The Glenwood post., 1916-04-08
CONTINUED from last weekly
SYNOPSIS.

' CHAPTER I-Alan Wayne is sent away
from Red Hill, his home, by his uncle,
J; Y. as moral failure. Clem runs after
him III a tangle of short skirts to bid him
Eood-bY.
CHAPTER II-Captain Wayne tells
Alan of the failing Of the Waynes. Clem
drinks Alan's health on his birthday.
CHAPTER III-Judge Healey buys
picture for Alix Lansing. The Judge de-
tends Alan in his business with his en-
iployers.
sea. homeward bound. and start fiirta-
ton which becomes serious.
CHAPTER Vat home. Nance Sterling
asks Alan to go away from Alix. A1fx
Is taken to task BY Gerry. her husband.
CHATTER W-Gerry, a. he thinks.
thing, and goes to Pernambuco.
CHAPTER vI1-Alix leaves Alan. on
the train and goes home to find that Ger
ry has disappearad
Gasping, she pushed Alan from her,
Their eyes met His were burning,
hers were frightened. She moved slow
ly backward to the door and with her
hand behind her opened the latch.
Alan did not move. He knew that IL
he could not hold her with his eyes he
could not hold her at all. The train
started. Alix passed through the door
and rushed to the platform. The por-
ter was about to drop the trap on the
steps. Alix slipped by him. With all
her force she pushed open the door
and jumped. The train was moving
very slowly but AliX reeled and would
have fallen had it not been for pass
ing baggageman. He caught her and,
still in his arms, Alix looked back.
Alan's white face was at the window.
He looked steadily at her.
Eye almost wint with him, Miss"
said the baggageman, with a full
brosue and twinkling eye.
How did you know?' said AlIx,
,dazed.
At the strange question the baggage
mans longer upper lip drew down to
gravity. "Where dye think l was
whin ye stipt off the thruin into me
,armsY'' he asked solemnly.
''That's right. said AK as she fol-
lowed his lead to n cab. She got in
and then shook hands with her escort.
He looked at the dollar bill her grasp
left behind.
"That wasn't called for, Miss. 1t
was enough for me to have saved ye
from fall"
, You didn't save me-" said Alix with
bewilderIg smile 81 saved my
self"
She left him scratching his head
over this fresh enigma.
! Alix was tired and hungry when
she got back home but excitement kept
her up. She felt that she stood on the
threshold of new effort and a new life.
After all, she thought, 1t was she that
had made her dear old Gerry into 4
time-server. She could have made him
: into anything else IL she had tried.
She longed to tell him so. Perhaps he
would catch her and crush her in his
arms as Alan had done. She laughed
at herself for wanting him to. She
rang for the butler. Where's your
master, John?"
Il don't know, ma'am. Mr.. Gerry
hasn't come back since he went out
this morning." To John, Mr.. Lansing
was person who had been dead for
some time. His present overlords were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerry and Mrs. Lansing
when she was In town.
Telephone to the club and IL he Is
there tell him want to see him."
said Alix and turned to her welcome
tea. The sandwiches seemed unusual
ly small to her ravenous appetite.
Gerry was not at the club. Alix
dressed resplendently for dinner.
Never had she dressed for any other
man with the care that she dressed
for Gerry that night But Gerry did
not come. At half-past nine AK or
dered the table cleared. "I'll not dine
tonight" she said to John. when
your master comes, show him In here"
She sat on in the library listening
for Gerry's step in the ball
From time to time John came into
the room TO replenish the fre. On one
of these occasions Allx told him he
might go to bed but an hour later he
returned and stood In the door. Alix
looked very small, curled up in great
ileathern chair by the fire.
"It's after one o'clock, ma'am," said
John. "Mr. Gerry won't be coming
in tonight" Alix made no answer
John held his ground. Its time for
you to go to bed, ma'am. Shall I
call the maid?"
It was long time since John had
taken any apparent interest in his mis-
tress. AK had avoided him. She
had felt that the old servant disap-
proved Of her More than once she
had thought Of discharging him but
be had never given her grounds that
wesld tistify her before Gerry. Now
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