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She rose, and almost ran down &c
the boat; slowly strolled back and
seated herself on the bench. Did
Craighead's mysterious utterances
about surrounding" New York and
"gridironing' the country mean
this? Had Theodore found a way
to defeat Shayne, and the bitter,
cruel Wilmer?
I'VE are alone" said Silberberg,
con an island In the air. Are you
sorry?"
Virginia did not smile; she was
thinking of the victory of Carson.
He had been great in working out
his creation, and in that deadly
duel with the Stickleback; and now,
he had made war on her Uncle Fin.
ley, the tiger Of the stock exchange,
In his very demand won! She
was ready to throw up her hat and
hurrah. But yet, this last victory
was not like the first. This was the
old story Of finding how to exploit
the world by monopoly; that was
doing. creating Must success be SO
often only victorious restraint of
beneficent human effort? Yet, she
was glad to see Theodore victor
rather than vanquished in any fight
in which-but this was folly! He
had MORALLY offended her in that
matter Of being her uncle; all was
over between them! Yet she fin
ally answered Silberberg inconsist-
emily.
mo" she said, 81 am not very
sorry. But I shall need my hand,
now, to hold my dress out of the
dew!"
Max was delighted at her com.
plaisance and at his ability to be.
come excited over 1t. He was not
so blase after all. He was actually
trembling--a splendid symptom.
"Tell me once more that you are
not sorry-please!" said he.
81 am not" she treasured him.
EN- fact, II am rather glad, Mr..
Silberberg!"
MAX" said he unctuously. LET
II be Max, your fellow prisoner"
swell, Max. them"
1t Is hard to be obliged to say
that she said this snappishly,
abruptly. unlovingly, and much as
one might toss crust to a drooling
dog. and tell him to get out. And
Mr.. Silberberg took the crust and
was satisfied.
Poor Shayne! He straitly laid
the vow of secrecy upon all not to
tell their awful state to Mrs.
Shayne.
"She's so--her nervous state. you
know have no idea what she
might do II she found out! She'd
go wild. She hasn't had no said
to her In 20 years! She might fall
dead, with that heart of hers!"
Virginia Systematically hid from
Silberberg, dinners and forced inter-
views bringing no advancement to
his courtship. He began to wonder
IL the Suarcz temperament were not
rather difficult, and sometimes felt
that this long absence from stage
entrances and all night cafes hardly
paid. To leave so many willing
beauties for an obdurate one, who,
ny grecnroom standards was no
beauty after all, seemed-to use his
own self rcvelatorw phrase--"bad
business" And the longer they
dwelt In their little nest the more
til >,e cage birds of the law failed to
agree, Mrs, Shayne wanted to be
taken to the millionaire's colony In
Lake Temagami, where they had
an island. or to have La Salvinella
and her company to sing. with a
house party afterward. Shayne
was convinced that the devil HIM
self must suggest these plans. every
one of which involved contempt Of
court.
One blowy day II eliminated. Vir-
ginia, from summer house opening
toward New York, braved the moist
gusts, and swept the sky with her
fisldglasscs for--welI, for some
thing. Siloerberg followed her,
swearing inwardly at the perversity
OF the girl; and al he found her.
things iiegan to happen. Far over
to the southeast and driving fact be.
fore the gale came the only flying