The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-01-23

feeling Of rspugnance.
Did Mrs. Braddock prosecute her
claim In person. he asked.
Not At all. She kept out of sight.
LAuyers did It ALL
"Dad you father say where she was
living at the timer
"Oh. I know where she was living
In London"
"London!" he aaid. suddenly cold
YES. We saw her there centennial
year. She had . home in one OF those
nice little west end streets. OF course
vs could have nothing to do with her"
And Christins!"
"6he was at the Sacred Heart con-
vent In Paris-at school, you know.
Father wrote me about her."
He could not ask her the sickening
question that was in his mind: was
Mary Braddock the woman in the
case! But his heart was cold with
despair He could not. would not be-
lieve It Of her. and yet the circum-
stances were damnably convincing.
In . month. Mr. Jenison. will be
Of age. l am sure that you. having
been such . friend to him. will be glad
to know that l am going to him. II
~ wants me shall stay with him."
"You-you will leave your mother!"
he demanded. unconsciously drawing
back his chair
"Just because my mother cast him
out ID no reason why should do like
wise. l love my father-I adore
him!"
You intimated that perhaps he
could tell me where Mrs. Braddock II
living" he said.
i've no doubt he knows. Mr.. Jeni.
son. She is living In New York"
He looked into her eye for moment
without speaking. A feeling Of loath.
ing such as he had never known be-
fore welled up in his heart against
this girl. He hated the sight Of her
face. He almost imagined he could
ses its soft. warm tints changing sub
tly into the gray. putty-like complex,
ion Of his old time enemy. A beastly
fowl seemed suddenly to spread from
her smooth round cheek and SAG
heavy over her neck: her smile. be-
witching to other eyes than his, took
on . mysterious breadth that horri-
hed him. He knew that thsre was no
change such ~ his mind pictured.
and yet he could not cast out the u.
lusioo.
II beg your pardon" he said. and
his voics sounded queer to his own
ears. but l must get OF some letters
tonight. May take you to the
stairs?" .
At daybreak he arose. without Q
single instant Of sleep behind him.
He could not stay in the same house
with Roberta Grand.
Before going into breakfast At eight
O'Clock. one Of the young men in the
party Of the night before asked the
clerk at the desk II Mr.. Jenison had
como down.
"Mr. Jenison left by the morning
stage, Mr.. Scott He had . letter call.
ing him back to Jenison hall. Some
thing very important sir. He left q
note for Miss Beaumont, believe, to
tell her he can't be back in time for
the trip to Natural bridge"
The letter that called David to Jeni.
son hall came, by curious coincidence
at . most opportune time. He had
decided to leave the springs within
a day Of two. cutting short his pro
posed stay of q month almost at its
beginning. The advent Of Roberta
Grand, heretofore an unknown quan.
tity, brought with 1t new and un'
pleasant complications. Her revela
tons disturbed him; her attitude
ansered and disgusted him. His na
turs rsvolted against the possibility
of constant association with her. He
realised that he could not stand by
and hear the things she doubtless
would feel called upon to say in re-
spect to Mary Braddock-
All through that dismal night he
3 had given his thoughts to these peo
ple and to three cities-London. Paris
and New York In the last Of these
Mary Braddock was living. Staring up
at the dim, hickering shadows on the
ceiling, he travelled in horrid conjec
ture from one to the other Of these
immense wildernesses. Ahead Of him
stalked the ugly figure Of Roberts
Grand, who knew-who perhaps had
known all the time; at his side waa
the knowledge that the five years had
como to an end. Was Mary Braddock
after all, in . position to redeem her
promise?
With his mind full Of the decision
to 10 to New York as soon as DOS
sible, where 1t would be an easy mat
ter to md Colonel Grand. at least
he hurried down to an early breakfast
There were two letters. One was from
Artful Dick Cronk. The envelope
bore the Jenison crest and 1t had
come from Jenison hall. year had
passed since he had heard from the
pickpocket The note was brief
Just stopped OF on my way north
Nisgers say you are at the springs
~ ,r,, n~ro> honI~ Il