Evening star., 1909-05-09

of all your love, and suppose she loves you.
whereas | might have striven for years to win
her affection and then failed in the end. "
I ATE that night Spenser arrived at the
Maloggia. Helen was waiting for him. as he
had telephoned the hour he might be expected
Rumor had brought the news of Stampa s death
and Bowers accident, Then she understood
why her lover had sent her away SO quickly
She mourned all day, blaming herself as the
unconscious cause of SO much misery Spenser
saw that the full truth alone would dispel her
self reproach. So he told her everything.
showing her Millicent's letter and tele-
gram received from Mackenzie in which the
editor of The FREELY put it quite plainly
that the proprietor of the magazine had for
hidden him (Mackenzie) from taking any steps
whatever with regard to Helen's return to Eng
land without definite instructions
The more she learned of the amazing web of
intrigue and misunderstanding that had sur
rounded her movements since she left the
E1nbankment Hotel after that memorable
luncheon with Millicent, the less inclined she
was to deny Sponsors theory that fate had
brought them together.
Il cleared out of Colorado as though taran-
tula had bitten me- he said. Il travelled FIVE
thousand miles to London. saw you, fooled my
self into the belief that was intended by Prov
idence to play the part of heavy uncle, and
kept up that notion during another thousand
mile trip to this delightful country. Then you
began to reach out for me- Helen"
Il did nothing of the kind!' she protested
and hard.-and when Bower showed up |
stacked my chips on the table and sat down to
the game. What am | talking about3 l don't
know Kiss me goodnight sweetheart, and
once, in way, don't mind admitting that I'm
tired-all in. l could sleep a row of por-
cupines "
STAMPA was buried in the grave that held
- his daughter remains. Spenser purchased
the space for suitable monument, and the
inscription does not fail to record the fact that
one of the men who first conquered the Matter
horn had paid tribute to the mountains by meet
ing his death on Corvatsch.
The American went many times to visit
Bower at the RoSeg inn. He found his erst-
while rival resigned to the vagaries of fortune.
The doctors summoned from ST. Moritz deemed
his case serious that they brought specialist
from Paris; and the great surgeon announced
that the millionaire's leg could be saved but
there must remain permanent stiffness
know what that means, said Bower with
wry smile. 1t is legacy from Stampa.
the joke is against myself. BY the way, did
tell you gave Milcent Jaques a check for five
thousand pounds to stop her tongue!
: guessed the check: but couldn't guess the
amount.
She wrote last week. threatening all sorts of
terrible things because l withheld payment.
You will remember that when you and placed
on record our mutual opinion of each other, we
agreed at any rate that it was mean thing on
her part to give away poor Helen to the
harpies in the hotel So telegraphed at
to my bankers, and Miss Millicent didn't make
good as you would put it. Now she promises
to expose me Humorous, isn't it.
= think you ought to marry her" said
Spenser. with that immobie look of his.
Perhaps | may, one of these days But
first she must learn to behave herself. nice
girl, Millicent. She would look decorative,
sitting beside an invalid in carriage Yes. Ill
think of it. Meanwhile, shall chaff her about
the FIVE thousand and see how she takes it.
NA did
On day early in September after wedding
that attended by many people could
be crowded into the little English church at
Maloggia Mr.. and Mrs Charles K Spenser drove
over to the pass and down the Vale of Bregaglia
en- route to Como Milan, and Venice. At the
wedding breakfast, when Mrs. de la We're Off
ciated as hostess the Rev Philip Hare amused
the guests by stating that he had taken pains
to discover what the initial K represented in