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-------- THE--------- Masquerader By KATHERINE CECIL THURSTON. Author of "The Circle,” Etc, rs- - COPTER VII (Continued i. hour later the two men passed iLoder's bedroom, where the final Ljents bad been completed, Ft„ the sitting room. Loder ! jpit m faultless evening dress. IL r «us carefully brushed, th» L be wore fitted him perfectly. F fiance, critical or casual, he [¿e -nan who had mounted the I md entered the rooms earlier Lfreniug Chilcote's manner of L,f mid poise sf the head seemed L, desi-uided upon him with Chll- fdothes. He came into the room L and passed to the desk Mre no private papers." he said, have nothing to lock up. Every- L fan tUnd as It Is. A woman □ ftobms conies In the mornings Ln up nnd light the fire; other- ivoii must -lilft for yourself. No will disturb you. Quiet, dead L li about the one thing you can t on." Btote. half halting In the door- ¡imide an attempt to laugh. Of pn> be «as noticeably tlie more irraasec In Loder’s well worn brushed tweed suit he felt strand ( his own personality, bereft for noment of tlie familiar accessories helped to cloak deficiencies and ithe wheel of conventionality coin My rolling. He stood unpleasant mmdous of himself, unable to « his sensations even In thought glanced at the Are. at the table, ¡y it the chair on which he had wn his overe >at before entering fclroom At the sight of the coat pare brightened, the aimlessness ok him. and he gave an exclama- of relief. r Jove!" he said. “I clean for- dog.’ “Of course, that first specs 1 ought t' have enlightened me. but it didn't. ! only saw the smile and heard the voice I knew nothing of whether Iley We.-« deep or shallow. So 1 found tlie in.. and found the dog. The tirst expr« gratitude, the other didn't. I extr' t ed him with enormous difficulty t the wreck of the luggage van. and l-i. was how he marked bls appreciation. Tie held out bls hand ai.d nodded to- wurd the scar. Chilcote glanced up. “So that's the explanation?" "Yes. I tried to conceal the thing wfieu I restored the dog. but 1 was bk-edtag abominably and 1 faded. Then the whole business was changed. It was I who needed seeing to. my new friend insisted; 1 who should be 1 «oked after and not she. She forgot the dog in the newer Interest of my wounded finger. The maid, who was practically unhurt, was sent on to engage rooms at the little inn, and she and 1 followed slowly. "That walk impressed me. There was an attractive mistiness of atmosphere In the warm night, a sensation more than attractive In lielng made much of by a woman of one's own class and country after five years' wandering.” Ue laughed with a touch of ironv "But I won't take up your time with details. You know the progress of an ordinary love affair. Throw in a few more flowers and a little more sunshine than Is usual, a man who is practically a hermit and a woman who knows the world by heart and you have the whole thing. “She Insisted on staying In Santasa- lare for three days In order to keep my finger bandaged. She euded bv staying three weeks in the hope of »masuing up my life. “On coming to the bite! she had glv rhat?" Loder looked round. fhe rings." He crossed to tlie coat en no name, and in our first explana thrust his hand Into the pocket, tions to each other she led me to con ^duplicates arrived only this after- clude her an unmarried girl. It was at »—the nick of time, eh?” He spoke the end of the three weeks that I learn ; bl« Huger* searching busily. Oc- ed that slie was not a free agent, as I bad innocently Imagined, l*ut possessed Itiou of any kiud came as a boon, der slowlj followed him. and as a husband whom she had left ill with box was brought to light he leaned malaria nt Florence or Home. “The news disconcerted me. and I nrd interestedly. I I told you, oite is the copy of an took no pains to hide it. After that the ignet ring, the other a plain band end came abruptly. In her eyes 1 had Ipiaili gold band like a wedding become a fool with middle class prin (Tiilcote laughed ns he place«! ciples; in my eyes— But there is no four rings side by side on bls nei-d for that. She left Santasalare the i “I could tliluk of nothing el«e same night In a great confusion of would be wide and not osteuta trunks and liatboxes. and next morning i You know how I detest dis I strappisl on my knapsack and turned my face to tlie south." ier touched the rings. “You have "And women don’t couut ever after?" taste." he said. “Let's see if Chllcote sntlted. lieguiled out of him lerve their purpose.” He picked self. l np and carried them to the lamp. Loder laughed. "That's what I've Ucote followed him. “That was been trying to convey. Once bitten, gly wound." lie said, his curiosity twice shy!” He laughed again and «kening as Loder extended hie sl!pi>ed the two rings over his finger r “Row did you come by It?” with an air of finality. (other smiled. “It's a memento.’ •‘Now. shall I start? This is the latch key?" He drew a key from the pocket If bravery?” of Chilcote's evening clothes. "When Io. quite the reverse.” He looked I get to Grosvenor square I am to find Io M his hand, then glanced back your house, go straight in. mount the Chllcote. "No,” he repeated, with stairs and there on my rigid hand will nusual Impulse of confidence. "It be tlie door of your—I mean my own Ki to remind me that I am not ex private rooms. I think I've got it by ft—that I have lieen fooled Ilk» heart. I feel inspired. I feel that I ir men." can't go wrong" He handed the two fltst implies a woman?” remaining rings to Cblleote and picked Again T-oder looked at The up the overcoat. 'on hie Unger. “I seldom recall the I “I’ll stick on till I get a wire.” he * It’s so absolutely past. But I ; said. “Then I'll come back and we'll * like to rememlier It tonight. I reverse again.” He slipped onulie coat Krwant yon to know that I've lieen ■nd moved back toward the table. JWh the tire. It’s a sort of guarau Now that the decisive moment had Come It embarrassed him. Scarcely i.’ote made a hasty gesture, but knowing how to bring it to an end, he held out Ids hand. *ber Interrupted it. Chilcote took It. paling a little. "■ I know you trust me. But you're k* tne a risky post. I want you to '“Twill be all right!” he said, with a women are out of my line— sudden return of nervousness. “'Twill k out »f it." be all right! And I've made It plain about—about the remuneration? A w. my dear chap”— went on without beetling. hundred a week, beside« all expense* Loder smiled again. "My pay? °h. “ Hang happened eight years age *ht»Mlarv." he said, "a little place yes. you've made It clear as day. Shall 7*n I.nna aud Plstorla a mere we say good night now*' ■W of houses wedged tietween two “Ye». Good night.” There wa» a strange, distant note in 1 * tgul • ii<- <>f old Italy cruia **way under flowers and sunshine. Chilcote's voice. but the ether did not 1 nothing to suggest the present pretend to hear It. He pr«-»»ed the T except the occasional passing band lie was holding, though the cold tr’*n round the base of one of the dampness of It re]s‘lled him L I hafl 1 terally «tumbled upon tbt “Good night." he said again. "Good night.” on » long tramp south from They stood for a moment awkwardly rland and had lieen tempted lute ’ *t tbs little inn. The night after looking nt each other, then Loder qui-t •nmethtng unusual occur ly disengage.! hl» hand, crossed the Tber- was an accident to U __ m room and pas»ed through the door Chllcote. left standing alone In tlie •! th» point where It skirted the to c "■ " was a «mall excitement. All Inst sound of the other's footste|«s was shltants were anxious to help audP'de on t' e nncnri>etod «fairs Then with a furtive, hurried gesture, he B'} *har*' 8 matter of aud smash was not disastrous caught up the green shaded lamp g s wt-re hurt and fright passed Into Loder s bedroom ■Sit nobody was killed." CHAPTER VIII u*e l and looked at his compau O all men come portent mi « mo I- seeing hiai Interested, went menta, difficult moments, trf umphant moments. Ixtder had ’he«e passengers was an had his examples of all tbrea. ‘•dy iff H|| concerned In tbs was the least upset. When but so moment In bis career ever ____ In strangeness of ••>«- equaled **r **”* w“* on it ", 1 r ' n * { carriage« that In wbl. fi. dressed in ano'ber m ' '» her hat On seeing Ckxbes. be fittsd the latchke. for the ■ up with the most charm first time Into the door of tie other * ^Mtaabfe. man’s house The act waa quietly done Th« key f kk ' M ,**<1 w,,tlne Tor som» fitted the lock sawotbly and «kasJTïl ,h* ’•l<1 •"’P“ smashed up aome gers turaed It without bagltation —rt, osua«Jy eitrssnel.» heart I . ' •*'vwi<1 ctoaa carriages ttxaig» hie 1 * “cdeZy to help me Bud sto»«!’ beat atarpiy fee a aereeid. Ib» m ua.l loomed massivo aud somtier. de» Pite the muderuity of electric ligin« It was darkly ami exiwu-.friv »rated in black ami >.i,. a frieze <lf wrought bronze.' rvpre ««ting pea Cocks with' outspre ■ 1 t. 1» ornament- :l’ ’ - ’ were <>( L.-nv> ironwork cu.l (to , somewhat formidable tir*‘place was of the same <Lfk metal. Loder looked r.bout him. thru ad vanced, bls heart again beating quick ly as hi« h ind touched the cold ban later ami he lagan his ascent of the stairs. But at .-ach step bis confl- deu-e strengthened, bis feet became more firm until, at the head of the stairs, aa if to disprove his assuramv hi - pulses played him false unv more this time to a more serious tune From the farther end -f a well lighted .-or ri-lor a maid was coming straight In his direction. F t one short se<-ond all things ae n-sl to whiz about him; the eer tainty of itoteetiou orerpowered hit mind The Indisputable knowledge ih.it he was John Loder and no other, a- pile all araior of effroutery and Areas, so dominated him that an other considerations shrank t-efore it. It wanted but one word, one simple word of denunciation, aud tlie whole scheme was shattered. In tlie dismay of the moment he almost wished that the word might is? spoken and the sus pens-- euded. But the maul came on in silence, and so incredible was tlie silence that Loder moved onward too. He came within a yard of her. and still she did not speak. Then, as lie passed her, she drew back respectfully against the wall. The strain, so astonishingly short, bad been immense, but with Its slack ening came a strong reaction. The ex- pected humiliation seethed suddenly to a desire to dan- fate. Pausing quickly, he turned and called the wo man l>ai*k. The spot where he had lialti-d wn» vividly bright, the ceiling light being Lodi r bore hit tcrutlny withoutfttm'hlmj directly above his head, and as she came toward him be raised bls face de llbetately and waited. She looked at him without surprise or interest. “Y»«. sir?" she said. “Is your mistress In?" he asked. He could thiuk of no other question, but It served his purpoae as a test of ills voice. Still the woman showed no surprise. “She's not In. sir." she auswered. "But she's exjiected in half an hour.” "In half an hour? All right. That’s all I wanted.” vv'itli a movement of decision lusler walked lan k to tlie stair head, turned to the right and opened the door of t'hllcote'a nsims. The door oi-entsl on a short, wide pas sage. <>u one side sto-ui tlie study, on the other the bed. bath aud dressing rooms. With a blind sense »f knowl adge and unfanilliarip. bred of much descriptlou on t’hilcote’s part, be put his hand on tlie study door ami, still exalted by the omen of Ills first sue cess, turned the handle. Inside the room there was firelight and lamplight and a studious air of peace. The realization of this and a s'.ow incredulity nt Ghilcate's voluntary renunciation were Ills first Impressions. Then his attention was needed for more Imminent things. As he entered the new secretary was returning a volume to its place ou the b--ok shelves At sight of him be push ed it hastily into position ami turned round ••I was making a few notes on the jKilitical position of Khurasan, he said, glancing with slight apprebenslvene«» at the other's face, lie was a small, shy man. with few social attainment«, but an extraordinary amount of learn- Ing—the antltbesls of the alert Bless ingtou. whom he had replace«!. Ixxler bore tils scrutiny without flinching. lad«»!- •* stni-k him sud denly that then- «»• a fund of inter p,. \tn «t of ex. tement In tlie ••» countering -f ea«h I««lr At the thought be moved forward to the desk. "Thank yoi Greening.” he said. "A V»rv useful b t of work.” The secret, r g.:tnc««l up. slightly puzzled HR ►ndurance bat! been ae rerely taxed in the fourteen days that he bad flliesl hl’ i new post. "I'm glad you i think so. sir.” be said. You ‘.esitatlugly ?»’ rather r»u«e. poobpoobed ----- the matter this morning if you remem ber." but Uster uran -akinz off his coat. •topi«! In the opto-stion -Thia morning’" be said. "Oh. did If Then struck by the op- I? DM portnntty the w- ■ords gave him be turn —•--» Ten ’» K0’ ed toward the serbar? » gM •• “•*’ Oreeulug." be aal€ 1 You haven t quite grasped me yet. I cau see I’m a mau of moods, you know. | p i,, (J,,, present you’ve seen my slack side, my Jarre«! side, but I have quite au «tiier when I ears tu show It. I'm a sort of Jekyll and 11yds affair Again he laughed, aud Green ing eclioed the »mind diffidently, • t’h.l cote had evidently discouraged fa mil tarity. Lawler eye«! him with abrupt uudei standing H«- r«-«x»guised the louell- ness lu the anxious, conciliatory man- ner. You re tired." he »m«l kindly. "Go to l'«»l I’ve got some thinking to «lo Go*al night. He held out his hand. Greening took it. still half distrust fa! of tin« tre-b »id«- tiT’so complex a man “Go>d night, sir." be aald. "Tomor row, if you approve. I shall go on with my uvtes 1 hope you will have a restful uight." lor • second i.o«h-r’s eyebrows went up. but ks recovered himself instantly “Ah, thanks, Greeniug." he said. “Thanks. I thiuk your hope will be fulfilhsL" iie viTb'msl tlie little »«-cretary move sulily and apologetically to the door, then lu- w'alked to the fire aud. rest ing hi- «-1» «.< ou the uauteli-«ece. he took bis fa«-«- Iu his bonds. For a sgaee he »tmxl absolutely quiet, theu his hamls dropped to hia (Ides, ami lie turneil allowly round in that short space he had halatbed things ami fouud his bearings, The slight nervousness shown iu lu his lirus«;u«‘ selltruces ami overe uithleut manner faded out. aud lie fa«-'» tacts steadily. With the return of bls calmness lie took a long survey of the room, His glance brighten«-d approciatlvely as It travel«-«! from tin- walls lin«-d with well bouml l>«»ik» to the lamps miMiulate«l to the .ur<>;«er light; from th«- lamp- ta tlie desk tittvd with every rt-qulrenteht. Nothing waa lacking. All be bail once possessed, all lie had since dreamed of. was here, but ou a greater stale. To enjoy the luxuries of life a man must go long without them. Ixsler bail lived severely so severely that until throe weeks ago he Iiad ls-tievisl himself ex empt from the temptations of hu manity. Then th«- voi«-e of tli«- world had spoken, and within him another voice ha«l answered with a ton«* so clamorous anil insistent that It had outcried liis surprised and Incrodulous wonder at its existence and its claims. That bad l«een the voice of suppressed ambltlou. and now as lie stoo«l in the new atmosphere a newer vole«« llfteil itself. The J >y of material things rose suddenly, overbalancing tlie last rem nant of the philosophy he had reared. He saw all thing» lu a fresh light— tli«- soft carpets, tin- soft lights, the nnmlierless pleasant. unnecessary things that color tlie passing land scape ami oil th«- wheels of life. This was power power mad«- uiauifest. The choice bindings of one’s books, the quiet harmony of one’s sumumllnga, the gratifying d<>f<-rence of one’s de pendents—these were tlie visible, the outward signs, the thing she hail for gotten. Crossing the room slowly, lie lifted am! looked at the different pipers on tlie desk. They had a substantial feel ing. an Importance, an air of value. They were like the solemn keys to so ninny vexed problems. Beside the ;m- pers were a heap of letters neatly ar ranged and as yet unopeue«!. He turn- e«l them over one by one. They were rll thick and Interesting to look at Tie smiled as lie recalled his own «canty mail envelopes long und bulky or narrow ami thiu, unwelcome manu scripts or very welcome chte ks. Ilav- lug sorted the tetters, he hesitated. It was his life task to open them, but lie had never In liis life opened an envel- op<- a<l<lre«sed to iiuotb«-r man. He stood uncertain, weighing them in his bund. Then all at once a look of attention an«l surprise crossed bls face, and he ral»«-«l his head. Some one had unmistakably paused outaiile the door which «r«-enlng had left Hjnr. There w»s a moment of apparent doubt, theu a stir of skirts, a quick, uncertain knock, and the intruder eu- tergd- For a couple of »e<*ouds she stood in th«- doorway; theu as Loder mad» no effort to speak she moved Into the room. She had apparently but Just re- turiffsl from some entertainment, for. though she tad drawn ,«ff her long gloves, she was still wearing au even- ing'closk of la«»- ami fur That »he wa» Cblleote'» wife Loiter lustmctlvely realised the moment she enlere«l the room. Bn* a discon«'ertlng confualon of Meaa was all that fol lowed the knowledge He stood by the desk. »Rent ami awkward, tryir* to fit bls expectations »• bl" kimwleilg». Then. fa<-«-<1 by the i»«pel« -sne»s of th» task, ta turned abruptly and looke«! at her again. She had taken off her cloak anil was standing by tte- tire The compulsion of moving through life alone bail set its seal upon her lu a «-ert.iln self p«)» sew ion. u « ertahi confidence of po»e. yet tier figure a« Lsler then saw W. tiackgroim«te<1 by the «lark t-uoks and gijw-ne.1 iu pate blue, had a suggestion of youtbfulu»"" ’hat »eemwl a contra diction. Tlie remembram'e of «’hll- cote" epitb»ts '•■old’* aud "Uttaymp»- thetlc” came l«a< k to him with some thing like astonishment. He felt no uncertainty, no <lren«i of discovery and humiliation In tar presence as he bad felt In the maid’s, yet there was some thing In tier fan- that made him infi nitely more uuc«>infortable. a l«x«k he eotrld find no name for. a friendliness that studiously covers«! another feel ing. whether question, distrust or ac tual dislike be <-ould not ssy With a strange sensation of awkwardness be sorted < blteotes fetters, waiting for her to sp«‘-ak As if divining his thought she turn ed toward him "I’m afraid I rath«» Intrude she as st "If you are busy Uia »eus» of oourtoe- waa tow tad i a FRED STICKELS NEW ASSISTANT POSTMASTER nr ha«l eguu lite with a high «»p'luion shake off yjur re»tte*»ue»» that your- of women sud the w«wds shook up an your heal Hi might improve. He tbluki echo of the old »eutimeut. I that the pl« »cat «,.»«» would e"—she "Don’t think that " he «ah! hastily. he-i'tatcd "would give yon a tremen "I was ouly looking through my let dou» o;q ortumty Your trade interest» ters. You mustn't rate yonrsaif below bouml up 1» they ar«- with Persia, letters ” lie was conscious that bla wouhl give ..iiy op.a "ii you might hol«t tone was hurried, that U,s words were a double »«i_lit." Almost uu«iuwciou» a little Jagg«' i. but E.e «1 I not appear ly a tomb of warmth crept Into her to uotiee l ulike «Ircemug she took Words. the new tua iaer without surprise. Slie "Mr Fraide tatke«l very seriously lia«l kn««n t'hilcote tor six years. al-out th«- begiuuing of your <'>«reer It is announced that Fred Stickles, “I dine«! with the Frnldes tonight." He said that If only the spirit of you! «he said. "Mr. Fraide sent you a metr first days ixmld i-ome l«ack"— Her second deputy In the county clerk’s sag««." tone gre'v «¡ulcker. as though she fear . offi« e. has been apiminted assistant Vucousclously Loder ■ •lie i post master at the Eugene office, to There e«l rldl' «te n Letters silence, was lium««r in the th >u ■f a lues- asked me*to use my Influence I know sue •■«•«! \\ A Kuykendall, who has sage to him from tin- g:« . Fraide To that I have llttte none, perhape but 1 tendered his resignation, the same to bale his amusement lie wheeled oue of couhlu't tel) hlui that, aud s«>~i>o 1 .tak«- effect ou January I, 1907. Mr. the big leuuge « hairs forward. promised ’ "And have kept the promise?" Ixster I Stickles is quulitled in every wav to “Indeed.” lie said. "Won’t yon sit He is young and down?" spoki- at raudoin. Her manner and her till the position. They were near together now. and words bad !>oth affected blai. There energetic, and has given entire sat tie saw her face more fully Again he wg» a sensntlou of unreality In his isfaction tn th«- clerk's office, where was take« atack t’bihoie had spoken brain. he will b«- greatly missed. Couuty of her a» successful ami intelligent, "Y’e«' she answered, "I always Clerk Lee has secured a competent but never as tauutiful Yet her beauty waut to <!o what I ent:.” "A» she spok«- a sudden realization man to tak«- his place. was a rare and uucommou fact. Her Mr. Kuykendall, who has held the hair was black not a glossy black, but of the effort she was milking struck P«>sltion of assistant postmaster for upou him. and with It bls scorn of the dusky bla- k that is »otter tliau uuy the past four years, Is interested in brow u her ey <■« were large anil of a Chilcote rose In renewed f«r«e. two Eugene business houses, Yering- "My Intention ” — • In- Ix-gnn, turning peculiarly pure blue, and her eyelashes ton A- Kuykendall's drug store and to her. Then the futility of any dec were bhu k. ts>autifully curve«l mid of laration slletxeeil him. ”1 shall tliluk the Seattle Produce Conipauy's remarkable tlnckue» "Won't you »it down?" he said agaiu. over what you say,” in- add«-«! alter a wholesale commission house anil af cutting short his thoughts with some minute's wait. “I suppose I can't say ter the first ol the year will devote uwre than that.” contusion. Their eyes met ami she smile«! a lit Ills entire attention to them. “Thank you." She gravely accepted tie the protiered chair. But he saw that "1 don't believe I expected ns much," I.OWFI.L ITEMS. w ithout nuy ostentation she drew her skirts aside as she passed him. The she said. "I think I’ll go now. You have been wonderfully pntlent." Again action displease«! him unaccountably. (Special Correspondem e. 1 "Well," he said shortly, "wliat had she smll<Ml slightly, nt the same time extending her hand. Th«- gesture was Lowell, Dw. 19 Win Kelsay Fraide to say?" He walkisl to the mantelpiece with liis customary move quite friendly. I«ut In Loder’s eyes It took a load <«t the Oregon Central held relief ns well as frhmdllnees, and surveyor» to Goshen and other point« ment aud stiKsl watching her. Th«« in stinct toward hiding Ills face had left when their hands met he not!ce«l that Monday, the 17th. They will tak«- a him. Her Instant and uninterested ac her fingers barely brushed his. lle picked up her ctoak and curried It holiday vacation and may not re ceptance of him almost nettle«! him. across the ronn. As he held the door turn until February or March. His own half contemptuous luipressiou Walter Sharpe lias laid asld«- hia open li' laid It quietly across her arm. of t'hilcote came to him unpleasantly "I'll think over what you’ve snld," hs backboard on th«- mail rout«- between and with it the first desire to ussert bls here and Hazel Dell on account of own individuality. Stung by the cou rejieated. Again sht* glnuced at him as If bus the condition of the roads and In Meting emotious, be felt iu Chilcote's peeling sarcasm. Then, partly reas pockets for something to smoke. carylng the mall on horseback. sure«!, slu- paustsl. "Yon will always Eve saw and Interpreted the action, Mrs. Maggie Cain mad«- a trio to despise your opportimlties, and I sup- "Are these your cigarett«-»?" She lean post- I shall always envy them." she the county s-at last week ou tmsl- rd toward a small table und t«s>k up a snld “That’s tlie way with men nnd neaa. She is figuring on th«- construc box made of lizard skill. women. G«xsl night." With another tion of a new residence early in the "Thanks.” He t««ik tlie Isix from faint smile she passed out Into the cor- spring as she can get th«- lumber her. and ns It passed from one to the ridor. hauled. Clar«-nce McBee is alee other lie saw her glance at his rings. Iznler wnlt«-«l until he heard the outer building n new hous«« and as so« n as The glance was momentary . Her lips parted to express question or surprise, door <'|os«'. then lit- « rs«»<sl the room the roads are In good condition will then closed again without comment. thoughtfully mid dropped Into the erect a substantial resldeuc«* near More than any spoken words the inci chair slu- had vacutKl. H<- sat for a Rush Island dent showed him the gulf that aepa- time looking nt tin- ham! her fingers had touehisl. Then he lifted bls head Mr. Bingham, forest ranger, waa a ratisi husband mid wife. passenger to Hazel Dell one da: 'aat "Well," he said agaiu, "wliat al«out with a characteristic movement. "Bv Jove," lie snld aloud, "how cor week. Frulde?” At bis words she sut straighter aud dlnlly she detests him!" A sick man from the railroad ■ ur- tooked at him more directly, us if brac veying camp passed hcre Monday last CHAITER IX. ing lierself to a task. for Eugene under the impression ODER slept soundly and dreatn- "Mr. Fraide Is—Is as Intereatad as that he hail aiqiendlc"!« lessly In Clnkote's canopied ever iu you/^sbe l«egan. There will be In X ng I is-«l To him tlie big room "Ur in you?" Loder made the Inter : Bush Island school h is« as ____ I with Its sever«- magnificence, ruption precisely as he felt Chilcote would have made it. Then instantly he suggested nothing of tlie gloom and eve. solltiah- tliat'lt belli In Its uwaar's oir«g o» Burt Kelsay Is wished the words back. Eve’s warm skin colure«! more deep eves. The pomli . >us furniture, the crutches on account ting hia ly. For a »ecffiid tlie luscrutnbie un high celling, the heavy curtains, un- kn«-<- with nn ax wl happing derlyiug expression that puzzl«*«l lilm chmiged sine«- tin- days of <'hiltsites wood. grandfather, all hlnteti nt u far reach showed In her eyes, tlieu she sank The river mad«' a sudden rise of Ing owuershlp that stirred liim. The back into a corner of the chair. "Why do you make sm li n point of ownership was mythical in his regard several feet last Sunday on account sneering at my friends?" sin- asked mid tlie possi-sslons a mirage, but tln-y I of the sn-’W melting in the nioun- tilled the «lay mid surely sufficient for tains. quietly. "I overlook it when you are nervoua.” Slie baited slightly ou the the day. Mac Crow and Mr. Fletcher started That was his frame of mlml as he for the gold mines on the North Fork word. "But you are not nervous to opened Ills ey «-s otl tlie followlL'X morn Monday evening. Mr. Fletcher will night.” Iaider. to liis great humiliation, red Ing mid lay appret.'latlve of Ills com work In the mines all winter. detied. Except for ail occasional out fort, of tin- surroutMUag space, even of burst on the part of Mrs. Robins, liis tli«- light that tiltere<l through the cur charwoman, lie had not merited n wo tain chinks, suggestive of n world re GENERAL NEWS TOI'lt S. man'» displeasure for years. create«! With day aU things seemed “The sneer wa« unintentional,” be possible to s hi-ultliy mini lie str«*Wb All electri«' line Is being run from ed liis arms luxuriously. dellgbUug lu K|tld. Hpokane, through Palouse to Irwin Eve showed a per th*- glossy sniootliucss oi tlie sheet». For the first time What was It t hlh-ote had snld?' list ton, Idaho, a distance of 1 I® mlloe, •onal lnt< rest, She ItMtketl at him In a puzzled way. "If your u | h >I >gy «us ter live for a day Hi»«« exist for a life and work Is now being pushed on it. A big fir«- at Valdez, Ahiska. de meant.” she sai«l hesl litaliugly, "1 should tin,«' ’I lint wus true, g-ul life bad be gun. At thirty six he was to know It stroyed tin- bank, Stella hotel and lie glad to accept it." Loder, uncertain of bow to take the f<„ .he tirst time several • other buildings, cars! g a words, moved back to the desk. He He «Hide«!, hut without Irony. Mau loss of about |r>0,000. It was started «•arrl«»l mi unllgbte«! Cigarette l>etween is at Ills best nt thirty-six, he mused. He has r<-tain<-<l his enthusiasms and by a bui'gtar. his fingers The farmers of Agency Plalns.near There was nil lutervul In which nei sbe«l Ills «-xubermiees; lie has learned ther spoke. Theu ut last, cons« ious of what to pick up and wliat to pass by; Bend, Oregon, are prepuring a peti Its awkwardness. Eve rose With one he no louger Imagines that to «train n tion to the Oregon legislature, asking band on the back of her chair she look <*U|> one must taste the dregs. He for an appropriation of IkO.OOO for close«! his eyes and »|getcb«Hl ugalti i the purpose of drilling deep well« for ed at him. "Mr. Fraide thinks it's such a pity not Ids arms only, but his whole Issly. water on the plains. that" she stopped to choose her words The pleasure of Ills mental state In Cur shortage in the Palouse coun —“that you should lose hold ou tlung» slsttsl on a physical expression. Then. lose Interest In things as you are do •Ittliru it|> In l«ed. he pressed the elec try, In Eastern Washington, la su hud •that wh«'ut is left to rot m the plat ing He lias been thinking a g<ssl deal tri«' bell forms of the depots and cannot Se sts-ut you iu the last thr«-«- week«, ever f ’hll« >tXs tn-w valet rv«|»>n«led. since the day of your your illness In ’Tull those curtalus, Renwick.'' he hauled away. the bon»«- ami it •••etna to him "-again said. ' What'» the time?” He had Sidney Sloan, the Spokane hoy she l«roke off. 'Catch u< Loder s avert pa««e«l the ordeal of Renwick’s eyes miirtterer, has been declare«! niran» th«- night liefore The man was slow even a little stu i by five prysli'ians. pid. He drew back th«- curtains care fully, then hsiked at the small clock on Ad»«-rtl*ed Letters.. the divesing fa le "Eight o'clock, sir Eugvne, Or., December lb. I didn't «-x -«« t the tail so early, sir.” Baker, Mrs. James. Iseler felt reproved, and a | is use fol Ball. Mrs. 1’heba. low «-d Barley, C. M. "May I bring your cup of tea. sir?” Bowers, A. “No. not Just yet. I’ll have a bath first.” Bowers, Sam. Renwick showed |«on«leroua unter Brown, J. Miles. tainty. “Warm, sir?” he hazarded. Cory, Rev. A. T. "No, col«l ” Hurin, Miss Mabel. Í» Htlll perplexed, ti»a man left tta « Davis, John. room. Emerson, Miss Phea. r-i?.. Lister smiled to himself. The chance« of «llW'Overy In that quarter were not Forester, Henry. large He was Inclined to thiuk that 9» Gates, R. B. t'hilcote had even overstepped neceaal Hinton, Benj. ty In the matter of bla valet’s dullu»»« Jones, John. He breakfasted alone, following f’hll Jordan, R. P. cote s bablt, aud after breakfast fou»! McCrady, Mrs. his way to the study. McGee, Frank. As he entered Greening rose with Mitchell, John H. th- seme com History haste that bo bad shown the night before. Mix, Geo. Ixxter nodded to him. "Early at Newton, Oliva. (2) wvrtr ks said pleaeantte. Olben, May. Potter, Mis» Laura. Continued next week. Rosa, Mrs. J. D. Stanley, Miss Cate. •TU think netr vhal po«/w s<»«4.” hr 5TOniA. J. L. PAGE, P. M. rtpuUKi. TM IM Tn tat tat?! ItaM •d bead "It «wma to him that If you Newt Bryant, tha Franklin nr made ou» r»al »Cort aow, «ven uowfcto D chant, waa in th» city today.
