Show 9 be e fj righting m ah n ting j chance by ROBERT W CHAMBERS I 1 loab lloa b tho burtia publishing Cora Corn paDy pany camright cop Com right iliou 1000 ba b R brann m CHAPTER SIX elt the first few fen days of his arih mini il at shot time hit hid I 1 sort th to hianz linn hendly on mortimers Mor timers mottled hinds ati r the second di 1 13 afhild lie he hit his LIU carcar aroi r was 1 pi all oica ilion mn not yet vet dune 7 it i self elf indulgence in tile more re con convenient eilent foils cist about him blin with in ill lila nann nc limits for occupation be tween those houis to the rites of tile the table and the carli ird room ile he adiole faur but doand thit it numbed his hib arms ind that th ata air made him sleepy motor cars aniced with him only aben dr driving lillig alth a pretta wom ll 11 I 1 orm arced 1 through to off the 4 be soa aoun fired ot of the sea merlh and rock cod and the mal matodora malodors ma lodora odors of and clam then he tool took up his headquarters in th tb reading room on oil the chance of his cifes moving which millich she cha did unobtrusively carryl ns liz N bueber with her bar in i t suddah wi 1 I for practice on rainy now too frequent alone alona the coast mortimer iosef lol that tail talent it so BO common the tha ly III for hying on an visible income but plin plan fr he b would othild he ha lad had never been able bl to that income through cocilo with men lile like or or even I 1 errall what haf tl ills hta pretty alte A ife might ht extrac he be did not knew her income hail baa noer visibly d the tha vanishing point although althou gb like himself she h eta da nied notting one lively dinten lew friy with her had been aaion enough ch to dalr all partnership lda edsaa s out of ills his bead lie ilo aas tt always stud shudyin yin broin aromaa teara an burfor grace corral 1 bi dp pod har bar slim fir iLera in his h face and bore ut lit shot Shoto vcr r tho the fold cold was unified limited mrs mra Nalida milu had bd loft ath anra still a palo pala 9 nd reticent puzzle keni kathryn and iiren him marion ra rag a coony coolly an all falt alt ya wiled in hla his face re bained sylvia sylila who knowing nothing about ills his IO I met him halfway with the sweet and sensitive deference due a battered batte reil anil and infirri gentleman of forty eight until a 11 stuck aside acido from major bel wether d I 1 as aa usual for her leaving her painfully conscious and an I 1 perplexed between doubt and ad disgust hIle the v wealthy master of I 1 ll 11 acl I 1 ells plank ba had a found enough at shotover Sho tover to i coture on e there aas no doubt that ultimately he I 1 ie e counted on in ili nenn lork bork but no lol bod except him waa its impatient li cor dial tor for the anent and so at the little house pirt pi rt he be slipped lipped and blid from ein attempt at closer quarters until rolling smoothly enough be landed without much dl discomfort comfort somewhere between ur mr ind marq beroy I 1 eroy moi met timer and it was avas not a question as to which would be good to him observed fijor bell liela ether with ills his mis leading aud and benevolent clith it anas which would ii I 1 ie e quickest A and nd mrs mortimer nai tilde ling cap talu tain No bi b the token lolen dig alicd notices per fetid fecal to hei box hus husbard baid and it first he was mas inclined to nize deceit but the lie general which had hn be atten attended dd him bull recently lind find the lun ion dormit desire for I 1 gener geneal il ren mcew len of the situation with nith ills his wife perhaps ejen the tui fui tile the hope of some conjugal arrange merit leading toward an exchange of alews concerning pos possible gible allian alliance ct the alie evening pr previous elous to his bis intense degust host best hoto bs and guests had retired eally eaily in low lew of the point thoo shooting ting at dinn for not boniv was anas there to LK be no point shooting for him but lie he had bad risen from the chii table heavily hit bit and besides for the first time his apples and port had bad disagreed with fill him A As she he had bad not risen until midday be was as not steel sleep books were nere an aver blon equaled onh by distaste tor for his bis ONN own n company irritated boxed he had perforce sulkily entered the ele later ator aud aria passed to his bis room there was nothing on oil e irth for him to do except to thumb lost last weeks sporting periodicals and smoke emole himself stupid but it required more than that to en ell snare the of slumber ue ile gibout the room haunted of slow hough ts he stood at the rain smeared pane tat fingers resting on the glass the richla flavored cigar grew distaste ful and it if lie he could not smoke whit int I 1 in a s name was ni as he to do bior hours be sat in his loom of 01 paced the four walls doubtful chagrined furious by turns out once a he drew 0 out u t a demoran oriu dum clum book and CI C I ca stood under a S lighted sconce studying the it ures ilisco cs i at S hoto or staggered him but he be had hadl 1001 ool J ed to his wife nife I 1 heretofore in such emerged talo y TI n I 1 B s 7 ajel ness 1 I lind ua pro r ducci a raging stud studying yInt jisc ie t thirst h I 1 r s t lie ile punched c tied nn all electric button billion alth his 1113 fenoil thumb ald prowled around IN tiling x t line ina lie ill punched aecil i and looked nt at his bib itch atoll it as lit him in to find tilt hour N as 3 in the morale morril lm chit ducov irr hoac tr boniv d to lu in arlic lk his ahli 1111 t ile he opened vio the hill deor to ostend end late into the di 1 pills of the hoine and nid a side bund jud and us lie flutist his deiv buld out lilt anti inti tha 1 ills hla 4 tl i foil fell upon to aimos standing rt pt th the open booi of i one mas as bl 1 a nid I 1 d thit MIS ills plain inho ho nib i tile the girl lie he hid li ILI kled OUO one or of UIL tin malda maid 1 s aalf 1 mio ell cull ull pulse puke le bc lerin rin iii to in ili mei s le acid a in his lie ile stopped stepped half 13 into the corri loi then slopped back Clo closing ills loor door x without n R ho I 1 n 1 shia lindl in ili ill th talt it i liol 1 he be to lil lif and bit donn rat ci suddenly on oil tile edge of tile the bed after lie he lose and crept to the thedori thed doo opened it glued hla 1113 CL ores to the crick ili n time to a glimpse of lard ilard i enter entering iLg his onn oril dor loe nd ild till night lelu 11 itt N ike in tel bed buoi atlo witti with sc lieme IK bu came lous of a definite idea it tool buol shape ant mathied su so tint it actually shocked his mini senie alien it sc ired him 1 eliut jat bajt thit is 13 blackmail he N hirtred his hir ered aloud A mail cin t do 10 tint so t of thing lint the dell del ever put it into mn im head arki there are ara men I 1 knol N too use that Info inia tion alon somehow and mlle mike it pay too th scoundrel ill lie ile ined down among the tied bed lothes clothes inith a budden balter but tho night light had turned d warm scoundrels b h said with milder emphis emph sl lh blackmailers bl alc pups lie ke fril osor art an hour ditc 1 itaf r mutter ing something son abo it colin diels and blackmail and in the dail ened ho hoe bougie e from pit ell round came tile the kotc C of knocking on boora dounda of people tin in a low voice here and there ll 11 lights ailts lil taking out from bOnI tile the thud of lubber I 1 ahod aims hods the rattle of cartr Rigen from th echoing gun kojm I 1 or the guests at Shot OTei were awik lit lUt iva luat t th act ct ski whittling ling behind abhi td the cart fill ring with the whim perin wede of billj tol rushing avei empty lill blinds 4 the unna unusual ial of the houin tile the pite lire morning vas pleas picas ant to miss landis I she had it ilsan li ci late unconscious of the stir dull and alforo dayn div n and it was boniv when lien a maid told her its as she came from her buth bath that she raoui holed tle projected pont shooting and an odd bampi of relief that she teab almost alone in the house A 1 little littlie liter I 1 ater gli gl Lucill filin her bell bed I 1 loom c orn N I 1 adow fot a fulfillment of the of the yun sun naich a of blue aln bl heril heralded ded she ebe sax saw lelli settling demelf in the for ard sc seat scat at of I 1 motol motoi car and plank clin alIng in ill beside her and she watched alanl ator the bs bl mach lIlL acio s the wet ilet ciann while the rin kinchill chill swung himself into the and away awai they dolled lolled faster taster faster rushing out into the misty hinterland where inhere the long of distant foiest all alicide c iriv bag begin in to brighten edged m with ith tile the of waton sunshine so he had the big boube to herself even bit of it unit with nith it freedom from obligation from comment horn demand or c lotion freedom fi atom 0 Ft raint to loam about to lead to dream to idle to remember all ah that ni is NN what hat she needed deeded a quiet in deival in ili this heiring hu iring bouth of hers hera to atch hr her breath once more and blind still and look back a div dir of 01 two lind and le ie member so to breaL break fist all alone wis lie ile licious to troll stroll unhurried to the side board all and kl ul li 13 choose among the fresh cool fifita to loiter m ne e ream ju ind cereal to saunter out luto tile the of the ind it reathe it and feel the sun warming cheek check and throat and the title ittle breezes from I 1 sunlit sea stifling the blight strands of hot hei hair out the lain wet odorous gra grass she picked her way N ay iirth sn swung ung high above the dIl d cate content of ankle and limb following a little clenendin path she knew fall of rocky angles angat inept by pendant ien dant clinis bans of black berry and then down millet ill jut jilt ting flog rock south through of wild cheri chemij along the cra crags until lie be tore fore her the wa aa opened downward down waid again where lacre a tin tonj descent Ies belch beich glimmered white hot in the sun irum lit hll bedroom window windex mortimer peeped forth following her with ith a leer As she descended noticing the rift of bronzing seaweed piled ilion alodio the tide mark her foot dislodged it um tinn triangle of rock which rolled clatter ing and ringing abdow l low und and as she sprang lightly to the a man iving full length and motionless as the heaped d raised himself on oil one arm turning nisi sun still dazzled eyes on her tile the dull shock of if surp ilse halted her is alard roso robe to lils feet still dazed the land and i running from rom his brown shooting clothes olei oci hk his tightly unfit strip pod ped puttee puttees tf icae nou ou the faintest idea that I 1 supposed aou ou were rl here she asked briefly ilion frink lu in her digap ment she rho looked up oil it the cliffs overhead licad inhere ill hi r line of retreat lay inay hy did you not go with the others 9 she added unsmiling 1 I don t knon I 1 il will ill if 5 on wish ite ile bid colored elowe the frank adli appointment lu in her fate face his surprise and no nent he fumed around instinctively also booling for the lie patti path of red ret cat icat walt 11 she said amare av are of her own crude attitude ind idl contu cd d by it alt n moment mr alward I 1 dont inc antin in to ill 1 I ic e 3 sou oil ax anay fly III sif cilla he gald ald quietly quite volun voluntary tari I 1 assure you mr 1 aard and as lie he tool 1001 ed up choll have non ou nothing more to say to u no c Is houi 11 p tor for me so limited that m first ca caprice it ra c e oversteps over steps the bounds bound 1 I meint no valt mr air SIl Nard as lie he boned ly toli toward arl the pith I 1 lou on force ML me to sij kiei thang alch aou ou line iline no light to licar after last night ill 1 I t tile the tint kiev la in her fact face it after f ter rue fuco a lb it nat natural for a n girl to cl ilief let OLT oil sol jein e by herself alf and tr to think a little i I 1 lie had full on lir li r rho tin an color crept to ills his foichat foi chad Is that thy hy lie irked 1 Is 13 it not a I 1 it was ivas uy lay ILI acion Oll for being ceic slit she bit her bright lit lii this trend to the was as ominous anil and she bhe haj had mi int to do hei alone in ill still sun dreams taaim no no lie tegU mom no judgment her ovi ov i gelf alf lu ili coart bilth glicr elt elf II 11 1 I I 1 suppose aou ou lannot go nox she reflected ted indeed I 1 can call and must and rue me licie to dio dig in the nith my iny licely mercil merci D 3 loll 1011 1 I ceita cei fahily luly do mr SIN alward ard I 1 don t t ant lilt to dream nov I 1 dott dont cire care to inflect deflect lou see what you youe ie done don dolit t iou ou saved me inc from fill an entire inonia in onil I 1 masad in ili rev ret erle 0 oica or in ant lint in might ight hue licen iwen NOT lof you can call it can t acm 3 ou your vi aldom doin lu fix in the llesh to sale ae a sill 1113 girl the effort ecrert of eno co ang in lu ili tile the EPILIO ah ab mr inard INn rd 1 im m lastly obliged to oil play sit hee lide inside me I 1 in t the he flesh L h for fetor that in jince I 1 might commit the fo ly thit tempted me here ills low lunning elig lier her voice had stimulated hoi box to a dij au darit which ulner for the be extin gullied in her the little fer fear of him slit shi had ben baldly cont clou of do 3 oj oa know he be gaid iid that you also giroti fd ed me metron from my sun dreamel amal did V P nutt nd ein cn t aou ou rl reaume jume tile them ion ou sale me the nece I 1 oh that Is N 1 I 1 secondhand campli went rho ehe disdainfully it a weal pi fit glarist on oa what I 1 cono Tul very 1 I loll 1011 m iner piu piti bably really isleen nd ind dl LamIng ot of bird murder ile he waited fui her to golab then thea amud d acs ho he foamed gibout until high on a little drifted sand duila 1 e found a fox foi him sef ind b aie I 1 I 1 matched Nat ched him film he culled ill up in the sun sunshine ii inc and dropping ills his held on the hot S dmd antl cal calmly closed hk his eyes upon ma m word she breathed aloud ile he unclosed his bla N ow iou oil may upon voral ti ord 1 my mv 3 ou u cant n ai iolj old ole alou Z lt lie obeyed cayll and ant closed ills his eyes and neither hunts nor jeers nor questions not 1101 of shell flung nith intent to hit bit stilled stated him from aln lt ITO DC BIC |