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TAe opporsvses1 tAus SO saexpecs~s-
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and Keith socepssa h ~ssh s~sF, a-ier
satnsiion. Ths saSssaeien IN the 2om-
ars lace ~as scarcely one o. ~el
CON" vet hts purpe~e ~ss sseci.rf'v
sersous to cause him to ignore this
With easy conhasocs IN himses
Y am. indeed. Res, fortunate 70 dis
cover you ssons. h;ss Naclaiue" he
said avoiding ADr eyes bs a swift
glance over the sseis and evidently
81 time ~hsa yea ere snly beeinning
pessr meal Man I tosp yoa9"
She hes,tsted nor IN instant aebat
Ing With herseH end a. aaicsly d..
Gliding on disaGrsesble tactics
7 presume this h public table
enc consequently hsve little choice
N the matter. N you insist 4" she re.
Piled. her voice more civil than hes
words iStill M Keith am not
accustomed to sssociatins With crim-
Aals"
He smiled holdine bis temper In
check. more than ever dsternined to
win
Then possibly. you may rather
welcome Q new diversion I can -
sure you our criminals out here ars
the most Interesting portion a our
population. ~'ish J might have yous
permission
Standing there bsfers her. bane
hsaaed. his slightly tanned face stroaa
80 manly. his Gray eyes Allied WITH
humor. Miss Maclaire recognized
again that Ae was nst q the con
Den herd. aad the innate coquetry q
her nature obtained mastery What
hesm could II DO for her to chat with
him for half an hour n was bettss
than eating a lonely meal. and. -
sides she might learn somethfna a
value to report TO Hav,ey Her e~n
eyes Frightened, the slight frown ais.
appearing
You are certainly sa Illustrates Of
your theory" she said pleasantly. Il
shall have to say yes. but. really, I dil
not suppose you would enjoy being
ranked among that class"
He drew out . chair and sat Aown
facing her leaning slightly forwar6
upon the intervening table.
Nor would 7. only recognize You
q BOT comprehend. The source n
your Information Is a bit polluted,
Miss Maclaire. There are those whose
good opinion J do not seek. and you
should not form your decisions on the
unsupported testimony Of a personal
evenly"
"Oh, indeed" rather resenting the
words, and already resretful of he<
compliance. Surely I have as much
reason to trust my informant as |
have you. He, at least, has proven
himself . friend"
81 wish I could feel as fully sssureA
cf that as you do" he returned honest
ly. Il would then have every tempta-
tion to NEEDLE further taken away
from me. Do you realize that my In
terest is very largely upon your &C
COUNT"
''Oh, no." laughing. T couldn't be
lieve that III have heard 1t whis-
Dered II might be because Of the other
girl"
The other girl!" in complete sur.
prise at this swift return
Yes. SIR" conscious of having At
tained the upper hand Miss Hope
Waite"
Some more Of Mr. Hawleys fan
cies." he retorted perplexed that so
much should be suspected. Have you
seen herr"
Why. Of course. am a woman,
Mr.. Keith, with all the natural curl.
osity of my seH. In this case l Aa1
special reason to b Interested One
dces not meet her counterpart every
day"
The resemblance between you b
certainly most striking"
"Sufhciently So" she said slowly.
her eyes on his face, ito abundantly
confirm IN my mind the truth Of all
that has been told me-"
The waiter approached with the of.
ders. and the two remained In silence
until he had deposited his load upon
the table and departed. She was
watching the face opposite through
lowered lashes that yelled her eyes.
but Keith was FIRST TO break the still
Dess.
'T wish I might be told what that
was"
ITO what DO you refer7" apparent
" foreetful as to where their conver~
sation had been broken.
TO Hawley's proposition"
NO doubt" her lips smiling. but /
you have come TO the wrong market. /
Mr.. Jack Keith"
Yet" he Insisted earnestly. II this /
IL all straight. with no fraud conceal 4
I'd anywhere, II you have the proofs In /
your hands. why are you afraid to talk