Show the 7 as of 1 7 ller r hand georgo e barr mccutcheon ar CON afy r 17 4 pl 2 10 sv y ce U 3 SYNOPSIS chielli rancell iq 1 fount mur murders derd in 11 r djoi a I 1 haz n ir acl new I 1 ork mr ran lill 1 11 la Is summoned from the alt and I 1 llan len ill I 1 alir i bod A boung woman who re ac II 11 ml I 1 randial ran ditl to the inn and sub fen lent antl I 1 d disappeared Is amro N r bandill andt starts tack for now new lork in a nn 1 into to darlne a blinding snow storm on t the 11 e aa ai she a boung 5 OWE 1 bomin oman in til tl ro roa al 1 mho lio promos to le Is tile the noman anian who ho killed Nl andall randall I 1 elina that th karl haj adne ne he a service in ridding her C tho I 1 e man inho ho though she loed him ile pep epil had caused tier her great sorrow I 1 hi it bandill determines to shield tier her I 1 ta lika 1 ea tier her to hr hor oin home mrs candill heart hear story of heto can caa toil life fcc t that thai portion that re ill filoi to NN ran tall lall ahli and the stor of tile the tragedy she he forbids the girl eer to 1 tecil 11 SI bl i L otters offers irette bretts a homo home friendship nn an I 1 lt from peril on ac aunt of the ira tad sara S rf indall ani itt bett re I 1 turn arg to ne ew york after an absence of a fd ar in europe lelet I 1 elli brother f C cache ab becomes M greaten gre interested in tn S sara ara coe sees s ca in lile a I 1 n to it antl for foi ren fe on the randalls an find I 1 reparation for tile alie wrone abt he luf af afred at the hands of chalue challis NN Wr andall randall Is 13 mari marionb ning his hin murderess into the faill besl e in compans anith jtb his friend bran don hooth booth an artist sira sara at her country place leslie confes confesses sos to sira bira 1 that hat he Is madl ir loe ione with hatti sara 1 11 with B ruth to paint a picture of lica hetty booth his hip a haunting feeling that I 1 1 e ras sen seen I 1 laett I 1 ett before looking ir rough a portfolio of pictures b bi an un knon Fil glish artist he finds one of hett lle he gp to her about it hecq alett declares e it must be a picture of alett giann an ac actress tress who re emlis I 1 or cr N et much much to his chagrin T alle is refus I 1 bi iletta booth and icat confess their loe ole for each other lut lot the tatter latter cle clemares deil areg lares thit that she can nener neer marr jnard i there la Is an ln insurmountable ur mountable bar atler in tile the anai a hetta adelt to barz tt if at ahe he joics booth sara declares that hett belt must marr leslie altho ho must le Is mide made to taa ra ills brothers brother s debt to the girl lieten again attempts to t tell ell the real nil n il loo eton ofine of the traced in ni sari sara threat fw iq to tr anTl her if she ehe ns as a sara insults littan 13 i thit that all this time he lins hns bel belleek leed hett to hale hae tinned in tier her relations Y ith chaipis chains X ft ran drill dall later hh all thit that iett Is I 1 in leslie narayn proposes to bill an aej 1 it rejected IRM to leane leac sara de declaring clarin that after ln ft hat his has liar hap T bened ened she bhe can remain nt nc longer hiitt tarts for aurore at sea eta she i a mc are age from booth that lie he has started on 1 1 fa faste t steamer ant rafn 1 till 1 t alting for I 1 lor er on ill tha other si 3 B noth th meets tier her an I 1 I 1 er to lon ton ion CHAPTER XIV continued X buien hen the night boat from DON doer er to calais slipped awa aan from her moor ings that evening heta castleton ind and her maid were ft ere on board with ith all their bags and trunks and brandon booth was as supposed Bup posed to be completely comple tel at sea in the heart of that glittering london town the night haq ft a fo tog gladen laden and drip ping aln and the crossing promised to be unpleasant arar wrapped ed in a thick spa ulster hett sat huddled up in the lea of the deckhouse sick at heart and miserable she reproached herself for the trick she aa was playing placing on him reviled herself ind and et pitied her self belf A tall man came shambling down the narrow space along the rail r ail and stopped directly in front of her she started in alarm as he reached out his hand to support himself against the deckhouse As he be leaned forward he laughed ou were ere thinking of me hetty said eald the man for i a long time she stared at him transfixed and then with a low ION moan cohered her eyes ees with h hr br r hands bands Is 15 1 5 it true is it a dream she bobbed he dropped don beside her and gathered her in his bis strong eager arms lou ou were thinking ot of me lerent ou ell and reproaching yourself and hating Nour ourel self for running away awai like this I 1 thought bo be well iou ell might just abt as well veil try tr to dodge the smart et eat detective detec the tie in the world as to gine me th slip now darling lou ou sou spied on alle mea sap eh cried in muffled tones she lay la ver very limp in I 1 is arms I 1 lid did he contested confessed without sli sh ime gad when I 1 think of what nhat I 1 might bp be doing at this moment if I 1 baan hadn t found nou oi out in time feink ot of me lack there in london racing about like a madman searching tor for you ou lu in eier eer please alease rl ease she ehe implored but luck was with me you can cant t get iwai anay hetty I 1 ehan t let lou ou out of my m sight again ill camp in front of 3 our door and ou 11 see me N wither ither tind and die of sleeplessness tor for one or the other of my acs will abw always a s be open oh I 1 am so tired so miserable he abe murmured poor little sweetheart I 1 wish nou ou would hate me lie where you lou are dearest find and forget it if I 1 only could forget rest I 1 will hold you vou tight and keep aou ou warm N ere in tor for 1 a I nasty crossing but it Is paradise tor for me I 1 am mid mad with the delight of having you ou here holding you sou close to me feling feeling you tou in my arms tho the wilder the night light the better lor for I 1 am lid v ith the tha jay jo of it all I 1 loie loic out ou I 1 love iou ell ile he Etrain i trained rd her closer to him in ei sort of 1 aroxy aro xiem E in she was aas quiet for a long time lime then bhe breathed into his ear ir lou ou will neier know how much I 1 was longing for or you ou juat as you are now brandon Ur andon and lu in the midst of it all ou ell came it is 13 like a fairy story stor and oh ell I 1 shall always believe in fairies A long time after afterward iNard the throbbing ceased bell buoys whistled and clanged about them the sea suddenly grew calm and lifeless telesa li they the slid it a as it it iero a quavering sheet of ice and sneaked out of the fog arid and approached with stealthy steal th swiftness bella ir rana uz below find and abie them sailors sprang up from everywhere and calls w were ere heird heard below the rattling of chains and the thump lne of heavy lug gage took the place of that steady monotonous beat of the engines peo pee pie began bagan to infest the deck limp and gioan lug harassed but voiceless A might sigh seemed to envelop the a whole hole eglip a sigh of relief then it was that these two arose stiffly from their sheltered bench and gave gane heed to the things that were about them the channel was behind them CHAPTER XV rattling old bones bone they journey journeyed ed to paris by the night ma mall 11 ho he was w as waiting malting tor for her on the platform then she descended from the wagon lit in the gare care du nord sleepy sleep passengers crowded with them into the customs department she alone among them all was smiling broiling brightly as if the w world orld could be sw sweet beet at an hour w when hen by bj all odds it should be sleepiest slee I 1 was w as up and on the lookout tor for 3 vou ou at allens akiens he declared as the w walked off together lou ell might have hal e got off there vou ou know with a wry wr grin I 1 shall not run allay aw a irom from vou again brandon she said earnestly I 1 I 1 r promise on my honor by B jove joie lie he cried a re heil alef then he broke into a happy laugh I 1 shall go to the ritz she eaid after her effects had bad best been I 1 egami examined n ed and w were ere read tor for release I 1 thought so he announced calm ll 11 1 I wired tor for rooms before I 1 left london really this Is ridic dont don t troa fron like that hetty he be pleaded As they the rattled and bounced over oner the cobblestones cobble stones in a ta taximeter tai meter on the ual to the place vendome he de voted noted the whole of his bis conversation to the delicious breakfast thoi they were to liane have expatiating gaibl on the won darful berries that would conic come first in that aiwas s to be remembered meal she was ravenously hungry by bv the time they chev reached the hotel just from listening to his dissertation on chops arid and rolls and coffee as the are served in par s to bay nothing of waffles and honey and the marmalade that no ang lishman can do without alone in his room ho however Neier he w was as quite another person ills his calm assur ance took flight the instant he closed the door and moodily began to prepare tor for his bath Rc resolution solution was mini shed but the facts in the case were most desolating Wh whatever ateer it N was as that stood between them there was as no gainsaying gain gains saying aNing its power to billu ence their lives it w was as no trifle that caused her to take this second flight and the sooner he came to realize the seriousness ot of opposition the better ile he made up his mind on one point in that halt half hour before breakfast if she asked him again to let her go her way in peace it wis was only fair to her and right that lie he should submit to the gnei inevitable bitable she loved him he NN was as sure of it 1 I ihen hen there must be a i very cry go good od reason for lur perplexing attitude de toward him lie he would make one more attempt to have the truth from her C 0 5 jr r 1111 1 10 she stared at him transfixed failing in that he would accept the situation as hopeless for the time be ing at least she should know that he floied her deep decal enough tor for that she joined him in the little open air cafe and they sat down at a table in a remote corner there were few ew peo pie brcak breakfasting fasting in her tender blue eyes there was a look ot of sadness that haunted him even as she smiled and called him beloved hetty darling he said keanini lei nini forward and laving lit his hand on herb can it you tell me what it Is ib she was prepared for the question in her heart bhe knew the time had come when bhe must bo be fair with him ile ho observed ill the pallor that stole into her marm smooth chieks as she re ga ded him fixedly tor for a long time be fore replying thi thiro there ro I 1 is only one person in the world nho can tell vou you Blandon it Is tor for her to decide I 1 mean sara wran dall he felt a queer sickening sen sensation bation ut f uncas nees sneah into existence in the back of ills his mind a hateful feir fear began to shape itself for a long time he looked into tier her somber bomber eyes ees and as he looked the feir fear that was ft as hateful took on something of a definite shape did you know her husband husbands 1 he asked and somehow he be knew hat the answer would be lab eb she replied after a moment she mas aae startled her lips remained parted he watched matched her closely closel has this this secret anything to do with inith chill lis its Wr brandall andall it has said she meeting his gaze steadily stead ll his hands bands clutched the edge of the table in a grip that turned the knuckles w hite hetty hett I 1 he cried in a hoarse ahls his per you can t menu mean that ou lou must go to sara she sha cried hurriedly han era t I 1 told ou ell that she is the one were ou on in loie with that infernal scoundrel 7 he demanded demand cd fiercely sara knows she will tell N ou ell were lou ell carrying on an a affair ff ar I 1 with him while professing to be the friend of his nife wifel tell me that did she find lou iou out and oh ob brandon why will you per she cried her eyes eee aflame I 1 cau can tell ou ell no more why do you glare at me as it if 1 I ni were ere the meanest thing onearth on eartha Is this love Is N our idea of 0 greatness 7 isla ibn t it enough for 3 ou to know that sara Is my 10 loal a demoted deleted friend that sh walt wait he commanded darkly Is it possible that she did not dis bisconer coNer your secret ret until the day da you ou left tier her house so abruptly abrupt ll 7 does that explain our nour sudden departure I 1 can answer that she said bald quiet 1 h she has known eer thing from the day da I 1 met her I 1 have not said anything brandon to lead ou ell to believe that I 1 nas as in loie loe with challis NN rand ill ha baie e 19 ills eyes softened no nou canent 1 I 1 I hope ou ell will nill forget whit I 1 said ai ou ell see I 1 knew brandall Wr andall a rp ile he had no sense of honor ile he NN ell I 1 han hae el she said le levelly elly lie he flushed I 1 am a beast put it in this wa then 11 was as he in ION loe e bilth soua lou I 1 ou are still unfair I 1 shall not an awer he was silent tor for a long time and sara s ill liis a are sealed he mused still possessed of doubts and tears fears until she elects to tell tile the stor eton dearest ione ioe any m lips are also sealed I 1 00 lole oo you sou better than anything an thing else in all this world orld I 1 could vil lingl offer up my life tor for you but well ell my m life does not belong to me it is sara a 8 for heavens sake hett nhat is all chiso he be cried in desperation I 1 I 1 can say sa no more it is useless to insist brandon if iou ou can wrest the B stor from her all well and good lou oi ator will ill hate me then dear tole ioe but it cannot be helped I 1 am prepared rell fell me this much IN when hen ou re fused to marry marri leslie was mas your our course inspired by b what had bad hap bened in in connection with Cli chalala allis NN randall randalla 7 lou ou forget that it is ou ell that I 1 tole lo 10 c she responded simply simple but why ali should sara urge you ou to marry marr leslie it if there is anything an thing huso liters chere is ib the waiter come to my mi sitting groom room after breakfast I 1 it hae something to say to iou ell 11 wo must conic come to a definite understanding I 1 ills his cannot go on lie he T v as with tier her for an hour in that pinched little sitting room and left her there without a of rancour in ill his hi soul she would not gie an inch in the stand she had taken but some thing immeasurably immeasurable great in his make up rose to the occasion and he went forth with the co conic tion that he had no billit to demand more of her thin site she was ready to gi anc ile he was satis fled fied to abide by her decision 1 ahe I he spell of 0 her was oer him more corn com than ener eer before faw vo 0 day das s later he saw he her r oft off at the gare care de loris lons bound for Inter interlaken laken there was a complete understanding between them she wanted anted to be quite alone in the alpine town he be was not to follow her there she had reser reserved Ned rooms at the Schweitzer hof and the N windows of 0 her sitting room looked strait straight lit up the nalle lalle to the anon cov CON crad erf crest st of the Jung frau sho she re these rooms as a 3 oung girl she hid bad occupied dillni her tather father and mother by bome hook or crook booth arranged by x iro ire for her to han hae e them again not an air easy aas matter at that season of the car later she was as to go to lucerne and then to venice the slightest shred ehred ot of hope was nas left tor for booth men hen though he might ac com the task he had set unto him self the conquest ot of sara in respect to the untold story he still hid had ilet ty t s dismal prophecy prop hec that after h he e learned the truth he would come to see why they could not be married but he would mould |