Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-06

me .q ao, that ~ +. eSmqnasa oolanF to
."here you VIII ma n" automobile, Hasten.
foT tne tim has almost conc for action"
passed into inc open ali. regarded win HcoTn
ny his companions. Weakness In evil was
Norsh!DDers. and ne realized that ne was re-
punishment having been whispered among
'ht 9rethren ~ the outer council room
MIRA MayHard s doing and Sc :" ready to ob bs
~. rnember waIthed him disappear. untn
conid-nt that he had r.'oined tho un-
rhsn the woman was broush, forth, -her
woa nsT2gdn Sae Fer s, ,g Fiv :1 ~
M'1n an GnhoLy light, as some gold vas
E't Viii ii!''e earn trTr f. pS' AZ Win oar, ~.
slos'sd. Ard / VIII 70, more than this
ysrn%y wa SGs,; -owiy, lost IN thousand
maj ,he Master had oonce'ved and started started
plans. 1t seemed impossible TO ;hwart him.
Ie, 70 dear had Myre Maynard become
Arthur NaIney. that this great Offering o
- ne passed along the auie, semi " Suburban
streets toward tho Maynard mansion. Varney
rad passed during the recent months.
,ntp.S SIHmed HI some dream now in tn.
hsns s,r nG~srinE shru6s and harry home-
strange fate i haG cd to WS be- 6 q s
lie remembered his eariy associa,'on with
by he iaPR h Mas Win n9 sa tora.a It'd
~, h.t;snuons upon her and her mother. untii ne
graces ''' '''' '"''''' Soo4
riTs' his fseln had been Q. selfish
sstible by the innocent young girl II" knew
ma; she had become Interested in MIN: her
mothers fri"ndliness was unnistakable and
nat b nd g his heart haTdsnea the though,
ehsr-faiant Doctor Payson Alden had
V Tarncs ahd sweet intimacy which infuratcd
the ccnnivance OF his Evil Master in winniHg
} ba6 srns conie m, to marry MIN. the physician
that she did care for him enough 20 bs
his wits,, The romance mad been going by
again and again. Earney had Welded TO ths
"ccult POWER Of his chief against the prompt
i&tuail0n for Myra. in the campaign OF muir
ms niind to cast personal caution to- the winds
ana help the girl escape from this new and
~ He Ind reached the street or. which the
more slowly down the hedge row. toward the
lie was passing the smooth lawn now. on
which the croquct ARCHES were set. and he
STOPPED as he heard Myra's slvery laughter.
he told himself he would "I prove Fo hIm a ifst
IIma "a sa1. o Ss He would her
leaves OF the hedge. a.d a wave Of Tescnt-
IHeht swept over him. That laugh was not
spired by none other than the hated Toctor
Alden who stood near the girl on the croauet
green. " ~ 49,
Myra made a shot with his malle, and
missed. Alden took his turn and the wooden
sphere struck the final goal stake
She looked up at Alden's droii grimace OF
triumph
Lucky ut games--unlucky In low. they
say: she told him Alden's fnce became
serious. as he regarded her with n wistiul
look.
I'm afraid So" no answered.
But Myra reached fer his hand tmidly
and held II for just tho fraction OF second
II didn't mean that" she said. and then
droppcd her eyes as she started toward tho
house
Alden followed her. quietly. while yarnsy
drew back from the hedge His face was
flushed and he clenchcd his hands aneriiy
His former mood OF self sacrifice was swept
aside IN jealous maclstrom OF bitter
cgotism.
And l. fool that am. would have made
way for him-I to have given up life. happi-
ness, !, everything. In order that no could WOO
have Myra Maynard for myself. Alden shall
never do IT."
), =, And he strobe angrily toward the driveway.
I.rimiy set in his determination to win all FOR
hlmself or sacrifice the all of others.
. he met Alden coming down the drive and
greetings.
~ mere ets, vas mutual interchange OF distrust
ana dislike In their eyes a they passed.
CHAPTER LIZ.
At The C,frio Shop.
Myra was sitting in tho library engrossed
IN Cosmopolftan Magazine, when hor mother
entered the room.