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closet. An odd expression of alarm
crept into her eyes.
Frederic" she said, softly, almost
timorously.
He lifted his head quickly, and then
sprang to his feet. His eyes were wet
and his lips were drawn. Shame pos
sessed him. He tried to smile, but II
was a pitiful failure.
"Oh, I'm SO ashamed of-of-" he
began. in n choked voice.
Ashamed because you have cried?' -
she said quickly. But no! 1t is good
to cry-it is good for women to cry.
But when a strong man breaks down
and sheds tears, | am-oh, ! am heart
broken. But come! You must go to
your oom and battle your face. Go at
once. Your father must not know that
you have cried. He"
"D-n him!" came from between
F~rederic's clinched teeth.
"Hush!" she cried, with another
glance at Ranjab's door. She would
have given much to know whether
the Hindu was there OF still below
stairs. You must not say such"
Il suppose you're trying to smooth
1t over so that they won't consider
him a brute. Is that it?"
Hush! Please. please! You know
that my heart aches for you. mon
ami. 1t was cruel Of him, it was COW.
ardly, yes, cowardly! Now ! have
said NV Che Hrau, hnr.olp -. o-I
turned deliberately toward the little
door across the room.
His eyes frightened. The crooked
sheer turned into an imploring smile.
Forgive me. Yvonne! You must
see that I'm beside myself. II"
But you must be sensible. Re-
member he is your father. He is a
strange man. There has been a great
deal of bitterness in his life. He"
But can't go on the way things
are now. He's getting to be worse
THAI ever. never have had a kind
word from him, seldom a word of any
description. Never a kind look. Can't
you understand how II goads me to-"
Il am your friend she said slowly.
lis this the way to reward me?"
He dropped to his knees and COW
cred her hands with kisses, mumbling
his plea for forgiveness.
Il am so terribly unhappy" he said
over and over again. I'D leave this
house tonight il 1t were not that |
can't bear the thought of leaving you,
Yvonne. / adore you. You are every
thing in the world to me. l."
Get up!" she cried out sharply. He
lifted his eyes In dumb wonder and
alteration, but not in time to catch
the look of triumph that swept across
her face.
you will forgive me?" he cried,
coming to his feet. Il couldn't help
saying 1t. II was wrong-wrong! But
you will forgive me. Yvonne?"
She turned away, walking slowly
toward the door. He remained Dotted
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to the spot. blushing with shame and
dismay.
Where are you going? To tell
him?" he gasped.
She waited an instant, and then
came toward him. He never could
have explained the u~naccountable i'm
pulse that forced him to fall back a
few steps as she approached. Her eyes
were gazing steadily into his, and her
red lips were parted.
That is as 1t should be-" she was
saying, but he was never sure that he
heard the words. His knees grew
weak. He was In the tolls! Now.
you must pull yourself together" she
went on in such q matter-of-fact lone
that he Strengthened up involuntarily.
Come! Wipe the tea stains from
your cheeks"
He obeyed. hpt his lips still quiv-
cred with the rage that had been
checked by the ascendency OF another
and even more devastating emotion.
she was standing quite close to him
now. her slender figure swaying
slightly as II moved by some strange.
rhythmic melody to which the heart
beat time. Her eyes were soft and
] valvekr AGAIN. her smile tender and
tapDssifhs. The vivid whisA q her
h~nnGwnnd shoulders sesx=e6 70 shed
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He came swiftly into the room from
! the hall. and not from his closet The
| look OF relief in Yvonne's eyes was
shortlived. She saw amazement In
the faces OF the two old men-and
knew,
After we have had the feats OF
magic" Brood was saying. Miss Des-
mond will read to you, ladies and gen.
tlemen, that chapter of our journal
My Gawd!" groaned both OF the
m~iddle-ased gentlemen, looking at
their watches.
Relating to"
You'll have to excuse me, Brood.
really, you know. Important engage
ment uptown"
"Sit down, Cruger," exclaimed Hod'
der. The lady won't miss you"
relating to our first encounter
with the great and only Ranjab," pur-
sued Brood, oracularly. 1--WE found
him in a little village far up in the
mountains. He was under sentence
OF death for murder. By the way,
Yyonne, the kris you have in your
hand is the very weapon the good fell
low used in the commission of his
crime. He ~as in prison and was to
die within a fortnight after our arrival
in the town. | heard of his unhappy
plight and all that had led up to it.
His case interested me tremendously.
One night, a week before the proposed
execution, my friends and ! stormed
the little prison and rescued him. We
were just getting over the cholera and
needed excitement. That was fifteen
years ago. He has been my trusted
body servant ever since. | am sure
you will be interested in what ! have
written about that thrilling adven-
ture."
Yvonne had dropped the ugly knife
upon the table as if it were a thing
that scorched her fingers.
Did he-really kill a man?' whis-
pered Miss Janey, with horror in her
eyes.
He killed a m His wife, Miss
Janey. She had been faithless. you
see. He cut her heart out, And now,
Ranjah, are you ready?"
The Hindu salaamed. "Ranjab is
always ready, sahib.' said he.
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+; She laughed. Il shall pay no ~
teption TO such nonsense. You are In
honest fool aud I don't blame you.
Wiser men than you have fallen ia
love with me, so why not you? like
you. Freddy, l like you very. very
much. J."
You like me because I am his
son." he cried holly.
IF you were not his son ! should
desplse YOU" she said deliberately.
cruelty. He WINGED. "There, now:
we've said enough. You must DO
sensible. You will discover that | am
very. very sensible. 1t is Lydia whom
you love, not l."
Before heaven, Yvonne, l do love
her. That's what | cannot understand
about myself" He was pacing tina
floor.
But | understand" she SAID. qui-
city. Now go away, please. And
don't let me hear another word about
leaving your fathers house. You are
not to take that step until l command
you to go. Do you understand"
He stared at her in utter bewilder-
ment for a moment, and slowly nodded
his head. Then he turned toward the
door. shamed and Inundated beyond
words.
AS he went swiftly down the stairs
his father came out upon the landing
above and leaned over the railing to
watch his descent. A moment later
Brood was knocking al Yvonne's door.
He did not wait for an invitation to
enter. but strobe into the room with
out ceremony.
She was standing at the window
that opened out upon the little stone
balcony. and had turned swiftly at
the sound Of the rapping. Surprise
gave way to an expression of displeas-
ure.
What has Frederic been saying to
you?" demanded her husband CURLY,
after he had closed the door.
A faint sheer came to her lips.
Nothing, my dear James, that you
would care to know" she said. smol-
dering anger in her eyes.
You mean something that l
shouldn't know" he grated.
Are you forgetting yourself.
James," coIdly.
He stared at her in]credulousIy.
Good Lord! Are you trying to tell
me what | shall do or say
She came up to him slowly. James,
we must both be careful. We must
not quarrel" Her hands grasped the
lapel of his long lounging robe. There
was an appealing look in her eyes that
checked the harsh words even as they
rose to his lips. He found himself
looking into those dark eyes WITH the
same curious wonder in his W that
had become SO common of late. Time
and again he had been puzzled by
something he saw in their liquid
depths, something he could not fathom,
no matter how deeply he probed.
What is there about you, Yvonne.
tina. hurts me-yes, actually hurts me
when you look at me as you're look
ing now?" he cried, almost roughly.
There is something in your eyes
there are times when you seem to be
looking at me through eyes that are
not your own. lists quite I'M
canny. If you"
Il assure you my eyes are all my
own" she cried. flippantly, and yet
there was a slight trace Of nervous
ness in her amer do you intend
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WITH Miss Follower. ne took IN the
situation at a glance. Was it relic!
that sprang into his eyes as he saw
the two old men?
Frederic came down. from the win
dow, somewhat too swiftly for one who
is moved by shame and contrition, and
faced the group with a well-assumed
look Of modification in his pale.
twitching face. He spoke in low. re.
pressed tones. but not once did he
permit his gaze to encounter that of
his father.
I'm awfully sorry TO have made a
nuisance of myself. 1t does go to my
head and II dare say the heat OF
the room helped to do the work. I'm
all right now, however. The fresh air
did me a lot of good. Hope you'll
overlook my foolish attempt to be a
devil OF a fellow" He hesitated a mo-
ment and then went on, more clearly.
I'm all right now. father. 1t shall not
happen again, | can promise you
that" A close observer might have
seen the muscles of his jaw harden
as he uttered the final sentence. He
intended that his father should take
it as a threat, not as an apology.
Brood was watching him closely, a
puzzled expression in his eyes. gradu-
ally it developed into something like
admiration. In the clamor of voices
that ensued the older man detected
the presence of an underlying note of
censure for his own behavior. For the
first time in many years he expert
enced a feeling of shame.
Someone was speaking at his
elbow. JaGey Followed, in her young,
enthusiastic voice, shriiied something
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CHAPTER vII-contlnued.

Then, before their startled, horror
struck eyes, the Hindu cooliy plunged
the glittering blade into his breast,
driving IL in to the hilt!
Good Lord" shouted the two old
men.
Ranjab serenely replaced the sword
In its s%cabbard.
1T is not always the knife that finds
the heart" said he. go slowly, so full
of meaning. that even the old men
grasped the significance OF the cryptic
remark.
"A Teller can be fooled. no matter
how closely he Watches" said Mr..
Dawes, and he was not referring to
the amazing sword trick.
mo, SIR said Mr. Riggs, with
gloomy irrelevance, Il don't like that
woman"
The old spell of the Orient had
fallen upon the ancients. They were
hearing the vague whisperings OF
voices that came from nowhere, as
they had heard them years ago in the
mystic silences Of the East.
"Sh! One comes" said Ranjab
softly. 1T will be the masters son.
An instant later his closet door
closed noiselessly behind him and the
old men were alone, blinking at each
other. There was no sound from the
hall. They waited. watching the cur
tanned door. At last they heard foot
steps on the stairs. quick footsteps oil
the young.
Frederick strobe rapidly into the
room.
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VII.
n Killed a Woman"

FVO T>ttG0 q VOtUdTl.
His face was liyid with rage. For
a moment he glowered upon the two
CID TsSG, his fingers working spasmod-
ically. his chest heaving with the vol
canic emotions he was trying so hard
to subdue. Then he whirled about,
to glare into the hail.
"In Gods name. Freddy. boy. what's
~happened?" cried old Mr.. Riggs, all
a-tremble.
Some minutes passed before he could
trust himself to speak. Ugly veins
stood out on his pale temples, as he
paced the floor in front of them. Even
tually Mr.. Dawes ventured the vital
question. in a somewhat hushed voice.
Have you-quarreied with your "A,
Their. Freddy
The young man threw up his arms
in a gesture OF despair. There was
q vail OF misery In his voice as he
grated out:
in the name OF God. why should he
hate me as he does? What have l
done? Am I not a good son to him?'
"Hush!" implored Mr.. Dawes. nerv.
ously. Hell hear you"
Hear mel" cried Frederic, and
laughed aloud In his recklessness.
why shouldn't he hear me? BY
God. I'll not stand it a day longer. He
wouldn't think OF treating a dog "a
he treats me. God. IL. why, he is
actually forcing me to hate him, l
do hate him! swear to heaven, II
WAS In my heart to kill him down
there Just now - He could not
60 ON. He choked up and the tears
rushed to his eyes. Abruptly turning
away. he threw himself upon the
couch and buried his face on his arms,
sobbinS = little child. IS.
The old men. distressed beyond the
power OF speech. mumbled incoherent
words OF comfort as they slowly edged
ont toward the door. They tiptoed
into the hall and neither spoke until
sneir bedroom door was closed behind
then. Mr.. Dawes even tried 1t to see
that 4 Wal safely latched.
Inc eortains parted and Yvonne
looked ~ NON the wretched Frederic.
Inere warte hook Of mingled pain and
c-ommisefe<'Qo - her wide open eyes.
Tor q ehe stood there regard
ing him IN ~siienoe. Then she swiftly
crossed the room 70 the couch In the
corner where he sat huddled mn. his
shoulders still shaking with the mia.
cry that racked him. ffer 7n16NRW9n1
@o,,f tn fo,,ch the foun1ed hrte -
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CHAPTER TX.
The Sorceress.

The next day, after a sleepless night,
that he could no longer remain under
his fathers roof. He would find ome
thing to do in order to support him.
self. 1t was impossible to go On pre-
tending that he loved or respected his
father, and the soone the farce was
ended the better it would be for both
of them.
She, too, had passed a restless night,
a night filled with waking dreams as
we'll as those which came in sleep.
There was always an ugly, wriggly
kris in those dreams Of hers, and a
brown hand that was forever fascinat-
ing her with it's uncanny dizziness.
Twice in the night she had clutched
her husbands shoulder in the terror
Of a dream, and he had soothed her
with the comfort of his strong arms.
She was like a little child afraid of
the dark"
Her influence alone prevented the
young man from carrying out his
threat. At first he was as firm as a
rock in his determination. He was
getting his few possessions together
in his room when she tapped on his
door. After a while he abandoned the
task and followed her rather dazedly
to the boudoir, promising to listen to
pleaded with him, and in the end he
agreed to give up what she was
pleased to call his preposterous plan.
Now. that being settled" she said,
with a sigh of relief, let us go and
talk it all over with Lydia"
He started guiltily. "Id-I'd rather
not, Yyonne," he said. There's no
use worrying her with the thing now.
As a matter Of fact, I'd prefer that
she-er-well, somehow / don't like
the idea of explaining matters to her"
She was watching him narrowly. ut
has seemed to me of late. Frederic,
that you and Lydia are not quite So
what shall | say?-so enamored of
each other. What has happened" she
inquired 50 innocently. so naiyeiy.
| that he looked at her in establishment.
II am sure you fairly live at her house.
You are there nearly every day, and
yet-well, I can feel rather than see
the change IN both Of you. / hope"
I've been behaving like an Internal
sneak, Yvonne.' cried he, conscience
stricken. She's the finest. noblest
| girl in all this world, and I've been
treating her shamefully."
Dear me! In what way. may I
inquirer"
Why we used to-oh. but why go
into all that? It would only amuse
you. You'd laugh at us for silly fools.
But / can't help saying this much
| she doesn't deserve to be treated as
I'm treating her now. Yvonne. It's
hurting her d~readfully and"
She laughed softly. 'I'm afraid you
are seeing too much OF FOUR poor
stepn,other," she said.
His eyes narrowed. you've made
me over, that's true. You've made all
| of us over-the house as well. l am
, not happy unless ! am with you. 1t
used 20 make me happy to be with
Lydia-and We were always together.
But IL don't care nova least. l
am not unhappy when We are apart.
You've done it, Yvonne. You've made
life worth living. You've made me
see everything differently. YOU"
She stood up. facing him. She APP
peared to be frightened.
"Are you trying to tell me that
you are in love with me?" she de-
manded, and there was no longer
mockery. ~raillery in her voice.
foot He was deathiy white
"If you were not my fathers wife
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Goes the Limit.

Whsa woman :s angry she tails o
man just what she thinks or nim-aaA,
incidentally. Just what she thinks eth
~ people think az him
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IF you were not my fathers wife
! ~ould say yes." said he hoarsaiY.
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Discuss Fate of EVELYN.

Washington Feb, 23.-President Will
son conferred with Secretary Bryan
last night concerning the destruction
of the American steamer Evelyn off
the coast of Germany last Friday but
in the absence of definite information
as to the cause of the wreck no course
of action beyond diplomatic injuries
was decided upon
Having learned unoffcially that a
part of the Evelyn's crew, when cast
adrift from the sinking vessel, headed
for the coast of Holland Secretary
Bryan cabled to American Minister
Henry Van Dyke at The Hague the
same message he previously had sent
to Ambassadors Page and Gerard at
London and Berlin asking that every
care be extended to the crew and an
investigation of the facts of the oc-
currence be made through all availa-
Bile agencies.
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CONFIDENT IN
AUSTIN TODAY
TEXAS HOUSE LoBBlES FILLED
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT
GRANTING WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Austin, Tex. Feb. 22.-Confident of
victory prominent suffragists filled
the house lobbies this afternoon for
the vote on engrossment of the Bur
meister woman suffrage resolution.
The opponents say that the real
fight will not be made until the final
passage.
Governor Ferguson today signed
the anti election betting bill, also a
bill forbidding railroads from NOV
ing offices, shops, and roundhouses
without the consent of the railroad
commission.
Representative Biggers of Lubbock
offered his resignation because his
committee, he claimed, had reported
bill without giving him a chance
to be heard Later he said financial
reasons caused his resignation.
The house killed the resolution 60,
reducing the membership of the leg
islature, postponing it Indefinitely.
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YOUNG MEN 8
c H HR|S 7 "A n
ASSOCIATION
AFFAIRS OF THE LOCAL oRGANl-
ZATION IN FAIR CONDITION.
MUST SECURE SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO THE FUND.

There has been little done IN Y. NJ.
c. A. circles in this city for some
time, but the question is again being
agitated and an effort is going to be
made to raise sufficient money to pay
off the outstanding Indebtedness.
Some time ago part of the lot was
sold in order to meet some obligations
and the paving tax is again due and
must be paid. Hugh McGill stated this
morning that he was going to make
an effort to secure sufficient money
to pay off all Indebtedness and then
see if an active membership could not
be secured with sufficient fees attach
ed to make the association self-sus-
tanning. The site is admirably located
for such a purpose, but in the present
status of affairs, the active workers
can do but little. Mr.. McGill states
that he believes the money can be
raised, and is going to do his best to
accomplish this purpose.
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Place Contraband on Cotton.

London, Feb. 23.-The wasp of
modern warfare, the submarine, by
means of which Germany has de-
clared she will blockade the British
Isles, daily becomes a factor of more
and more importance in the great
war of Europe with respect to its in
fuence on the policies Of the nations
engaged, in connection with the con-
traband question, SO vital to neutral
states.
Almost coincident with the unof-
fetal reports that austria proposes to
follow the example of her ally by
making war on merchant ships in
the Adriatic came the announcement
by Premier Asquith in the British
house of commons that the much
discussed retaliatory plan of Great
Britain. though still tentative, was
much broader in scope than had
been previously discussed. in that it
was a matter for the consideration
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of all the allies and that a Joint
note considering it might be expected
from the allies.
The statement was likewise made
in the house of commons that the
British government might deem it
necessary to alter its decision
whereby cotton sup to the present
time has not been classed as con-
traband.
Monday passed without news OF any
additional merchant ships, belliger-
en- or neutral, having fallen a vic
tim to a German submarine. but
three small British craft are missing
and fears are expressed as to their
fate.
Amsterdam reports that two Ger
man submarines are overdue at their
base, Cuxhaven, but whether they
have been sunk is not known. Trai-
fic in the North sea remains some
what disorganized and Dutch and
Scandinavian sailors are showing a
reluctance to so to sea, owing TO
the menace of both submarines and
mines. Reports from Copenhagen
that traffic between Sweden and
England hes discontinued temporarily
are not officially confirmed.
In the western war zone it is give
and take with. the loss or gain of
few yards of trenches. The official
reports make the usual claims, the
allies emphasizing their gains and
the Germans theirs.
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It IS ENERGY
VERSUS TINE
IN CON EST
FIVE WEEKS AND FIVE DAYS
REMAIN IN WHICH TO PULL
FOR VOTES - TURNING POINT
IN CAMPAIGN.

Five weeks and five days. In five
weeks and five days this contest
will be thing Of the past The race
will be run and the awards made.
We are absolutely correct in say
ing that these few remaining weeks
constitute absolutely the most i'm
portant part of the contest. There
is not a single doubt that ANY can
didate who will NOW get out and
work can WIN.
In other words, it is a certainty
that more votes can be gathered in
the remaining five weeks than any
candidate in this contest now has.
To do this, of course, means greater
effort than it would have taken to
have collected the votes more grad
ually. 1t will mean more minutes
per hour and hours per day spent in
hustling but a candidate can, if she
will work, start with nothing today
and WIN THE CONTEST.
Let this thought be bugle call for
you Let it stir you to fresh en-
deavor-renewed enthusiasm. Grasp
your purpose firmly-dare to work
dare to show people that YOU can
and will and YOU WILL WIN. Is
it worth while to sit back now, when
victory is certainly in your grasp?
The place of the leaders is not Sc
cure-they have not yet won. Make
them earn the race.
Let a compelling desire furnish the
powerful impulse for work which will
make defeat impossible and victory
assured. Not much longer can we
write you in this tune Much longer
neglected your opportunity will have
passed. 1t is here NOW. GRASP IT!
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AURORA STORE STAYS.

The announcement has been made
by Morris Bernstein, who purchased
the Aurora Store here, that the store
will be kept here, and that, combined
with this stock will be the stock OF
the Leader Store which Mr.. Bernstein
recently purchased at a very low
figure in Oklahoma City. Morris
Poplinger of Tulsa will have charge
of the business and it Is probable
that the local manager and the sales
men of the old Aurora Store will
be retained by Mr.. Poplinger.
These gentlemen operate a series
of stores in the state and are success
full in merchandising The people
here will be glad to learn that the
store will be a permanent fixture OF
the city.