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attitudes OF the others Orme would not
have known but that che had gone. AZ
1t was, he could read IN their bearing
the disconcerting effects OF her c0ptin-
ued diEdain.
The Japanese spoke. "WIll you en-.
ter. miss. or shall we direct you on
your way? Arima VIII come OFT and
talk with you, II you o wish"
Still no answer. To Crrne, in bis
hiding. there was something uncaruy
in her failure to respond. But nc could
picture her-Truth, calm IL tbs pres,
ence of eubterfuge.
WIN you not state your desireZ"
Again the Japanese. He was smiling
now. with the false .cliteress OF his
race.
And then che spoke: THAT envelope
on the floor was stolen from my faith
er's home. II bears my fathers
name"
Before Alcatrante could stop him.
little Poritol, with some vague hope Of
making amends. had snatched up the
torn envelope and taken II 20 her. lie
returned to the range Of Ormcs vision
with en- air OF virtuous importapce.
The contents" satd the girI-
where are the papers,"
Alcatrante and the Japanese Looked
at each other. II was IS II they said,
In view of cur failure we might an
well make clean breast OF H." But
Alcatrante was too cunning 10 take the
Initiative In confession. He left that
to the Japanese, Who spoke rrhesI-
tatingly.
The only papers IN the envelope
were these" He picked up the torn
prospectuses from the floor and held
them extended in hts hand. Our sur
prise is as great as yours."
do you expect me TO believe that?-
Whether you believe IL or not, my
dear young Lady, it Is true"
| There was a moment Of Silence, then
the Japanese continued: we have rea-
son to think that the envelope was for
time Last night in the possession Of
an American, and that he substituted
these circulars for whatever the en-
yelope may have held"
Ormes impulse to declare himself
was almost irresistible. A man whose
instincts were less cautious would have
thrown the table over and ranged him
self beside the girl Orme was not
fearful, but he knew that the chances
of a successful outcome would be les
sened by exposure. Even II he and the
girl got safely from the room, there
would be pursuit, and the risk OF
losing the papers would be great
AS for the girl, she clearly was in no
! danger. These men would not harm
her.
But would the assertion OF the Japa-
nese lead her to doubt Orme, Would
she believe that he had actually re-
! covered the papers the night before
and kept them for his own purposes!
He remembered that he had given her
only the scantiest account of his ad-
venture at the tree, for he had wished
to spare her the details of an incident
that meant her disappointment as well
as his own. She might now readily at
tribute his reticence TO a desire to
conceal something.
And then came her -oice. Her first
words brought a glow 70 Orme's heart:
Il know that you are mistaken. No
American has those papers" Orme
breathed his relief. Then she added
the dubious word-"Unless-"
SO she did doubt him after all Well.
he could not blame her. The scene In
the room-the frankness Of the Japa-
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to discontinue; the empty envelope;
the torn prospectuses on the floor, all
these conditions pointed to the truth OF
the explanation she had heard.
On the other hand, there was his APP
pearance on the lake, IN hour or more
after the episode on the campus. Might
ii not occur to her that, had he already
secured the papers, he would have had
no object In the further pursuit Of the
Japanese? But, perhaps she would
think that he was seeking Arima TO
sell the papers back TO him; or that.
I'm spite of his appearance OF surprise.
he had been a witness of her abduc-
ton and had gone out on the water to
save her. There were so many things
she might think, Indeed, that dubious
word unless" might even signify.
unless he has secured the papers
since last saw him. But no; she
would gather from the situation in
which she found her enemies that the
envelope had not been out of their pos
session since IL was taken from the
tree. Orme shut his lips hard. Her
doubt of him would have to be en-
dured, even though 1t shattered his
pleasant dream of her complete and
sympathetic understanding.
Alcatrante. meantime. was studying
the girl with curious eyes. His look
was both perplexed and admiring.