Yellowstone monitor., 1912-12-12
rphPTER XIV.
The lJrbidden Guest.

ond the crime Of his corner In
wbegt had reused Mans fight
y ING blood. She would accept
49,, challenge Of this rabble and show
-. caotamut for its opinions In a
"s ,bat could not be mistaken. She
,..-mfrpd TO give an entertainment
-. magnifcence would startte the
Va world and be her defiant answer
cha critics 0f her husband. At the
,na time if would serve the double
sr-oosa of dazzling and charming the
tf,~.rfratioD VI Stuart She would by
s1ngla dash of power end bis In,
5acfsiop as to Bi7ens's offer and bind
With stronger cords the tie that held
hln to her.
Her suggestion was received with
enthusiasm by her husband.
AN right" he said excitedly, beat
+ba record Give them something to
taIk about the rest Of their lives. |
don't mean those poor fools In Union
sogare. Their raying Is pathetic. |
mean the biz bugs who think they
oun the earth. the people who think
that we are new comers and that this
island was built for their accommoda
,lon Give them d knock out"
Nan spared no expenditure OF time.
money and thought to the perfection
OF ber plans. She employed corps
Of trained artists, took them to her
home told them what she wished and
they worked with enthusiasm TO eclipse
IN gple1dor New York's record Of lavish
entertalnments-but always with the
reservation which she had imposed
that nothing be done that might violate
the canoas Of beauty and good taste
The long dreamed night came. ard
her guests bod begun to arrive.
Que was hurrying there to whom no
engraved Invitation had been sent, and
jet bis coming was the one big event
OF the evening, the one thing that
would make the night memorable.
The confession Of love for Stuart
which Harriet had sobbed cut In her
fathers arms bad been the last straw
that broke the backbone Of his fight
against Bivens In a burst of gener-
oas feeling he made up his mind to
eat bis pride, drive from his mind
every bitter Impulse and forget that
be had ever hated this man or been
Ffonged By him. He could see now
mat be had neglected his little girl
ID The fight he had been making for
other people ana that her very life
nlght be at stake In the struggle she
was making for the man she loved.
bFens had once offered To buy his
business lie had afterward made
Al4 generous offer to compromise
Ais suit, He had never doubted for
p'4ent that compromise would be
sectpted the moment he should see ft
TO give up.
ne instructed his lawyer to with
aIa" the appeal before the day fixed
~ uang the papers. The lawyer
Ia'ed and pleaded In vain. The doctor
vas urn He wrote Biveas a gener-
,oS !, personal letter ID which he asked
,ua' 'he past be forgotten and that he
meeting at which they could
arrange the terms of a final friendly
settlement
ae act had lifted q load from his
.sa -Sa'@ The sum be would receive, II
,1' uaf BIyeus' original offer. would
80 ! su'hcient to keep him In comfort.
Oup'ete bis daughters course In
rh,ss s ana give him something with
. - 10 continue his daily ministry
, Tue triendless and the lowly. 1t
n n. al Ne asked Of the world now.
vbI ondered In bis new enthusiasm
- !. = nsd Kept up this bitter feud
s. = 'ne enforcement of his rights by
,r,on. 1ien There were so many more
q s1' A. aho important things In life
: Ie bs. waited four days for an answer
Ipsta - 'etter and receiving none wrote
,ps, D, u the meantime the day for
nd ~. as.lon on his appeal had passed
sst - - suit was legally ended On the
Dr. 81 Ms lawyer pleaded with him
han - a. uour to ile the appeal suit and |
loctor s'1lpromise at bis leisure. The
,estsa ", merely smiled quietly and re-
.lss ! !. done lighting. I've something |
econS NJ" hlVens failed to reply to his
iee bIr, 'e''er be made up his mind to |
etter ',u h.i Personally. He was sure the |
Ind M M oeen turned over to a LAWYER |
n cane. 1e 1naneier had never seen IL
nd Jalled s, at Bivens' ONCE three Ell fines -
Nh Ways ~, met the same answer:
hour toss S,sehs is engaged for every
o. 'SaaS, tsa ;, You must call again
stayed '1e as..5 fourth day. when h. had
sss,., sg antil tine for closing the - once aa
stsrV informaa h.ns .ae once