Show E h KE KEEPER PE 0 F THE H. H HOUSE USE I n ALICE and CLAUDE ASKEW I. I BY t. t UDE LO a I I Copyright 1913 b by the trie North American C Co iv ir 1 i S1 Ice Thorpe a 11 hated tr St or of 21 S. S on the thc vergo tUt when O oC she she discovers that she ehe J ony w to whom she ie has the thc man t Jove lo H is cl for tor four our years Ip I-Ip Dg 1 been barrister II JJ a young ounG lv ln-lv of ot of t brilliant m mental attain attain- unable te I IzI but nevertheless ne ss to t. I zI nU h of or a mark in his hs profession ke r fact fie te has POt and been hia ha able been to reach supported sup sup- I income 1 a 1 r and more sUCCeSS sUCCeSS- b his oder o ported t to is going boing- brother Roger who uI tic pounds on him when he Wilfred Is a re regular Sir Gala- Gala bUo IIO has fallen In love with Ith ad 1 Ills his brother who is of a l rougher senior I the but with t considerable more aub- aub ype for far has made mado a tance ce The Tho latter l stance fn has returned In South Attica but to lone En where he Immediately fell foil who while o love with Miss Thorpe off olf in t a way is as poorly e every IIi I this worlds world's goods goods goods' as the tho young she sho has promised to marry mam wyer J time me set act within a week of oC the for tor her marriage c th the young oun woman forces a n. conf confession of or their hc which has all along alonS' been mutual toni rom the older brother brother brother-a a man of or the hest honor he lie bids bills her keep n h her r promise romise and tells her ho he would woul not for worlds rob Iob his bi brother other of his bride Almost Immediately afterward a however how how- ever nero a n. rough looking In individual l calls caUs at Rogers Roger's residence and at first Undera under misapprehension as to his l identity 1 a kg him what he ho is going to do about MB bIB off cut sweetheart Lydia Ldla Stanley f jt develops that the man is b Paul Stanley TJ a. FROM PROM LAST SUNDAY I IR CHAPTER VR V. V OGER listened ten d till tin he heard the f R R carriage stop outside the hall ball door h hen n lie ho pulled out a a. small leather case from Us waistcoat po poet set and md extracted extract extract- ed ed a a. banknote from it f Paul Stanl Stanley noticed that there were Fevers Fevers' other banknotes in the tIle case end and the wolfish look hook In his dark eager cager c Yes ryes Intensified ho suddenly sprang forward lie iro looked fierce and ferocious like some wild Ud Jungle creature crea crea- t Lure ture re an animal 1 out to tear and devour our Wh Why Wh should I starve while you can cn keep a roll ron of ot notes In that pocketbook lot of yours ours Give me something better than a a. beggarly five pounds you Jou could tord to throw mo rno a a. hundred pounds to to I keep my mouth shut I should Ira Jm Kine What will y you u pa pay mo to keep silent to to let Jet this marriage go on on Ho llo Ho spoke with some excitement excitement- forfeiting for for- that he bad had been posing as tho of ot his hla deeply wronged i sis sis- III- III t fter t ter r for the sight of or the banknotes in Rogers Roger's case caRe had Inflamed his cupidity n He thou thought ht of ot all ho could bU buy 1 if that leather case changed hands bands the days das of or riot and e extravagance that could be behls and he forgot ot to play pIa a a. part he was himself for a a. moment a wild beast Sharpened by b hunger hunger fIerce fierce half half- rabid t- t Give me that case he snarled all aU all those thoc ever every one that Is la unless you ou Want nt me to rouse the house here to to- an and to say a things that will upset Beatrice Thorpe a lL bit Conf Confound du u u. u man maii did you OU think you OU gol gong go go- l lag ng g to buy bur m my silence with a 11 beggarly gar tt o Ivo ro pounds that I Id I'd slink of off quietly And ind get et drunk at the nearest pub But youve you've made mad a a. mistake I can cnn tell you OU i mistake inh Yes I think I 1 have Roger Rog-er retorted A few fe minutes ago I 1 believed you ou to toan toe topa e pa an honest man but now I know ou U for fot what hat you are a are a blackmailer Hc hie moved toward to tho the door It was wait his its intentions to lo leave lean the room and Jolt bolt the door on Paul Stanley but be before before be be- fore he hc could carry carr his pui purpOSe pose into cU effect ct Stanley Stamey had hud sprung at him and Moer lQ S 'S r realized that he had a knife in inMa Ma 11 his han hanO a n. sharp looking hookIng knife Hc Ie did dill not lose loe his head He lie had hadd d dait aU at with brava bravadoes of ot this sort before be be- fore rc treated theta them in the theE E fanic IU mc fashion that he intended to treat trent i iP P Paul UI Stanley an and as the other man Imm 1 dished ah hid ll up ho gave him bun a n. heavy blow h his IR fist right t in the cheat chest hit with wI such violence that the tho knife irle from Stanleys Stanley's hand and tho the man nian manI went back wIth with a a. crash cruh I o ou on the ho ground round striking his b head bead nd as he Jell fell against tho the curb of or the fen fonder or and i relapsing Imme Immediately latel Into an condition r. r My I Go God od what have I done Have I him him no Roger er muttered the tho words I Jn In low horrified tones and as ho he did 22 w a he was wag that his name was vas acing Int called caned called calle in Beatrices Beatrice's clear tones P whore are aie you ou she Mho cried j tOger C Roger Ho He made no answer fall taH he lie could do 10 was to gaze down at atI atman I the Jho man who lay la at his lila feet teet tho the man Who ho o for all he knew know he ha had hod killed I Roger where hero are you ou Why dont don't You ou u make your our appearance I Beatrice's Beatrices U voice olce ran rang out somewhat Imperatively and after a 1 l long ng and distinCtly dis dis- pause Roger de decked do- do that the best thing thinS ho could do would bo be to quit cull flit Paul Stanleys Stanley's side for r a moment or two tso and welcome the part Party back from the tho dance h hear ar wh why had come home so earl early and then his hiR wa way bark back to the studio aIn for ho lie was afraid that 1 if ho bo ro ro- there Beatrice ml might ht possibly e round roun to see wh why he did not aner an- an 7 er T her and nuil she sho would flail find out out that tr-a tr had happened and she bhe must bt spared the knowledge bo of ot tho catas- catas t a.- a. l. l long loner as possible ih Re i hurried out of or the room oom locking ith 0 door behind him and putting tho the thonis J k Into his nis Pocket et and and made hist his hla t way ay to the tho haH ball w where ho found i s Arnot and an and 1 Beatrice also 1150 his hi other thor But tho thio little party I looked g d he fancied and upSet and It e emed ed a as if It Beatrice hind had been crying t r r ne-r er eyes 15 w were re red ble Oh b Mr Ir Her Heron n. n wo 0 o havo have such tern tern- l ie ef non news S 'S for fur you ou Miss Arnot turned On Our koger o i er n as thou Cor VOL Ol sympathy Lr kind ho host was su suddenly enl enl- seized au an apoplectic t tit juit tb the tho a as ns dance danco anco s aa starting art ng- ng and earn are alc entertained tur r tta L 5 s life It t was Imp simply the most I i and aid le hag thing thInS that could happe happened and wo we are aio all of or ua us i hY Y UPset As Ac for tor 1 poor Beatrice h has a. a been crying all the way home homer r c CU ee the tho danco dance broke up Ul In In con con- 4 t fusion ruslon and I people departed dep as asas 1 as possible and oh what a to-do to there therea was a getting the carriages The old lady lad sank down breathlessly breathless I ly Into one of or the he heavy w oak hall chairs She Sho was obviously Ob er very shaken and upset and Beatrice looked decidedly e edly 1 pale but hut tho the tears she had shed had given s n ct now softness to her beauty or so at any rate nO Roger EC I fancied It has been a most sad af affair ir II Beatrice remarked in low lon rather awed tones tone She took of off her heavy operA cloak as she o and lal laid it down on the hall table There we t wore were dancing as merrily as possible till liB poor Mr I- I Markham suddenly gave a cr cry and toll ten heavily Hy to the ground Oh you lU can Imagine the consternation that prevailed the prevailed the alarm Fortunately thero were two doctors present and they carried our poor host hOlt out of ot tho ballroom an and lal laid him on a couch in another room and lId did all that was possible possible pos vos- sible for tor him but he Is not expected to live Bro I believe his symptoms s arc are all against recovery er She raised her little lace edged handkerchief to her c eyes es her herriet grief riet was er very evident c and sincere and tho two men men Roger Roger and antI WI Wilfred lined gazed gazed at her sympathetically then Roger stepped forward ho he had suddenly re remembered remembered re re- the man mall he had lOft left In tho the studio the man who might he be dead d for all he knew and to whom It was his positive c dut duty to return I should suggest that ha t you ou and YOU I aunt go to bed Beatrice You have had hada a R. most trying trInS evening and you u need to rest Oil Oh 01 I couldn't go to bed yet cl I J feJfar fc-cl fc far too Why it would be bo hopeless hope less to tr try to get to l should only dream r am about that poor pOOl man I can still hear the tho wild nd shriek he ho ga gave guc e as ashe ho he fell it will ring In m my eats cars for weeks and and listen listen what's what's that Z She held up a trembling hand Out of or doors a dog was ho the lins th the yard do dog possibly and and the tue loud moaning moaning- or the wind Iud and antI the rain lain and snow beat down fiercely Listen to that poor brute he lie le smells death in the all air Oh Oli I never felt so o nervous In all my life so life so frightened ned I simply hat hate to hear at a dog dog- og- og howl l I Beatrice shivered a at as she spoke c her 1101 eyes eos looked wild which and distraught ht It was evident that the girl Irl was painfully U unstrung strung 0 Go to bed Beatrice 1 Roger Roge is quite right bed Is th lb s best place fop foj- you rou my poor darling You hive have had a n. great shock and you ought ought- to try try and and gc getto get pel pelto to sleep sheep Sleep will do more moro to quIet your than an anything er else e. e Wilfred put his hand on 13 Beatrices Beatrice's shoulder and spoke with t some SOUlt assumption assumption tion ion of ot authority an and the girl Irl yielded tho the point Perhaps she realized that thatto to lo quart quarrel el with good advice ad would be absurd and certainly she felt Colt utterly worn out and exhausted L Lats go so upstairs auntie She turned to Miss Arnot You do o look tired dear She addressed the old oHI lad lady affectionately then pressed a cOl cold white while hand han to her hOI hot aching achins forehead I must fetch m my salts she muttered mutter Iho tho big big- silver bottle that I 1 left lert in m my little studio they the they ml might ht do m my head heul oo g-oo good Roger Hoger caught hi his breath Did Beatrice meditate going to the room where Paul Stanl Stanley lay In an unconscious unconscious heap upon the ground round lie He must prevent her at all costs COlts Ill find Cind salts for COL your our you Beatrice Ho Ire strode forward Dont trouble to togo togo togo go yourself But you 1 0 dont don't know where to them I put the bottle awa away In a a. V drawer r She walked ed down n the hall hail turning her lien steps toward towar tho the studio but Roger hurried hurrle after her het his face ace ver very pale and tense Dont Vont enter the study tu I have h good r reason ason fot for In my strange request Wo ate are all going ma mad tonight I 1 think Beatrice answered wearily but I must say a that I cannot understand understand under under- stand wh why I may not nt enter m my own stud study It It-It It it seems too queer A willful look came into her eyes an and Roger Hoger could stop her she aho had hurried up to the thc studio door and was trying to open it Why h hitt Its It's she ehe What dOOR does this mean Roger Rogor Explain Ho shrugged his hugo huge shoulders shoulder I 1 ak of you OU not to Inquire into this matter T J beg bc you ou not to Trust mo mel B Beatrice Sho She hesitated for a n. con S then her eyes drooped and tc foil fell lJ and ant she turned slowly away something In her m manner Implying that whatever Rog jr r asked of oC seriously her seriously she earnestly earnestly she felt bound boun to 10 do IIo Ho watched her walk down the hall hail such a n slim an and graceful young oun creature and his heart yearned ov over r her passionately though he told himself himself him him- self that ho he must not let lct his thoughts hover hO round Beatrice For or all he knew know to tho the contrary ho he had slain a man tonight and ana the tho avengers of ot blood Mood ml might ht shortly be on his track As It was a stormy scene Heene with his brother 1 lay before him the him the brother who ho had trifled with the hearts of or two women omon and he lie must muni now pa pay pa the thc reckoning for tor such doings It said much for nO Rogers Roger's JB chivalry of soul that he lie dl did not au appear pear to realize realise as IS yet ct that it Ie Wilfred ha had played flea Boa trice false le ho he might profit bv by his brothers brother's foolish philandering Ho Tie lia had got so Into the habit of or putting Wilfred first an and himself second that h he lie found it difficult to change the thc habit of ot a i lifetime nor could ho bear ear to benefit at ul Wilfred's s 's expense e. e Besides Besles the stain of or mur murder cr might bo bt on hI his soul If iC the unlucky fra fray in the little study tuc had cost Paul Stanley Stanle- hiI iU his life and the tho man who married Beatrice must be reproach able abie to hold his head high and face hl his j fello fellows ft prou proudly l Beatrice walked valk d up to Wilfred and evidently o asked asle him to light a a. candle for lor her lien for tor he lie made his way to where four fOUl silver candlesticks stood In a row proceeded to light two tt handing tho the beautiful old candlesticks to Beatrice and her hEIr aunt and then the tile young oung oun m mien n offered hi his ar to MIas 18 Arnot to escort her up tho wide dark staircase Roger Hoger watched the procession pass o out t of or sight cI and At not lea leading tho tiia wa way tho frail old oid la lady clinging ou nH 11 to his brother and Beatrice slowly bringing up tho the thol l' l lar ar the can candle le glow flickering over O the rich ilch folds folas r hc of her satin gown gOT a and d br bringing out the thic gold tints In her ber harr hair Good night m my dear Roger Hoger breathed breath d the tho Words low half halt und under his breath then lio ho mado made hs hIs quick way quick way to tho study anxious to fo know kno knothe the best or tho the worst t n He Ic unlocked th the door Cautiously and nd entered the studio to start back in surprise for tor thou though h. h there ther was a an sn u ugly h. h red stain on the floor near where Paul Stan Stanleys Stanley's Icy's head had rested the mar man mati himself had Ron gone mysteriously I de departed do- do e. e parted tho the pallid wretch Roger h had d believed ed lie ho had killed by hy accident and ho had hall loft for dead ead CHAPTER VI I W can eau ho ha h have ho o got ot away HOW Roger glanced blankly about the little room loom noticing that tho the shutters still fastened on the Inside in inside In- In side so It was Impossible for or Stanley to have ma made e his hla escape b by the window and when hen he pulled roughly roughly- at the curtains curtains cur eur he found that no one was concealed con con- behind their ample fol folds s an and even e when he forced a large cupi cupboard OL ld open in which Beatrice kept cei certain lain big rolls of canvas can and |