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PART I—Continued 2 — Co that day ahe had boon Mini Im<igwe Pamela Thxratoo. iieited datliar of the coda and Mr. I Ire ■ alar Than, ton, baokiT caJ widoaer; two mootha later bad come Tborotnr.’a financial amarh and. Imc. -dlaiely aflera nrd, bla cplrllnn' moral and bodily rollaj aBeeryihlnc that I tad made for Uie m blm ha vine been swept away, be died a* a matter of course, and was burled Por sole Inheritance, little Genie Thornton found beraetf p.w«eaaor and ) of one Mafr^te OTloarkr. a e of lone arandl**. of earnest and /althiV face, and a monster heart Imprinmed In a pitifully thin cheat. It bad taker. Genie's creat-uncie. Ana Thornton, six more months to for*et a quarrel of sixteen yean* atandIdc with bU nephew, and by that tltno child and nurse Had been seeped Into that lower world which can't afford aaomlnc and afternoon editions and Is too busy prartnc for dally bread to look for a rain of manna In the dally prea* In abort. Uazrie *od her ebarxe. traced down the ladder of reputable, disreputable and Impossible iodtints, had slipped ulttmately from sl^bt and the ken c* people art I'-, addresses, and. as a result. Mr. Robert Ilerrey Randolph. whose relationship to Mr Asa Tho'.iton tb of no Import whatever to this tale of cause and effeci. came Into ten thousand a year and a strtnt—the atrtnc being the possible reappearance ; of Miss Irooreno I'amela. “Boh." had said old Aaa. on tlie eerjte of a tardy demlae. Tra not Introduelns you to a war between conartenrr and soH-Interest. There's no silly story-book test about ny money: you are under no obllcatlon to look for Itnogrne or to about If you step on her by any twist of chance. My lawyers have all the Instructicuis necessary alony those lines; they ire to make every rrasonuble effort and If they suce«ed. wny, you're man rnoujrh to look ou' for yourself. It—It Un't Colne to mike s dcrB cf a lo; c? difference to me where the cash coo* ao lone as I die with—d!s with the credit." With that law sentence, his mind had stumbled and wandered off to Bv-merles of his nephew Brewster. Loos I iik hark from the vantate «f twcnty-slx years Randolph eaucht. for "he first time, the full Irupon of Arm Thomtot's farewell words to htui and to life: THe with the credit" The} held the kernel of the old maa'c carefully measured amend. “Great “Id lopr murmured Mr Hard >Ji aloud, and half «nconaelou»turned to th-‘ left at Forty-eeec.id Street. Five minutes later he was canfht In the inaelstrow of the ThanksKivtne crowd mlliins around Times squatr. Presently be found himself on the cdKe of a human sea. banked up to «tve passage to a honking empty taxicat'. Men- was another question for s suddenly inquiring mind. Where did uxi-rahn. empty ‘*ne«. go to in such a hurry? The door of this one was ■winging open, and the proof of how Intent the crowd was on Its myriad Individual goals Is evidenced by the fact that a doaen vol~-s did not Inform .he driver that the seas.* was off for fans on wbseU. The rah wrss moving more slowly than Mr. Randolph's sulwonacious mind, which led him to step into It and qulr'ly dose the Inviting door. Upon seating h.ntself. he tried to *nalyrt tbe impulse that hnd lifted him from the rath, he decided that It waa not so ranch the curiosity n» to the tfe»tl watUoi of empty cabs as a natural anil aiictent dislike for being pushed and «lb«w *-d by people. It w as not long h-fore tb cab. urwlttln With *

forget '.list vjlee once beard, and he wns right. He remembered It. It wav the voice of Mr. Duke Benmer whom he hsd hnd the distinct pleasure of blackballing for one club In college and three in town. Mr. Reamer, to bts honest mind, was the best living example of animated slime In tailormode clothes. ' Mr. B. was not alone; Mr. Randolph could )ust sec his companion through the slant of the half-raised windowglass, and even that distorted glimpse w as very close tn a vision. Tb - j^ri was young. b« votlful. and troubled. Her cheeks wen thla anj pale, her pared lips aqulver; her chin was ■ imnble. Of course she waa very cheaply hwt neatly clothed. "Make up y.* *ar mind." said the rasping voice. “Ride with me or walk the streets by yourself, and don't forget that there's no Job behind you. You've said good-by to that door for good." The girl's wun face went through that contortion which nays. “I won't cry." »Di doesn't, thereby achieving a pity beyonu the meed of tears. The quivering of her tips, the trembling of her chin grew more pronounced—only to meady down as she swept up s'ricken and Imploring ryes to the face of the unseen man. “Oh. Duke," she begged, “promli promise yoc'U be always good to t “Of orarae,Tittle one." said the rasping voire, promptly nnd mu rtf relieved, promisin'; lightly to pay oc demand, tn full for a aoui delivered in advance. “YouH never regret It, believe me." The girl tore her doubting eye* from hla face and stepped toward the cab Mr Randolph made himself ceedlng small In the corner nearest the curt). An nnseen agent opened the door: the girt slipped In and turned to seat herself; her escort made to follow. Then did Mr. Randolph suddenly Jean for -d ->nd proceed to push In th»

“My, What a Bwnpl" face of Mr. Bearoer with hla open hand and the full weight of hla shoulder. That astonished scion of a ooo gentlemanly house reeled backward and sat down on the pavement kerplunk. "My. what a bump I" spoke m keen young voice over Mr. Randolph's shoulder, but he wns too occupied to take note of It at the time. He leaned fur out so that the driver could pet the fnH effect of fcU modish topbat and *|ioke cryptic words. “Ten dollars' worth of the park " Is what he said Tlie driver welcomed the sudden apparition with s friendly grin, bonked defiantly three times, and •brew tn the dutch. They were off. and trailing after them came such a tiring of blasphemous utterances »-> made Mr. Randolph wince. ■Hie girl wns laughing. No loeger did her eyre search for a gleam they thought they had lost forever. It was there within them. CtKae back !■• fillet In her pupil* and »pm ttadf »a reckless aj-ending. “OhI Oh! What a bump!” she gasped. "Funny, wasn't It?" said Mr. Randolph weakly “Awfully." aald the girl. Tbereuj-oo fell a long alien ♦. The cab cut terosa the traffic, tvachod the Avenue, and eventually the dark park before Mr. Randolph found anything j further 'o ny “Funny, wwse". ItT' be remarg.-d. Tt-e girl cast him a Partied look.

"Viviennq Vivierra," she qpffi. after a pause. “How asfuir commented Mr. Randolph. “One of those deliberate alliterations that go with the back row of the chorus " • “Front row," Vlvlectie defended promptly, bat unsmiling Her lips twitched down nt the camera. “At least. It was front row." "I know," «n!d Mr. Rsndolpfa. “You've been fired. I heard what Reamer wild to you. How long have you known that snakeT' “Not wry long." she answered. “He got me on. an l I suppose h- got roe off." She drew a long breath and tamed appealing eyes to Randolph. "1*1 ease.” she snld. “don't let's talk shoot him. I want ao to be hsppy for n few minute-. I love the park at night with Its larder of lights Lot's ploy a gome." “*A game'"' said Randolph doubt-

fully.

"Yes. We'll gues* which It l entrat Park West sod whir" *.» One Hundred ■ild Tenth street and which Is the avenue. It Is not as easy n« you think after you've been going round a while. I'm fi-ellnc d-dlzzy a-nlready." “You are!" exclaimed Mr. Randolph. “Welt, let me tell yen It Irfn't from bucElng round n two-ntle circuit. Wnat did you have for dinner?" Miss Vivienne shut her lips light. “Won't you plense piny my game?" she isked faintly. Mr. Randolph frowned a> though 001 -‘dering the subject very seriously, but the matter that held his attention was not the proposed gues-lng-mstch. That would not have been fair nor amusing, as the deadlights of his own very comfortable apartment blinked at him every time they came to Fiftyninth street. He was Justifying to himself a very questionable move. He wished to feed this stray damsel and. at the same time, talk to-ber with a purpose. He ronld not see himself doing It In a enhnret. and ever» hotel •upper room hnd already become one of those things. He came to n decision and spoke. “I'll tnke a hand In your game, all right, hut not Just aa you think. Do yen—would you trust me?" Immediately the girl was on her gu&rd. She looked Into his face and

read It.

“I would never have thought of not trusting yon If you hadn't naked that old. old trap question." she aald

gravely.

“Forget that I asked iu!* said Mr. Randolph promptly, and leaned out to give the driver his address. A thinlipped and w«p y scorn was still on that Individual s face when be drew up before Vr. Randolph's abode and hocked th.ee times derisively to the world In general ns seen from tne

, front of a taxi.

"Walt." aald Mr. Randolph to the Jehu. n» he handed out the gltj. Sho paused with one Too. half-way to the curt), but that single word directing anything as expensive as a taxi to J stand by reassured her. Randolph preceded her to show the way and turn on 'ights. He' never looked back to see I * she followed, and thla Implied treat In he reel f seemed to drag her after him up the single flight of Ktalr« that led to his rooms. “Old-faahl-neJ but coxy." he said, as he applied a la'ch-koy and opened a door that gave directly on a large square sitting room. "I hate elevators i In a place you cal! home." In an open rretc waa a dying wood i i Are. He proceeded to poke and feed I I 1: st once, saying over his shoulder: 1 - “811 down anywhere, will youT' Facing the Are wns a deep and much | worn leathern couch, with n pedretsl - nt each e-td carrying shaded Inmr-a ! They were the only one* lie had llgat- , ed and tt-eir glow waa so subdued that | It blendt-1 vrith that of the Ore without ( flghrtng It. The girl chose to seat he-, j | self atlflly In a comer of this couch. Sir. Randolph looked nt her rigid , j pose with marked disapproval, but • «sid nothing Having rejuvenated the I fire till It lenped merrily to an attack on the fresh backlog, he left the room 1 nnd was absent for a considerable time. When he returned. It »as to i place a aniall table before his gue>: and then he fettled a nuv well load-

H« drew up a chair for himself and. with an inviting nod, frtnrted to eat a great deni and very rupidly “Get in en tlie lunch while there's ; time." he admonl hed. “I wan. ,ou there's nothing more in the house." The girt gave him a grateful look and proceeded to fill heraelf with tInmost sustaining food within reach. She did net fall to note that there was nothing to drink but water When they could eat no more. Mr. Randolph r-nupved the table, and then scaled Mm-odf In the opposite corner of the

couch.

“You lon't seem to tie at eaii here." he said presently. “If you tMnk you'll be more comfortable, we can ao down and alt In the cab. I want to talk to

STREET APPAREL FOR SPRINGTIME

BONNER. THE COURIER. The courier, of course, had hi' story to tell. He wav a messenger, and hla name was Co-operation. He told hla Kory to the boy and girt adventurers, and they listened, for they wanted to bear what he had to say, and they knew that he wanted to help them. “Oh," said the glr! to the boy. “did you have a perfectly dreadful time during the long hours we were separated and afraid each other was lost?“ "Dreadful." sal' 4 the boy, 'out It Is ivor with now. How about you? Bow did you get nlaogT" Sot «o badly," said the girl, for vlie didn't think It was quite so dreadful to look buck upon as It was when sh>- wn* going through tt all alone. “How did you know I wun safe?" *he asked, turning to the courier. "We get these message*." he said, “all through the woods. You see. we can't control the rales which govern the owners of the House of Secrets. The owners. I might tell you, are the secrets themselves. Kach one owns

H ERB are two youthful followers of the mode outfitted for Easter ' —and afterward—with new suits, new I hats and ntw footwear. As they are experts in the rrt of dressing tastefully and aa each has made her seleci tlon- different from the others. It is | worth while to study th« details of I their qcieu springtime apparel for the I street. Their suits are widely different. hut equally good style, their bats agree only In belnw small, but tn the ; matter of footwear each has chosen plain silk stocking)- and low *hseats- be worn with spats when the

weather Is cool.

The extremes of the box-ejat style begin with the Jacket nt one end tad end with the finger-length flaring model nt the other. In the youthful, spring-like suit at the left of the picture, 'here la a short, loosely adjusted

jacket with flaring alcove*, a platted skirt, somewhat longer than the pass Ing styles, and a s.ish of brightly striped ribbon finished with knot and tassel at the ends. The hat of silk and cellophane braid haa a narrow brim ami the shoes are plain kid pump- wlih baby Fre.'Ch heel* The suit a: the right Is a dignified model, which might be worn by an older woman. Its coat ha* bands of cl re ribbon as a decoration oo collar and skirt, which Is quite full; It owns allegiance to the -.at-sleeve and la one of the few models having a wide belt that definitely defines the waist line. The skirt Is a little longer than the average and quite plain; the tur ban Is of deep blue Batavia cloth and cellophane braid and the smart shoes of suede with strap over the Instep and the fashionable baby French heel

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I and unlike each other a* I t' -vrer* in a gard -n. Here splendor- ! loving women can j.t- us far a* they j like, drawing inspiration from all q inrtera of the earth and of other 1 nds; nnd this I* w->tnt they do. If ! | 'ii ,vthing odd or bearntful happen* to t«e oveib-okcl by them, some kln.l V'-ntus cnxu-c co*tui.-<-r* is sure t - bring the neglected treasure to their!

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' Oonridering everything the two ueg | ' I!gets shown in -hr picture above are intte unpretentious. One ot tk;a> In

genlous fancy has Introduced an odt> drapery at each side support lug s long silk tassel. Instead of a hem ut the bottom a corded edge Is draped up and tacked in Irregular folds. This Is the type of negligee that Is enjoying the favor of woman-kind at present, and it l« made of true-. In changeable taffetas that furnish as beautiful color* n« georgette caa boa*: As a rule t-ouilolr coats are shorter than the negligee plrtnred. and cut on more definite line* with sel-tn *leeve*. The} are often made with a long body having a deep flounoe let on to form the skirt, and provided with pockets thai are ornamental. Frill* and ruches made of the taffeta—especially when their edg--* are frayed—make the pret-

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“Ha Waa Talk" a room. But while we can't change things, we couriers, we are messengers, and we find oul where all the adventurers am. even If we don't let them know it. “New. I was sent out to find the bey They told roe bo r.as doing some fine things. He went in the direction which Joy had told him was the short cut. It waa full of trunks of trees, and there were two ravine* and tt would *e.«i aa though It would take longer than the smooth rood—tt was to full of ohstacl.ii—which are big things that get In the wry." “And again I was the one who wanted to go the wrong way," said the

girt.

“You wanted, tt Is true, to go alone he road which aeetr.ed ao well trart , led. You thought surely this time It was right, and that we were trying to fool you. Sometimes a well traveled rond might be right—It is « purxle. But not this one. “For this one la well beaten with the tracks of the Inxy and the ones who have no courage. You took the right one. Boy, though you didn't succeed right away, aad though others laughed nt you." “I didn't succeed at all.'' aald the boy. "I got lost." “Not really.“ Mid the courier. "You are one of those people who believe Ir. trying a thing more than once. You didn't mind stumbling. la fact, yon were a pretty good sport." The girl liked to hear the boy praised, snd she knew h - deserved It. "I'm going to >.*»> that all this traveling you did gvta you nearer the House of Secrets In a shorter time. You really wandered very far away. Girl." “But I don't want to leave tne girl." said the boy. “Of course not." said the courier. "He'll hsve to leave me. for Til have to go nil over the distance which he went over without me," said the girl sadly. "Not ■ bit of It." said the courier. “My message to you both Is thla: Tra going to take you both on ray horse—there l* room, and we're going to go along a special road, down which I came this morning. You didn't notice It before. “I', was filled with branches and trunk* of trees, but they've been cleared away during the night, and a new little road male around the ravines. I have ao ranch to tell you! "Don't imaging Tra going to reward the boy because be was good snd leave you o**t because v ou didn't <lo the right thing. “You're bound to make mistakes. HI explain. Come! Mount the horse I" The girl looked at the kindly face ef the courier. He wore a green cap | which ended In a point, from which dangled three brass bells. He was tall and rat tier thin, and from his sleeves and ihoulders and the end of hU breeches were bells j dangling from hta handsome green ' "My namr.“ he explained. “Is Uo-op-I oration. Yon aee. yon must have the | spirit of cooperation, tn ; our adven- - tnres When one of you makes a nH*- ! take, the other mustn't leave and

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