The Washington times., 1911-10-27
: CHAPTER XIII.
! Rapture and Then Dismay.

! Rapture and Then Dismay.
N meiodramas or faction romances'
adventure treads close on the heels
Ipf adventure. and episode on epi-
node.
The hero is thus fortunte in being
braced constantly against new mis-
chances and has no time at all where
in TO calm down. reflect and grow
afraid. Those fiction heroes are lucky
chaps.
According to every fiction formuis,
Sebaste's revelation and our joint re-
solve should have been followed at once
BY series of iurid, crescendo mishaps
Of the most amazing description. But,
as matter OF fact, for two whole days
thereafter absolutely nothing occurred.
On the third. however, enough hap
pened to make up for that. and to
make me sick at heart with Grass
folly that had first set me to meddling
% purina % those m tv two ooaS uneveUtfni % days 1
spent less time In meditating on the
revolving brotherhood whereof Billx
Gregg and formed ourselves dishonH
tai phenomenon Of which I suddenly
when sebaste had told US of Amos
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hood. the knowledge ought. by every
known law of ethics. to have increased
tc the hishest degree my first distrust st
steer clear OF her. Yet the news had
an exactly opposite effect.
The thought Of this innocent, child
faced girl loving and trusting her hypo-
critical cur Of father and believing
him to be the soul Of honor, was, to
me, Infinitely pathetic. I felt irresisti-
bly,. Overwhelmingly drawn to her In
I did not try to anaIyze the feeling.
It was like nothing l had ever known
before in all my thirty years. Yet
vaguely felt 1t was the elimination Of
stronger and more compelling within me
ever since the first hour my eyes had
met hers.
And then. all at once. I knew what 1t
was in love! .s..-
OF course / was. Any fool could have
seen that at a. glance. And 1t had taken
me W eeks to discover 1t.
Well. if one has led womanless ex-
istence for three decades, he cannot ex.
pect that when love does at last visit
himit will come properly labeled.
The very knowledge, while 1t took my
breath away, filled me at the same time
with a vague. glorious sort of happiness.
The best proof Of my silly ignorance Of
such matters rests in the fact that, for
the moment. l never stopped to think
THAT might or might not come later.
At present I had quite enough emotion
thrust upon me to keep one mans
mind busy.
BY some perverse fate saw little Of
Doris during those two days. Ferata
had taken, fancy, apparently, to our
party. for he spent nearly all his time
70 my disgust. Doris and he seemed
to find much to say to each other.
was actually growing jealous: Then 1
scolded myself for the unworthy senti-
He was a brilliant talker. she a fasci-
mating girl. OF course. they got on well
"Say," observed Billy on the late
afternoon Of the third day. as he and /
Is the Todas Ssd nprn prysss Sa,tess
informal tea, i've got an idea"
We were on our way to dress for din
nsr, As we reached our rooms he went
..pon't get mad. but-well. I've got
a lunch that Miss Todd is case No. L.
az. bad bad a as 1t It j Jars You. But dope up the the
game for yourself. Says Sebaste to you:
who's elected for case No. ~ says he,
in words to that effect 'Ferata,' says
what a hit you're maxim with your
fortnight later Sebaste says: He's
IN Hpef h that en1 h Fersta Sntf traits hs
into the limelight an lays himself out
to make a noise like an ardent scooter to
Miss Doris. How about It? Yes? Nor"
lack is Intelligence. In the first place.
Miss Todd is the daughter of an officer
in, their cursed brotherhood. In the
girl who is dazzled by impecunous for
eiSn noblemen OF cares to marry such
cattle. Old Todd is more kinds Of n
tlackguard than I've got time to de-
daughter T and he wouldn't consent to
mo. no. Billy. you'll have to hit on
some other role sor Ferata. He's not
ing. Added to which. from purely
mercenary standpoint. the daughter Of a
man who can't be worth over a million
at'the outside Is too small game for
"He Amt 30 terrible much alive at
that" objected Billy. cnly half conyinc-
ed. i've. seen Jracetrack men. back to
sheepshead Bay: that'd make him look
"He NAV think differently
"Well. don't get wop2y. I only gave
you a tip to warn YOU"
"'Carse you're nuttv over her." re-
piled Billy. in SurpSise that 1 should
"Drop itr' adtured him hotly. 'How
cften must I tell Won it's bad form to
drag women's ma mes into tckes?'
"'Tain't a toke!" he retorted. ''If you
ain,t dI.aOys in love With her. never"
"pont throw the bluff, Pete!" he beg
ged. What's the use Of wastin' a good
lie? You've got the worst case I ever
saw. I've been onto II for two weeks"
but I never knew 1T myself till three
days ago. cried. completely off my
guard
"The victims gen'rIv the last one to
get wise." said Billy. with oracular
gravity "Wsll. good luck to you. old
man! I 1ont set up to te a picker of
winners In the maiden class. but unless
I'm a farmer. she don't exactly hate
you. either. You've made good runnin'
so far. Pete Keep it up! I'm rootin'
for vou."
Foolish as 1t may seem, his classical
expressions of goodwill cheered me
Amazingly. Besides, felt better How
that I shared my wonderful secret with
Love is a queer thing For years
had been a secretive, hard-headed bust
ness man; and now I was actually de-
riving pleasure from sharing life's
golden secret with an East Eide ex,
prtxe-fighter.
Verify. the human heart is fearfully
and wonderfully made.
So Is the under jaw Of the domestic
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