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P AGR SIX
THR SPRINORW .D
with long swinging steps back to the
hotel.
"Margharita!”
She had found her way Into a lonely
; corner of the villa grounds, and. with
her head resting upon her hands, she
was gazing across the bine sunlit
waters of the bay. Below, hidden by
the thickly-growing shrubs, wus the
white, dusty road, and the voice which
disturbed her thoughts seemed to
come from It. She pushed the white
flowering rhododendrons on one side.
and peered through.
“Leonardo!" she exclaimed "Ia>on
ardo!"
"Are you alone?" he asked
“Yes Ardlenne is in the house, I
believe."
“Then I am coming In."
She looked troubled, but she could
not send him nwav. He clambered
' over the low poling, and. pushing back
; the broughs of the shrubs which grew
; between them, made his way up the
' bank to her side.
“Have you been away?" she asked
"Yes. I have been home. Home."
relief
or
thankfulness
for
her
escape
W H A T H A PPEN ED BEFORE:
he repeated bitterly "I have wander
Palermo is the scene. There an in her expression. The Englishman ed through the woods, and 1 have
was
no
physiognomist,
but
he
was
a
exile, Leonardo di Marioni. has come
climbed the hills where we spent our
for lore ot Adrienne Cartucclo, who little puszled.
childhood. I have looked upon the old
"There is no danger now. Signor slenes. and my heart Is broken."
spurns him He meets an Englishman,
Lord SL Maurice, who falls in lore ina." he said reassuringly. "To-mor
Her eyes filled with tears Enr a
with Adrienne on sight. Leonardo sees row 1 will go to the police, and I dare moment her thoughts, too. went back
fcis sister Margharita. who tells him say that we shall get to the bottom of
to the days when they had been chil
his love for Adrienne is hopeless. But the whole affair
dren together, and he had been her
he pleads with her to arrange an ac-
She shuddered, but made no reply,
hero brother. How time had changed
cldental meeting, to say farewell, be- walking on by their side, but a little them both, and how far apart they had
tween Adrienne and him.
distance apart. As for the Engllsh-
drifted They could never be the same
She consents. That night the Eng- man. he was in paradise. To all ln- again. She knew it quite well There
lishman is informed of an attempt be- tents and purposes, he was alone with had grown up a great harrier between
ing made to cary off Signorina Cartuc- Adrienne Cartucclo. listening to her them. She could not even pretend
cio and Margharita. who are walking. 'ow voice, and every now and then to sympathize with him. although her
by bigrands employed by a rejected stealing a glance downward Into those heart was still full of pity.
suitor, on a lonely road. He rushes wonderful eyes. Just then soft and
“Leonardo. I am sorry.” she whis
to the scene, and proves able to sweet. That walk through the scented pered. "How Is It. I wonder, that all
darkness, with a far-off murmur of
rescue the ladies.
through life you seem to have set your
the sea always In their ears, was like
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY—
heart
upon things which are impos
the dawning of a new era In his life.
sible.”
It was she who talked most, and he
The two ladies looked at their pre
"It is fate ”
who listened. Yet he was very happy;
server standing in the middle of the
"Fate! But you are a man. and man
and when they reached her villa, and
road—fair and straight and tall, like a
should control fate."
he left them at the door, she gave him
Greek god. but w'th a terrible fury
"Harp I not tried?" he answered
a white flower which he had found
blazing in his dark blue eyes.
bitterly.
‘Tell me. do I so easily re
courage to beg for.
"You are not hurt. I trust?” he
May I call on you to-morrow?" he linquish my great desire? Why am
I here? Because I have said to myself
asked, his breath coming quickly, for ai)kpd, tren)WlK for the an9Wer
he was in a towering passion. He i
you wouM ,lke to yeg.. she that I will not be denied. Adrienne
was not speaking to the darker of the answPred readily. "Come early If you shall be mine'"
two girls at all; in fact, he was uncon have nothing to do. and we will give
She looked at him steadily.
scious of here presence. He was stand, you afternoon tea a l'Anglalse. By
"We have not met. Leonardo, since
ing by Adrienne Cartuccio’s side, the bye." she added, a little shyly, “is the night after the concert. Do you
watching the faint color steal again there not something which you have know that we had an adventure on the
wav home?”
into her cheeks, and the terror dying forgotten’'
"Tell me about It." he answered,
out of her eyes, to be replaced by a Hp d,Tined her meaning at once
far softer light. Her black lace wrap, j "Ot course, I ought to have told you looking away.
"Is there anv need. Leonardo?”
which she had been wearing in Span- my name!" he exclaimed hastily,
A faint tinge of color stole Into his
ish fashion, had fallen a little back “n ow stupid of me. It is St. Maurice
olive cheek.
from her head, and the moonlight was _Lord St Maurice "
glpaming upon her ruddy golden hair.
“You guessed then.” he said. "Tell
“Lord St. Maurice! Then are you
all wavy ar»>1 disarranged, throwing no{ the fortunate possessor of that me. does she know? Has she any
into soft relief the outline of her slim, delightful little yacht in the harbor?" Idea?”
girlish figure, her heaving bosom, and
"None.”
“Yes. if you mean the Pandora, she's
the exquisite transparency of her com mine. Do you like sailing? Will you
"She does not suspect me at all?”
plexion. She stood there like an of come for a sail?" he asked eagerly.
“No; she thinks that It was an ordi
fended young queen, passionate'v
“We'll talk about It to-morrow." she nary attack of robbers, and that the
wrathful with the men who had dared laughed, holding out her hand. "Good, i carriage was to take up a little way
to lay their coarse hands upon her. night."
Into the interior, so that they might
yet feel'ng all a woman's gratitude to
He let her hand go. If he held It a hold us and demand a ransom. It was
their preserver. Her eyes were flash moment longer, and a little more her own Idea; I said nothing. I feel
ing like stars, an^ her brows were fl-mlv than was absolutely necessary, as though I were deceiving her, hut I
bent, but as she looked in'o his fa'-» was he much to blame?
cannot tell her. She would never look
her expression softened Of the t*”0
“Good-inght." he said. “Goodnight. upon your face again, Leonardo.”
sensations gratitude was the stronger. Signorina," he added, bowing to Mar- j “You must not tell her," he mut
"You are not hur*?" h’ repeated. “I gharPa. "I shall come to-morrow after tered. “Swear that you will not!”
am sorry that I 'id pot get h°re soon noon."
She shook her head.
er. before that fellow touched you."
Then he turned awav, and walked I “There is no need. I am not anx
She h»ld out h°r nnnd to him with a
llttl“ Impetuous movement
"Thanks to you. No Signor.” she
Fa'-’ h e- eyes suddenly Piling w’th
fears. ‘"Ph h -w grateful we are. arp
y e not Sfsreharfta’"
"Indeed, indeed we are. The Signor
had saved ns from a terrible danger ”
"It is nothing
The fellows wpre
arrant rnwards. But what was the
carriage
here**"
He minted along the road Already
the c’nm sv vehicle had become a
black sn«ck In the distance, swaving
beavilv from s’de to »ide from the
pace at which it was being driven,
and almost enveloped in a cloud of
dust.
Adripnne «bonk her heod Margha
rita had turned away, with her face—
buried in her bands.
"I cannot imagine Perhans they
were higranlrts and intended to carry
ns off for a ransom."
Th° Englishman shrugged his
shoulders.
"Odd sort of bandits." he remarked.
"Why, they hadn’t, the nluck of a
chicken between them, especially this !
one "
He touched the postrate figure with
h,« foot and the two girls shuddered.
"He is—Is not dead, is her?” Mar
gharita asked.
"Not he. I shouldn't say that he
was very badly hurt either," the Eng
lishman declared, bending down and
listening to his breathing. "More
frightened than anything. He'll get
up and be off directly we leave. You
will let me see you home?" he con
tinued, speaking to Adrienne.
She looked up at him with a gleam
of humor In her wet. eyes
"You don’t Imagine that we should
let you go and leave us here?” she
said "Come Margharita.”
The Englishman looked at the other
girl, almost for the first time, as she
came up and Joined them. Her dark
eyes were full of tears and her face
w a s troubled
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would be abductor "
"Margharita. I was desperate." lie
cried paaalonately. "And that cursed
Englishman, has become my evil
genius It was a miserable chance
that enabled hint to become your pre
server."
"It was a very fortunate one for
you. IsH>nardo."
"What do you mean?" he riled
sharply. "Tell me, has he been here?"
“Yes.”
He seemed to calm himself with a
great effort. He was on the thresh
old of what he had come to know Il«>
must keep cool, or she would tell hint
nothing
"Margharita." he said slowly, "the
time Is fast coming when I shall have
no more favors to ask of you Will
you remember that you are my sister,
and grant me a great one now."
"If 1 can. Leonrdo."
"It Is good. I shall not ask you
anything Impossible or unreasonable
Tell me the truth about Adrienne and
this Englishman. Tell me how you
have spent your days since this affair,
and how often he has been here Then
tell me what you yourself think Tell
me whether she cares for him; and
he for her Let me hear the whole
truth, so that I may know how to act "
"Leonardo," she whispered, "rem
ember our watchword. 'Endurance.' I
will tell you everything
Is>rd HI
Maurice came on the day after our
adventure He stayed till evening, and
we walked with him on the Marina
The next day we went yachting with
hint
Yesterday and to-day he has
spent nearly the whole of his time
here. I believe thut he Is In love with
Adrienne, and as for her, If she does
not love him altwady. I believe that
she soon will
You have asked for
the truth, my brother, and It Is best
that you should have It. Eorglva me
for the pain It must cause you "
The Englishman sat quite still, hold
Ing In his hand a long, curiously
shaped dagger, which the first gleam
of moonlight hud shown him laying nt
his feet.
He was no cnwatsl. but he gave a
little shudder as he examined the
thing, and felt Its bluelsh steel edge
with his finger. It was by no means
a toy weapon; It had been fashioned
anil meant for use What use? Home
how he felt that he hail escaped a
very great danger, as he put the thing
thoughtfully Into his pocket, and lean
ed hack III Ills chair The shrill voices
and clatter of glusses around him
sounded curiously unreal In his ears
By degrees he entile to himself, and
leaning forward look a mutch from th e
little marble table, and re lit his cigar
Then for the first time, he noticed
with a start that the chair opposite to
him was occupied, loo, by a figure
which was perfectly familiar It was
a Cldllan who sat there, quietly sntok
Ing a long cigarette, and with his face
shaded by the open pulm of his hand
Lord Ht Maurice made no sign of
recognition.
tin the contrary, he
turned his head away, perferrlng not
to he siwn Ills nerves were already
highly strung, ami there seemed to
him to he something ominous In this
second meeting with the Hlclllan lr
he could h a v e been sure o f b e in g able
to do so unnntlred, he would have got
up nnd gone Into the hotel
''Good-evening. Hlgnor! "
Lord Ht Maurice turtle I anil looked
Into the white, corpse-ltke face of the
Hlclllan. It told Its own story. There
was trouble Io come
“Good evening, Hlgnor." he answered
quietly.
(TO BE CONTINUEDI
Friday and Saturday, April 12th and 13th
K e n n e tt’s First
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TWO DAYS OUT OE EACH MONTH. THE FIRST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY A KF ER
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TOWELING
Linen fiinish 18-lnehes
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Priced for Dollar Day at
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GLASS TOWELING
18-in. wide sold regular
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ONE LOT
BOYS' DRESS SHOES
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ITit•«•<! for Dollar Day at I
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H. AND B.
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6 Pairs for
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Dynamic Speaker
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THURSDAY. APRIL 11. 1929
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7-PIECE BERRY SET
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Springfield, Ore.
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