The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-09-17
cHApTER xIII-contlnued.

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HAS he given up?" asked Abbott,
his voice strangely unfamiliar In his
own ears.
"a man can struggle just so long
against odds. then he wins or becomes
broken. Women are not logical; gen
orally they permit themselves to be
guided by impulse rather than by rea-
son. This man | am telling you about
was proud; perhaps too proud. 1t Is
shameful fact, but he ran away.
True, he wrote letter after letter, but
all these were returned unopened.
Then he stopped.
"A woman would good deal rather
! believe circumstantial evidence than
not. Humph!" The colonel primed
his pipe and relighted it. "She couldn't
| have been worth much"
Worth much" cried Abbott. what
do you imply by that?"
mo man will really give up a
woman who Is really worth while, that
is, of course, admitting that your man,
! Courtlandt, Is a man. Perhaps, though,
1t was his fault. He was not persistent
enough, maybe bit spineless. The
fact that he gave up so quickly pos
siDly convinced her that her impress
sions were correct Why, I'd have
followed her day in and day out, year
after year; never would l have let up
until had proved to her that she had
been wrong"
THE colonel is right" Abbott APP
proved. never taking his eyes off Court
landt, who was apparently absorbed in
the contemplation of the bread crumbs
under his fingers.
And more, by hook or crook, I'd
have dragged in the other woman by
the hair and made her confess"
i do not doubt 1t, colonel" re-
sponded Courtlandt, with a dry laugh
And that would really have been the
end of the story. The heroine of this
rambling tale would then have been
absolutely certain of collision be-
tween the two"
That Is like woman" the Barone
agreed, and he knew something about
them. "And where is this man now ?"
Here" said Courtlandt, pushing
back his chair and rising. Il am he.
He turned his back upon them and
sought the garden.
Tableau!
Dash mel" cried the colonel. who,
being the least interested personally,
was hrst to recover his speech.
Inc Barone drew In his breath
sharply. Then he looked at Abbott
1 suspected it." replied Abbott to
the mute question. Since the episode
or last night his philosophical outlook
mad broadened. He had lost Nora
out had come out of the agony of love
refused to fuller manhood. AS long
as he lived he was certain that tbe
petty affairs of the day were never
again going to disturb him.
Let him be-" was the colonel,s suq-
gestion, adding a gesture in the direc.
'ion OF the easement door through
which Courtlandt had gone. He's as
big a man as Nora is a woman II he
mas returned with the determination Of
winning her, he will"
Ihey did not see Courtlandt again
AFTER few minutes of restless to-and-
-rolng, he proceeded down to the land
ng, helped himself to the colonel,s
and returned to Bellaggio.
Al the hotel he asked for the duke
'hiy TO be told that the duke and
madame had left that morning for
'aris. Courtlandt saw that he had
permitted one great opportunity to slim
past he gave up the battle. One
nofe good look at her, and he would
20 away. The odds had been too
erong for him, and he knew that he
vas broken. iio
mhen the motor-boat came back. Alb
'ott and the baron made use of II also
.hey crossed in silence. heayy.hearted
On landing Abbott said. ar 10
,rooaole that shall not see YOU again
ms year | am leaving tomorrow for
aris, lts great world, isn't it. where
uey loss us around like dice? Soma
hro" skies and others deuces. Ana I'm
sis game you and l have lost two ont
! snail return to Rome" replied the
'arone- My long leave of absence 20
ear its end" eo rs
"nae IN the world can have han
eneo!" demanded Nora, showing az
No notes to Celeste. Here's DoraIS
oing TO Paris tomorrow and tba D.
40 70 Rome. They will bid us good
at tea. don't understand non
~ was TO remain until we left for
inerica, and the Baroness leave doas
OF end until October" ~
tomorrow" dim-eyed Celas.
lrned the notes. ''e re-
les, You play the fourth balIada
~ II sing from Madame. II will he
sry lonesome without them NJ &c
a4ea INTO the wall mirror and oaro
~ or two to her hair save
"nen the men arrived q
essed on Nora's mind that naua 'ln
re en .nem so amiable toward each
, IA Iney We're positively friand1r Ia"
~ why not! The test of the n,ors
g = -.u proved each of them 70 b,s
sn INDIVIDUAL satisfaction anS ~. n's
nc away with those stilted p,au Leu
us .nat generally make rivals sisa
IS IA all eyes save their own T,'
ae'a'lon at luncheon had conv,na n
~ VI ene utility OF things IN 80
81 ana OF woman in particuIar r sen-
~ without being aware OF tha .nes
: consolation to the Other 1,s
auase that misery loves co no
80 AsSer more nicely typifled. ''