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c. u. f1‘!!! TURN or roarvsn e Vagabond Commodore stood on deck of the Sea Nymph and wcl- 0d his guests. Loills was, as ever pair, the perfection of grooming. ‘would. have said that he hadn't i ‘is in the world. ‘ - ley, on the other hand. was ‘ ‘and listless. She hadn't minted v omo aboard tile yacht; Louis ilad ‘ed her; he had told hcr that "vveregoing to Paris. ‘v Commodore said: “What about ast on deck‘? It's an exception- ﬂne morning."

a leafy basket in the sun, warming to the temperature and glow of wine.

Louis sighed with satisfaction. He loved all these material aids to well- bcillg, these evidences of plenty.

Shirley’ came fronl below. She look- ed rested, iiilcr a shower and a chnilge. she worb pale green linen, and 1t rlilstcr of flame alid russct nu- Lllitillllls‘ was tin-list. into her bodice. The Cuinlnouore eyed her. He said atlriipiiy"; “I broke my rule and went ilsilUTP when old Tilorne was here- to see my lawyer and to attend t0 rlllotliez" little matter."

"Th o?" Louis ailswercd politely; ll(‘ m. reading some letters that had boon brought out by the motor-boat

Dad. decent and at peace with you]; own soul, if you want to live and not hate yourself every minute of the day and night."

/

THE GUARDIAN_

You've got to be square and

“Baht So you're keen on the con-

science stuff, are you?" A sneer had

at the man as i1 he'd never seen him before. "It made mo fairly creepy tho way he looked," tho valet reported afterward in the servants’ qua-riots. “All sort of wild and excited like."

Louis and the Commodore met in the salon before dinner and waited for Shirley to make her appearance.

impatient and not a littls angry. "I hope she's not going to bo fool enough to sulk," he thought, and sent word to her cabin.

A maid came up. looking surprised and a triﬂe frightened.

"Miss Shirley has not returned yet. She said sho might not get back to- night, when she took her bag."

Louis know then that she would not return. Knew it before he read the letter shs had left on her dressing- table along with a little heap of jew- elry that Louis had bought her.

m TIMPTRESS. CHAPTEE co.

The same doggedness of purposo

When she didn't come, Louis grew ‘

s :53 drew a deep Dream “R's 9'0“ lie glanced up, a moment inter, smil- ' ‘i I 9.5 back hem!" 0d lllH quizzlcal smile, aild attacked . l rtrand smiled tightly: "You \\'f‘l'€ m, g,._,,pc,,.,,,,_

crept into his voice. He was so angry at being thwarted that he could not speak calmly. "Well, you're a ﬁne one

that had triads Bannerman the rich- est planter on the island character-

i . l » ‘ i years, since you left ms, you two."

., '. enough about coining. It's nearly t ' uis asked blandly: ‘What's the: news—lf any?" he“ Commodore turned his keen ilpon his client. 0t so good-Jul‘ you, Vnn Dorll," aid, in a low tone.

‘ is sent Shirley away hastily.

ll hen they were alone, he turned to ' and, with a shrug. "ll/ell?" l Midge Willnughby Tliorlle was ftlle clay after you and Shirley ‘afted in such haste." l‘! "tits swore, under his breath. “Yes, assed each other in the town, ’ "day vvc lay 01f Gibraltar." Vie’ Commodore lit a cigarette.

.' e told me sometthings." uis laughed dryly.

{gather thought he would That's I LI left before he cnlliti i501. rd."

’,rose. His face wore that. slightly

‘ul sinlle that he assumed Wll0ll ‘

lost a game for high stakes, but '

. manner was lioncllalailt and uii- ’ ’ Ilrd- ~ ell, Bertrand, I dare say we'd '

‘ter, be getting on, Shirley and I. 1 won't want us, now that you?

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_ j down," commanded the Coiil- , "t H e sharply, “and don't be more 1 i .1001 than you can help! . . . Do suppose I didn't suspect some- was up, long ago, when you

eloped a. passion for rurlliiilg l

und the globe and avoiding Arn-

i can soil?" ‘

.»"i‘i‘lat's so! . . . But then, you ‘seem particularly keen ilbout soil, yourself. Oscar."

t when Bertrand mad: no comment, ,

.'"Wcll, now that you

‘fore. Sllirl/ﬂvis muilcy had vanished

No one would have guessed that he had just learned that he was a ruined mull, bankrupt, cxccilt for a few hundred dollars that he had won at d cailaral iii tile Casino the night be- ill-t) ill.‘ iiiilbtl til phillltoiil things; it had bcrll swallulvvrl when a flourish- ing oil-vscll had suddcnl gone dry as the Srilurra.

With llo loss of Zlpjlvilltf, Louis ate hi; breakfast and lit a cigarette. He‘ said to Siiirlcgu: “I want to talk to you, my lmc, after a while. I make it a rule ilt".'f‘l' to attack serious sub- jcrzs illl'cctl_l' after a meal. It inter- l\"i‘t‘.-. Villli dllgostion."

She gave him a faint smile, as she rose from the table. “I hope it's not too serious. Dad."

“It could 1-(‘ill'(‘l‘l_‘,' be more so," he i;:i':l."ci'v~ll. with becoming gravity.

Elhcx went to the little cabin that Oscar Ilcrtrulld had turned int/o a slttlllg-roonl for hclf. When Louis. came dclvli. half an hour later, she - was; sitting: llsllcmly in front of a pretty desk ﬁtted out with pale gray ' ilote-ilzlpoi", licavily embossed in sli- ver. A silver and mother-of-pearl peniirrldcr lily tinder her hand. But she mls no‘. writing letters, She was thinking with bitterness that, after zill llci" miiitliiriiigs, there wasn't a soul to whom she cared to write a letter. '1‘he one person in all the world for whom her heart over-flowed ‘with telldrrllcss had no desire in licar from her. He wouldn't answer, oven if she wrote.

Lfillifi strolled himself in a comfort- able (hair beside the dusk, his eyes, liflllllf; iibsciitly" how lier shoulders dropped. Silo decided to collie quickly

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to talk! You're in the same boat with me, my girl, and it's likely to ﬂoat us high and dry, right up to the very

oors of an American jail."

She whitened to her lips.

“What do you mean, Dad?"

He told her savagely sparing no

detail. Told her about the false birth certificate and the fortune he'd stolen. Told her how the doctor had confess- ed and why America told her how she'd been liv- ing on stolen money and using it to b her, too, how the money was gone now, and what Bertrand, who knew the truth, would probably do, if she refused to save them both by marry- ing him.

they'd had to leave

uy the luxuries that she loved. Told

l-Ier face was turned away from

him, so he couldn't see how she was taking it, but, when he had ﬁnished.

he asked quietly, her voice steady

and even:

“Then . . . . after we left America

every one learned the truth? People

. . . ill Kentucky . . . . the Shel- . . . knew?"

"Naturallyl"

"I see," she murmured thought- ully.

“What's that got to tlo with it?”

Louis demanded impatiently.

She didn't answer for '2. moment.

Then she said: "Dad . . . ..b_ut no. you're not my father . . . ." her voice broke plteously. "What-—-what shall I "call you?"

He snapped: "Don't be a fooll Noth-

ing's changed, Nor will it have to be. if you act like a sensible marry Oscar."

girl and

She pleaded: "Will you leave lne for

a little while? It's all so new and

ized his daughter's pursuit o: Rodney Sheldon. The young vice-consul was tho most attractive man sh; had ever known, and her clays were spent in a ceaseless effort in captivate him. And still he eluded her. He steer- ed her deftly from dangerous conver- sational shoals, avoiding /s repetition of the embarrassing proposal of mar- riage that she had made him on the ledge below the volcanob crater. She had sense enough to see that. she would only damage her cause by re- newing the subject of their marri- age. so, after the departure of Shir- ley, she contented herself, for a whlld, with the role of comrade.

But she continued in demand most of his time. His efforts to osoapo her were futile. She planned m; days and evenings, and it was usa- less to deny her. She had no com- punctions whatever about forcing him to do her bidding. No man, Without brine a downright boor, could have refused her requests. W119" Rﬂdﬂeifs patience snapped, she would only laugh and say coax- lnely: "all, please don't be cross will. Isabelle."

Bat one day, nearly a yen;- gftgr Shirley's visit, Isabelle threw dlscrc. tion to the winds andagain asked Rodney to marry her.

Face to face with the inevitable, Rodney was blunt.

"I can't, Isabelle. Honestly, I can't. It's only fair w you to tell you the truth....I love another girl with all my heart and soul. 1 cm never marry her, but, for that res- son, I'll never marry anybody else,"

Isabelle had flushed unbecomingly.

"That girl who was here lastfyesr with her father?"

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is made a xvry face: "I seem tn ‘ heard those words from another p, inthe last year."

hp Commodore said nbrilpvly“ "l‘

Qt to marry Shirley." uls's eyes were serene. He chuck-

Slic turned hcr pretty head and looked ut him. ller eyes were strange- 1y serene.

“I'll never lilerigv Mr. Bertrand, Dlui, ncwrz"! ivothillg on earth could ‘iiirlilcc me t0. I considered it once.

“Think it over, that's a. good girl.

You'll see I'm right and it will all be so easy . . . My little Shirley, I wish I were your fatherl You're a sweet child!" He laid his cheek against her

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She tried not to shrink from his touch.

Ho went up on deck and played a game of cards with the Commodore. Ho was sure, so sure, that Shirley would do as he wished.

She didn't go on deck for lunch, but sent word to the Commodore that she had a headache and would have a tray in her stateroom. Louis thought it was Just as well. l-Ie sup- posed that a sensitive little think like

heart, she knew that Shirlty hsd been the most attractive sirl that she had ever seen.

A zlimpse of Rodney! face decided ' her against pursuing that line furth], er. So she said

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v reassured him on that. ]lUilll. lrley mllst be ready to marry tllc i» odore by this time.

- a said: “I'll talk to her lifter onkfast." - ,ants came and laid a table. or the awning; the sunlight ogkled on the damask nnpery, (ill evorystal and fine china. Fmm a

. y silver dish came the appctiz-i smell of tiny breakfast sailssgns.

‘ isp little rolls were hidden under‘ pYolds of a napkin, and hothousci

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l A. L. Willos, Frlpton, Mun, r-"I had been bothered with jor about two years. I had

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Shirley listcncrl quietly while Louis illlizr‘ . ll.“ :l.'r:ucrl: he pleaded with h. to lllt\l'i'_\ 0.. r Bertrand at once. She :.l.‘id hilly "No, and again: "No,"

Louis ifflllllCtl gooddlumoredly. hut :i<:ioiii..'iiillclir. was slowly growing ill hm" eyes. She had ncvcr before

-cn Louis: :10 angry or so violent. It lrightelirtl hcr, but failed to shake llcr tii".'.‘i‘lllilliiil(lll. Slic would not milrry- Bsrtrand.

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When Louis, having for the twen- tictll ilnic pointcclbut the Commo- dore's eligibility, his wealth, his easy mode of llfc, his age-a. factor for any young wcllian to consider, in view future independence-snapped silallllccl suddenly: "Well, what will you do, if you don't marry Bertrand?" her cycs opened wide.

"You don't really mean that you'd cast lrlc oil, do you, Dad?" 5

He laughed shortly.

"It amounts to the same thing. Only . . . . you'll cost us both off. w'c'rc practically without a penny."

"Dad!"

Ills anger swept over him anew, making lllln blind and careless of

his plans like that! A word from her --the proper word-and they'd both be on velvet for life. A word from her, and Bertrand would also make good the loss tn the Rand estate.

And here, at this vital. crucial Shirley was holding out

idea that she must love the man sho

c . - "You weren't so partioularon the cruise," he ﬂung at her savagely.

Shirley would need time herself to the situation at hand.

until the dinner hour. time in nearly twenty years, barring days of actual illness. he failed to follow his mysterious routine. binoculars hung. unused, beside the rail. royal yacht glided by unnoticed. ,

to adjust

The long afternoon dragged on.

Louis was restless while so much that was vital hung ﬁre. gone below for his regular siesta, dur-

Bertrand had

ng which his valet would scarcely

have dared disturb him, even if the yacht had caught ﬁre, When he came on deck again, ft would be four o'clock, and he would go to the rail and scan the wide horizon with his binoculars, as he never failed to do, day in and day out.

Shortly before four o'clock, unable

to stand inaction any longer, Louis ordered the motor-boat and was carried ashore. He turned his steps with cngemess to the Casino gamb- ling-room, where he remained until seven o'clock, when be emerged and

auntered‘ to his favorite cafe for a

before-dinner cocktail.

Oscar Bertrand was in seclusion For the ﬁrst

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The Commodore remained in his

private quarters, meditating upon the drastic change no soon income into his llfefFor Louis had given -hiln to understand that Shirley would marry him‘. It. had been many, many ‘he saw a copy a! s 341mm u”. years since Bertrand had visioned himself in tho role of bridegroom. Old mcrnorisc swsksnsd, bitm sweat 11m stirred him profoundly. unsu-

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"Must. I remind you, Isabelle, that I'm poor as Job's turkey?" he asked, with a. smile. "I can't. give up my bread and butter, and what I make in a year wouldn't keep you in gloves."

"But, Rodney. 1'm rich in my own right. , Have you forgotten? Thereﬂ be no need for you to work. We @011"! lust go around having a good time."

"And living an my Mfg‘, moneyfmlio, thank you," ho said grimly. "Do I seem like that sort. or Chap to you? Have I fallen as low as all that?”

"Nobodfd know," shc argued. "No- bodwd over say s word. ‘may wouldn't dare!" nor eyol fmhod om- inously.

"But" what they'd think," sold Rod- ney to himself. '

Aloud he sold: "No, Isabella. it's no go. Thank you. Just the son-lo. But I can't do it.”

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Rodnsy couldn't believe his eyes. Hs walked blindly out of the house and down to the beach. There he stand until after dark had closed down, and he was chilled. and wet. At first ho thought there must be some mistake. Then he realized that Miss Liz's cheerful, vague let- tars had been written with the idea of k009i!!! the alarming state of af- fairs from him.

‘that night. ho wrote-not to her- but to Judge Thorns and implored tho truth. Ho carried the letter to tho mail-boat himself, early the has morning. On the way back. ho mot Isabelle. 8m seemed decid- odlymilfodlbutho wutooprcoc- oupiod to gin her much attention. . ft would b0 weeks before he would roam a reply. They nomad end- ma. Ho iivld through days and nights of simi- torment, of won-y as comma of thconiytwoboines ho loved in all tho world-Amt Us

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Theme had not been reticent. He repeated. almost word for word. tho interview he had had with Miss Liz when she told him that she had hoped for Rodney! cooperation in saving the Sheldon stables and farms.

Rodney lifted l. stricken face." He realized then that to save Shirley ho had doomed the place hs loved and brought disappointment and sorrow to the woman who had been mother, adviser, friend and comrade" to him from his childhood.

Something had to be dons. Ho couldn't sec the homo of his uncut- ors knocked down w the highﬂt bid- dqr. lie couldn't betray the trust his aunt rim pisses in him. emis- thing had to be done.

“What can I do, with my measly salary?" he thought dcspsiringiy.

And. as if in answer to his ques- tion, Isabelle ncnnennsn uunured up the binigaiow steps.

m» so gluon". she "and

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relief to talk. When he had finish- ed, sho shrugged: "How slmplol" "dimple!" ho flashed bitterly. "And me with a vice-consul’: pay?" "f have plenty of money," m; rs- minded him signiiicsn _,. Her eyes met his with a question. ' ' (To Bo Continued.)

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