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The Rursui9of Pleasure
By EDWIN BLISS
Copyright. 1915 by Pathe Exchanse Inc.
All moving picture rights and all foreign
strictly reserved. Shown at tho
Victor each Saturday,
CONTINUED From Yesterday,
BY EDWIN BLISS

Continued from Yesterday
Yon--you--you arc the one who has
donc this shameful thing hc Chokcd.
1T is YOU who have dragged my child
in,o the gutter" he said, pointing 10
White.
He caush; the laugh OF Rita. that IA
msliar laugh. /; sounded IN his ears.
Numbered there. maddencd him. lie
leaned ut the throat OF tho sneerirg man
before him. His fingers ClasPcG there
and the impulse OF the wild beast 70
tear and utterly destroy was upon him.
But with that impulse came also cum
ming. Through the drawinS-roor he
dragged the man. Needless Of the riSht
cned cries OF his daughter, her tuc az
his arms. Into the library he dragged
his prey. shaking him viCiously the
while, turning the key In the lock. Tho
voice of Rita brought him 20 himself
and he flung White into the his leather
chair. tas though he we're a hit OF ua-
tclc8fr Carrion. He turned 10 his GauCh-
ter and reached out his arms 20 her. but
n bitter laugh came from her lips as
she shrank away from him. The action
maddencd him anew. He whiriei upon
White. who had risen. his face white
with rage.
"You-you have dragged my child
down."
Dragged down down." Whites
laugh was SO bitter that even Rita drew
closer. searching her husbands face
curously. anXiously. Dragged her
down from-what? From what, ! ask
YOU? From Gen where all lie and
light was excluded: from a home that
had bars upon the windows Who
starved and Gagged her Joyous nature till
she thinks of nothing but pleasure?
Who taught her ANYTHING OF 4 woman's
mission In life? Who taught her aught
OF tho duties OF wife or the privileges
n woman? I ask you-Rev. CYRUS
40 -lNlNtt t,a. 90, 10 S.ar
hIci. has never been uplifted: / ask
you that; YOU who guarded the gates OF
heaven SO zealously for others that YOU
made prison OF your home for fea.
some harm might happen 10 those you
had no time to teach and love"
Cyrus Deanc could recollcct nothing
OF leaving the place save the sight OF
his daughter being disdaintully thrust
aside by bitterly smiling husband
when she would have chung 20 him He
had vague impression OF ripping his
way through the ihronE OF dinner
guests hammerinC ~ the door he had
opened. He only knew that ne was Very
tired and very weak and sick-s!ck He
did not know he had been committing
with himself throughout the night Mrs
sharpe could have told him, for ne had
disturbed her slumhers And the steady
beating OF his c!enchei fists upon his
chest in rhythm 10 three words, repeat
cd over and over. ,cndlessIy. tended 20
"nrrave them upon M's brain
II have sinred--I have s!nned-I have
sinned." Rev. CYRUS Dcana had cried all
through THAI long, long night
Rita frowned and ,oyed ne-vously
with ar glass, a. looking up ne.
eyes ne; those o; her husband, who.
$50 TcIno's. obscure table. was enter
tanning TWO rather Hastily dressed.
noisy young women For jus, sec
end their eyes held, his own startled.
Thers con;enptuous. Then the bitter.
Indifferent smile tina, had lately been
grave. upon his lips came back and
ne turned away, lifting his glass 10 his
table companions she !et, the place
Immediately
In the library al. halted him late
That afternoon. just as he was on the
point o.: leaving the house. She waited
Iill the servant retired, boiling at the
amused Indifference upon he. hus-
bands face.
You wish AT explanation .or rho
unfortunate coincidence OF this after
uooNF n mG-mured
Moo, She shook her head thought
fully. surprised 10 and he-sel. cool
ouiward!E. while she boiled and seethed
within, mot exactly that. James. !
merely wished 70 tell you that !, must
cot occur again ]: YOU must choose
h associates. kindly havo some re-
1ect for ma and 10 not lnt-ude them
lpon ne