all but vague abue find and unpleasant plea stint stories about p aloi are tin and foreign spies suddenly filtered till his 1114 mind it sounds nn all abul riess mess lie he said frankly if its kot got annj anything tiling to do with german of i man propaganda aiila slie she interrupted with a gesture ke ture of impatience no not nol she cried 1 I nm alit not ant a german or it a tit or ii L pact list or it a spy that much anu li at least I 1 ca can n tell you ou then till all right baurle glanced tit at ills his watch again if you toil hill loen been a gernian spy spi lie he added with it little round knob of hair till on till back of your hiir head alit anil bombs lit in every pocket I 1 have had amlia to do alth you C really hut as you ion and your companions lire are not nat involved tit in that kind of thing I 1 nm alit forced to reining alir ou that be heatley toward the station in just one InI minute nute 1 I hate youl you she suld said between her teeth feet 11 HP s shook hook his hend nt at her oh no you dont 11 he said kindly but I 1 see sea that youre it self willed young oung person ierson association with tile nie slid the study of nii my poise will mill do a lot for or YOU ou ily BY tile the way mil you jou have only thirty seconds left do you want to ile he dr site she hissed tile tie words at ailin good gracious not no Ia urle spoke absents absen tb ills eyes on the watch TU twenty vilty seconds lie ended i do you iou want to be fina maimed lined or crippled or or he looked ul up in surprise 1 I dont know why you li imagine I 1 have such lurid taste lip lie said ills dla of couise I 1 dont want tiny am of those things ay iy nature Is a quiet one and already ini im dreading tin the excitement nt of inking you ou to tile the station allut now flow I 1 must you ou to put on oil your our gloves anti button up lip your coat for our little journey alic ill journey Jouni Lv ion take nip me slip site sald with etli deep di ep Ille meaning alling may ile he a long fill and hard one ile he stood up tip 1 I miss it for the lie horldt world lie told old tier hut but well have to postpone it our journey to tile the station comes COIll LS first sit slip sut still looking lit him of r know your type now shi she said suddenly Tilly you ou in your our little groove and you rm think that lint nothing in fill tile the world orld except what amt I 1 you oll see under your oui nose something awfully aitt fulla unpleasant li 13 going to happen under rny my nose noe right now no announced tier lier com tits conle along please its iti time to start silo she stood air up faced ailin for a second and then dropped hick back into tier her chair with alth n gesture of finality 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