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_Why. hullo, Christie, he said fa-I mi1iar1,v'.`I -thought I was early. and` exbectgd `a te`n`\min-utes wait. II `came Voutj-as soon as you `left the} ...L...... )9 l l By Force of Arms. VVith her heart throbbing 'crc-ely, Hope clung to the outer door of the vestibule.` endeavorin-g to see a little of what was transpiringr without. About her was dense. darkness, and she dare not explore the- surround- ings. Behind eould. he heard, through what must have been a t.hin'parti- tion; the various dis-tr-actions of the stage, shifting `scenery, music, scuff- ling feet, voices, -and the occasional sound of applause. The girl had nerved herself to the encounter with Hawley, but this waiting here in darkness and uncertainty tried her to, the uttermost. If some one should venture `out that .way how could she excuse her presence or explain her purpose? . She found` herself tremb ling in every limb from nervous fear, startled by. every strange sound. Would-_ the man never come ? Surely (`-hristie herself must. be ready to de- part by this time. ` ' ' He shoved him down the dark 211-! key dodged back himself across the} front of the tent out into the street. There was a crowd of men in front .of The Trocodero, but the couple he! {sought were nowhere. in ssight. f CJ"C7' .``To watch. those others. There is no knowing what play Hawley might" try to pull off, and I want to keep, .within gun-shot of him. Hurry up,.' man; that vestibule door creaked just them ? I ' ```I--I reckdn I m an old` fool, Jack, admitted the Doctor regret- fully, vancf Awjhen an old fool is in love he -hasn t got any sense left. Anyhoiv I ll do .what you Want. me to now. Where are you going? IITI` . `I . i I -`- - I gs; LI 9 I girl 2* -a I 1 I "Sure! Of course I. am. 'It s just` Hawley I m; gunning after. For God s sake,` haven t you got that clear 1rn4- Q , ~ ' Iis':1 t .any hing that will_ hurt the ...2 ..'l '1 I CHAPTER XXIX.` 3-Hue um nomesteaa. ` rnce $3.00 per ucrga. . Duties.--Must reside upon the homestead or are-em tion six months in each of six years from are of homestead entry (includin the [time required toeam homestead pgnent and -cultivate fty acres extr . A urhn nv`|n|1nfo `\3a`kAr-sn, cunuvute any acres extra. ' homesteader who has exhausted hs3home- steadright and cannot obtain 9. pro-emption may enter for a purchased homestead 12; cer- tain districts. Pnce $8.00 per acre. Dunes ~ - Musiujeside six months in each of three yours. 1 :,nlt: \6ate= ft) gates and exec: a house worth 'sYNd1>.s1s _:(>_i7 CANADIAN NORTH, wnsr LAND REGULATIONS. I _ o\v\A`-IADGVJ uv-Aau. oyzuuw, U1; UWU ULIIUUCL berths on the upper waters of the J ocko River east of the townships of Grarrow and Lockhart, in the Dis- trict of Nipissing, Province of On- tario, the berths `being designated Jocko No. 1. and Jocko No. II," `each containing twenty-ve square D111S.II10l`e or less. ` Toronto, july 17th, 1912. I ANY person who is the sole head of a family I or anylmale over 18 years old. may home- stead a. uarter section of available Dominion and-in anitoba, [Saskatchewan or Alberta. The applicant must appear in person at the Dominion Lan 3 Agency or Sub-agency for the district. Entr by proxy may be made at any agency.` on certain condinons by father, mother. son. dun hter, brother or meter of in--` usage I vending homes 1-. _ I I'h1Hnn....Qiv rvlnnlhn .....:A.m.... ......... .....) ` wuuxug uomesteauer. Duties --Six months residence upon and cultivation of the land in each of three *ears. homeeteader may live within nine mllea of h a homestead on a farm of at least 80 acres solely ownedland occupied bg him or by his r father, mother. son. daughter. other or sister. ` Ill` -dintrinh: ,A hntnnalnnor in nan;-i Luuler, IHOEBCP. BOD. OBIIQDIEI`. brother sister. & `In colrtain districts 3 homesteader in good `standin may pre-emgta quarter-section long- _side his omestead. rice $3.00 acre. Duties.--Must reside nnrm tho. hnmnktma nu I _ 7 - ._ . For maps; and conditions of sale apply to the undersigned; , - 4 W. H`. HEARST, 5 Minister of. La11ds,'Fdrests and I 1r:_-_ k con; ot ac- mend. nd it-V 4 y ten- wuuvovv. A_. W. W. -`CORY. - . ~;Depn.*.y qt the_ Minister of the Interior. ' ,{-j`-'.Unau(h' L " `p buoataih ~01 this ad. :win"noa'*be:- {ha--: Tenders will be received up/to and including the rst day of October, 1912, for the right to cut white and redpine and spruce, on two tim:b1er Ln._J-L..>. ..;.. AL- __ J QAJULIJVJ " \Jl.| CIDIX ULJCJ-U 3 Because I want you alone where no one can overhear a syllable. I m afraid of that damned hotel. You never who is in the next room, and the slightest whisper travels from one end to the other. That is one. way in which Keith got onto our deal--he had a. room next to \Vill- ougrhby and Scott, and overheard themtalking. I m not going to take any more chances. VVill you go to `Sheeny Joe s with me? She drew back from him. (To be Continued). vv;pnA Jvuu Why, `of course, surprised at the question, yet full of eagerness. Why -should you ask that? 1)`..,...--__ T ,__ ,- `I ',....,,. , No, I did` not; but you wo'uldn t listen, and besides I had 1_1o.tin1e then Ito explain. There s a lot happened }this afternoon I want to tell you gabout. Will: you give me .time to talk [With you? L`X7L-_ _ 1` , 99 1 - - `I -,,..\, .,v.,. 3 Well, weren t you E and the `girl glanced inquiringly up into his face, as they passed out of the alley into the light of the Troc-adero s win- dows. IY0u crtainly act-ed that 5 Way]: ` K \T- T 1"! . `I . - 11 I thdughtl must confess you exhibited some temper when I was late to - Ivnight. - ` I u1\:1'r,,,.1 - .-a A 515$ A: vs Did I not have occasion to? A woman should never be kept waiting, especially if her engagement be im- pe1'at.ive. . lf\L T ' ,, . fl 1' A 1- ,.-.......V. Oh, I '.am not nding any fault, you little spit-re. I like you all the better because you ght. But "the trouble .was, Christie, you simply jumped on me without. even asking how `it occurred. You took it for _granted I was late on purpose to spite you. \TT._11 ,,,-__,_.7L , 199 1 -1 TIMBER FER SALE 1912. saasun. Mines an an `:76-"55 `\*N;in` ' `t0 the ' 35:3}...-I% L w 35-36; and u-.sa of! of- Luci: of. `I -an * I I \ I I ll -`V4 LIL`-I\-I V` I|7\a sVV' Kl] II rm-<-,\'. (hat of much g'e.nera1 mfor-` Ir`.-`:`.i<-H :1 Iittlv of real, value was thus (:.x'1;;x-tml--.\'li.~:,~` Maul-aire s act be? 1111 :1! 5'47 and was: over promptly at 10.10. It 1'(~quil`Cd about twenty 1ni1mI~.< llml'(` for her to change f4:.5n intn .-trout <.-Iothcs. a11Vd~xB'11e us':;.`;I_\- M`: the theatre. immediately` nft:~. whivll would be about..10;30. Yw. 11;`.-xw -w:1.< :1 vestibule Outside the -`*1=I.L'<`- ale-ur. and on bad Tlif-Z`htS.- th0-Se w:x:7rin;_-- fur the ladies could slip in- tlxow. liur on suchv a nightas this j--_-_--_4 *~-* *7 V, --- u~\nvn\-w saw I I-IR XXV_ II-+(Continued.) A Kvitll know perfectly the arrange-~l incnt. of the theatre--the seats din fn,.m;`t.a1l_~.s all through the centre;- a gallery filled with benches; a` noisy orclu-st1':1 beneath the stage; a crowd- ed amdic;-n(-<-~ of men, with only here.` and t.l1cn= a scattered- representative of the ;.'1=ntle1'scx; busy waiters dodg- ed in and out zim011g' the tables,` and, down the aisles, lling: orders [for llqllitla 1'1-mi the nearby saloon. The air would be pungent with the odor of drink. thick with the fumes of to- l)u<:<:<>. and noisy with voices, except as .wiii<- .-pec-ial favorite. on the `stage wmi I4`lll[l0l a1`y attention. The `Trees mlm-n }m.~'._~`eS.~`~( l but one redeeming 1';mn--_-im doorway connected stage and ull(llttn'll1nl and the managenient. ll!-{ml{l`(l no interference .with this u1't.i~`t.~'. It had required some nerve to originally enforce this rule, to-- wet-l1<~1' with 21 smart ght or two, but at thi }wI`l(){l it was acknowledged` and I'1'.~`])(`(_'t.`d. No sooner had Haw-V l(.-y \':lHl.~`ll(`(l than Keith fo'un(leoc`- mic-in in outer into casual conversa- . timx with the door-keeper. asking a` Imml-<-!' of questions, and leaving im- in-<-~.~m upon the mind of that astute in-/ll\'idua.l the idea that he was deal- in; with 21 grc-iit enamored of one of tlw 4:23.-'-* liomitics. A coin slipped quiil_v into the man s- hand served to. `vim-I--ii 1hi- impression. and unlock-. i N] (ll*I'l`t`('i lips: otherwise sworn to 1;; A13 _______1,_ ,_.-_-,___,_1 _ _-.l.'-... T t0, Ont. -- ` `Last October, I wrote 190 you for advice as I wascompletely run down, had bearing down sensation in the lowerpart of ~bo_w- els, backache, and pain in the side. I .- also suffered terribly ` from gas. I took* Lydia E. Plnkham. :sA Vegetablecompound and am now entirely ' free from pain in ' back and bowels and ` am stronger in every"; gay. I recommend Lydia E. Pinkhe'm ;s: `e:8" ,?d highly to all expectant rnotli-__l nu- ~Mrs. E. WANDBY_, 92 Logan Ave.-'3 9. Toronto, Ontario. _. . . NC0nsuler `Well This -Advice; fem]W0man suffering from any ah e troubles should lose hope;u1_1til.; e 33 Elven Lydia E. Plnkhem _s_.:Ve;_ `%`:': 9 P"d*of"',E=*`-? n n.......-_ __,,, , ,,,`.-..:2'.`2.;" Freed From Bearing Down Pains, Backache and _ in Side by Lydia E.Pink-' ; ham s Compound. "i`*}']-_t= wmpound a fair trial- , v_ V .. A xs famous remedy, the medicin'o.l_.iny gredients of which are derived 1rom.x3h-{L-,V A `"3 roots and herbs, has forzneu-ly gI`;31'_5 p_roved to be a most W0 "wlgorabor of the female men 1'nn:I-Inn. 2.. _I...-`.L mmmm womm wen AGAIN uni-ed. rbered of the Public t (10 ender, neson into a, do so, ' "1pound. wom-` -evsa_u{r u;'u1e Lernuw urguixgpaxu and ton r`d"`3 "` !"`3t wily W?! In f.he Umted `Sam. I "18 test1monyTto thO; me of Lydia E. Pinl:ha`m~ I vegeygbj 13 9099? }:)IlntCiYy'&f.m':f 1"'n`31'3n"5n'5'vec*** . 6 0 ympnuamrf dentlal)I:y1|_13.v 1?'P'* 1 A tau:-nguet J ` I:olPdhf__ ' Author of My Lady of The soum'..-" `When Wlldrss Wag I(:n_. Illustrations by Dean-born Melvin V - V mu mminonntn Barrie Branch. lTivo}`Pc'oints.: INDIVIDUAL `GROWTH: BANK 0,, ; if 1902 1912 SURPLUS A TALE or THEVPLAINS $5sc$o; oo $3.: RANDALL PARR_lS"I-I; <>onyrigm. A; 0. Inpxpottd 1832. They passed out through -the office togetller. seeilig; no one fayiiliarv to either, Hope keeping her face par- tially concealed. . The east side of the street was less frequented than the other, having fewersaloons along its`way, and they chose its darkness. As they advanced, the long habit of frontier life caused Keith to glance behind. before they had progressed a block, and he was thus made aware that they were being followed. Con-. ,ve1'sing' lightly, and-without a.Word to alarm the girl,he' managed to ob- serve every movement of _ the dimly outlined gure `which advanced `w'th them, timing every-motion to t ' rs, Long -before they crossed the street- tc the Trocadero he -was convinced there was _` no 'mis'tal_{e-`-the fellow. Whoever he 1n_ight- be, was trailing them. Keith emiledi grimly to .him-` self, resolving that as soon as he had left the lady he _would{` teach the `spy .a` ilessoltl [ I_),9t; goon" _fo1'8 0-tt ,`-;J__,,1 ,1. ~-'-_i.-..'..'...-_ . ...~..ru-- Jmxr _.o_.-.. They barely entered the outer _cixr- cle of the Trocadero lights." noting `a group of men thronging about _ the doors, and hearing t.he.sou'nd of the band within, and than turnqd swiftly down the _ narrow dark 1i11eyw?a'ylead-. ing toward; theL ' stage, ,, ezmtpgncpg `Keith, having been there .befor;-ad. ,2. vgnced "?c0ndentl.7;=j but Vex-_ .heart beating wildly, Vclung; Ii arm. scarcely V`6'!.11'.T1-1,'i11t.".`i_17'W,<.> V rep1y_;to.his w}iipere;1V`as"s\jr Fortunately`%;they;_.e!199u tered, 1i I am!` 'Kith,`;~fe1ih g,:{ Valy; _(_i_ark gd i11~`;1odht1"ff . Of cours; you 1{1ave; I`1nere1y'talk lzghtly to, keep my courage up. You can have no Idea hpw afraid I am! _ Then you are truly an -actress-,l for you appear the picture. of enjoy- ment. But we must go, `or`,Haw1ey will be there be.foreL ` us, and thus spoil all all our plans. r!!! II II . 1 nn Have I not been honest enough 'with.you. in. the past to be credited with honesty now ? _ he protestrad',' a little hurt by the"1)ante1f'iug' tone. Si1fiiV to fool our friend, he returned, but'I am regdiy to swear that '1E1d,vj nevr looked so charming. A - nnusn-n1:umnnw\L .`...J \...`..4. V". --..-`V gas; 1 -l..|.J. Hope discovered A very little dii? culty in duplicating the o5uteraga.r- ments Keith 7 reported. Miss Maclaire as wearing`. The colors, indeed, were not exactly the same, yet this differ- ence was .not suicient to be notice- able at night by the eyes of a man who had no reason to suspect deceit. The girl was in a utter ofnervous excitement as she hastened about the `room, donning her few requirments of masquerade, yet Keith noted with appreciation thatpshe became per- ceptibly cooler as the moment of de- parture approached. V With cheeks` aame -and eyes sparkling, yet speak-*1 ing with a voice revealing no falter, she pressed his arm and declared- herself mepared for theordeal. The face under the shadow of the man- tillia was so arch and piquant, Keith: could not disguise his a(l`rn.iratior11`.` I `C A _._ T IV`, ` A ' ~ - - V I . The Stage Doorof the Trocadero I uaauv ;uu'y4 Jxuvus AUUl\Ull DU U-lll'Lll1ll5o A i compliment. and spoken as though.` you meant it. \,uuu_. .oa\lu -suvhuuav 1:10 uuIullablU`llo` Am I Christie Maclaire? she asked Iaughingmv; fvuuU,_ 5\.'w.aJu5 cue gouge l'3a.(]y I01` the Flying Hermann . Abundantly sat- ised .a1'1d~ resisting the'door'-keeper s p_rofe'ssiona.1- sugges-tio-n that he d' -bet-` tl` buy a ticket and take a look at the show, Keith slipped away, `and hastened back to the ' hotel, xThe more he inyestigated the..more fea- sible appeared: the girl s plan. and he was now fully committed to` it. :-:u-j . Mcclurg 8: 00.). Esq-. ration H. ' J .. they generally hung dround outside. No, there` was no watchman, but the manager was frequently prowling around. He d be busv. however, at 10.30, getting the stage ready for th F`]\7':fI(!' nnuovnnnuxa 7 AL---A-1---*' ` -Nor consoummonj .`93% 9 $ -. 0;C;00`.< > oo ' 1912 v$48,oo_o,oo CHAPTER x_xv11Ij L. La. sum, Manager EPQSlTS `, tsai`d starnly. u v .a.Jvuvv 'y`lJ'Lt :uou\.L:._ um} 41;, I m through arguing. I hate to treat you -like this, for you afe` my friend, but I ll not stand for ipterferexloe here. V Do yoix get that, you. old fool? Lie still tuntil I get through! I respect -`your feeling toward Miss Maclaire. She is a good girl, _ ar_1d. `I hope to heaven. you get` her H van Avanthher. But You never `I H will' if you permit this affair` to go on-... Yes, I-`know what I am `talking about.` ' "II; all that Hope and I do we; are V serving you _ and.` C11ristie-v.o'ur- Moulyught is with `; .BlackL-Bart Haw- .9` Fearful of the coming of Hawley he fairly dragged the portly gure of` the [bewildered Doctor, ,with him, striving, by quickly spoken words, to make him comprehend the s.ituation.| Knowixlg-` previously somethingf _ of the issues involved]. it was not dii- ' cult to make `F-airbain. grasp the meaning of this present movement, yet his sympathies were at once on- 'listed` upon the side of Miss` (lhris't.ic. He d be damned if he` would have any part in such a scheme--if she had a. right to the money he df help her get it--it was _a co.wa.rdl`y trick, and he d ght if necessary; to keep her from ~bec.oming" a victim. V His voice rose, his arms brandishing vio- lently`. his sentences snapping? likel rie shots. Keith uangered, `and fear- ful of a diseofvery which would leave H0pe_ exposed realized the fu- tility of discussion a.nd turned to physical force.` Grasping the gesti- culating man With, both hands, \ he ung him .-backw.ard`i ' and dragged` him intothe empty tent, kneeling` on him as he" throttled him to the earth. Now Doctor. you listen. tome, he __:"\_1 -;.;....1__ an--- n._-_-,.-.1. __-____,- V` on P1001 III I avaa IlI\\) LLJCAII V But, man, `that, was not Miss Mac- laire I .Was with; it Was .H0vpe Waite. Come back here under the tent ap whil'e I explain. 1:`.__..r--.1 .n 1.1,. , - " n 11 v I "-`She saidwshe was not going ' with uuu lull! af ICU .VVUllh ' Damn you, I think I m the one to ask -for an explanation, he growled. I -you, `and! now you are around here to- gether at this hour. I had` a right to know_whe_ther I` was being piaycdi with like that. ` (15 ; - ages; UAA uq,.1\._Il. Clearly tak disturbed-, his eyes showing puvgnaci- ous and his J bed his throat where Keith s k lles had left a ,yvc_lt.T_ l1\ _ ,. en back. yet not gmatlj a aw Set, the` Doctor rub- nucku-I ..~\.1:.- _\.auu\,u vac. , 1 : :l,nging`_to clasp her in` ' his arms, to speak thelanguage -of his heart , was almost otvenwhelming, yet the. mewnorygof that sureg slinkina along behind them-, and the brief `time before Hawle-y s probable aip-. pe'ara1_1ce, for he would i leave the" theatre at the conclusion of Miss Ma-D clair_e s act, restrained all demo11stm- tion. not for words of_ love; no delay ` should hazard. the success of their ; undertaking. He heard the slight cree-k of the door as the girl slipped within the concealment of the _ ves-ti- bule, and then he glided away -/through -the darkness .with the steal- thy silence of an Indian. There was no one in the alley-way, which was narrow and easily explored, but the glow from the front windows plainly revealed; the-shadow" of a man near the entrance, and Keith slipped up toward. him, hugging the side of the] building for concealment, prepared to resort to harsh` measures. As he reached out, gripping the astonished loiterer by the collar, they stared at tion. 7This was a moment ` for ac-I 1 `one another in surprise, and the grip- . ping: hand as instantly released its hold. ' , ' ` V ,, mg g u . . __A- j You,_ Fairbain! What the devil does this_mean? What. are you spy- ing on us,.for ? raorl fnllnn L.-{.~.L vvnlu `1A\` .....,..-L`l-. The truest kind of purage; my girl." [Now slip inside, but hold "the door ajar., Hawley will certainly be here. `within ten minutes, and you ~must `join. him a,t\once, or else the other Iiiight appear. You can judge as to its being him even in this dark- iuees. Good bye. TL- ..'l.......!..-. LA -'| -- ` ` " -",'g'0ing leave. i`?; 3`:..`-h`?-4` o-Whi. o8i1d`~ yoiir ~ .'0,W11 :wit"will<;;hav'eo't'o.-' r1'y_oyoi1' kn9Wo;'5y0il_, will-;-play you? rpart all 1`i'g'lit,`-wand it "will `mine. to wait for Christie? and `give her some explan- ation of why: Ha.w1e'y failed -to `meet `her as he_p romised. It "will never do for her to ,`suspect,'ou11t-il you. have "time to -learn all'possib1e._ You are riot afraid? . . . fYe, I am, clinging to him, but-+but I amgoing through it just the same. .' ` l!fI\I o. `.1011 can Get \ Up.. 1 veckon` Yqu re- ABegin_ning_ to See `Clear. 1.; ' "A ` &e1_', Ai1; .t_ Y0u? v He "l1e1'd"he;4 Lima` qloeliy` cwsped in hit "Ta; `bit and`, linoertain, ""i*ZY.?; i}u`1e. `Z2; I1isfeet, mu , % V F`. yet'1'1en3pt- ,. v.. - ` _ ` ._ ` ' *7` (mn x`1 ;..'." -21. _/.;; ....`-> .;- -- 'l2.`_'j:l.-` j.L !',. Fairba.in., ; spoke Keith,` `his.li`ps' almost -at the ear of the other. That was Hope, all right, and she has got him going ah-eady. Now, man, will you help us out? _ _ I I? How? - ' ` " ' Go back thre, and `meet Miss Maclaire. [I don t `care where` you take her --Iunc1x_aVny.wliqere ; only` keep her fr0int11'e'hote1 as, _-long as sible . ` Yap can do it;-"far, bettgif than`- ..,.I,[_` for 81i;.nOt:suspg3nct*`you }of any . in1:ereLs1: j in} this j Tell `-any -lie T . and 4 "ii" Hawleyt turned into the alley whis- tling, evidently well pleased. with the situation and` anticipating other de- lights awaiting his coming. The. iglow of the T-rooadero s .lights- served, an instant, to reveal his face, shadedl by the broad brim of his `hat, and! then he vanished intothe dark. Keith `loaned far out, yet keeping .well With- in the shadows. heard. the faint crcaki of the vestibule door and the soft murmur of distant voices-. -- Then he drew back- suddenly, his hand again graspiiig` Fairbain. .Two -gures-4 those of at man and Woman---emerg`ed into the dim light apncl as qvuickly. dise- |apnea.red.- Appare-ntly her hand` was] IUDOII his arm, and he",,_W-as bending down. so`=as to gain :41 glimpse of the face partially concealed by.tlie folds of --the imiantilla. Only. a"-.Wo_1'd_'or '_two'r'eached them, a_littl_e;laugh, and] I the wom-a.n?s voice: -Why, of counrse I hurried!` you said you vsomethixlg of such im- portance to`: t`e_l1 me. - A --...a .. 3 They peered out together through [the convenient tent ap, F airbain scarcely less interested than the oth-" er, already `dimly comprehending that his `truly dangerous riv-al was_ the gambler and that he could best` serve the. lady by helping to prove to" her the "real character . of that in- dividual. .H. .was:/still blindly grop- ing in the haze, yet out of Keith s sharp, stinging words there had come to him a. guiding light. The latter gripped his -arm in. restraint. ` Easy, old man, Ae`asy--let hm p4ass`. * T ' ` `T? `I . 1 n - -- _ . JRS, notary. I don t know, honestly, we! ,don t any of: us know, but whatever. she has the right to she is going to get. You can bet on th, old. man.` We .x'e bucking Hawiey, not Christie M_z1clairc,~--get that into your head. "He l1a'sn .t any right,` that s certain,/, for he murdered and stole to get the papers-be. `quiet! Here the follow, comes now !_ - - I Keith drew aside the flap of thel tent to glance without, the light fall- 'ing on Fairbainls face as he struggled to_ a sitting posture. He had` had a" l1_1ew -thought `driven into ,him',_- yet `failed to e-ntxrely grasp its s1gn1- 5 lczmce. . I Bt1t., Jack, he asked, still half angry, how about the g'irT? Hjasn t ushe. any right to this money? A `r es to pull out a big sum of money from it.. vH'e is .me'relyA "using: Chris`- tie to pull his own chestnilts outofl the fire." She is innocent; we real- ize that, but this `fellow is going to ruin the girl unless we `succeed in ex- posing him, He s not only involv- ing her in his criminal conspiracy`, .but he s making love to her; h-e. s [teaching her to love him. That s part of his scheme, no doubt, for then she will be so much easier` handled. I` tell you, Fairbain, your only chance to ever win the interest of Christie Maclaire is to help us down this fel- low Hawley. Yes, you can i sit up; I reckon you re beginning to see iclearer, ain t you? V I 17 0.1 - - .. - - _ UJIVA VWVJ lfll:Il&V`,,a ` ' mZa_v` (ieagnv to th same mgarding her, ` Hope answered, .najd encourage the man, _\'vet fearful` lestushe fail_ to play 7 lightest dangezl, laugh- lichl-A and .Pressing*' 51191`. arm ' `,`Well.;I should say x_1ot., drawing herjhand. t];`_rouz.-h his arm, `and then 'i*t~_-with` his own. I have about` `all-AI,ca,1'e to of nature, "b`9t.__110t of .'Chrisjiga` MacIa`ire; ." Almost ._pre.pared-"to ee before the terrors thus conjured up within her mind, they left her as if by magic - the -moment her straining eyes dis- ltinguished` the approach of a dim `gure Without. She could not tell ` who it Was, only.that it was the un- mistakable form of a. man. and that ,he was whistling softly to himself. lTIt might not prove to be the gain- bler, but she -must" accent the chance, for esh and blood `could stand the strain of waiting no longer. `Yet she was` not conscious of fear. only of exul_-tati`o_n, as she stepped` forth into lthe open, her blood again circulat- ing freely in her veins. At-. the slight creak of the door the man saw her. his whistlingyceasing, -his hat lifted. Instantly. she rrecosmized him as H{a _Vwle_v,'her` heajt leaping with th enitement of encounter. V ` a 4`V`Oh.'I' can dress in a jiy when there is any cause for hurry. Hone` resnondd, ,pe1_mitting herself to drift. under} h-isxguidance. Are? you disap-* p0integ1?e 7'Wou1d. yo): prefer to com- mune ~wit1'1`Vnature.? " `