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/ ", , • < ? -t ■ - kw mm ' * - jawr^ttsrrr^*:crr'&z, jMSBOra - . ■- "■•: -f ■ '■■■■’ - , '■■ r'’ " ' •• y ,-' -. Hill S If ill? •1§!®# XcrQQH n test# Atlanta, Ga., Week Ending January 12, 1907. VOLUME XLIV NUMBER FORTY*FOUR Jt Story of Love and Thrilling Interest A 'E:% iiii E GREENE, Author of “The Millionaire Baby, By ANNA C/ Etc., Etc. >1* Copyright by The Babbs-Merrill Co. bohlb. for Imd I not ? ft(»t rny one.desire v. iHSike nr iiu.iliv •tntikc -be w-oms of she »g ( ! wu* toiiij). 1,1 so ' • ' H .ir-hk >1 ,it :i wa* n> g pi ?- ' . ■ (., '■if ■ ; ■ tmifiti to Mr. J>h *' -l - sioiv, i i w » • • - u< Mk> off ( • • ...'■ !oc't A,' ,io" aCr,i«i tho duetto.' - f *< If * *i , t > »i.. -■ *i , , <’ sid uf. e for '•Von ,-in- r.gVUv > ii ' C<1 » *|t fl! CH A PTKR XX. >tooxx.iGSir— and a club.. v um re you sa.tfsfied? Have f 8 you got what you want- *“■ g ed?” asked Sweetwater, b when they were well away kjHW from Uio shore and the rfSogfl voice they had heard Kfl c a ! ! in g at intervals A m from the chasm they |Jgjj y h o c Viiti ri'Mrwlwr fl'fll n ; iiii mi wiiiKs hurt been ;■ inspector-.- itttd mme ha-c desired by thyself. . New it. have if. if I hi no ji.ci wide!- In !i:f tiiWtif ingi > t hanvr t quest- it > “it d a t thy ' i ’ of f Would 1 !• ! her see a:. I her 'hdjij ’for a "■ ' ■ one. she ns -d to !u--..r < rnmm V omrp, a good fel- Tt could not have hatter managed." (ifter t'f* s)>i M • lit nr ' . < • ! • ■- ' :V' ‘ V <he-g in <*U f.i, - : , ' iM> . >c fu i *t wish a slj smite v.,«. ) . - i ' -■< cite-;,.. ' e hV.ili oeet " ■ ' ■ • 'A.i i. • I I i i . ■ WM i : ■ i ! ,1 , - ■ ' i ■ - , ‘ : Jig. tofueres <\ (ill V.’lni! wlf ' • •- h'l, . 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A , . -Vltt-'J:-- 1- ,i I. . t 1--' * C mm wot' "Are yon ready to go back now, sir'.’ Are ivb a’.i done here?" This with his e»r t-irnod .■mil iii= eye bent forward; for 'he adventure they pad intermpted was nor nt. an end., whether their part in it war Or not. Air. Orey hesitate, his gianees fotlow- in rr those of Sweetwater. ■ f.et «s wait." said he. in a tone which surprised Sweet wafer. "If he is medi- tafin-tr' tin ^f-vape. I ' nrast speak to him hrfe-.-c readies the launcij. At all nr-r-arde.-" he added after another mo- liMi <v,v. vo, good, good nurse, ,o let me.' i, .needn't lord, so alarmed M oae’t’l hurt 'me one bit,” 1 knew tlto' if ttad not; knew •«>;■« sue!) an exertion was tiket-. to tie w ”? h«'» ,■!(! Uiiti’. h’-fr'tvd- to in-r. mr . t stipjAd; iiav" found some excuse dei erring her. 1 endeavored '•> lua.k 1 "- ’e> too re na’urai. A‘ *.’• m'di.’ii ’.ewem p;a to tak- tli*-* '.usl.il in n v bait i ! drew-, tier:., nr,a took .:J "The addt,-e«iS !of>is '"rv sba.kv." she. langhe-1. "i thffvfc y,ci will have !■•'■ put it. in, a« enyetotAeAf; I looked at is -i t-mdif HOi itfdlA i; - ilfT was OB nte. mil I hjuH n<v propatt? tny* mind tfor i h** ehoek of eceifig propose irertirm the ba.uk awn*ting this sigtial. rowfvoat before them i r.i -pulled for the ireqiir.n of tiie mami- pn •d nothing, but hal-if him- -j ? y i tit rhe ■»en In •apMly thin « By LOIjLIE BELLE WYLIE. Written for The SUNNY SOUTH. - ; . • o ' 1 • g>> e • > ■0.1 1 «• 1 t ' - v ■ v ; I v,,.i,'i p’-.Msf bet bes> X'ey mti'pefs "| !a d res pain was pi <• > ' 1 .*ud i r sn 'was si j. -1 : -AU -! :uid yar.f piarne. Vt f ' '■ - ' " ga ■ ., , r I , * ■" f - -J ill it-age f hi , or pa-rio' on i> pi, ,i rJ , anif.i a'., • , 1 v\ ,1- ' ••• , ■ ! ■ . , * ■ ■ .1 I * ’ • ■ - e oie's iirhai, tTi.it j <i;« ttu si -k SOM U'|> \ • - ' m- ol.i T.tt - ■, - , ; J > . |' - - , * • - • no > i. | u> - i stim n I whs mad,, pn fhr- dear young rnitig teat ’or s , -es i a-'.t ovet ■ * ~ , j is . lipped • ■ o d so,- ' t'.a: si ie tried to east off ,'i o- j i ivm it pi uii i w< ' > del t t j Hi/, ,1 :o . , .or .(*■ fets of ' the f'S»r j ri; antic.;pa;i<m. at beneath' them h few inlnufes ■■ wafers of the ■RlOliTE.NED lllli ■ifixm&rnm IIP . /r sjlii ill mwmwmJI'' * 1: - 51 H, richly ret. aviUi jew- els, and held tiir. crmptlx and tapers, used:|h extreme in, linn. "Oil. that iidongs to me," id ..!>! Mr. niu-nan. “\rv sister gave H in »»• iviifi I was in X,-,v York lust summer, 1 for got to bring !■ away, mid whe-i «bo sent your hridal present, .the sli-.-er Fervieif over there, site expressed ic.sick , a I ’ service to me." A deathly palior had settled on nqr sweet face. "Take' 1 sw:iy. T< makes 'iir arn',lc! she wiiisp,eyed :n her husoaini, then im’i.- e.I and left :he room. T was - housekeeper at The I’ii.'-s. i‘,e home, of the Giiynaris. near AI;s:'ou. Tne family consisted of old Tlti‘*th.v GnVium and Joe, his only .-hiItf. When Joe was horn -T was with his: inotiier.. and >- Insert her eyes for the grave. After Mrs (liiv- ttati died, f attended to the molWrai wants of ■ Tini0f.hr and Joe. f spw tl;al Joe attended matins and mass, and pre pared him for his fiist confesr-ion. When he reached mnnhood, ii. was I who tf ! ‘st ifjseovered that he loved his cons'll, Alary Grady, and that he would never abandon the hope of some day wedding ■With her. Both the Grades and the GnV- natts were sorely troubled over flip en gagement when it was made known, oh aceouTit of the kinship existing between the two. and they did everything to <t-s- suade them from any thought of mSr- riage. Tmt -they were so firm in their pur pose that they would listen to nothing on the subject. Meantime Mary's father died, and the burden of maintaining the family rested. . on that young woman:. She went brave ly to work, teaching in the public schools and saving enough to educate w two young .sisters, so that they would some dav- he independent and self-suppOrfing "J cannot marry you. Joe," she said over and over to her lover. "imt,ii the girts are prepared ito meet, the world. When the time comes ■! will he your wife, not before.” In this way seven years passed. One evening Joe eame home from At lanta. where he had. been to see Alary. Ills face was radiant, and his eyes hearu- "Pather,” he said, gladly, "Mary Is ready to come to The Pines. I have a dispensation from the church, and wc. are coming home at Christmas.” At I he appointed time the wedding was solemnized. I never saw a happier pah’ of young people, or n prettier bride. K very one loved Mary, and the thought of 1|^| I Watched That Smile and Pressed the Button. way ereii a own room v Off Uo n M i to v.' floated -.-ilien ; ii nitsed soii'.e 1; n g •ureless bul 1 Fvii: he was i.eplined !■> i •time. Tlic written end i appeared. b@ there was wbi-b he had no sooner ta'U' a.low cry and preptij Xew York, bn the sain,- Ore y. The word was ■'diamond. ; I • .h i not encotsfage S'wee;water hi 11> fun : . ,* tempt- re--over the lost i'-r-arandimi inih-cd.. sueii an effort oh i have been fruitless; the paper was ■me end -hen- was -nothing • left for li-iii i>'(: to corttimte their way. As , . did 'so it would - have been hard to - ; l in wiii,-!: In-east .chagrin mounted iglier. gw eel water imd lost a. clew in a .oiisand. gnu Me. Grey— wet!, no one m-w w'ii.-ii be had lost. if» said nothing id plainly showed l>y Isis changed matt er. ' hai he w as in baste to land now ml be done wirii t|jLs doubtful adven- appearai.! •. ’nnieisuinilii: band from 1 his pocket - and t'HAPTEK XXT. ORIZI5TT GRTZTErd T indulged in some v, rv serious thoughts after Mr. Grey's departure. A fa.-t was borne in u-pon me to which f bad hitherto cirnsed my prejudiced eyes, hut which T could no longer ignore, Av’.iateyer conPrs-oi'i i: i,rought dr how- evor it caused nr- to change my mind on a subject which had formed one of- the strongest bases to the argument by 'which I had sought to save 'Mr. Durand, Miss Grey cherished no such distrust of hey fattier hs X, in my ignorance of their relations, hart impute,j to her in the early hours of. my ministrations. This you have already seen in my account, of i heir parting. Whatever ids dread, 'fear or remorse, there was no evidence that she felt toward him anything but love and confidence: but love and confidence from her to him were in direct contra diction to the doubts I had be lieved her to have expressed in the lialf- wiitten note handed to Mrs. Euirbroilit-r in tiie alcove. Had I been wrong - , then, in attributing ibis scrawl to her? It be gan to look so. Though forbidden to allow her to speak on the one tabooed subject. I had wit enough to know that nothing would keep her from if, if the fate of Airs. Fairbrother occupied any real place in her thoughts. Vet when tiie opportunity was given me one morning' Of settling this fact be yond all doubt. J own that my main feeling was one of dread. T feared to see this article in my creed destroyed, .lest I should lose confidence in the whole. Vet conscience bade me face the matter This made Sweetwater- Mart and peer with still gi enter* anixeiy a-: *-vm - move ment, «he.ii to -hi- surprise hoth beni forward, co.-b nv- t h:s own .knee, di.iri something so luyslerlou's -he <-,«u!■ i i-c im ,-iew to its mi Mir,- till they again’ Stretch ed forth -their ha ds each other and lie "aught, the gb-nre of imper inn! realized hha: tie v were exchanging memorar.iiii or notrs. These mil st iiav- been imp orpin;, for ea.'li made an inI'li.-diain endeavor to read I,is slip by turning ii toward the moon's lays. Tim; both were sa I isfiert was shown by . t'heir a lief movements. \Yd!- goriil put ids slip into ids pocket. a-,i without further wad to Mr. Grey m,>- lirtliod liis m*-:» to rmv ;in;n. Tiiey did so with, a v ill. leaving a hue of silver iri their »wnl;e. Mr. Gr'-y. on the con trary, gave no .orders, lie. still in d! his slip and seemer! to Is<- dreaming. But ids eye was on t tie shore, and he did not even turn when sounds irom tiie launch fieneded thai si-.c was under way. Sweetwater, looking a: this morsel of paper with gietxi-. eyes, dipped bis ours and began pulling softly toward that por tion of the br-&»ih wla-i e a. saiaII and twink- lingliglil defined tin- boat house, lie hoped Mr. Grey would speak, hoped that in some wav. by some means, he might obtain a .-low to his patron’s tnoughts fjnr lire English gentleman sat like an image and did not move till a. slight but sudden breeze, blowing in-shore, seized the paper in bis hand and carried It away, past' Sweet water, ’who vainly sought to catch it as ii went fluttering by, into tiie water ahead, where ii shorn- for a nvomeni. then softly disappeared. •red in one, did i, >t less 11 cine helpleggnei lie yo-dd wi;ncsf follow Mr. Grey none of ids nn ■ ominuc to he I, but Pc eoiilij Hot act; conlers, but Ifidnlge in The detective must ! in i tie valet, though woke a sense of shame :rerist. Meanwhile Wellgood had seen iiiervi and ordered his men to cease rowing. "Give way, ; her-e." lie .shouted. " We’re for tiie la or -i, and in a hurry." 1 -There - s. sortie ope here who wants to sjteak to you, Mr. Wcligood." Sweetwater ,-uilr-l out, .as reaper! fully as he '-onUi. "Shall I mention vour nr, me?" he asked I VVlicr they reached tiie boat house Air. Grey left Sweetwater to pay for t he boat ;m,I -Started at once for the lioicl. T'-.e man j ii charge had tiie how of the * - ’Hi in hand, pt-cp:,!. abn-v to pulling it up on the boards. As Sweetwater turned toward him be .-nughi Sight of the aide »>:' t be boat, shining briglitly in the tnoon- ligie. He gave a start and.-'with a mut- tered ejaculation, darted forward and p(,.*k,-',| off a small piece of paper from - lie -iripping keel. Ii separated in liis imnd and a -part of it escaped him. but i he rest lie managed io keep by secreting it. in bis paim, where it still clung, wet and possibly illegible, when he came upon Mr. Grey again in the hotel office. ■ "Here's your pay." said that gentle man. giving him a bill. "I am very glad I met you. Von have served me remark ably well," There was an anxiety in ids face and a hurry in his movements which struck Sweetwater. "Does tiiis mean that you are through with me?" asked Sweetwater. “That yen' have no further call for my ser vice?” "Quite so," said the gentleman. "I’m going to take the train tonight. I find that 1 still have time.” Sweetwater began to Took alive. Illi|l| ; < s! ft . fJljj yyyffTG'- "Xo. i will do that myself.” And rais- • ug bis V nice, he Accosted the ot.be.- with Giese word;-: "I am the man. Perci.vaI »*rey.. of Darlington Manor, England. I should like to .----; - word t-.» you before you e-ntia-k." A clkmge. quick as lightning, and al most as dangerous, passed over the face Sweetwater .was watching with such painful anxiety; but as the other added uutid.-ig to His? words and seined to be merely waiting, lie shrugged his. shoul ders .am! piuitered an order to liis ry.vcrs to proceed. In another moment tiie sterns of the two small crafi .swung together, but in such a way that, by dint of a little- ^pilfuT manipulation on the part of fVeli- goo.i's men, tlie latter s back was toward tiie moon. Sl||g| his hand the sick service. r was sud- dcnl.v a uacted to Mary. Some spirtt- sense hud made her aware of the presence : ;.c old man A shudder run through "Tab* it away! Take it away!" - . rid mu with piteous appeal, pointing - - ’ > inn ii to with and. taking the service from ins on- IPIPII I ■ I /.y’VcimyTi ■nT\^'v-.V.; r 'y-':- : ; : ;Ar=T;i-’:;y';:i:V : _j^ ;d-L; : V KE'f-fwSe