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Held in Trust! GEORGE KIBBE TURNER |

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apnln. tala ownt-r fell beneath hla ctiUr for the small bit of paper so carsfully concealed there. He could even coroe. It wld, at any time she would Indicate It to be safe, throuch this .rcellent mall-routa, and take her away! This, the reader of the note could aee now. would be perhaps the course she mlcht take eventually—If she could. Hut even thla. after the nlfht before, would probably prove difficult. In fact, she had acarcely finished readme her crumpled note, when she was called downstairs to aee her chief warden. Jasper Hal*. He met her with an exterior aim oat menacingly calm. “What la thla." be asked when they were alone. “If you don’t mind tellln* me? Are you trying to escape? Have you forgotten your agreement vfth me?" The contrast between his potae and calmness and the manner at the young

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CHAPTER vin—Stanford Oorgam Id a aroood Interview all hot accuaed her of being a aamdw—. CHAPTER DC—Daaperato. Adelaide triad to oeeape acd was prerented.

CHAPTER X

must, as the mistress of (he Oorgam Trust could see. That she could herself slip away from the fast-arising crisis she could hare now less and less expectation. A choice between the two dangerous paths might be possible—but the third way. of entire escape from both dangers, which she would have preferred, was dearly to be rery difficult—In fact frankly to be eiim!n£ted during the next dry. Sue was scarcely up and dreaeo that next n.:>ruing when she aaw again —with a little start, and It must be admitted, curiously enough, still with relief and expectation, a figure she could not fall to recognise—the young man who but two nights before had accused her of murder, and with him. It appeared, was Bags, who was ont

“Agreement!" rite said, reduced by her nervousness and anxiety to the petulance and Irreapoosiblllty of a child—by the dread of this thing that held her. by the Urn at of the whole aitnatlon which overhung her! *1 don’t want It I cant keep It! Fee got to go. I’ve got to leave here. Tva gat to be free!” she cried, and root suddenly to her feet from the divas ea which she bad been sitting. The lawyer with his still half-amfio attempted to soothe her, to corroct so unreasonable a statement. “No No," rite Insisted, almost hysterically. “I'm through." And now a alight shade of en&nge cvroe over the lawyer's face—an almost ImpercepUbla hardening of the Impassive mouth and

the suave manner.

“1 am afraid," he aaid finally, when she had paased all bounCa of common sense—and her body turned cold at

exact position. I'm very sorry you have forced me to go into the unfortunate details," the cold, level voice went on. “But the fact la, you cannot leave. Wo could sot 1st you. tf we

ed. “Why could I not leave now— rids minute, tf I wanted tor a»d_ ska waited for wfist he woo'd say MXt, ia rigid stillness. “If you must hear It all." he aaM, a Hide irritated finally at her nnroe.sonableress, “you could not go now. nor I let you. for a very definite roeeon: you are my ward—legally adjudged insane." “Incurably so!" be added—whsu she sat. white-faced, watching him. “Incurably r she whispered afar film ’Tm sorry," he said, when he observed her condition after this. “But you Invited it. Ton brought it on

tag for adventure on bis morning run in the great park. The young man seemed to be fastening something under the collar of the dog. and he seemed to know that she was looking at him as he did It Wbrn the dog.was 1

"Incurable r she said, finding '.jm voice at last. “Do these people, these servants, all think that of m-T She recalled now so many little thing* “No." he aaid. “Not this set—since the sickness! I spared you that. This new stair knows very little—excepting that you have been very ill—nervously —and must be watched." “And this woman, this personal maid, this guard of mine—whatever She Is! Does she think the same?" “Tea,” be told her. practically. “She merely knows that you are nervons nervously unstable and 11L Bnt that, you will find." he said smoothly, “win make no difference in her vigilance. She is a very capable and determined person." It was all that she could do to control beraelf enough to speak calmly again—to make her own attempt at argument, to {day a last card which she thought she held. Tou will let me go,"

|y. as evenly as sbe'could. Tf yon are wiser -Whyr be asked, watching hw. “Because I hare a means—there Is some one—” she said, stumbling a little, for she taw aha waa making a very serious move now. Tou mean—" 1 mean," aha said, “that there Is an excellent reason why you riMUdd let me go—for your own taker He looked at her with that pretedoctal mask of Impaariveneea—the acqulrement of a lifetime—upon Mu face. “If jju win," the said, hurrying on. If you will let me go, I will say netting—to—about what I know r Bach time she came to making an actual statement of the thing he 9d not know about—of the other man nut-

Trust—rite hearted and stopped. Tor at* aaw. now rite had started, that tf she played this card, if she threatened him and he did not consent to let her go. she waa still In his power—In the grasp of the Oorgam Trust. And who knew what they might do to h«Y next —even possibly to putting her entirely

out of the way?

"Are you trying to say that you heva told—or can tell some one, your atotyr be asked her coldly.

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•rmy, then.” ho asked hsr. *»d »» call him berer ■What could she say without kw trayal of the thing tt# waa »»» ^ ooireo he should not know—conctata tag the man she bad baHsved abe wee sending for whan Rutherford ap-

peared?

Ton could acarcely expect »* 1° “■ terfere with errengeseenta of tWe kind." be aaM cynically. "A husband wishes to visit hla wife. Wbo can refuse him? Why should be not coma tf she sends for him even if his wlfs I? Insane r , He smiled as be ssM 1L a smile of quiet mental triumph which sent a shudder over her. What move could she make, or what turn, without find,ng this adroit mind anticipating It— on twitting and tricking her. using bar own acta as the instmmeuta of bar own destruction. Ho had know.-> bar movements In this matter, she fe. red now. from the first and had used tMta i to trap bar more and more thor. aghly. That night ta her room Adelaida

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morning.

Tonight" — - o’clock in the study." She would send tt this la the morning.

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ground. Her heart beat with sudden furious-1 ness, for she realised, by Instinct as well as by reason, that she had r a mistake -Have you as a matter cf fact i found you could give your i' to any one?" be persisted. -I have—yen!" she aaM suddenly— |

break, U occurred to be* and at 1 time possibly r-* ■ stop to ttte ; visit tram her sup-

pea ted. For she had thought till ti at least that It bad been mads M out the lawyer's knowledge. “To fbom?" To Mr. Butherfont" And abo ?

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