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By Leoth \ t Tarkin?tor> and ? Ifarry Leon k Wilson i. * > j A COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY T.'E ' . i,. chai ti:i: x. ICE in a :r";:i i;. a sure ! > KirI J j by's a 1 < Allele's high ints. , la voir. 1 which i .tected ult but thr?o I Cj|?2j member- of the company . the jj dinner iu hcimr or' Colonel Moreau was au entire success and. in fact. . , ? couid not have boon surpassed had I that unfortunate gentleman liiiuseif i teen present. Judge I'leydell. believing that he was assisting to entertain one w ho by championing the cause of the Rantlalis. wiiile at the same time ritiding the oonimuuity of the notori- ' cus Cameo Kirov. had earned his lasting esteem a:tu gratitude. told his best stories in his happiest vein, ami Mute. Davezae. together with Ann l'loydell. suffering under the same delusion, put forth every eiTort to ehartn. even going to the length of heartily applauding the judge's most venerable and moth ravaged yarns. No mean raconteur himself. Kirby ransacked his vist store of personal experience for interesting topics of conversation that would bear rehearsal t in the present company, and even Bunce. finally and unwillingly drawn ! by some mysterious spell into the vortex of small talk, carefully selected, as ] befitted a "secretary." the least in- . nocuous of his many escapades and ventured to < mfido it to the demure ear of his dinner partner. Miss I'leydcll. This heroic action of the old river g mhler? for he was desperately embarrassed at the honor- shown | 1 him and thoroughly cognizant what must be the inevitable and tragic end. ing of his partner's reckless action? , Is sufficient testimony to the fact that the preoccupied manner of M. Veau- j coupled with Mr. Randall's grave ^sflence and studied courtesy toward ! Kirby, had uo effect upon the spirits of the company, if. indeed, their demeanor was even noted by the majority. Before entering the honse the two . gentlemen in question had come to an understanding regarding the status of their guest, concurring in the opinion that he was impersonating the gentielaan in whose honor the dinner had | been planned. But Aaron alone bad ' found a siulster significance In the GeP^ral's observation to the effect that KJtby wore a quantity of cameos, and. although he lacked authentic evidence i nnnn Tx-lllrh fO erect his suspicions. I while likewise granting that it was an amazing and unbelievable action for one to deliberately walk into the bouse of his enemies, he vaguely sensed that the pseudo Colonel Moreau was none |' other than the notorious Eugene Kirby. Still. Aaron Randall was a strictly Just and upr gbt man. who was fully aware of the many crimes committed in the name of circumstantial evldehce. Slow to pronounce judgment, be was quick to act when once assured that in no sense would justice be > violated. Moreover. Adele. in whose , integrity and force of character he j had the firmest belief and for whom ! he had the highest regard and proof i of whose acumen he had had ample testimony, vouched for the imposture j and even confessed complicity if not actual initiative In the same. In the j absence of Tom Randall she was absolute mistress, with the right to act as she deemed fit. and had. moreover. ! exacted his word of honor, that be would trust her until the arrival of her brother. Even had he been satis.; fled with the truth of his conjectures 4.' regarding Kirby's identity this promise to Adele would have pledged Aaron to secrecy, and M. Veaudry, be<t??t onhaomiiinflT npnnnintod with tile compact, likewise agreed that it could not be violated. For the young creole this passive role was extremely difficult, and it was eloquent proo'f of his self com- i mand and personal integrity, coupled with those refined instincts bestowed by gentle birth and breeding, that he considered Aaron's promise equally binding upon himself and. repressing aU^promptings of jealousy, refrained , txriu denouncing Kirby as an impos- , tor. The successful suit of an houora- ! ble rival would have been difficult j enough to recognize, but tills encroach merit of a stranger who at the best IJ was a mnsquerader if not a character 1 more sinister and disreputable was intolerable. for M. Veaudry had gathered from Mr. Randall's manner that he suspec ed their guest of being guilty ^ of something more criminal than assuming a name to which he had no right Thus, even while the young Creole and Aaron prayed that Tom Randall's arrival would be hastened and coincident with it free vent could be given to their suspicions. Larkin Bunce earnestly hoped to the contrary?hoped that Kirby would suddenly realize his danger, growing the more deadly and certain as every minute passed, and would ride for the river before the coming of Nemesis. Bnt evidently nothing was more re- 1 mote from that recklessjroung gentle KIR BY! Adapted From i the Play of the Same Name by 17. B. M. | Ferguson ^ " i * AINSi.EE MAGAZINE COMPANY ^ man's intention, for. uniuimliul of his partiK-r's uneasiness ami lh;?f lintli woro file i,l ioct of W: 11 hflll. hostile eyes, he continued :< net as if time and opportunity had 1 eon created solely for A dele and !ii:n?;f. Dinner finally at an end. ho and his young hostess, entirely absorbed in each other's society, sought tlie drawing room balcony, while the others, with the exception of Bunce. indulged i:i a g.tuo c>f piquet. M. Wnudry proving a wretched partner, his entire attention lieiii^ occupied with tite c? uple on the balcony. M. Veaudry, owing to his preoccupation. proving such a thankless partner. Mine. Davezac at last turned to Bunce and suggested that he and Kirby join the game in lieu of the young Creole and the judge. "Eli, truly. Anatole." she added, with some asperity, tapping the other's arm with lier fan. "you cannot keep your inind on the game, and so we are un able to play. Will you surrender your place to Colonel Moreau'r" "It seems to me that I have already done that." he responded gloomily. With as good grace as possible yielding to the dictates of courtesy. Kirby unwillingly terminated his tete-a-tete with Adele. and as he approached the card table his place was promptly preempted by the young Creole, who followed Miss Itai.dall to the balcony. It was the tirst time he had been alone with Adele. and his long repressed emotion and bitterness found vent. "Ah. mamzelle. it is true." he said ronmnchfullv. "You are changed?so quickly. Yes. you will say 1 wanted to see you happier. l>ut 1 also had wished to be the one to make you so. Adele." he added earnestly, striving to take her hand, "if this difference in you comes ouly from the gratitude you feel to?to Colonel Moreau because he tried to protect your father I shall be happy. But how have this man bewitched you that"? "I don't understand you. Anatole." she said quietly, drawing away. "Tis I that do not understand you. Adele. I think you know from the first he is not Colonel Moreau. I have some very strange suspicion of him." Instantly the woman in her was up in arms, seeking to defend, eager to do battle for the object it sought to shield. "It is enough that I know he is a man who has bad a great wrong done him. That's one way of making a woman believe that you love her? when she's trying to help some one in trouble, make it harder for her?be jealous." she finished, with a bitter laugh. "I am Jealous?I do not deny that But I am. first or aJi tmngs. a man 01 honor." he said quietly enough, although white with auger. His voice trembled with emotion as be added, with simple dignity: "Do you think a man of honor have suspicion of a rival only because he is Jealous? Do you think I would suspect him only for that?" "I can't discuss it with you," she returned coldly. Leaning on the balcony railing, she promptly became absorbed in the wonders of the night Recognizing the sign of dismissal, he yet hesitated, miserably conscious that be had offended, but still feeling justified in the position be had assumed. still holding that those emotious which had prompted his words were but natural, impersonal and sincere. It was his right to protect the girl lie loved from the wiles of a name less adventurer, of whose integrity he had the gravest doubts. It was his right to protect her from herself, for. deny it as she might it was all too bitterly apparent that this debonair impostor had succeeded where others had failed and that Adele had discarded all sorrow with her mourning and was yielding to a fascination that he firmly believed would prove her ruin. While he still hesitated, afraid to make an enemy of the girl be loved, yet stubborn in his resolution to thwart Kirby. Aaron Randall, suspecting some such controversy as had taken place, joined them on the balcony, and Anatole. with evident relief, turn ed again to Adele. "Mademoiselle, here L? yonr cousii. He will not be thought to be jealous," be said gravely. "I ask him to teli you what he will not tell me. 1 ask him to tell you what he thinks about this gentleman." "Cousin Aaron." replied the girl, turning and confronting the two from whom she had most to fear, "in my brother's absence you respect my authority here, do you not? Very well, then. My introduction of this gentleman as Colonel Moreau is enough for you." "It must be. Cousin Adele." replied Aaron, evidently greatly perplexed and troubled. "And I am responsible for my actions only to my brother," added the gifl, looking directly at M. Veaudry. He Hushed under the scrutiny of her eyes and the significant inflection of her voice. "In his ai seiice 1 wduid protect v. .1 I would act for him." he protested des peratelv. "Y?-u may when .von have h's an tli cSty. i'ntil then I hid y u At.'1. v.;-]. ;in eJalv rate courtesj p'" ,< ?!! > .!?? she vanish .1 litre.; ? the wl; \v. while the Lvrth-a :s :v | i < :i hale, my, a pivy t?. tin* | in <! i"tr thoughts. y, ij <(>.. ||?i\v she !iave change?it t!.;s day ?with hi'n." .1 itferjv ? eh Anatole. pointing through ; . . . I <; 1..1 ;' ".v to w!:. iv :n a > e> r:er < ! the room Kirby s i at h I card ta! 'Ir. Kartdal! 11 er.h a i . .! ! a: ; gloomily chewed his herout. | He v.. facing a dii.ieiilt prol.itnn :.r<. praying f< r the arrival of young if r da!!. i'resotit'.y from the mud? room f. < a:..e tl.e subdued harmony of a guitar j and harp, and when the soft tirt iia. i . . i > , I u:it; iiir-'neii .auvie a urn- i"uii.ui" . Up t!:?? theme. sincing. "I scut thee I.if a r?>se v.reatb. uut m> much h<>ii thee." !t was Kirby's favorite sonu. snatches of which Anatole bail Ix-ard the other humming at intervals since his arrival. Clearer. sweeter, purer sounded the words until the music :.s cended li!:e an anthein and caiue stealing out of the window to mingle wit I: the soft murmur of the night. to blond with the unheard, far distant barmen of the stars. Anatole stood transfixed, a prey to the bitterest emotions to whicii man was ever hostage. "You hear':" he cried passionately, turning to Aaron. "For the first tim< since how long? Now she wear no nitre black. Now she is no more silent. Now she sing, not for her brother. not for those who love her. not for me"? "No; it's for Colonel Moreau." tin ished the older man, throwing away his cigar. The Creole laughed harshly, contemptuously. his black eyes snapping with passion. "For 'Colonel Moreau V* I dare you?look me in the face and say that man is Colonel Moreau." waving a trembling hand to the window. "I shall tell you. nothing," replied Aaron sternly. "No matter what I suspect. I don't know. And 1 won't lot a man be killed until I do know." "When you met this man you did not know him," said Anatole. with slow significance. "I think to myself?who can lie be? I make a guess and another guess and another guess, but 1 am not sure." "Exactly," commented Mr. Randall, with some sharpness. "There you are. You are not sure. Neither am 1. | There is nothing to do but to await Tout Randall's arrival or. failing that, i some authority from him. instructing ! us how to act: otherwise our honor binds us. and we must meet this difficult matter with such patience and fortitude as we may possdfls. At the same time I thoroughly understand your feelings, and you have my entire sympathy. Let us pray ;bis unbearable suspense will soon be terminated, for I make a poor and unwilling conspirator." Meanwhile, at the card table. Messrs. KIrby and BuDce bad been acting, for the benefit of the audience, a farce comedy bordering on the burlesque. Two seasoned gamblers, men who knew every game and trick embraced in cards and to whom the pasteboards were as familiar as one's knife and fork. It was somewhat difficult to simulate that chronic state of Ignorance for wuicd tneir seir re.cgwea [wmuuii in society should attest. Moreover. Klrbv's native histrionic ability was badly handicapped by his thoughts being solely centered upon the now absent Adele. while the worthy Bunce's nutural clumsiness was greatly enhanced by anxiety over their mutual safety, re-enforced by a per spiring embarrassment at finding himself a u^it of such society. Happily for them their partners were not of a suspicious or inquiring turn of mind and were entirely engrossed with the game. "You gentlemen know the cards a little?" Mme. Davezac had ventured, with a charming and guileless belief in their ignorance. "Well, we shall teach you something new of the game, maybe." "I'll be glad to learn something new about it" Kirby replied, with gravity and perfect truth. Mme. Davezac. with sadly amateurish fingers, assisted with many a flourish, intended to impress the presumable tyros with a fitting admiration for her skill, proceeded to cut ihe deck, while Bunce eyed her gloomily and mentally criticised what he termed a "dirty riffle." His professional dignity was ouf ^ed by the fact that she had cut to & last card and theu serenely reunit the deck. and. forgetting himself. the was about to assert his rights | and demand a new shuffle when a ' warning kick from Kirbv checked hirn. i "Ah. 'tis your deal." Mme. Davezac j at length exclaimed, tendering the | cards to Bunce. "First you must make ' the cards well?mix them, so?like I you saw me. See. you suf-fel. as they j call it. You think you can do that?" "Yes'm. I reckon I can git that fur," I he ventured modestly. Taking the j deck, he promptly forgot his role and proceeded to give a very fine demonstration of the professional shuffle, spreading the cards in the air between (Continued on Page 10.) It's tbe World's Best. No one has ever made a salve.ointment or balm to compare with Buck- j len's Arnica Salve. It's the one per- j feet healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns, I Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, j Eczema, Salt Rheum. 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