Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01

most-but not quite. It was frattering.
even while it was disturbing, to have
two such women so mad about him.
And-they were exceedingly attractive
girls. Now that he hao gone so far, he
had no mind to rest without the hard
earned victory that he felt was his
due;
"oh, 1 am afraid-we should consult
"Basier said than done, you know.
"oh. no." she said. wide eyed. Don't
you know? II is quite easy There Is
Cheiro. the High Priest Of the Nile! He
will show us what We should know"
thing?" asked Harrasford rather scorn-
fully. oh, well-if you really want
He felt that he was humoring a
with her cheerfully enough, ana he was
rather amused at the mystery that was
thrown about their reception. He did
not know that Mary had had dealings
with this medium in the past, and that
the waiter had. after reading Mary's
note, telephoned very exact instruc-
was to have the magic slate reveal.
Even the table tapping, the move
ments Tns. OF a skull, and the other mys-
of seance. remarkably we'll done as
:hey were, did not impress Harrasford
very much. He was thoroughly skep-
revelations of the occult. With MaryI
however, it was different And at the
sight of the message written on the
slate that Cheiro at last showed her,
Look" she cried "The warning I
feareow
You are in danger" he read. "of
treachery of one of your kin. Make
him swear TO be faithful!
"Ah!' she cried. so you would aban-
don me ana go back to her! Oh-why
did l ever trust a MANI"
You've no right to say that" he
said Indignantly. Pm not going to
"rhen swear!' she cried. "wir you
swear an oath to be true to me alone,
in the fashion Of my own, land?"
He nodded rather helpless, and she
what :Ae meant to do she pricked his
ring finger till Il bled, stripped off his
ring, touched 1t with his blood, and
then the BT oIeT her Sn ssg sge Sr SpRss
arms about his neck and embraced
him:
that no one can come between usw
ring?" he said.
paltry ring-7when you pretend to love
angriy.
And though he was disturbed and
9nnoyeo by even this temporary loss
OF his heirloom, he did not feel able to
renew his protest.
Look here" he said instead Sup
pose we go away for a while? Perhaps
your sister will calm down then-eh? .?
We could slip off tonight, you know
go up to Canada, or some place like
that where II wouldn't be so easy for
her to find us"
That might be WELL" admitted Mary.
Tonight?
"The sooner the betterw he said,
fervently. Il want to be in a rather
quieter atmosphere than we seem to be
able to fin6 In this town."
Is for you to say what we shall do"
Then you'd better come to my
place tonight at 10 o'clock" he said.
TIL make all the ARRANGEMENTS, and
we can slip away without your sister
knowing what we mean to do. I think
exciting"
"oh, no." she said, with a laugh.
TN Corsica we would think nothing of
so tame and mild an affair of the heart
as this! Why-no one has been killed
there is not even the danger that you
must kill anyone to carry me away with
I'm glad you think sou he said. "But
! can tell you II is quite as exciting as
IL need be to please me! II II got any
more strenuous I think I'd have to go
on somewhere and take a rest cure"
TT is because you Americans are so
"You do not love with the whole heart
as do we of Corsica! My poor sister,
and II in my heart to be sorry for herr