Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-28
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 catherine Cecil Thurston, ..,short of "'The Circle Etc. 1,onvwrieht, 1903, by Harper and rothers'
s.o,sis of Preceding Chapters.

ranidlv rising member of the op-
 ,sition in parliament, unexpectedly
 counters John Loder. poor writer,
 ,o is his exact double. At the mo-
 ont the aggression of Russia in Per
 is the all-engrossing topic. H.
 pssia is reported to be supporting
 . rebels in their fight against the
 tbority of the shah of Persia. thus
 ktinctly menacing England's influ-
 ce in the east. III-Chilcote, who
 slave to morphia, hears of novel
 which two men exchanged identi-
 " and V Chilcote visits 14oder the latter's humble quarters and |oposes that Loder shall imperson
 him when Chilcote is overcome by
 craving for morphia and wishes
 get out of the world for the time ing. VI-Loder accepts. NlI-Lod
 is compelled to wear rings on one
 his fingers in order to conceal hr made in Italy by a pet dog be- hging to an Englishwoman whom
 had met here and had become very fiendly with. VIII-Loder, repre- nting Chilcote, goes to the latter's me. Chilcote's wife does not de- Et the deception. Loder is greatly pressed by Mrs. Chilcote's beauty Id manner. IX-Loder lunches . tn Fraide, the great leader of the position in parliament. He seems win the astute stateman complete Fraide, by the way, is the god ther of Mrs. Chilcote. He receives Telegram from Chilcote summoning 5m to return so that they may as- (me their proper stations in life. VI Id XII-Chilcote' craving soon ov- |comes him, and once more Loder be- |mes Chilcote. XIII and XIV-Lod- attends "swell' reception. XIV Id XVI-At the reception Lady As |upp is presiding at the fortune tell |g booth. Loder visits it, and she Eouires him to remove his rings. be is startled upon seeing the scar his hand. XVII, XVIII and XIX -Loder and Mrs. Chilcote have an in- rview of a very delicate nature. A reat political crisis is reached in and Loder makes a rong speech. XX-Again Loder pes back to his old life. Chilcote pes driving with Lady Astrupp and akes an appointment to dine with er a few moments later. She seems lspicious. Xxl-Loder. again as hilcote asks Mrs. Chilcote to aid i'm in his political career. XXl1-- oder keeps the appointment made 1me days before by Chilcote, to dine ith Lady Astrupp. Lady Astrupp ccuses Loder of bein the man who as bitten on the finger in Italy by CT pet dog. He will neither deny Or admit the accusation.
 Good nYni, Ch..,o1e." he said. You ave proved yourself worthy of her. food night" He turned quickly and ejoined his waiting friends. In all ther second the horses had wheeled Dund, and Eve and Loder were car led swiftly forward into the darkness. In the great moments of mans life oman comes before-and after. Some hadow of this truth was in Eyes lind as she lay back in her seat, with losed eyes and parted lips. It seemed 1at life came to her now for the first me-came in the glad, proud, satisfy lg tide of things accomplished. This '&s her hour, and the recognition Of it rought the blood to her face in sud en happy rush. There had been no eed to precipitate it's coming; it had zen ordained from the first.
 DEbether she desired it or no, whether ie strove to draw it nearer or strove ward it off. it's coming had been in- Vitable. She opened her eyes sudden, and looked out into the darkness. the erkness throbbing with multitudes of fes, all waiting. all desiring fulfill (ent. Sine was no longer lonely, no nger aloof. She was kin with all this Flful, admirable. shining loving hu- anity. Again tears of pride and hap. pess filled her eyes. Then suddenly [e thing she had waited for came to
 ss.
 -oder leaned close to her. She was luscious of his nearer presence, of his fong' masterful personality. With fill that caught her breath she felt
 arm about her shoulder and heard
 sound of his voice.
 Eve he said, "I love you. Do you
 lerstand? love you," and, drawing
 close to him, he bent and kissed
 lth Loder, to do was to do fully.
 zen he gave, he gave generously;
 eh he swept aside barrier. he left
 stone standing. He had been slow
 ecosnlze his capacities. slower still
 eeoshize his feelings. But now that
 knowledge came he received it