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vening space.
His father had said, more than
once, that the Hindu and the Egyp-
tian possessed the power to be IN TWO
distinct places at the same time
James Brood, sensible man, was
firm believer in magic, and this mucn
Frederic knew Of Ranjab-f James
Brood needed him, no matter what the
hour or the conditions, the man ap-
peared before him as If out OF nowhere
and in response to no audible sum
mons. He was like the slave Oh the
lamp.
Was there. then, between these two
the beautiful Yyonne and the silent
Hindu-a voiceless pact that dehed the
will or understanding of either!
He had not failed to note tend
ency on her part to avoid the Hindu
as much as possible. She even con-
fessed to an uncanny dread OF the man.
but could not explain the feeling.
Once she requested her husband 10
dismiss the faithful fellow. When ne
demanded the reason, however, sne
could only reply that she did not IKE
the man and would feel happier II ne
were sent away. Brood refused, ana
from that hour her fear Of the Hindu
increased.
Now she was speaking in nervous.
hurried manner to Lydia, her back
toward the window. In the middle
of a sentence she abruptly got up from
the chair and moved swiftly to the op-
posite side of the room, where sne
sat down again, as far as possible
from the window. Frederic found him
self watching her face with curious
interest. All the time she was speak
ing her eyes were fixed on the win
dow. It was as II she expected some
, thing to appear there. There was no
mistaking the expression. After STUDY
n ing her face in silence for a few min
utes Frederic himself experienced an
!. irresistible impulse to turn toward the
window. He half expected to see the
q Hindu's face there, looking in upon
|. them; a perfectly absurd notion wher
he remembered that they were at ieas
4 one hundred feet above the ground.
r Presently she arose to go. NO, sh'
a could not wait for Mrs. Desmondl
return.
= at is charming here, Lydia" sh
said, surveying the little sitting'roon
= with eyes that sought the Windo'
= again and again In furtive darts
- ''Frederic must bring me here OTTER
- We shall have coy times here W
i three. Il is 30 convenient. too, 10
~ YOU. my dear. You have only to wal
Is around the corner. and there you are
"a at your place of business, as tn
men would say"
20 (Lydla was to continue as Brood
=. amanuensis. He would not listen
any other arrangement)
:, ooh, | do hope you will come, Mr.
W. Brood" cried the girl, earnestly. m
~ piano will be here tomorrow, and yc
shall hear Frederic play. He is real
=, wonderful"
nd "You play?" asked Mrs. Brood, T
IRE garding him rather fixedly.
set lydia answered for him. He disa
pears for hours at a time, and com
home humming fragments from-o
al hut am not supposed to tell! FC
Irt- Give me Frederic. Dear mel VIII
Tas have I done?" She was plainly q
ION tressed.
,al- aNo harm in telling Yvonne," SO
ost he. but uneaslly. you see, It's Il
ere way-father doesn't like the idea
nv going in for music. He Is rea
low very much opposed to 1t. So I've be
in sort OF stealing march on him.
ing up to a chum's apartment a
banging away to my hearts conte
= It's rather fun, too, doing 1t on
= sly. OF course. II father heard OF
he'd-he'd--well. he'd be nasty abb
rs 1t, that's all"
NJ "He will not let you have pii
lIl In the house?"
NH 81 should say not!"
IlH She gave them a queer little SIN
lllR I'VE shall see." she said. and I
IllD was all.
hlIH what do you play-what DO
IEll like hest, Frederick" inquired won
alllD "Oh. those wonderful little Hur
~ Ran things most Of all, the plaini
- little" !.
III He stopped as she began to !
al lightly the strains Of one Of ziehr
H jaunty waltzes.
- "By jove. how did you guess! "
. hts my favorite. I love 1t. Yvonl
As they descended in the elevs
q D. Frederic. unable to contain HIM
- burst out rapturously:
= by jove, Yvonne. IT will be
- coming over here every day or so
little music, won't It? l can't
M YOU how happy l shall be-"
. cit is time you were happy"
W she. looking straight ahead. and n
~ days passed before he had an inl
. Of all that lay behind her remark.
As they entered the house, ]
met them In the hall.
"Mr. Brood telephoned that he
= ~ he late. madam. He Is at the
''s' toms ONCE about the boxes"
There will be FIVE or six In
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