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Grips looked up and guessed
what had happened.
IF that's a letter for the chap
you've hammered. put IL in is heap
and 20 on with your work." he said.
It's from her-from Sue." gasped
Milford. II know her writing"
"His wile--eh? Wen. put &c down
and get on with your job. ] thought
you'd got over that nonsense"
Milford's reply, whatever IL was
to have been. did not materlalize. for
Two officers entered.
CripDs was presently engaged IN
conversation with them, and Mil
ford kept on silently with his work.
That afternoon was one on which
there came a massed German attack
on the lines Whereabouts. the result
OF which was that a good msuy Of
the letters in the mailbags that
Grips had brought TO the front
would never be delivered.
The thunder OF guns was inces-
SAINT and a few stray shells even
came into this village from the Ger.
man big guns away over behind the
enemy lines. There was q swift
movement OF reini0rcemonts toward
the front and there came a trickle
OF wounded men back.
There came Whispers that things
were pretty serious. and that there
was desperate BaudtJ.haud ngntinE
eoinE on.
1--WE heard that the Third Forest.
Drs are in 60 hard" said Milford. with
some trace of agitation boa Dos voice.
1.-The whole line is getting 90 hot.
said Grips. with his eyes toward
the gray skyline that was white
with the pun balls of sharpneI
'Hrs 100 the Third F0rg-.crs. ID
Milford said
And boz NAV go uuaor But sou
.teuuI Wish if You needn't fuHv
Hnll s'0If over if+ raped ON.
rrDpa
"IW mot doing uat by Heaven.
Im uufi answered Milford with q
.Hr'.Ud IDHs uH HIH face 20 want
.." fH come through
EI. what fHafa"
IF..n broke ir a sharp order from
H lieutenant 1F fUn a s.. O..
sergeant NrIDHF. sou are fo move
"u your lurrs nearer fo the firing
Iu7. There. g crowd oI wounded t1
..irn down He soon al The Orc slack.
.r. Won EiIi faEn Hp ..rafgHrra and
I fHH men t0 assist There are not
faIt enough regular ambulance men
Hp there
MIIIrl accompanied Grips on coo
driving Hra'. and four men. with f1''
H dozen ..rafc1rr. occupied fHa rec.
H. 'H. .rHirIr
---- ---- ------ into ----- OH
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Where Is he? Where's North.
wood:" asked Milford in low tones.
He's just over there. See that
single big poplar that looks black
against the sky. 10 you go in a di.
rect line with that youT MA MIN
auuut a hundred yards cut. IL aa4
u owing at dusk. but he may be dead
now. Ey gum. DE down."
4 -plutterinE fire broke out. and
bullets tipped by them. All went
down fiat save Milford. and he. tak.
ing mo- more notice than Or 60 hail
been storm Of rain. went forward
toward where he had been told he
should find the man who had married
the woman he loved.
Grips saw him 20 forward. and
then be- lost sight OF him. lie Was
himself engaged during a strenuous
minute or Two helping another man
70 bring In a couple OF wounded. and
in trying 90 avoid getting shot him.
self by lying down when the fire got
too hot. Then. just as be- got behind
the shelter OF "a lump OF earthwork
iu front of the trench. there was
flung from the German lines star
she'll "a sort Of frpNOrk that g. cap
able oi casting out bri liant light
for the space Of twenty seconds
or go
The illumination threw mp in high
relief the figure OF man walking
across the open bearing another man
900 his arm a moment later a dozen
shots or FD barkpd. ouf in n rugged
v0llry. ard Milford staggered. Hn
nearly fell Iln came fu q stop and
rHrIsd. Cr.Dps thought he was going
down. brat HU started forward again.
-uayiuE from side to sIdo
TH" enemy rifles rraCkIod along
.Hr front DO was O. fair mark iu
ua' bright. Uyr1tClhu.6 Isht. But
hn came through. BE found h.s vay
among fHH broken harbed wire. lie
faII af One very edge of the trenches
Hnd Grips. was one who helped him
Hn1 t.D wounded man Doe carried
unto shelter
TE4y were both got ON to stretch
rra and hurried fI the rear. and thew
were both put Un Crippaa Iorrv ..dr
hy side. Grips heard Milford speak
iH Nur.hwuHd while they we're wait.
.nE Tor another wounded man fo br
IruHHHf
20 .ly, f.u Der tHat 0 did 90 Tor rar.
Tell H.r q d.i f Tor her happInr.e.
because knew aIp wanted vrr.
louU Pot 900 right Tell her I saved
r.1 for r'r And. say. there's ID
letter .u my pocket Tor sou. Ifs from
Der and f0iI Htoii-Hrr WI.
because loved her.
I". voice Jailed Off into "a uhf.rlr
WHO" 'rrr. went f1 look at N#
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and then hght any bOdy Who feels b.
las grievance against ms. through
every court Cf iav from the grouua
floor 20 the House OF Lords.
i've told my chiefs exactly what
you tried to DO. and they say you're
about the meanest rogue they've
ever heard Of anu they have a wid'
experience.
But you love the nation. You
told me 30 Therefore you'll be glad
90 know that, without any trouble or
bother or annoyance 10 you. the na-
tionW get the picture See how good
We are 20 you Thank u.s.
You WON'T Then IN tell you
something else. Were going a.
print the fun story o. how Miss Ti,-
erton's father saved you from ruin.
and how nObiy YOU repaid his daugh,
ter after he was dead aud she was
alone
We're quite prepared 10 take that
up 90 tine House of Lords, too. if you
feel like having a little iegal arEu.
meut with as. We shant print any
comments. We shall Just put In the
facts; they won't need any CON.
mcuts.'
why are YOU 80 bitter against
megr
Because you tried TO make us
your acComplices In your beastli-
ness. I've said am ! want 90 say.
Now get out before the proprietor
knows you're here and has you drop
ped from window
Seeing the luok on MalIorys UNI
yielding face, be- went
when Mallory got home that night
he found his two visitors still with
him, and his Wifp's eyes were full OF
secrets she was longing 10 tell her
big husband.
do you know. she said. when
they were alone together. you've
made II possible for a baronet 90
marry2"
Me-"
Yes. you"
MY aunt, Fancy me altering the
life OF a pillar of the State"
"He isn't. He's jolly nice Eel.
low, and she's "A dear little thing
She was longing 10 marry him. and
because she was as poor as a mouse
she pretended she didn't care for
him, and he hadn't got any money
and his father had mOrtgaged the
place mp to the hilt
AS soon as she knew she had
something worth all the money tina,
picurell fetch, she told him"
Il see IL all" said Mallory. "Shs
threw herself M his head. wept on
his neck. and"
Yet you never saw her do 10, and
YOU call yourself a good news get
teri
How could ] seee"
Gracious me- Why. 10 all hap
pened three feet from the back OF
your neck in the car. and your driv
Ing made her do 10 So soon. she told
me"
That's II, blame me. Ny driyin.
made"
Her think shed be- smashed ans
minuate. and she felt she couldnt
let herself be- hurled into eternity
without telling him first that he wa.
all that made life worth living q
her"
For when Terence Mallory drive,
car-he drives H.
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this sNiudle With Rina.o. Seg-
yes. . DO. Iu bring an auto.
matte pistol Are you armed t11ar
40" MaIIory said. And there's
another thinC. suppose Rirsie turns
up this evening. and finds the pic
turg soner
WAY should be-r Sir John asked.
suspiciously
well. it's Just possible. He mas
come down 90 make sure that Ws
haven't stolen a march on him Hes
a suspicious beast
All, yes
Let me come. too" NarJ1ry said.
Your ear viii hold four. Mr.. Nal.
lory?"
Yes. but wouldn't Sir John rather
bring YOU and the picture in his ear.
We could give him lead. YOU
knoR."
Sir John laughed ruclully.
Il haven't a car nov, up said
Had to sell H."
Therefore the four - them drove
up 10 London In The London Rec
ord's' ear Sir John. the girl and
the picture In the back. Mallory
noticed that they sat very close To-
rethcr.
when che story OF the discovery
of the Old Master had been written,
several well-known experts. having
given the paper their opinion that
90 Was undoubtedly genuine Van
dyh. and the portrait had been safely
locked up In the strOug-ruom. NAL
Tory suggested that Mariory and Sir
John should stay the night with him
and his wife. He was interested IN
them. and forcsaw that something
even more interesting than the find
ing OF a few square inches OF painted
canvas might happen, though he
could not understand why it was
that the picture mad made So OBJ.
yioUs a difference In their relation.
ship. The rush OF the wind as he
drove the car had prevented him
from hearing the explanation. The
situation piqued his curiosity
Next day. iu a fine frenzied fury
E!faio came 10 the Office
You've been down behind my
rack aud stolen Miss Tivertou and
iJy 'ure,' he raved. as soon as De
saw mallory. I'm show you up"
Mallory spoke to him freely and
frankly, while the other occupant Of
the room stood by the fireplace and
grinned.
'S,t down and listen to me- he
said. The moment / first saw YOU
] knew you we're q rogue. It's writ
ten on your face Now I'm going Z,
be very good 10 You. You've dis
covered q picture which YOU r,
burning 10 let the nation have. areun
you2"
You'll suffer for"
BE quiet when I'm talking. Mai
lory said, fercely. Lets return {,
your burning love for the nation
We've got that picture here in GU
strong room. As you've seen from
to-day's paper. we've let the Who'll,
world know we've got IL. By fo
night We shall begin to receive bid
for d. Tomorrow we shall announce
that we're collecting subscription
from our readers 20 buy ID for th,
National Gallery. and We shall star
the list with "A thousand guineas. 70
we're a rich paper, with none,
enough 10 give a thousand guineas
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You'n get along into a court-martial
II you are not careful. You let that
fellow alone while you're out here. %
"All right Perhaps I will and per
haps ] won't But II ] happen 90
come across him I'm not sure that
shall keep my hands OF him"
Don't be a fool. Don't you do
that You ought 10 bear your trou-
bic like a man." said Grips.
Some days passed before the be-
ginning OF the next chapter in this
tragedy Of two men and one woman.
Milford came on duty with a badly
hurt face. lie had a swollen ear and
a bruised mouth.
What have you been up against7''
Grips asked.
Il met him last night-the man
Northwood," Milford said 81 met
him fun tilt u was his turn out OF
the trenches. and he was buleted not
two hundred yards from that bar
Oer's house with the hole in the roof.
where you go. lie knew me. The
beggar made no bones about Il. lie
knew what was expected Of him. and
we cleared on TO a quiet spot. I'll
say he fought well. III say that Of
him. Hes not a coward. But I'm my
rage 7 haltkilled HIM"
What do you moaue Did you
fight With your hands. like mem"
"No. &c was under fair Queens.
berry rules"
You haven't spollt him az p sol
dIer7"
Nn he'll be able 10 shoot
We'll you Oct it stop at that d
Sou hurt hiu so that he can't arrt
when hos wanted You're uuIng
yourself into on onemy and son
won't get any quarter from me-. 0 aau
tell you"
Then followed strenuous period
when tlrrr was not much limo fu
think 70. private rriaf and wrongs
long HrIn.unr Journeys with Hmm
milton and stores JOB lnauHrs.
aoathor conditions. and very UT.
rest .ntNrru one and another And
during th.s twr uf labor Milford
seemed f1 f1reef fa .srurT .H
Er1r more cheerful Ie though H.
we're putting fHH matter QUO o. hIa
mind
but There cam" Oh painful reminder
nI i' again chen Ia won't back with
'ripp '' fHn .rH rf handling tue
soldier. mol.
IH". F.r" .rrIur I". contents of
POO uHIHH. .nI. ."'a heap. H..H
'ii.'"rH stopped holding I...r .r
bond
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dress
MALLORY went into the news room
and detailed exactly what had hap
peued lie aid stress on the mans
expression Of his aspiration O. save
the Nandyk Tor the nation
- Hes a wrong 'ua." he finished,
and he wanted 10 make u his col
leagues In whatever rsscality he's up
10. Sull. the discovery OF Van
dyk's worth following up. What
shall ! dor
Go 10 the place where the picture
10. get the facts. take an expert with
you 20 verify lis commences. and
print In the paper the exact story
u the whole thing. 4 man 10 honest
rs he Processes 20 be should not fear
the publishing ~ the facts
When shall l gof"
Now. You're not busy. Take the
car. FOR there isn't a train for some
hours. Our own expert can 20 with
you"
Right"
Ten minutes later Mallory and the
expert were running through North
London on their way 20 tie MID.
andS- Rinalo was waiting n Euston
for a train. He had determined
was 20 give 10 Information az al Co
the s1an who vas coming . sec he
picture. The dealer meant to frigAten
her by saying that = she tAIksi 100
much. people yc1id sst 90 kaoE that
the picture was rot 50 good as O.
looked. In which case IA would be
unable 10 sell a. and so would refuse
20 buy g. for the girl had no idea
n - or h.
been led 20 think that he was going
20 pay her more than u was really
worth. because be knew Of an Ameri-
can who would pay well for tho
worst pictures 81 only they were
really Old. She felt. indeed that be
WIS behaving generously because Of
the distress in which she was. anC
the American craze for anything
antique was az well known % her a.
IL Is 10 everyone.
Mallory and the expert found her
at home, living alone. she was shy
OF them az first, but when ske saw
that they had come 10 talk 20 he-
on behalf OF n great London news
paper She unbent.
DO you know = man named Riff
falo?' Mallory asked her.
Us uf AHfNA 10 hubN my IutueF.
Knew your father. did heF'
Yes. dad helped him once. and
now he's doing something TO help
me-
You mean In regard 10 the
picture7"
That's g." she said. He's buy.
ing II from me. He's giving me my
fare To Canada, and twenty-five
pounds over 10 help me wien / get
there. Father was very good 20 him,
YOU see"
But why are you going 10
CanadaFr
Because there IS a chance Their.
10 get on
You don't want to COZ"
NO: I'm dreading IL horribly I
don't know a single being there
But they say there's work for all In
Canada"
"Id Ike 10 break RiTalo in two
with my own hands" Mallory said
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"Him-Northwood. I've found ou,
something, sergeant she loves
him
You might have guessed that be-.
fore painted Cripps. stumbling over
the broken ground.
But I didn't ! say. sergeant. YOU
know that letter for him iu her writ.
ing that came through my hands This
afternoon? Wen. ! slipped 30 in my
pocket when you weren't looking I
tool, 60. and dropped tIc envelope Do
water and opened 60"
You rottor'" exclaimed Grips
and ! read the letter"
u bet you did, You're the sort OF
mean hound that would"
And ! found out that she loves
him that all her happiness is bound
mp in him. tie u.s. necessary 10 her
lifc. That's wha; &, comes 20. on.
by Heaven her letter made me cry,
She says she prays every minute for
him. 7 haven't understood before.
I've only loved her enough 90 want
her myself. Now . love her enough
Co want her to Doe happy even 90 it's
with another man. There's only one
man who can make her happy. and
he's wounded up there.
wen try and got him." Crirus
said. "lIl take back what ] just
called YOU"
"You needn't sergeant Aud
and there's another thing there's
another thing There 70 HIfHy com.
Ing perhaps DO HiiI have come now.
. dunno And ta father zap there
perhaps dgad'" De added .u h03rsr
whisper
"By Jimmy" said Grippe. rather
Intellectually "Uuf UDU do what we
can
Do va- slow UT.mt ..b getting
up tu the trenches. THr darkness.
which wa. fI..r protection. cleo r.d
.Hr .rrUET.Hri'..a uI IH. HHT. Whom
they reached fU. back limo of
frHurHl. Guide too. them furFHr.
Reports here HuI fH.rH aud splitting
.".f.H.. HI Hr. f... u. shipper. Hf
a0ra
.IrH HIf risky moving about
...I their guide "1r frnE SEQ 90 hale
shadow move they .r. And If they
HDrr sound they ..t fs f1 where
IHHr think fhe sound Ha. come from
N.IH have to creep Usa couple of
rheraHmIt0s when SOU raf ug. Ha.
.ouI fIr FIRST tr.urI."
Halo. ambulance fhar.f. Tho
EuI"" came IH "a whisper.
hu officer wac waiting Doc srM#
nU' 0' the trench and took them fr
place where there Ha. H plan.
bridge hr which Irgv could GRO
over. Another man guided them
through f"H win. rHfnrrT.mr-.
which bad been broken Hn H. ...
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hoty. for the girl vas a slender.
pretty utti~ woman. who looked a. q
she needed some one 10 take care %
Der.
n don't understand she said cold
ly. for she was very grateful 10 Rif-
fac.
Would YOU ct me see the pie
turef' the expert asked. Intl he
knew what that was IKE be reserved
his opinion Of the man.
Certainly she said "tt's an old
family portrait. So ] know It's not
modern imitation"
81. led them into the room where
the painting was hanging After the
expert had looked at IL De took IL
down and examined 10 with skilled
care.
Its genuine he said. I have no
doubt OF a. What do you think it's
worth. Miss Tiverton -
Between twenty or thirty pounds"
she said "Mr Rinalo's an expert.
you know; and he told me that was
it, value"
Foo her that c.inched the matter.
I'm, Is thore any one near here
whose advice you'd like % have bc-
fore you answer proposal I'm
going ~ make IN youg" Mallory
asked
''yes. there Is one person. she said.
blushiug
''rhcn, n ycn'n tell rs bis Address.
we'll 20 20 him 10 ask him 20 come
in 20 help you
ITS not necessary, I'm sure she
said.
ia much rather" Mallory as
surcd her You'll be glad % have
him WITH YOU when YOU hear what !
mean - suggest"
II yoG wish a." she asSentei
MY friend is Sir John Streate" She
gave them the address. and they
drove 90 his place. about two miles
away. lie was Just going ont when
they arrived, but he heard what they
had 20 say 10 him.
rs there any way can test your
good faitht' he asked. for they had
suggested that he should do 10.
"N o. Mallory said. Ring up the
ofice Of my paper, call for the mum.
her yourself, ask 20 be put through TO
the news editor, inform him what
has happened. receive his corrubora-
tion, let me speak 10 him. and then
assure yourself that he knows nv
voice as being that Of the member
~ his STAFF be sent down here Its
lot OF trouble. / know, but
Nothing that can serve Miss
Tiverton could be possibly too much
trouble for me-" he answered frankly.
When Sir John had tested Mallory
in the way suggested. the three OF
them went back 20 the girls house
She had tea made ready for them.
Il am so sorry 10 worry you" she
began To Sir John. but these two
gentlemen suggested / should have a
frieud"-
And you sent for me-" he said
with a note OF gIadness in his voice.
She looked at him full In the ewes
and Mallory felt that something WAS
hurting her
"Of course she said
Il am greatly hOnored' Sir John
told her simply, and there was a
curious little pause the journals,
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could Not understand.
Il have news for you. Mallory
bean. -Rina'a's a robbsr"
Sir John did not iU-,k M all sur
pri,ed. bat the girl oo.orcd iq-
jiEnantly
That pictures Vandyk." Ma
iory sent on before she had time
10 Interrupt
What picture" Sir John asked.
The expert pointed IL out TO him.
Then 30 must b. worth vads -
money
4 should say at least twenty
thousand pounds. 10 ~ sale were
properly engineered
The girl leaned back iu her chair.
her faDe as white as the TAB. cciOth
before her.
~But can't believe &c." she said at
last.
There are no butts. tie expert
said. I'll stake all I've -Ot against
I'VE pound nOte-if anyboiy's fool
enough 90 take me uu--Ind nm throw
IN my reputation. tou, that that's 70
genuine example OF a good NandyE.
l. that plain enough
It's simply Incredible" she said.
"Nr. RiGa'p would never
"RiTn'o would sfea, "a DYING man =
medicine N hr EL,w OF buyer for
it, Malory diagnosed. 4 know a
rogue when I see one. knew he
S1s a rogue before had 10 proved
DID FCu e,.r ask ham anything
about the nietGrgt'
Yes. { trI~tcd him. because father
hJd been good 90 him. ami I thought
he'd De honest with me because II
that Tie said the picture Wa. by
some unknown man. and had little
value lie told me- that. for Old
times sake. he'd
"Nugh'" said Mallory. What's lt
matter what he told yuue"
But he knew so we'll what 20 diff
ference having money would make to
me. lie couldn't She sought
sight OF Sir John watching her close.
D., and stopped
so money would have a differ
cnce.' Sir John said
Mallory was mystided. condltiUr
OF things that did not please him.
What J mean % suggest Is this
he said. Il think o. would be IN
your best interests. Miss Tiyertun. il
Wv AbNh NNal tlAAulf hhEh Win NH q
London. and On; IL Ia a place al
safety for you. We could then have
the advice OF other experts"
Why do you want 20 ger posses
sion OF IT," Sir John asked.
because / think 20 would De Lss
II Rinaio knew q was locked up IL
our strong room; and because. too
there's a very good scoop u th,
thing 4 NaEdyk'- not discovere,
every day, YOU know
In few tense sentences Mallory
explained 10 him the exact value %
scoop 10 ueWspap per
All. ! understand" said Sir John
What had he better do. Mariorys
Whatever he'd care 20 do" -h,
said.
Then Wen take the picture [,
London, and you. Sir John. shal
come with as. n you will. 10 max,
certain that We do take % 10 IN,
Office Of my paper Also. / woul,
ike YOU 20 bring a revolver. 20 70,
have one. ! don't know who l. Fl