The Washington times., 1920-10-24

BIZ May Xohe Gady Francis Hope)
CHAPTER XVII.
(Continued from Last Sunday.)

(Conttnued from Last Sunday)
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r0-DAY come to the last of the chapters of the
story have chropicled in these pages from week
- to week-the last chapter can write, for it will
bring me up to the present-up to little cottage in
Southern California with the growing just outside
my front door and with happiness within
But did not arrive at this modest humble haven Of
rest without many dramatic climax in the "last act'
Of the life drama which, verify believe the sinister Hope
Diamond helped to weave for me.
Last week told Of leaving Captain Strong in Paris
while went to London and found there
in my efforts to gather together money to replace that
which he had squandered in Buenos Aires. re-
NAMED alone in London and through my tour of the
provinces. Each week received letter from Captain
Strong asking for more money and saying that he
guessed he'd be coming along to join pretty
Hurriedly each time sent him thousand dollars
and told him to remain in Paris knew he always would
be the end Of the string waiting for pull it and
bring him to if eyer wanted him again, just long
as had the money to lure him. So not worried
about him. Instead, my nerves were having rest and
was fast regaining my old time buoyancy
AT the end Of my tour Of the provinces returned TO
America. Hero found little difficulty in procuring
engagement preferred to play ''on the road' to
manning in New York, after short stay in town
went with my company tour. My health and my voice
had come back to me, and very successful Every
place played the people were kind to and came in
great audiences. ! was saving money. did not send
quite much Captain Strong, because began real
ize that was far better off, mentally and physically by
not seeing him.
While we were in the West met very rich man, q
bachelor who fell in love with me. He a splendid
man, of the Western type like WELL and his love
for unselfsh and sincere He followed the
pany from town to town. always solcitous for and
urging to follow the dictates of my better judgment,
obtain divorce from Strong and marry him.
perhaps you do not really love me now, Mayse,' he
would say me- but those whom you have loved in the
past have measured up to your ideal of the-so
why not marry me and give me a chancef think you
will learn to love deeply after while, for shall make
1t my life's work to make you happy
He had the money and he had the gentle, kindly dis
position to accomplish both thought. So decided that
would set myself Free had travelled around the world
to force Captain Strong to marry and now decided
to undo the bond which had cost me much just as
quickly as / could.
Some teepathic wave must have carried warning OF
that conclusion to the Captain, who having such
gay time in those Partisan haunts which ourshng
in those days just they flourish nowthose hauns
of which all have read much quite recently in
necton with the death Of the beautiful motion picture
star whose life sacrificed to them My company had
booked tour Of Canada and we began just at that time
trek eastward arrangements having been made for
MS to play week in Atlantic City One day during the
week the telephone in my apartment rang. Something
grpped at heart while the little bell still tinked Ny
hands shaking when lifted the receiver. knew
just well il, someone had told me- would hear my
husband voice the other end Of the wire Sure enough
there it was-the old soft, taunting merry Heo,
old girl-how's everythingf"
couldn t answer, was SO nearly overcome "Where
in Heavens name youf' I asked. "In Montreal
just to visit mother, who's here. Shall
down, will you upi / haven't much money left,
You know, you want me to down there send up
few hundred"
Same old voice; same old story, "send
money"
must confess a strange impulse quivered through
impulse to scod and urge him to hurry to my side
in the breath But caught hold Of myself and told
him he like bad penny, always turning up at the
wrong tme and that he had better wait for in Mon