The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-11-13

his voice strangely unfamiliar in his
own ears.
"A man can struggle just 10 long
against odds, then be wins or becomes
broken, Women are net logical, geu-
erully they permit themselves TO be
guided BY impulse rather than BY rea.
sou. This man am telling you abo4t
Sas proud. perhaps too proud II Is
shameful fact. but he ran away
True, be wrote letter after letter but
ali these were returned unopened
Then he stopped
"A woman would a good deal rather
believe circumstauttal evidence than
not iIumph The Colonel prtmed
his pipe and rellghted IL 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
u.s. Of course. admitting that your man.
Courtlaudt. IL man Perhaps. though.
Il "aH his fault He was not persistent
enough, maybe n bit sp'nol*s The
Fac, that hs gave up 81 quickly pos
ably convinced her that her impress
sious were correct Why' 70 have
followed her day In and day OUT, year
after year, never would have let up
until had proved to her that she had
been wrong
The colonel Is right" Abbott ap
proved, never taking his eyes on Court
lAndt, who vas apparently absorbed In
the contemp OF tho bread crumbs
under his fingers
And more by hook or crook. I'd
have dragged In the other woman BY
the hair aud made hcr.con'css
~ do not doubt Il. colonel" re
spoudcd Courtlandt. with q dry laugh
And that would really have been th"
end OF the story The heroine OF th!s
rambling tale would then have been
absolutely certain OF collision be-
tween the two
That Ia like q woman" tho Harone
agreed. and he knew something about
them And where ia this man now"
Here" said Courrlandt. pushing
back his chair and rising Il am he :"
He turned hs back upon them and
sought thu garden
Tableau
Dash mo-" cried the colonel who.
betting the least lnteUNed personally.
vas Hrrt 10 recover his speech
Tho narone drew in his breath
sharply Thon he looked at Abbott
i suspected H.. replied Abbott 10
tn" mute question Since the episode
OF last risht HIS philosophical outlook
had oroadened Tie had lost Nora.
but had come out Of the agony OF love
refused 10 fuller manhood As long
as he lived he VAS certain tha, the
petty Affairs OF the day were never
again going to disturb him
Let him b." VAS tho colonies sug
gestton, adding A gesture In the dlrec.
uou OF tho easement door through
which tourtlandt had gone Hes as
big man As Nora Is woman. II he
has returned with the determination OF
winning her. he will "
They did not ace Courtlsndt again
Attor few minutes Of RESTLESS tn and
frring he proceeded down to the land
Ing. helped himself 10 the colonies
motor boat. and returned TO Rellaggio
At the hotel In asked for the duke
only ~ be told that the duke and
madame had len that morning FOR
Parts Courtlandt saw tha, he had
permitted one great opportunity to slip
past He gave up the battle One
more good look AZ her. and he would
81 away Tho odds had been too
strong for him. and he know that he
VAS hrpkeR
when the motor boat came back. Ab
eou and tho harou made use ~ {, also
They crossed 10 silence. heavy hearted
Ga lsnaIug AhAot said 1T IA
probable ,ha; shall net see yen again
this year am leaving tomorrow for
Parts It's great world. isn't IL, where
they toss Us around hAc ateo' seine
throw skies and others deucas And IN
thk game YOU aud havo lost I've ou,
~ tArrc
~ snatl re,aru Is Roma. replied The
Barone Ny ionS leave Of absence q
GEAR Il. end
What In the world car have hap
pcatd' :" demanded Nora, showing tAe
two notes IA Celeste Here's lonAId
Sotpg to Paris tomorrow and the Nar.
one 90 Eome They VII h,d It's good.
~ a, tea dcnt understand bon
ald WAS 10 remain uVti ~ 'ctt for
America and the Baroness leave toes
net erd Until October
Tomorrow SO d.m-oyed, le,esle ~
turned the aotes
Yes You play tSe tc4r.h hal,Ade
and IN stag from MAGame I; stli ee
very lonesome Without them Nora
Katei int the Va., mirror aad gave .
pat Or two 10 her hair
whsn the men arrived Il was i'm