The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-10

mining engineer. lie invests ne
i Hon mine and the two live a life o
hardship In the west Leila grows L
hate her life OF drudgery and re
turns east 20 her parents Just befor
east. Halsey Brent. a young million
airo and former sutton OF Leila, re
news hts attentions and she appeal
10 him TO sell the stock certificates o
Carriers mine which the latter ha'
turned over 10 her. Brent receives
telegram from his expert that th'
y mine Is worth several millions Hnc
gives Leila $4,000 for her shares
and a servant. finding IL. gives II e
Leila
Leila took the sheet OF paper he
proffered. CHANGING idly al II she
saw the words Leila A mine" In
another second she was eagerly
reading the report the mining expert
had ielegraphed 10 Brent
Again and again she read IL, bit by
bit. beginning 10 understand the
crafty trick played by the man she
had believed was so devoted 10 her
"He--he knew there was an enor-
nous fortune In our mine" she muir
INJURED, dazedly. "He knew IL! And,
knowing that, he has paid me tho
10000 He has cheated me, as
counterfeiter cheats a feeble-minded
farmer, Worse-he has robbed
Tom, He has made me rob Tom :
Snatching up the telephone, she
called Halsey Brent's ONCE. A clerk
answered that Brent had not yet re-
turned.
"Tell him to come here at once,
The minute he gets TO his Office!
che ordered.
..He must give back the stock 10
me. He shall give IL back" she told
herself, fiercely. And then I'll new
or let him speak to me again.
And Tom" her angry eyes softening.
"Tom wss right after ali. Darling
old Tom, Our dream Is coming true
---our golden dream-his and mine"
II seemed TO Leila an unbelievably
lung time before Halsey Brent's
name was announced by the butler.
although Brent had started uptown
again the moment he received her
message on reaching his once.
He mounted the flight Of hall
stairs and with tender smile hur-
Red into the living room where Leila
awaited him.
But at sight of the girls set face
and fiashing eyes his smile faded
into a look Of puzzled wonder.
what IL itT he stammered.
~what is the matter! You look Ill.
Are?--'
Here is your ten-thousand-dollar
check" she interposed harshly
stake II and give me back my
stock certificates"
.The--the stock certificates? he
uttered, dumfounded. But
"The stock you swindled me out
Of" she fiared. losing her self-con-
troll. The stock you stole from US.
Give n back. Give It back. say!
"But Leila, l."
Here IL the telegram you drop
ned" she hurried on, "that VIII save
you the trouble Of a falsehood. /
know the whole vile trick. And /
want tack my stock"
Her voice had risen as she refter-
ated her wrathful demands It's
sound prevented her from hearing
ring at the front door bell on tho
iloor below and the opening and
closing of the door.
take the check" she insisted.
sand give me back my certificates
Halsey Brent was known In Wall
1t. as a man who never lost his
head and who could not be stagger-
ed by any sudden emergency. And
he well deserved this reputation. AIT
.cr the fret mcmentary shock OF
IIeila's denunciation his quick brain
not only recovered its poise. but saw
way to profit by the mischance.
"irl gladly give you back the
stock, little GIRL" he said, pleasantly,
a. he drew the sheaf of certificates
from his pocket. "But-hrst, you've
rot to earn them"
Earn them?' she echoed. per-
picked
E,~ "Yes. You must promise TO make
me gloriously happy by marrying
me, just az soon as we get rid OF
z Garter for you. Do that and the
stock Is yours for the asking"
He drew near To her as he spoke
Before the Mortified girl could guess
his intent, he had caught her In his
y arms.
"Just one kiss, to seal the prom
ise." he begged, and"
''Let me go, You brute! Let me
go'" cried Leila, struggling In vain
10 free herself.
mot tn I get the kiss!" laughed
Brent. "Then l."
His clasped arms fell from about
her sinking body and he reeled
back--under the thud Of smashing
blow in the mouth.
Tom Carter. his tanned face dis
= torted with fury, had leaped into the
room and without a word had attack.
ed his wlfe's insulter
Leila screamed at sight of the
rage possessed man. But before she
c. uld intervene Carter and Brent
were close-locked In death crap
pie.
Up and down the room the two
cofnbatsnts fought. overturning fur