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CORDELIA THE MAGNIFICENT By LEBO\ SCOIT. (Copyright. 1IJ4) J _j (Continued from Ye«terda).l "Isn't her reason plain enough? He was—was attentive to me. She wanted him for herself. She thought that driving him away from me would help her chances. And it most cci talnly will! ll will send him straight into her arms!'' "I assure yon again that Miss Mar lowe ia not the person in question " he said soothingly. "And besides, the identity of tny client does not affect in any way the real subject of tilts conference. “My client requires, for his safety’s sake, that his identity shall remain unknown, that ahall in no wise personally appear in the matter. He lias required, in can we finally eonie to terms, that all business be trams acted through me and In my name." “Very clever of Cordelia, I'm aure," "1 see. What sort of documents will be required?" "Two will be sufficient. The first will be a letter from you to me, in your handwriting. In this you will any that you have heard of my ability as a lawyer; you will say that your affairs are in a very tangled shape; you will say that, prompted by your belief in me, you would tflie me to undertake the handling of these af fairs, and you will ask for an ap pointment to talk over this proposal. The aeeond document will he a eon tract, dated two days later than your letter, for my services for a period of yeam at a specified annua! re tainer, payable quarterly In advance." “I suppose I'll have to agree to the documents. What will I have to pay? “My client has figured that vou have an income of about a million and n half, less, of course your taxes He will charge much less for his protection than the government ,-hai gee or its protection. Sixty thousand a year for the retaining lee is the figure he fixed, which Is about 4 per cent of your gross Income— reasonable, he thought II "Sixty thousand: Its proposter ous:" Hut Gladys nevertheless agreed snd signed the papers, which were wit nessed by the benign Kedinore When Gladys had gone, be stood with check in hand, exult,ng This was the way to swing big things. There were a lot of clever lawyers in New York who were on the look out for choice bits of business such as this, but not one of them, not the cleverest of the lot, could have turned this trick as cleverly as lie: And he was safe—covered, underwrit ten, guaranteed, at every point. OhucHIlng. he mailed the promised $2,500 check to Cordelia. CHAPTER XVI. Mitchell was careful not to break through his butler demeanor to Cor delia again. Air. Franklin assured her that Gladys had placed her per sonal affairs In his hands. She opened Franklin's letter with the 12,500 check and felt that she had done well. The following day Cordelia wa« over at Rolling Meadows; she con gratulated Gladys upon entrusting Per affairs to so able a man as Air. (Franklin. “That must mean, Gladys, »ne ended, “that the.re’ll soon be an end to Mitchell s bleeding you.” Gladys had been glaring since Cor delia's first word upon the subject. She now exploded. "It rneatis that I am being bled 10 times worse than ever!” ( “Worse than ever! How-.' Cordelia's appearance of astonish ed innocence was altogether too much for Gladys. "How? You know how, damn you! You hypocrite! You crook. That's just what you are. a crook! ' Cordelia stiffened. A dangerous gleam flashed from her eyes. "Gladys, you’ll please explain ex actly what you mean!” But Gladys did not explain. Courage and anger left her with panic abruptness. Shs remembered how much further Cordell® miffht go, it provoked. Cordelia went away puzzled. Also incensed against Mitchell. A few days later Cordelia saw Allt chell when she had motored over with Jerry to Rolling Meadows to call on Francois. He was no longer a butler, but appeared a man of affairs. She remarked on this. "Pon't think you can deceive me by this story of having come lnb money! I know whose money it is you came into, and how vou came into it. Gladys' money—and you came into it by blackmail.” "Pardon me.” he said, "if I seem to change the subject of conversa tion. Air. Franklin is your lawyer. How well do you know him—how far do you think you can trust him?" "He's my lawyer—that should be answer enough.” she replied haughtily. "Then Gladys Is lying Xo on» Is extorting further money from her." \gainst her will. Cordelia was con vinced that Mitchell was speaking the truth. "While we are on the subject of ; my blackmailing of Gladys. 1 w ant to giv* you the full truth about that matter. "Including the mystery?" "including the mystery. Only you'll i find It a poor mystery. First as to i the blackmailing of Gladys. I plead I evtilty. I've made Gladys pay me <2,n09 a month all th* time I was with her I did it for Francois' sake, i had $25.00<t put away for his care. I <1 id it because his father was the best friend I ever liad. And as to why I became a butler—that's simple !— I did it because I was broke.” f.'ordeUa smiled st the Imperturbable i Mitchell. "And these last few weeks there has been still snother motive for play line the man of mystery, and exag gerating the part at bit. Really the , biggest motive of eli." "What was that'’’’ "To excite your Interest in me." "What’’* "From the day I first saw you I've 'neon Interested in you. A cat may look at a king, you know, and a butler may look at a—I haven't the right tag to iri--«h that sentence with. But I couldn't expect you to look at a but Her. Half the things I've dona since ‘vou came to Bolling Aieadows. I did with the great purpose of puzzling VOU. making you curious. Am 1 j honest?" He flashed his hold, dancing whimsical smile at lier. ‘■If vou feel I have not vet proposed to vmi in the proper act term*, please ' consider I have now formally done Iso." • i -I'm going to the house, the ex i -laimed. “Yes." he agreed pleasantly, per , Imps we had better be strolling back I to Jerry." Smiling vvth whimsical delight, he 1 followed her out of the garden. , Meanwhile Mr. Franklin grew jealous or Jerry Plimpton. He of fered himself to her. She was sur prised and troubled, and refused as I well as she could. Bhc was deeply moved; even thrill ed. She would never accept him. of coins.- but here was a proposal that was an honor! On the Sunday afternoon folowlng his proposal to Cordells, Mr Franklin motored out to Rolling Meadows, Mit chell was Ihore. but down at the lies' it with Francois Htnl Kslher Stevens so Franklin very eua!!v managed a confidential session with til»d> - ■ Mias Norwort h." said Franklin, am going to speak openly: I am going to put all my cards, face UP. upon the table. A situation ha* developed In which we have certain Interest* In common. 1 suggest that tie Join forces, help each other, ami thereto help ourselves," He had roused her to excited eager ness. of t ours* if \\c can really help each other What m* the in terest* we have in common"" "Two individuals Mr. Riilnpton and Mis* Marlowe. ’ Instantly her green eyes wet* glittering. "You should know how much Interest I have In Cordelia Ms; lows!" “J suggested that we he frank Mb' Norwortb. I am in love with Mb' Marlowe, and I have very real hoo* that she will gome day marry me. "If Mr. Plimpton were eliminated I could m re easily attain my desire If Miss Marlowe were eliminated, am certain Mr. Plimpton would sv ins straight to you. If I marry Miss Mai low*, your problem Is solved, mine • sohed if you marry Mr. Plimpton. ••I’ll join you in anything to break It off! Tel] Jerry Plimpton wlietc a ! how she’s getting that mo; *1’ an" « spending' From me! And blackmail! Wouldn’t he drop her quick w hen bo learned that! And. say"- In the excitement of a fresh idea she grip ped his hand. "You just said we d work together, hack each other up. Right here’s where we fit in togethei You know all about her getting tiiat money from me for she gets it through you. . Why, you and I can go before those two and you *au come right o- t and prove everything I say and make li*r admit ft! But Mr. Franklin liad his own r* sons for negativing this idea, but tb*- • shook hands on the plan in g*>enral September came and the pageanc argi a new triumph for Cordelia. 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Patience !• s virtue few Cultivate *• they should —Farmer Rrowr, m Ber It was not very long after Farmer Browns Boy had disappeared tha* Peter Rabbit saw him return. Now I wonder." thought Peter, "what is bringing him back here again ” Peter didn't have to wait long to And out Farmer Brown’s Boy brought wi:-. him a hag, and from that bag he to -: yellow com and threw it out in th* water among th# dead and broken down rushes and wild rice around the mouth of th* Laughing Brook, lie scattered a little on the shore. Then for s while Farmer Brown * Boy waa very busy. At Arst Peter couldn’t understand what he was doing. He cut a lot of bushes and stuck ihem upright In th» sard Ju" a little way back from th# edge of th# water. When he had fixed enoug of these to suit him he brought an old iog and put It behind them Then he sat down on the old log and kei ’ perfectly still. P»ter understood thei what It meant. He had mad# a hiding place, and be was going Co wait there . . for Mr. and Mr*. Quack to come in. A hunter would have called that hid lnr place a blind. But Mr. and Mr#. Quack were nit picious, very suspicious. Tou see they had suffered *o much from men that the very sight of on# of those two legged creatures Ailed them with f»ar Very sharp are the eyes of Mr. and Mrs. Quack. From the middle of the Big river they had seen Farmer Brown’# Boy return. They had seen him build that blind, hut. of course, they hadn't understood what it was. Then Farmer Browns Boy disap peared. j"My." »«ld he to himself. “Ire wifr seen a poorer looking pair of Ducka." t Where he had gone to they hadn't ' the least idea. But the fact that ha I had twice been to that place at the mouth of the laughing Brook filled them with suspicion. They would take no chances. For a long, long time (hey remained out there in the middle I of the Big river. Not once did they fail to watch the place where they t ad taut seen Farmer Brown'* Boy. At ^ last they began to swim in very slowly. Now, Farmer Brown's Boy had sus pected that it would be a long time before those Mallard Pucka returned. In hts pocket he had brought along a little book, and this he read as he sat on the log behind the bushes and patiently waited He had left little openings In those hushes through which he could peep out and watch, yet himself remain unseen. It was a long, long time before Mr ami Mis. Quack started to swim tn. but Farmer Brown's Boy didn't lose patience. It was a still longer time after they started In before they reached the edge of the rushes and wild rice. You see. the nearer they sot the more suspicious they became Farmer Brown's Boy smiled as h* saw (hem swim bark and forth, watching the shore and ready to take wtng at the least htn! of danger. But as they drew nearer the smite left his freckled face "My," said he to himself. "I've never seen a poorer looking pair of Pucks! They don’t look good a bit. No, sir. they don't look good a bit. They look as If they had l>cen haring a hard time. 1 won der if food was scarce on the way up ! 1 hope they'll come in close where 1 can get a real g<>od look at them. If 1 am jratlent enough perhaps thev will. 1 want to see whst they 11 do when they And that corn.'' tCspyright. i»:« v The next story "The Greed of Mr and Mrs. Quack." <it't»r(it' ( rook (lorps Moot. The George Frock Women s Belief corps will hold a meeting Friday, vAuvh S'. In Memorial hall court \ house. I