New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

of all vo,.- love, and suppose she loves you.
whereas I might have striven for years TO win
her affection and then failed IN the end
T ATE that night Spenser arrived at the
IL Naloggia Helen was waiting for h1m. as he
had telephoned the hour he might be expected
Rumor had brought the news OF Stampa 5 death
and Bowers accident, Ihen sne understood
Whv 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 d1spel her
self reproach. So he told her everything
even showing her Mfllicent'S letter and a teie-
grau received from Mackenzie IN which the
editor of The FREELY put 1t quite plainly
that the proprietor OF the magazine hau IOI-
bidden him (Nlackenzie) from taking any steps
whatever with regard to Helen s return 20 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 Iett the
Embankment Hotel after that memorable
luncheon with Mi1Cent the less inclined she
was to DENY Sponsors theory that fate had
brought them together
II cleared out of Colorado as though taran-
+,Ia had bitten me- he said 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. anl
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.
oh yes, you did,-just grabbed me good
and hard.-and when Bower showed up I
stacked nv chips on the table and sat down %
the game What am talking abOuts don't
know Kiss me goodnight, sweetheart, and
don YOU give a red cent who's looking For
once. IN a way. don't mind admitting that | m
tired-all IN. I could sleep on row Of Por-
CupInes
CTAMPA was buried IN the grave that held
- his daughter remains Spenser purchased
the space for a suitable mOnumen-, and the
inscription does not fall 70 record the fact that
one Of the men who first conquered the Matter
horn had paid tribute 20 the mountains 10y meet
ing his death on COrvatsCh-
The American went many times 20 visit
Bower az the Roseg inn He found his erst-
while rival resigned TO the vagaries OF fortune
The doctors summoned from St MOrItz deemed
his case so serious that they brought a specialist
from Paris. and the great surgeon announced
that the millionaire's leg could be saved. but
there must remain a permanent Stiitness
90 know what that means. said Bower with
a wry smile. 'I 1t IS a legacy from StamPa
That is really rather funny, considering tnas
the Joke IS against myself BY the way, Cld
tell YOU ! gave Millicent Jaques check Tor i've
thousand pounds to stop her tongue
-' guessed the check. but couldn't guess the
amount
terrible things because ! withheld payment
You viii 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 10 give away our poor Helen 70 the
harpIes IN the hotel So ! telegraphed at once
TO nv bankers, and Miss MIllicent didn't make
good, As YOU would put II. Now she promises
to expose me Humorous. isn't it
| think YOU ought TO marry her. SAID
Spenser with that irnmObile look Of his
Perhaps | may. one OF these days But
first she must learn 70 behave herself 4 nice
girl. Millicent. She would look decorative
sitting beside a invalid N . carriage Yes. III
think Of II Meanwhile I shall chaff her about
the five thousand and see how she takes It.
MILLICENT behaved. Helen saw that she
A'A did
On a dav early IN September. after a wedding
that was attended BY Is many people as could
be crowded INTO the little English church at
MaIoggia Nh. and Mrs Charles X Spenser drove
over TO the pass and down the Vale OF BregaglIa
en- route 70 Como. Milan, and Venice. At the
wedding breakfast, when Mrs. de Ia We're Offi-
ciated dS hostess the Rev Philip Hare amused
the guests by stating that he had taken pains
10 discover what the initial X represented IN
his American friend name