The Washington times., 1918-05-15

NEW YORK
A Gripping Serial Story Of
Love and Battling
Mystery.
By Z, Y, AND z.
Part one-(coutinued1

IounQ cut that retro Reuhi
visited Mrs. WillOughby at her
house. that he went TO AdderIsy, s
and that no one has seen him since.
But. as told you. I do not pro.
pose to make capital out OF that
knoWledge-as long as Pietro never
reappears"
Guy grippsd the detective By the
hand
Thank you he said. simply.
Lillian II vIndIeated.
Lillian suffered a serious relapse
as the doctor had prophesied. and
for a few weeks there was grave
doubt as TO her ultimate recovery.
For this reason. perhaps, and also
on account OF the part she had played
in clearing Pangbourne at the last
moment, the court dealt very gently
WitE her when. In due course, she
appeared. a pitiful wreck OF her
former self. to answer to the charge
OF btgamy- II was shown that her
hrst husband had deserted her and
that she had certain reasons to be-
lieve in his death. There waA no
one to prove that this was not so,
So, in the result, 4 nominal SEN
tenee was inflicted. a sentence
which was practically equivalent to
her immediate release. And public
opinion was loud in its applause OF
the manner in which justice haa
ben tempered with mercy.
GogNAeseent. free. and in her
SW1 h001 once more, LIIlianS
troubles. however. were far from
being at an end. There was very
little money to meet all the heavy
expenses TO which she had been
put, and her old creditors-thoss
whose claims had not been satisfied
BY Frank Willoughby-were as
Guy put IL, on the warpath again.
She was harassed on ali sides.
To make matters worse. soon
after the bigamy charge had been
absolutely disposed OF. Tweedledum
appeared one morning, a heavy
frown wrinkling his broad fore
head and his thick lips Tightly set
He threw down his hat and drew 81.
his chair up to Lillian's sofa
The Way OF . Noman-
I've done my best. Lillian" he
said: you know l have. But I'm
hanged il I don't think the game
is up
What do you mean?" she asked
That woman"-he was evtdentI1 ;
referring to Mrs. Pangbourne-sahs n
Is cat II ever there was one.
Shes got Jealous OF you. I've done
my pest 70 make things straight =,
win her's and didn't like to worry
you ABOUT II before-but things
nave come TO a climax now
What has happened." Lillian
looked at him with An snxfo,1s -.
She has cut on supplies" ala
the man. surlily, and / don't kroyT
note" eiiAI
You don't mean cried Lillian
mat you have QuarreIed with
Mrs. Pangbourne?
Wen. no." the man admitted
It's not as bad as that. Sur sns
strongly objects that any more Of
her money should find Us way
INTO your pockets She's Jealous
mats what II is. I've done nv
pest to point out that you were to
nave ten thousand a year for life
nave counted upon it" inter
rupted Lillian 1T IS a small r.
turn 70. all 1 have endured"
SOL nave pointed out to her
continued Tweedledum. IN repIv-
she simply says that you faiI,d,
ana that, moreover, il you had not
returned so inopportuneIy she
would be free today. Perhaps Pang-
bourne has been hanging around
Lost His S.Inauenee.-
Lillian was trembling with sup-
pressed rage. Have you said
she exclaimed. angriIy. that IrIhad
wished to do so I could have shown
up the whole conspiracy in court.
Shat could have proved both you
and her guilty OF perjury? THAT
can still do it il am forced to do
it,
Yes, I have said all that"
"Wen?'
My dear Lillian, when a woman
Is jealous she won't listen to Tea4
SON Violet is in a very unreason-
able frame OF mind just now. The
fact IS she is angry with nc, and
thinks l have not ben as attcn-
tive to her as I ought to DC. Fc=-
haps II is true. ] didn't go to Italy
as l had promised-there " ere ether
Kings which cropped Up ubexpected-
" and kept me in town. She lur-
-ied back to New York. and has
lone nothing but reproach ne eyer
since. II appears that she met
very charming Italian noblNman At
Jrta, who has offered her devotion
u his life. Found out what shes
worth. l suppose. and playing the
Same on his own account. Anyhow,
hes rather taken with him, but il
sind enough TO give me the prefer
nee
But her surely Won have
lot lost your influence over here"
Love w.. Money.
"She is very changed to what she
used to be. She has the idea that
L is only her money ant-that
am losing my affection for her
and I suppose I can't act as well
rs 1 used to. As l told you. l really
lid love Violet once. but that was
before society got hold OF he-. aud
made her what she Is. She's got
very close with her money now.
and says that whatever happens
she won't give up control of it.
I've an idea its all done TO test
I'm getting heartily sick
u st."
And she isn't afraid that I may
make things unpleasant for her.
No" TWccdlcdum shook his
head and rested his big hands upon
MS knees. she says that for YOUR q"