Show w A A f 5 Ae I I W IU 1 see herpa + s a In hu carriage III vy II park srrnppmeal I r In her furs opulent k e opu-lent h nog h ty < cold Invulnerable Invulnera-ble beautiful the woman hltlory comes hack 10 me ever anil again I point for point step for sUp Her brow has the name marble I smoolhnvM her thonlders when sin slU In tin Maia < if her opera iax II diamonds that would grace a queen shimmering on their whltnvst aro is Incomparable at ever I Time and gain her ralm Inicruta tile eves meet with s fleeting glance her hutlmnds They quietly undemonstratively un-demonstratively deqlae each other theiio two lint again who would know If I Thus It attonMiet no ono that both go their several ways As for Hammond Ham-mond he does not wear as well as this beautiful Adrlenn Once before his tae took nn that shadow of bloated I nets his neck that bovine character I he mini handsome unoujjh I Hut that was ten yearn nit i rill i outward cIrcuimtaiirM were illfferont then On a moist fuggy afternoon In January n young man with n keen sol determined countenance and eyes brooding calculating summing up combining at ho went along the crowded ally streets wat aetoUod by another man of about list same nor who was battening though somewhat more leisurely In the opposite dlree tlon Hull Itamimml Hammond hullwheeled round and StopW It voo nothing rime on hand amitn and make that unit with mo to nlirl nald S nrlf Hammond WM aanMlon of no spr chat vagernesa Hut Searle mini a r llir goal friend of hlLha best hs h1 I that was perhaps not saying iniiih fir llamnionds frlenls wore lime lie had came from a rural dlt Iriet to the great city resolute upon making his way Mow ho third ha hun elf heal knaw turn few years Tli < re were times when the struggle strug-gle ann fought such cloto quarUrs that Ills oarIbllll often reiuatnsd unptliL Hut at thin darkest the I i rt IL I dogged determination In hits never faltered Ho utetl now and thou I to walk up the fashionable streets nt night and loiter a moment loU In the crowd of street Arsbt of small and 1 largo growth at the homo of a I well known prlncxi of InnIRC over whims front stops an nZJ1lellllc1 to the curb 1 he noiselessly opening and shutting shut-ting diMir at tho held of the slept pave gllnipiesot an Interior of light i i I I J IIIK i ems vAt r wts rurn and warmth To time curb there drove up I a long slimily mudng mast of I rented carriages dl > gorglng their conkh on the carpeted way Ham mood ould stau I thou an Instant or limo observant of thin seen Somo day a voleo within him would say I shall open lay doors In this faihlon o t drive up to this very door as these ptonlo do now Smart was but IusuJlholantty rognt tr lley r II ICI rant uf them clmoraelorl + theo of his friend He liked him did him A good turn when ho could and un hoMiined himself to him as thin moro prosperous man will oceatloualy do t to the ronfldunt whose fortunes are nut u excellent at tile own Time rxeMlencs of Summit s fortune M a matter ol relative estimates Senile hluuelf felt that ho was al lucky as any man need wish to be Hammond had ho been asked 10 glee his opinion would have I remarkei that to ba the manager of a bank on a salary of 510000 it year scare lug garly tort of thing unless a man o > pcctrd to get up I higher Hero lay the llIrronco between tin two men hearle IUIIooI I he mlglii pet up I higher sumo oIay but he dh not think much about Jt llammom thought nothing ell y 1 rime call the friends made together that reining mime on a citing girl and her mother The mother cams sec and Soarlo had Ken I Infatuated for j some time Noir they wore engaged > I 1 lie young lady could searvely bo null 1 to bo In smehetyt and she was only Its Irl tiKHlvrate clreumttanec Hut Hrarlu i I WH M happy that he eagerly who w every one of hl > friends to sue alias lUstiaku and nppreeluto hit gamut forinne Did llsminonJ think her somnolently lianclM > mer Senile with nmsculln fatuity ntked lilmulf the questlu ktvoral times In the coursot time cwnlng llainuiond tare tens unite all alroumtII 1I1I1IOOlllllllLbl Hut on the other baud not to acknowl edge the beauty of Adrienne fiattUko was Impossible I Hammond pleading another ap lolntment left early Fearlo lingered tahlnd half an hour later I It hat do you think of Hammond he atked looking down at the girl IA I she sat before him In a low chair her head thrown back I I Intro only seen him once aha I said avatlvely Her manner to the man she wnt going to marry was cool i calm elusive Hut unconsciously blinded by lute own engrowlng passion llearle Inverted It wllh a reflected fervor Oh Hammond It I bound to strike luck some day Let me tell you about himAnd And Hearle discoursed for some minute to which Adrienne listened languidly IgadP he cried with a sudden laugh If ho had only a start with a little capital say 810000 Komethlng like thin chance one or two fellows I know would hare If they were aware of s certain Insldo fact I could com munlcato to thomt Hearlo was rather a weak man ana an-a somewhat Indiscreet one When Adrienne with a new show ot In terent asked what was the Inside fact ha was not proof agalnit the flattery of her freshly bellowed attention at-tention Simply tho fact that our bank = Then ho stopped start look hero 1 ho laughed uneasily i t ri I ought nit to bo telling I you Ililsl It only shows what confidence have lu ollholY I worship you Ileuvent I bellovo better than any girl was I vnrshIpcd I I before She laid her cheek against his I shoulder Her carrMo at nil times had been few Thl ono fired hula blood bloodTell Tell mo Ha had Htlll proianM of mind to asks Hut why do you want to know I Simply a feminine curloolt If you dniil toll me I shall know you don lovo mo And Senile told Ier I The following morning a slight girlish figure with a certain majesty too despite Us ittrllshnoM wan nl I milted to the small sifter where Ham mend was eagerly Manning loino paper Iho lady face was veiled Whoa she atked If aha might sea him alone on Important buslncst Hammond with n faintly puttied I brow led the way In Btllll smaller Inner room then she removed her viol Mlts UstlakeP 1esi you are surnrlsed of course 1ot a mon inch nt I take you to be should bo surprised nothing Aa a preamble to what I came hero to say however I am going to tall you that If you do not know me I 1e1l0Y you tar better than von think possible Don t uifsiind rUiid mo Tho girl had seated herself Hhe I spokolu quiet collacted hermit Commit lam nol In lava with alum Hut I from thou thing Oscar Hearlo hu let drop Inadvertantly about you from I dame to lima I have turmoil n certain Idea uf four personality And that personality Intoroiteil mo bccaiuo II coincided with my own with my own temper with my male of thought An aunt us I heard you speak lam night I had seen you before and studied your face for Mr Hearlo polnlcut you out to inn on moro than ono occatlo I saw that I had not been mistake In lists view I bad conceived ol thus nmnnir of man you wore WII this being to I tiara coma to mako n bargain bar-gain I think It quite toourndtnnt ago I shall state It as briefly us pot nlblo I oiv words sro nee led Mho paiisrd and her mug IIIRIII eyes inure fixed upon him with it piercing keenuM 1 In 1m loc of their custoinar nonehnlniue llaminond hail 1 list lied with I growing attentiveness attentive-ness What ouch of n woman was lots In appearance h lovely girl whom he had regarded at such thus night I before oust Iro no other way spoah and manner at lots mo mint definite trenchant soamlng to command an luvlolabla situation by right of some enormous Inherent uninspected force of character Uo on ho said She continued lo look at him stead lly with n glnnca that never uat red or flickered or sank Then she spoko 11 can give you Information Information concerning tho share In a largo bank which It yon hare tho daring financial spirit I take you to have will make your fortune ur launch you on time way to xiriuaiieii and colossal auccotv Hammond raised his eyebrows Ahlbuurlu > exactly Bearle lie told mebo Ing Infatuated with me and thtnkln i woman could 11 nil 0 lisa of no luh dlsclosire Ha ought not to hav I trusted to that ol course Hut Mr Hearlo Inn fool You thought I hared hlml She was shrugging her shout demo I consented to ninety him be mouse his position scum at leant noL poverl genteel poverty the worst of nil Hut I want tube rich I nan t to bo powerful 1 I want to too Lho world at my feet 1osslbl 1 think probably ymt are the man who could do those things Therofore my barinln I coiuniun cato Mr bearloa luforinatlon nhlc he was a fool to glee limeon coutlder ntlon that you marry ma the two faced each other a moment mo-ment Hammond bralu mess ttorl tug with lightning rapidity Of course tkarlo may bo suspect I ed Ho will Ipso his poklttou lhla will brand him ruin his chance for avor Again Adrlcpne Kattlako ahruggei liar khotildor I ant orrytt tvonld not wllllngl Y harm him Hut In the atrugglo fur Ufa time weak go to lire wall It la the law I I Half an hour hunger this man and thins woman were ehVMlecl Wliei ammoiHl walked with his visitor to tho door the Information hail ocas glean the bargain struati < < Itefara hint Hammonds Insatlata Inner nyn saw slretehlns the feverlth vision of auereas no longer afar oft and dimly uncertain but near clone Ithln tha grasp of Ills hand Yet In all the exultation of that oment n thought bringing with I It r ulf II a smile of confirmed oynlcltm shot trough lilt mind Who was It had Bald that a woman once given over to Iho luxury of this world could bo Inure unscrupulous than any man Kearle today It I n poor man For ten year past he has been an unsuc ctsful one That lido In the affair of 1 men which taken at Its flood 1 led smmond and his beautiful wife onto on-to fortune has left him stranlcd Ha r orllnhl il limit Ills I position I In bid odor The ADIIIO unwelcome repute list I hung about hula naina ever since Hut Ham mOlld built and bear limo market And Adrienne has attained her ends njoya the fullest fruition of her am ItlolL LlLhro To the general world she rcpre lout triumph Incsrnsto secure rime fete who know sea her drive by al I do with wonder and I a question AI to the pomlbla final end of an earthly triumph |