The Detroit times., 1910-04-14
"a great shock 70 YOU, but il cannot BE-

"a great shock TO you. but il cannot Do
helped
But what is to-become OF me2" 90.
vile moaned Within half az houu ~
81 as good de told Ailsa LEROY tnaJ
she Was 81 pauper. and that was 20.
me 10 turn her out OF the house
nave male an enemy OF the girl. ana
she viii De only zoo delighted TO have
me opportunity OF paying me out with
10y own coin can imagine what
Ier face will looa like when she real
/ sees thar The tables are turned. AMI
that she is the one with money and
am the pauper
stern tuned away his face. SO that
CoNille could not see the disgust VIII.
ten upon H.
Nothing OF the uad. he exclaimed
ri SIN perfectly ceraarn ira fs'.t fisa-"-E
mean Miss LrfrO, would be- the last
person In the worm 10 act like that
She has 90 noble and refnftl nina
for anything OF Tie kind She wilt-n0t
even take the trouble 10 remember the
hard words you sale 10 her Just now.
She viii bid YOU stay here a. long as
you live she viii act generously IN
TN, matter OF money
Colvlle faced round upon the man
whom he took 20 bs his servant and
laughed pitterl!
"You are going mad be cried
Your brain is soitening Have We not
agreed again ana again that there Is
no such thing - kindness and gen
crosby IN the world Did We not
Comesto The conclusion that any action
was based on selfirterest? And now
you are talking 90 ne like a chapter
from some silly novel"
All the same. feel that am
right Stern persisted
COlville laughed once more Then
his voice sank 10 a hoarse whisper
Conceal il, ne said Take tho
risk and destroy The cursed thing Do
fortune Is yours
Conceal nothing Stern replied
Tell Miss LEROY everything Beyond
all question she will find herself Ms
,ress OF El00.000 before long And
you have threatened 10 turn her oar
Of the house beCauee you fancy she
is concealing something from YOU You
lid lot fad the cir. cringe and bend
as you eXpecteA-she accepted your
mandate IN silence. And now the
rick OF fortune has placed large
sum in her hands
The sum that would have beeh
nine but for lucky chance. ColNlie
nuttered. The way in which | haze
sngled and schemed for H. With that
money could have retrieved my for.
tunes and taken pretty revenge on
my enemies. | could do IL now. il
you stood by me
NO" stern said coldiy YOU
faithful servant has stood by you
Pretty we'll in the past But am noe
going 10 do this The danger is tar
too great. Call the girl in and tell
her"
With an angry oath Colville declined
to do ANYTHING OF the kind He rayed
ana sworc. ne reyileG Stern. but all 20
40 purpose The latter refused to lis
ten 10 anything he stood there quite
mmCved "a ;he tempest OF anger
had passed away
II you don't tell her will" he
said. Fool DO YOU think We can work
IN the da"k? Tell the girl make much
q her apologize for your harsh col.
duct, keep her In the house She Is
hut child III the ways OF the word:
in few days she attains her majority
Then You will have the girl under
. cur own eyes. and her fortune -
manipulate And yet knowing all
this, You are prepared to risk a Grim.
inal prosecution
You are cleverer than me. far
cle,erer than me" ColSille croakel
You are right Thomas Send the
girl 10 me-, and | will tell her every
thing. dare say j shall be able to
persuade her that was speaking
rashly iusJ now &c and send her 10
me"
Stern departed without another
word There was a grim smile Oh
his face as he walked along the CORR
dor in search OF Ailsa He found her
IN the studio engaged in painting. as II
nothing had happened But there was
a glow on the girls face and a.sparklc
in her eyes mat told OF the working
OF brave and independent spirit
Mr. Coiville wants YOU Stern said
lie has some news for you | fancy
you will find that his views and hi
lucas nav - AIdu-tu Ailt ldSA lAdlA -llAltt .
re will practically apologize for his
conduct aud ask you 10 stay here. II
viii be- for you TO say whether YOU DO
or not But | implore you to be guild
ed BY me- For The sake OF your hap
piness aud for the sake OF others, I
ask you 80 remain for the present
There vas a deep passion and sin
certify in the speakers words. Bat
Ailsa listened coidly
Il do not like these mysteries, she
taid, Aud II you only knew what
prison house this place is 10 me, But
! need no, 90 into that The point IS,
Nhy should ! stay here?"
Ito he CoutinuedD
Ssps Ssterln-law; Fined.
James Collins. charged with assault
q l,t BAL. f4f in Ia H.