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.As she passed from the house to the cab. Trevor came reund the corner. He saw her and recognized her. and he stood still for a moment, with astomehment. Then he went on to the house and knocked. "13} this time to-‘tnorrow you will have put. a god many miles between you Eng ibat ardent. lover of yours. my dear. ‘ e an: . He called a. cab, and. closely veiled. she enperqd and wag driven 91!. "Is Mrs. Dalton at home?" he askéd. as cq9_1_ly ashg could. . "‘Foliow'ifiit'c’aifi!""i1}a 'Eea’ifif‘rx'een out of_ai ht if you can. Follow it, and mind yqy on‘t_lo_se sight,_9f_it,!" ' Gaunt, stood with his back to the door which he had closed on Decimalâ€"and walt- ed. He heard the fron-frou of a. woman's dress; the other door opened. there came the faint perfume which he remembered so well and loathed so bitterly. and the womap. his wife, entered: <’ rm... 1 1-... _..... ._.-.. -_.1 _L__1,_1 \_ - .1--.“ He had once loved. or persuaded himself that he had loved, this woman. ’He 00qu have laughed aloud with bitter self-scnr' and Amookery. She Warmed her hands daintly. 9].“ at the clock, yawned. put up her hands smooth the hair which the hood had 1‘ fled. then turned and looked round the rogm, andâ€"1am himir _ 7 _ “Yiésfflsiri’i’ replied the French fnaid, blandly: “but. madame is confined to he!“ rogm with gbad head‘awhe." He went down the stems and walked a few Danes. Then he ran. .The cab was still in eight. At the end of the street, 116 119.1181: &nd.iumne_<i.1n_to a 1123118921; The’iam was low, and. shaded by a. deep crimson 9 ads, the firehght flickered. In 1,116 faint, light she did not in the first, mo- ment. or We of her entrance see hIm. She moved to the fire. carefully threw back the hood of her fur cape. and held out her hands to the fire: and he. motionless mid i_n gilenoe._wat_ched her. “Shâ€"e saw Eim wine; ELY-start. saw the blggd leave lgjq racqglowly.‘ N“fin_Saigy7’whéfiéiicirdfiyfly. “Tell her- Bg} never; mind. flood-night. _Mari_e_.”_ For a. moment she did not. race nine him, and utteregi a, faint cry of sum M. Then with a. ahrxller. though stun ely repressed cry, she moved toward him. er head orc- Jeoted. her eyes fixed on him. 'fihe looked as she moved, like an exquisitely beautiiul snake. She was within a. couple of 08.095 before the wordsâ€"~_ . “It, is you!" broke frqm her parted 11136. , Gaunt. white and rind. made a. [mature of assent. . “Yes,” he said. “Why are you here?" She drew a long breath. as if she were choking, then she came nearer. and stared at him as she broke into a laughâ€"a laugh othyigmph. g} derision. "It. is you!" she repeated. "Youâ€"my husband! Wellâ€" It’s too 2001! to be We! Yonâ€"you here! How did you name? Why 1‘" She looked round the room. as 1! amazed and perplexed, and then back at him. Her beautiful (m flushed beneatth the paint; her eyes shone like stam withinthe ar- tistically drawn shadows. I It. was the (ace oq__n__131aak suddenly. hldooualy endued an; In}: 'sh'e Edi lToi'TnTzif-kl')’ 1L":- Téiéfiéad ind then to her throat. no 1: her thoughts that war-0 crowdng 0}! _her worgguflooatinx her. Ivva vtku‘ll‘ vu uvr woAu Uuuwauul not. “You are Lord Gaunt! These rooms are yours! You are a. noblemanâ€"9. swellâ€"and my husband!" ' “Yes,” he said in exaotly tho “me 11m {egg tqne. "1 am_your_hu§bapd.‘{ "It is worth living for!" she repeated. with a. choking laugh. "To think of, it!" She snatched up a book from the small table near her. and dashed her hand on the inner cover, which bore his’book-plate with its coat. of arms above his name and time. “To think that I knew you were the owner here. that, Iv’e seen your name in all these books. and never knew, never nestled” She paused, breathless with excitement and triumph. Her voice, usually so mu- sical, was thick and vulgar, the vulgarity of a common nature bursting through tha thin coating of veneer, and she was‘at that. moment. for all her beauty‘ and grace, a Virago of the worst type as she confronted him. ' ~ "I have found youâ€"£01m you at. last! And you are Lord Gaunt! nd I tum-«yea. I must. be. of comeâ€"Lady Gaunt! Lad 051.195} Well: fig‘is.was_w9;jth_ living 1911’ Gaunt stood quite still, his eyes fixed on her with the calmness of despair, the im- pasiiivityflqf disgust. "Can you ask?” he said. very quietly. "Do you think it. was possible for me to remain with you when I discoveredâ€"what you were; what and who it was I had married?" V’WSâ€"hev 7133;:er 5.33.153}: in'émi‘éx a chair my; pram.th eavfly._t.heq she laughed: - “Why “did yod‘iéé‘ée me?” she demanded. stgigeutly. “W_hy_d_id you‘do it?” The reply infuriated her. She took a- step toward him, and straer into his face with the passion of hate burning in her blapk eyes. 7 fg _crushAed an pith between his tepth- “You deserted me!” Self-Filling Type can be filled 71713 fiade/Vdrlé-u CHAPTER xxv’n. [161‘ Great Love; Or, A Struggle For a Heart ,_... ._ __. ___V He paused and lgoked gravely M her. All the while he had boon talking w her. {lookinzv at. her, he had been thinking of lDocima‘; had been contrasting this wo- man, his wife. the advgnburees with her ;vile past. contrasting her with $119 pure- [ minded girl who had just left. him. It want a as if an angel of light had flown from his side ‘and a. fiend in woman's shape had " taken her lane. ‘His heart felt. numbed with the m sexy of despair. with the utter ,hqpeleaanesq _o_f the pituntlon. t wow. mu. . n§_v\t’l;9,ggst,_,ogxhla daye‘ were :12? be spent. )1 a. darkness and anguish ba- yond wordn‘w describe. ; _ ' ma hand touched: the kc of the door behind him. and. 11's.)! meg aniowy, he looked it. and moVed to the fireplace and glo‘_o_ked at her grain. “No.” he said again. with a. touch of wearinese in hi voice. "Edward Barnard are two of my names. I concealed my family name and title; yea. that is true. I must have had some preaentimentâ€"of whatryou were.” She flung her arms out. . "The law will teach you. punish you!’ she hissed. . He made a slight Vgeeture' o! indiffer- ence. “You cannot, get rid of me!" she ex- claimed, with an air of triumph. "You can not divorce me! You would if you could I” “A beggar-1y allowance. You married me in a false name!" “I left you, yes,” he said. as calmly as before: "but. deservedâ€"in the strict. legal senseâ€"no. I provided for youâ€"” uuluv .. My... . “You can bring no charge against me!” she said, defiantly. He made a. gesture of assent. “I am glad," he said. with a sigh. "I left. you because I discovered what you were before I married you. Be silent, a moment!" for she had opened her lips as if about to protest, retort. “Put yourself In my plaoe. I loved you, deeming you all that a girl should be. all the/t. :1. WO- man should be who takes the name of an honest man. I foundâ€" Ah, why should I tell you? Â¥ou lxpow." “No.” he said in exact)? the same $0119. It was as if he were con ranting the pae- aion with the calmr'ees of despair, the in- difference of the rock to the howling wave which beat against, it. in vain. "Do what you will. I should not. seek for a divorce. I am concent to suffer anything rather than bring shame and (assume upon the name I bear." . else could I do but leave you?” “What, other course was open to of honor when he had discovered l. We he had marriedâ€"an adventurese of the worst. the vilest type? God know , I loved you-" * She laughed diecordantly. "Not you.” she retorted. "Yes." he said. as calmly as before; "I loved you. Why else should I have mar- rled you? I should have loved you t’o the end, while life lasted. 1! I he’d not learned what. you had been. Even then I would have fought. that terrible knowledge and â€"â€"and remained with you. if I had not learned also that you were without a. heart. that you had married me for a place in the worldffqr gnoneyf: "Qua" fling fhéxiefl into a chair, and lean- ‘m‘ her face on her hand. looked up at with a mixture of defiance and 'rizv;§§â€"§§â€"ifiileV‘fiidw}3§éHEuddenly awak- ened from an exquisite dream of bliss w and that his hours were numbered; or. “I in iorry that you have compelled me so gay all this." he said, with a courtesy more “Jung t_h_a.x_a any_vitupexjp§_iggz, any r roach. would have been. “Will you tel me what, having found me. you in- tend to do? I euppoae you and your bro- ther have made me plans.” She raieed her eyes suddenly. “Did Mel-tau know who you were. that. you lived here?” she demanded. Gaunt. looked faintly aunprieed. "Yes." he said. quietly. “Was it not. he who betrayed me? It would be like him. worthy of him. I did not bribe him heav- ilyjuough, I supposé," A "Yes," said Gaunt, indiflerently; for what did it. matter now? "I bribed him. as you put it. I paid him to keep the se- cret of my identity. He discovered it.“ ' She sprung to her feet. "You are a. pretty pair!” she emlaimed, ‘with a hard laugh. "So he has been tak- ing money t0~â€"to‘hel‘p rob me of my rigptpi. 0h. I’ll be even with him i" . _~_,_ - .._,,v.,~ “Youâ€"you bribed him? Then he knew all the time, and kept. it. from me. Kept it from me all the while he was pretend< ingh-to >100]: formyou.” “I have uh doubt you Will." 6113 Gaunt, weal-fly. “But may I ask you to answer my_q_nestion. _What do yoq ipjeuq to do_?_" “What am I going to do?" she said. mockingly, tauntingly. “Can you ask? I am going to have my rights! .I am go- ing to live with you!” He made a. slight, gesture of dissent. “You can not. do that,” he said, gravely. "I gpuld not live with you." “You can’t help it!” she said. jearingly. "The law is on my side,’and it shall help meK I’ll go to law. I will go to a. solicit- or directly I leave here. He shall claim my rightmc have your nameâ€"my proper nameâ€"Lady Gaunt." “'8‘1‘1'0 sprung {ESE (116'an upsetting it in her violence, and it fell against the small table. overturning i§._ “Yes.” he said, wich terrible calmnegs, “you can do that; and I have no doubt you will. But you can not compel me to live with you. And the wofld will under stand why I do not." Her fume went white. and. she ground her teeth. “What. do I‘ care?” she said. “I shall have had my revenge. You won't be able to show your face in England again; and 1“: shall live here, shall be Lady Gaunt. your wife. your ill-used wife!” 1- He smiled. r7 . “I can not withhold that from you.” he said, with perfect, calm. “No; and I mean to hold you, too,” she said, defiantly. gloating-1y. “Where a. hus< band is. there a. Wife has a right to be. You can’t, cast. me off, and you shall not! I’ll have my title, andâ€"and half your money!” ‘ “Ah; yes,” he said, almost to himself. “Yes; and I’ll go into the world, the so- ciety my rank is entitled to. and I’ll 0 as your wife, by your side. You shall tza e me’\a,n«d introduce me to all your relations and friends." 7 He smiled bitterly. coolly; and the smile seemed to madden her. . “You refuse?" ahe said. "I refuse, yes." he said. grimly. "You may have all else you demand. The title, the moneyâ€"fer more than half of that which belongs to me, but. no more. I could not face the world by your side.” She laughed atridently. “Could you not? We will see! The law will help me. I will avail myself of it. I will enter - an actionâ€"(zomyel you, yes. compel you to acknowledge me and liVe with me” "You can not,” he said, as if he wére stating a simple fact. “I leave England in a. few hours; I shall be beyond the regph of even your x‘naligec __ ,,,,,u.._,, u UnisYiJEeV-fh‘e'értbvfiéi'flieet ’s'he uttered a. cry, a cry like that of a. wild beast balked ofrim revrengen " __ . . . L‘- _;Did you call, sir?" asked the maid out- 51 e. "No." said Gaunt; and she went away. "Take care!” said Laura; hoarsely, as she pushed the hair from her forehead. “You don't know what. 1 can do! You talk of your name-~the di space and shame! I can drag it in the net- for youâ€"and I will, too! I’ll tel-1 the whole story! 1'11 fill the papers with ‘Lord. and Lady Gaunt’s Case.’ I’ll make you a laughing- stock thmputhogt Englandlfil ‘ ‘ “it: “6556113 Eliéfiéfififidv With a. crash. and the bric-a-brao wag etrgwn ugon the 1190;. Gaunt 10313.1 at Qhe overturned table and curios indiflerently. A knock came at the door. For the first time his calmness broke down. It was as if she had found the chink in his armor through which she could thrust an envenomed‘dasger. “Ah, you are not! There is some w0< man!" . She laughed dieoordantly. “Don't. deny it! I can see it. in your face! So that’s it! I Can understand now!" ~ an autumn M .7 r _ . A. "Yes;” he said. "Let. that thought con- sole you; let it, content you. I shall say no word, utter no idenial.”_ fil‘hJéanilmfinese of Hiéiacduieeoenoe starb- led her. She went closer to him, and look- ed at him keenly. » . v.- -v u... _-v_-,. “You are going awayâ€"out, of England. Alfie yoq goiing aloneul wrangler?" She sbéodâ€" before? him, hBEifâ€"aicer flushed. h9r_e_yes slinging. ‘ She came and stood beside him, so close that the perfume he hated seemed to suf- focate him. He caught, his breath. but said never a. word, and his silence increas- edlxer fury." A _ e W871; {a} the change in his express-ion, and Auttered a. cry. _ He had regained his old calmness, and met. her furlous, taunting gaze with im- passive aternuese. No man could be more impaseive. more sumo-111w than Gaunt when he chose. v“ "v- engag- , “You' to talk of shame and disgracel‘ she said. "You hypocrite! Youâ€"you liar! ’ Shame and disgrace, Indeed! Yes, you shall have them, and not you alone. but. she, whoever she is! I’ll find it all out! I’ll have the best, detectives moneyfiyom‘ moneyâ€"can buy, and I’ll drag her through ' the divorce court!" “Wfiat 2;: £601 I Qae not to have hit upon it before! There's another woman!” "You don’t, deny it!" she went on, scan- ning his face. “Ah. I know that, look! There is some one else!" "Who is she?" she demanded. “You may as well tell me. One or your great lady friends~a woman 01 rank. or some common aiflt" She paused for breath and looked round the room. She' sprung to the (loan of the Inner room and more at» the.ha.ndle. Then, when 11511.13 found it. was looked, she turned upon m1. '"fie‘éié‘hbdfiééé a muscle. but stood re- gaglng her yup); peyfeotyflm. . . “v, As evil chance would have it, her eyo‘ fell upon Decimn's veil. It. had become unfaswned from the side of her but as Decima had entered, and she had taken It 0!! and laid “a on the tom of a cabinet. Laura sprung to it. and sailing it, hold it. out to him, '“Whovsre 19 this?" she demanded. house- ly, “Why, she’s here nowâ€"this moment â€"â€"y_: your room“: “She's hareâ€"1n that room. Unlock that. (1001'! Unlock it! I’m your wife, and I order youâ€"” Her voice broké and failed ohoklngly. Gaunt watched herâ€"or say. rather than his eyes were fixed on the veil; ‘Remamhex- how he‘ loved Decima, how devotedly he womhlpped her inner canes and purity. He pictured this fury dragging ous the girl he loved and cover- ing her with vitupemtion and abuse. Re~ member thlv. and bear with im. for he needs all your char ty and emency. He sprung torwar {and seizing her by theiiqrm. flung began to_ the cowl]. “Silence!” he said. a he re the wil from her fin egg. " ilenoe Youâ€"dese- crateâ€"” He met. the veil in his breast. and. stood over her. pantingI and strug- gling tor the mastery 0 Via passion. “Do what you will," he in at. last. when he had regaan something llkov calm, “Do all you have threatened} but~but go nqy; leave mel It lg npt pafefl "iii; Vdiéé R's}: iii fixe‘laiet'Qb‘r a; they could have been heard plainly y any one who h‘qpponpd 19_1)6 1n_ the copigol', is the choicest teaâ€"green, black or mixedâ€"from the finest tea- growing country in the world-â€"Ceylon, with its exquisite flavor and freshness protected by the sealed lead packages. we She leaned back. rubbing the arm 110 ha one wno n‘apponw w 06 In um wrrmula gripped. "Go! go!” she rezoned. defiantly, taunt;- ing.y. "No, I will not go! Why should I? This in your house, and I am your wife! My mums we} 11mm not. so! “SALADA” TEA is always the same, no matter when or where you buy it. Best Team: Its Best His brain was in a. whirl; he .mmely knew where he was, what he was doing. All his thoughts were of Deannaâ€"to get her out. of the place. out of reach of the demon he had jugt )eft. Gaunt took up his hat, passed into the inner room, locking the door as he did so. He looked round wildly. The room wag empty. Decima. wag nqt yhere. He looked round the room again. Her hat and jacket were not there. He went hurriedly into the next roomâ€"a. bath and dressing-room. She was not there, nor was there any trace of her. The room ad- joining was a. kind of “den” in which he kept his guns and fiehing-tankleâ€"a, bachel- or’s Jitter-room. She was not there. He looked round, and drew a breath of re- lief. She must have gone. It was just possible that he had not heard a. word of what had passed between them andâ€"hie e. 1 He stood for a. moment, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had been ca-lm enough until the last moment. or two; but. now his heart was beating fu- riously, and he was all of a shake. But. it was because he was thinking of Decima. He new now how madâ€"410w badâ€"he had 'been. He had tempted her, persuaded her to fly with him; he had tempted her to her ruin. In a. moment, overwhelmed by his passionate love, he had lured her to ruin. And she would have come to his lure. He saw now. as by a. flash of lightr nins, how bag}. how_crupl,_he had peen'.‘ And you can’t compel me! I am your wifeâ€"your wife! It’s that other woman who is hiding beret the otherâ€"" 7 She uttered a. word that can not be writ~ ten, and as it struck his ears, Gaunt rais- ed his hand as if to silence her mocking. taunting lips. Then the hand tell to his sidgt and hemsaid, hoarrselylr “Go!” she cried. with a. strident, laugh; “:0 to her. I say! This place is mineâ€"â€" mine! I am your wife! As for herâ€"- Shame and dds ace. You shall have enough of ltâ€"bot of youâ€"and to spare. I’llâ€"" “If you will not go, I “F1111 Stay where you are! Do not attempt to follow me! 1â€";1 can not ansiweritor' myselfl'j Thank goodness she had escaped! He had lost her foreverâ€"should never see her again; butâ€"n0 matter. she was saved. AB forhlialn}, what did it matter what became of m » . He dunk Into a. chair, his head bowed in his hands. A terrible blow had fallen up- on him: but the hand of Providence, which had dealt. it, had. at the mime time. been stretched out. to save herâ€"hie dear. swgeb girl-love! He was slid, and yetrâ€"aud yet the thou ht. thufi she was lost. to him. that he shoud never hold her in his arms again, never. perhaps. see her main, filled him with aqnuiah. He could have borne it, all if he had not known that she loved him- But. he knew that she loved him. To hear her sweet. confession of love ringing in his ears. to feel her kisaes upon his lips! He Wm almost. mad with longing and with remorse. He rose presently. It had seemed hours, while he was sitting there; in reality it had only been minutes. He rose and look- ed round with the numbed feeling of man waking “from cploroform. - Iie strode to the door arid unlocked it, and looked at her for a moment. “Sie- ind ibis. She was safe at Lady Papline‘s house in Berkeley Squareâ€"sate from him and his fatal 1076.”; From this room a door led directly on to the corridor. It was always kept locked. but the key was in its place. He went to turn it, but found the door unlocked. Then he understood. Deoima. had escaped -â€"yes, that was the word, escapedâ€"this way. He drew the key harply from the look. It had been in its place so long that it stuck, and as he jerked it, violently, it. cut. his finger. He did not feel the out, did not know that his finger was bleeding“. until he saw a spot of blood on the wrist.- 'bamd of his shirt, With an impatient gesture he put the key in his pocket, wiped his finger on his handkerchief, and passed inbo the corri- dor. locking the door behind him, and slipping the key in pockgti. ' ,‘.,s. Er“: _., 7 As he went down the corridor he heard voices. and he saw the parlor-maid lean- ing beside the lift talking to the porter within it. ' She started guilt/sly at sight of him, and the man touched his hat as the maid fled hastily. ' The infuriated woman tote at. the handle of the door for a. moment. than she amp- ped. There had been‘ something In Gaunt! face. in his eyes, which, 1! it, did not exactly frighten her. warned her $11M: it would not be safe to follow him. wBiie left the door, and paced up and down the room for a moment. or two. Gauvni. returned the salutation and went quickly down the atairs. ' _ "Yes, I’ll wait. I’ll stay here. It's my proper place. I‘m his wife. He’ll find me here when he comes backâ€"if he does come buck; if he doesn’t. 'I’ll stay here. I’ll (1ng his game in {ha dirt} I'll-j" She sunk on to the coudh. and rocked hex-colt to and fro. She was choking with anion. But presently the violence of the t. paged and she rose and went, to a. mix“ To! and looked at. her lace. She was burn- ing hot, the pempiratdon had played havoc CHAPTER XXVIII. (115001111011 01‘ mstress. 25¢. a box at your Druggist's. 173 National Drug and Chemical Co. 01 Canada. walled "You need shoes. Man tilive,‘i your feet are on the grqund!” hat.” with her "makeâ€"up." and the powder all colors showed in streaks upon he} “15' She wiped it with her laoe handkemh! V and smoothed her hair; then she looked round the room aearohingly, went to , - sideboard, and wrenching the doof opem found what she was looking for. 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