The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-02-04
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! 9TGEOpGE RANDOLPH I[STTR.
and LILLIAN CHESTER m,
(ss..5sv ILLUSTRATED G~C.DRHODrS
:. ILLUSTRATED IC.DRHODES II :.

swiftly place him last Her Uncle
Jim! Too hot.headed. Her Aunt
Cracef Too inexperienced. Her Aunt
Heienf Too conventional. Lucille.
Ted, Dicki sLv laughed. Arlyf
There was knock al the door. aud
.iriy hersslf appeared.
Selfish" chided AIRY. ~we're al
wanting you"
| That's comforting" smiled CAN
Il have Just been being all alone In
the world. on tho most absolutely de-
serted island OF which you can con.
eeive. AIRY, n!t down. ! want TO tell
you something" !.
The black hair and the brown hair
cuddled close together. while Gail, her
tongue once loosened. poured out In 9
torrent Gil the psnt.up misery which
had been accommodating within her fos
the past tempestuous weeks; and
Arly. her eyes glistening with the En-
element Of Il all. kept her exciama'
tons OF surprise and fright and indls.
nation and horror. and everything
else. strictly to such low monosyl
tables as would rot impede the gasp
Ing narration.
I'D like to kin him!" said Arly. In q
low voice OF startling intensity. and
jumping to her feet she paced up
and down the confines Of the little
stateroom. Among all the other sur
prises OF recent events. there was none
more striking than this vast change In
Fth* ,fsaatty cost Hifd 'ssreastiv 4krsys
who had not. until her return from
Calls home. permitted herself an emo
ton In two years
The only way IA which that person
can be- prevented from attacking your
Uncle Jim. which would be his nrst
step, Is TO attack him before no can
do anything" said Arly. pacing up and
down. her fingers clasped behind her
slender back. her black brows knot,ed,
her graceful head bent toward the
floor
He is too powerful" protested Gail.
THAT makes him weak" returned
Arly quickly. "Ip every great power
there 10 one point OF great weakness.
Tell me- again about this tremendously
big world monopoly"
Patiently. and searching her mem.
DRY for details. Gall recited over again
all which Allison had told her about
his wonderful plan OF empire: and
I even now. angry and humiliated and
not repress a feeling OF admiration for
the bIgness OF II. II was that which
had impressed her In the beginning.
IT'S wonderful" commented Arly.
catching trace OF that spirit OF the
exultation which hangs upon the I'm.
folding OF fairyland: and she began to
pace the floor again. Why. Gall. II Is
the most colossal piece Of thieyery the
world has ever knownl" And she
walked In silence for time. That 10
the thing upon which we can attack
him. We are going to stop it"
Gall rose. too,
How" she asked. AIRY, We
couldn't, Just We two girlsl"
why not7" demanded Arly. stop
ping In front OF her Any plan like
that must be so full OF criminal crook
edness that exposure alone Is enough
TO put an end to H."
Exposure" faltered Gall, and
struggled automatically with lie.
long principle. 1t vas told 20 ne Ia
confidence
Arly looked at her In establishment
Il could shake YOU she declared.
and instead put her arm around Gall
Did that person betray no confidence
when he camo to your uncles house
this morning! Moreover he told you
this merely TO oyerawe you with the
glitter OF what he had done, He made
that take the place OF love! Conf
dencel I'll never do anything with
so much pleasure In my life as to be-
tray yours right nowl II you don't
expose that person. will! II there's
any way we can damage him, | In.
tend 10 see that II Is done: and II
there's any way after that TO damage
him again and again. want to do III"
For the first time In that miserable
day. Gall felt thrill OF hope. and
Arly, at that moment, had. to her, the
aspect OF colossal figure. an angel
OF brightness In the night OF her do
SPAR She felt that she could afford
TO sob now, and abe did Il
DO you suppose that would save
Uncle Jim" she asked. when they had
both finished 4 highly comforting time
together.
1t viii save everybody" declared
Airy.
4 hope So" pondered Gall. But
we can't do II ourselves, Arly. whom
shall We get 70 help u.s.
The smile on Arly's face was post.
tive illumination for 4 moment, and
then she laughed.
Gerald" she replied. You don't
know what dear ne Isl and she rang
for sabin boy.
CHAPTER XVI.