The evening world., 1911-11-06

me; AZ your master dies, my good Joe, I
certainly shan not survive him."
Enough! enough" | said. absolutely
shocked by the praise my old servant.
attcr all the others. was lavlshing upon
Mime. Grenet. Where IL she7'
IN the drawing room" rep.led Joe.
piacidly. "She Is waiting for YOU
i went down to the drawing room.
where | found myself with Nine. Grenet.
She was dressed entirely In black.
and the mourning was wonderfully. be-
coming to her.
How glad ! am to enc that you
are out Of danger" she ssid.
II thank you for your attentlons,s
repliei. seating myself neal her In an
armchair which ] drew forward.
You look pale" she remarked. after
q silence.
Come I said. I'VE are alone. This
Is the time for a straightforward sx-
rlaration."
She answered with naughty grace:
Explanation about what, my frfend9
II seems to me that YOU no longer have
anything to fear from n person. One
by one. all tno7e who could speak, re-
veal the pas, place you In an unpleasant
position. ave disappeared. You are the
i1contestlble master OF the present.
The point in question is the future"
! stated.
What have you to fear from the flu
ture. my dear William Whom In tho
world could you henceforth fear?'
You. and you alone, Nine. Grenet!''
answered IN a frm voice.
The lmptsslve Nine. Grenct was more
I disturbed than | had ever seen her.
Her eyes decpened with a cruel Ox-
preston. | again saw In the pupils the
EVIL light | had surprised In them for
merry. In tho Julnots' dra uing-room be-
fAH. ~. -. L. a.
whom under the Impulse OF repressed
anger. which I had attributed to jeal-
ousy. she had murnured: 'Bewares'
You are astonishing,' she said In a
bitter tone, tapping her fingers WRATH
fully on the cover OF the book within
, reach OF her hand.
II am loalcn.' returned with n
GOODNESS which ] was fully determined
: To retain. "All who could have re-
vcaled my extraordinary experiences
a have disappeared. except yourself. This
Is "a fact against which neither you
nor I can do anything"
Y Yes she replied In n trembling
voice. but the'e Is another fact which
you forget and avainst which weIre
: equally powerlcss. 1t is that I Wor-
, ship you with my whole soul and chs
you love me in the same way I am-eer-
" tain. william. And one balances che
other"
10 81 do not consider this n suitable
o time for sentiment" reto-ted. "fTdc
not doubt our love. and the thought
Of Insulting you by doubling my own
10 feelings is far from me. Yet. wh9t II
we should both be dccciving ourselves.
That would bc terrible. more terrible
N than anything which has happened
This Is why | think Il would he prefer
able that We should each endure alone
the intolerablc burden OF the past
20 which sooner or later would crush III
10 ~ we should persist In bearing itoto
u gether. Reflect. Nine. Grenet." -
ly For the FIRST time I saw tears rol
n down her cheeks. and her silepc'
alarmed me more than all the bitter Of
angry words that she could nave ut
:. | tered.
Let us examine my case coolly.s
= continued. Let not passion diaturl
"a your vision. Do not deceive yourself
" Question your conscience. Let us pu
D. aside the very peculiar story of tn
o Metropole Hotel In Antwerp, IRON
Is which l disappeared with Comtes d.
Puliiccini. after having robbed NJ. Maj
athon. Let uS admit that you d6-no
consider me a clever burglar. Let. "a
he consider simply. with coolne IS. tn
,e dark case OF my wife, and tell me sin
,r cerely whether you believe In my Oh
4 selute innocence" 80
A. IT am certain of IT." she said. Will
energy.
Cro BE C~ontinued)