The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-02-07

dared not snalyxe. Perhaps. after aA
her .elf-dfspeetion, there were Sun -
rret chamber. She thought almost
Win fear Of what they might contain.
Her sense Of superiority was vanisA-
in1- she was, after al. IKE Other
women
-YeA" sbs promised. Il WIN hean
We win leave 1t At that Some oay
You shall talk to me again. II you nka.
In the meantime, remember we are botA
free You have not known many WON
en-. and you may change your mind
when you have been longer in Londo4
Perhaps 1t will b better for yoa Il
you dol"
THAT is quite impossible" John said
firmly, "You see," he went on. look
Ing at her with shining eyes. Il know
now what I half believed from the nrst
moment that saw you. love Jour-
Sprinsing restlessly to her feet. she
walked across the room ana peex
axaIn. Action of come sort seemed fn.
perative. A curious hypnotic feeling
seemed to be dulling all her powers
of resistance. She looked into hef life
and she was terrified. Everything had
grown Insignificant It couldn't really
be possible that with her brains, her
experience, this man who had dwelt IN
his Life In the simple ways had yet the
power to show her the path toward the
greater thingsi She felt like . child
aRain. She trembled a little ~ ahs
sat down by his side. It was not In
this fashion that she had intended to
hear what he had to say.
Il don't know what Is the matter
with me today" she murmured dis
tractedly. Il think must send Sou
| away. You disturb my thoughtA- ]
can't see life clearly. Don't hope for
too much from me-" she begged. but
don't go away" she added, with 4 sud-
den Irresistible impulse Of anxiety.
"Oh, I wish-I wish you understood me
and everything about me, without my
having to say a word"
Il feel what you are" he answered.
~and that Is sufficient"
| Once more she rose to her feet and
walked across to the window. An au-
tomobile had stopped in the street be-
low. She looked down upon 1t with
a sudden frozen feeling Of apprehen-
sion.
| John moved to her side, and for him.
too. the Joy Of those few moments was
clouded. A little shiver Of present.
ment took Its place. He recognized the
| footman whom he saw standing upon
the pavement
ut is the prince Of Seyre," LOUISE
faltered.
"Send him away" John begged
I'VE haven't finished yet. I won't say
anything more to upset you. What
want now is some practical guidance
II cannot send him away!"
John glanced toward her and hated
himself for his fierce jealousy. She
was looking very white and very par
thetic. The light had gone from her
eyes. He felt suddenly dominant. and.
with that feeling. there came all the
generosity Of the conqueror.
"Good-by !" he said. perhaps can
see You sometime tomorrow.
He raised her hand to his lips and
kissed her fingers, one by one. Then
| he left the room. She listened to bis
footsteps descending the stairs, nEm,
resolute, deliberate. They paused,
there was the sound Of voices-ths
prince and he were exchanging greet
ings; then she heard other footsteps
ascending. lighter, smoother, yet Just
as deliberate.
Her face grew paler as she listened.
There was something which sounded
to her almost like the beating Of fats
in the slow, inevitable approach q
this unseen visitor.