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CHAPTER xvii. lcontlnued.)

nate of living men, you seem unhappy.
The Tetrarch has a somber air. as
the play says. What a pity 1t is that
you are not like me, without any hui
man affections to trouble you! / don't
want to pry into your private affairs
i never did, did I?--but presume
something has gone wrong with your
matrimonial affairs again. I'm right,
am not? Can't Miss Marjorie make
up her mind? Tell me, If you like. l
can't give you any sympathy, but l
can give you advice"
Gouldesbrough flushed and moved
lmpatiently in. his chair. Then he be-
gan to speak:
II what you say Is true, Guest, then
you must be a happy man. Your life
is complete; you have got what You
wanted; you have done what you
wanted to do. And If you choose to
kill yourself with amyl-alcohol sup
pose that's your affair. What you say
is quite right. ! am terribly worried
and alarmed about the success of my
great desire, the one wish remaining
to me. don't expect or want sympa-
thy from you, but your advice is worth
having, and you shall give It to me If
you will"
Wilson Guest nodded. "Tell me
what Is worrying you," he said.
you know that have had great
hopes of obtaining Miss Poole's con-
sent to our Encouragement. Every
thing has been going on we'll. Miss
Poole believes, or did believe. that the
man .Rathbone is dead. used your
suggestion and limited at vulgar in
trigue. At Brighton, when Charlie
wood shot himself, was constantly
with Miss Poole and her mother. My
pretended efforts to solve the mystery
of Rathbone's disappearance told.
saw that was winning back all the
ground that u had lost. i had great
hopes These seemed to eliminate
the other night at Lord Malvin's re-
ception. Miss Poole promised to re-
ceive me the next day and give me a
definite answer knew what that
meant; 1t meant yes ] was prepared
to stake everything upon it. When
called at Curzon street in the evening
1 was told that she was nnwell and
could not see me. The next day sue
ceeded in seeing her. was taken
aback. There was distinct change
in her manner. The old intimacy and
freedom which / had been able to re-
establish had gone. There was almost
a shrinking in her attitude she seem
ed afraid of me-"
We'll, that Is easily accounted for.
You have done something hitherto be-
yond human power; naturally she re-
CARDS you as a person apart, some one
who can work miracles. But what did
she say?''
''It wasn't that sort Of shrinking,
Guest. / know Miss Poole well. |
understand the real strength and
brilliancy. Of her mind. She is not a
foolish, ordinary girl to be frightened
as you suggest told her that | had
come forSh answer. / think l spoke
well--my heart was In what Isaidss-
and urged my cause as powerfully as
j could. Miss Poole absolutely refused
to give me any answer at all !"
well, that is no very terrible thing,
William! i know little of women, but
one Is told that is their way. She will
not yield at once, tina. is. all. !"
wish i could think SO, Guest. 1t
did not strike me in that way at all.
And she said a curious thing also. She
said that Il might reopen the question
after the public demons tration. She
would MT pledge herself to give an an
swer even then But she said that |
might say nothing more to her on the
subject until after the demonstration"
Wilson Guest laughed. What a
powerful drug this love Isl" he said
{ cts as unexpected In its action as
ether! MY dear William, you are wor:
rying yourself about nothing. I'm
sure Of It. Remember that you can't
look at the thing with an mpreju diced
eye. It'll all quite clear to me. Miss
Poole simply wants to wait until she
has seen your triumph with her own
eyes. That Is all H believe me. YOU
are La too much Of q hurry. How
curious that lis II is the strangesl
thing ia the world to lind you You q
all men In q hurry. IT Isl only by
monumental and marvellous patieass
that. you have succeeded in discover
| Ing q law, and app wing that law viii
my help, which makes you the great
est man Of science the world has eve