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eVer marnied little 'I ean't see, 'Rut,
by ,Tove, Agatha, I can readily see how
she might have loved the father of
this child, no matter who he is. Take
my advice, my dear, and don't be harsh
in your judgment. Don't say a word
about what you've hoard. It they ore
reconciled to the- or --the situation,
Why%the devil should we give. a hang?
And, above all, don't let these Rod-
neys suspect." Here he lowered his
voice gradually. "They're a pack of
rotters and they couldn't miderstand.
,They'd cut her, even If she Is a cousin
or whatever it is. I'd give a year
two of my life to know positively
Whether Rodney intends taking those
Shares or not" Ile sold it in eontem-
plative delight in NOW he would do it
it were definitely settled. "I can't
Stand them much longer."
"What great variety of Americans
Were are!" she reflected. "Mrs. Med-
rroft and her sister are Atnericats.
Compare them with the Rodneys and
Ulstervelt, No, Carney, I'll not
start a scandal. The Redness would
not understand, as you say. They'd
tear her to shreds and gloat over tirs
lInutilation. No, we'll have her to see
Us in London. I like her."
"And by Jove, Agatha, I like her sis-
ter!"
"My dear, the baby is a darling." ,
"But what an ass Mederoft is!"
'And thus is it proved that Mrs.
Odell -Carney was not only-Ja dutiful
•wife In taking her husband into her
confidence, but also that jointly they
enjoyed a peculiarly rational outlook
•upon the world as they had come to
•Imovr it and to feel for the people
thereof. It is of small consequence
.that they could not find it in their
power to be in tune with the virtuous
iRodneys-the Rodneys were conditions,
not effects.
However that may be, it was Katie-
erine Rodney. pretty, plump and spoil-
ed, who pulled the first stone from the
foundation of Medcroft's house of
/awls. Katherine had convinced tier -
Self _that...she was deepty., enamored of
volatile Freddisr. The more sth.
?nought t4Rat she lov,ed him the greater
PeC11020 the conviction that he did not
pre as much for hen' as he professed.
Sete began to doteet a decided falling
ole in his ardor. It was no use trying
to hide the fact from herself that Con-
stance was the most disturbing symp-
tom in evidence. Jealousy succeeded
Speculation. Katherine decided to be
• hateful. She could not have helped it
If she had tried.
It was very evident, to her at least,
that Freddie was not to blame. Ha
Was being led on by the artful Miss
Fowler. There could be no doubt Of
it --none in the least, declared Miss
Rodney in the privacy of her own mis-
erable reflections.
Just as she was on the point of car-
rying her woes to her mother an
astounding revelation came to her out
of a clear sky; an entirely new condi-
tion caine into the problem. It dawned
upon her suddenly, without warning,
that Roxbury Mederoft was in love
with his sister-in-law.
When she herst in upon her mother
half an hour 44er that excellent lady ,
started up from her couch, alarmed by
the excitement in her daughter's face.
Mrs,. Beffee,..e, gp_od. soul,wail one al
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of distress in his face.
"My dear, my dear!" she cried as
Kr...seine stopped tragically in the
doorway. "Wl)at has happened to your
father? Speak!" •
"Mamma, it's worse than that! I" -
"Merciful heaven!" The good lady.
blindly reached'for her smelling salts.
"I've made a dreadful discovery,"
went on Katherine In suppressed tones.
-It came to me like a flash. I couldn't.
believe my own brain. So I watched
them from my window. There's no
doubt about it, mamma. It's as plain
us the nose on your face. He" -
"My darling, what are you talking
about? Is my nose -what is the mat-
ter with my nose?" She vaguely felt
of her nose, in horror.
"He's in love with her. There's no
mistake. And, will you believe me,
mamma, she is encouraging him! Pos-
itively! Why -why, It's utterly con-
temptible! Oh, dear, what are we
to do?"
Mrs. Rodney looked blankly at her
daughter, who had thrown herself in
a chair. She gasped and then gave
vent to a tremendous squeak.
"In love! Your father? With whom
--who is she?"
"Father? Oh, Lord, mother, I didn't
say anything about father. Don't cry!
It's another man altogether."
"Not Freddie tillstervelt?" quavered
Mrs. Rodney. pulling herself together.
"After all he has said to you" -
"No, no, mamma." cried her daugh-
ter irritably: "Freddie may be in love
with her, but he's not the only one.
Mammal" 'She straightened up and
looked at her mother with wide, horror-
struck eyes. "Roxbury Medcroft is
Madly in love with Constance Fowler!"
Mrs. Rodney did not utter a sound
for fully a minute and a half: She nev-
er took her eyes from her daughter's
distressed face, The color was coming
back into her own, and her lips were
setting themselves into thin red lines
above her rigid chin.
"I'm sorry, Katherine, that you have
seen it too. I have suspected it for
several days. But I have not dared to
speak -it seemed too improbable. What
are we to dor fate sat down sudden
ly, even weakly.
"She's not only leading Freddie on
but she's flirting with her own broth-
er -in -law -her own sister's husba nd--
her-her"-
"Her own niece's father! It's atro
dons!"
"She's a horrid beast! And I thought
I loved her. Oh, mamma. it's, just
dreadful!"
"Katherine, control yourself. .1 will
not have you upsetting yourself like
this. You'll have another of those o -w.
ful headaches. ' Leave it all to me
dear. Something must be done. We
can't stand by and see dear Edith be-
trayed. She's so happy and so trust-
ing. And, besides all that, we'd be
dragged into the scandal. I" -
"And the Odell-Carneys too. Heav
ens!"
"It must be stopped! I shall go at
once to Mrs. Odell -Carney and tell her
what we have discovered. It will pre-
pare her., She is the best friend I have,
and I know she will suggest a way to
put a stop to this thing before it is
too late. We must" -
"Why don't. you speak to father
about it first?"
"Your father! My dear, what would
be the use? He wouldn't believe it.
He never does. I wonder if dear Mrs.
Odell -Carney is in her room." The es-
timable lady fluttered loosely toward
the door. Her daughter called to her.
"If I were you I'd wait a day or
two, mamma." She was quite cool
and very calculating now. "It may
adjust itself, ate -..-and It' we can just
drop a hint Oat we Mispect, they won't
be so -so -well, so public about it. I
know -I just know that Freddie will
be disgusted with her if he sees how
she's carrying on." Katherine sud-
denlv bad realized that good might
opting from evil, after all.
In the mean time young Mr. Ulster.
volt was having troubles and
polntments of his own Persistent ef-
fon to make lOve to WW1 Fowler had
finally reselted in en Almost peretnp.
tory command to desist An unlucky
Impulse to hold her Wed during one of
his attempts to "fry tier out" met with
dietteter. Miss Fowler enntelutd her
hand away and, with a look he never
forgot, abruptly left him. "It's all off
With bet," ruminnted Freddie, slily -
Print Allele ejLan efirr„dtept ofatte,
Icy htare sfie had e •
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Peel It yet • Mederon I the
deuce helping me. I wonder If- liven,
I here's Katherine."
Freddie did some rapid Inin%•112
in the next half minute, with the re
suit that Constance Vewler wins. his!,
(shed forever from It cani,unahon,.
and Katherine llonlnte
1.1
MU. So long us I
could tot Ks -4;10
win Constance he figured that Ire
might just as well devote hinesoll ti
the girl be was virtually eugaged to
marry. - Freddie's was it 'ittvi'Inl,nnh
and adaptableconstancy II vs Vew
ler out of sight was also nal mind
lie descended upon Katherine with till
of the old ardor shining in his eyes
it was soon after Miss liodney's (.011
ference, with her mother, turd 1 the
young lady was oil for as wit 1k to Hee
town.
"Hello, Katherine." vaned he. cam
Mg up from behind. "Shopping? Ta lie
me along to earry the bundles I want
to begin rem."
It was Miss Itodney's fancy to re-
ceive his advances with disdain She
assumed a most unfriendly manner.
"indeed?" with chilling irony. "And
why, may I ask?"
_Freddie was taken aback This was
most nuexpected.
"Practiee wakes perfect." -he said
glibly. "Don't you want are to carry
'em, Kitty?" Fie said it almost tear-
ruIllyaiherine exulted iewardly,
Out-
w'ardiy she was very root and very baf-
fling, "Please don't en it une Kitty.
hate it."
"It's a dear little name. That's well
I'm going to call you when we are --
well, you know."
"I don't know. What are you talk-
ing about?"
"Oh, come now, Miss Rodney. Don't
be so ley. What's up? Never mind -
don't tell me. I know. You're jealous
of Connie." It was a bold stroke, and
it had an Immediate effect.
"Jealous!" she scoffed, but her (Meeks
went red. "Not I, Freddie." She con-
sidered for a second and then went on:
"She's not in love with you. You must
hiebtl.„ind. She's crazy about Mr. Med
cof•
"By River" exclaimed Freddie. stop-
ping short, his eyes bulging. Be look.
ed at her for a minute in silence, reali-
zation sifting Into his face. "You're
right! She is in love with him. I see
it now. Well, what do you think of
that! Her brother-in-law!"
"And he is in love with her too. Now
you may go back to her and see if you
Can't win her away front him. I
shan't interfere, my dear Freddie.
Don't have me on your conscience.
Goodby."
CHAPTER X.
The Disconsolate Freddie.
Stin left him standing there In
the street. With well practiced
tact he darted into a tobaccon•
Ist's shop.
"Another shakedown." Ire- reflected
ruefully. "They're all paSsing me up
today; but, great hooks! What's all
this about Mederoft and Constance?"
He bought some cigarettes and started
off for a walk, mildly exalted by this
new turn of affairs. It occurred to
him as he turned it over in his Mita!
that Mrs. Mederoft was athaziugly re-
signed to the situation. 01' course she
was not blind to her husband's infat-
uation for her sister.. Therefore if she
were so cheerful and indifferent about
it it followed that she was not espe-
cially distressed. In fact, it suddenly
dawned upon him she was not only
reconciled, but relieved, She bad ceas-
ed to love her husband! She could be
a free lance in Love's lists, notwith-
standing the inconvenience of a legal
attaehment. "She's ripping, too," con-
cluded Freddie, With a certain buey-
ney of spirit. "If she doesn't love
Mederoft she at least ought to love
some one else instead. It's customary.
1 wonder"- Here he reflected deeply
for an instant, his spirits floating high.
Then he turned abruptly and made his
way to the Tirol.
It came to pitss in the course of the
evening that Mr. lilatervelt. supremely
confident front the effect of past
achievements, drew the unsnapecting
Mrs. lIdedercift into a :Whitten) tete-a.
tete. It is not of record that he eves
ever a diplomatic wooer. Otte In haste
never is. Radice It to say Mrs Med-
croft. her cheeke flaming, bet' eyes
ride with inclIgnntion, suddenly left
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"You little wretch!"
!ri
the side of the i•
and jointed (Inc. pa.: ..•-,
of the entresoi, ter n,,,
said to him with unmistakable clear.
ness and decision:
"You little Wretch: flow dare you
say such silly things to me!"
The, rebuff decisive! And he had
only meant to be comforting, not to
say self sacrificing. He'd be hanged
If he could understand women now-
adays, not these women at least. In
high dudgeon, he stalked from the•
room. In the door be wet Brock.
"For tiro cents," he declared sav-
agely, as if Bcock were to blame, "I'd
take the next train for Paris."
Brock watched him down the hall.
He drew a handful of small coins from
his pocket, ruefully looking them over.
"Two cents," he said. "Hang it all,
I've nothing there but pfennigs and
hellers and eentimes."
In the course of his wanderings the
disconsolate Freddie came upon Mrs.
Odell -Carney and pudgy Mr. Rodney,
They were sitting in a quiet corner of
the reading room. Mr. Rodney had
had a hard day. He had climbed a
mountain -or, more accurately speak-
ing, he had climbed halfway up and
then the same half down. He was
very tired. Freddie observed from his
lonely station that Mr. Rodney was
fast dropping to sleep, notwithstanding
his companion's rapid flow of small
talk. It did not take Freddie long to
decide. He was an outcast and a par-
iah and be was very lonely. He must
have some one to talk to. Without
more ado he bore down upon the cou-
ple and a moment later was tact-
fully advising the sleepy Mr. Rodney
to take himself off to bed -advice
which that gentleman gladly accepted.
And so it came about that Freddie sat
face to face with the last resort, at the
foot of the chaise -longue, gazing with
serene adulation into tne eyes of %
woman who mign't have bad a son as
old as he -if she had had one at, all.
She had been a coquette in her salad
days -there was no doubt of it She
had encountered fervid gallants in all
pat_:ts_ of theworld and, in_alt ,statiens
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taut Freddie Uhrtervelt to bowl her
Over with surprise for the first time
in her long rind varied career At the
end of Milt an hour she pulled herself
together /11)(1 tapped him on the shoal-
' der with her fan, a quizzical ensile on
her lips.
"My dear Mr. VIstervelt, ate you
trying to make love to nine? Yon Mee
Americans! How gallant you can be:
I am quite old enough to he your
mother. Believe me, I thank you for
the uompliment. I can't tell you how
• I appre-iate this delicate fluttery. You
c.et- very delicious. lira," as she arose
gnIflotialfm "I'd follow Alr Rodney's
example if I were you, I'd go to teed."
Tletu, with ii rare smile, which multi
not Inver( been more she left
hint standing there.
"'.Iy Jove!" he muttered, passing his
hand across his eyes as if bewildered.
"What was I saying to her? Good
Lord, Met it gut to be a habit with me?
Was I making love to -her?" He de-
parted for the American bar.
Mrs. Rodney had but little sleep that
night. She went to bed In a state of
worry and uncertainty, oppressed by
the shadows which threatened eternal
darkness to the fair name of the fam-
ily, however distantly removed. Kath-
erine's secret had in reality been news
to her; she bad not paid enough atten-
(ion to the Alederofts to notice any-
thing that they did, so, long as they
did not do it in conjunction with the
Odell-Carneys. The Odell-Carneys were
her horizon -morning, noon and night.
And now there was likelihood of that
glorious horizon being obscured by a
sickening scandal in the vulgar fore -
,ground. Inspired by Katherine's dread-
f,ul conclusions, the excellent lady set
about to observe for herself. During
the entire evening she flitted about the
hotel and grounds with all the snoop -
tug instincts of a Sherlock Holmes.
She lurked, If that is not putting it too
theatrically. From unexpected nooks
she emerged to view the landscape
o'er; by devious paths she led her
doubts to the gates of absolute certain-
ty . and then sat down to shudder to
tier heart's content It was all true!
For four hours she had been trying to
set to the spot where she could see
with her own eyes and at last she had
come to it. Of course she had to ad-
mit to herself „hat She did not actually
hear Mr. Medcroft tell Constance that
he loved her, but it was enough for
bet' that he sat with her in the semi-
darkness for two unbroken hours,
speaking in tones so low that they
might juSt as well have been whisper-
ing so far as her taut ears were con-
cerned.
Moreover, other 'persons than her-
self had smilingly nudged each other
and referred to the _couple as lovers:
no one seemed to doubt it, nor to re-
sent it. which is proof that the world
loves a lover when it recognizes him
ns one.
Mrs. Rodney also discovered that
Mrs. Medcroft went to her room at 9
o'clock, at least three hours before the
subdued tete-a-tete came to an end.
the poor' thing doubtless was crying
her eyes out, decided Mrs. Rodney.
And now, after all this, is it to be
considered surprising that the distress-
ed mother of Katherine did not sleep
well that night? Nor should her wake-
fulness be laid at the door of the tired
Mr. Rodney, who was ever a firm and
stentorian sleeper.
Morning came, and with it a horse -
bag!: ride for Brock and Miss Fowler.
That was enough for Mrs. Rodney, she
would hold in no longer. Mrs. Odell -
Carney must be told. She, at least.
!oust have the chance to escape before
the storm of scandal broke to muddy
her immaculate skirts. Forthwith the
considerate hostess appeared before
her guest with a heedful of diSclosures.
She had decided in advance that it
would not do to beat about the bush,
em to speak. She would come directly
sr the obnoxious point.
They were in Mrs. Odell-Carney's
gtting room. Mr. Odell -Carney was
smoking a cigarette on the balcony,
lust outside the window. Mrs. Rodney
did not know that ho was there. It Is
only natural that he held himself '.n -
hospitably aloof. Mrs. Rodney bcred
him to death. He did not hear all that
was poured out between them, but he
heard quite enough to cause hire some-
thing of a pang. He distinctly heard
his wife say things to Mrs, Rodney
that she had solemnly avowed she
would not say -things about the Med-
croft baby.
It goes without saying that Mrs.
Odell -Carney refused to be surprised
by the disclosures. She calmly ad-
mitted that she had suspected Med-
croft of being too fond of his sister -In-
law; but, she went on cheerfully, why
not? His wife didn't care a rap for
him -she said rap and nothing else.
Mrs. Medcroft had an affair of her
own, dear child. She was not so slow
es Mrs. Rodney thought, oh, no, Mrs
Odell -Carney warmed up considerably
in defending the not to be pitied Edith.
She said she had liked her from the
beginning, and more than ever, now
that she bad really come to the con-
clusion that her husband was the kind
who sets his wife an example by being
a bit divaricating himself,
?,irs. Rodney fairly screeched with
horror when she heard that Tootles
was "a poor little beggar," and "all
;hat sort of thing, you know."
"My dear," said Mrs. Odell -Carney,
hating herself all the time for engag,
Ing in the spread of gossip, but femi-
ninely unable to withstand the test,
"your excellent cousin, Mrs Medcroft,
receives two letters a day from Lon -
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teen minutes to rend in spite of the
fact that they are written in a per-
fectly huge hand by a man a Matt,
d'ye hear? They're not- from her Int&
band. He'S here. He cannot have
written them in London, don't you see?
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"1 see," Inserted Mrs.- Rodney, who
was afraid that Mrs. Odell -Carney
might think she.didn't see.
"Mind you, Mrs. Rodney, I'm terribly
cut up about all this. She has" -
"Oh, I knew you would be," mourned
Mrs. Rodney, her heart in her boots.
"You must just hate me for exposing
you to" -
"Rubbish!" scoffed the other. "It
isn't that. I've been through a dozen
affairs in which my best friends were
frightfully-er-complicated. I meant
to say that I'm terribly cut up over
poor Mrs. Medcroft. She's a dear.
Believe me, she's a most delicious sin-
ner. Even Carney says that, and he's
very fastidious -and very loyal."
"They are married in name only,"
said Mrs. Rodney, beginning to sniffle.
She looked up and smiled wanly
through her tears. "You know what I
mean. My grammar is terrible when
I'm nervous." She pulled at her hand-
kerchief for a wavering moment. "Do
you think I'd better speak to Edith?
We may be able to prevent the di-
vorce."
"Divorce, my dear," gasped Mrs.
Odell -Carney incredulously.
At this juncture Mr. Odell -Carney
emerged from his shell, so to speak.
He stalked through the window and
confronted the two ladies, one of
whom at least was vastly dismayed
by his sudden appearance.
"Now, see here," he began without
preliminary apology, "I won't hear of
a divorce. That's all rubbish -perfect
rot, 'port my soul. Wot's the use?
Hang it all, Mrs. Rodney, wot's the
odds, so long as all parties are con-
tented? We can stand it, by Jove, if
they can, don't you know. We can't
regulnte the love affairs of the uni-
verse. Besides, I'm not going to stand
by and see a friend dragged into a
thing of this sort" -
"A friend, Carney," exclaimed his
wife
"Wen. it's possible, my dear, that he
tinny he a friend. I know on many
-haps In London who might he doing
ails sort of thing. doe't you know
Who knows but the eltep who's writ-
ing her these letters he one of my
best friends? It doese• ony to take a
chance on it. 1 won't roar to It. If
Mederoft knows mut wife knows
and Miss Fowler why the
Bence should we Iv our heads
about it? Last nigh. ' the Med
prat infalit hewn!. nags Out—
ttN,t11111R. I dare se' "(I I go in
and take n hand I, t.Ifilf.! not
(110 poor little be. rtv the
same token, why should I or anybody
else presume to step in and try to
straighten out the troubles of its pa-
rents? It's useless line ference, either
way you take It."
"I think It's all very . ;regaining amid
liverting," said Mrs t ,-Vareey care-
tessly. She yawned
"Do you really thi -'f" asked the
doubting Mrs. leo.' "I was so
afraid you'd mine, position In
tociety, my dear !I
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diet," said Mr, e, with a
smile that 'wen ey's mar.
row.
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ruiliT be si-ifetiideed that Mr. 'Odell:
Carney went considerably out of his
way to be agreeable to Mrs. Medcroft-
so much so, in fact, that she made it a
point to have some one else with her
whenever she seemed likely to be left
alone with him. The Rodneys strug-
gled bravely and no doubt conscien-
tiously to emulate the example set by
the Odell-Carneys, but it was hardly
to be expected that they could see new
things through old world eyes. They
grew very stiff and ceremonious -that
is, the Rodney ladies did. It was their
prerogative, of course. Were they not
cousins of the Medcrofts?
Four or five days of uneasy pretense
passed with a swiftness that irritated
certain members of the party and a
slowness that distressed the others.
Days never were so short as those
which the now recklessly 'infatuated
Brock was spending. He was valiant-
ly earning his way into the heart of
Constance, a process that tried his pa-
tience exceedingly, for she was blithely,
unimpressionable if one were to judge -
by the calmness with which she: fend
(To be cool inued)
At Trial, B. C.. there are Aus
trians On parole, and several of them
are also on the payroll.
The P.ible is now printed in 600 lan-
guages and dialects, and every year
from eight to ten new languages or
dialects are added to the list, It is not
known how many dialects are spoken
on earth, but it is estimated that seven
out of every ten of the human popula-
tion had provided for them the Gospel
'tory in their own tongue.
CONFIDENCE
Merchants Spend Money
to Gain It and Hold It
By HOLLAND.
YOUR confidence is an as-
set that every manufac-
turer of reputable goods
seeks. He spends money to
gain it and will take all nec-
essary pains to retain it Your
confidence in the integrity of
a manufacturer, your belief
that goods bearing a certain
brand are always up to stand-
ard, is one of the intangible
assets known as "good will"
and 'which is regarded by a
business man as essential to
his success,
Manufacturers spend mil-
lions telling you about their
goods. They cannot hope to
get this money back by the
first transactions. They must
make you a customer and
keep you a customer. To do
this they must make honest
goods at an honest Drice.
This accounts for the fact
that advertised goods are al-
ways of high class. It would
not pay to advertise goods
that will not bear rigid test.
The
ADVERTISING
CREATES
CONFIDENCE.
Then the manufacturer de.
panda On the quality of his
100440 tie; EAU further utter.
time it and still father In-
crease the cnstotzteritefai,
dente.