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Hilda, laid down her book. She
turned lo face her accuser. "Why
should I mukc 11 scene ','" she asked,
I've hud nothing to do with Phil
lips since we parted company ut
While Horse. I've scarcely spoken
to liim, .and you know it."
"You iloirt deny lin n was some
thing between you?"
The woman shrugged noii-coiii
mttlally, her lips purled In u hi int.
cheerless miii ili. "i deny nothing. J
admit nothing."
Although Courtcuu's hmln wa
fogged, hi: experienced a growing
surprise ut the self-possession Willi
which liis will' luid taken thin blow
I wh it h he had aimed uh much at
In r as at pierce Phillips; he stud
led her intently, a mingling of hum.
pit-Ion, of aiiK'T und of admiration
ill hlM uncertain khz-. H-'hhw, for
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loin thing, that hi effort to reach
her hud failed and tliut she re
i mulucd completely (he mistress of
herself. She reclined ut cue in
her comfortable, chair, i iiltu un
stirred by his derision, his Jubila
tion. He beeume uware, ulso, of
Hie fact that she presented un ex
trcmely attractive picture, for the
Holt white fur of the Ioohv rblte hJm
wore cxpoMcd un ullurfiiK kII'"Pc
of tuowy tli rout and hosoui; one
wide bI eve hud fallen hack, idiow
Iuk a Hinoothly rounded arm; Jir
silken unklcH, lifted to t lie 'cozy
warniMi of the Htove, were Hinull
and trim; her feet were Hhod in
neat hltfh -heeled sllpperw. The
Count admired noully Jiod iadlen.
"Vou're u very Htuart-lookliiK
woman." lie cried, with koiiic re
luctance. "You're beautiful, Hilda.
( don't blume the youiiff fool for
fulling. IJtil you ure too old, too
wist,' " ( f
Hilda nodded. "You've said 11.
i'l'oo old umi too wise, jf I'd been
juu younu; und uh Hilly uh when J
j met yon who known? Hv't a
f haudHoine boy."
' AkuIii the hiiHbu lid's uner blunt; d
up,
'I!nt I'm not young and willy."
hl wife Jnlerrupted. , Jtoik had Hptdten truly In nsmir-
j "Juki the name, you played men'i"K 'I'oleon that I'ierce rhillipn
rolten trick," the fount exploded, (lot would be made uh easy for him
"Anil I don'l forgcl. Am for him","H possible. That h what hup-
he wworu Huvagely "he'll learn I pened. No one at tlje Itnrracks
I that It 'u nut sufe lo hunilliutt; me, uppeured to tuko much wtock In
i In roh me tf any woman wile or U.'ourteuu'M charKc, und trven olo-
mlHtrcyH. You've never told me the jnel Cavendish, the commuudant,
ihnlf; I've hud to guess. Uut I'm (took the trouble to Hend for him
! patient. know how to wait and e"Ny the next morning und to usk
to use my eye und my eurs. Then f'" '! whole ntory In detail. When
to strike me: I'ertllllon! I'll fol- i
low this through, never feur."
"How did you gtrt a thousand
dollars, Henri?" the wife inquired,
curiously.
Courteau'H gnze shifted. - "What
difference? J won it on u turn ut
the North Slur; II wiw given to me;
I found II. Anyhow, I hud it. It
I was u good night for me: ves. a
very good night, 1 had my revenge.
and j showed my friends thai I'm
a innii to be reckoned with."
In u tone unexiectedly humble
(he womiin said: "I had no idea
you cared very much what I did or
how 1 carried on. After all. It was
your own. fault."
"Mine?" The Count Inughed in
deriHion und uslonlshineul.
i "Kxuclly If you hud taken the
trouble lo show tne that you cared
well .Ihlngs might have been dif
ferent.' However " The Countess
rone, and with another change of
voice and manner said: "Come
along. Let's do something for your
eye."
The Count si a red ut her In be
wlldermenl. then he turned away,
frying: HHuh I want no help."
At the door he puused to Jeer once
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I more. "Pierre Phillips.' A com
lion thief, u despicably creature
who roltH I he very man lie had
most deeply injured. I've exposed
ti i in lo the luw und to piihlic scorn.
Sleep on that, my dear. Jream on
it." With u chuckle he traced an
uncertain course to the slulrs.
(mounted to his room, und slummed
IiIh door behind him,
He had unrlreHsed and fluntf
hiniHcIf Into bed, but he bud not
yet fallen uslei'p when Hie door re
opened und IiIh wife entered, beur
lii in her hand a Hteamin pitcher
of hot water. TIiIh sin; deposited;
into it hIic dipped a folded towel.
"I'm worry you're dlfiKurcd,
Henri, ' uhe told him, quietly.
Jje.spite hl.s Hiniy proteHtu, Klie
bath-d and Hoot lied hbt- swollen
fcutureM until he dropped uHleep,
after which xiie Hlole out und down
to her room ori the floor, below.
There, however, she paused, tur
inff back up fie. empty tairwuy. a
look of decpewt loulbln upon her
face. Hlowly, curefnlly, kIic wiped
Iht hantlH iik if I hey were unclean;
her lip.s curled into a mirth leas
Kinile; t hen Khe piiNHed into her
chamber und turned the key hc-
hintl her.
' 'lerce nun given u mo offtc
nodded. 'lt looks very much like
a spite ease. 1 couldn't Imagine
your doing such a thing, my boy."
"It It a spite caHe, nothing clue."
"Cuurteau is u rotter, and your
arfulr with hi wife explains liis
animosity."
"It wasn't exactly un 'uffnlr,
sir." l'lcrce colored nllghtly as he
w''m n 'inain
You see, 1 whk
didn't know
i" 1 " tu noni-si
there was a count, und when I
learned then was I up stakes und
ended It. Khe wan the first wo
man who ever Well, sir, I ad
mired her tremendously. She
impressed me wonderfully."
"No doubt," the colonel smiled.
"ShcV an Impressive person. Art;
you still fond of her?"
"Not in the same w;y."
"What about this girl I,uure?"
. This time. I'ierce flushed un
comfortably. "I've no excuses to
orrer there, sir no explanations.
We just tlrifled together. It wis
ii long Irip ami the Yukon does
that sort of thing. Korce of cir
cumstance, an much as anything, T
presume. I've jeen trying to brenk
uway. but " he shrugged.
"You've been n pretty foolish
hid." Pierre remained Hi tent "at
this accusation, und the colonel
went on: "However, I didn't bring
you here lo lecture you. The Royal
I Mounted have oilier things to think
' about than young wuslers who
j I brow themselves away. After fill,
it's u free-jind-eusy conn try and if
I you WLinl to play ducks und drakes
jit's your own business. 1 merely
wiiu I you to realize that you've
! put youi-Hcir In a bad light und that
,yon don't come Into court with
clean hands.
"I understand. I put in a wnko-
ful night thinking about II. It'
the first lime In a long while that
I've done any serious thinking."
"Well .don't be discouraged. A
jllllle thinking will benefit you.
W;.ow then; m going lo put Koek
Efl.ut work on your case, and mean
Bfljjwhile you may have the liberty of
ngjithe linmirkH. You're aenlleman.
Siand I trust you to act us one."
JJj I'ierce was only too grateful for
D this conrlesy. and to realize that
HI hie retained ! he respect of this
BJQ i middle-iigeil. .soldierly officer.
M whom he had long admired, filled
m hbu with l. ep relief. He gave his
promise readily enough.
l.nler In the day Mrond and
H.p.rldges came in to ure htm. und
Hjiheir indignation ut the out rag
Uithttr positive assertion that It was
BJBJ ' nothing less Hum a dcliheralc ron
m splracy, and so considered among
It he I-'ront Street resorts, Immensely
J I cheered hliu.
JJj "You remember the holier 1 lei
H up when them Shei'p-t'umpers
wanted to hang MeCaskey?"
BBj Itroud liHiulreil. "It was my nils
Hgj'take. Mis ear and a hemp knot
would go toucther like rheuma
Mjisnv und liniment."
Bjj ! Hrldgeit ugred. "Iunnv, us three
Bjg bein tillleums. atn't it'." lie mused,
u j "Especially ufter the way we
fdreilged you. We iKdn'l need your
hfl loose change, but there it wan, no
BH.wc took it."
Bfl "Vou'd or done better If you'd
Bflj'turned (;it the htdlnw fir your foot
BJBJ 'hat day anil romped right hack to
ggl the old farm." I '.road asserted.
l "You'd never of doubled op with
Wi the M rf a Mkcy.H and ytm'd still be
M the blushing yokel you was."
Bg! Yes. ou're n different kid.
QBJ now." I tot h gamblers. It seemed.
m were In the nM-lHucholy mood for-
morallxtng. "Why. we w tulkin'
j to Koiiletta altout oh tttis morn
pVJ Ing. She's all bereaved up over
p ttits thing; she sent us here to
cheer you. You was ch nn us an
M apple, then und easier to pick-
J J now you're jut a common bur-fly.
H the same as ns. I jiure done It.
PI She's the batiy vampire that made
fJP a Imm of mi."
mm ,on're md very flattering."
M Phillip!! xmiicd faintly.
"th. I'm sort of repeatln' whnt
J l tty said. She put ine to thtnkin.
M Sin'-! unite u noisy Ititl,- mlKslon
0 arv when she gets Martcil." -Bjg,
Missionary' inm evetaltned.
tn disdain. " dnnl like the word.
2 Them birds is it bout n. useful ns a
H hip pocket tn an undershirt. Why.
PI missionaries don't do no real, lust-
H inn good outside of Indian villages' I
B;l! siir.--thing b'1 tin- the best!
done uroundlyca und Hkuuwuy.
Them ffonpcl-brlngcrH never touch -
ed It. Wet met the sue kern on the
edge or tjie Kroxen North und we
turned 'eia buck by the wore.
Them three walnut husks done
more good than the Ten Com
mundmentii. Yea. sir. a set of
cheutln tools will save morn Ktray
ed Jambs than a ship-loud of Tes
tumentn." "Ietty figurr.H thut somebody
tosHCd thut gold-sack over tho top
of the cage utter you fullered the
Count out."
"Impossible." pierce, declared.
"I got an Ideu." It wa liroud
ii pen king uguln. "Tho mere con
templation or physical violence un
mans thut I'Yog. He'd ubout as
soon have a ben tin' uh have a leg
cut off with a case-knife. H'pose
me und the Kid lure him to Home
lonely upot Home' good yellin'
pluce and net upon him with a
coiipla pick-handles. We'll make
him confess or we'll maim und
melhr him till lit bucks out
through his bootlegs. What d'yuu
aay ?"
Pierce shook Ills head. "Some
thing must be done, but I doubt if
lhat'H II. IPs tough to be dtH
gruced, lo huvo u tiling like this
hanging over you. I wouldn't
mind it half so much If 1 were up
for murder or urson or any man'ii-
slzcd crime. Anything except meal
ing:"
"A mere mutter or choice," tho
former Mpeaker lightly declared
'We got boyn around the ltiulto
Ihut bus tried 'em all. They don't
notice no particular difference."
For Home time the three friends
llscuHsed the situation, then, when
hU visitors rosu to go. Pierce uc
coiupunted them to the limits of
Hit? Hurrucks premises und there
Hlood looking after them, realizing
with a i res 1 1 pung thut he wus u
prisoner. It was an unfortunate
predicument, lie reflected, and
inlte us unpleasant us the one
which hud brought him into con
flict With the ungry men of .Sheep
amp. '1 hat hud been un expe
rience fraught with peril, but his
procnt plight was little better, it
seemed to him, fur ulreudy he felt
the weight of Hie Dominion over
him, ulreudy be funded hi tn.se If
enmeshed In a discouraging tungl
i
of red tape. There wus no ud
venturous thrill to
this affair.
nothing but un odious feeling of
shuine und disgrace which he could
not shako off.
He was staring morosely ut the
ground between his feet when lie
neard a. voice thut cuu.sed him to
sturt. There, fuelng him' with a
light of pleasure in her blue eyes,
was the girl of the skces. "Hello!"
said she. She extended her hand,
and her mitten closed over Pierce'w
fingers with a firm clasp. "I'm
awfully glad to see you again.
jMr. " Khe hcMtuted. then with u
smile confessed. "I o you know,
you're my only pupil and yet I've
never heard your name."
' Pbllllps.': said he.
"Vou don't deserve to be remem
bered at all, for you didn't come
to the dance. And ufter yoti had
promised, loo."
"1 couldn't come," he ussured
tier, I ruthfully enough.
"I looked for you. 1 was tpiHe
hurt when you tailed to appear.
Then i thought perhups you ex
pected something more formal
than a mere verbal invitation. And
in I hat wuy I managed to save, my
vanity. If I'd known who you were
oi how to Und you I'd have had
my father end you a note. If It
wasn't that. Pin glad. Well, there's
another dance this week und I'll
expect you."
"I I'm not dancing." lit; stam
mered. "Not at the liurrucks, any
how." The girl was piixztrrl; therefore
Pierce summoned his courage and
explained, wilh as brave an at
tempt at lightness as In; could
afford: 'You see before you a vic
tim of uu happy circumstance, a
person to be shunned. I'm worse
than a ease of smallpox. I don'l
think you should be seen talking
to me."
"What are yon driving at?"
'Tin getting up Hit; spiritual mo
mentum flecessary lo tell you that
I'm n thief! Truly. . Anyhow, three
choice gentlemen are so sure of it
that they went lo the trouble of
perjuring themselves and having
me urrcslcil "
"Arrested ? You ?"
"Kxiiclly. And the evidence is
very strong.! I almost think 1 must
be guilty."
"Ar' you?"
Pierce shook his head.
"f course ou're not. I remem
ber, now something ful her said
ut breakfast, but I paid no atten
tion. You fought with that good
tonklng Krciich count., didn't
you ',"'
"Thank you for reminding me of
the one cheerful feature connected
with Hie entire nft'uir. Ves. I
raised my band tn him In anger
and let It fall, but Mcutcnunl K-m k
spoiled the whole party."
"Tell me everything, please."
Pierce was more than willing to
oblige, i nd he begun' hL recital at
the time of hl.s first meeting with
Joe MeCaskey on t he beach ut
len. While he miked the girl
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listened with tliut uecullar open
1 eyed mcdituiive gravity he had
noted upon their former meeting.
When he had finished uhv cried.
breathlessly:
"Why, it's' uu exciting us a
book!"
''iJa you reel that way, too?"
I'ierce Inquired, curiously. "As If
everything l un adventure? 1 used
to. 1 used to stand outside of uiy
seir and look on. but now I'm on
Hie inside looking out. I suppose
It's the effect of the gray beard,
Kxpericnce comes fust in this
country. To one thing I've made
up my mind, however; when I get
out of this scrape. If I ever do, I'm
going away up Into the hllb where i
the wind can blow me cleun, und
stay there."
"It's a perfect shame!" the girl
said. Indignantly. "J shall tell fa
ther to fix IL Hte's wonderful as
you probably know. 1
"Inasmuch as I haven't 1 he j
faintest idea who he in " i
"Why, he'.H Colonel Cavendish! '
I'm Josephine Cavendish. I though!
everybody knew me."
Pierce could not restrain a start
of surprise. Very humbly be in
quired: "Now (hat you understand who
I uni and what, I'm charged with,
do you wnni. to know me; be
friends with me?" . j
"We. are friends." Miss Cuven- '
tllsh warmly declared. ''That's not
something thut may happen; 11 hits
happened. I'm peculiar about .such
mutters; I huvc my own way of,
looking at them. And now that :
we're friends we're going to be '
friends throughout and I'm going to '
help you. Come ulotig und meet 1
mother."
"I don't know bow far my pn- J
rolli uxlciuls," Pierce ventured,
doubtfully.
"Nonsense' . There's only one
authority u round here. lOather
thinks he's it. hut In- isn't. 1 am.
You're my prisoner now. (live in
your word you won't try to es
cape "
(To be Continued.)
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