The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-04
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Continued from Last SATURDAY.
il CHAPTER III.
III 4 LII right, III do It." growled
~A Harry Marvin, with the air OF

= = q martyr going to the stake.
Nu do It TOR your sake. Polly"
well. you'd better begin to get ready"
eaid Pauline blythely.
I'll climb into frock coat and endure
IN hour or two of this afternoon tea chat
ter" promised Harry, ''but first You must
talk sense with me Tor q few mtnutes.
"Oh, Harry" spoke Pauline. softly. 7
know what talking sense means. You
want to argue about my year Of adventure.
Now. let's not argue. Let's Just be happy.
You know ! love you and know you love
me, and that ought to be enough. This
year will be gone before you know 1t. I'm
going to begin 1t right away just to please
you. The sooner it starts the sooner II
viii be over"
begin it7' said Harry. "Why. month
Of It is gone now. But ats all nonsense
Polly. If you love me you are going to give
up this crazy idea"
A maid. bringing the card Of Miss Lucille
Hamlin, interrupted Harry. She was the
Grst of the afternoon tea party. Polly huT-
Eied Harry OF to dress. and. OF course. no
had no further chance to talk sense until
the door had closed on the last guest.
Then he bounced upon her. But Pauline
oweetly stubborn, cheerfully unyielding. In
0l8I00 on carrying OUT 00T AAtuoI y Q3OAASASO
Raymond owen. the secretary OF the late
Nj. Marvin, had thought It important to
Overhear this argument, and Anally to walk
into the library where the debate was going
On. the adventures were to start he
had an idea for . beginning. The words
a Hicks. the blackmailer, had been in his
mind for some thirty days and were begin
ming to bear fruit He had soon reached
the point of hoping, almost praying, some
might be left in control Of her estate. Dur.
ing the last few days Owen had progressed
from merely hoping to readiness to help
his wish to come true.
- Harry instantly appealed to the secro-
Aary to dissuade Pauline. There was NO
ooubt that Owen had some influence over
The girl. In years gone by, before Owen
had taken to the drug, Pauline had sought
him out in many . time of perplexity and
learned to rely on his tactful. WELDON
ddered advice.
NE house. Owen made no attempt to dis
shade. Very unobtrusively he pointed out
Mat for many years he had been accus-
coined to carry out the wishes of Harry's
(ather, and that he was bound to fulhl
his last wish In the same way.
Raymond. you're q dear" laughed Pau
me: 'Iet's think Of something thrilling to
% right OF. Have you any idea?"
~No," lied Owen. II hadn't given the
matter any thought. We might look ct .
newspaper and see what's happening"
Owen had . paper with him and the
yhreo examined It together.
Owen pretended to discover that IN
aviation meet was about to be held. His
idea, for which Harry promptly hated him.
was to induce some aviator to take Pauline
q q passenger. Many Of the races called
Tor carrying q passenger. Harry made q
few objections, but the speed with which
they were overruled showed that he had
no standing In this court. So Harry sub
sided, but he thought very hard.
Several things were becoming evident to
Harry. One was that this year to see life
and have adventures was actually going to
take place and no opposition on his part
you'd stop It. It was also clear that II he
hoped to control Pauline's adventures in
any way it would be by the use Of his wits.
matching them against Pauline and the
secretary.
Az q rascal Owen had the advantage OF
urevious honesty. His manner, movements
and general air were still those OF an
honest man. Most criminals are dishonest
from childhood and bear the earmarks Of
IL to any one who can read character.
Every one. including Harry. thought Owen
nonest
When Pauline and Owen decided upon
the aeroplane ride. Harry contented him.
Golf with remark1ng that he would have
20 see about it. Both chuckled when he
said It, Pauline outwardly and Owen In
wardly.
Then they had dinner under the round
classy eye Of Aunt Cornelia. Aunt Cor
nelia was an elderly maiden relative Of
Harry. who had arrived with others for
the funeral ard made the brilliant disCov.
ery that since Mr.. Aarvin's death the so