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iris, however, tina, delayed me IN return

utterly set aside her happiness.
"As / stood alone in the crowd that
gathered about me-" she went on, Il sud-
denly felt that there wss some one near
that / knew; and l was right, for there,
close beside me, was one whom the world
has supposed to be dead-a friend l have
mourned-"
She broke off, and Lady Betty sat for
ard. looking at her intently.
1T must be some one you care for very
deeply she said, in a slow way, when
she spoke. Il have never seen you ex-
cited before. Dear Antonio, do forgive
me but you are so amusing, you know.
You take everything 50 much in earnest.
You are the sort of girl who would i'm
agine the most casual Irritation 70 signify
everything that was serious. Il Is tho
case of one life one love with you. OF
course, this great friend OF yours was q
man.
Antonio WINGED as any proud nature
must have done beneath this kind Of badi.
mage but she had that in her heart now
that made such perpetual sunshine there
that nothing mattered.
Yes" she answered, my friend is a
man. You heard me speaking Of him only
the other day"
Lady Betty gave a great start. Instant
ly her face changed. Her cunning mind
rushed like Lightning through all the pos
sibilities conjured up by the suggestion
Antonia's last words produced.
Are you speaking of that Hubert Ten
by?" she asked.
Antonio looked her straight In the
eyes
"Yes, I an speaking of Hubert. Ycu
remember, Lady Betty, that I said 1 could
not bring myself to believe that he was
dead. l had nothing at that time to guide
me TO such a belief, yet / have never
swerved from It, and so to-day, when I
looked and saw Hubert standing before
me, it seemed the most natural thing in
the world that he should be there"
Lady Betty sank back on her cushions
again.
IF you are. really a friend of Hubert
T.nby's," she said, you will advise him
to put as much distance as possible be-
tween himself and England. ] wonder at
his coming back at ALL Men of his
stamp are generally cautious"
Antonio drew up her figure to its full
height. Her eyes famed.
Men OF Hubert's stamp" she said, in
a low voice, know nothing Of cowardice.
It was sorrow and treachery that drove
him away; but now that he has come
back again tie means TO stay"
AT your invitation, l suppose?' re-
marked Lady Betty, with another sheer.
Antonio turned and walked to the
door.
When a man has suffered what Hubert
has suffered-then a man Is convinced
that the blacklist treachery has been
worked against him-he needs no invita-
ton to turn and find the means of Civ
ing back to him his honor" she said and
with that she passed out, and Lady Bet
ty sat staring at the closed door.
Hubert Tenby stood and watched An
tonia enter her uncle's house, with his
heart a mixture of great JOY and deepest
sadness.
He had not driven up TO the door with
the girl, although Antonio would have
been proud to have been seen with him
by all the world.
We shall soon meet, my dearest" he
said, and Antonio had smiled.
Yes, Tomorrow" and then Hubert had
been compelled to check the girls eager
ness.
1T may not be tomorrow, Antonia,"
he had said. you know l love you just
as now l know you love me; but, my
dear one, the path is not clear for US yet.
Just because you love me, 80 will you
understand that I must not let myself
forget the truth of my position. There is
work for me to do, Antonio; much to be
accomplished before I can stand with you.
hand In mine, and let the world know you
belong to me-
Bewildered by his thoughts, Hubert felt
he was in no condition to walk so, a feet
hanson quickly bore him away to an I'M
pretentious quarter, where he and Ben
were staying, and all the time another
hanson was bowling after him, and an
other man was sitting in that hanson,
tuning over the situation, and finding 1t
more unpleasant whichever way it was
looked at.
There must be no delay" Stanton
muttered to himself as he saw Hubert
pay for his cab and enter his hotel Mis-
chief may have been done already. If
only l had CHANGED to meet him before
he came in contact with this girl! As II
is, l must satisfy myself that he Is stay
ing here, and get some information"
TO one skilled in such matters it was
very easy work pumping the porter who
lounged on the hotel steps. A shade fell
over the mans face when he heard that
Hubert was not alone.
as there going to be a fght?" he ask
ed himself. What III luck Why should
this boy appear now? l wish, for his
own sake, he had never set foot here.
Desperate needs make desperate men, and
1 am in no way fit to handle the matter
with kid gloves"
Jumping into a hanson, ne directed
the man as quick as he could to the adj