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Show 4 W . ft j. , Forsaldng Ofhersf; J ! - Ilr AMELIA DfflinMIN 'f , , ClIAiripH II -(Continued ) , lie came ,nto Sight at last, aa Ann a apecUnen of young manhood a ono would wlah to ee, w.th hi tail. err(t figure and bnlr and r).- ua dark aa Helen's uwri. Aa he 1 f ed hla cap and waved It In fcreet.n Heien held the baby high above her head, that papn might are him. and atotd smilingly smil-ingly at her pol until Hanny had entered en-tered tho room and euluUied mother and child In lit embrace Tho little 'acme waa enacted every ihfy. but to neither had It loat Ita charm. They were ardent lo'oia allll. "I'll run up and Ret Into my flan-nela, flan-nela, Nell,, and we'll take a walk through' tho grounds." aald Harvey, when th usual amall question had been asked and anwereil ' Haunder told me'thl morning h didn't llko tho appearance of the )0u p urn tree. and 1 promised to go auu a at them. Shall 1 send Mary f Jr tin- . f "No, thank you, 111 take him to the nursery myself I must change my I dress If we are to hae a tramp, ' slid Helen, with a Blunco nt her tralllug I tea guwn. , She enjoyed 'walking through the ground with Haney, nnd took an ac tlvo Interest In tituik. and cropa. Ile-foro Ile-foro hit mtrrlagn midy always nc- companled him In these oiptdltloua, but aho ncter did to n iw Melon ' claimed o-ery mumtnl of her bu-I bu-I band' leisure; sue coml lued him hcra and her a out, nut even hi mother had a claim upon him; and her op-n demoniiiatlon of the almotl fierce lute that luund outlet In con-I con-I atant car eves In th pie nco of a third party, made I he. better bfed Uladre feel ao de-ltl.dly In the way that abe oun comoU to Intruda upon the pair, to Helen' satisfaction and Halve)' acrel relief; fr fe meu caro to liavo a wltnit to their matrimonial, matri-monial, love making, parllcuUrly It i that wltnw be n mother or a sltlcr. I Strolling leisurely homewaid, the weddvd couple emounterod Gladys Just returning fiom her ride. She smilingly smiling-ly raited her whip to her hat In aa-. aa-. lulo, and rodo smartly toward the homo, Hurviy luoked after her admiringly. "Uy Jovol I btllove tho mater grows lovelier every day," ho ex- . claimed. "And how superbly abe sits her horse!" I' Helen frowned a little. Mrs Ather-ton's Ather-ton's beauty waa uut a conginiul thema I with her. , ' Y.Tbat reminds me, Harvey; I apoke to your mother today about the bills, i a you auggoated, and alio refuaed to , look at them, aho 1 sutUII-id with thing a they are," "Oh, very well; In thtt rate we'll let the matter drop," aald Harvey, j easily. I "And allow the tradtarurh to go on cheating us, aa I am convinced tluj do? My couaclenco would not permit ne to remain Innctlvo under auch clr-cumatancea. clr-cumatancea. No, deareat, you muat see her youraelf, and bring htr to our way of thinking the only right way. . You have groit Influence with her." "Ye, I fancy I have," aald Harvey, j complacently. "Hut you tee I've nevtr meddled with her butlness affairs, and I hardly like to beglu now," "Why not! It Is your duty to protect pro-tect htr Interest and your own. Tbi troptrty will all be our tomo day " "God forbldl" broke In Harvey "I oan't Imagine life without the dear little mater, iletlde, sho Is young ytt she may outline us both," Helen was a good woman; but sat did not look overjoyed at thlt tuggct-Uon, tuggct-Uon, "Kven then there It btby to consider," con-sider," sho said smoothly, "We sll owe a cortiln duty to blm. If you and I oan redeom money thtt Is being absolutely ab-solutely thrown away we ought to do It, howevor we may dislike to appear officious." "Well, swecthoart, I'll see wkat I can do," aald Harvey, rather reluctantly. reluctant-ly. "Aa you ay, It la my duty to look after things, for the place Is virtually vir-tually mine, a much a It Is th miter'. I don't know tbo terms ot my father' will, but of course tie pro-Tided pro-Tided suitably for bis son" "It teems very strange to me that there wat no division of tho properly when you came of ago," replied Helen, for tho first tlmo expressing a thought which bad for week vexed her "Yoa ought to open the subject with your mother, Sho I unbuslness like, nd may not realize that tho tlmo ha comt for a settlement. She an't troat yoa a a dependent always. You are a married mail now, with a married man'a responsibilities." HnrTey'a faco had grown vory grata Helen taw that the bad aald enotiga for thla time, and changed the tub-JkL tub-JkL CHAITTII III, "May I come In, Mamma Oltdytf asked Harvey, entering hit mother! private parior aa he spoke "Nell It tmay with the youngster, and I thought I'd amoke my after dinner cigar hr If you don't object." Gladya had been silling at th piano, evoking minor chordt In u niton with her mood She felt ltd and lonely, lone-ly, like one cut oil from the Intimacies of life. Borne mothers gain a daughter daugh-ter btn their tons marry, but tat majority lose a ton. Gladya had long realised that sho belonged to the majority. ma-jority. She aprang up on Harvey'a tntrtott, her face alight with pleasure. .). jr. y gn yiii3njm ml inn ui! y too happy to have you, SBr. I (e Utile. ( 4-nu nowaday" Yes I m an ulil mirtl-' man ttv, i r . I tinning c ituturuibly, d ii 1m t'lvirb mrtt of my I jgtore He thiew hlmi-lf Into th lr abe rol e I forward, and lighten I ajfgsr with the taper th gav li.ai rSow pueli tuat ottomtn ovar here, lK!o woman, and tit betide m wnlln I i talk " 8he obeyed, .and untied cBso to him. looking tilth pride Into tit bti) Mi face filch waa th deareat tlT thn world to her Harvey puffed h evident enjoyment for a time, tllng of trlflei. Then he Mid quite ctflly, lly the way, what It thlt little raTaundentandlftg between you and Mill? Sho la much dliturbed by It, tsough 1 aimed her the la oer aonsl-llie." aonsl-llie." 4plit amllo left Olady' face. JOli! Then you oamo Iter because Helen sent you!" he nikM. Well, not exactly. I knew a word tern mt would net nmltert ttralght, 0,1 thought I'd better come. Where are you going!" f 'Only to an y chair; thU otto-g otto-g it comfortable" There wero (Br lti bor eye but Harvey did not. m them, "It we ar tu have a con-ijllatiuii, con-ijllatiuii, 1 may a well alt at my else." fchc said no more, nnd after waltfhg flrtilnute, he aaked ft" Well, aren't uu going to tell we aT! about tr f Hasn't Helen already told you'" Yoa, jnit I prefer to hear yoiif own Ttniton of the matter. pThero really Is no n M of I I am nre jour wife la truthful, what ah ttld occured ao doubt did oi-eur." Then I can't tinderiiand why you muse to accept her nuilblt URg-tn URg-tn nnd look Into thing, a little, with hir aid. Nell' a tint rat builnet Tpman, nnd I don't Ulleve you reallie Hw much money I spent lit' the use," fttou bavo your full ah are of all that Sine into It, Harvey." JT Why, of coirae." he responded, nth a halt wondering look, a If sur-Ijrlitd sur-Ijrlitd at the remlaUer "What la yours U alao mine In a tense, we enjoy a common Inheritance. It It becauta our Mtorost aro Identical that Helen and IjWlsh to protect them You smeiy Co that, llttlo woman! It would please lie dear girl vary much if you'd tako Ur into your conlldence treat her Sbro llko a daughter In truth a sho Iftn spirit" Ipiadya did not auiwcr for a low mo-rnintt; mo-rnintt; she tnoveJ her chair so that ITcrfaco was partly In sh'adSwTVhlRr she tyuld noto every expression of his "Dtfore we talk any further," the presently said, "1 should llko to know Just what it Is Helen dcslns. I comprehend com-prehend thtt the withes tu reduce tbo general expentes ot the cttabllahment, but how! Duo the want to tako l'hebe'a place!" "Hardly that," returned Harvey, fluiblng. "She thlnka, however, now the It hero, you no longer need th lorvlee of a houaekeeper." "And do you think I ought to turn out in old and faithful servant after a lifetime of devotion to me and mine!" "Certainly not; aho would remain a your maid." "So that Is UI" exclaimed Gladys, with a half laugh. "I thought somo great Idea waa agitating Helen' mind. Dear, elunuy Tomllnson my maldl And I supposo there aro other aervsnts the think might be dlspenaed with. Well, perhapH they could; but I Ilka to have plenty of people about th plact" her voice grew firmer here "and I Intend to have them. You need no aaadrance that I am glad to (hare my house and Ita luxurlca with you and your wife. Uut you mutt accept tiling a they are. I will brook no further Interferons." "Interference! Surely yon cannot regard my dear wlfet tuggettlon a luterfereucel" "What elte la It! I have ntver complained com-plained to you of Helen, but from the day aha entered thn houto she haa thown a dltpotltlon to take control or it; I have submitted patiently to ono small encroachment after another, hoping to content her, but her demands de-mands Increase Instead ot lessen, Sho seems to forget that the citato Is rntno, not horn." Harvey arose and walled across the room several time, at last coming to a standstill bofore her choir. "No, llttlo woman," be cald In a kind yet cold tone, "wo do not forget It wo merely question IL" How that "we" jttung Gladys only a woman In her position can understand. Uut it hardened her, too. One did not answer, watting for his next words. "Legally, the esUta Is your. I admit; ad-mit; but as my father's son I am surely sure-ly entitled to my ahare of hi property. prop-erty. Money you have never grudgtd mt, you were alwaya most generoua. Navtrthelcti, I am only a tort of hanger on a dependent on your bounty. Thla doean t seem fair. Now thtt I am of age, and with a married mn' responsibilities we should come to somo regular business understanding. under-standing. God forbid that I should Inherit In-herit your money. Yet In common Juatic I ought to share If "Are you not sharing It now, Harvey!" Har-vey!" "Yes, In a aenso; but can't you understand un-derstand that I am a boy no longar, tad want.my legal rlijhta!" "Or rather your wife " "Lot ua keep her name out of the v dlscuttlon, I will not hear another 'Word agalnit her even frpovyou," aald Harvey, .haughtily. Gladys' Up quivered. . "You must admit that eh I your advleer nJwrVoiorte, perhaps, trora her point of view," the ld gently. "But yon alu twin TAtenltig In tho dark Harvey, you bavo Jo legal alainr on,, ray property;?' ' , , "No. rtaliu' on. my arn, father', money I" "It wat not .hi monty. He waa n poor trarl.' My 11 her wai very angry when he married one of' hla daugh- lera." (Iradyatpoke la s'lort rentrncoi, carefully, at It fearing sho might uy too much "It was a runaway match, , and, papa j,ould not forgive It" "Why did you never tell me thla before?" be-fore?" aitked Harvey, aharnly. "1 ntahed to aparo )uu pain, dear What noeil for you to know, alnco nil I had waa practically yonr' I apeak now beeaute I mint. If ou had only been content with thlngt aa they wero' It waa lu keep you out ot your fatlier'a way thtt I Cam here, where no ono knew me, after papx died. For he waa a bid man a drunkard, gambler and criminal. Ho married your poor llttlo mother ho waa ery liandaomo, nnd alio a romantic boarding school girl for her money, nnd when It was gone, left her and her baby to aUrve, aa they might hate don but fur l'hebe Tom-llneun." Tom-llneun." (llady waa Very pale, and ahlvcreit once or twice at the talked: lint llnr-tey llnr-tey felt no-compaalon for her; 111 sympathy wa for hlmielf lie remembered remem-bered that Mra. AtUrton had never talked of hit father, and uutwercd hit chlkllth Imiulrlea concerning, him vaguely,. dUrt(ng hit thought to other subject, but b,t had uot ilieamoj of thla, and truknuwledgn was bitter, 'This man, jour, hiutwnd, la be liv ing?;' - ;N($; he died In prlmn a year ago " "In prison!" Harvey drew a oh-; blng breath "My God. what an eud lo my boylah dreamt! lint I don't un- ' dtrttandrovn yatf If tie irpent all your I money, bow doe It happen that you are Mill rich?" "When paba died 1 had my full aharo ' ot the ettate," ahe antwered after a acaroely percepUbJ patpe, "It was I tlien l'hebe and 1 came here." i ''And my grandfather lift mo nothing!" noth-ing!" j "Xothlng Ho hated you, poor llttlo orphan that jnn wero, becauto you ( l.ero your fatlier'a child. That It why 1 dovoted my lite to you, dear." There waa Infinite tcndcmoti In Gladya' tun, but Harvey, hurl and humiliated hu-miliated by what hejiad learned, waa nut moved by IL i "That wo the leaat you could do," I ho (aid coldly," slnco It I tu you I 1 nm Indebted for my heritage of ihamo. Wo llttlq know what people really aro, do wot All my llto you have corned to mo the one perfect woman, jad.OPTfoTr,:'.'. "JlarveyT' Tho ttartled cry brougtit the young man to hla aenae. He looked at her almoat wildly "I am a brute, Madam Gladya, but remember, t am hard hIL There, dear, don't cry," ho ttld kindly, bendlnl, over tho cowering figure and ttroklng tho toft hair. "I aball get over thlt In tlmo with ray wlfo't help." "Harvey, you turely will not tell Helen the secret I have glveu years of my life to hide!" cried Gladys. "It la not wholly your own," "Helen la my wife; have you forgotten! forgot-ten! She ha my complete confidence. And It will be necessary to explain to her why our reasoning was at fault," he coldly returned. And a It to avoid dlscuttlon, he left the room, (To be continued ) |