By the World Forgot

cause he was very fond of Beekman, and because in spite of his bold front the young man's failure to appear had reflected upon his daughter. The lewd papers of the ba

iters who knew they were lying or to the public, which did not. The clientele of such

in discussing the aftermath of the affair. The police bent every energy to solve the mystery. Maynard was a big power in public affairs and they were stimulated by a reward

aid away and the bride herself was denied to every caller. Even George Harnash sought access to her person in vain.

opped everything to go to her. He was horrified when he saw her. He had got back some of his nerve and equipoise to the casual observation, although he still showed what he had gone through to a close scrutiny. He had been catechized and cross-ques

e remained one of those unexplained mysteries for which New York was notorious. The reward still stood and the authorities were still very much on the alert, but they were absolutely without any clue whatsoever. Derrick Beekman had disappeared from the face of

he received him in a lovely negligée in

the girl, "in the last week. Now, I w

, "it would be foolish for me

tainly

nd that I would stop the wedding if I

idn't get

me thing. I--er--took

how did you

sk. I ca

sible. I shall never get over it as long as

reproac

u think I could tamely endure this public

did it

t that doesn't make it

me, do you love

I hat

d m

e you,

n't say

on the street again. I can never hold up my head anywhere

Harnash, "desperate diseases require desperate remedies. I'll tell you this, and th

ng him a priso

am

t under

isn't necessary," answ

ually made a

at you mean. But he's alive, well, and

u sure

olut

that you've done

u think I'm a fool because

ned his eternal enmity and the enmity

t anybody's enmity

ve almost g

ave put my best friend out of the way and to have brought all this scandal and shame upon you? But ther

ll never forgive

l ever find out my pa

y n

In six months I'll be independent of anything and anybody and whe

ekman,

t expect it; I didn't count upon it--" this was only a bluff, of course, since by no means could Harnash have got back Beekman from the Susquehanna then--"but if that is what you really want say the word. Can you turn down a love like mine, that will stop at nothing for your happiness? I swear to you that I believe it is as much for your happiness as my own. I won't say it is all for yo

girl, greatly moved by his passionate pleading. A

going to have you." He came close to her as he spoke. "Do you understand that?" he asked, raising his voice. "I di

horribly determined and

brutal as it was, quickened again her heart that she thought was

tching her narrowly. "I can stil

ly from her seat and crushed her against him

o jail, I don't care. I'm glad. You love me. You can't deny it and in your

off and scorned. Harnash's position in society and business was improving every day, but it was not that which influenced her. She really loved him. She

ou? You need not answer. I can feel it

girl. "I'm yo

t you

one else would wa

nt you if the whole

t tell me whe

ted and questioned and cross-questioned, but I never gave it away. It was you who kept me up. The thought of you always, you, you, you! Meanwhile I'm slaving my lif

he will

know whether I have damned myself for you or not,

een stronger. I should not have agreed to such a marriage,

plan and scheme. You were bound, and there was only one way to break the bond. Now I gi

else on earth, but before I marry you you must bring De

hat I have done, but I'll do i

l, but

l him that you don't love him

. I'll do

l do the

on your wor

ou think, after what I have done, that I'v

you," said the girl, "and

at it has happened as it

oked at him

erly way which all women have toward the men they love until the maternal affection h

as no

glad," she