, 1923-01-18


Mt NO. SIX.
you say. that This assault took
placer"
IT hate that world" interpolated
Teddie.
"welI-er-this incident. Now had
you forbidden this man Uhlan entry.
warned him away. and oil that sort
of thing"
No. he was coming there three
times a week, to give me lessons
explained Teddie.
For which he was being duly
paid?"
"No, nothing was ever said about
his being paid" h acknowledged.
And Gerry's increase OF gravity
didn't altogether add to her happi.
ness.
And the day he got his humping
that o~ccasion?"
For the second time Teddie hest.
tated. Life. after all, wasn't so
simple as she had once imagined It.
He came to make love to me-"
she finally admitted, not meeting Ger
rvs eyes. And l had Gunboat Dor
gan there to give him what he de-
served"
Gerry wagged his head. He did so
with what impressed Teddie as quite
unnecessary solemnity.
"Now about his man Dorgan: He
knew exactly why he was doing what
he did?"
''Of courserr
And he expected to be duly paid
for thIs-er-servIce he rendered
you?'' asked Gerry. seeming to per-
sist In his determination that things
,, should not be made too easy for her.
mo. he declined to hav the mat.
ter of money come into It at all"
Teddie rather falter!ngly aclnowl-
edged.
"Thea what was the understand
ing?"
There was no understanding"
Then what did he do. when the
thing was over?"
A silence fell between them.
CITE kissed me-" slowly acknowl.
IL edged truthful Teddie. flushing
up TO the tiptilted brim Of her hat.
Gerry swung sharply about. He
swung about and stared out Of the
sk~yscraper window.
HE had no reason. no excuse, for
doing anything like thatr' supple
mented the tinglins Teddie.
Didn't he, now"' silently sol!lo-
quized Gerry as he swung slowiy
back in his swivel-cha and a star
ing Mt her. Then he added. aloud:
And what happened after that
He presumed on his privileges 10
the ,Xtent OF taking my car u OF
the garage and going ty.ridn s In
It."
without yout knowledge and per
mission"
ENTIRELY! And bumped into i bus
and broke mS lamps
That's much better" Gerry sur
prised her by saying.
WHY" asked 1eddie. vaguely dis
turbed by her remembered failure &c
mention an ~cffhnnded proffer o. ~
same car to th.a same knight VITA
the caul!flower ear.
"Eccause we can settle his .iheh
with 4 iarccry rction." retortel er'
ry. But our biggest nut to crack
I imeElnC, will De Uhlanr'
what can we do about him.
asked TeddIe, with the faintes'
trace of a tremor in her voice.
"There are quite n number OF
things we can do" coolly explained
her solemn-eyed counsellor. Il car
have him put out Of the Camperdown
Club, for one thing. before h week
end. / can demand an impartial ap
praisement Of his physical injuries.
II see Shotwell, this attorney
of his and accept service. I can even
get after EN- for blackmail. And
there are several other things I car
do.
But zach and every n of them
will result in exactly the end we are
most anxious to obviate. BY that ]
mean publicity. newspaper talk. the
reporters you spoke OF as chasing you
all over the map.
THAT'S one thing, Teddie. we
must not and shall not haveI'
ICNo, we mustn't have thatr' ech
" oed Teddle, mysteriously com
forted my the masterfulness OF this
new-founo sage who could achieve
I SuCn u CbOlliCh0tN oAN
view Of the entire tangled-up mud
die.
1t took a load off her mind, &c
know that she had some one. so adroi'
and dependable as Gerry to stand be
side her in this fight against tho
forces OF evn.
She felt sorry, in fact. that she
hadn't come to Gerry in the firs'
pace. Then she felt rather glad II
remembering that since she hht
come to him, she hacn't come looking
Ike n trump.
$50 the best thing you can do
Teddie.'' her new-found adviser wa!
saying to her, lis to leave this en-
tirely in my hands for a day or two
All I'm going to ask you to do is &c
keep mum. to sit tight. Before the
weekend. I feel sure. wen have the
whole thing Strengthened out. And
by the way, what's the name and
address Of your pr!ze-fighter's lady
friend?'
He remained solemnity incarnat'