The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-08
tAu right. reserved. Til. Bobb.-M Col

YES. SOu cont understand. Rich
ard-you are too young. But II 1.
women like myself who drive men TO
such things. We are educated to be
professional vampires. aud the more
brains We have the more deadly We
are" She gave short. tr0nit.aI laugh.
Don't you want to curve mer'
NO" be answered simply. II d0ui
curse you any more than I believe my
father does n he II alive. If he /.
alive am going to lind him. and II
fnd him. I shall tell him that Z honor
and love him. There WIS q wrong to
be righted. ana he did bis hest" He
went to the door. and there turned
and looked at bier. ''lf IND my IA
Their. Is there any message that may
give him-from your be asked.
''TelI him that that night he won
me-" she snid with dennnce. ''Tell him
that In the brief interindea when . dare
to think I know that I love him. Tel
him that"
Richnrd FarTnhnr bowed and went
out. Half an hour later he renrl,etI his
club Captain S0wer. he was Informed.
had just left with AIR Preston amt y
strnnge gentleman. Whereupon Far.
Iuhar turned in his tracks and drive
straight to Prest0n's lodgings. His
purpose was now twof0Id. and Hre,l
nv white-hot fury Of Indignation. IL
the ''strange gentleman" he had req
ognized Lowe. and Preston WINS foo
with a following Of other fools. For
In that moment FarUullnr Ind ce,iss,i
to I've a mnn ovprshadOwed by his own
black destiny. He was once more amt
for the Inst time the officer upon whose
shoulders rested the honor OF rpyi
ment. the great unity which he served
u was n curious group OF men that
confronted him as he hesftated on the
threshold. That which lie Ind expect.
ed was not there. Evidently cnri
game had been In full swing hut had
been violently interrupted. The cards
lay scattered on the squire. green tahla
beneath the electric light. aud there
was pile OF untouched. apparently
forgotten money. Both Sewer AMI
Lowe were present. together with
Preston and one other man, whom,
Farquhar did not recognize. They
stood fur apart from one another. ny
though divided by some hidden antag.
onism-SOwer BY the Preside. where
he maintained nm attitude OF eisy COOL
nhture. touched intletinnbly with re-
gret: Lowe and the stranger kept to
the shadow OH opposite sides Of the
room. Preston was standing next the
tnble. his hands resting clpnclipl OH
the polished edge. bis boyish face gray
and drawn-looking. AS Fnrgulmr saw
him the spirit Of tension became def
mite. an almost visible occupant Of the
quiet room. And vet II was Arnnud's
face which Farpuhar saw first and
last. Here was Sylvia Omney's III
ture--n white-Iipped man. whom some
violent emotion had made tempOra.
rily old and haggnrd. He md been
seated by the card-table. but now
looked up. and for an instant they
watched each other in open hatred and
distruat
Farquhar came forward. and his
eyes passed swiftly from one silent
figure to the other. And again II was
Arnaud's face which fascinated him.
"What has hnppened?" he asked.
No one answered for moment.
Preston drew himself up.
I'VE were having quiet game" he
said. as though each word were torn
from him by force-"Arnaud. Lowe
and when this gentleman and Cap.
tain Sewer arrived. 1t seems there's
been leakage somewhere can't
explain. | hardly understand myself.
Mr.. Forth. perhaps you'll be good
The man addressed bowed. His
clean haven face was expressionIpss
THE duplicate plans OF Captain
Sewers new nero-gun have been sto
len" he said tersely. They were In
Captain Sewers possession. ana he
was instructed to give full inforl,m tiol
to the younger officers under his com
mnnd Various incidents led him to
believe that the secret had not been
kept. He put the matter Into
my hands, and I've followed the clue
he gave me-here." He paused, sto.
icaIly unconscious OF the almost the
strical tension which his silence
caused. Farquhar glanced about him.
His own pulses were beating faster.
"Well?" 1t was Lowe who had
broken the intolerable silence. He
had never for an instant lifted his eyes
from the face OF the man seated be-
meath the light. and now he took
step forward rs though to meet the
answer. Arnnud looked up with a