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dependents. She would also advise him not

oho Wouiu hl1o uVNl0o ulIt tio
TO decide hastily, or at least to wait until ah
had again thoroughly gone over her husband
SSrsSs, wit q e sSs lssiw si.ls, i Fi FHi' nna is to t aSn al
tibons, M under which chit y was ,6 bought I'll she y , k mst
peril the possession Of the rancho by %leayins
~ ssS',s $sald ~ Write sss sssIn. P!oS E, ,s' sSs e s ssP re-
:. sser r0 ihnSGul ZEN in no a hSpo' Il y; wa as' the '%pr nS lea
Kindness Of q woman OF business. nothing
more. As to the examination Of herhusband's
q transaction which had never occurred; He
other situation was unchanged. but that ht
would chSerfully await tho arrival OF his sue.
S Sssson. MY TSo f Ss { 'Hi sWser, I nfsI3o ar' bring inn:
ing an apologetic note from Mrs, PSyt9n; sils
was so sorry ,her, business was still delayed
tain him entirely at Robies,. she had sent Mr.
sanderson to TEN porarily relieve him that he
Francisco In reference to. his own business.
only extracting z nn pFEf9mits +" Iron from ba nm M i,hha s .n nj
oftho week before settling upon anything, ,
The bitter smile, with which Clarence had
read thns far suddenly changed lis some NANNY mys |,
previous let. ers gave him a faint sense Of
Rsf HAD av va hi Himself OF tho oirer. It Was
on this visit TO Sacramento that he. had acct;
fmS ooEaEy. d @isS Great ses Se mrf GettSs BUSINESS. S.% inss " ior
s sSF = 10 ea stis { H to ,ito5' sa sR 'R Fl. fInfosmsint. Mrs'
q girl that was born for the s%tage-ycs. you
s Rasst ss'i; n ,Sss si Gp' s Sss E Isl 'n Ana S0f thnt' 81 i .@s
what's the matter. and you knowit and know
It Was With these experiences that Clarence
gateway OF the rancho from the high road Of
| H. -,x- h,tk ma la m NArn.I nm fhn fyG
slope through The. driH Of scarlet poppjjes that
almost oblitorated the track. and the. blue and
y yf@nYh Rs0 view. Re he thought tho sift" oniy OF T." Mrs. Fsys
tons pleasure IN this changed aspect OF her
old h 81 S.r She as,I Tad tG I'll h h. nn Of it hs sq he'd 's oSes
thought how happy he should be to See 1t
The Servant who took his horse told him that
the Sonora had arrived that. morning from
Santa lnez, bringing With her tie two s9norl.
JOS n and tn"t other .epg guests esS We're HaS" expeftSi. And
enes. Padre, Esteban. Truly On affair Of hhospi-
ever dream Clarence might have had Of on
portqnities f1r copldcntial interview, was
orders to be informed at once Of Don Claren-
clos arrival.
ts !, s be sFSsi Ss ,a the Spt tic a ap 8 ft. dsGssst s9G IN
snce. Of Mrs. Psyton's taste and the indolnaGle
thought of anticipating the servantnnd seek
Ing her in the boudolr. but some instinct with
he hs' lad aus uss ana as h an 's efiee! 'q It T sns s s$nas' E ! isW
embcrs %Glimmered on the hearth. At the
same moment there was a light step behind
Although paler and thinner, there was an odd
usual repose that it seemed almost feverish.
Il thought we could talk together n Tow
WIFI spsse sstGEs t the So suf fali. n aSd my r ast hs" as
hostess will commence
~ VA afoa. t9 seek you-in-in the
Heavens. not there! i shall never go there
81 ths window snSSi that ati I saw wins tbs head ca Of that man IAN
that wasn't here at thetime and that | can
a aaeR ans s.. Checked hsrscli a. iiitsls
abruptly: and then added Yiot somewhat irrsie,
away. What have you donor"
Then You have Kept your PROMISE" she
other H snsf fssalssa 4 ss s N1trG sra1 %S.'"f bu ao{ I
She shrugged her shoulders again. or. MS It
seemed. the skin OF her tightly lifting black
dress above them. with the sensitive SILVER OF
pered foot upon the low fender, drawing with
hind her until it cllngingly accented the long.
graceful curve from her hip to her feet: Al
and inc repose that he was struck. BY it. With her
eyes on the glowing embers OF the hearth. and
tentatively advancing her toe to its warmth
and drawing 1t away she said:
of course. you must please yourself: I am
afraid have no right except that Of habit and
sddsa Wiz Il hh sa o yHS h half 1 shd SeH k biftsrns sns
that they are not always very effective with
young people who prefer to have the ordering
10 tell you before you finally decide. lhaye.
as you know. been looking over my,,over Mr..
s r1H.GIhl in daeefi RI. B Esay sat thst there s IS no as record C 5si
chase Of the Sisters Title from You: that he
with you and never paid you a cent. and that.
furthermore. his papers show me that he
knew Of your owning the Tiitie when h; diod..
Yes. Mr.. Brant, it was all to your foresight and
prudence and your generosity, alone that We
you helped US into that awful window It was
your house we were, entering. and il it had
chosen to shut the doors on US after tho fu-
Don't deny it. Mr.: Brantl I hnvc suspected it
your position I determined to find out II It
wasn't l who had to leave tho house rather
ina fnap oS S9 { U Uas # tp0T pentt p spsas. pi fas . y aaa
And n0w'm she said l. Nth 2 quick return ne e. hsr
4 when / examined the papers-doni't speak.
I'm not through ~yet-don't you think that it
was JusI u IllIlc CTuel lOE. Sou W Wy " hurry
me and make me como here. instead OF your
to mo in San Francisco. when 1 gave
you leave for that ~purposer"
"But Mrs. Peyton." gasped Clarence.
with a touch Of her old imperiousness.. for in
q moment / must Join my guests. When l
found, you wouldn'ttell me. and left, 1t to me
to find out. could only go AVA as | did and
really leave you to control what / believed
was your own property. And l thought. too.
that l understood, your motives. and. to, be
lieved ! knew the disposition and feelings OF |
a certain person-better than yourself"
One moment" broke out Clarence. you
must hear me now Foolish and misguided |
as hat purchase may have been, ] swear 10
you l had only one motive In making ito
save the homestead for you and your, hus-
factors. What tho result Of it was you as a
business woman know. your friends Know.
Your lawyer will tell you the same. You owe
me nothing. l haye given you nothing but
the repossession OF this property. which any
other man could have done. and perhaps less
stupidity than i did. l would not have forced
you to come here to hear this II had dreamed
OF your suspicious. or even, IL | had simply
that you would see mo In San
Francisco as I PASSED through"
Passed through Where were you going ?"
she said quickly.