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(Continued from last week)
"But that doesn't solve.. Mr Iroh- •
lem," said Angela. "You- are all to
corse up on the Friday night, 'train.
We'll meet 'you at the station at
North Adams. You must' be sure anal
dress warmly, beeause it'ss a twenty-
mile drive through the hills and while
there'll be lots of robes in the sleigh,
one can't have too much.
"It will remind me of Russia," said
the Prince. ,
"You'll be sure to bring your violin
and some .music," said Angela...
Prince Aglipogue assented careless-
ly.
"I really think it will be tremend-
ously successful," said Angela, "not a
dull person in the party, only John
has invited one of his friends -he's
coming np early. I forgot his name,
but anyway I .haven't the ` slightest
idea what he's like and he makes my
party uneven. Come to think, though,
John said something about his being
ill-Iungs, I suppose,: so perhaps he
won't want to talk to any ooe. Any-
way I'll try and think of some one
congenial before it's too late."
• She rambled on, sipping her tea
and forgetting her diet to the extent
of two more • cakes, while George
moved iss and outamong them appar-
ently .a model of . what a perfect serv-
ant could be. - -revert
"Of course you'll sing for us," she•
demanded of the Prince,
"You will inspire my best efforts,"
he assured her, looking at Gloria.
"And you'll be sure to have some
clever stories, Mr. ,Riordan. "
Evidently every one would have to
pay for•their entertainment. Ruth
wondered if she would be expected to
draw.
"And the best part of -the enter-
tainment is to be a secret."
"I'm afraid it isn't to most of
them," said Gloria. "Professional
pride got the better of George's 'his-
cietion and he told Terry and Terry
told Ruth."
"What is it?" asked the Prince,. evi-
clently fearing a rival attraction.
"It's George," explained Gloria.
"He used to be a music hall magician
and he's going to do his tricks for
us,"
- "Oh!" Prince Aglipogue shrugged
his fat shoulders. .
"Ydu. won't be so scornful when
you've seen. him. He was one of the
best and if he hash'•t forgotten he'll
astonish you. George is a Hindoo,
you know, and he doesn't need a lot
of props to work with."
"And' he is working here as your -one
as your butler." It was indeed diffi-
cult to classify George: His duties
were so numerous and varied.
"Yes, Aggie, as my .butler, footman
and he will be cook and maid as well
I'm afraid, for Amy .has given notice.
She's leaving at the end of the week,
unless Ruth can persuade her to
stay." -
"Why Ruth?" asked Terry.'
"I don't know. Servants always
have favourites and while George is
devoted to me, Amy is devoted to
Ruth."
"Devotion? Among servants!" An-
gela threw out her hands in a despair-
ing gesture and then, launched forth
on a discussion of servants to which
no one paid much attention, with the
possible exception of Billie Irwin, who
listened to every one on every' sub-
ject, showing her keen attention to
-their words by sundry nods, smiles,
and shakes 0? the head.
Angela was taking Gloria away with
her to. dinner and Prince Aglipogue,
finally having consumed the last scrap
of cake, and convinced that he would
not be asked to come with them, took
his departure. Billie Irwin went up
to her room to rest, Gloria and An-
gela. went away and Terry also de-
parted, leaving Ruth alone. She ra-
ther hated, these evenings when Glor-
la was away and she had to dine
alone; Amy usually served her on
these occasions, George hardly think-
ing that one person at the table justi-
fled his appearance. She was won-
dering whether she should tell her
not to trouble with dinner and go out
when George came . in to take away
the tea things. Ruth was almost as
much afraid of George as Amy, but
she nerved herself to speak to him
now, because she questioned whether
she would again have such a good
opportunity.
• "How is your pet?" she asked.
1 "I beg your pardon," said George,
1 capturing a glass from the piano and
i a tea cup from the floor with what
I looked like one movement.
1 "I mean the snake that you use in
i your -in your tricks.''
"I do not perform tricks with the
• daughter of Shiva."
) "But you said you were rehearsing
the clay Mr. Riordan and 1` looked in
5 on you?"
8 "You knew that I was'not speaking
9 the truth."
7 Ais he talked he Went on about iiia
wadi her nothing. Of the servant. Re
did not pronounce her : name once,
but spgke as one speaks to an e4,ual; ,
"Why should I think that' you were
'speaking :anything but the truth? If
you were not telling the truth • I must .
speak to Miss ,.Mayfield• I don't think
she would likr the idea of having a 'mass
stake in the house." . ,
' He put down the cup in his hand
and turned to her.
"Miss Mayfield is well aware that
the daughter .of Shiva is with me.
She has been with me since my birth
and was with my father before me,
and she is sacred."
"George, you ought to he ashamed
to believe all that superstition - an
educated--" she stopped, the word
nigger on her lips -"man like you.
It's 'nothing short of idolatry." She
was .trying to talk to him as she
would have scolded , at one of her
mother's colored servants.
"You prefer the mythology of the
Hebrews?" asked George.
Ruth decided to igndre this. •
"And now you've frightened poor
Amy so that she is leaving. That
ought to concern you, for it may be
some time before Miss Mayfield can
And any one to take her place.'
"That is of no importance; far on
the first- of the year the house will
to its original owner and she
will not need servants. She will be
travelling with her new husband," .
"Her what?" Ruth forgot that she
was talking to George: She stared
at him wideteyed, unwillieg to be-
sieve • that she had heard him right-
ly.
His blue lips curled up in . a thin
smile: •-
"Certainly -wait and you will see
that I am right. She herself does not
know it, but she will marry Prince
Aglipogue on the first of the new
year." • ,
"She will do nothing of the sort-
she can't -he's fat!"the
Ruth was protesting not to George
but to 'herself, for even against her
reason she • believed everything
George said to her. He shrugged' his
shoulders, still smiling at her, and it
•seemed to her that the iri's of his
eyes was red, concentrating in tiny
Point of flame at the pupils.
"You are speaking foolishly out of
the few years of -Your -present exist-
enter back of that you have the un-
erring knowledge of many incarna-
tions and you know that what I say
is true. Has she not already had three
husbands? I tell you she will have
more before she finally finds her
true mate. She has suffered, but • be-
'fore she knows the truth she must
suffer more. Through the Prince she
will come to poverty and disgrace,
and when these things are .completed
she will see her true destiny and fol -
low it."
" A mist was swimming before Ruth ss
eyes so that she no longer saw, the
room or the figure of George -only
his red eyes glowed in the d'eepening
shadows of the room, bolding her
own. She struggled to move her
gaze, but her head would not turn;
she tried to rise, to leave him as if.
his words were the silly ravings of a
demented servant, but her limbs were
paralyzed. Only her lips moved and
she heard words coming frpxn them,
or echoing in her brain. . She could
not be sure that she really made 'a
sound.
"What do you mean?"
"In the whole world there are only
two men who are fit to walk beside
her -and of those one is slowly dy-
ing of an unknown disease. He whom
-the gods chose will soon be gdne, but
I remain because I have knowledge.
In the Mahabharata it is written, 'Ey-
en if thou art the greatest sinner
among all that are sinful, thou shalt
yet cross over all transgressions by
the raft of knowledge,' and the Vedas
tell of men t ro armed .with knowl-
edge have defied the gods ,them-
selves--"
He paused and turned on her al-
most fiercely:
"Da ,you think that I have renounc-
ed my caste, that I have lived with
the unclean and served the unclean
ftir nothing -the price has been tqo
high for me to lose -but no price will
seem too high after I have won!"
Ruth woke up to find find herself
alone and in darkness, save for the
light from the street lamps that shone
through the curtained windows.'With
her hands stretched out in front of
her to ward off obstacles she moved
cautiously through the room until she
Pound a light' io• torn on. She telt
.wreak and dizzy, bur he rememiiered
everything that ,George had said. It
could not be 'true --it could not, but
with her dentals she still heard
George's voice speaking of the raft of
knowledge and she half remembered
the incomprehensible contradintions
of Indian mythology of (heroes and
holy Rrahmenti. *be had actrially
fought °with 'gams and ereitlitered•, 'hut
'through self-denial 'assiblr George
thought that Eby, IiF . g" as a servant
for eleven years ht ;was performing
austerities --possibly'`., did not know
whatbe believed. .Certainly modern
IHindoos dull ' not 'believe as he did.
His- mind seemed to 'be a confused
of knowledge and superstition,
ancient and modern, but one thing he
had ---faith • and obviate confidence in
his power, and she remembered some
words she had read, when, as a child,
she pored over books oo mythology in -
stead of fairy tales,: 'All this, what -
ever exists, rests absolutely on
mind," and "That man succeeds whom
:thus , knowing the 'power of austere
abstraction, practises it."
She was roused from her thoughts
by the entrance of Amy.
"Alp' yo' gots' eat dinnah? That
voodoo man, he's gone out, an' I saw
you -all sleepin' here and didn't like
to disturb you', Yo' dinnah'sxcold by
now, but I.11 .warm it -up -now he's
gone I sin' 'fraid' to go in the kit -
Chen."
"I'm not hungry, Amy, and I'm ser -
ry you're going."
"Dat's alt right. I. ain' so anxious,
fo' wu'k as .that.don' haf to wu'k
with devils.. An' y&u' bettah eat. You
all too thin. It's 'a shame you -all hav-
in' ter eat alone heah while id's'
Glorie go out to paphties. Size don'
treat yo' like folks. Dat devil man
he's hoodooed her. . I've seen him
lookin' at tier with 'his red eyes."
. She went on. muttering • and return -
ed with dinner on a tray, and Ruth
knowing the uselessness of, resist -
ance dutifully ate, while Amy hover -
ed near. -
"Tell me all about it, Amy. What
has George 'been•, 'doing now? I
thought you would be satisfied -'-when
I let, you sleep upstairs."
"No, Sir, I ain' satisfied nohow. I
wouldn't wu'k heah or sleep heal
'nother night not for all the money in
wort', Dat man he sets an' sets,
lookin' at nothin'• an' then he runs
knives inter his hans-an' he don'
bleed. He ain' human -that's what."
"I'm sorry, .Amy -I don't want you
to go and neither does Gloria, 'but of
course we can't keep you. Let me
know if you don't get another place
or if anything goes wrong. Perhaps
later George may go and then you
can come back." • -
"He won't go. Onemawnin' you -
all will wake up dade-that's what
goin' happen."
She shook her head, looking at
Ruth with real tears in her eyes. Ap-
patently she thought, she looked at
one doomed to early death, and Ruth,
though she knew the threatened evil
was not for herself, had long since
lost the ability to laugh at Amy's,
'superstitions. -
CHAPTER X
Terry Riordan arranged an inter -
view for Ruth with the Sunday editor
of the Express, with the result that
she found herself promised to do a
weekly page of theatrical sketches,
beginning .the first of the year, and
she discovered the unique joy of hay -
ing real work which was wanted and
for which she would 'receive money.
Also she discovered that association
with a newspaper and connection
with a weekly stipend gave her a
Prestige with her fellow `'students
which no amount of splendid amateur
effort would have won for her. Doro-
thy and Nels told every one they
knew about "Ruth Mayfield's splendid
success," and Professor Burroughs
congratulated her.
1 "It is always sad to see a student
with a real gift. neglecting it for a
fancied talent," he said; "end it is
equally satisfying when any of our
students wisely follow the, line of
work for which they are fitted: We
don't want to turn out dabblers, and
too often that's what art students be -
come."
Ruth would have looked forward to
the beginning of th'e next .year eager-
ly, had she been' thinking only of
herself, for her new work was throw-
ing her much in the company of Ter -
,.ry Riordan, who was taking het` to
the theatre every night, so that she
would become far"niliar with the ap
pearance, and mannerisms of the pop
alar actresses and actors. Of course
he was doing it only because he was
such a kindhearted man and because
he wanted to help her, but even Ruth
knew that if she had not been a ra
then pleasant companion he would
not have taken so much interest in
helping her. His cheerfulness puzzled
ber. He seemed so brave and happy
-but perhaps it was merely the forc
ed gaiety of 'a man who is trying to
forget,
It was mot, however, her own af
fairs that interested her most., Terry
had found a producer for his play
and despite the lateness of the sea
soft; rehearsals for At: *ere to begin
in Atintary. Gloria had;' been offered
the leading role, and with: character
his
to
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g xiptpt'ot sit sure that else wanted
Vit; ^ pliurf ataau that rxy reftr ed to
convey to' the manager, `Thr , oonoled
with ,tlie" foot; that a was itov'
eons autly .in the
i >i+���kl}"" .of l7z'ince.
glinogue, taa.£idp'rn: � uuenzber viv-
lM1 her eonvei'sation,'`:wlth corge,'I
Iter beauty, her restlessness, her
changeful snoods- seealed to increase
xgorn day . to day, She wap; '.always
kind to : Ruth.- but she was .very set-
tlom w- tlr- heat. Invatat pus tb.ht a,
month beforeddyrould' ixYe Ibg$
throe A awvay: read' 'wer'ai*Y
cepted and,. Gloria daeiteda-i�oitt ofiene'
cue place ,to .axto't er; always with.
Prince Aglipogue In her vi!.ahe. His'
ponderous attentions seet ttn ed to sur,
round, her like a cage and she, like a
humming -bird, Seemed ever to be,
struggidngto escape and ever recog-1
rising the bars that enclosed her.
Terry and Ruth, returning very late.'
from .supper after the theatre, would
sometimes find her sitting in semi-
darkness, while the Prince' song to
-her, but in such brief glimpses there
was no chance for intimate conversa-
tion between' the two women. Alone
with Terry at the theatre or in some
restaurant,- Ruth almost forgot the
shadow hanging over the house on
Gramercy Park. Ferry was so 'gay
and amusing, so healthful and normal
in his outlook, and wherever they
went they met his friends, until Ruth
-began to feel like a personage. It
was all very pleasant. Late hours
had forced her to appear less and
Less often at the morning class, but
she was always at the League in the
afternoon and she began to wonder
whether she would not give it up al-
together as soon as she actually be-
gan, her work for the Express. She
had tried to tell Terry about her talk
'with George; but a few hours away
front George and his snake worship
and the sight of George in his role
of servant had restored what Terry
called his mental balance, and lie no
longer regarded him as dangerous.
He was beginning to be a bit asham-
ed of even listening. to Ruth's fears.
;'It's only natural that you should
be nervous -that we should bothhave
been a' bit impressed, it was so weird
and unexpected, but after all. George
is just a servant, and the snake is
probably a harmless reptile, such as'
one sees in any circus. I do not think
that he is a bad servant and that he
does not regard Gloria as ,a servant
should; he's impertinent and dis-
agreeable, if you like, but I don't be-
iteve he has the slightest thing to do
with Professor Pendragon's illness.
How could he?"
He talked thus until Ruth despair-
ed of securing his assistance. Terry
had given Gloria a contractto sign,
which she - persistently refused to
consider. Finally he appealed to
Ruth about it.
"Can't you make Gloria sign it?"
he said. "She seemed keen enough
before we found a producer and be-
fore the thing was cast, and now that
she has the contract before her, she
seems to have Iost all interest. I
can't--• imagihe what's wrong. Of
course temperament covers a multi-
tude of sits, but she never was tem-
peramental about her work."
'Perhaps she's. decided to really
abandon the stage," said Ruth.
They were having supper together
-Ruth didn't know where. One 'of
the delightful things about Terry was
that he never asked ber where she
wanted to go. He didn't even tell her
where they were going. He just took
her. -
Terry looked at her in amazement.
"Leave the stage?"
"Did it ever occur to you that Glo-
ria
laria might marry Prince Aglipogue?"
she asked.
Terry answered with a laugh:
"My dear child, you've 'thought so
much about Gloria and George : that
you're beginning to think of impossi-
bilities. Gloria wouldn't marry a man
like that, and if she did she'd have
to stay on the stage to support him.
The house, of course, belongs to her
but the income from her other hus-
band -I forget his name -would- cer-
tainly stop if she remarried."
"I know; I thought it was prepos-
t•erous too, but she's always with him
and George told me that Gloria would
marry Aglipogue."
"Servants' gossip, or perhaps he
did it to annoy you. Did you tell
Gloria?"'
"No; I never get a chance to talk
to her any more."
"If you told her it might make her
angry enough to dismiss him. Gloria
hates being -discussed. Is the Prince'
going to the Christmas party?"
"Of course; he goes everywhere
that Gloria goes, i know you think
that I am foolish and superstitious,
but I cen't help thinking that George
itas seine power over Gloria -- that
what he says is true --that he's forc-
ing her to marry Prince, Aglipogue
and that he is responsible for Pro-
fessor Pendragon's strange illness.
The first time I saw George with the
snake was almost three months ago
-that same night Professor Pendra-
gon became •paralyzed; the next time
was just a month later and at the
same time Professor Pendragon's par-
alysis became suddenly worse. It
was at the dark of the moon-"
The last words were spoken almost
in a whisper and when she paused
Terry did not speak, but sat waiting
for her to •gb otl.
"I know Mato titian vt*orehtppbd.
the snake, "s
been in the
you .can alb'
Incense
alis
Z'rpa af,
Terry
1it11an'
PA*: '7
ai d, doubtirzg',azid
,he did not quite
has
)?.,7 ;?4a ae >as con'v'inced, h}&t iter
fears were ',jitsttffed. 1t was.'
all to
1!1zat're ani unusual. The.Only",tr:4
of fear in his eyes was„ for herself i
not for 01o!Ia,. or Professor Pendry-'
goat. She ;had beep. ,bending eagerly;
toward him. Now she sant back
with 'a little .helpless sir"'"" Ianstantly.
Terry's hand reached across the WO
and caught her own in. a comforting;'
grip.
"Tell me what you want me to do,
Ruth; I'll do anything. I'll do any
thing for you -anything in or out of
reason. I don't understand all. <t'his
talk about snakes and black magic,
but whatever you want done, yqu can
depend on me."
The blood rushed into Ruth's
cheeks in a glow of happiness. Some-
thing deeper than friendship thrilled
in his ce. For a moment she for-
got Gloali,and believed that she was
looking into the eyes of her own ac-
knowledged lover. Then she remem-
bered.His words, even his eyes
told her that he did, but it could not
be true. For a moment she cotild
not speak. • She must think of Gloria
first and herself afterward', but she
wanted to prolong her dream a little
while. Finally she told him what she
had decided in her own mind was the
only 'thing' that Terry could do for
her. She knew that he did not 'be-
lieve that George was menacing the
life of Professor Pendragon, or that
he was influencing Gloria to marry
Prince Aglipogue, but even though, he,
did not love her, he would do what-
ever she asked.
"I want you to get 'me a -revolver,
Terry; I want a revolver -one of
those little ones -before we go to
the Christmas party.
She did not quite understand" the
curious "let down". expression on
Terry's face, when she made her re-
quest.
"You don't want to shoot, George or
the snake?" he asked, smiling.
"I don't want to shoot any one or
any thing unless -anyway I'd feel
much more comfortable if I had a lit-
tle revolver." •
hit than
away or tq
"If you ae
friends I alias
ole., but I su
take•, a chance, ro iyi t
wan:f :the Oink t •be';
"Of, ooµl'se,' said'
hia frivolous' tone.,
They went ;home together ;til
Offence. Ruth did not knoir;'3
cupied Teres thoughts, but si
self was wondering if She coin
the courage to ask Terry to,
Gloria ' from George sad g p
by marrying her hinusel#"
very "weiI to be unselfish in 10
for some weeks at least it titt
her that Terry hacl'"'g'av ep tib
fort to interest Gloria If;b
only make an effort he mi ht'
Gloria from the Prince and wary
piness for. himself, -but deeps, a
generous resolve, site could weft hyla
herself to advise him to •" speak fpir:"
himself."
They could hear Prince Agrpogtte<
singing as she unlocked the door gt
the house on Gramercy Square. 'The' '
sound of his. voice and thepiano .,coy
ered the opening and closing of the h;
door, so that they stood look1ng"in on
Gloria and ,her geest without thebtt
selves being observed. The song- was
just ending -Prince Aglipogue at the:,
piano, her eyes wide and if she heard.,
the music she did not see the 'singer.
There • was a trance -like expression . •
in her eyes and when, the song end-
ing, they saw ,Aglipogue draw her to
the seat beside hien and 'lift his face
to kiss her, with one movement Ter.:
ry and Ruth drew back toward the
outer door. • -
"Guess I'd better go," whispered -
Terry:
"Yes; you saw' George was `.right.
They didn't see es -don't forget my
revolver."
(Continued Nett Week),
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C$NAPSI4OT fyUl'
MORE 'ApOUT FILM CONSERVATIONr 77
Babies and children change. rapidly -so snap them as they "grow up."
And don't forget to send prints to 'their relatives in the Service.
IN this war the camera has full
military status. Reconnaissance
pictures are made and studied be-
fore each move on land or sea. Film
is the accurate and important re-
corder of military objectives, 'war
action and results -on land, at sea,
and tfrom the air. Film records ac-
tual combat, wherever it may be.
Through training films,, photog-
raphy helps ready our troops for
'- action, gives•them.priceless experi-
ence before action. Film is the key-
, stone of Airgraph. On x-ray film ap-
pears the "medical history" of every
sailor, soldier or airman. For -the
wounded, x-ray directs the way to
proper treatment. In war plants,
x-ray film dissects visually the metal
and- ' workmanship of weapons, and
war machines of all kinds -to dis-
cover imperfections. •
Plans, specifications, and records
throughout the war' industry are
condensed, transferred, and pre-
served on microfilm.
Is it any wonder that there is a
scarcity of film tor the millions of
amateur photographers? And, is it
surprising that you are constantly
being advised -and asked --to con-
serve film and to use it judiciously
to take .snapshots. to send to those
in the Services?
Believe it or not, thousands Of
men in the Service ha. a not even
seely Waukee of their babies berm
• since they 'haft the%T' Mink, siat'tG
01.'1h18 e'iirtditiot► theileatifRi fit mule
1',
shooters take inconsequential pic-
tures, and is doing so deprive alt-
ers of film for pictures that are real-
ly important -and maybe vital -to
the welfare of the men and women
in the Services who are scattered
throughout the world.
Don't become upset and impatient
if your photographic dealer_ doesn't
have the film that you want at the
very moment you want it. You can.
protect yourself and help your deal-
er if you'll keep your camera • loaded
and ready for important action, and
perhaps have a "spare" roll on hand
for the sante purpose.
Now about the pictures to send
to those in the Service. It. can't be
said too often that you should try'
to make every snapshot picture some
activity back home. Babies and chil-
dren change rapidly so that the fact P'
that you sent a picture of baby lane
to her fattier or brother last month
is no reason for not sending one
along now. {Maybe She .Iles learned
to stand alone in the Irxeaiitime, er
has her first little sun suit. Stich
things are news -so picture threat.
Of coarse, .when you have Ira'tri'tl
made to be sent to those
Service you'll want eftk ,
tYIade for yYotr'i' -own photo
album.
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