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Don't CO." she said. sinking her
voice ever so little below its ordinary
conversational tone.
Phillip suddenly drew his cheek
away from that inSidious touch. an
CRY with himself that. until reason
came to his aid. his blood had leaped
to the unspoken call.
Herbert offered his hand to Lillian
who. barely touching it. poised herself
upon rhe gunwale and sprang with
splendid muscular effort far up the
bank As Kelvin stepped out he once
moro looked at his watch.
You will pardon me IL hurry ONT"
he said.
.-Oh. we are all going" returned Lii
Ham Its too late for the flsh to bite
any. more anyhow"
KELVIN was already passing her. The
bank was very steep at this point.
Near the top she slipped. and he was
compelled to throw his arm hastily
abosff her. She let her shoulders rest
Imply back In his embrace and allow
ed him to drag her dead weight up
over the little rise. and Kelvin almost
cursed himself aloud. for again he had
found that contact more than pleas
urable. After ALL Phillip brought
himself back to the future with a
Jerk. mo entanglements with wom-
en- That had been the one warning
motto he had set for himself. and he
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plish his boundless ambitions.
Mrs Rensselaer,. putting from the ex-
ertion of being dragged up the bank
by Herbert. turned to that young man
with severity. Herbert" she aflmon-
tshed him. really think you are neg
lecting your opportunities most shame
fully. 1t is within your reach to make
the name of Rensselaer, precisely what
1t used to be-"
with Miss Breeds money" COM
mented Herbert with i'll concealed dis
dain. "If loved her or If she herself
were capable of love 1t would be diff
ferent"
You are perfectly absurd. Her.
bert" she insisted. LILLIAN is the
richest girl In the world. After she is
married her little eccentricities. impos-
sible In girl. will only enhance her
charm. Let me be perfectly frank
with you. This girl. while she thinks
she has her mind set upon Phillip Kel--
vim. really wants a husband. scarce
" dare usher her into society unmar-
ried-she would disgrace us all. But
any strong man. such as you. could
marry her. master her and make her
content. and she would be most pre-
sentable."
But I want to work. to carve out
my own fortune as Kelvin has done.
/ am not so clever as he. l could not
make million in FIVE years. as he did.
but corid try. which, If you only
knew. is a great satisfaction. Instead
Of that you make me stop work. You
give up practically your whole income
to keep me an id.er al a few good clubs
In New York. l don't see how you can
consistently object. You are yourself
accepting salary"
Herbert" she exclaimed. 81 am q
guest here. and the money / receive
from Mr.. Breed is the income from in
vestments which he has made for me-"
He laughed. ''Ten thousand dollars"
said he. land on that Breed pays you
dividends of ten thousand a year. It's
salary. nothing else"
"How crude you are!' she protested.
"How do -ou know that Mr. Breed
does not make 100 per cent on the
n(ley gave him? How do 1 know?
4H.l you. you are ungrateful."
As they neared the house Elsie
White. who had been gathering flow-
ers for Lillian's room. went up on the
porch. where Rollins met her and stop.
ped to chat with her for a moment.
IF you must know" Rensselaer,
said. there is an illustration of why
the thought of Lillian ia SO distasteful
to me. That's the kind Of girl want
to marry sszT< Is
''Lillian's maid. his aunt exclaimed.
Herbert. you are really past belief
you needn't worry about her.
don't want that particular one. and IL
did I couldn't have her. Her eyes
see no one hut Phillip"
do You mean to say that IL you
went to this girl Of no class whatever
and offered her the Rensselaer, name
she would refuse your
"She certainly would" replied Ber-
bert promptly. Ito her position
means but very little. love means
much. and she is beautiful enough to
command lover
-'She is handsome" reluctantly ad-
mitted his aunt 'but rather vulgarly
healthy. don't you thinkT'
God Is vulgar In & good many
things he does" replied Herbert wear
sly. sunsets and flowers. 70: in
stance. Dreadfully loud colors he
uses sometimes"
CHAPTER XIII