Show ii 11 ii 1 iiii iiii ii I 1 linn I 1 ii linn nil ii 1 ii ii ill in ii 1111 ii n 2 E L E bof 0 D 0 A novel oval of 0 the foo footit ij by ROBERT STEAD anibal 1 toe cow Pl flascher ascher th hesdra lr of me S 0 IT STEAD D E CHAPTER XI continued ved I 1 14 r thoi looked for far in 11 ime iii ie of if ri treat but great grant barred hlf his I 1 and it to grether tire amt up the path pain A range oman with fill a trob naba on ad hor her arm met thim at the door giant in lor far mrs if lbruce a and her dima to lep oil iou 30 it ht t abrard sold said the fie wood woman I 1 III emr i on are just back well it all was a ad sad farot tint but these ta tax linvs been bar bd ad time anios it 0 nas o alwn jilbert ass h I 1 cime leie III Os first poor it or slie 1 took tint that to b heart I 1 alft if fill nod ad old I 1 bo be left 1 alone I it in off an limilla arc pm akiu so a I 1 line or here pait time to help hell out fixed she was most enst beginning bec inning to lince brice up ahn we me got the word about arox grace ind 1011 know was lost on a ship ahat 1 was aaa to too ill tor for tier her ant tit received this information with ith a strauss t ga ed catching clang about etc tile he henrt x 11 it became of Ph pistils ile he tried clearm to 1 th the qu question aled in in an earn on vono voice 1 I 1 rd into nt the house arter after mrs r died I 1 d the tt mannin continued a nr ill man dam nine came back discharged about lint time phalla tried to get bet nn an ns a i nurse norse but bandin t manage it tile alin fl I 1 I 1 nee lice tans I 1 1 I ed to another part of the ell alti and she be took oak rooms more me here at first she he came to see a us 1 I often grif but not latela I 1 suppose oppose shea hes trying teeing to forget iring to forget graut muttered to ollow how much ot of life Is made up of trying to torset forget I 1 1 further questions brought no far air ther information in form it ion the woman wordan knew the he ill firm for far ILI h phillis pin ills worked the late thought it hid bid to do with dion munitions alons suddenly grant giant found him self belt impelled fl bs a tremendous desire to locate this girl he Is w would old set about tt it at once possibly soars jones or murdoch could she glie ill him information St Stran reli devough he be I 1 noir am felt that t at he would prefer to be rid of I 1 inder maira coin piny hiis ahja was I 1 a mutter er of him self alone 11 ite took I 1 ladle to a let i hire arranged fur for tedium lodgings and ILI then on ell ill hl lie ile located murrell without alfa culta ill it was now dow bite at wit ind the art ol 01 1 dork derk came 1 I down hi ill in offensive imprecations upon tire the h air id if at his union ll callei lint t lk agoti inns ings oon go gae ILL a in 0 o a I 1 en of if dolight door box bo I 1 I 1 eni call briama aim till 11 d dair loi i me sir air I 1 in n R old tit man but 1 I erl sir as hoi at a go there fix was s no tire the depth depa of ad murdoch a welcome he ran be fore fare giant gi ant into the III room mod witched it dd on hie lie li lights lit in a mom moment on t a he I 1 w was bell etli 1 1 hi ills or arm about un be mon nuns imm sli id der lie he was waa with antrias I 1 faret ses a sit lou cl u it donn own mr lie grant here hp ehfe ILI fain if tl a babler lee I 1 roust let get tire tiie I 1 jonm me up lip this I 1 no walt ni bt for steel alpe lag halt 11 h hi aide I 1 I 1 ib ad send I 1 us word I 1 i th teiei L e 1 la talt tradition that hat official I 1 ama la ant tit 1 n nd 0 nee grant tried to eipl 0 aln to aw are n tradition therea them B treat film that a Slots scotsman man la Is a dour bodi bad IvIl dirhoui hout am sentiment anell ell I 1 must mus ill all tire ive he up the stairs and ad returning bunim I 1 led in ills his wife a mo moth therl cri I 1 1 abdun I atho ila ni mit the louig ol Iler in 1 the url welcome ivare of lie lier inner ne DE it wn a diamond before grant hanic oi aware of if the presence of 0 a out oui ih if apkon in the 1 acom 11 of J am verv ednd hid t fo see 1 you I aima irk L said phiola kruce bruce vie IV bei linc I 1 avem thinking about nu all a ea 91 9 1 0 ill 1 l jalph alm ills it I 1 wag ion allm I 1 as aa looking for alif frank contee tarri a auree before 11 lie a and time to tup bull press ERE it and ad haink sold 8 go much it troed he better ter to finish the job b ati 1 philil fg 11 aime itin kine her ber lowne home larb us now no arfi fr murdorf it cidh it 11 is a more are coni noon entena ferrat to a her work mark grunt grant wondered im how null of this ai a in gement a was as dire to stig dih B s mirah for the her bei bereaved girl an a ban or ninth b ro in the he 1 athilson atHil I fit Jon a hali it mada led to the frimll theome no ho drada doubt both ralle iterations bad ell ann cnn trill mod to it I 1 called at your old home lee he con can it ed 1 I 1 needa ed I 1 say how bow distressed I 1 a to hear TILE the woman could to tell me I 1 far of lo 10 iou flo a L came to mur dah do h hal 1 1 tes ILE she 9 bulit all aa though lore ere were nothing more moie to explain giant filed that ihal hei free eye eppg I 1 fre ajmal and ad her track than they had been siut the tha delight of her presence leapt about him bull tier her hurrod costume beard seemed to a accentuate a ate her lood beauty de ft P its or of all 11 that 1 limit bad done to de it tw tron it iverc was waa a silence which hill E should out not iviry ilic were in all STOP ine 9 tor for a footing feeling allta a Murdoc tt met or at the a by that she would put pill on th the I 1 I 1 WILL eitle and mr me murdoch 1 in a ba bucht f of almost atine inspiration insisted that thai ifa rife f was adi quite te mon lP tnt flat to if lloil 11 he ak I 1 T at t tint hat hour lane of dio hip lazar illon the old folks had threw anro art the kitchen til grant ant found to ill bruce tt hv be dedra t r you yam answer andave say my jet iet i arao he demanded piling plunging hl to the i w alth ith the di of li bin nature I 1 hold to let vold I 1 coi get sti ell baled ill 11 as I a aroura fr oura in tier her later match III ho lind 1 I not nor rated noted in ti those broad def be seemed armed note more resigned nd and yet more polled poised tile str alsi als fine I maa idly of sul suf foiling fr ing ind had w worked raw new wonders wonder in her soul I 1 suddenly bud denly as lie looked upon tier her he okame income arom of i a new quality in phillas bruce thi the quality of gentle s slie she had added tills this to lier her unique pm 6 r 1 11 are and I 1 it liall oil cinell ed am iown tile of glicr character to grant jot train froni ills Is 19 1 loo 9 life im fine 4 60 lit the be taid suddenly dimly seemed alto gel her matl nten but I 1 dian didn ila I 1 n w nut mit to forget foredt I 1 I 1 he in 1 sial gislon ILI I 1 w amid not to doriva von voir lie could not net misunderstood the crop hoods he placed on that lat last word but bill she continued at as though he hod had not interrupted 1 I know knew mau would arke ift once are or twice out not of conte I 1 knew vou all bould aid do that first I 1 made up my mind first it if lou i on wrote three firms then I 1 would know you really wanted to ri bovelli mo velli me I 1 did not get arv third letter rut exit bed could I 1 know knew thit that von van had placed such a test such on an arble measurement upon im mv it wasa t per arry for far aou M to im know ow if lou hid find cared enough jou would world hole hap kept on writing lie had to draft admit to himself that there was just truth in whit ali t she he said 14 to he he her tragic logic II 11 able his delight in tier her presence now no did not alter tire the fact that lie a hall had found it quite possible to live tor far four form teal car a without her imd end it was xv true that upon one or two great vital moments ial his mind had bad leapt 1 not I to P phillis h ilor bruce but to yen Trans Traus lcy leyl 14 he blai blushed lied at the recollection it tafts we an impossible situation but it nas n BS true front ila he we waa framing 1 borne I plim plausible lible or nr dament about immutable honorable nom men not do per istler in a i correspondence when mur d dicht h I 1 llila it in ago mother is soang go 17 g to set the dumns lai lagalla room if til ie b ht 1 alla alq ad the coffee will nill 1 he I arld r ati well wall clr lr mr ii d di I 1 look well i in uniform I 1 ma n will ill be olm wondering derIng how hort the business 11 hat game fione not ot half us a much I 1 nm am wonder ins fing some cilnis 1 lie I ild with a significance holia laten litten did for far tin fill car of im P 11 ill is cona C mr alf grant come a ever bol boh n cheerful alre lea called tied fee froin b afa tire lie ii aiding iiii loan doors which hah slut ore off tire dining room main the frabj lot int med of deffee will iris already it in ahr or air e sei and as giant took ills his seit t sirs M div mur doeh dell neld that for far owe onie she abe had decided to defy all file I 1 alth of dime ran I 1 at tire the to table to their talk dribb dribbled ld out b into it glnn channels ch jr innels darl it was as though there here wre re at land and a gnat reservoir of thought of of deep mal kro its inis ill into tire er crt well blell springs savings of life chill none man of thena them dred dired to top tap test tt it should lush lost out and oi mi holm them they deemed ned in rome trae tra e 1 ane I of its it pi prience pr fence and add spoke bihn he 11 aliey e y spoke it at nh ill of I 1 I 1 LIE I 1 t shingi law g G glint at armed and ad in a 0 sense ermi he to favet ct both tire if gl riu rl per perca cd old nid I 1 hie h horrors of 11 a felien him lie he draw diew on an hi his ftp aleine nt at all it was as to trials relate some ame memo incident that thal it seemed a nas a all 11 he cared to 10 nor her ile he was conscious cam dons of 0 4 restraint back hedged him about and bump ered od dmn or nientai ll 11 to too buet at time he bar hean con can cloua fo of tint flat hot far or before they thay varied parted she if said aid ois floor about harrlis being like pianos P aback winch iet 11 out of to tune tor far lack of tire the hias bids ter touch mican giant found flood himself in the street air again he be fal tod mail awal owed up 1 in the rush of 0 thing chldra which he hae I 1 slid eald lie he paused at ata a holdip to term lenn against the railing and watch match the ti tri ambling of city chy light 1 in it the cho I 1 hwe hae it if he be to fo the steel railing rafting 1 1 I I lune hole it ltv f lie he paused doused for far a moment to turn I 1 1 mer I r his fals thought iv bt though to make i sa sure it should met escape up ihen at a lie pace which abfall aroused tire mander i on biering hur g sannie ame of or two ta placid policemen lie he hurried to the flat hole linder and grant had ban been assigned Bssie ned to the area room main and tire the sergeants ironing dreme if he chown it at all l mere lre re of the sweet her of if the west great turned on no tile the light unit and looked do arton let into the mris face of hill hh friend A lie leard born of if flad far arar fr from w wars or almainta was as pling about his ha lip alpa r rvin in a aselt now grant could abot an help what s a wonderful thing it 1 la to leip ID 1 in pool pence cheri I 1 he hafle it 0 1 lie a shouted linder I 1 box hac it tile sergeant sat at up with ill a efort art blinking banking 1 I 1 have I t f grant repented repeated rhem you van an mean n sold linder and deal am adafe ha 11 hav 1 I me ann what a to lie with you yen you re re more n e ex eted than it if we we ere jowl r sol nir 0 oer e tho top io ill got my great idea I 1 know knew a ill I 1 in going to do A with fth my mv money 11 well dont don t do it tonight under linder protested wite sred someone S am aft haa R to kettle for far his I 1 in id the a looming in n tu vers for far the wet west to tomor row now landor old but lender was again sleeping the steel sleep of a ann wo four fear icara ed in I 1 trance a CHAPTER XII the tt inflow was may with tire the light of dawn before grant a im biad d had ed rallied calmed dam dmn ELL enough ad a me for sleep a ED wh when a under linder a c him it was we noon you yen sleep top wid well on ma your dig big idea me was hig hotnit ho comment tIit pio better the anu did last right retorted grant US out it of bed bad let ron me fee I 1 re cs I 1 at 1 hac bi it I 1 t clenry III toll tell von about I 1 it tf 1 nie I tire time lf if you can stay awake who when do wo WB cut eaf now or as is soon na as you 1 anre I pro pre table I 1 ve re a notion to give you yon three final davs CB C B for appearing a on p pa ratio in lour ar pajamas pajama slake it ft ft cash fane bar EE serKo gOnt ant 10 do ipar and ad par it ft out at of what you yo owe a inc an no ioel that that Is settled tried order up a decent meal mael 11 bf be shared am n dressed long before it anivea you know this 19 f n runt first cliss class laha where basher prompt salce s r ice would w not be to tol prated As they ate to ho sether rether grant shamed no law to discuss what hat linder called his big idea nor let it to give eive any in response to hla his coin I 1 nations somewhat sonic what do pointed red refe re ferencis d a iia to his thinas ot of the belore x ar theare there two alader he a cid d whan my sent c craves int solitude trade to you belfon I a sergeant serg sec pant anit find and therefore no he soul our w will III not be able to oular understand food that londing far or contemplation it a all said aid hadr I 1 don den I 1 frund tier her furthermore grint grant continued I 1 tonight I 1 mean to resume team e my in I 1 soliloquies and lour lear day absence a w fil be mor anih b in d demand tire rite supply be equal to the de nand ad I 1 good I 1 hare are some a on morsels 18 of money if I 1 you yon will buy bay our railway I 1 ii 11 0 r 1 r grant plunged plunged into at ari a explanation of who what linder had called his big idea tickets a of id settle with the chief extor extin tanist downstairs I 1 will ft ill join yu you at tire the night tram train going west meet L under hadr cpr sprang mall to attention ene ft A salute anduss in which mock deafen det eunce could not at entirely obscure the respect be near benth and ad set about on his alona while h ie grint grant devoted the after noon to a session with murdoch Mui cloch and ad jones but bar it we was noted led that giants giant e interest centered ted t e more am ta in a certain an telo telephone pline call than in tire the very verv gruff gratl fling financial statement which mur farly doch was able to place before lit him or and it was probably na as a result I 1 of that telephone call that a ra catl drew I 1 up in front of murdoch murdocks Murd ochs a home ionic at exactor six thirty that evening and here bore miss MILLE I 1 bruce and an ofil lexer a captains uniform in the direction of tile the best beat hotel in he city rhe fhe timing room mom was all sweet at with the perfume of flowers and soft strains stifling of music stole stale ta grantly about ILE 10 high arching mingling with the cl chat at ter ot of loielo a I 1 women and ad of at men to t w whom too exper expend ole was 1 I no cun consideration grant waa one conscious of a delf dellious tom s license U of hati nare as he be phillas remove her wraps and seated himself b ly her at a secluded corner table by JULE joie he exclaimed 1 I dont den t malte make compliments for far exercise but lou ind do look alim stunning milar tI tonight kIlt I 1 A warmth of color fit up tier her cheek check he ie had bell noticed at murdoch a how pole was avi and her lima lavished laughed back at him with some ot of their old time thus 1 I it aloy I 1 am y no shot she alto sold said it seems almost LIt ilk hka old times imy mile gae 1111 their orders race old and sat ell in 11 silence through an ad grant me wua delighting liim self simply in her pree presence imme nod and stressed that 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