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he was certain that they could not pos
sibly catch the train he handed the
cigars to their owner and pointed to
a sign the other side of the barricade.
What shall | do now, JackY" Merri.
hew asked
Il refuse to help you. Find out your
self"
So Merrihew, hopeless and subdued.
went into the room designated. saw
the cigars taken out and weighed, took
the bill and presented it with a hun
dred lire note at the little window in
the off room.
Procuring his change, he found Hill
lard sitting disconsolately on the bar
ricade
Il hope you are perfectly satisfied"
said Hillard with an amiability which
wouldn't have passed muster any
where
"Oh, I'm satisfied" answered Merri-
hem. He stuffed his pockets with CT
gars. slammed the boxes into the case
and locked them up
81 warned you about tobacco"
81 know it,"
you should have told me-"
II know that, too, but didn't want
you to lecture me-"
"A lecture would have been better
than waiting here in this barn for
three hours"
Three hours? despondently.
"Oh. there's restaurant, but it's not
much better than this. It's bad-fies
and greasy plates"
And by the time they had found the
Ristorante Tornaghi = miserable and
uninviting-they were laughing.
"Only l wish l knew where they
were going" was Hillard's regret.
'"They?" said Merrihew
"Yes. The woman with Kitty is the
woman I'm going to find If stay In
Europe ten years. And when | find
her Pm going to marry her"
Sounds good" said Merrihew, pour
ing himself a third glass of very indif-
ferent Beaune.
And they may be going anywhere
but to Monte Carlo-Paris, Cherbourg,
Calais. In my opinion. Monte Carlo is
the last place two such women are
likely to go to alone''
So they sat in the dingy restaurant,
smoking and laughing and grumbling
till the next train was announced. AT
that afternoon they arrived without
further mishap at the most interesting
station of its size in Europe. Monte
Carlo.
And then into the omnibus adjoin
ing came the man with the scar.
The Riviera. from San Reno on the
Italian side to Cannes on the French
possesses a singular beauty.
Villefranche stands above Nice. be
tween that white city and Monte Car,
To- 1t is quiet and lovely. For this
reason the great army of tourists pass
it by. There is no casino, no band, nc
streets full of tantalizing shops On
the very western limit of Villefranche
on the winding white road which rises
out of Nice. is a modest little villa. sc
modest that a ballerina would scorI
it and duchess ignore it.
In the balcony La Signorina reposed
in steamer chair, gazing seward
The awning cast n warm glow as OF
gold upon her face and hair, trans
parent shadow. She was at this mo
ment the most precious thing upoI
which the eye may look. a who'll,
beautiful woman. Kitty Killigrew
standing in the easement window
some envy. not without some awe
What was going on behind thos
dreamy eyes?
"Hilda?' said Kitty.
"Yes, Kitty"
"Who and what are your" Kit.
asked bravely.
La Signorina's eyes wandered til
they met Kitty's.
"And what good would 1t do you t.
know? Would 1t bring money from
home any sooner? You already know
that am unhappy. The adventures.
always Is"
adventures" Kitty laughed scorn
fully. 1.-THE proprietor pretends h
does not know you. but ! am certain
he does. He forgets himself sometime
In the way he bows to you"
Kitty paused. then asked:
won't you tell me what the secre
Isl"
"How beautiful that white sal
looksw
'You know all about me-" went o.
Kitty stubbornly.
Because you told me. l never aske
you a single question"
us it-love"
Love- La Signorina shrugged
"Poor Kitty. you are trying in vain t
make a romance out of my life. 70
should not read so much"