Show e T B jt JL fc a A ita a 6 aiace by ROBERT IV CHAMBERS cops 11 lift b bj t the he curtla put pal lehing cc aimi I 1 IDI Copi fehl ight b bi iuri IN CHAPTER HE palk IN is vcr dulst anil and damp and still that TUG mot ailing hinr liny on oil ill fir wooded iddle puth the flit dulled double gallop ot horses dorsc voided u aided now muffled in fit 1 1 I hollow now noni lonilee houdei jai the rising ground lei hocier ho iier ler t ali 11 C 11 suddenly 11 rr checked to i I 1 ti in pie is syl III ii diew bridle i b the re ezoir ind and lit ins ili I 1 tier her sid rad ile die i used he be hushed fice face to the sl I 1 v nabo she aglea as efel 11 1 coto double got ills beautiful of I 1 fici c winded s lastlo horse horie up alon alongside gIde of tier her lie said gaid Re scirce arcell lv glanc IQS ing it at the llie sl 1 T v hero here aboc c the lie great lagoons of sea gulls high in the all hung flapping some rushing ig tippet gale kunfi lt atlon on their dalli illah rides together it nas let hei custom to discuss dicus P practical mat lint concerning their future and it nas ms ills custom to listen until pies pressed ed for a sla suggestion letlon in as cut or I 1 reply sparing words cauti cautious chin chan ef ct belt commitment ind and seldom offering to assume the initiate e tills this was the surface chir character acter which she had bad come to recognize and acquiesce in this was quarrier ti as lie he had been developed front from her baz ideas of tile the man before she had bat finally accepted him at Shoto Ncr the autumn he fore she also knew him as a methodical man cac ting from others the orderly precision which characterized ills his own dealings A min man of education and little learning of attainments and little cultivation com condei dinant sant with usa usages eq formal intensely sensitive to ridicule incapable of humor this wis was quarrier ns as site she know knew him or oil bad knox known n him Reven tir she had little by little became ni ax ire are of nu in indefinable change in the min one thing lie had bat gio biown n more reticent at times too its his rebelde seemed to hane hae something almost sulev lliott it luder ills his cold composure a hint of some thing concealed watchful at and very quiet confidences she be had ne er looked for in fit him nor deslich dashed it appalled box it moments to ic allye how hon little they had in common ind and tint that onh on oil the sin sill face a a communion of in tere terest t incident to the fulfillment of so 0 caal duties ind the pur pursuit alt of pleasze bea elond ond that she klic knew NN nothing of him nothing of him AN hat bat was there to know knat 9 IN hat to I 1 aquire noi isow thit that the main line of liei lei loute through life hall had blell and cart carefully fully laid out want wis was there more for her in life ill thin 11 to set out upon hei it was uns tier her own road e folder already alre ady logical from the 1113 di she married leider in fit fact when ilien tile the ukase her future legac so decreed it was a royal road laid out for tier her through the arcas gardens arC DS and pleasant places place I 1 road for tier her alone and it she hall had clio chosen cn to pass hat more was nas there to dastic dc slie from the going of sinard ill all that lie ile had aroused in ili her of ione ioe of intel fatel 2 li gence of Ni wholesome holesome doblie and sane cuil the intellectual I 1 the for passion the ronal renala sauce of the simpler innocence had subsided into the laissez dalre of dull quiescence 0 0 idling tbt tb thie t call lent beat her bunes timing the blow pacing of tier her hoise boise she presently became aware without looking up that quarreler was nat watching ching hn hei ble bhe moed slightly in her saddle to took look at him and for an all instant ran fan biej that there was something furche in Us his yes only for an instant for foi he quietly picked up the thread of con lel gation kllc he lind had dropped it IN ing tint it had I 1 lieu ICU I 1 il lillig for tb the I 1 list teu tell minute ind and tint that moil mthm is well inell tach horses hores hor es cr 11 without ici i c oil till ind through h tier her shot i I 1 liner of el lonal liles s ind hid I 1 AN it ltv 11 wil on locile from him she nothing ieli lied except blut A hat I 1 e c the s ILC of isicc tile the composure of tier per feet ant lid did alic be w rint int tile the i cot coi she it bid id ehni I 1 i louigi 11 ie could C C 11 e giom intimates she ahe lid hid boniv to choose one ile 01 1 i him frill ire d i espouse to tier her clein cen imi d elery Lo lonely nelv mah tin men or of ew cw loll 1011 cloud cloudina inz their dav to tier acet loll 1011 I 1 CIK iva iv tile the Xon women lell of now new lolk aik oik struggling st vhoid fox foi precedence lit in liei lei faor baor obien 1 mir icino of tile the this dis t ti come of if those dutille beirs s near lj aLl lit in one i 11 til I 1 s g ettli atti i alot tint that I 1 leel loceile t 1 compili alie bc I 1 cecill AlIt hout hinchl t e auld vou TOU mind annii cring I 1 que bues S tion ion or lo 10 flo waid I 1 on could nut not it he slid said ciui un liy by tier lier abi As loll ion cicic it Is 13 quite title tine I 1 citi call mare male mal e nothing of ali it the nealla lewsin per let lie about it except tint that mr air pi lilt cents cems to be dolus doing n is timber of flit in is z I 1 injunctions injunction and other matteis mat tois oh ob solved QuI I 1 Is anybody going to lose loe ana conov in it f I 1 IN ito ho for example alln mn nou lou for es esi mple ample she raid lai ehin 11 1 I din 1 in t t expect to then it Is going to turn out all light null nd mr air plant and komp bior rall rail and d the major ind the other peo pie interested ire are riot not going to ill at al most mined by the people do vou think a man like plank flint la Is to 1 0 mined ns is you say by amalgamated electric no put kemp and the major I 1 think tile the major Is out of danger replied looking it at her with the new lien sullen narrowing of his over eves I 1 I 1 im am glad of that Is kemp dud and the others 1 I 1 I berril could bould stand it if matters go il rong tt AN hat bat others I 1 AN lii bi the other owners and stock holders IAN hat others who do vou mean mr siward for example she said in ili an even eten voice leaning over to pit pat her horse s neck with her gloved hand band mr saaid must take the chances we all tile tale observed quarrier but lioard howard it really mean ruin rain for film if matters went badly 11 if 11 1 I am not familiar with nith the details detill of nir mr Sl investments nor nm arn I 1 she slid said slowly she spoke about other thin things ile he responded ed in his e manner presently she turned her horse and Quai iier Nho n heeled cled ills bis facing a warm fine uin lain sl inting thickly from froin the south ills his vandyke Van dylie beird was ill all net et with tile the she noticed it ind unbidden nose the islon of the gun room at Shoto vei quartiers rs soft beird wet with rain tile the phantoms of 0 people bisbing p and shiz sll aids straight figmic swinging pat billiou billion cited the gl gi ire of light from the billiard room and here bore site she made m allo ill elloit to efface the vision shutting her eyes as she rode in the rain but bicari the closed lids she baw the phantoms phan tums passing specters spec teis of lend dead houis the wraith of an old hap bap illness masked with nith couth and wear ing alward h features site she siw sill beside him amons the cushions tasted listed again the rose petals petal that tier her lips hall bid stripped fiam the blossoms blob saw once moie tile the dann of something in lila ills steady cheb felt ills his irn irin about her hh alb breath her horse livorse suddenly spurred purred bounded fonaia through the rain and she rode breathless ij with fill her lips half as if afraid turning hot hei lead to to look behind as though she could outride tile the phantom clinging to 0 o tier her SILL rup masked like youth wearing the shadowy caes of love ione hour an it hour lat later lr fresh fro from her bath luxurious in ili loose ind and filmy lace her small white feet shod ill sill silk she lunched alone cradled among the cushions of her couch twice she strolled through the rooms leisurely summoned bv tier her mahl to tile the telephone the first time to chat with nith grace ferrall who it appeared wa a victim of dissipation being still abed and out of humor in with ith the inlay v horld orld the second time to anax answer er in the he no gath e marions suggestion that hat she motor to lakewood with her for the weeks S end before the closed their house sauntering back again she bhe sipped ripped hot hei milk mid tasted the strawberries berries tasted a big black flipe dia di carded both and in iia back among the cushions her raakel arms clasped behind ii hr r bond all and dropping one luce knee tile the othel stared it at the cailing the room was vas aera till still and dim dial but the climor clamor lit in lic brain dilner cil her caul she jt up imong the cushiony cuelon cush ioni looking vacantly alnut fill the blue lys the direct in ili gize of a chill loused L bi a 1 half heard beard call the call low Impe litile sustained continued against tier her NInd mb ill hip summons su nimons of tile the boung mars rain she went to the wondo aid stool among tile the filial Lurt curtains ains kojl 1 I 1 ig out into tile lie mist r v a iollia pen the room bill opened tile tho a little wi mail and t alit sweet cirile odor cm doped her A thousand thou and longings lose within tier her wistful questions stirred her will ans tier nearer neati to the lie source of ALI ab tile the cliff chapel la ill ILL rahl the words of i a tatt beatin the abe ket clicc ice fol foi cliot C NJ alio ho died at tea exx anil and h bi cited thie lit in the chipel chapel dibi think liz 1 of him I 1 iio ho at basile lir and hn hitt br be felid feir il a luaiki lei mole moie clet title tide ci inilla iulius putting hout ills act kinine alais nt at the alio end ol of 0 lie ile ainah reckoning belp b up tp beckward bick backi ward ard time lie tile lie buico tilt inception eption the of if a ill 11 I 1 at last lie r spirit ivan iv ln en ells eloped in ill of him she gale helela to the alic loud flood as title tide ou on tile li ishino oer bell nei boan mind binl ili I 1 soul SLL she closed IKI eves thele aluad tile clouds sho hc nioca macd bice into abc tb loom ind and stoob staling it at pice throng 11 wet the abc bud ili put pul e in ili hot bei throat broil bult libit hot till III her adt i alln in me faolu ile tyranny of lei hoi tipiti slipped flee cipe site she ind had ban Niall bet room to ind fro to in ml I 1 fio roi fol a 1011 long time thue bedoll she I 1 Call cLI eliat chilt ahe he bd bad mo moiel ed at ill all and it now ON impulse held beld the helm I 1 bufill inn beslic fol foi relief hur bur riad erkd into action on oil the a lug of lin pulse pule alicie wis ri i I 1 telephone at bei show no I 1 o nel need d to bunt thio lists to und lind a she bid bad known 0 o lon oil by alit th alii ahloo fluri fluris s which halt bid re iterated themselves so 0 o often amoto m dinoto insist ci t savl persua persuasive sh c I 1 ic c ACS cen in ili so tint thit lie awoke it times sniveling g with tile the N vision ilon in 1 which hach she hid bat listen ed cd to and had bad called to lihn alm across the wilder wilderness nels of and men MCI III 0 I 1 Is lie he it howe homec rr JD N 4 would you f ask him film to come to the tole tele phone alca please e sia si to blin that it Is i i a fr t ri e L U ud d thank you nou in the throb bing quiet of her IS lie hc it home room she heard beard the fingers of the airving rain busy at ilar windows the ticking of the small fience clock nerr dull ery cry far away or was nas it her heart who li 13 iti if her noice ice left her for an instant tier iler dry lips made no do anax answer er nho is if he be repeated in his steidl pleasant voice I 1 it Is 1 I 11 there was absolute silence so long that I 1 i frightened let hei out but beffie st clr coult again his bis noice was bound fit fit tier her ens patient I 1 don t t recognize your olce 11 ho bo am aini I 1 speaking to I 1 S shia IN in 11 Na was nacio no iio re boj poj c and she pole poke agila I 1 1 I kiil wanted to say good morning it I 1 is afternoon now Is it too late ate to sa good mottling mo ining I 1 I 1 0 N o I 1 in badly rattled Is it you 83 inq hn I 1 it is I 1 am in my own on loom I 1 I 1 bought ie c I 1 till im INt listening euing 1 dou 1011 t chilov na hat I 1 did think Is it necessary fox foi me die to telephone 1 on a jul minute lIft ICO of tile lie aloo pi of esses chich ended bi ma in calling you up out lf t tile ista deepa jeep I 1 file old ring in tier i oice bolce hinting of the lauz laughing hing undertone the same flail ing ss of inflect inflection lon could he hi doubt ills bis senses senas lily any longer 1 I hibon enow non ou nox now he said I 1 1 I should think ou might I 1 should era much like to know how iou cm are it if vou don oil t mind sating I 1 thank you I 1 seem to he be ill right aie nou ou all right Sl hlll ll I 1 ind and outrageously well nell al hat a season too enc else Is in ill lel nga 1 I maarup raga rag that 1 tills rex remark narl but ill 11 C come oi e t to 0 the punt blush to of course we all do doele doesn t an body ever bee aou ou adv aitio e she heard him blua laugh to himself un pleis inels theil does doc abbod baul atan to M arn b 3 of course I 1 I 1 on la IN it you lulb alvois were to dell dellb deab b I 1 es cs to 11 stephen acs ics cs I 1 re N ovi on I 1 I 1 cynical e IF 1 I NAW t boull I 1 lou ou arol ara stop it mom merc on oil us if that is AN whit hat 1 Is izola cong 0 I 1 i in 1 i I ceitlin djou house e on oil lower fifth indue fiang the coiner of certain eis lii t time lie ill hopped in to I 1 fou to whit lia t lo 10 the rechel rescue I 1 le c a mind to do it anif ius cf allej inc siy you au ae a u e not vell veil itan r NA ho SITS that olt oil the usual little cock iti lei or tather cint atrice pout poll t ask all me alati e I 1 wont toll tell noll on I 1 ills th 3 ou to too much DO doltl t I 1 do jou of coie coic 1 I dl 1 evoi body epolt you ind so do I 1 Us I 1 am ain lather in tint that vay nay I 1 sit eipps IN it i I 1 it t T v a n I 1 oll oli srol q alicd ul etli 1 en 11 I 1 i anil and in i a loel lojec I 1 please don 1011 1 1511 EI such nuch thin bilings s will aou ou I 1 1 0 Eler esi cronly filly to in to you NO ho I 1 IN wont oil t 11 kill nd after atti r it u hesitation hesI khe contina ed cd eth I 1 wonder what lou on nelu doing it ill a ali io c in 11 tit tnt it old oil house of sours aliea I 1 c illda noll ou up 1 I let me KC oh ob I 1 was ten tins UZ ia i a it vie Q A MIU oil going bolus oil off omell berei re I 1 I 1 think so 0 o 11 11 V lire lacre 1 I don t kno I 1 I 1 0 to to lo enuel od ell I 1 in ab mo ime leq and I 1 I 1 v ish to rie i tell tile me I 1 it il I 1 athea not tell you TOU 1 I Ve air irnell alel GnoJ ji but daj t F ju 1 mt 10 D vol voi tint thit aume eume time no v out oui anic to to cc 1113 in i 1 L ople I 1 1 ou oil I lall to tc g out ut 1 anilu iha 11 lio ho for e corpe I 1 III li I 1 uthol UT bol 1 I 0 ii I 1 don t thin v I 1 should care to ain I 1 in nihei file too bu alln to RO go about oten even if I 1 M rc l to kic ic y yi it ml alq i St Ophell I 1 lu L u tiling tint that i the ali ery foit ut of occupation a aid 1 I 1 im 11 obliged to be on hind li exore c ori minute 1011 oi lid tint thit yol yoa yo l nelc N elc 1 out of did ia V U I 1 did not su ai it ex c let 13 1 but I 1 qui gaitz agn to iconic tonn io ie e long ions lie lic n aled acil ilet 11 1 its I 1 a i t tell vol ve Phell cefole so go if ion ou ire gun gln foi 1 I ner en i err long iong IN hile pel haps iou ion will lou ion amigh t caie to si balb no do vou iou cato to have hane me os eq 1 I do 10 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