Putnam patriot., 1915-08-27

The girl turned away resolutely, though her heart was listening to the singing of his praise for her.
 We must go" she commanded.
 Wainwright aroused himself
 Yes. '' he said very softly as he walk ed beside her. We must go And then he added still more low. TO gether."
 
 The days that followed this first meeting were balegen ones fer the loy- ers-for lovers they were. Lovers they had been. in a faneiful. dreamy, alto acther eXtravaaant fashion, since the few seconds taeether in Chicago years ago. itA never word exchanged be- tween them.
 Lovers they were of q different sort, from the inst8EJ of the association broaeht about ty the maehinations of the Naseer Mind There was never any tiuiesi suggestion of doubt on the raYt of either The love that had been no more than romantic chinera was sprung into full. glorious life-the single reality in the universe. the be- ginning and the end of all things.
 Little bv little Wainwright, self con scious. fearful as never before, dared to profess his adoration. And. by so much as he dared to speak, she shyly dared te listen, until at last the su- preme confession set them brimming with ecstasy. For once. it seemed that there was no obstacle te prevent the smooth running of the course of true love. The Blounts, coneisely advised by Andrew, welcomed Wainwright as suitor for Lucenes hand. For the rest the young man was his own mas ter. the possessor of an ample fortune. There was nothing to occasion delay. and. as soon as a sufficient rousseau could be assembled. the marriage took Isaee.
 After a heavenly honeymoon season, the bride and groom established them selves ioyously in country place near New York with the admirable Andrew in charge of considerable staff of servants. The arrangement was satisfactory 10 the Blounts. as they were invited to a long visit with their daughter and son-in-law, before leaving for their home ill the west.
 Of the various persons concerned in this strange menage Wainwright was most wholesomely happy. though even his happiness was qualified Yet the element of peril, the threat of imper- manence which he faced. gave even an added zest to the delights of love.
 That which menaced him was the ia miIiar dread of the mysterious yen- geance to be visited upon him. but this dread was swollen to dimensions new ly ominous It was the very morning following the wedding. in a remote ho tel. whither the bridal pair had gone secretly lest any one know their where abouts. that the blo~ fell
 A Wainwright passed along th. hall way of their suit he perceived some thing white under the outer door, On examining this he found 1t to be an envelope bearing Il lypewri,ten address 10 himself Something in tine look of the unexpected miSsive siekened the man. naHseatel him with nervous ap- preheusisa og disaster And his emo ti1n was. iudael justified. for on open ing the envelope he pIueIed forth from it q red card
 Tie day of doom. then, was near at hand
 IL took all the lovers strength of win 10 hide from his bride the shock he had sustained, but somehow he car ried the effort through to success. and Lueene had no suspicion that all was not well with the man she so wor shiped But, at once on his return from the wedding journey, Wainwright summoned Marshall. the Pinkerton agent, aud directed the detective to use every resource in an endeavor to discover the mysterious foe
 Nevertheless he was happy in his life. happy beyond aught that he had