The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12
CHAPTER xu,-contlnued.

CHAPTER xIll-contInusd.
HAS he given up?" asked Abbott,
his voice strangely unfamiliar In his
own ears.
"A man can struggle just 50 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-
oou. This man l am telling you about
was proud; perhaps too proud. 1t II
shameful fact, but he ran away.
True. he wrote letter after letter. but
Ill 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 rslighted It she couldn't
have been worth much"
Worth much!' cried Abbott. What
. yeu imply BY that1"
mo man Win really give up I
woman who Il really worth while. that
=. Of course, admitting that your man.
Courtlandt, II Z man. Perhaps. though.
q was his fault. He was not persistent
enough. maybe . bit spineless. The
tact that he gave up % quickly pos
aibly convinced her that her impress.
1ions 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 10 right" Abbott ap-
proved. never taking his eyes on Court
landt. who ri apparently absorbed in
the contemplation Of the bread crumbs
under hin fingers.
And, more, by. hook or, crook. I'd
have dragged In the other uni by
the hair and made her confess"
i do not doubt It. colonel. re-
oponded Courtlandt, with . 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 IL like . woman" the Barone
agreed. and he knew something about
them. And where IL this mar now :"
Here" said Courtlandt. pushing
back his chair and rising. II am he."
He turned his back upon them and
sought the garden.
Taoleau!
Dash mel" cried the colonel. who,
being the least interested personally.
frst to recover his speech.
Tho Barone drew n his breath
sharply. Then he LOOKED at Abbott.
7 suspected It," replied Abbott to
the mute question. Since the episode
Of last night his philosophical outlook
had broadened. He had lost Nora,
but had como out Of the agony Of love
refused to fuller manhood. As long
q he lived he was certain that the
pekty affairs Of the day were never
again going to disturb him.
Let him be-" was the colonelss sug.
g0otion. adding Z gesture In the direc.
ton Of the easement door through
which Courtlandt had gone. Hes a.
biz : man ~ Nora is . woman. II he
has returned with the determination Of
winning her, he will"
They did not see Courtlandt again.
After . few minutes Of restless to-and-
fEoing. he proceeded down to the land
ng, helped himself to the colonel's
m~Otorlboat, and returned to Bellaggio.
~ the hotel he asked for the duke.
only to be told that the duke and
madame had left that morning for
Paris. Courtlandt cav that he had
permitted one great opportunity 70 slip
poDt- He gave up the battle. One
mare good look ct her. and he would
- away. Tho odds had been too
6tIong for him. and he knew that he
Mos broken.
When the motor-boat came back. Alb
1ott and the baron made use Of 1t also.
LAey crossed In silence. heavy-hearted.
o. landing Abbott said: 1T u
gobGble that / shall not zee you again
H. rear. / nm leaving tomorrow for
eaS1s. It's . great world. isn't Il, where
1oy toss No around like dice? Some
MEOW skies and others deuces. And In
- game you and ! have lost two out
= thSee."
II shall return to Rome" replied the
noouno. NY long leave OF absence II
noor ~ end"
Mvhat ii tAe world can have hap.
pcne1f" demand1d Mora, showing the
eue not1o oCelests. Here's Donald
n Paris tomorrow and tho Bar