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stopped and breathed hard.
II wonder you don't have me
watched" said George. thoroughly an
cry ut her unreasonable attitude Lola
tossed her head and her expression
changed to one of alarm. Brendon saw
the change and guessed It's meaning.
you did have me watched"
And what if l. did?' she demanded
defantly. you are mine"
81 am not yours "he retorted angrily.
II have given you no cause to think
that | would marry YOU"
Lola burst into tears. you took me
from the stones and SHOWS she wept
with extravngant grief. "Why did
not die? You fed me with foods and
made me shine in this London. You
win my heart ana then 49, then
pschutt"-she snapped her fingers
you toss it aside
"Why did you have me watchedY'
asked George stcrnly
81 want to know of tho other wo
man." she replied sullenly.
There is no. He broke off 1t
has nothing to do with you.
Lola sprang to her feet with fierce
eyes. Then there IS another another
oh, you cruel! Name of names, but
snail find her. | shall tell her
You Shall tell her nothlDg-you snail
not see her"
But | Will En-, yes. You do not
know me" This with stamp.
Il know you cannot behave decently.
Lola. If you have me watched again,
il you dare Toto bah, George
stamped in his turn. Il have had
enough Of this. Behave, or 40 and
will not return"
She flung herself at his feet with
wall All. but no." she sobbed. II
do love you SO dearly--I will die if
you love me not"
George drew himself roughly away.
and taking Ler by the hands placed
her In chair. where she hid her face
and sobbed. "Who was it you got to
watch me you hired to watch mel"
George advisedly used the word
hired" rs he thought she might have
engaged one OF her friends to do the
dirty work instead Of engaging n pro
fcssional. Yet he knew she was quite
capable of going to private detective
office.
Il shall not tell you" said Lola. sit
ting up with a hard expression on her
mouth and in her eyes
did you pay him much:' asked
BrendOn dcXterously
IL paid him what | chose" retorted
lola. falling into the trap
"Ah, Then it was a professional de.
tective yon engaged. lou have been
TO one Of those inquiry Offices
THAT IS my business said Lola.
who seeing she had made a slip, be-
came more obstinate than ever.
George shrugged his shoulders He
was not going to argue with her. Re-
Numbering that Bawdsey had men
toned her name. and that Bawdsey
appeared to know all about himself he
began 10 put two and two together
Certainly he might be wrong, and
Bawdsey might have nothing to DO
with the matter. Still il was worth
while trying to startlc Lola into Il con-
fcssion by the use of his name His
rescue Of Bawdsey limited that the
long arm Of coincidence might be at
work.
Il should have thought that the red
NAN was clever enough to began
George
She rose IS her feet with such mani
fest alarm that George knew his guess
was correct. You talk foolish" said
She
George looked ut her angry face Sc
renely. Did Bawdscy when he said
you wished me harm:"
"What:' She hun- up her hands.
with blazing eyes Did he say do
wish you harm: Was -that-that
cow-pis'-
Don't Call names. Lola. and don't
distress Yourself 1t was Bawd>ey."
Lola saw that she had gone 100 far
She tried to recover lost ground IF
do not know bis names" she said sui
lcnIy, then burst OUT: But Wis you
no harm, Eli. will you believe THAT
my prcscrver:'
"I'Il believe nothing if you j not
tell me the TRUTH said BreNdon, ii
little cruelty. Come, Lola. admit tAat
you paid Bawdsey to watch me
Il did not pay-no, not one SOU lie
did it for love-
"Oh, indeed SO Bawdscy is in love
with you:'
Lola threw back her head defiant r..
"Ies, ne is, and ! care not one. two.
three little TITLES for him. Chup. H.
is old he Is red-he is one biz fool
that | can twis. and twist
And you apparently have done So.
Well then. Lola. did you get him from
private inquiry Office
NO, ! did not So. lie loved me and
sent me flowers oh. many, many
flowers those roses" Sue pointed 10
a silver dish titled with roses He has
flowers from Il friend in san Reno
Rrendon sat up With an eager iooN
in his eyes So Rawdscy knew some
one in san Reno. ErcnAon began to
think that there was some meaning in
all these things and Piled Lola with
questions. she was sulky nj first and
would not answer l;ut Brendon
knew how manage her, and before
the concus III of the conversation he
got the whole truth out OF her
so Bawd 'oy knows san Reno an'
he is fifty or over nifty years of age.
Hin. He / COWS all the history OF the
place, | SUI 'ose,'
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