The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-01
'copynsht 1913 By W Q. Chapman
Continued from Ecstcrday.)

' NisPeFHeu az thoy were
throughout the length and breadth OF
France. we're glad to let them 20 for
q song. Magni6 & Co. acted az
brokers. on the French side. and the
made an enormous fortune. But by
the terms Of their contract. they bound
themselves 10 deliver all the honda 10
America. IN return for 70 many mil.
lions OF dollars.
They actually did deliver an OK.
cept the small parcel which YOU hold.
They searched for these and could not
md them. They adyertised-ln vain.
Nobody responded to their offer TO pur.
chase them. They concluded. not un.
naturally. that they had been lost or
destroyed and would never turn up.
AN this while the bonds were living
In their own safety deposit vault In
your " fathers name. He knew
nothing Of the demand for them. and 1.
OF course. did not imagine otherwise
than that be had already disposed OF
them TO Magnif. Now. my dear Anne.
do you understand why your bonds are
so valuable2"
Not quite" I responded. still puz.
zled.
Because Magni6 a Co, in taking
this chance, sold short, as the stock
exchange would say. They sold all
h bonds. But they dld not hold all
they did not hold yours. In conse.
quence, they are legally compelled to
deliver those bonds 10 the American
government the very instant when
they come TO light. They must deliver
them. at any price. II you had chosen,
you could have appraised them az a
billion francs apiece. and stll Magnin
must have purchased them. You held
him in the hollow Of your hand. as he
n his seoundrelly son knew well.
And, Anne. you have been badly out.
witted by the old banker. Well. no
was Fighting for his existence; ! have
no blame for him."
And with that fortune I could have
recovered Clichy for you" sobbod.
hut Clichy has recovered GU"
answered my grandfather. placing enc
hand caressinely upon my shoulder.
"Henceforward. Anne. your home will
be with us-at least. 80 long as we
have n home" he ended. "And now.
Charles" he continued. Il have monop.
olized our relative enough. / shall 20
for a walk and leave you two young
people together"
"Oh. please" I begged, blushlnx
foolishly again.
But tho old gentleman made his exit
with a final bow aud left MS both look.
ing at each other Ia an uneommonly
sheepish way.
II wan to ask you something"
Charles murmured presently. Then.
since did not discourage him, he con
tinued:
rs IL, then, true that you are unmar.
ried I'm spite of the ring you worcY"
MY a wac so crimson now that I
could only cover Il With nv hands.
But somehow he read assent in my
act. for in a moment he vas az my
side.
why did you wear IL. sun.goddessY"
he asked. and felt him raise my fin.
gers 70 his lips. Was II 10 cast me
into the depths Of hopelessaess and de.
spairG"
why should you despair for me.
monsieur" l asked.
because ] love you. n~un-goddess,"
he answered rapturously. II loved
you that first moment when you
stepped 30 bravely into my monoplane
AZ the aviation meet and scared with
me into the empyrean. And, when
lost you, ] knew that | must find YOU
again. though ! had to search all Lon.
don. Then, when you we're so mil
raeulously restored to me at the abbey
doors. you brought back the zest OF
living 10 me again. And then-that
fatal rinsl Why did you wear II.
Amer"
because 7 knew that Il would be
better should you never turn your
thoughts on me" I managed 60 whis-
per. we were enemies. mortal enc
mics. then"
"but never more, he cried. Anne,
sun-soddess. do you love me a little
enoueh 10 become my wife2"
did. ! knew ] did. knew, too.
that Il had been love. not hatred,
which had always felt for him. loss
which. released NJ last from its bonds.
weiled up spontaneously within my
heart into a broad river OF joy.
"Sny that YOU love me, Anne" he
pleaded, his arms about me.
II love you" ! murmured. and
felt his lips on mine.
When VIII o marry me, Amer"
ne asked, presently.
Slowly disengaged myself In
those rapturous moments ! had for
gotten the mesh OF circumstances that
had been woven round us. Now the
memory OF them REQUIRED to me.
"somo day" l answered. when our
troubles are over. Charles. When We
conquered enemies."
With that he had 10 rest content. I
did not feel that Il would be decorous TO
yield too much within a single hour.
Later that afternoon the mother OF
Charles called IN her victoria and took
me 10 their town residence. She