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ATHENS DAILY HEBALD, THTfHSDAYf OCTOBER 30,1913.
THE MAIDS OF PARADISE
By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
Only Costume Poiret, Paris Tailor,
jf Designed For An American Woman
(Continued from Yesterday)
T^wu» aatonl&bed, and caked where
Eyre had gone.
~He la In your room,” the said, “load-
Ing your revolver. I hope you will not
permit, him to go alone to Paradise ”
TU see about that,” I muttered, and
hurried up the stairs and down the
hallway to my'bedchamber.
He sprang to the door ea I entered,
glrlng me both hands In boyish groeC
Ing. Hooked at him keaoly but pleas
antly. V*
’•You are going to load my revolver,
and go orer to Paradise and take that
balloon from these bandlta?” 1 asked,
emlling.
He shrugged his shoulders with * a
recldeaa laugh.
"Give me my rerolrer,*' I sold, cold-
ly.
His face felL "Let me take it, Mr.
Scarlett” he pleaded; but I refused]
and made him hand me the weapon.
“Now,” I said, sternly, “I want to
know what the devil you mean by at
tempting suicide! Kelly, what's the
matter with you? Is life as unattrao-
ftlre as all that?”
better grfl ready'fe'go.”' — : [
Sylvia had shrunk a way from Byre.
The countess looksd at her blankly,
then at me.
"Madame,” I said, "there Is little
enough of happiness in the world—so
little that* when it cornea It should be
dame, can you see the tights on the
semaphorer .j- j. ,
"Tee.”
“Count them aloud."
She counted the white lights tor me,
then the red ones.
"Now,” I said, “if those lights change
In number or color or position, come i welcomed, sren by those who may not
Instantly to me. I shall be with j ab * r ® 1x1 ,t -“
Mademoiselle Given in the Httle tea- j Aad 1 bent rteerer and whispered the
room.” j tiutl^
I left her in the shadow of the cur- ! “Sylvia!” murmured the young
tains, and passed through the room to 1 countes *' ^credulously. "A spy! And
Sylvia's side. She looked up quietly j sho ***“*■ this—this shame on mel"
from her embroidery frame, then, ! Sylrla toned, standing unsteadily,
dropping the tinted silks and needles For • ,on * time ***** looked at eaoh
on the cloth, roee and walked beside other In BUence * their eyes wet with
me. When we entered the little tea- teari - Th *° B * re lifted Sylvia's hand
room she passed on to the lounge and and led her away, cl os-
seated herself on the padded arm. I ***e door behind. ,
“What is it!” she asked. ! Th ® countess still stood in the cen-
”1 am sorry to tell you ” I said— tor of *** room - tranaQx * d - ri«M, stor-
"sorry from my heart. You are not ,n * through her tears at the closed
very friendly to me. and that makes door - With • deep drawn hroath she
It harder tor me to say what I have to Btralgbtened her shoulders; her head
say.”
drooped; she covered her face with
"Yo» appear here- I aafcj, “after the
ether, have .ailed free. Lortent. WbrT ; wlll lnud here toalgM or Uimorrow ..
“What hate I done!” she cried,
brokenly—“what have I done that this
. shame should come upon me?”
"You have done nothing,” I said,
“neither for good nor evil in this
crisis. But Sylvia, has; Sylvia the
bent her steady gr.zs c
sge was admirable.
"I thank you for telling me,”
“What do you-mean?” she asked, , h ^ nd *
guardedly.
"1 mean that you cannot stay here,"
I eatd. “And you know why.”
“Will yon explain this insult?" she
asked, hotly.
“Yes. You are a German apv” I _. . -*v_ - -
said, under my breath. “French troops fP7'. ^hai a maft should give up his
To do vonrsalf the ^ • - will land here tonight or tomorrow," „ for “ frI ? nd ? good; 05 at a woman
™ >le * wr ® rt •ndlng | j weat on oatoiy -y ou wfti see how otten hers for har C° untl 7 Is better,
an embittered hfe under the eyes of | dangerous you/ situation 1* certain f*® don . # he ? duty: tbe sacriflb *
to become when Buckhurst Is taken, I s 8t,I * bUrn,a *' It may e pars
and when it Is understood what use b ®«L?° d Bpare blm. *-> v •
you have made of the semaphore.” , ™ ,ooked at me scorntol-
She wlaoed, then straightened and ly ‘ ^ tbtak that w« are not fitted to
mt her tMnriv or r. nn ma w«v M na. understand each other.”
”It remains,” I said, “tor me to thank
you for yobr kinc
your generosity to me'in my time of
sold, simply. "Have 1 a dhance to need. ... It is quits i
reach the Spanish frontier?” mo to dream of repaying it.
"I think you have," I replied. "Kelly shall never forget It. ... I ask
Eyre la going with you when—" leave to make my adleux, madame”
“He? No, no, he must not! Does She flushed to her turn {lies, but did
he know what I am? Did he offer to not answer,
go?” she naked, Incredulously. I
-Matfc.moi.elle. he taalaW !„ *• \ »‘ 0 « 5 «* h «. » .*7“
Without turning her heed ebe taid: ®"» P‘ lcbt ‘Hvough the win*
"Doe. he know that ft may a»aa Ua dow lleWnd m0 * crta ™ ta * tbe
death?” 1 J* 1 ®* 1 ®* over tee coHtag with an in-
“Ho baa suffered worse for your JJ™ 1 raOianoj. At toe same lustaut
aake*“ I nfd Mtterlr Iho gate outside crushed open, a huh*
"Whatf she flashed out oonfronttng kl ' b 01 TOlcea »'"e> l ' d Into a roar; then
me In an inetant. tl)0 outer 400r “ w « re flung haelt aad a
“You must know that - I Mid— • cor ® ot msn •Pr' u >f lnt <> ‘he haUwuy,
“three yearn of h<*-prte<m-utter f 0141 *” * ltb tbc , rad ‘V** 11 *** d “°-
mini Do you dure deny you have <w ^ tarrelu and bayoueta.
been ignorant of tht.r I And bafore them, revolyar ewloging
For a .pace ehe stood there, atraok * ! *? d ® J"> d - J 4 '"™™ 1 -
speeohleee; then. “Cull him!" she !‘.f??,.!“ h _ tle< !„ acr ^ a „ W _ , .!‘ r ® ,u “- M *
cried. “Call him, I tell you! Bring
him bore—I want him here—here ’be
fore us both!”
Byre, passing the long stone oorrl-
4or« &9fe94 up u 1 beckoned; and.
the woman who rained you. Kelly, I
must toll you tbe—well, something of
the truth—as much as yon need know
, . . now. My friend, she Is not
worth It"
"Do you think that makes any dif
ference?” be said, harshly. "Let me
Alone. Scarlett 1 kaowl • • • 1
know, I toll you I”
"Do you mean to Ben me that you
know she deliberately betrayed you!”
pended.
, 1 know it—I Ml you X know
“And ... you love her?"
. "Yee ” He dropped his haggard face
bn hit wrap a moment then eat bolt
nprlght. “Truth Is better then Hfe,”
he sakt slowly. 1 wanted to sod It
"Kelly:
pther way to rhflt yoepr neck, and, l
{think, a nabfey wur. Those to in this
bouse a woman who*-
rtblo risk—w<Jun
> running a i
Naan
(pay the oomapOTt Huter of the re
volt a man obUed’BudVtawat She la
pn error. WltMb the a*ft Cwetftyfoor
hours. I expect to SBa Bxokhnrvt a
prisoner. And when that happens it
jrm^go hAfd .wtih Jludsmala^te Elveo.
jtor^h^Twitf tstnbn'fier^ +* .
; . . And yon know what that
tneens; ... a blank wall, Kelly,
jgnd a flrlogwqnad. There is but one
sex for spies. She must le&rre tonight
Polly. She must try‘to cross Into
Spain. Will you help her?”
, He nodded, striving to say “yea."
I "You know your own risk!”
j "Yes.”
' "Her company is death tor you both
If you are taken.”
He stood up very straight In what
Strange forms
(Dial
OHAPTER XXL
Like Her Ano&atora.
. T leaned in the embrasure of the
box thorn window, gating at my light
ed lanterns, which dangled from tbe
halyards at Solnt-Yseel. The soldier
Holland had so fgr kept his word—
|hree red lamps glimmered through a
driving mist; the white lanterns hung
above, faintly shining.
Full in tbe firelight of the room set
|hs young countess, lost In reverie,
hands clasping the gut arms of her
•hair. At bar feet dosed Ange Pi ton.
"X am afraM a story I have to tell !c
not gates to be very choorful,” I said,
"and l am also afraid that I must ask
you to listen to IL”
She met my eyes with composure,
leaned a Utile towhrd me,' aad waited.
Aad so, sitting there in the tinted
klaret I told her of the death of Dal-
tnont aud of Tavernier, and of Buck-
hang's share in the miserable work.
“Madame, I am patahxg you,” l «ald;
*but I am going to cause you even
greater unhappiness.”
“Tell me what is necessary,” ebe
Said, forming tbe words with tightened
Ups.
“Then I must tell you that it is nec-
teiarj for Mademoiselle Eiven to leave
tfecaurt tonight.”
* -Why!”
. "It is bettsr that I do not teQ you.
Speed anQJscquellxie came hurrying j
i through the hall to where I stood; j j
Buckhurst's smile was awful as his j . .■y”
eyes flashed from Speed to ao. : '
— r.«-: -- - - j-.-'V:'' • Wh«v. Ann"M»re<ki_
{ Behind him, dose to his shoulder, the part of Leila, i Xal«1ro (jn ^tTi
| tbs torch-light fell on Mornac's smooth, Love Leash,” she* ma<iV ap har^nip,
1 false fao^, stretched bow into s fero- N to wear somethin^ nefr; and she jrot
' clous grimape; behind him crowded Toiret, the Paris ladils'* tailor,; "who
the soldiers of the commune, rifles was then in New Yorlfc,, to'-design a
slung, craning their unshaven faces costume* for her. He tuVhed'out sortie-
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do you mean by this foolery!” gnd X Devil, it course,, in
started tor him, shouldering my wfiy This is what Muss -Meredith
among his grotesque escort ab ° ut clothes; .'; ;
For MlMtaotl looked loto toW, 'Whsn^wss m Pans thia summer.
I learned that the keynote of fftshion
was quianCness or picturesqueness,
and as* I find modern clothes unbe
coming being ‘§m pld-fashioned (girl,’
delighted to-note that the smart
; then be silently motioned mo
back; a dozen bayonets were leveled,
forcing me to retire, Inch by inch.
The' Countess do Vassart was al-
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w
4 *txAte r ^3fctimatf -ritniai
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looking frumpy.’ , { ' “
“Miss Meredith says that- she be
lieves that ci'ithes affect one’s feel
ir.gs. Especially is this so on the stage
where one is anxious to project one’s
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to say that ono is not able to live
above clothes, but they can be a great
help or hindrance in characterizing a
rple. An other .words, I believe’ that
clothes quite as much as personal
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: with perfect oompoaure.
i He tamed and addressed us, suave.
; ly, bowtfig with a horrid, mock defer,
ence to the oouatera:
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It is often difficult, however, to dress
a part so that it will help tte brine
out the.important points of the char
acter, and at the sam etime suit your
public, your manager, and more often
“Tell me. It la mr right to know" '
"Not now; later. If you insist”
i “This la AraadteL” aha muttered.
| . . It t did not know you, . . .
if X did not trust you so perfectly,
* . . trust you with all my heart!
h . . Oh, are you certain she must
f » Crigbtena me; it is so strange 1
tore grown fond cf her. . . And
taow you say tout she must go. I can-
*ot understand—I cannot."
"Wo, you cannot understand.” I re-
boated, gently; "hut she cam It ia a
serious matter tor Mademoiselle El-
e ; it could not easily be more aeri-
Xt la even perhaps a question of
(
cussd of sheltering the Individual Seal* iONLY A FEW MORE DAYS
lett, late inspector of iropsrlal police;
the individual Speed, ea-taspeotor ot <
. . ...... . | Imperial gendarme#; the Individual I
^ ^ xxi^ suepicion; th. j
~>«“*»»»■»-.i
spy. As war delegate of the oom
mune, X am here to accusel
"1 socuso the woman Sylvia Elven
of cotnmualaatlcu with Pruselau
of attempted corruption
Ha . Reloaded Hie Revolver.
Monaleur,” ehe said, hkrahly, “why
did you not come to that book stove?”
He was elleut His faoe was answer
enough—a terrible answer.
"Monsieur Byre, apeak to mil Is it
trus! Did they—did yon not know that g^^tera vn(lQr my command. I accuse
I muU an error—toat I did (. on Mon. w.
of aiding, enoemraging and abetting
at the uaine that you had gone away
-* « k *‘ | toeJ“^niM0t Fraocal"
^ «md bawd bu ^ W ** ted mntu Bbori, fierce yeB
Care, he groaned, and bowed his ^ approTa j ^ <u«<l away. Then:
"Call the soldier Holland!” he csid.
My heart began to hammer In my
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Wltu terror <rafl «rlef to,- t ntotered to Speed. Tfc "
7 ” n<>t * ,pr U *^'J nIlT J *** | “Ltotai." he motioned,
hot. Kelly. Tim ™ no bum to m, , H.t^ml to the wratetod ortotu*
-i only-only naked tor th, toetche, RptUod whll, h, told whto hid hop.
b<K*ioej-bec«..er-I cored tor yo«. I pe,,^ at tfc, ,. m ,pt, ora .
“Feu toy h, tribed ywr uM
Buckhurst, gently.
"Yes; I've said it twenty timee,
haven't IT"
"And you took the bribes?"
The wretch laughed outright
"And you believe that you deserve
weft of the commune?*' amlVte. Book
j away. What
kiqg'of it? Are you
getting ahead of your competitors or
are. you standing still while they forge
ahead when the going is good?
Tfie really active and industrious
contestants, those who will succeed in
what they undertake in business life,
are mailing every hpur count in get
ting up these dubs. Furthermore, they
find it easy, as people are ready and
willing to take The Herald or renew
their subscriptions,. arid, there is no
difficulty in assembling a big vote to
those who will try. Are you one of
these?
have them now; no soul save myself
haa ever seen them.”
She raised her head and fumbled In
her oorsage with shaking fingers, and
draw from <her bosom a packet of pa
in heaven’* name, help bpr, then!”
•be said, scarcely controlling the
alarm that brought a pitiful break In
Mr voice.
"1 am trying to," .! said. "And now
I must commit Mademoiselle Elven.
Will you help
"What can isked, ptto-
Jd*lLn&
"Here are the sketches,” ebe sobbed;
"they have cost you dear! Now leave
me—hate me! Let them come and
take me—I do not want, to live any
more. Oh, what punishment on earth!”
Her suffering was unendurable to
the man who had suffered through
her; be turned on me. quivering in
every limb.
. "We must start,” he said, hoarsely.
“Give me your revolver."
I drew it from my hip pocket sari
passed it to him.
Scarlett,” he begin, "If we don't
A quick rapping at the door silenced
him; tbe young countess stood In tbs
hallway, bright-eyed, but oomposed,
asking for me. ' -
"The red and white lights are gone,"
she said. “There are flour green lights
on the tower and flour blue light* on
the halyards."
I turned to Eyro. "This is interest
ing.” I said, grimly. "I set signals for
the-Vkiste-Laaoe to land In forok.
fiQBflbcKfr jat ataaidfcSNte. YggAad I
The soldier grinned and opened hie v
month to answer, and Buckhurst shot ’best bldbd in Kentucky.*
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Shortly after, a nerw administraticn
took hold of a wall-known Southern
railroad a great number of claims
-were preferred against tbe company
on account of horses and cattle being
killed along the > lims in Kentucky. To
make matters •wgj-se, it appeared that
every animal killed* however worthy
less it may havft been before the ac
cident, invariably figured in the claims
subsequently presented being of the
him through the face; and* as he fail,
shot him again, standing #raathad la
the smoks of his own weapons.
”1 think,” said Buckhurst. In a pleas
antly persuasive voles, "that there will
ha no mors bribery in this bsttaiftm.” the desk, bj
He deliberately opened the smoking - have reached
weapon; the spent shells dropped ana ln K Kent-
ter one from the cylinder, «uaM> g oa stock- ^
One day, in conversation with one
of the Toad’s attorneys. tEfe' president
became very much excited in referring
to the situation^ *‘Do you know,” he
msmimm v mi m
touching the dead man with Urn care
fully polished toe of his shoe. "Be
cause,” he added, reloading Ida ra>
TgXflC. ”X do not Kke ItJ_ r -
(To be continued Tomorrow.)
my assev
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rBdy.”—Balti-
Uncle Sam doesn’t mind i
a woman in it.
.Wsjuld it not be pleasant and add
much to the home pleasures to see your
daughter seated at the piano and hear
her. voice singing some of the church
hymns or one of the new popular songs.
You are missing much if you do not
provide a piano for the family—much
more than you think. Come in and let
us talk it over with you Bring mother
and daughter along. We’ll find a way
to put one of our splendid makes in
your living or music room.
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