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Show Sf WlfllSONE imDtlfTAL Ak'w Ihfl&Arw Id nir Woman SYNOPSIS. A t t. ii.i. ir.. ,1 . bn . fn' la ' ti'il.l. at t f 1 .1 wir- i'f a .Iran.. ,....M.. , i... In a in n.li.l.ik- l"l. 'I ,.. , ,r. par- lo i l"." In a l.lll.'l iii I, lmo. I l.ul ar nr.i.i.t. .1 hy 11- mainllln h.iat.aii,1 11 I. .... l.v the Htl... I.ul It, ihlvalr.'.ia l,v r'" a tl"l" t. il m V'U I'laini; III .. rlui" "l.'.n lilitia-tr.' In Hi. II lIluM li. I i.e inl.ri.a.l al.iil.in maiiana I Ulle rthiiuat...l. II... y .... 1 1 .'ll li.'i .,n hla i.mh Mial f.al .hi l.iiiurltiic I., n.. tlrrup l.,p Nr, ai( h la nil I . ... 1 1 .1..t in,,) HI. a nn ll.lffriT.n ha .mini. a. Int.. tl,- tllr..ii,l alillnii I i I aa Hi. I. ..l.i ...nra ' il.p u. ii.au au.iv I Ti.lv tl... v-.ua la'.r tniM mat. in-fl a., n.l). I, in li, ., ,.,.. I Y.-rk If. i,i,.t :,n..r II .11,..,.'. a , Iwh'ii ir I i, ii. I v -.. If I, v a. til. m.M ..ilai. ill.. I i.,t. a Hllll I..T In liar wrli lu .- .....I tin. la Mi if fi,tr,ii. .rn".i. r I. mi,, n l.. i,, . ," is,.'l,a1,,,"VlTi'".''i".n '''"'"'''"'ir " 'o.l'hnl n-.o in. t'i I , ''"t" .MlL-.,'.V.l.ii!!''f!!i,iiK"i! i'i'.'.' hi l"''''" ""' ' ''',r'v ""nf' .l.' l" M" I .1 1.1 Ilia u.'it ia"l.,"'i,'ii'i'. 'J; J-t ' " il ''" t I i' I a . ......trv'l,. ri.i- nn a m. .r-'v i rial n 1. Mva. 1 ih nl..,,, ., w,,t, i.iainl . ta .,r 11 , ll .l.tHii.. fan, N). CHAPTCR III. Continued. 1 lip lia.l in wr a.'.-n lo r i-n . i t In Ilo-qtili't Ilo-qtili't .-oi,.-tillotiallty of a alr.'.-l ilr.-a.. II" I ad lu mini i her In all aorta of KUI...-.V Win ii aln- burnt upon hl.u ! Ihnt wav how.'Vir. Ihn n(-hl ilar.liil him II una ao far b.yiiinl any ilr.-ala h- had on r la-lulK' d thai h.- rould a. urn !..' . iMi,it. !i..,l ati.a l ; ui.d atat.., at her. Km oiu-i- hla Iron i iinlrol .l..a, t t. , I: lm Tl.et.. aa that (rank. ri admiration In hla kI.iim . of w hh Ii lie i-ould uiKtali.. iha "You must imrdoti my nuptlae." hiiI. I iloti'iiy; " ,i,. ,,,,. r a on you In nn I'VPtilnu Kuwii, iiml I ionf.a my lii.nitliiatioti un. iji.al to -" I yon Ilk.- Ii?" a-Hi.t tin. Birl n.rv ntialy I "I am Hi iirr.-lv i-ou.a-lona of II. Ml-.s lln'iliil,.'." hi- l.liirunl illi. lly "I ai-.- only you " I "How alni-iilarly lilii.loi.rvalit." alio aald IlKlitly, r.'i-ini-rlnB lu-r i'iiilio a. . "lor a mini whoso haulm It la i.i buy land Kill auih Ihltmi not to noilie I ih.-iii " I "In your pn-Hini-.. tonight, Mh,a Hal 'Ian.-, hiialni.as la aa far fiom mo aa If It on tin. nth.-r aid of I In-world In-world It la on Ih." other able of the win III." hp ronllnil.'d bw-lttly; "iirlliia la a rtlff, ri nl world fio u any In whuli I have pv.-r movrd. and I" Ilia K.....h was broken bv (be en Inin.-i- of Mra. Hal. lam anil Mlsa Stewart. Stew-art. Tho lutler waa a rriicllx. (inicia rul. ehurniiiiK ulrl, who woulil have atlriii-t.il Inaiiiui altenllon and nollrp ( anywhere, px.-ept bi-ald.i her r.-K-il I eoini unlon and friend. Mra. Ilaldunc I win a not unworthy roini l.-tneiit lo Hip oiher two. Tln-aii two alio uic .-ar Inn eluboratn dinner Kuwna. At thla nionipiit HaldaliH, followed bv the two othar men, came lo frota 'in. llhmry. , "Mr Oornily," bejan lluldano. a n- ktjV "' uin uititblp tu Ki-I auyb.Nl over li- tel. phone." f 4.1 am aorry to hear that. I auppo".! rFli Ujp wlrea are ..'own on areoiinl of 'f'atonu". j ' hwtly. Meanwhile. I a. an-.-lvj knuw whtil to dn. f'ould ou a. nd a I toiiti nn a liorae over to my i-lare?" J "I ahoiild be rlud to do ao, did I poa. aaaa the bora. " j "The i-tilr that hrouaht ua up from till' halae?" I 'Neither l broken lo aaddlP. I I"' ill-vi-, and but I ean ai nd a man o r oil fiait. bnia no doubt -" I ."I hardly think tint would be p.- j ilble" Interpon-d Mr. Ilevemil "I aliuuhl Dot like to li'- reapoti Mile for 1 any, man (in foul In am Ii n aim in ia "il"" "I'll ro niyaelf." aal.l Coruily ipili k ly.. ' "You. Mr f!ortnly'" n.laltn.d Mi' i lluJiluu... "Why. we eoiil'lii t think mil a tbltiK Tim dant'-r'" , ".Madam, I Um,e been afoot In aott. ' atorma than thla." b.-unnwoinl, " t .-n I a mere boy In the far wi at " Il ua the firh lut I ii ml I. ,ti mnli'iilv 1 f'Oin New Yorh had bad na t., at, I" rli.il of rloritlly'a life o.ltal.le of .V. w I Vork nnd imp f the eon, al y nl leaal prlek.'-d ,lp hla eara al Ihla nf.aikl al:r I'alnni'd Utletlt I vely "We rotibln t think of a'louiia; ion : lu ilo o." aalil Mlaa llalilan.- "I aupiioao Ihnt pair you ban- ro'i'd i Unlly tain, ,, over'" iiuiatlnn.il l.iv n K-'onp llaldanp. i "' mn afraid not." tn.ui n I i; r-. : They harn bifti dtlun r-i".-- .1 ' I'alay. and they are a Hi-' t u a' ; "ft. aa you nolln- " "V II. on- thrust upon y a n. n it nroone.j n )t ri. "I ho'.i you won ! (ted n y I on ... tl -l.villiul deai-rt lalat d." ai.a'w. r. I ;..-: I)'. inlli,K. v-ii,..,, a--iti-. h V- '. -wlutt tho Tpa.iuri'i a of tl.p . i-,i.:i ' n in nra. bnvini! eiit.-t.-.l 'i . i on only today; hm ..bmi i il..) ( j 'hey are at your n-ryt.-. " I "'I h' ra'a no lu In for II I -n po- '" "tworpd Hal, lima ,ottel..i .. I 1 '' , "I Ullpaa you w III hav. lo k- p I i. ' "'Il iiiornlnc;." I "Tl.'...k bow hi.Pi v vim n -I- i. I ... I r '! haehelor." r-iern. .1 r. . t-.- hla fhrlalu a. ,.-, i . V i I 'f .""I will acei-pi id's s in.,' , ti li-' li-' l-ail 1 fear yon iuiihI I al 'II n. .'I ' r "'t'-'nenla ho Unit yon i.m b .-,; i , '' nr own iiliu ..n ('In I i r- . na i. . ' K. t me ron-nll lev I r. l" aa Mr. Ciiodrleh'a n-aior .Ion... I I I'.'iKlit Ihn plan . nn. I ... . v h -I ' : la- doiii. " j A brief eonveraation with that i t'otlliry threw lolnn Utile el i' r H'u altuatlon. Cornily'a mn aa'il fobi'. which hud been a.nl rtonn ""'.Id limply supply lite inm u'lh luitHvcr they ne. il.-d. and Ua- hut', r imparted Iha rli.-.rlnK mna tli-.t the 1. y-,-ki.,.,,,.r R iniinlnl man wnh ( Vrown daiiKhiera. and he lad no iJoWit that auih thlniia na the w.miu ii required might b ateured ironi Hi. in "Send at once." aald llorinly ijul. k IT. "and aak Mra. Uullen lu (oinn up -Va i w,..a ..i i i e," to the bouae and bp of what aprvlefi aha ran to tha hollos. How ara off for bad roorot T" "t'lpnty of tbpin. air, ud all rraoy fur fupat. "Wall, apa that thay sra prpar-d. and havp Mra Hulled bars Inunrdlatp-ly" Inunrdlatp-ly" Aa Iha butler want off lo attend tn thean nrdera. (lornily rp-ntPrpl Ih riHira and found Iha whol party comfortably com-fortably aalherrd about tha flrn Hp eiplalnad that ha had found a woman wom-an on thp filara, the l.alK'Pkpeppr'a wife; that ha bad aetit tha alatlon waKon for her- and Hint aba would bp ta. nt douhtleaa within a half hour with aueb Indlaiienanbln artlrl.i of at-llrp at-llrp aa inlnht i-na to make thp women wom-en au.-ala at least comfortable. "If you were only In eominurl'-atlon with )otir ahop. Mr (lornily, " ntttd Mia llnldnup and whether alia meant to ha offeiintve or not (ioriulv iiiuld not t. II "we would lin k nothllix " "I am aorry fur your aak. madam, that I atll li.H Aa It la. we ahull have to do our beat with the limited ra-aoureeN ra-aoureeN at hand." Coli.oraiitlon I an on deaullorlly Una ' way for a abort tun.-, when Iha butler auiioiinred Hip nrrt.al of Mra llallen. Aa he dl.l ao. Il.e tal. rbiek mual.-ally rhlui.-d unt the hour ol rillie "Now that your woman ta b.-le. Mr liormlr " aalil Mia llnbbilie. r I . Inf.. "aa I am aouievhut atlitin .1 fiotu tne ride and Hie pi 1 1, lu e. I ahnll reltrP to my room,. I aupp. k" ion ouo p.ople wont think of k .Ipk tu Ih,,1 at thla iito-iiilhly houi " "No, mile, il," ntiawereil Mlaa Hl. w an I thins. I ll alnv awake until ('lirtsluiiia " "Will you an. Iloektinitl"" aald Mra llaMiue. lolilteaau k her hliabnlid "Why it - my dear--" "I wna abottt tu propoae a tJtl.lv of brW-." . aid Pr la v. au" "An px.-lbnl hi. a." r.'lurne.l Han dan., .p.l-kly. "hul therp inn nil of ua her- and " "I iioti t play," aald II. irmly uulekly "I II stay out l.lao." aald I'l.ati.'I "I limit i ue iiiuih for hrlili;.) al leal" ''1 1 Itlthl." Paid lia llahlali.'. tliovlt.i: HV.UV. laeorted by the butler, ami I'-t oulal.l.. iires.plly by Mia. r.nll.-tl Mr li.rn.tV and I will watrli your ! i- :n .-." aabr ri-altor. I " t i be way. Iileahor. may I aak I h-r.i vou nl. t Mr. (oiimly?" nuerli d her falber "M- It .-rv nin-h li.ttiii-'l In nur aoelfil a.tili'imni woik. Many of hla mploveia live In the vlilnlty of the nuw , i-til.-m. nl bouae p are birl'.illnir. and I. Jbavo bail raenalon lo rolialilt lilm ill hla ptlu-e a Kt.'iil ninny tlnma" "Ah," nO'l Jhe alder lunit rpfleeHvi-. rpfleeHvi-. ly, woliiUi)bj,bota luurli uilKht be h"- .JM'.iii wr,,avi.v,aU,riV-"1p,i, Melilital.il. v, fv"iuliii nt.it f-T i .uird table, at whl. )l the flta.l.H fAok j thplr plaeaa and In .tatitly lui"inin'nh' Inaatfeali-ll lid apeeitll Inlet-eft In till' Piny, un.1 al l.ormly'a ai.aui-alliiu atie b II the bull anil went with Ii 1 . ii Into the IritllUiK little library tlironi-h the broad o ell .batra that l; ive a. ri .a lo II frota lie. hu'l Another flre'waa hin iiIiir lln.re Ilo di.-w a low . halt I . Ion. It In v. hi. Ii ale a if down II-I, II-I, in,, -II stood with tils I.I 111 reatlni; on the min i. I, looiiii.K down on her 'I he iwo were In plain alcht from the bil.U" li.h'e, but aa they talked In low ti.ti-a Hi. Ir e.mer atloti was III ainllble III the hall. Il'lltllille Kllilii'. ll . iiil.n.-ly uuil un. aslly al ihi.rn fiom time to time; hat finally. heeomlliK lib-in I. ..I In bis I-.. line, paid them no fuitlier nonce CHAPTER IV. Miib Haidana la Charmed and Charnv "Mr (ioniily," In can Mlaa llalilnne, - I mi' m l i. en ou for mine ll ," ' Sot for Iwo IliiiliUia nnd eh veil .'! ', 'l a II ihlane," atiaVM ted llorile ! rtnlelly. "t'ra. lie a'" ex. talmPil II...' nefntilttl-i nefntilttl-i ! l; ll "Hon put vou bin- the lime' j lo you k..i n call udar ol f v b.lla In y.eir ot'li '" .."I lute a i. arv. lo.i. tiieuouy for il- t o'i. I !' ll I w lah 1.1 li llien.la r," aalil j ' t-i I tun ao nun h Ipn lest, .1 lu-I lu-I in, . itl.-i...-ft I o n... tl-,1 II, iw il... j o t. i liv ih- .iv- he roalln , .... p-tit, !v na If lis I,-, tb.ii of .i . tl. ti- -led with her win a ! i. . r- in. ,ti. r of i ' . 1 1 1 r 1 " 11 b, 'iiittlullr Yoil "I-, llie.e la I it to e..t t von about u. . II I . : 'I la ll .. nrehli. i a ami l.-rd-ra' . ! ,,!. Vou bate la a ao h.lpfnl t i . I t- i h ilon'l li wbal I 1. 1 i, ul, I ' .- .1. ne .l'ho.,t .on " Mn! 'Oil I. i.e. of , . -Il.e, le. p.. I,. i v i ,. i!!i:-'l; . " No one knoua liny. :. boat try . ..ni,.-t loti v. lib tha j x'n i it nil " '.la nl'y I "' I li'.ve, , ..s Imel. I . ' .1 ti e V la'h. r. Mil .Pie, he .!.. . I... with tne " I i:.l . t " ial.1 Ci.i'li.lt milekiy. 'I i! II. Il l: lie InlK'.l lilt -in m bin I , - .. ,' i, inn to a.Unit.,1'. " ,. .. i .In von ti., an" ' i.sl.d Hip , I "I In. -s P .a. ' 1 1 all ,!,!, ne. . . a t m. "I ' il el w :h n . n ami a a bn-ilo a-. iv. en, I rem I, . i. .l. -I "li e a 'y lo e Imiata i - , tn i. M . f ll, ,.'., n lli whol.i I I: I la.- i... i ..in ii .. ,-n ii woman, I ,.r . v.-i t. t...m, a Mh li I -tl. r In nl or j l.u . iban y.ei lm"' " ll mis lb- ib II- I tint tl- man in i . t bat- raid lo li-r. Won. en, abs I . , r,. re not mil unlly In -,s I PI - at I hi have t in h unalll es at ti:', it. .1 to In r tttis the nil. 'leal kind of Halt. t v. It i :i Hi.-, loo. It nni ii man who win. a pnv.i l In the bur 'nf woild. and wna Ih.-leloie the lliore j "It la very no.nl of you to aay thut." aald the c I rl . ainllll t plaasanlly lu up j preei it Ion, "and I uiu u.utu ptoiul uf ll ' ' a. i 'rV,'.; beeauan ptei)hody aaya jou a.u an. a ( ' , . : a fliia bttalneaa tnaii youraeif " .' "I ahuuul Ilka lo do aomolhim real- 1 . ' ly worth vhllp." aald tha tfirl aftar a ' llttla panaa. i Ilka re-opln atho di aotiiethlbi wonh while" ' ' "Ho do I," aald the man. wfUi oo oua meajtlnn. ,, "Mr llorinly." aha exclaimed In-tiptuoiialy. In-tiptuoiialy. "why don'1 na do snais- - , thltiR worth whllpT' Cornily ainlled ."M iler fminr f lady.' be ananpn-.! really, he waa t ' old i imna.li to be her father. h t ' , thouaht half aadl' . aa he nol.sl hl ' fiirrn of ap.e.-h "I bava tha laraaai. -1( alore lu tie world I ba aa-ula lu . , every eltlllid eountry and many that. are urn It Illid I own and control a J . , rlei t of al-iin era I have my private 1 wool, n tnllla. nnd allk lullla still fa, . loriea I aimpoap there ar tail thni. ' - aand people In my Pinploy. I can nlVw ' - '., -" von n . a. k for tmoiher million for t . tour a.-ttl-menl woik na often aa ym, i v ' l-h H. em' " I ' ' "lb. . ai e nil very well. Mr Horn ' , ' It- " a il I the itlrl Itravely "They api ll , lieiiii mloiia inal.-rlnl aue.-eaa, the- , 'si.,., lour ability and in'iiiiieli. In lie- . , ai.a or tha world lll-y eouut for Kliilt deal, llldeid. I find lately that Ihcy ara eountlua mora and inoip but they don't raally amount to nni ihlna afier all. What la money, what an. lower and Infliieiien? My fathei lor lti'.iitm-e, waa born with more, thai- he t-uuld piaalhly a..-nil. moin lhail hi knew what lo rili with. Inherited from Ihrlfty ntieeaiora who hud tho atll to buy laud when II eould bp botlKlit for a aonc He haa llillnetii-e, laiwer Wl.nl do. a It nun. nut to' I want lit in lo ilo aoiii-llilin. really to do aotun lliltix In the World for Ihn Kiaal itl mniiklnd I am pr-a. blii to you 1'iat a I preii.-b to him " "U. you hailf upon mn aa you woul.i a fnlhrr?" n k-.l (iormly ijulekly "Why, no. not enutly. Onrtalnn i nut," ail.Wei'ed the y,lrl. "I nm fort v four, you know" j "No, I ill, In I know; but what If yoi, .iii-4 You are atlll a young; man Ml lalli.-r la nityllte. and I clout e.ill III a old " "W'olld. r fill I alilernllon from twen tytwo'" aald llorinly aiuilliut. Will." rialimed the sirl, "I wai ativh K Unit you o.islll lo do a.iln-tlilna In III- Inn hum unide Jours-lf Yin , at.it. .1 with little or initliliiK, If I may bi'llevp Hut lu.vt apaper neeoulita ol you' "I lit via you lipeil tilldlllK th-uiT" "l-itery wind," niiawi-riil Ihn Klrl "I wna iulle proud of helnic nhln It ; any lo my filemla Ihnt I knew you ami what Ihey aald nhout you wna true." Never In hla life bad Homily been happier than at Ihla frank, apontan . ami-a putireaaton of approval. bSbW ri a-tnwi.iTifIf. u put IIium (real ut "" inula of yiaira- al Uiu aei-vleti of youi plor ti en; not In buyliik and aellliiK f but In d'llliK aolu.'tbllut lor I hem," aha tan on "I lout you think lltat In a-lllni tin ui bon.i t niaaia nl a fair prolll. Ir tillltiK Until Hip alilet and only tlilll nlioiit what you have to a-ll. III allow ItiK IIipiii Die ullnoat fr.-edotll of ra tiitu iiiul i ii ham:.-, In providtnit neii .lolialy lor employeea. Iri llolliK aerv lee lo your fellow men?" "Ceiiiiliily. II la. II la iloliii! a-rvh t lo the llllle world whli h you t 't a lataer world perhnpa than moat o ua ean loin It Hut I want you to l anna thli'K. I want every man nni i-v. ry woman who baa ihn ublllty li do noun Ihrrik, In a Kn'at. aiil-ndu "liul wbal woulil you have me do"' "I don't know." imaworeil the (llrl "I dofi t knoi wl al I would hnvn ant Jio.ly do; bill Ih.-te arn ao nillliy lllllif. In In. done, ao u.niiy wroni;. to h. rtehl. d. ao man)- HilUKHlobe nehleveil 1 he i:l-al iii. Hi aoea out nnd inak. i oppottunltleii' I'nrt of hla K'eallii ' I take II, rot. si la lu aeeluK what II -i ' la to do. Kusklu aaya aotiietth-re thai Hi., groat. -at Ihlnit auM.ody eau ilu l to aee i fthli'it. If I were a ureal wotunn, 1 could attatter your qu-stloi I., tier, but I am only-" "I tnlnll yon aio a itt.-at woman a .Id (eiimly -only, "ami I would In I l.-rfoi-l y wlllini; lo Ink- jnur nmoi I iil.nle by It." "I would not have II thai wtiv.' im awere.l Ih- ultl ilteiimlly ' W In a m father aak.. me wbal I would have him do, I aay lo him. '(Jo and a,' lla liiiKha lit til", inml p.oll" I.iiiis-'i ut I , tne Y loii't. Mi (ioriulv " . I'm i,: .-.is tim .'a i |