Show 6 lip L rl cal 14 soo BY ALLIE LOINE MILES copyright ID 27 wirner warner bros pictures ing inc dolores costello in n OLD SAN FRANCISCO 13 3 a warner bros broo of this chii noval j CHAPTER IX continued Contini ted I 1 1 I hate to waken him she whis feied bied across the intervening space to buckwell Suc kwell lie he is so exhausted yet it may be disastrous to lose noie mole time supplied buckwell craftily in ill sotto voice you look it at the papers without vit hout grandfather asked dolores dolore s innocently 1 I know how ION to open the box why yes I 1 suppose I 1 could I 1 lad ad bitted buckwell with apparent reluctance luc tance talice but lie he had beached leached dolores sido sida at the table before she opened the box and as if lie hs had devoted enough time tt to being polite lie he i cached in and took oat the giant pi ant papers abent they perfectly legal in au ed dolores Do loies waiting Nai ting anxiously for ili ins opinion as lie he hastily scanned each sheet buckwell laughed laughe t softly to keep biorn waking vasquez 1 I arn am not ex pelt enough in such matters iatter ri to tell but I 1 shall be very happy to have my lawyer go over them for or you it does not se agn right lo 10 put you to so much trouble deloies hada habit of talking with her eyes a as well as a with her lips and Buch buckwell well found it diverting to watch her it was a I 1 new lo io lefor him to play piot protector pio ector to a lovely damsel in di s analie enjoyed it to tile the utmost no trouble at all besides beside I 1 could ridgie many trouble tiou bles s for the privilege of coming ti to 0 the chapel to woi ship ind and perhaps to see you and your gran grandfather d fa ther lie he added hastily and by the way I 1 am afraid lie he is in no condition to go to the city now her trusting loveliness lad had inspired him with a mad ad desire to get liel hei away bioni tie the r rancho and ill a a tone alone with himself deloies looked at her grandfather obviously troubled tiou bled the excitement might bring on another it is absolutely necessary essaiy for him to go turning around she found Buc beckw kelis ells eyes eye watching her in a I 1 flash lie he changed his exiles sion to an impersonal frown it may be necessary for afir some member of the family t to s sign ign i an ap application at tile the court house house for permission to er examine the lepoids lec the sooner that is lone done the better of course buckwell knew that this was a lame excuse he watched deloies to see if lie was getting away with it and felt when she nodded in assent 1 I I 1 would do to help jf if you think I 1 could sign the application she paused all buckwell bookes looked up quickly from ili his pretended con contemplation temp lation of the pa papers pers and hiding his satisfaction with a matter of fact nod said certainly you could and ceilia 5 take tea with me we boum could shop stop at the crystal palace on oil the way dolores had no beshe to accept the invitation last ni nights e experience in san francisco was too hideous and olie lie was perfectly willing to remain ignorant of life along the cocktail route besides she he hated to leave hei hai grandfather when lie 1 I felt so miserable 1 I 1 will go with you to sign ign the pap ers but must huna back to grandfather thank ou just tile the same for the tea party invitation it would not take more than a few minutes and I 1 am sine you would enjoy tile the crystal palace I 1 could liko like to h haar vcr tle the honor bonor of showing it to you vou his kindness and regret aas as so evident that dolores dolore hesitated tle tie was wa ding so much fol foi them that she colv had no right light to co consider nider her own filings in the matter and lefus P there ilien wa was no one oile else elbe she could tu turn M to her grandfather r was raz sick dun bun luis hat had pleaded other othe r eng enga arom ermit rit and terry well dolores did not liki lik to think of the y she lie had found him spending his time any minute lute lie e and lier her grandfather might b forced filin their horii home arid and if L ollia 0 o tea with senor bluck buckwell well would him lira work any haider to help them zile slip would go thank vou it will N ill b be nei deiy v ne to go to ta tea if it will ill not as you voll sa A tak long shall we lease leae now il 0 bruckn buckwell il gatli gathered prad up tip M his pap T r ind ill f followed lollo ed her example iv bv ii rising 4 n g 1 I am at dipoalo di poal whenever QI oil are lenda in ili onla a few i tien she dahly shiri ped fron frn th tb r ill in her haste bate to liap th tl tip rn c r following her with hi his eves eap buk wall floated loat pl over her fai and innocence P I 1 had ben be n a lono long time ince inca hr h iad hal liken uth pius pm p m ti mah plan fijn th it i included a i K oman H p rtin 1 at him if find and in ill orti artl p rr of the olei ure ures that would be ili hi within the houi apon the room dl if ie 41 li 4 1 no tinia time in seeking their only sen ant it is iq neca sary ary that I 1 lero to town tonn kindly look after grandfather and Y i I 1 h have another attack tr arv and N I 1 aab me ine some soine way nay I 1 shall be ati at the arv crystal tal palace and the alie court I 1 house ifju c with senor buckwell th old lebn stood aghast with vi th iii hi mouth wide open at the mere inere thought of a daughter of tile vasquez goina nut ut in ill this tin s tiofil kiil A 2 ne flo crossed himself devoutly an and im w plowed the good mother to watch ovar ivr j his mistress Q two wo trips to the city citi in i us as niana ganv days it wa tin unheard heard of but dolores dolore s lad rot not waited to se e what lie he thought quickly possessing 1 herself of a shawl and parasol hr he hastened back to the living room andl and stood toh locking nt at her grandfather with a mingling of love pity and regret vat that she must leave gently lifting his feet to a stool so that lie he ws w stretched out in a more comfortable position she spread a I 1 soft blanket blank M over ili lus knees placed a pillow at his side and after a light kiss on hs big brow turned away to hide the tears he was wa all she had in the world and he felt I 1 so miserable 1 I am ready she announced joining buckwell at it the mantel where here lie he iliad had been examining the vasquez and trophies with utter contempt I ready teady lie he repeated as if pie occupied ali ah yes ves to be sure he turned toward he her r all and his eyes opened in surprise ready eady I indeed r ready for fok him lie he abo thought aught to hi himself she was far r more beautiful than the mot notorious no celebrity of the city and in addition to being lovely it wa was q plain to 10 see that life had taught her nothing of the ways of men conti oiling ins his rampant hidden thoughts buckwell Bu chivell finished pleasantly then we leave yes please I 1 agreed akl ced dolore and she permitted buckwell But kivell to assist iier her down the short steps and into his e car ar diaze riace it lad had been at the sile side of the road awaiting ili hi signal for quite some time bad in the living room vasquez slept soundly and b tn n the table the open lid of the strong bo box revealed tile the fact that tile the age old land hind grant documents were gone they were nvere in buckwell pocket and as the carriage carriaga jogged bogged along lie he decided that they as well a I 1 the young girl by his side tp to remain in his poes sion sjon a long as lie he wanted them CHAP X ine TS is gin chais is buckwell ad did nor noc own a car liagre ile he felt that eliat his whereabouts wHore not be so s 0 o easily spotted achen lie he summoned a 1 public hack back to carry carr him to appointment appointments 3 but lie he alwag always insisted upon ini im calculate malc modem equipment and fast horses ile he found the latter fat far mole moie s satisfactory than hall the automobile N which hicl i was growing in popularity with his ili political contemporaries dolores second trip to the cit city I 1 was a consequently effected in less time airn e than the regrettable experience of her call on oil terry do you come collie into san flancisco often inquired duckwell Enc kwell watching closely through narrowed nan nari owed eyes grandfather has never permitted such trips she replied truthfully after a moments hesitation you see it is customary for spanish bomento women to remain at home jahe she had decided that the hideous e peri ence of the poodle dog w was s her own secret slie she was too ashamed of the incident in to ev ever er mention it to any one and do spanish girls heie to their native customs a anapa n dapa dictates asked buckwell in a tone one that invited confidence he N was a curious curious about why she went to frisco on the previous night buckwell ab horacd reticence in in a woman I 1 1 I dont know replied relied dolore uneasily but I 1 p prefer i refer to at the liaci hacienda enda oli oh you can save it for us cant you with your help my dear I 1 am aill sure that your grandfather Giand father will I 1 bs b able to pend the rest of his lays days there hidden meaning wai wa i lot lo t on dolores how coula she 1 I haaf xi guessed lessed ru essed wanted anted hi hei in leburn tUrn for relinquishing his plans to seize the estate it is 0 0 good of you to kielp us lie l said warmly and for the firt tims time reland lie her r rigid position in alip corner of the carriage buckwell botic noticed e and avith a 3 effort restrained hemsell 1 lim self arc fram m 1 ping her braceful c hands and i i i i iv I 1 her tox ird him there ma i I 1 it t ie and place for everything even thing ant ani i th would come a tittle little later we will top tcp t the hr ajl I 1 d ace and enjo i i p 1 nf if t t t acting yur hu ii s it i t the more i ay iy firth harint g th 01 2 cocat il peato poato i ri id I 1 ih i u 1 ill find it mir i i lestin t re L I 1 oadle doy dag pi li iiII iT d t bior 1 ir 1 1 da li PS ei 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I 1 f various descriptions this was all mores dolores saw sav until half way up tile the stairs a then a gallery of nude pictures met lier her gaze aze they were bun jilin on a level with the eyes eye between the draped doorways oh she gasped in in startled mortification and an stood still it was a shock to knonz know that such such pictures existed she wanted to run down tile the staais and back to tile the peaceful dignity of the ran rancho clio but as she turned her eyes met tile the suave leering countenance of the captain in of i waiters aiters right this way mis lie ho said aej pushing past lei led the way toward a curtained recess buckell Euc kuell und and other afternoon u quentain teis tais of the quen place bore ere coming u up the tile the iia was a gm y van anc and dolores decided deci led that th at h had better close hr eves to tie the pair I 1 ng s and go en cn slie sie pro proceeds ceede f up til th stairs but could couil not acore i ore th tl IP n A k life siz 1 goiti 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