Show the e Figh thir 1 9 cha chan chance n JL by ROBERT W CHAMBERS by bytho tb curtla publishing ceonin copyright by b albrt N chamber Chamb cri lah inith whom were toil shooting asked grace orace is s marron marion on well griped log leg oel th alic other oilier binl I 1 or er di dolic itell I 1 enned fer fei till in ceol 0 it n ind I 1 llna ro re at it 10 lit I 1 lite li in alto mie ile CC 1 I ie kl 11 1 alti it lii 1111 ind and Ilc I 1 tin it a ii 11 ti N no MI I 1 li it tile AN end r rt f IKI 1 I bilte til th it do vou toll lot let VI il M INN ml lid 11 imi 11 c is i sold goi one im t tiling 11 ing him to in TC rv act cek for the co k 1 sliu otin alli returned her chini glae W 1111 IN 1 ia lid shock lin ili 1 1 ris acol cil thi on it al AI wan Cai ullin pointer lie u ue e less foi cloe MOIL mabian 1 k ao 30 marion page indifferently and she rile leaned back watching the blue smoke curling tip lip ward from her cigarette sylila distrait but with mith do donn cist e acson con fire under tinder tile the fringed lids hols was thinking of the check hid bid ith gin en ell her for sagamore the for her had bad been a business one on the surface only she hid benet meant to use ue u e the check sue she bad laid it lwis among a few letter relies relics pleasant souvenirs of the summer to ler the affair had been softened by 0 delicate hint of intini lei ic the delight lie he was to take in something tint thit bid h id once been een herb rb had ad given her a f faint atilt tate taste of the pleasure of according pleasure to a man and this Is what cihat he had bad done in ili ouch one ind avob tal ob the guests reported as the dusk dush curtained tog fog closed in on er rier came dra dr as a hip chip under his bat lain u coat but ili his leaie was met with aratri and moisture pondered hiti his long sort bott eyelashes ind white skin and his flexible fingen as lie he drew off his aloies seemed 1 in their whiteness through the gither ing gloom dooni I 1 sullee sul loe our evening IN ill Is ib out of the question he said stancill stan st dill by sila who had nodded 1 l giefing ind then turned hr her r held rather h intili to see ee who w lie had entered the loom it was N as il waid only a lague iague shape in the gloom but to her at the same mome moment I 1 marlon marion page ruse rose leisurely and st strolled n lei led to ward nvard the billiard room our walk repeated ab bendy its it s ra raining lulng 3 ou oil knon yet only 1 I a day or t 0 ago 11 he had bad vi n albed to church with ilith through the rain the irritated major feeling alig cd to go with them alei eyes follow ed cil stward s nguie figure suddenly dark against the door of the lighted bit hard room then brilliantly as lie entered nodded acceptance to mei s invitation and picked up the cue just laid aside by agatha C who held bid turned to speak to marlon ills his fiancees francees fian cees inattention wai niad not agreeable to quarrier A dozen thinks things load had happened since hl his ardeal illch had bad not been agreeable to him her ber failure to met melt him at the ielli crois ing and the reason reabon tor for lier her failure and her informal with ol bl ward inard whose presence at ier he be had not looked tor for and her sudden in amacy with the man lie he had nener neer particularly liked and whom within tax six months t he had bad come me to detest and to av avoil old in a few years indifference to sl SI ward had cann changed ed to kissine distie that again to an emotionless dislike and when aher the dl at the Iati Patio uns club occurred declined for the first imo ilmo in ids life lie he understood what nhat it ai wa as tu to fear the man he bo disliked I 1 or it if siard had committed the imprudence chich alch had bad lost him film tila ills title to he be had alo alao done drilich knowingly or which awoke in quarrier quarreler a cold slow fear and that fear ear was vas dormant but pre lent now and it for or tile the time being di edited his bla attitude and bearing bear Ilig to ward the man who might or might not be capable of 0 using a edge edga which quarrier believed bell eNed that he be must posse that aben ben it was not possible po wilile to arrold elward ills hrs bearing him was carefully ar eully clil 91 81 wis to auar her idellie Idell ce concerning all m litters liters was a trait hinloi n and cubtil abed to a hibit by bt him ill ID deiy deiy i I 1 of life in bulnes buRIne qs lu in leisure lefure la in the methodical pursuits pursuit of f uch such pleasures I 1 s a limited intellect intellect penult ted him in pc ronal ind family mit ten pers in public questions and finan clil p roh abl yur nit he fie I 1 listened I 1 bened ilay IT but ne er invited L id lell bioc li oc cl lie ile ind hid no opinion ro 11 pie hlll ln n ignited and he became I 1 cry X el deiy y alrh 11 h nd oner it all spread i I 1 thin mem brine of vanity necious ne ious i not intel autel R for foi ill bengt to oil NN mas IS ii clit in this man mail gahwe baille when not i elicit N is and lie ilie i to 0 tell ell ain bcd CULS A i I 1 till in il 21 ennst int me ILL L i cmunt had dai keind tire I 1 oom loom thui the elce tiie lights broke out call no ith a wild guild Ill ind ill tin dins lyl ii s ell ch ur nr decoi 11 o licit it to I 1 ae L 1 1 it N I 1 is not jintil lie he hid bid thead for foi dinini tint thit lie s INN IM hoi her ann 1 en 11 allf midi till Ilal mailon lOll pl C i dippini once line C if f ic lei for both N on en nitro hen hid lou lound D I 1 nothing apt lpt 1 a I pasing ullah 1 in minion ci hinca tint thit was to i 1 anisi to do 10 nu south ciA shi otin which ais as lie he wai nia gild tu to lue liae lid her on teisei od cock I 1 thought it 1 ns I not slid gd r foi i 1 do to be bc used bl b elc oceia e 1 t lit his tei aid biln i IN chilt leasin only colad liters dilill I 1 ani shot enough dough DONN ml ill SI NN ird rd to use ins ills doo tois toas it lit dof dons lie is in isicc i i ihlo ible torn pant I 1 ini led 1 t I ilion coolly I 1 lit only test for fora a ough bid Is the flold lie ile till annos s ta liuo ile aber cech lugea carefully il I 1 aes ues acin s on oil bin aid s god goal qualities for foi i or 01 tio then ihen alafou slid blun tl do you luon in ili p shout that ratio rati oni club affair no 0 o said slin nothing in par lN either do I 1 ind I 1 don t care to I 1 tire mem ili that I 1 don t care v what hat lie he did and i wish that gossiping old major v stop tra tr lug ing to hint it to me mi III uncle oil I 1 forgot beg begoni 3 out pardon you vou inow but the major hinted blilie d that the woman noman the oue one who figured in it Is rather exclusive ON mr bina beards blards ard s arp erts and all through dinner an inac finite ly unpleasant remembrance of the con lingered with sahia and she bhe at silent tor for minutes at a time re turn turning ing to actualities with a long curl cun side bide glance across at elward and an uncomprehending smile of assent for luteel lh teel quarrier or mafoi bel wether tether had bad been saying to her birds she inin aged to agold after arid and stood ba b quarrier s chair for foi hilf an hour matching tile leleith ss method and stead ad bereice to rule which hit his bridge claing then she tu guined tried on her hl heel eeE 6 de depressed presed n filled for companionship the rage page boys had tempted liena ilena and elleen eileen to the billiard loom voucher Vou chei ind najol bel w 1 I ether w we el I 1 e huddled over a table immersed in preference altho n fas 0 il I 1 and grace I 1 lenvill einal sit lt to iethel looking 0 u i the an of S bli IN I 1 I 1 s engage meat in a b bitch ile of nenn ew yuil loil daplis jut ir med ined vas nas Illi a at t a desk arid and S I 1 profile UHS waid ant ma i cry cn yuying riou occupied in the formers sketch bletch for in ili ideal shooting iahlo vehicle le to be built on the buckboard principle with ith a clever mauc ment for dogs guns aal ammunition arid and sl SI wards profile as it bent in ili the lamp light fight avei the e aap iap paper via was S vern veo edgag ink ing hi ilia hail had taken a hesitating step tow nd lid them but halted turning lr ir resolutely resolute lv and suddenly ili ON oer er her crept a sensation reir bation of isolation somo something thing of that hat feeling which had acl at midnight 1111 dulghe from her bed and arlien her to grace ferrall for a refuge from she knew not whit I 1 lie he rustle of her silken dinner go conn n was sc arcel perceptible as she bhe turned alnard sli a rd moving his trend head sligh tl gla glanced ild up then brought his sketch to a brill fint fleigh dout don t you think something orri ethin of this sort Is practicable he be asked plea pleasant Hant iv IT including mrs lira terrill and kath ryn tassel in a general appeal brought them into the circle of two grace I 1 errall leaned forward looking oer 01 er Itar marions lons shoulder and sinard jose and stepped buck back with 21 quick glance glame into the liall ln in time to catch a glimmer of pale blue and lace face on the lie 1 I suppose my mv cigarettes me are in my loom as usual u ual he be aloud to him self lf so BO that he could not hive tirrie time to see marlon s offer of her little gold In Incrust crusted cd cage cae or 01 notice her quickly raked eyes eves bright nith don clon arid and elation vexation lie greeted gree teil aci in his hh usual carel careless esq happ fashion just juit as she be leached beached her chamber door arid and she turned at tile the sound of his voice confused ing a little pale ta Is it headache or are you too in quest of cigarettes he be asked as he be stopped in passing her she stood one slender hand on the knob of her door I 1 dont shohe you TOTI know she said looking up at him with a cold little laugh it lau hm t headache either cither I 1 miu an florians florins myself mr alward la 19 there any virtue in me as a rom edy oh ob I 1 hove have no doubt aou ou hac lots of virtues vou might do 1 0 ns a d emparan minely birst aid to the in fit ared she laughed again ance uncertainly 0 but you toll re ou nu a auf quest st or aciga ciga ettes I 1 and you I 1 A witly the sand land man good night good night if 1 aou ou must ray av it its polite to sai aa something alit isn t it t it would lie bo polite to sa mth pleasure sure mi ili bli aidt hut but faient invited tile me to do a anything n athing not even to accept a aciga ciga tte you toll dian didn t expect t to meet hect me up tip alre ln rc the trilling accent iii made it 11 ell I 1 enous enough I 1 I 1 i question off diction fur for hini to dosai yes I 1 lid did hov could N ou ell I 1 INN vou toll the boim aiom lou ion tien acri sketching etching Rk for marlon ii picc c do volt TUU NN nili lit mi IDL to t bc baline II 11 L th it non on noticed nit JIM and follo followed NiEd nou lull lc I 1 lid did fol fat lo 10 IONN sort she looked at him tillia past him to IN nd lid a coiner of the aalde ide liall hall 1 brer I 1 maid lit in cap arid and apron sit fir e lu ill to lio ClIL she mo tinned eiith sin ilin liis I 1 ants auts gossip gool cool night icim coo r ida t IN ne e hii h ne e a moment 0 o one minute husli I 1 must murt open mj door till c g 1 I might coire boire out ablin if buu oc hao haic im fin portent to communicate to me 11 1 I haic ao the e es s i 1 big iny bly at the end of the other oilier corridor 11 ill I 1 you oil come collie rut but she opened the door with a light blugh allin good night anglin anti and closed it noiselessly behind her ue ile wailed on turning tuning into his cor but kept ahead pissing his own door on to the at the e end not of the hill lill then north along a wide passageway chich tri in a bay mindon overlooking the roof of the indoor swimming tank it ipp appeared eared that he ind bid cigarettes enough for he lighted one presently pre entla and leaving hk hi chair curled up in the cushioned and vI virdon udON seit his knes knees together under his big firm arm the elginette cigarette cig elg irette be bid went out ile he bid bittell lato into it and twisted i it t BO 0 r h ia t that h i it t crum led ait b hied and a n h he e tl threw ir e t the he diragi rags of it into 1 i metal baini locking bli lit jaws in st sl lence for the night to lie be a bad one for him A bacay fri fragrance grance from his neighbors wineglass it din ncr der had stirred up nhat v hat lad for 1 l t time lime lain dormant and by accident rome ome thing me be hid tasted w ais is saturated in brindy now bli restlessness at the prospect of a blank had quickened to uneasiness T T ith a hint of fever tinting ills his skin but is is yet tile the dull ache in hl his body was nias scirce ly more moie thin i I 1 pie monition ile iio hid his onn for titling lafin over such reading tob c co ant the ion long biond dogged lamps lie took in toxin tova but licie here tonight in m one tood inary cry chance of off tile the cliffs anti anil he be nai as sick 10 of himself sightless oler tile ilo oil loit of looks loohs sent whole wh lie to shot biot mr ol m lr r arid lie was wab il ratIN too I 1 II 11 I 1 it ft oj ea e physically to wake en cri dill ibl after niAl ll llo tile lie legin tu to aal at so no to H to mil ind fro fio tile length ut of tile the a dian timing liming lia lis step i tin tilo jila iche of ibid boda or 01 lie client ent is far fai ns is ins ills 0 lout ili m I 1 nt to t the ile vi 1 l ill ii insixi let id the 10 tiati i mil itin clr blinds ind A alst I 1 illis liLi iod to to lull ind mothr oth lillet it III dil I 1 adv fol foi an n liili iong enough to ch cliine inge the Lilli elic of his 1116 thou tho to the gill lie lind hoped might hie it 1 e tile impi to for foi a lt 1 1 ai 11 ill it caf let ct LID ducom LOM il 1 JJ 1 1 1 nu n I 1 la oil ible enough to to them both abhi wouldn t come collie she bhe hid lift lift aia kats clou if IN if him hall inac up ill div dir vilh v alch c tadd his angue uc salm ife of her aci alid II 11 id she done the ills etim ditc itc haxe hao been the une line for foi anoon clousia but ni lie bid h nl pic lite juilfs juil fl her A girl alio nib loneil apelle ap tuie at faill noontide all binl in the r jet or ili lit ili AN as a gh ell I 1 I 1 column tuii I 1 ed for foi anything the ilio it 1 it biml d though hr he aias as too ino eci to 1111 too enuch a iari to lie be intuit stoil for tu to ind and be b bi a girl to be reckoned aued with ills his itself ancs aud and ills his feier b bi the flip lev nite itce 1 h be C stood dra bloing ing ills bli bl i liand band i 1 th thinking inting cool coil li 13 how ceol lost lie be bid tome orne to being t in love ione nith this youns young kill gill NA hose attI attitude tIldo i 1 is alidal alevas s a curious temptation abose hohe ralle was a ari tag ing provocation U whose e 3 oil th and beauty were to him a perpetual uil chat chal delige lie he admitted to him hl milf it calmly that he had never enn en n a oman he be cared as much fox foi that for tho th brief moment of his declaration he be hid bid j knotig an utterly new emotion which I 1 lne stably must lune liane become the loio he be had so quietly de declared lared it to be ile he bid nener before felt as he be felt theu then cared as he anica then any thing hid been poR possible sible for him dm rt nt that time alir dearce dorte of love any dei demotion often any generous jenun lation clear sighted master of himself lil be saw loie before him and kieu kne it when he be sil en it recognized it N w iq 11 reidy for it of it by her soft hands so eloc lunt in ills his ITO ETO BE 1 |