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“Yes; I think I have that right," re- plied Monte. “I’ll not be violating any confidences, because what I know: about him I know from the man him- self. Furthermore, it was I who in- troduced him to her.” “Ohâ€"a friend of yours." ‘ “Not a friend, exactly; an acquain- tance of long standing would be more accurate. I’ve been in touch with. him all my life, but it’s only lately' I’ve felt that I was really getting to, know him." “Is he here in Nice now?” inquired Peter. “No,” answered Monte slowly. “He' went: away a little while ago. He‘ went suddenlyâ€"God knows where. I don"t think he will ever come back."' “You can’t help pltying the poor de- - vil if he was fond of her," said Peter. “Butxhe wasn’t good enough for him @nfibrt» e; L119 a, “You don’t mind my talking to you about her?" “Not at all.” “As you’re an old friend of hers, I jeel as if I had the right." “Go ahead." “It seems to me as if sheehad sud- denly grown from a girl to a woman. I saw the woman in her all the time. Itâ€"Jit was to her I spoke before. Maybe, as you said, the woman wasn’t quite ready.” “I’m sure of it.” “You peak with conviction.” / “As litold you, I’ve come to know her better these last few weeks than ever before. I’ve had a chance to study her. She's had a chance, too, to studyâ€"other men. There's been one in particularâ€"” Peter straightened a bit. “One in particular?” he demanded aggressively. - “No one on need fear,” replied Monte. “ n a way, it's because of him that your own chances have im-‘ proved." “How?” “It has given her an opportunity to‘ compare him with you.” .“Qre you at liberty to tell me about “I have better reasons than you for not forgetting that,” answered Peter. Monte started. “I wasn’t thinking of you," he put in quickly. “Besides, you, didn't give Marjory a fair chance. Her aunt had just died, and sheâ€"well, she has learn- ed a lot since then." “She has changed!” exclaimed Pe- ter. “I noticed it at once; but I was almost afraid to believe it. She seems steadiérâ€"more serious." “Yes‘n “Fbr the last two or three weeks," answered Monte. CHAPTER XX.â€"(Cont‘d.) Monte swung open the door. “Come in,” he said. “I thought I’d like to talk with you, if it isn’t too late,” explained Peter nervously. “On the contrary, you couldn't have come more opportunely. I was Just thinking about you." He led Peter to a chair. “Sit down and make yourself com- fortable." Monte lighted a cigarette, sank into a near-by chair, and waited. “Beatrice said she told you,” began Peter. - “Yoâ€"u forget tllal: the ladies them- selves have some voice in such mat;â€" texfi’fi Monjce replied slowly. cenrtly ? “That’s strange, because I almost envy you.” Peter laughed. “I have a notion I’d be Worried if you ’weren't already married, Coving- ton. ’ “Worried ? ” “I think Mrs. Caving'ton must be a good deal like Marjory.” “She is,” admitted Monte. “So, if I hadn’t been lucky enough to find you already suited, you might have given me a race.” “She did," answered Monte; “I’d congratulate you if it wouldn’t be so m2}_x_1ifgsjcly superfluous.” “I didn‘t rehlize shé [was an old friggd of yours." “I’ve kann her for ten years," said Monte. “It’s wonderful to have known her asulgpggs that. I envy you.’j 4: // .7/7 f, geén' gnfiazfi/dl‘ _, _ é}; / \/’:{;fis\Â¥ '- “Yog’ye seen a good deal of her re- 7n 9n cleaniné . th ‘ . 32w“ (Copyright) “The kind big enough to consider that would be big enough .for her," declared» Peter. Monte drew a quick breath. “Do you mind repeating that?” “I say the man really loving her who would make such a sacrifice comes pretty close to me asuring up to her standard.” “I think he would like to hear that. You see, it's the first real sacrifice he ,ever undertook.” “It may be the making of him.” “Perhaps . " “He’ll always have her before him as an ideal. When you come in 'touch with such a woman as sheâ€" ifiou can’t lose, Covington, no matter ‘ ow thin turn out.” , “I'll tel him that too.” ‘ “It's What I tell myself over and over again Toâ€"dayâ€"well, I had an iidea there must be some one in the lbackground of her life I didn’t knowJ about." i ‘amusement. \ Maybe she fancied [that was all she ever wanted; butâ€" ‘well, there was more in her than she knew herself. " g “A thousand timw more!" exclaim- ted Peter. ‘ ‘ “She found it out. Perhaps, after ‘all, this fellow served his purpose in ‘helpin her to realize that.” | “Per aps.” ‘ “So, after that, he left." “And he cared for her?” “Yes.” “Poor devil!” “I don’t know," mused Monte. “He seemed, on the whole,ra-ther glad that lfie had been able to do that much for , er. Monte grasped his chal arms. He had studied her closely t 9 last few aye and had not been able to de- tec lhe fact that she was worried. He ha thou ht her ayer, more 1i At- hearted. t an usua. It was so t at she had held herself beme him. If Peter was rlg‘ht,â€"â€"and Mogto d‘l'd not doubt the man’s superior 1ntult10n,â€" then obviously she was wo trying over the technicale that still held or a prisoner. Until she w actually free she would live up to t letter of her contract. This would naturally tend go strain her intercourse with Peter. he was not one to take such things li tly. onte, crossed the room, and placed his hand on Peter's shoulder. “I wink I can assHi-Veg’gfi,” he said slowly, “that if there is anything bothering her now, it is nothing that ! “We’re sitting in the dark here," answered Monte. “Go on." “Marjory liked this fellow Well en- ough becauseâ€"Well, because he look- led more or less like a man. He was , big physically, and all that. Besides, this ancestors were all men, and I suppose they handed down someâ€" thing.” “What was his name?” “I think I'd rather not tell you that. 'It’s of no importance. This is all strictly in confidence." “I understand.” 7 “So she let herself see a good deal of him. He was able to amuse her. That kind of fellow generally can en- tertain a woman. In fact, that is ‘about all they are good for. When i it comes down to the big things, there isn’t much there. They are well en- ough for the holidays, and I uess gthat was all she was thinking 3 out. ' She had had a hard time, and wanted ‘amusement. \ Maybe she fancied that was all she ever wanted; butâ€" “You'd better get that out of your head. This man isn't even in the background, Noyes." “I’m not so sure. I thought she seemed worried. I tried to make her tell me, but she only laughed. She’d face death with a smile, that woman. I got to thinking 'about it in my room, and that’s why I came down here to you. You’ve seen more of her these last few months than I have.” “Not months- only weeks." “And this otherâ€"I don’t want to fry into her afl‘airs, but we’re all just oo‘king 39 her_ happiness, aren’t we?” n “nan-.5 w ucn uayyulcaa, n15“ I. WC: “Consider this other man as den. and gone," cut in Monte. “He was lucky to be able to plav the small part in her life that he did gay.” “But something is disturb her. I know he voice; I know her augh. I didn‘t ave those to go by, there’d a something else. I can feel when 3319'; herself andiwhein she isn't.” “I’d like to meet that man some day. I have a notion there is more in him than you give him credit for, C,ovin ton." “I oubt it." “A man who would give up herâ€"3 “She’s the sort of woman a man would want to do his level best for," broke in Monte. “If that meant giving her up,â€"â€"if the fellow felt he wasnt big enough for her,â€"then he cool-glin't 'dp gnyfthing els_e, could he?” “That accounfis for it," returned Peter. “Somehow, it didn't sound consistent in you. I wish I could see your face, Covington." “We’re sitting in the dark here," answered Monte. her. It was his own foult too, so he isn’t deserving even of pity.” “Probably that makes it all the field's? What was the matter with m . ’ “He was one of the k9nd we spoke of the other nightâ€"â€"the kind who al- ways sits in the grandstand instead of g_ebti_ng into the game." ‘rPardo'h me if Iv’m wrong, butâ€"I thought you spoke rather sympatheti ca1_1_y of that ki_nd_ _the other night!) ' “i was probably reflecting his views,” Monte pal-med. He is young as Vice-Admirals go, only 45, and he has the vigor and air of youth. Years ago when the Boxer rebellion in China was at its height ‘ and it was as much as a white marf’s llife was worth to show his face inâ€" land he took a couple of destroyers up the Yang-Tsei-Hei and boarded and ,captured four Chinese torpedo boats. ‘Then he landed with about a dozen men, seized a Chinese fort which tthreatened trouble and despite the garrison blew the place up and with- gdrew his little party without a single i casualty. Out of these he was going to take one niggardly hour. Nor was he ask- ing that little for his own sake. Eager as he wasâ€"as he had been for two weeksâ€"for the privilege of just be- ing alone with her, he would have foregone that now, had it been pos- sible to write her what he had to say. In a letter it is easy to leave unsald so many things. But he must face her leaving the same things unsaid, because she was a woman who de~ manded that a man s eak what he had "to say man-fashion. e must do that, even though there would belittle truth in his words. He must make her be- lieve the lie. He crlnged at the word. But, after all, it was the truth to her. That was what he must keep always in mind. He had only to help her keep her own conception. He was coming to her, not in his proper perâ€" son, but as just Monte” As such he would be telling the truth. That is one of the reasons his capa- bilities are so highly thought of. That and the fact that he is a leader, who even in the British nav , where the standard of energy an courage is high, has always been noted for his combination of coolness and extra- ordinary daring. As a midshlpman he served in one of England's petty wars in Africa. As a lieutenant he looped into fame by his conduct during the Boxer rebel- ilon. 0f him it might be said that he has done nothing without putting forth all his strength, and that, like his immortal predecessor, Nelson, he has always counted nothing done while aught remains to do. For his services in China Lieut. Keyes was promoted to the rank of Commander, was mentioned in de- spatches and received the praise of the Admiralty. A few weeks later he again disCfnguished himself by diving from a height of thirty feet into the Monte rose the next morning to find the skies leaden and a, light, drizzling rain falling that promised to continue all day. It was the sort’ of weather that ordinarily left him quite helpless, becauSe, not caring for either bridge or billards, nothing re- mained but to pace the hotel piazzaâ€" an amusement that under the most favorable conditions has its limitaâ€" tions. But to-dayâ€"even though the rain had further interfered with his arrangements by making it necessary to cancel the trip he had lanned for Marjory and Peter to Caninesâ€"the weather was an inconsequential incid- ent. It did not matter greatly to him whether it rained or not. l . Roger Keyes is his name, Vice-Adâ€" miral Roger John Brownlow KeyeS. and he found fame by raiding Zoe- brugge and Ostend with the gallant Dover patrol. THE MAN, WHO BLOCKED moms Made Record in Boxer Rebellion and VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ROGER J. B. KEYES, C.M.G., D.S.O. This morning Marjory would per-I f-orce remain indoors, and so if he went to see her it; was doubtful whether he would be interfering with any plans she might have made for Peter. An hour was all he neededâ€" perhaps less. This would leave the two the remainder of the day freeâ€" and, after that, all the days to come. There would be hundreds of themâ€"all the days of the summer, all the days; of the fall, all the days of the winter, and all the days of the spring; then another summer, and so a new cycle full of days twentyâ€"four hours long. “So niuch to all of rus," nodded monte. “Now, the thing to do is to turn in _gnd get a good night’s sleep. After 3T1, there Vis sometvhing in keeping normal.” will last. All you’ve got to do is to be patient and hold on. ' “You seem to be mighty confident.” “If you knew what I know, you‘d be confident too.” Peter frowned. “I don’t like discussing these things, butâ€"athey mean so much." We supply cans. pay express charge- and remit daily. mutual Dairy mid Creamery 00. 743-5 Kink St. West - Toronto Bream Wanted SWEET OR CHURNING CREAM Decoyed German Cruisers Early Served in Africa. (‘I‘oE'VBElvcbiitihdédd Back to Schedule CHAPTER XXI In the War. :e-Adâ€" Keyes, ;‘ Zoe- :allant is go, nd air Boxer height man’s e inâ€" ers up and boats. dozen which the Admiral, he was appointed director of plans at the Admiralty, a position for which his strong liking for the stren- uous offensive fitted him peculiarly. He did excellent work in that posi- tion, but his professional qualities and his special aptitude for executiye work led to his appointment at the end of last year to the command as Vice-Admiral at Dover. Results are Far Reaching. It is not permissible to state what the material results of this change have been, but they have been im- portant and far reaching. It can only be said that his unremitting efforts have made the Straits of Dover less pleasant than ever to the German submarines and thus greatly hamper- with- , ed their campaign against the Allies. Direct Private Wires to our vr \ Monanani N21 7m 9m» PARTIAL BRYANT, DUNN & C Admiral Keyes has always been unsparing of himself, The heroic fighting men who man the (ix-titers on the Channel anti-submarine guard are all the better at their work because the know that there is no danger of the he does not eagerly share. The secretary of the Admiralty an- nounced on April 25 that “His Maâ€" ) In the years before the present war he specialized as a submarine and ‘ torpedo officer, and for his daring and f enterprise was chosen to command the 1 British submarines. In the operations i against the German high seas fleet jcarried out by the British navy on August 28, 1914, he was once more conspicuous.‘ Hoisting his flag as Commodore in the Lurcher he set out with eight submarines which were used as bait to decoy the Germans out. Vice-Admiral Sir Rogex“ Keyes of Ostend-Zeebrugge Fame. Commodore Keyes was again fore- most in the air attack on Cuxhaven which was attempted by British seaâ€" planes on Christmas, 1914, when some damage was done to the enemy and great alarm was caused in Hamburg and Bremen. He went to the Darda- nelles when the Government decided to attempt the forcing of the passage and there he served as chief of staff to Vice-Admiral Sir Michaéyie Ro- beck. Trap Proved Great Success. The trap worked so successfully that the German light cruisers Ari- adne, Mainz and Koeln Were sunk with a loss to the enemy in killed or drowned which was probably 800. Other German warships and destroy- ers were severely punished, and any attack by German ships on the Brit ish transports which were then con- veying l'arge relnforcements to France was prevented. Peiho to save | midshipman from drowning. 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