The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-03-18

wise? Wen, haven't. ] didn't know
until this moment why chose a rare
and high atmosphere 10 reach you.
Now know. II was because you were
there. ! chose only to come 10 you
rather than drag you down to the drab
of the usual. What you have done Is
10 carry me higher than ever meant
70 80. You have taken me or the
beaten path and showed me an un.
expected treasure I'm no longer my
self. am cold and afraid"
Randolph could feel that the speak
er was drawing away from the girl
and moment later his senses were
TO surpass themselves ia additional
divlnutlon. "You are afraid OF TINT
woman In meg" asked Miss Van Tel
Her softly. "What about this oncf"
And then II was that Randolph's de-
ductive antennae quivered under their
burden Of intelligence. lie knew o.
certainly as though hc had faced
about that an adorable Madgc tender
and wlde-eyed. had Slipped her bare
arms around Beachcr Tremont's neck
and kissed him ON the mouth
There was n long silence: then
came Tremont's voice. thick aud
strange To the ear. "A moment ago"
IL said, II was afraid for you; now
I'm afraid. for myself. / nm ike
man WHO has carelessly dropped
lighted match and finds himself with
IN the ring Of q prairie FIRE. can
only wonder al my stupidity IN think
ing Of you In connection wifi. q casual
possession aud not as n consuming
flame. You see? Already sou have
burned through the thin crust o. Hes
that guards man from definite seizure
by woman--any woman"
kiss me. Beacher." murmured The
girls voice as though his words had
swired around and by her. leaving
her purpose untouched Take me
and hold me carefully where no IN,
kind air can drive me from you. Take
al the women ID ine-onc by one II
you must"
AZ thar moment Mr.. Robert II, Ran.
doiph IN tlIe person of slim Heryey,
chauffeur. very nearly wrecked his
four-cyllnher argosy with rs burden
OF three fates. Rtil individually and
collectively --lsailspensaiir 10 lhe con.
tinuity of tlis yarn lilo mlsgedNthr
ditch by a hairs breath. caught his
own with a gasp. returned 20 tie mid.
die Of the broad highway and fixed
hiE attention on certain very definite
matter with which Il had been more
or less constantly concerned ever since
he had been directed 10 hlt Il up for
Greenwood.
The road 10 that well-known hostel
rs was uscfuly devious aud fares
were seldom worried as 10 how any
particular driver SIT sut 10 End this
choicest ~ needles 10 The bay stack u
the country inns that dot the land.
scape Of Wcstchester and adjacent
counties as Tong rs he brought the
search to successful end somewhere
/ this side of the pangs Of hunger.
Nevertheless, had not Mr.. fremont.
I himself q mot0rist of no mean expert.
encc, been completely absorbed by the
sudden discovery that he had his
/ right arm around an entirely new
/ world he would have been struck in.
eyitaby by two things First, that
this was certainly not any one Of the
climbing roads 10 the Greenwood hos
! telry; second, that the man nj the
I wheel knew more about losing his way
/ In the vicinity Of Manhattan and find
ing 1t again than did the combined
roadmaps OF the United States and
/ its allies supposing II 10 have had
allies nj the time. However. Mr. Tire.
monts absorption was not only nbso-
lutte but continuous 50 that II held
him in lis memorable grip right up to
the moment OF CHASTITY awakening and
even over the edge. lie was just say
ing, "My darling, never fear. I'm
taking YOU to a place so quiet and 50
guarded that this dream which you
have dressed In an unexpected glory
can flow OH unbroken us long as we
are true TO II and 10 ourselves" wher
the cab drew up at solemn aud i'm
presslye portal
Without leaving his seat the cab
man reached back, Unmatched the dooi
and threw II open. Greenwood Gene
terry sir" he barked.
(Coutinued next week.