The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-07-20
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CASH
INTRIGUE
BY
GEORGE RANDOLPH
CHESTER
cepyrisht 1903. by the Bobbs-Merriii Co.
cspyrisht 1903. by the BObb,-MeriIi Co.
CHAPTER XVII


slender but exquisitely rounded In the
silk kimono which revealed her white
throat and her shapely forearms. warm
against the soft crimson fabric Her
dainty feet were incased In fur edged
slippers of red felt Her hair and her
eyes seemed blacker than ever Her
face, perfect oval. was warmed by
the rich color of abundant blood. Her
pointed chin was dimpled and her
scarlet lips were curved in smile,
half of mischief and half Of delight
Lillian gasped Kelvin.
Her eyes sparkling. she put her fin.
gers upon her lips and noiselessly clos
ed her own door, then Phillips behind
her. then advanced to him with out.
stretched hands. He took them in his
own as a matter of course. but held
her at arms length.
what are you doing here?" he de.
manded. Have you gone mad?"
''Not at ALL" she laughed gayly. I'm
quite sane and sensible. thank you. 1t
was lonesome at Forest Lakes, so I
brought Mrs Rensselaer, up to chap
eron me for a weeks shopping. and just
now, after making sure that you would
be quite alone for the rest of the even
ing. | have merely dropped in to have
chat with my old friend"
Mrs. Rensselaer, Where Is she?'
asked Phillip
Sound asleep and snoring in her
own apartment. which is on the other
side Of mine, with the bathroom be-
tween and my door locked. attend
ed to that all right. you may be sure
You don't seem at all glad to see me.
though" and she pouted with much
coquetry.
"Pm not" answered Phillip. push.
ing her away almost roughly. This
is the utmost folly. You must return
to your own room. and In the morn
ing you must move to some other
floor or | shall. No; you must go to
some other hotel"
II shan't move from the hotel" she
said. looking up into his eyes and
laughing as she shook her head. IL
shan't move from these apartments
! shan't move from this room even
until | get ready TO go. Phillip.
ever since | can remember, and now
I'm going to revolt. I'm going to have
the things | want right or wrong. and
among them I'm going to have your
Lillian he gasped and drew back
from her And yet he could not look
down upon her flushed cheeks. upon
her moist, red lips, upon the rounded
column Of her throat, with revolt
You are conqueror," Lillian went
on. drawing closer. your hand IL
the hand Of might, the hand that could
grasp and WELD with relentless pow
er either sword or scepter You do
not know how l, too, love power and
all that represents power. love it
so much that could worship it even
while It crushed and destroyed me.
The very strength Of these arms
want for mine"
Her own arm had slipped up and
tlid around his neck. and suddenly
she had clasped both OF them about
him and clung TO him. For moment
longer he resisted. and then he sud
denly crushed her 10 him and rained
kisses upon her smooth brow. her
Eilken eyelids, her burning cheeks, her
soft lips.
Kelvin met Mrs. Rensselaer, and Lii.
Ian at breakfast, and they talked of
the opera and gowns, Of automobiles
and an international wedding After
breakfast he bought the political con.
troll OF an entire state with the ltiga. |
lVe clientaee OF a thousand miles OF !
railroad. He met In the hall Of his |
floor Elsie White. and whatever an.
guish II gave his soul to meet now
this girl who had loved him. and loved |
MIN yet, in all purity and tenderness,
he talked calmly with her chatting
pleasantly about her fathers garden
Rt Forest Lakes. He let a contract /
for $l,000,0O0 worth of grading and |
cement sidewalks. He saw Sam and
Lucy laughing In the servants eleva.
tor, understood Sans hllarlty Of the
night before and had AN inking of
how his door had come to be unlock. !
ed He went to the theater at night |
with Mrs. Rensselaer, and Lillian, and
after they had returned and Mrs.
'NNhooSAAti sou IOOieu
hallman listened 10 the low voices in
Phillips apartments and sent cipher
message 20 George Blagg. who was
hollow eyed and pale with suffering
and murderous!
On the following day Phillip, alone
with Sam In the wilderness OF Long
Island, was shot at. Scarcely had the
report sounded when Sam, crouching
low TO the ground like an animal and
running with neck and head and goril
la-like arms outstretched. plunged into
the woods. He was gone fully an hour
and reJoined Phillip at the station.
His eyes were bloodshot and he was
painting, while his lips twitched back
over his teeth now and then, but he
was smiling. Phillip, studying his face
curiously, asked him no questions, and
Sam volunteered no information.
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