The sun., 1894-01-25

| ard though Il coldness fell between
| them, Roy still refused the freedom she
offered him.
Then u strange, vague feeling rose in
Roy's mind that Leonie's herself knew
more than she professed of the mat
! ter.
| Il win watch her closely" he said,
never letting her dream of my suspi-
cions."
He sought her side and was met with
welcoming smiles and tender glances.
But the siren power OF Woman's
| beauty can never be told since the
| Queen of Sheba bewitched Solomon,
and Cleopatra conquered Mare Anto-
ny; so while Enid was wearing her
heart away in bitter pain, Roy was un-
consciously drifting into the sirens
| spell.
! Yet he loved ENID as woman Is sci.
dom loved, and would have scofred at
the idea that the yellow hair and violet
| eyes of Leonie Delmar were Turing him
to folly again with the power of her
wonderous beauty.
Curving eyes and violet eyes look
strangely winning and sweet in the
| mystic light of the cleaning, and that
evening he almost forgot his mission
when tress Of her hair had swept his
cheek and her eyes smiled into his,
| Her perfumed breath just swept his
| cheek as she bent forward, and her
| tempting lips We're near his own, An
other moment and perhaps-WeIl, we
will give him the benefit of the doubt.
| A voice, soft and musical, fell on his
ears, the interlacing branches were
pushed aside, and Enid Clyde stood be-
fore them-Enid Clyde, and at her side
the lost heir of Delmar.
| Leonie leaped to her feet, her perfect
face pallid as death, her violet eyes
dark as midnight, her breath coming
and going in short gasps, while her
| slender form trembled.
"How-how did you"
"How did she find himY' another
| voice said. She did not find him. /
brought him to her.
And a man, young and handsome,
but with general air of recklessness
about him, came out of the shadow OF
| the trees.
! "You-you turned traitorT'
He laughed mockingIy.
| did you think" he said, that L did
not see through your plot? My dear
Leonle, know of the will that makes
Roy Delmar heir of this stately home
| AAAoh>tAN VI tlAAo Will JUdL lG1k
Delmar Hall to Roy Delmar's father in
stead Of his brother Vernon. Not only
that will, but Vernon Delmar's confes-
sion is in my possession, while you
dream you have them under lock and
key.
You had this child abducted for the
purpose Of shadowing Enid Clyde's life
land parting her from her lover. In the
1nsolence of your beauty, you meant to
win him yourself, produce the will that
made him heir. What if it proved the
| villiany of one husband when it enrich
ed the other? Then little Vernie would
be found, for you had no heart to hurt
the boy, and all would go merry as a
marriage-belI
| "One thing, however, you were fool
ish to count on, the credulity Of your
dupe-myself Did you think l ever
| forgot or forgave the mocking laugh
with which you received the story OF
my love, long years ago? You laughed
and scoffed at it, and ! swore revenge.
To-day l have it in full. With your
plans almost perfect, your success al
most assured, / step in and thwart
you. This girl will be mistress Of Del
mar Hall, and you will be-nobody-
penniless nobody.
Without another word he turned and
left them.
Enid laid her hand ON Roy's arm.
Am l welcome, Roy?'' she said
He bent his head and kissed her low,
white brow.
Il am not worthy of you, my darl-
ing" he said.
Leonie laughed.
';Whatever l did was done for love
Of you, Roy, whatever you may think"
she said, but must try and take my
defeat gracefully.
She turned away and they never look.
| ed on her beautiful face again.
SO Enid came out of the shadow into
the sunlight again, and with her lovers
arms around her, let the past with it's
bitter pain slip from her like dream.