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BY LILLIAN ". HALE.
CHAPTER XII.
~. Copyrighted 1908. by Publishers
Newspaper Union Co.


ting-room to find it occupied by Clnk,
and Elizabeth, who were sitting before
the fire.
"Sorry to interrupt your spooning, bit
came up today; he says old Delilah show
signs of losing her memory; we must ae,
and you must perfect your schemes, Clink
er, whatever they are, for forcing her con
fession. She is our only hope for conclu
sive evidence. Where are all the othersf'
"The girls and Dudley are all arrayin2
themselves for the Tootle S hall. ais
nearly ready Don you like my hair
stanleyf'
"Beautiful. You really will have
very pretty wife, Clinker."
"Just watt said Tom, "till she
mine; I shall take her to Paris, and sic
shall have Felix gowns and crown jew
els.
"And study, Stanley. am going to ls
the greatest Doctor
s'Do you still thirst for career, Eliza
beths"
"Of course, have no idea of giving Ut
Just because am going to mary Tom;
he is going to help me to be the greatest
doctor. I must go and see if Thank AMI
Theo are ready-they are the pokies,
things" She went out, leaving the tw'
men together.
t'Do you really mean to allow her ia
study for the profession, Clinkers'
elf she wants to, ! shall not risk my
happiness by thwarting her dearest wish.
! I shall see to it that the clinics shall
take her to will be of the highest order,
/ and if her nerves can stand some OF
! those European affairs, she can be doc.
tor; but she has promised to travel will
me first, for two years, and it will go har1
with me if do not provide interests TO!
| her that will erase the idea from he:
mind. -
s'You are schemer, Clinker; I wisl
you success.
j "'Thank you; I mean to be success
| full
Gas / said, we must secure old Del
| ilah. When can you go down 10 Alien
ville7'
/ amy time tomorrow or Saturday;
l think Saturday will be best as 1t will
give me time to do some elaborate loaf
ing. There is nothing that disarms
suspicion SO much as idleness, flirting
and spending money. | have my plans
made for some theatrical effects that
will wilt the poor old creatures reso
luton"
You talk coldly of flirting, for q
man who has just secured the idol. OF
his heart and the desire of his eyes.
Business is business, my dear sir
and the rights of the most adorable
fiancee must remain in the background
temporarily when our fetch of bust
ness demands our worship"
Yes, am-have tried that myself
and have subjugated an absorbing pas
sion to the demands of professional
success-in a particular case"
Eyes; / understand, old fellow, Bust
/ ness is an eXacting god, but has it's re
wards There are the merry-makers-
and that reminds me that l have had
no dinner"
"'There was sound of revelry by
night, said Dudley, as they came
into the room, all beautiful, but bud
ley really the handsomest of them all
His youthful slenderness was giving
away to the powerful development o.
manhood; he was growing more like
father; he was trife larger thar
either Stanley or Clinker.
you will certainly be the belle o
the ball. Dudley" said Thee; you will
return from the warpath with man,
scalps"
you will end me your curling iro1
to keep in order, won't you? A scall
out of curl and not waved would be
doleful possession and quite too de
pressing. Don't put your feet on m,
pumps in the carriage, Thank"
Better take them off and carr,
them in your hand. Come, let us &c
Goodbye Stanley; sure you won
Gomez"
mo: don't care to dance any NOR
till I dance at your weddings Coco
bye
Il suppose it is not given to a ma
to have two perfect wives. and Edn
certainly was as lovely in her way a
Alden Is In hers How I shall than
God when this Soule trial is over an
; can see, them happy. l think I ca
bear 1t better then. All, mother, com
with me to the dining room and he'll
, me to refresh my inner man; 1t cray
eth comestibles."
Mrs. Redfield stood by his chair an
ruffed his hair back with a tende
hand.
Getting gray, laddie. I am nc
young any more when I see gray i
! my sons hair" She stopped an
kissed his head. You are woryin
over the Soule matters, my boy I al
very anxious to see it concluded
pray earnestly that he may be r,
leased and cleared from both crime
ovid boyo tho love apd hoppipocc Nh.