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I "You are etilnyln your vlalt In rtprliiitfl.'lil, I triiat? You him aeen U.o l.iim ln in, Miiiiu. nt ami tlui liume Bleed? How v.'iy InleteallliK III") lllllat lie! And the leulallllllie lift T mindly; don't you Dud It an?" HI." i Kiiiheied her aklris ae If In wllhdiaw. 1 lint Mra. Overman llodite l.nthru ai hleved a amlle. "We have not i n Jo) .', I lie plenauna of aliiht aeelim (In llic iiinlrnry. we rame to appear betuio the sc mile." alio raid Mlaa (Ireetie aurveved her erltlrally, wlih that liaik In whlili one woiunti Ih.i im ib another wmiiaii a aillre. Hhe then e&tended her erlilriil aerullny to the ilieaa of the oihera. "To he aure" ahe aald. "I ah. mid have known." The luillea iiitaln etehatiKed ulnneea. Mra. llartieiirion plainly eoiitd nut bear Ihut Ihelr iHialtlon ahoul.l be eqiilviwal Hhe d.'iiliileaa had her Ill-lie Ill-lie vnliiKloiloua wlah to have their auereaa known. "Mia. Overman llnilm" l.atlirnp rai e dowu to a fur In oppoaliloti to il'e woman'a ih:hla riaoluilon!" Hhe e.nphaaUed tl.e word woman aa If he iMiiild mil for win Ida have been a woman heraelf. "Indeed!" em lnl m il Mlaa (ireeue. "I am auie her up) eainueo iitnal have b.'en a very eouvliiehiit uritiimeni " She nave her o.Hineul aai'ther aearrh-lim aearrh-lim ulanie Mia iiv.'iinaii Undue-l.athiop Undue-l.athiop waa l a. li.K dlill. uliy In g. t Una l er br. alii have I..-. i, lii-iiiu a in"!" of lobliylng, Mlaa flivi i r." phe li 'itun "Mad -" "How uiipi.'HM.iut !" i 'Id ahe. "You know, poallii." ealil Mra Overman Undue l.nihmii, n'.alulnK B.imelhlliK of h"r I'nalllllll "Indeed I do," Mlaa (Ireen H.ai'llled. .'. I ly. 'but where It la hi the line of one'a piof.'ai.Uin, duty oli.euiea Hie tinpleaHiiiilneaa One raiiuot, ou know, alwaya i Iuhim' o'ie a e. . iii,ii'lu:i (IihmI moiuina'" And mulling her a'drta, wit n a mile ami a bow ahe left. The aileeeartful loliliylaia atiaiil In alienee al-ienee a moment, looked one to nuother wlih wide and atailu etea Then at Iiiki Mia. Overman Hodge l.athrop I .ike "Moiley," ahe aald, "1 do wlah you could I. hi n to dlivrluiltiaie In your liitnnlui'ilons." CHAPTER XV. Just before dinner Amelia and Ver nnu sat In the Hill" whIiihk r.mui uf the hotel. Mia Overman Undue I. a throp and her ladtea had gone up to the eulte they had taken und were eiu'ged In repairing the lolleta their polltleal labora of the morning had somewhat damaged. Amelia had completed com-pleted her toilet more quickly than they and had Joined Vernon, walling for her below. They aat In the dim little room where Amelia could look across the corridor to the elevator, expecting every moment the coming of Mrs. Overman IlodgeLathrop. Now that they found themselves alone and face! to face wlih the necessity nf recoo-l a", n. a ..i, .'! tnd f., 1 il,. in An. in . t, .i.ii Hy k.pi i,. r , ,, ' ... d I. t-e "I' l d.,r' ,., .... 'i, or ' , . ' i ii i fi. ti llu- Ii i- ,, ,, ' ' 1 1 1 ! '..I l ". m i. I 1 -. . . lit,., ',, ... .. ... . I'i'i, .1, .urn Hm.. r.-ti...t A" '' i ""i" he It.,,.,..,.,! in a I II il t: 't. -.... of hi m, ,. ,, ' r, ii'l Mi ,l i I M i; I.. . lit,.r , A. I, I , 1 1 1 " ., ;l . " v.:i r,i , , , " ' ! ""y .lav , n '" ! ' ' ' ' "Vl r lo il,. ,. ; ' ' " ' H:i"ia. A, ),.., . I'l' ,.' I l'i lilm V. , .. .. t'... I,' h.iv. i, i ,.- ' .1," i ., .1 II '-' i.'l'il ... l.l II ,, ,,,,, 1 j l, I." .1.1 In ...I i:-, I lie hy :n, ,1 I II .' Ill, I I No. I ,. a ..v.... I ' TI.. .i ' tl.e nialterr ahe d- I V. 1 1 ... :,!., ... , ni i"r, and Im I rj, mi . . : 1 1". I h on n r.-proiu Ii I I'll'- .1" ild ,, If andd.'iiiv r. I . 111. l- a 1 1 IV 'i.i Im I ',"t. ",ill ,,, j nil,'! all. .il II al ?" 'Well.' V.i nun mWired. ' , . . mi... M il.iiKii.'.a lor ni"" Alii'lla, .llfllii: pnip'-lly erect, h." I. iimI. fold, d In li"r lap, twisted iiIh.iii n nl lai .-d I i in Yoii .I,, n l li ciiii. Moil. y, Hm ,,, are an,ry II .11. In I . ia. d.i yon?" "It ma Ii'" In lalher nil iiuka.i,,! I n.llli.n." he aald "! ailppoa,. , '.now thai " "I .Lui l " how." Amelia r. ,. W ell." V.'iuotl "X lllln. ,1. "to 1.1.11,4 tor n iiii.iMiiie of ihnt iniHirlaui-e. ui,,r I ' ll nl Hie lln.il. . rll leal momeni in fi;l -" eh. I aee'" an Id Amelia, mnvlm; n'.' iv f l .'III llllll on the rolleh. "Of inui,. i'. If oii regret the time. If ,,,, , i-uther l.nv" In . n over In the renin. II .in In l ine In i n with mo why, nt .una"!" Hli" gave a Utile depnest llnj laugh i i nun I, inn . I Impulsively toward her. "llu!. dear," he a. Id. 'you don't un-deiHlaiel!" un-deiHlaiel!" "And all. r oitr le gging me to con," down to Niiluutli.il. to see you!" Amelia aald. II' r eyes were llx. il on the rlevaiiir. mi l In! at lliat n;o n.-nt ! the ear c .ine pi. lung down thn n , and swIkIh d I'a -If to a atop Juat wh. n, . I -Ml. .1 , I !T I V.! l 'l "To Be Burs," She Bald, "I Should Have Known." It seemed. It ahould have ahallered j Haelf to ,e."B ut the hotloln The el" 1 valor latv elangeil the Iron door h.u-k. and Vttrla lireeue sli pped mil. "There ahe la now'" an I.I Amelia rnlalng her bend lo a.'.'. Mlaa liieene isuaeit a momeiii lo reply to he greeting of some one of the pollili iiina who atopped lo apeak lo her. Amelias lloae Was elevnted. "Ami an -that's the wonderful hair you all admire ao much, la II"' ahe anld "Well," replied Vernon, nlnum! ,,. D.i nt I v. "don't nu Hiluk li la iiilli,, r i'Xee iloual hnlr?" Amelia turned on him wlih a liaik uf superior and pitying pcnt'iinHou. "I a Unit hllll.le ilei i lv,. ,H, naked Kile Kllll It'll dli. oiii I'MIiikIv, , ahe limUeil iiway iikiIii ui M.iua tireeue That koiiiiiii lawyer K.m leaving the p.illlli Inns "And lo think of wearlmi ih.n i;1t wlih that hnlr!" Amelia went on. "Though of louiae." i-li.' added, unh ;d, ep in. aiilng. "Il niav oi l:luiv have I Ii , II the llulll .llllde, I lie .,u,r I a . I l he M ' i led to change Ha , ,i,,r j e. i. mi hud tin niianei fir h.-t "1 wonder what et.lanail.m rli,. have lor In r di iei.i r aifld Amelia ( lone thai could le i cluneal li Kilrlt I of tiiuu.ph. I in mil worried ubout thai," Veil nil. "1111 inure ollceiue, alanit the .' x .hi nut li.n I II have." ' ll. ureat!'' i xi Inline I Amelia. ift. ly luying her hand on hla. II. i it,, l,ud rhanged, und na ahe li'imed t.iwaid tutu h:. I he new leuilei neKa that her new iiitiuner exha:e,l, Vcrmm fill a change within hl.u.elf, and ln heart st 'idled. "IVaiest," she seld. In a vein, that herllaivd b. fore ihe idea of some n.. eaaaiy lepniuili n. "are you really 0 bitdly dlt..iioolnli'.l '" He looked ! her, then suddenly n, drew her lino hla anna, and ahe l.t her load ret for nil luatant en hi. ahouhler; but only for an luatant. Thn she exilaliuid and was erect and m liroirleiy, "You forgot where we are, dear," she said. "I don't care about that." he replied, re-plied, and then, glancing swiftly about lu all directions, he kissed her, "Morleyl" she cried, and her cheeks were red, a new and happy red. They sat there, lookiug at each other. "You didn't consider, y didn't ,J -X r.a'lv .'. all, !-i j.r.-'ty. did you" V- ".a i d U 1... V.,. ,, , ',,,' i,n"' I t ) i d: In i " ia.i, i . ad" M..,.., I'll. . !l. I .1,. . t.t I ad I." k l!U. exacli'. . I il IT I," HIM - well ' a t..l... wl... I .1 all ii I li . llai.,1 i.t. !" A 'i. La lain. el. J ll..l,:( l.l- V, Ii). ,,. I,,,,, : ,., a ... i. .ii ?" Vei ri ii hu. l i .in; In la, i ,h. I an t wni th,. i.,, 1 1 . . 1 1 ' u ,. i all in. ll h.lMlM.Ike, .1.1,1 . ? Si, I piell). or ali)tlillig like lh.,1. I'',t K.iiiH li! Ah. K.li,...i: lli.'ln we . a l. i.iik and Il ea. Ii.-iull II nl ' And you, il.ii ling, you aie ! il II ul ' They . le fare to fine again, both Mi. Illn J. I.I 11 11.11) 'I l.l'l, A llu di. w ! ' .Mill let, ii, M l . r,l. Illi.ua.'' ' Mill I'm il' llil III . a ll, -t. ,. nr." h" tent un. And I think ou ua.-lii in m' Mil .ut or una li, la fur nil ill" inireiy yon ve caii.ed ii,:. " You or hoy! " alio Mild, with Ihe i lly that la pint of a woman a til ii,i.h. I did II." he aald. "Jiik! heinuae I l .ie yon. and have linim-d In ou Klnil wolin II are nipalil" of, whul they l..ilil do III pollili a -' I In ,olie! Morl.-y! Can you l i aullie me In pollllt-a? I thought nU I da moie ealii"l opinion of wnjeen, I 'lneoiht )uu k. pt them on u hlgher i lane " Hut yon" Vernon laughed, and luaik hia bend nt the myaieiy of It, lint did not go on. I "Why, Moiley, would you want to j a -e your mother or your Mater or me, "i even Mis. Hodge I .nth i op In poll- i "Well," he aald. Willi a amlden and ., 'loiis cmphuida, "not .Mis. Ilmlge. I a limp exactly. Hhcd be chulimiin ..I Iho atate cetitial comniltieii from the atnrt. and. well the machine "iild he a roiker. Dial's all " The elevator wna ruahlng down ii.- 1 is In Its pci linn, ilea. enl. and when lia il.air Hew o en they aaw Mis Over-mail Over-mail llndge I. m Ii i ji .,, .... not of the car Veilion hm.. haailly "There ah.- h" .aid. "We nnMll't keep her waiting " Amelia ro.e, hut ah" caught lili I ni'd mid gave It a auddeii preanne. Hut you hnven t iinawei. d my ipii s- thin." ahe .aid. wlih a continuity of thought ihut wna her Ileal amiiilae fur lilm. , "Are inn an very badly illaap-pointed illaap-pointed alter nil" Well, no," I,,, -ill " ihm'i mink It Would do. Il won il -well. It wieiM c.ini..ra'. " Mia Hodge l.atlin'p wna standing In III" di .ir. I'.'eillig llli llllelit!) Into ihe illin II 1 1 Ii. room. They Mined to.. : her. , "Anyway, dear Ii. art." Amelia whla-IK-r.d aa jhey went, "roineiniu.r thla lliat you did It nil for tne." TIIK KXU. |