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to 1t he pushed back his chair.

fbpuplt t1p door ODpUpG ana t'niIrOtp
walked into tho room.
Slowly Iodcr rose and stared Mt him.
Tho feeling no acknowledged to him
self WINS amer. but below the anger a
vorc different sensation ran riotouslv
strong. And II vns I'm time TO this sec
ond feeling this sudden. lawlcss 10y.
that his pulses beat as he turned cold
face on tbo intruder.
"NellY" he said stcrnly.
Rut Chilcote was impcrvious TO stern
moss He was mentally SLalen and dis
trcsspd. though outVardlv irreproacha-
bic. even TO thc violpts in the lapel of
his coat-tbc violcts that for n week
past had been brought each morning
to the door of Lodcrs rooms by Eyes
maid. For ono second. .ne T.odcrs eyes
rested on the flowers a sting of ungov.
ornHblc jealousy shot through him;
thop rs suddenly it died away, super.
seeded by another fcelrg-a feeling of
new. spontaneous ioy. Worn by Chill
cote or by himself, tho flowers were n
symbol,
"Wcll?' he said again In II Centlcr
Chlcote had walked to the table and
laid down his hat. His face was white
and tic muscles Of his lips twitched
ncrVously as he drew off his gloves.
THANK heaven. you're here" he said
shortly. GIVE me something TO drink -"
In silence Loder brought out the
whisky and set it on the table: then in
stinctlvcly he turned aside. As plainly
as though he saw the action he men
tally figured Chilcotes furtive glance.
| the furtive movement Of his fingers TO
his waistcoat pocket, the hasty drop
ping of the tablods into the glass.
For an instant the sense OF his tacit
connivance came to him sharply; the
next, he flung it from him. The hui
man, inner voice was whispering its
old watchword. The strong man has
! no time to waste over his weaker
/ brother!
! When he heard Chlcotc lay down his
| tumhler he looked back again. well.
! what is it?' he said. "What have You
come fur|" lie atrovc rpSolutely to
| keep his voice severe but. try rs he
might, he could not quite subduc the
eager force that lay behind his words.
once again. as on the night Of their
second interchange. life had become a
| phoenix. rising TO fresh existence even
while he sifted its ashes "Wcll?' he
said once again.
Chlcote had set down his glass. Re
was ncrvously passing his haudker-
/ no of
thing in the gesture that attracted Lo-
der. Looking at him more attcntivelv,
he saw what his own feelings and tho
others conventional dress had blinded
him to-thc almost pitcous panic and
excitement IN ms visitors eyes
oome'hinGS gone wrong ne said'
win abrupt lh'UnlIoh-
'hIlco'e S'ar'ed. 1eS--ho-'hat Isl
yes ne StaiHiiereu'
houeI moved AROUND the tapIe'
',olne'n'iS gone "ronR' lie repeat
Ell, ana you We come 10 ''il me.
ne tone uhherNeu 'hiIco'e' lie SUD
uehiy cropped INFO chau' It'll
WASH my laul,. ne began II nave
uau horFinle UNI
looerS ups u@IHeh''l' eS' lie
SAID yes uhoerS'ahu.
Inc o'.'er S'"hceo 'p WIN E!e"Hi
VI MS VI" suspicious WAS al ivy
A'llcS' i'o'i'i
vi course les 81 course ho-
uel interruption WIS curt
chli'ou' eEeu MN "ouoii"i'H' linen
recoilec'loh TOOK 'he pia'e OF doup''
anu id"Se'I'"SSe" OVER MS express
sion 1t WASH lily taul' lie began
n"s''ly' 'n my SOUL II WASH l.. II
was 'rnphaIi "e'S'iE i"uil lor SHOW
ing her 'iito ih" norli'ns room
Louef kept silent Ills curiosity mao
Jared into sudden life at the others
words. but he feared to break the shat
tered train of thought even by word.
In the silence Chilcotc moved I'm
easily. You see he went on at last
when ! was here with You II fell
strong. II He stopped.
Yes. yes. When you were here witt
Ne YOU felt strong"
Yes, that's 1t. While l was here
felt could do the thing. But when
went home-when | went UP 10 IN!
rooms Again he paused, passing hi'
handkerchief across his forehead.
when you went up TO your roomsT
Loder strove hard to keep his control.