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m a n w h o c a n g iv e H er t h s and d lsc o v e iy of p a s t te n y ears. You will “ You h av e a h u n d re d tim e s le ss th e lu x u r ie s s h e c r a v e s ? m ak e n o m ista k e In p ay in g a n y th in g ‘‘I f y o u t r u l y lo v e h e r -----If h e r b est th a n an y lo n g sh o re m a n ’s w ife,” p o si w e lf a r e m e a n s a n y t h in * a t a ll to y o u up to 12,000.000 fo r tt a s It sta n d s. tiv e ly d en ied M rs. A ustin. The C a l l o f —th e r e c a n b e b u t o n e re p ly to th e s e C a rte r h a s le ft fo r N ew Y o rk .” q u e s tio n s . Y ou w ill g iv e h e r u p a n d “ If I can b e a r it,” r e tu rn e d L eila, a llo w h e r to r e tr ie v e h e r o n e m is e r C a refu lly p u ttin g th e te le g ra m In w ith forced g a y e ty , “you o u g h t to be a b le m is ta k e , b y m a r r y b ig a s h e r In h is In n e r c o a t p o ck et, B re n t se t o u t t e r e s t a n d (I th in k ) h e r h e a r t d ic ta te . ab le to.” “ T h in k th i s o v e r, v e ry c a re f u lly , fo r th e A u stin house. “ B ut you c a n ’t! Y ou’re com ing b ack a n d le t y o u r b e t t e r n a t u r e g u id e y ou. W h ile h e w aited fo r L e ila in th e hom e w ith us. T h is very d a y ! ” T h e le t t e r ’s c o n te n ts seem ed to liv in g room a t th e to p of th e fro n t T o fight b ack th e cra v in g to c ry s ta ir c a s e b e pulled o u t h is ch eck b o o k o u t, “ Yes! Yes! Y e s !” th e g irl s e a r th e m se lv e s in to poor T om C ar fro m h is In n er pocket. tu rn e d to th e tu b an d b egan h o r n e g te r 's b ra in in w o rd s of Are. H e to re T h e ch eck b o o k 's c o rn e r stu c k In ; th e p a p e r in to a sc o re of fra g m e h ts lected w e e k ’s w ashing. In h is firs t o u tb u rs t of Indignation. th e lin in g of th e p o ck et. H e pulled T om C a rte r, w ith Mr. A ustin , cam e T h en h is ey e fell o n ce m ore upon th e It o u t w ith so sh a rp a Je rk t h a t th re e in from th e ir v isit to th e m ine. M rs. e n v elo p es tu m b led o u t w ith It. T w o p o sts c rip t N ellie C o llin s had w ritten . A ustin ra n to h e r husband. .And a t o n ce h e saw th e Im pulse b e of th e s e fell on th e ta b le an d he BANDON BEACHES LAKESIDE “ I w a n t L e ila to com e b ack w ith hind M rs. A u s tin ’s c ru el letter. A m ong p ick ed th e m up In n erv o u s h a s te . T h e u s ! ” sh e ex claim ed . “H elp m e p e r th em th e s e sm u g re la tiv e s of L e ila ’s th ird —a yellow envelope— flu ttered are comparable only to The greatest lake resort NOVELIZED FROM THE SERIES OF PHOTOPLAYS OF su a d e h e r.” w ero tr y in g to m a k e h er forget him u n n o ticed to th e floor b e n e a th a tab le. in Oregon. Fine hotel. the famous beaches of “ My p la c e is h e re ,” fa lte re d Leila. THE SAME NAME RELEASED BY PATHE EXCHANGE. and to m a rry h e r to a ric h e r m an. S ittin g a t th e ta b le B re n t filled In “ Y our place will be in bed w ith a Good bathing. Boats Italy. Enjoy a dip in H e filing a few clo th es into a b a t a ch eck for $10,000 to th e o rd e r of (COFYItluHT. 1916. BY MRS WILSON WOODROW • d an g ero u s Illn e ss,” r e tu rn e d h e r m o th "L e ila A u stin C a rte r." H e w as b lo t for rent. the surf. er, “ if th is s o rt o f th in g goes on. Tom , te re d su itc a se , ra u to th e m in e to tin g It a s L eila h e rs e lf cam e Into th e N ellie h ad p ain sta k in g ly cro ssed them , ca n ’t you se e flow w orn o u t an d m is FIFTH STORY. giv e final in s tru c tio n s and sw u n g room . out, in k in g aw ay e v e ry sy llab le, to era b le sh e is? Y ou’ll let h e r go b ack FISHING CAMPING a b o a rd a n e a stb o u n d tra in th re e h o u rs "Good n e w s !" h e h a ile d h er. “ I’ve m ak e th e o b lite ra te d w ords w holly w ith us fo r a v isit, w on’t you? It Sold Out. later. is reported good at sold y o u r s to c k !" is the best way to se- T h is seco n d p o stsc rip t will do h e r w o rld s of good.” * • • • * * * I L eila A ustin, d u rin g h e r 22 sh e lte re d u n read ab le. “Good! G o o d :" sh e ex u lted . "T h a n k s, had re a d : Reedsport and the lakes cure a good rest. Good y e a rs a s a w ell to-do m an ’s only d a u g h T om C a rte r ’s g u e ss a s to th e s ta te a h u n d re d tim e s.” “ S he can go,” vo u ch safed T om , a f te r “ Y our m o th er te lls mo sh e and your te r , had never know n an ungratyflcd & m o m en t’s u n h a p p y reflectio n . “ S he o f ^ T a lrs w as am azin g ly n e a r to th e H e le ft h e r an h o u r la te r , th e c e r north of Coos Bay. hunting. w ish. “ P o v e rty ” and “ stru g g le ” w ore f a th e r a re sta rtin g from New York can go. B ut o n ly fo r a visit. L et th a t t n i A . tific a te s in h is p o ck et— a th r ill o f d e In a day or tw o to pay you a flying m e re w ords to h e r— w ords th a t cat be u n d ersto o d . As soon a s I g e t on L e ila ’s h o m eco m in g had been a s th e lig h t su rg in g th ro u g h him a t th o u g h t v isit. I’m sending my love by th e m .” Week End ried no real m eaning. my feet sh e is to com e b ack to m e .” r e tu rn of a loved one who h a s n a r of th e e asily acq u ired w e a lth t h a t had N ellie h ad b elatedly re m e m b e re d a t P e rh a p s th a t w as w hy sh e refu sed “Yes, in d e e d !” prom ised th e d e lig h t ro w ly escap ed a to rtu rin g d e a th in ju s t com e to him . H e sto p p e d a t a th is p o in t th a t M rs. A u stin had told Low Round Trip Fares H alsey B re n t and acce p te d T om C ar ed Leila. “I’ll alw a y s com e b ack to som e accid en t. H e r nareri«! an d h e r flo rist’s a n d se n t L e ila a g re a t arm fu l te r . B rent w as rich and w as grow h e r th e v isit w as to be a su rp ris e to O n Sale R e tu r n limit o f A m erican B eau ty ro ses. in g ric h e r d a y by day. C a rte r w as a L eila. H en ce th e ca re fu l era su re . T h e flow ers w ere d eliv ered a t th e A fte r a n In te rm in a b le tim o, th e la s t Saturday and Sunday Monday m in in g en g in eer, hewn ” : ly rich in A u stin h o u se w ith in a few m in u tes. e n erg y and hop#*- an d all but hank- of th e ch eap , th ic k d ish e s w as w ashed L e ila h u rle d h e r face In t h e i r f ra g r a n t an d d ried . L ugging a b o iler of h ot n ip t in e v e ry th in g else. A sk local a g e n t fo r in fo rm a tio n m a s s o f p e ta ls , th e n h a n d e d th e m to Mrs. A ustin sp e n t long and profit w a te r from th e b a c k of th e stove, a s e rv a n t to a r ra n g e in a vase. JOHN M. SCOTT General Passi-nger Agent L eila filled th e w ooden w ash tu b and less h o u rs in p o in tin g out to L eila C e T h e s e rv a n t c a rrie d th e v asefu l of P o rtlan d a d v a n ta g e s of m a rry in g B ren t an d th e pro ceed ed to to ss ca re le ssly in to it flo w ers In to tly> liv in g room an d se t th e p ile of soiled clothes. h a rd sh ip s sh e m u st face a s th e v i I t on th e ta b le th e re . As h e did so T h e cab in d o o r sw ung open and o f a m an who still had liis w ay to o n e o f th e to p h eav y ro se s w as Jostled T om (Tarter tra m p e d in—th e m ud on m ako. o u t of p lace an d fell to th e floor. T h e L eila liste n e d p a tie n tly —an d m a r h is b o o ts b lo tch in g th e none-too-clean s e rv a n t sto o p ed to pick It up. H is floor. ried Tom C a rter. ey e fe ll o n a y ello w en v elo p e, h alf “ It is n ’t tim e to g e t d in n e r re a d y ,” H e r f a th e r ’s w edding gift to L eila h id d e n tin d er o n e of th e b ig carv ed w as a check for $10,000, m o re m oney said L eila, d efian tly , a s sh e glanced f e e t o f t h e tab le. a t th e ch im n ey -sh elf clock. “ I’m — ” th a n Tom C a rte r had r ved in all hi C u rio sity m ad e h im d ra w th e m es “ I know it is n ’t,” h e re tu rn e d , life h ard-w orking life. ¡The in d o rsed it sa g e fro m th e envelope. B efo re h e o v e ^ to h e r h u sb a n d and, w ith it, lessly, a s he th re w h is broad-brim m ed could re a d It L eila cam e In. T om bought th e c o n tro llin g in te r e s t in h a t on a peg an d slum ped in to th e T o a c c o u n t fo r h is a c tio n th e m an n e a r e s t c h a ir. “And we ll be lucky If an O regon gold m ine. h a n d e d h e r th e d isp a tc h , say in g : W e’re T his in v e stm e n t w as n ot as ra sh as w e g e t a n y m ore d in n e rs a t all "I Ju st p ick ed th is up from u n d er L e ila ’s 1 a re n ts and Brent, th o u g h t. T he b ro k e! W e ’ve gone a s fa r a s we can th e c h a ir w h e re Mr. B re n t w as sittin g . m ine w; r. ono w hich Tom h im se lf ha l on th e ca sh w e’ve got. T h e gold Is H e m u st 'a d ro p p ed It o u t of h is p o ck h elp ed to develop an d in w hich he th o re . I’d s ta k e m y life on th a t. I t ’s e t. I t se em s to b e a te le g ra m ." th e r e ! And w ith c a p ital we could get had bound'# faith. L e ila to o k th e s h e e t of p a p e r h e “ I t ’s a gam ble, d e a r,” h e told Leila. to it. I t m ay lie only one d a y ’s w ork p ro ffered . G lan cin g Idly a t It s h e saw “ B ut th en , so is ev ery th in g in life, i f a rth e r in to th e rock. O r it m ay be tl»e w o rd s “ ‘L eila A’ m in e." In a n k now th e region and know th e m ine. a y e a r ’s w ork f a r t h e r 'i n . B ut it ’s be o th e r seco n d sh e w as e a g e rly re a d in g T h e re ’s a lot of pay ore u n d er those yond us. My c ash h a s given o u t.” th e r e p o rt th e m in in g e x p e rt h a d te le S o m e th in g in th e o v erw ro u g h t g irl’s g ra y rocks an d It’s only a q uestion of g ra p h e d to B ren t. tim e w hen som eone will s trik e it. I'm b rain se em ed to sn a p . H ere, th e n , “H e— h e k n ew th e r e w a s a n e n o r w as th e end of th e golden d ream ! g o ing out th e r e and be m y own super m o u s fo rtu n e in o u r m in e !" sh e m u r S udden a n g e r flared up w ithin her. in te n d e n t an d m an a g e r com bined. m u red . dazed ly . "H e k n ew it! And. “ I w on’t sta n d i t ! ” sh e rag ed . “ I W ith th e m oney I’ve laid by from my k n o w in g th a t, h e h a s paid m e th e sa la ry I can k eep th e pay roll going. w on’t sta n d i t ! ” $10,000. H e h a s c h e a te d m e, a s a “H u sh , d e a r ! ” he soothed her. Any day we m ay s trik e th e rig h t vein. c o u n te rfe ite r c h e a ts a feeble-m inded W e have And w h en w e do! W ell, little sw eet “D o n ’t ta k e it lik e th a t. fa rm e r! W o rse—h e h a s ro b b ed T o m ' h e a rt. E asy s t r e e t will look like a slum each o th e r. A nd— ” H e h a s m ad e m e ro b T o m !” co m p ared w ith o u r q u a rte rs. I’m go “ And n o th in g e ls e ! ” sh e in te rru p te d , S n a tc h in g u p th e tele p h o n e , sh e in g to re c h ris te n th e m ine, too. I’m b< h e n e l f w ith fury, “ Y ou’ve “ W e B lasted O ur W ay In to a V ein T h a t Is B ristlin g W ith H igh Q uality O re." called H alsey B re n t's office. A c lerk g oing to call it th e 'L eila A.’ ” ch e a te d m e! Y ou’v e robbed m e! a n s w e re d th a t B re n t h ad n o t y e t re L e ila ’s e y e s danced. A lready she You’ve sto le n m y youth, m y pro sp ects, you, Tom . A lw ays. W h e n e v e r you frie n d s h ad sh o w ered h e r w ith a tte n tu rn e d . w as b eg in n in g to build a ir c a s tle s as m y h a p p in e ss! A nd you’ve sto len my send for m e.” tio n s an d h ad so u g h t in a th o u sa n d “T ell him to com e h e re a t once! th e w ife of a m u lti-m illio n aire m ine m o n e y !” w ays to m ak e u p to h e r fo r w h at sh e T h e m in u te h e g e ts to h is office!" sh e o w n er “ Y our—w h a t? ” h e said, u n b eliev in g F o u r w eek s la te r T om C a rte r stro d e h a d un d erg o n e. o rd ere d . “ It’s 4.o n ly f a ir to tell you th a t i t ’ll ly. in to h is cabin, sh o u ld e rs e re c t, face O ne of L e ila ’s first an d m o st fre be hard sle d d in g for a w hile, dear. "H e m u st g iv e b a c k th e sto c k to “My m o n ey !” sh e cried , sh rilly . aglow . S tra ig h t ac ro ss to th e ta b le he q u e n t c a lle rs, a t h e r f a th e r's hom e, L ife o u t th e r e in th e w ild ern ess is ’in “Th** $ 10,000 m y f a th e r g ave m e. It w ent, found a sc ra tc h p a d am o n g som e m e! H e sh all give it b a c k ! ” sh e told H - lsev B re n t t h e ro u g h .’ You’ll h ave to do all your w a s m y own m oney. You cajoled m e odds an d en d s, an d s a t dow n to w rite _ .. \ h e rse lf, fiercely. "A nd th e n I'll n e v e r L e ila had n e v e r loved H a ls e y B ren t. le t him sp e ak to m e ag ain . A nd T o m !” ow n w ork, a n d —” in to p u ttin g i t in to y o u r w o rth le ss to L eila. H ts h an d fairly shook w ith “ It witf be ju s t lik e one long p ic m in e! W here is m y $10,000, T om Joyful e x c ite m e n t a s ho began h is fast- S h e did n o t lo v e him now . A nd she h e r a n g ry ey es so ften in g , “T om w as w a s n o t ev en in clin ed to flirt w ith r ig h t a f te r all! n ic ! ” sh e declared. “ JTt*love it.” D arlin g old T om ! sc raw le d le tte r. C a rte r? Give it b ack to m e ! ” h im . B ut sh e found i t m Udly p le a s a n t O u r d re a m is com ing tru e — o u r go ld T h e w estw ard Journey w as a de Hjfr h u sb an d w as s ta rin g a t h er, S w e e th e a rt—m y own sw e e th e a rt, . . , , . . . .. , . ,ir, . , __. ... t o b e sin g led o u t fo r a tte n tio n s by en d re a m —h is an d m in e !” lig h t to th em both. a g h a s t, h is Jaw d rooping, h is ey es a- . h e w rote. G re a t new s! G io n o u s . . . .. , . n . I f so, th is is th e place to o b tain y o u r sup p lies. W e have a v ery com . tv . th is young N apoleon of finance for W ith a w ill, sh e so t h e rs e lf to le a rn b ulge. H e did n o t reco g n ize h is b ra v e n ew s! It seem ed to L eila a n u n b eliev ab ly W o n d erfu l new s! I h a v e n ’t , *, . . .. p le te line of in g h e r new d u tie s a s f ro n tie r h o u se a n d loyal little w ife In th is te m p e s tu w ritte n b efo re b ecau se I vow ed I ’d w h o m a sco re of g irls w ero an g lin g . lo n g tim e b efo re H alsey B re n t's n am e wife. Tt w as, a s sh e h a d p red icted , o u s tem p ered visage. W h e re fo re sh e allow ed h im to call w a s an nounced. w a it till I could send good new s. “one long p icn ic.” H e m o u n ted th e flight of h a ll s ta ir s H e ro se and w en t h u rrie d ly to w ard Y ou’ve h a d too m uch of th e o th e r w h e n e v e r he ca re d to w h ich w as T hen, im p ercep tib ly —d ay by day, h is w ife, h is a rm s o u tstre tc h e d . B ut k in d from me. v e r y often. and Vacation eq u ip m en t. Com e in and le t us fit vou o u t an d w ith a te n d e r sm ile h u rrie d in to w eek by w eek—cam e a s u b tle ch an g e sh e recoiled from h im , c ry in g h y s te ri M rs. A ustin, m o re w orld ly -w ise th an th e liv in g room w h e re L e ila a w a ite d 'A fter you le ft for N ew Y ork I In both b rid e and groom . S p e c ia l: F a ir b a n k s & M o rse 1 1-2 h o r s e p o w e r g a s o cally : called th e m en to g e th e r an d h ad a ^ e r d a u g h te r, w as n o t m in d ed to giv e . him . T om ’s fiery e n th u sia sm for w ork “D on’t touch m e! G ive m o b a c k th e h e a rt-to -h e a rt D utch uncle ta lk w ith p eo p le cau se fo r g o ssip a b o u t L eila. j B u t a t sig h t of th e g irl’s s e t fa c e lin e e n g in e w ith b u ilt-in m a g n e to , $ 4 5 . was not p ro o f a g a in s t m o n th s o f d is $10,000 I p ut In to y o u r^ e m p ty m in e ! ” them , I to ld th e m I h a d n ’t a cen t, b u t o n e day, w hen B re n t called , sh e an d flashing ey es h is sm ile fad ed In to c o u rag em en t a t th e m ine. Now. Tom C a rte r knew p itifu lly lit th a t I w as enough of a m ining e x p e rt c o n triv e d to sn a tc h a few w o rd s w ith a look of puzzled w onder. Leila, too, w as finding th a t “one tle a b o u t w om en. Plad h e been m o re to know th e r e w as gold so m ew h ere h im in p riv ate, b efo re L e ila cam e in to ; ’’W h a t is it? ” h e sta m m e re d . " W h a t long picnic” m ay in tim e b e a r a ex p erien ced he w ould h a v e u n d ersto o d In th e 'L e ila A.’ if only wo could jiv in g room . is th e m a tte r? You lo o k ill. Are— ” s tra n g e rese m b la n c e to “on e long th a t L ^ila n eed ed o n ly a good c ry and b la s t o u r w ay th ro u g h to it. I ask ed “ Mr. B ren t,” she b eg an a b ru p tly , a s "H e re Is y o u r te n -th o u sa n d -d o lla r n ig h tm are .” T he ta s k s th a t h ad a t p e rh a p s a d ay o r so o f a b s o lu te re s t th em to ta k e a ch an ce w ith m e for sh e g re e te d th e caller. “You a re com c h e c k !" sh e In terp o sed h a rsh ly . “ T ak e first, seem ed a jo k e w ere now a d re a ry o r ch an g e of scene. th re e m o n th s, w ith o u t pay; pro m isin g in g h e r e r a th e r fre q u e n tly o f late. As It and give m e b ack m y sto c k c e rtifi reality. W ith o u t a w ord h e w e n t o v e r to a th e m dou b le w ages fo r th e w hole a m an of th e world yon m u s t u n d e r c a te s .” R o se b u rg -M y rtle P o in t A u to S ta g e L ine So m a tte rs stood, one s p rin g m o rn w all cupboard, ru m m a g e d in it an d tim e, if wo should strik e gold. s ta n d th a t m y d a u g h te r c a n n o t afTord "T h e— th e sto c k c e rtific a te s ? ” h e ing, when a long delayed le tte r reach ed r e tu rn e d to th e so b b in g girl w ith a “T h ey acce p te d , a f te r a lo t of p e r to b e p u t in a false p o sitio n in th e fa lte re d , dum founded. "B u t— ’’ th e cabin. It w as a d d re sse d to L eila s h e a f of papers. L eave "T h e sto c k you sw in d le d m e o u t su asio n . And for th e p ast four w eeks e y e s o f o u r frien d s.” “ H ere are th e sto c k c e rtific a te s for wo ve w o rk ed a s wo n e v e r w orked “ Mrs. A ustin, I h a v e alw a y s loved ■ ' ” ¡-he Hared, lo sin g h e r self-co n tro l. M y rtle P o in t th e m ine,” he said, fo rc in g h im se lf to before. y o u r d au g h ter. You k n o w th a t. I ('T he sto c k you sto le from us. G ive 7:40 a. m. a n o u tw ard se m b la n ce of calm . “ T hey “ T o d ay —ju s t on e h o u r ago— we lo v e h e r now m ore th a n ev er. D on’t jt b ack ! G ive it b ack . I s a y ! ” R o seb u rg a r e m ade o u t in y o u r n am e, all of b la s te d o u r w ay Into a vein th a t ’s m isu n d e rs ta n d me. I’v e sp o k en no “ B ut L eila, I— ’’ 6. a . m. tinem. E very s h a re Is yo u rs. And th e fa irly b ris tlin g w ith high q u a lity ore. I w o rd of th is to hor. A nd I sh a ll n o t "H e re is th e te le g ra m you d ro p p ed ," m in e is yours. I d id n 't te ll you, b e I t ’s a b o n an za, sw e e th e a rt! T h e big- u n M 8h® i8 legally an d m o ra lly free 6 h o u rs R u n n in g T im e She h u rrie d on, " t h a t will sa v e you c a u s e I w anted It to bo a s u r p r is e to g est s tr ik e of th e decade. i ^ s *en m e- th e tro u b le of a falseh o o d . I know you when th e ‘L eila A’ m a d e o u r for C o n n ectin g w itu Coquille A u to L ines " I t ’ll be a m a tte r of m illio n s fo r us. I “ You wou,d have ">* < W ° v a l and th e w hole v ile tric k . A nd ,1 w a n t tu n e s .” T h e re 's no lo n g e r a shadow of doubt. h e r f a th e r r <’I’» e d M rs. A u stin w ith b ack m y sto ck ." J L. L a ird M y r tle P o in t “T o m !” I t’s th e re a l th in g .” j e m “ lve h e a rtin e ss. "I w ill w rite today H e r voice had rise n a s sh e r e i t e r “ If we had s tr u c k it ric h th e w hole T h en , fo ld in g th e le tte r , h e looked to T om C a rte r an d p lead w ith h im to a te d h e r w rath fu l d em an d s. I t s sou n d th in g would h av e b een y o u rs,” ho w ent a b o u t for a n envelope. H e could find Be, ‘‘e r f,,r ,heir ° * n 9akB ... on unheeding. “All m y w ork, all m y " I ’ll g lad ly giv e you b ack th e stock, th e liv in g room aoor. h o p es w ere for y o u ; n o t fo r m yself. none. H is s e a rc h b ro u g h t h im a t last | exclaim ed B ren t, c la s p in g h e r h an d little g irl," h e said , p le asan tly , a s h d So, ev en a s h e w aged th e u n eq u al T h e m in e w as b o u g h t w ith y o u r cash to th e d re s s e r. H o d id n o t find th e envelo p e h e g ratefu lly . “ I am — ” d rew th e sh e a f o f c e rtific a te s from h is b a ttle a g a in s t th e s tr o n g e r m an , B ren t A nd it is you ns by rig h ts .” so u g h t, b u t h e found so m e th in g else. ! H e checked h im self, fo r L e ila ’s lig h t p o ck et. “ B u t— first, you’ve g o t to ea rn c o n triv e d to b ack d ire c tly to w ard th e “ T o m !” sh e w alled, all h e r bab y ish In th e top d ra w e r, am ong som e cloth- fo o tfall sounded in th e h allw ay o u t d o o r an d th e n c e o u t In to t h e u p p er th e m .” re s e n tm e n t d y in g dow n. “ T om ! I’m ing, L e ila had le ft behind in h e r h ur- | side. " E a rn th e m ? ” sh e echoed, p e r h all clo se p re sse d by th e v icto rio u s so so rry , d arlin g ! P le a s e fo rg iv e m e! ried p ack in g , he h ap p en ed upon a | A fter a few m in u tes of g e n e ra l ta lk , Tom . plexed. I ».as ju st u p se t an d n erv o u s. W on’t cru m p led h a lf sh e e t of p a p e r— th e silly M rs. A ustin left th e tw o you n g peo p le "Y es. You m u st p ro m ise to m ak e O nce on th e la n d in g B re n t ch an g ed you tr y to fo rg e t it, p le a se ? And I p o sts c rip t of N ellie C o llin s’ le tte r — j alo n e to g eth er. S c a rc e ly h ad sh e ■ m e g lo rio u sly h ap p y by m a rry in g m e, h is ta c tic s . W h eelin g h e so m a n e u d id n ’t m ean w h a t I 9aid. I w a n t you th e p o sts c rip t th a t told of H alsey gone from th e room , w hen Ideila, Just a s aoon a s we g et rid of C a rte r v ered a s to b rin g T o m ’s b a c k to th e to k eep th e certific a te s. I— ” B re n t's good fo rtu n e. tu rn e d im p etu o u sly to B re n t an d sa id : [ fo r you. Do th a t a n d t h e sto c k is s ta irw a y Ju st b eh in d him . T h en , She Found It Mildly P le a s a n t to Be F o r a n s w e r he took up th e s h e a f of “ I’m so glad you cam e tod ay . Be T o m ’s ey e w as cau g h t by th e w o rd s: y o u rs fo r th e a s k in g .” g a th e rin g a ll h is fa llin g p o w ers, h e S ingled O ut fo r A tten tio n s by T his p a p e rs, cro sse d to h e r g ro s s e r an d p ut c a u s e I w an t to a sk a fav o r of you. H e d rew n e a r to h e r a s h e spoke. ceased to r e tr e a t an d c h a rg e d h is a n Y oung N apoleon of F inance. th em In to Its to p d raw er. "Y our old s w e e th e a rt, H alsey ^ b ig fiVVor! I’v e b een th in k in g it A sin g le b a c k w a rd ste p B efo re th e h o rrified g irl could g u ess ta g o n ist. “ T hey a r e yo u rs, L eila ,” h e said. B re n t—“ and w as from N ellie C ollins, th e g irl o v er for lwo or th r e e d ay s. You a r e h is In te n t, h e h a d c a u g h t h e r in Ills would now b rin g T o m ’s fe e t o v e r th e hood chum w ho had been h e r b rid e s “ You m u st ta k e them . I’ve p u t th em H e re a d a n d re-read th e w hole a W all s tre e t m an. Do you su p ed g e of th o flight. arm s. in th e r e for you. I’m only s o rry you sc raw l. Long he stood th e re , m ove m aid. p o se you could se ll m y s h a re s in “ J u s t o n e k iss, to se a l th e p ro m ise,” L eila, k e e p in g a s clo se to th e m as As s h e -r e a d , th e gossipy sc raw l of th in k I h a v e been d ish o n e st to w ard less, „ th e sc ra p of p a p e r in h is hand. . t h e ‘L eila A for $10,000? T h a t’s th e I h e beg g ed , “a n d — ’’ th e re e lin g bo d ies an d flailin g a rm s h e r chum seem ed to lift th e tired you.” H e w as ro u sed V ro n i his^ gloom y fav 0 r I w anted to a s k you. I’ll give “L e t m e go! You b ru te ! L e t m e would p erm it, saw h e r h u sb a n d 's su d w om an o u t of h e r dull ro u tin e and “ D ish o n e st? ” sh e w ept, h e r arm s re v e rie by th e Jo ltin g of th e ru ra l th e m oney to T om an d h e can p u t it g o !” cried L eila, s tru g g lin g In v ain to d en p eril. to w aft h e r b ack to th e fluff-brained a b o u t h is neck. “ W hy. Tom , you are fre e d eliv ery buggy a s i t d rew u p a t in so m eth in g th a t will e a rn a living fre e h erself. " T o m !” s h e sh rie k e d , sp rin g in g to g ay ety of e a r lie r days. th e m o st h o n est, m ost h o n o rab le m an th e gate. fo r us.” “ N ot till I g e t th e k is s ! ’’ lau g h ed h ts side. “L ook o u t! T h e s ta ir s a re S h e re a d slow ly and w ith m orbid In th e w hole w orld! Oh, w o n ’t you L e ila ’s thrice-a-w oek le tte r s had H alsey B rent w as d o in g som e ex- Ju st b eh in d you.” B re n t. "T h e n I— ” re lish th e e n tire ram b lin g ep istle. | p le a s e fo rg iv e *ne?” boon th e only b rig h t « pots in T om s trem ely rapid th in k in g . H e k n ew Tom C a rte r h e a rd . In stin c tiv e ly , on th e H la clasp ed a rm s fell fro m ab o u t Then, a t la s t, sh e cam e to a scribbled lo n elin ess. E ag erly h e seized th e one C a rte r w as an a u th o r ity on m in es h e r s h rin k in g body an d h e reeled v e ry ed g e o f th e sta ir-to p . h e aide- p o sts c rip t on a se p a ra te half-sheet. l i e could n ot r e s is t th e c a re s s, no r le tte r th e p o stm an le ft fo r him today, „ h o s e p ro fessio n al Ju d g m e n t w as b a c k — u n d e r th e th u d o f a sm a sh in g step p ed , elu d in g B re n t's ru sh . T h e p o sts c rip t ran : th e te a r-s ta in e d , ap p ealin g face. As he looked a t its s u p e rs c rip tio n h is hi(,h iv If C a rte r said th e r e blow In th e m o u th . “ I h e a r your old sw e e th e a rt, H alsey B u t L e ila w as n o t so fo rtu n a te . Be So e n g ro sse d w ere th e y In th e ir ex p ectan c y tu rn e d to ch ag rin . F o r waa a fortuno th e “ L eila A" th e r e T om C a rte r, h la ta n n e d fa c e d is to r t fo re s h e could s p rin g a s id e th e full nt, h as cleaned up a m illion in a re c o n c ilia tio n th a t th ey did n ot h o ar th e le tte r w as n o t from L eila, b u t w aa e /e .ay re a so n to b eliev e It w as ed w ith fu ry , h ad leap ed Into th e room fo rc e of B re n t's fo rw ard -flu n g body w zr m unition deal. E v ery th in g he u huck h o ard r a ttle up to th e gate. from h e r m o th er. 1 tru e. an d w ith o u t a w ord h ad a tta c k e d his s tr u c k h er. tc ’ch es tu r n s to gold.” O nly a d r a ft of o u te r a ir told th em H e o pened It an d re a d : ‘T il try . of c o u rse ." h e said , d o u b t w ife’s ln su lte r. T h e silly lines b u rn ed th em selv es th e cabin d o o r had been opened. T hey L ifted clean o ft h e r f e e t b ; th e Im fully. "L et mo m a k e In q u irie s on th e M y I> ear T o m : I a m w r itin g th is i o L eila C a rte r ’s brain. In a rush tu rn e d to s e e L e ila ’s fattie r and m o th L e ila sc re a m e d a t sig h t o f th e rage- p a c t sh e w as h u rle d b ack w ard . S tre e t and call In a d a y o r so to te ll o n m y o w n re s p o n s ib ility a n d w ith o u t b ro u g h t hack v irio n s of w hat e r s ta n d in g on th e th resh h o ld . Down th e ste e p s ta ir s ro lle d th e p o ssessed m an. B ut b e fo re sh e could I - e tla 'a k n o w le d g e . S h s is s lo w ly rs you th e re su lt.” m vo been h e r ’s, if sh e had not c o v e rin g f r o m t h a t h o r r ib le life o u t In te rv e n e C a rte r an d B re n t w ere close- h e lp le ss w h ite figure, s tr ik in g h eav ily W ith a c ry of w elcom e. L eila ra n W hen he left th e A u stin h o u se— af th e r e in th e w ild e rn e s s . B u t th e d o c a g a in s t th e new el-p o st a t th e bo tto m ' 1 . '»I« ric h e r sw e e th e a rt. fo rw ard to g re e t th e new com ers. lo ck ed In a d e a th grap p le. t o r a g r e e s w ith u s t h a t s h o m u s t t e r a n u n u su a lly b rie f c all— H alsey "Y es, Dead B roke. W e’ve Gone a s F ar In th e p le a s u re and e x c ite m e n t of By a ae rie s of sa v ag ely -d e alt short- of th e flight, and th e n ly in g stra n g e ly n e v e r, n e v e r g o b a c k t o It. T h a t is P re se n tly , w ith a sigh, sh e got t,. a t W e Can on th e C ash W e've G o tl" B re n t stopped a t th e n e a r e s t te le w h y I I'm w r itin g y o u . a rm blow s T om a t la s t d ro v e h is foe still In a h u d d led h e a p on th e polish ed h e r feet an d cro ssed th e room to th e ‘ th e re u n io n sh e did not n o tic e h e r "1 a a e u m e t h a t y o u a r o n o t a lto - g ra p h office an d d isp a tc h e d a one- p re v e n te d h e r from h e a rin g a rin g b efo re him to w ard th e h allw ay door. floor o f th e h allw ay . e t h e r s e itls h a n d t h a t y o u h a v e h e i sh a b b y d re s s e r th a t stood in a c o rn er. m o th e r's v ery e v id en t re p u lsio n a t h e r h u n d red word te le g ra m to an O regon r 's w e lfa re a t h e a r t H e r e x p e rie n c e "S h e— sh e Is s tu n n e d ! ” m u tte re d T hen, th ru s tin g th e le tte r and th e su rro u n d in g s Not until Tom had c a r m in e ex p ert w ith w hom h e h ad h ad at th e fro n t d o o r b ell on th e floor b e B re n t stro v e In vain to hold h la own In th e W e s t p r o v e s h o w U l-fltted sh o low an d th e o p e n in g an d clo sin g of th e a g a in s t th e h u s b a n d s te rrific o n B re n t. In co h eren tly . p o sts c rip t sh e e t in to a h a lf open j rie d Mr. A u stin off to look a t th e m ine Is f o r th e b r u ta lly r o u g h e x is te n c e o f b u sin e ss d ealin g s fro m tim e to tim e. a p o o r m a n 's w ife. A nd, now t h a t B u t T om C a rte r k n ew b e tte r . H e sla u g h t a n d to block o r dod g e th e d raw er, s h e w ent b ack to h e r hateful did th e o ld e r w om an sp e ak h e r m ind. Tw o d ay s la te r h e rec e iv e d th e fo l door. th e m in e h a s fa tte d , y o u a r e h o p e le s s “ L eila ,” sh e began. “ If I had "Take th e c h e c k !” sh e In sisted . blow s th a t w e re sh o w ered upon h is h ad looked on d e a th b efo re now. ta s k o f d ish w a sh in g ly p o o r a n d a r e lik e ly to r e m a in so low ing te leg ram fro m th e e x p e rt: " A r e y o u ’to tn g to f o r c e m y fra g ile , K n e e lin g b esid e th e p itifu lly In e rt fa c e a n d body. But to d a y th e ro u tin e of household d ream ed th is w as th e w ay you had to “ M ade se c re t In sp e c tio n o f 'L eila “And giv e m e b ack m y c e rtific a te s !" d e lic a te ly n u r tu r e d d a u g h t e r to g o o n form a n d g azin g dow n In to th e life H a lse y B re n t w as know n in W all B u t even in h is e x tre m ity B re n t s la b o r w as ten fo ld m o re Irksom e th an lK e I d n e v e r h av e had a p eace fu l s h a r in g y o u r p o v e r ty a n d h a r d s h ip s ? A' m ine, p re te n d in g to b e lo o k in g for n ig h t's r e s t.” I f y o u do. s h e w ill d ie . o r a t th e v e ry s tr e e t a s a m an w ho n e v e r lo st h is w ily b ra in w as a t w ork. H e rem em le s s face, h e g ro an ed In d ull h o rro r: e v e r before. Job a s b last o p e ra to r. R ich vein h a s le a s t, s h e w ilt b e c o m e a n tn r s ll d . “I h a v e e v e ry th in g I need,” d e "N o. S h e Is d e a d !" h ead and w ho could n o t be sta g g e re d b ered th a t th e ste e p flight o f s ta ir s T h e re had been a n o th e r lin e o r " O r a r e y o u m a n e n o u g h to g iv e Just been s tru c k . F ro m sa m p le s I y o u r w ife h e r fre e d o m , so t h a t s h s (END O F F IF T H STORY.» by an y su d d e n em erg en cy . fro m th e fro n t h all en d ed alm o st a t tw o a f t e r t h e p o s t s c r i p ts end. Bvjt cla re d h e r d a u g h te r, toyglly. secu red , it p ro m is e s to b e b ig g est gold utay sometime bo abto i d m arry a Vacation Time . AUGUST AUTHOR OF "TH E SILVER BUTTERFLY.” "SALLY SALT,” "TH E BLACK PEARL,” ETC SOUTHERN PACIFIC LADIES’ Suede, Nubuck P a t e n t s , and Velvets Lyons & Jones Going Fishing? Trout Flies OOQUILLE HARDWARE CO. i