Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-02

you forgotten that? Your herds were
raided. Even old Twisty Barlow, once
a square man, followed Zoraida Castel. :.
mar into that! And Zoraida herself
was one of the raiders !"
How do you know" demanded
Bruce. And always he laid significant
stress on the word of certainty.
II saw the horse she rode. 1 heard
the whistle which she wears on chain
about her throat. ! even saw the white
plume in her hat"
rs there only one white horse in
Mexico? And only one whistle? And
only one white plume? These things, II
It had been Ioraida, she would have
left behind. In the dark you guessed
! am afraid you have guessed all along
the line"
Then tell me how the devil it came
about that Ioraida showed up at your
place? A pretty tall coincidence"
Nothing of the kind. The whole
thing was engineered by Rios. She
overheard little, guessed it all. Dan
gerous though the effort was, she tried
to be In time to warn me. She came
just too late
Kendric stared at his friend incredu-
lousy. First Barlow, then young
Bruce West drawn from his side and
to Zoraida's. She required men, men
of his stamp. And she seemed to have
the way of drawing them to her. He
felt utterly baf1ed he could at the mo.
ment think of no argument which
Bruce's infatuatlon would not thrust
aside. Where he would depict heart
less, ambitious adventures Bruce would
see a glorifled and heroic superwoman.
Rios came TO the door.
'Scnor West" he said as they
turned expectantly toward him, "Scnor-
ita Ioraida imporps so eloqucntly for
word with you that I have consented.
II you will step this way she will come
to you"
Bruce required no second invitation.
With Rios words he forgot Kendric' >
arguments and Kendric's very presence.
lie went out, his step eager. Before
Rios followed him Kcndric called:
where is Miss Gordon?"
Gone to her room. senior. II you
viii look Mt your watch you will note
that it is time
lt was well after midnight and Ken
dric thought that for all the good he
could 90, he, too, might as well 60 to
Ded. But he was too stubborn q man
to give up his friend 30 easily and he
hoped that since Bruce was not n fool
nc would come in time to see the real
Ioraida under the mask she had donned
for his benefit. So he waited, walking
w and down.
Ioruida entered so quietly thot sLo
was in the room and the door shut
after her before he felt her nrrscncn
lifIlpn luS tI,t
Ing for YOU" he said.
II can see him prcscptly." shc an.
swcred lightly. Il think he will wait,
don't you?'
~ fancy he WILL" he returned bit
terly. What do you want with the
boy, Iorada? What has he done to
you that you should ruin him. first
financially and then every other way?
Aren't you afraid Of what YOU are
building up for yourself? Men like Bar
low and Bruce West may let you sing
their souls TO sleep for little; look
out when they wake UNI"
II think that all along you have
doubted my power she said her eyes
steady on his. Are you beginning to
see that Zoraida Castelmar is a girl TO
reckon witht You have said that the
great things I attempt are beyond me :
have | failed in anything | have tried?"
10 intatuate man is not the same
thing as to build state -
And yet infatuated men make obe.
dient licutcnants."
They grew silent. In each there was
much which was of its nature incorn-
prchensible to the other and which, OF
necessity, must remain so.
Slowly there came a different look
upon the girls face. Her eyes softened