Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-30
-oPsIs or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
he story oPers in = hospital on the out
ikirts q Paris. where girl. Lucie Renault
ts dytng from tuberculosis friend. Madame
Chr1stophcr. a beautifui woman. is talking with
her about Eugene Lestermen. q sweetheart ~
Lucie's. who has deserted her Madame Chris
TOPPER. IN spite % Lucie's protests that she
would rather die there unloved than have
Eugene cone a her unwiilinEly. leaves the hos
pitsl dstermined 70 find Eugene.
Madame Christopher goes 60 his apartments
~ Paris AM finds him there. He admits
that the SRI was hts little friend and that
she became M a. a result % leaving her sim
Ths man refuses 70 have anything to DO
vita tire dying Lucie- He doesn't Ike 20 be
botheFed aeout such things. be says. and at
trmpts % fiirt with Madame Christopher With
an expresses % great contempt Madame Chris
-tophor leaves him and directs her chauffeur 20
drive her hack 70 the hospital.
Tie second chapter fntrcduces Algernon II.
Carrahy. n. p. and bis wife In their home
in Grcsveror square Carrahy Is ambitious 10
heccne cabinet minister. and the only man
Who stands between him and success Is julien
Portel. Hho. under secretary OF state for
foreign affairs, hoids the place 10 the cabinet
that Carrahy covetE- Mabel Carraby Is ambi
tiuus. toe. ard would Ike "a he the wife OF
minister
AT her husbands suggestion she flirts with
Portei. ard when the chapter opens she has
iust received a most compromising letter. con
tanning q state secret and expressions % love,
FROM him Sic gives Il 10 her husband. who
g. delighted TIE publication Of that letter
win force Portels resignation. CarTahy knows.
As her husband .oes cut eNulting- Mrs. Car
rnhv feels Rans p regret Tor her trick
SIR gueu POrtel. disErsced and forced 20
rssien became q the publication Of the let
ter Is In his bachelor apartments getting
ready q Tee Paris when b Is visited by
David Eeudricks. q journalist friend Sir
Julien admits be wrote the letter which ruined
his career. and has. % course. resulted In the
treakinE q rs engagement 70 wed society
.irI Sir Julien hecames cnraged as he thinks
~ The Injustice % q ail-fcr be has detected
the trick PLACED ~ the Carrabys-and declares
With 4 curse that be Is done with an women.
JEST then there IL q knock the door.
SIR Julien oqens the door. and Mrs Carraby
enters Kendricks leaves hurriediy- and Sir
Julieu warns her that she f risking great
deal a. visit aim n ais apart aents
10 aim she. SAYS. she tells him she doesn't
know what she wanted 70 say or why she
came. He treats her coltly.
Mrs. Carrahr tells him that her husband
wanted her e. eutran SIR julien. snd that she
- snrry. she wants 20 Lead different life
~ 70 stay n the life she knows. He turns
~ susuer the telephone. and when be looks up
n. rs-Fs Nd = buneh OF violets that she
frupred. smells them. and tosses them lightly
into the hsarth-
ne tells bis servant he viii leave Cbsrins
cross az $50. ant gees out
Slr julien and Kendricks ride % TIE home
20 TIE Duke n Clouarty. where he asks 70
80 LADY, Auue Clonarty. 20 whom Ne was en-
ua-ed she secms 70 - not AZ all disturbed
~ TIE sitrafiCn- SAYS she hss reaiiy oeen
rnfse frnd ~ Sim. AMI wishes bin luck- she
srrs 50 af-padr has taken interest In
--sn Who hss an incore % hundred thousanh
A. wear and narts from him without showing
ne slightest shrruw.
Kerdrfrks ard Sir Jnlien drivs q cafe
,rta~e thew have n drink There Sir dulien
ra.fess q vnunE. sandy haired nan Wnose tAee
seems familiar The young man Is We 60, q
rrrffy girl and SEEMS 70 b watching SiF
From there SIR Julien and Kendrieks drive
y. : $500 ~~fa where Eendrfcks promises 70
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