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CHAPTER XIV.
Sensations.


Lydia stopped for a moment in the
hall, after closing the door behind her,
to pull herself together for the ordeal
that was still to come. She was
trembling; a weakness had assafled
her. She had left Yvonne's presence
in a dazed, unsettled condition of
mind. There was lapse of some kind
that she could neither account for nor
describe even to herself The black
velvet coat that formed a part of her
trig suit, hung Imply in her hand,
dragging along the floor as she moved
with hesitatfng steps in the direction
of James Brood's study. a sickening
estimate of her own strength of pur-
pose confronted her. She was sud
denly afraid of the man who had
always been her friend. Somehow
she felt that he would turn upon her
and rend her, this man who had al
ways been so gentle and considerable
and who had killed things!
Ranjab appeared at the head of the
stairs. She waited for his signal to
ascend, somehow feeling that Brood
had sent him forth to summon her
Her hand sought the stair rail and
gripped it tightly. Her lips parted in
stiff smile. Now she knew that she
was turning coward, that she Ionged
to put OF the meeting until tomor-
row-tomorrow!
The Hindu came down the stairs.
quickly, noiselessly.
1.-The master say to come tomorrow.
tomorrow as usual" he said, as he
paused above her on the steps.
TIT must be today" she said, dog
gedly, even as the thrill of relief shot
through her.
Tomorrow" said the man. His eyes
were kindly inquiring. 'Sahib say you
are7t to rest" There was a pause. "To-
morrow viii not be too late"
She started. Had he read the thought
that was in her mind?
Thank you. Ranjab," she said. after
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how inenably happy, how peaceful life
would be if his father were to lay his
hands upon his shoulders and say, my
son, 1 love you-I love you dearly"
There would be no more lonely days;
all that was bitter in his life would be
swept away in the twinkling Of an
eye; the world would be full Of Joy for
him and for Lydia.
When he entered the house that
evening he was full of resentment
toward his father, and sullen with the
remains Of an ugly rage. And now to
be actually craving the affection Of the
man who humbled him, even in the
presence of servantsi 1t was unbe-
Iievable. He could not understand
himself. a wonderful, compelling ten
derness filed his heart. He Ionged to
throw himself at his fathers feet and
crave his pardon for the harsh, venge-
full thoughts he had spent upon him
in those black hours. He hungered
for a word OF kindness or of under
standing on which he could feed his
starving soul. He wanted his fathers
love. He wanted, more than anything
else in the world, to love his father
Lydia slipped out of his mind,
YYonne was set aside in this immortal
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soon as the curtain went up on the
next act, which was to be the last In
stead Of doing so, however, he lin
gered to the end Of the play, secure In
his cOnscienceless espionage. 1t had
come to him that If he met them in
front Of the theater as they came out
he could invite them to Join him at
supper in one OF the nearby restau-
rants. The idea pleased him He
coddled it until it became a sensation
When James Brood and his wife
reached the Sidewalk they found him
there, directly in their path, as they
Wedged their way to the curb to await
the automobile He was smiling
frankly, wistfuily. There was an hon
est gladness in his fine, boyish face
and an eager light in his eyes. He no
longer had the sense Of guilt in his
soul 1t had been a passing Qualm,
and he felt regenerated for having ex-
perienced it. even so briefly. Some
how it had purged his soul Of the one
lingering doubt as to the sincerity of
his impulses.
fHeIloi" he said. planting himself
sQuarely in front of them.
There was momentary tableau- He
was vividly aware Of the fact that
YyOnne had shTunk back in alarm, and
that a swift look of fear leaped into
her surprised eyes. She drew closer
to Brood's side-or was it the jostling
Of the crowd that made it seem to be
so? He realized then that she had not
seen him in the theater. Her surprise
was genuine. 1t was not much short
Of CONSERVATION, a fact that he re-
allied with a sudden sinking OF the
heart
Then his eyes went quickly to his
fathers face. James Brood was re-
garding him with cold, significant
smile, as one who understands and
despises.
They told me you were here" fall
tered Frederic, the words rushing hur-
riedly through his lips, and I thought
we might run in somewhere and have
a bite to eat. II want to tell you
about Lydia and myself and what"
The carriage man bawled a number
in his ear and jerked open the door
of a limousine that had Just pulled up
the the curb.
Without a word, James Brood hand
ed his wife into the car and then
turned to the chauffeur.
Home" he said, and, without so
much as a glance at Frederic. stepped
inside. The door was slammed and
the car slid out into the maelstrom-
Yvonne had sunk back into a corner.
huddled down as If suddenly deprived
of all her strength. Frederic saw her
face as the car moved away. She was
staring at him with wide-open, Re
proachful eyes, as If TO say: "Oh, what
have you done? What q fool you are!"
For a second or two he stood as if
petrffed. Then everything went red
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ALL Work Tonether

The present war, terrible as 1t is, is
said to have brought women Of all
classes nearer together than anything
else could ever possibly have done in
Europe. In England the mistress and
maid each try TO Guido the other in
braveIy going on with their work, for
getfuI Of the sorrow that they may
only recently have suffered In Lon
don there are plenty OF social affairs,
but they are all for a serious purpose.
The teas" and '1uncheons" are simply
for the sake OF getting together to
decide what the next work shall be-
It is probably the same In other cOun-
tries at war.
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heard the bishop mutter something In
which he emphasized the fearful words.
into everlasting fire"
The dentist yentured to suggest that
his Iordship might feel rather uncOm-
Portable at first. but in little time he
would get used to them
Without appearing to notice the
dentist, his lordship exclaimed. with
tremendous vehemency. Into eTerlast-
ing firet"
But, indeed. my lord. If you have
patience. pleaded the dentist. in 3
weeks tine or So
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am thinking of. Mrs. Brood, but of
Frederic. Why have you done this
abominable thing to him? Why?"
Il did not realize what, it would
mean to him." said the other, desper-
ately. Il did not count all the cost.
But, dearest Lydia, it will come out
all right again, l promise you have
made horrible, horrible mistake.
can say no more. Now, let me lie here
with my head upon your breast. 1
want to feel the beating of your pure,
honest heart-the heart that I have
hurt. I can tell by its throbs whether
it will ever soften toward me. Do not
say anything now-let US be still"
1t would be difficult to describe the
feelings of Lydia Desmond as she sat
there with the despised though to be
adored head piIlowed upon her breast,
where it now rested in a sort Of conf
dent repose, as if there was safety in
the very strength of the young girls
disapprovaL Yvonne had twisted her
1.-THE body on the chaise Tongue so that
she half-faced Lydia Her free arm,
from which the loose sleeve had
fallen, leaving it bare to the shoulder.
was about the girls neck
For a long time Lydia stared
straight before her, seeing nothing,
positively dumb with wonder and &C
knowIedging a sense of dismay over
her own disposition to submit to this
extraordinary situation. She was ask
ing herself why she did not cast the
woman away, why she lacked the
h.
thought Life-marVelous, adorable
life rested there on her breast. This
woman had hurt her-had hurt her
wantonly-and yet there came steal
ing over her, subtly, the conviction
that she could never hurt her In re-
turn. She could never bring herself
to the point of hurting this Wondrous,
| living, breathing, throbbing creature
who pleaded, not only with her lips
I and eyes, but with the gentle heart
beats that rose and fell In her throat
After a long time, in which there
was conflict, she suddenly pressed her
warm lips to Yvonne's. Then in an
abrupt revulsion of feeling her arms
| fell away from the warm, sweet body
and almost roughly she pushed Yvonne
away from her.
II didn't mean to do that!" she
gasped.
i The other smiled, but it was a sad,
plainttve effort on her part. 81 knew
that you would" she repeated.
Lydia sprang to her feet, her face
suddenly flaming with embarrassment
Il must see Mr.. Brood. I stopped in
| to tell him that" she began, trying
to cover her confusion, but Yvonne in
terrupted
81 know that you could not help it.
my DEAR she said. Then, after q
pause: you will let me know what
my husband has to say about it?"
'sTo-say about it 90
about your decision to marry Fred
eric in spite of his objections"
Lydia felt little shiver race over
her as she looked toward the door.
you will help us?" she said, trem,
ulously, turning to Yvonne. Again she
saw the drawn, panied look about the
dark eyes and was startled.
You can do more with him than
IL was the response.
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a ticket Of admission, however, and
lined up with others who were content
to stand at the back to witness the
play. Inside the theater he leaned
weakly against the railing at the back
of the auditorium and wiped his brow.
What was it that had dragged him
there against his will, in direct oppo-
sition to his logged determination to
shun the place?
The curtain was up. the house was
still, save for the occasional coughing
of those who succumb to a habit that
can neither be helped nor explained
There were people moving on the
stage, but Frederic had no eyes for
them He was seeking in the dark
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Being young and enthusiastic the
engineer began to enlarge upon its
wonders, telling the farmer how We
could measure the distances to diff
ferent planets and even weigh the
planets; how we could foFeteu the
coming Of comet or an eclipse years
in advance Of its actual occurrence,
determine the velocity Of the swiftest
projectiles. ascertain the heights OF
mountains without scaling them. and
many other things meant to astonish
the old man.
yes. them things does seem kinder
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before him, a wicked red that blinded
him He staggered as If from a blow
in the face
my GodI"- slipped from his stih
lips, and tears leaped to his eyes
tears of supreme modification Like
a beaten dog he skunk away, feeling
himself pierced by the plying gaze
Of every mortal in the street
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER xIII-contInued.

Lydia resolved to take the plunge
Now was the time to speak plainly to
this woman of the thing that was hurt
ing her almost beyond the limits Of
endurance. Her voice was rather high
pitched. She had the fear that she
would not be able to control it.
81 should be blind not to have OBJ
served the cruel position in which you
are placing Frederic Is it surprising
that your husband has eyes as well as
1? What must be his thoughts. Mrs.
Brood?"
She expected an outburst, torrent
OF indignation, an angry storm of
words, and was therefore unprepared
for the piteous, hunted expression that
came swiftly into the lovely eyes. bent
so appealingly upon her own, which
were cold and accusing. Here was
new phase to this extraordinary crea-
lures character. She was a coward,
after all, and Lydia despised a coward.
The look of scorn deepened in her
eyes, and out from her heart rushed
all that was soft and tender in her
nature, leaving it barren of all COM
passion.
4 do not want to hurt Frederic"
murmured Yvonne. Il am sorry
if"
You are hurting him dreadfulIy,"
said Lydia. suddenly choking up with
emotion.
HE is not-not in love with me-"
declared Yvonne.
NO. said the girl. regaining con-
troll Of hnr al e il
you. That is the whole trouble. He
is in love with me. But-can't you
seer"
You are a wise young woman to
know men so WELL" said the other
systematically. 81 have never believed
in st. Anthony"
Nor l." said Lydia, and was sur
pTised at herself
DO you consider me to be a bad
woman, Lydia?" Her lips trembled.
There was a suspicious CULVER to her
chin.
mo, 1 do not" pronounced the girl
fatty. IF I could only think that of
you it would explain everything and
I should know just how to treat you.
But l do not think it Of you"
With long, deep sigh, Yvonne crept
closer and laid her head against Lyd-
las shoulder. The girls body stiff
fened, her brow grew dark with an
noyance.
Il am afraid you do not understand,
Mrs. Brood. The fact still remains
that you have not considered Fred
cries peace of mind"
Nor yours" murmured the other,
abjectIy.
Nor mine." confessed Lydia, after
a moment.
SCI did not know that you and Fred
eric were in love with each other until
I had been here for some time" Mrs.
Brood explained, suddenly fretfuL
What kind Of woman are you ?''
burst from Lydia's indignant soul.
Have you no conception of the finer,
nobIer@
Yvonne deliberately put her hand
over the girls lips, checking the fierce
outburst. She smiled rather plain
lively as Lydia tried to jerk her head
to one side in order to continue her
reckless Indictment
you shall not say it, Lydia 1 am
not all that you think am. No, no,
thousand times no. God pity me, ]
am more accursed than you may think
with the finer and nobler instinct. II
It we're not so, do you thiuk l should
be where am noW?-cringing here
like a beaten child7 No. you cannot
understand-you never will under
stand 1 shall say no more. 1t is
ended. 1 swear on my soul that ]
did not know you were Frederic's
sweetheart / did not know
But you knew almost Immediately
after you came here" exclaimed
Lydia. harshly. 1T is not myself ]
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a moment of indecision- Il ain come
tomorrow"
Then she skunk downstairs and out
Of the house, convinced that she had
failed Frederic in his hour of great
est need, that tomorrow would be too
late.
Frederic did not come in for dinner
until after his father and Yvonne had
gone from the house. He did not In
quire for them, but instructed Jones
to say to the old gentlemen that ne
would be pleased to dine with them
if they could allow him the time to
change" He also told Jones to open
q single bottle of champagne and to
place three glasses
Later on Frederic made his an
nouncement to the old men. In the
fever of an excitement that caused
him to forget that Lydia might be en-
titled to some voice in the matter, he
deliberately committed her to the prof.
ect that had become a fixed thing in
his mind the instant he set foot in
the house and found it empty-oh, so
empty!
Jones practiced hand shook slightly
as he poured the wine. The old men
drank rather noisiIy. They, too, were
excited Mr.. Riggs smacked his lips
and sqUinted at the chandelier as If
trying to decide upon the vintage, but
in reality doing his best to keep from
coughing up the wine that had gone
the wrong way in a moment of pro-
found paralysis.
The best news I've heard since Ju-
das died." said Mr.. Dawes, manfully.
Fill EN- up again, Jones. I want to
propose the health Of Mrs. Brood
THE future Mrs. Brood" Kissed MI
Riggs. wheezily, glaring at his com
rade. "AssI"
I'm not married yet, Mr.. Dawes"
| exclaimed Frederic, grinning.
Makes no difference" said MI
Dawes, stoutly. Far as I'm concerned,
you are. Well be the first to drink
to Lydia Brood The first to call her
by that name. gentlemen. God bless
her!"
God bless her!" shouted Mr.. Riggs.
God bless her!" echoed Frederic,
and they drained their glasses to
Lydia Brood.
Jones, open another bottle" COM
manded Mr.. Dawes, Ioftily.
Frederic shook his head and two
faces fell. Right bravely, however, the
old men maintained a joyous interest
in the occasion. The young man
turned moody, thoughtful; the unwont'
ed exhilaration died as suddenly as ii
had come into existence. A shadow
crossed his vision and he followed ii
with his thoughts. A sense Of utter
| loneliness came over him with swift.
ness that sickened, nauseated him. The
food was fat to his taste; he could
not eat. Self-commiseration stifed
him. He suddenly realized that he
had never been so lonely, so unhappy
| in all his life as he was at this mo
ment.
| His thoughts were of his father. A
vast, inexplicable longing possessed
his soul-a longing for the affection OF
| this man who was never tender, who
stood afar OF and was lonely, too. He
could not understand this astounding
change of feeling. He had never felt
just this way before. There had been
times-and many-when his heart was
sore with longing, but they were Of
other days, childhood days. Tonight
he could not crush out the thought Of
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What do you meanT inquired the
preIate. turning round with a be-
nignant smile. Why should have
patience? The teeth 1T beautifully It
is the first time 1 have found myself
able TO pronounce the Athznas1an
creed with distinctness for these TWEEN
" years"
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REMARKABLE
CASE of Mrs. Ham
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.
Shamrock, Mo- feel it my duty
TO tell the public the condition of nv

health before using
your medicine. Ihad
falling, infamma-
ton and congestion,
fem ale weakness,
pains IN both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
of memory,
nervous, impatient
passed leeplesA
nights, and b ad
neither strength nor
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through our neighbor's land. where We
must not look TO reap a harvest; and
this is mere waste OF time II our
thoughts and hopes are elsewhere. il
is impossible for Us to set our faces
steadily towards the work required OF
us.-St- Francis de Sales
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KNEW 1T HAD TO BE DONE
Rule in Mathematics Puzzled Farmer,
Though He Recognized Necessity
for Its Observance.

A New York engineer was survey
ing the route of branch line for
railway system. An old farmer with
whom be stopped for time admitted
one day, when he saw the engineer
figuring In the field, that mathematics
always seemed q wonderful thing to
hIR
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No Doubt About Everlasting Fire"
A dentist recently made a new set
of teeth for the bishop Of - He
anxiously watched the preIate as ne
examined himself and his teeth In the
pier glass and waa startled when he
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ALIENS FOoT-EAsE fer the TROOPS
over 10000 packages Of Aliens ToOt-Kase. The
sutfseDtic powder TO shake into your shoes are
being used By the German and Allied troops a.
the Front because IL rests the feet, gives In
slant relief 70 Corus and Bunions, hot. swollen
aching, tender feet and makes walking easy.
sold everywhere, Sc Try Il TO-DAY Doaf
accept any substitute Adv
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FACT Not Generally Known.

Contrary TO general belief. the
Babes In the Wood were not innocent
dariings, but outlaws who infested
the hills Of County wicklow, Ireland,
many years ago.
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Happy Times

s'The cotton growers seem TO be
hard hit"
yes. And many OF them are long
ing for the good old days when all they
had TO worry about was the boil wee
vii"
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Hindrane. 70 Proaress.

Nothing so hiGders Us in what We
are doing as to be longing after some
thing else; IN 90 doing. We leave on
tnHng our own field to drive the plov
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curious" said the farmer. ~but what
always bothered me was to under
stand why you have to carry one for
every ten. But IL you don't" he con-
tinued, with conviction, the darned
thing won't come out right"-Every-
body's Magazine
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YOUR own DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye BeDedI for Red Veal, WatsT
ives and Grauulzted Eyeidss No SDsr1nE-
inst Eve comfort Write for Book OF the Rye
~ zsil Free. Murine Bye Remsdy Co., Chicago
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Jack is such a favorite with the
girls"
Yes; he handles them with gloves
about ten pairs per year.
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Happy Is the home where Red Gross
Ball Blue Is used. Sure to please. An
grocers. Adv.
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The spoon is an Insignificant little
utensiI, yet 1t creates a stir IN every
home
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One little peek-a-bOo makes the
whole world peek
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a moment OF indecIsion. 81 W1Il come
tomorrow"
Then she skunk downstairs and out
of the house, convinced that she had
failed Frederic in his hour of great
est need, that tomorrow would be too
late.
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The Big Gray Car

About fifty young people attended
and a good musical program was rem
dered.
William Fox of Wagner Creek was
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. Goddard, Jr., and little son of
Wagner Creek spent Tuesday here on
business.
Mrs. Bentley had a telephone mes
sage early Friday morning, calling
her to the bedside of her mother,
who is dangerously i'll in Ashland.
Mrs. Harley and son of north Tai
ent were visitors here Friday.
Chester Knighten of Wagner
Creek spent Friday at the Field meet.
Mrs. Frank Rose and her sons left
Tuesday to spend month at the Mig
ger Boy mine at Hornbrook.
Mrs. Briscoe of north Talent trans
acted business here Tuesday.
DR.. Hart is to be in charge of the
county hospital. 1t is to be county
hospital instead of poor farm.