Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-19
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l mas over every one with whom he comes In
| contact Oh am SO proud of him.!
l turned abruptly, as he put his arm
| around her and drew her toward him. But
/ L went home in better spirits, feeling sure
| that somehow Philip Haven would straight
| en- out my tangled affairs. In the morning
| he would see Joe. Perhaps before another
nightfall my husband would come home and
Deg my forgiveness, as he ought.
was just turning into the Lake Shore
Drive when another carriage drove along
side mine hat was being raised to me.
| and almost before my face turned toward
| him l knew it. There sat the Count de
Beauvas.
| 1 sat like one stunned for few minutes.
! Then / gave orders to the coachman to
drive to the Parsons establishment, where
l was so fortunate as to find Mrs. Par
| sons in.
"Whom do you suppose I saw on the drive
! just now?' l asked. THE Count de Beau
vais.'
Never" she cried. why doesn't he go acll
to Europe? tell you, Jackie, he Is carrying
this thing too far. There will be no chance
for you in the club If you are known to re-
ceive him again. He will probably go to
your house tonight. Suppose you stay
here"
l assented. for was heartily tired of the
count and the complications into which he
had brought me. Mrs Parsons telephoned
my mother that / would not return until
morning, and we settled down to enjoy a
quiet evening. For l have something l
want to talk over with you after everything
is quiet said she.
Mr. Parsons had brought gentleman
home to dinner, and it was nearly before
that function was over We were about to
withdraw into her boudoir when the serv-
ant presented a caller. "Show him into the
front drawing-room,' she said tersely, pass
ing the piece of paste-board. You go up to
my room, jackie The card bore the name
and titles in full of the Count de Beauvais
l went upstairs and waited for full half
hour, my heart beating wildly all the time.
mot l0t-n tla forn; Two % t1,At I f,1t
sure. But the strange hypnotic power which
he exercised over me when in his actual
presence Influenced me even now. 1 felt
that I ought to face him and give him his
congo in decided way, but l also knew 1
could not trust myself with him. and that,
If l once came under the spell of his eyes,
l should have no will but his. l waited in
terror lest be called to meet him. but Mrs
Parsons was too wise for that and at the
end of a long half-hour came up to me.
There. she calculated as she closed the
door. Il think I've eliminated him from
Chicago society but it took nerve
Did he know l was here?" / asked
"Of course he knew it, she replied. He
was bound to see you. l invented every
kind of excuse and 1 suggested every sort
of reason why you should not come down.
stairs, until finally 1 came down fiat-footed
and told him he had involved you in a scan
dal that was actually upsettng our whole
club. and told him that it was his duty as
a gentleman of honor to leave Chica go once
for all. He was aghast at my plainness of
speech at first, but finally got his promise
to shake the dust of Chicago from his feet
this very night.
How did YOU manage it?" I asked
We'll let my fancy have free rein and
told him you loved your husband devotedly.
wildly, madly; that he had brought great
domestic trouble upon you, and that you
were eating your heart out for love-not of
him, but of your husband And that it was
your wish never to lay eyes upon his noble,
foreign countenance again"
OH / calculated feebly.
L Yes. And he grew angry at last and
went away in a rage, SO that you need
never see him again-unless you are a more
senseless idiot than take you for" she ad-
ded with keen look at me. And now let's
consider the incident of the count closed
and go back to the anonymous letter. The
rest of your committee gave up the investi-
cation some time ago, but I've been on a
still hunt ever since-and l have found the
writer"
''Surely?" asked.
Beyond the shadow Of a doubt
l sat quiet for what seemed like a long
time. Then, well, why don't you tell
Il was right from the beginning" she
replied quietly. MY intuitions are seldom
wrong"
nothing 1 could say.
IF you call for the committees report
at Saturdays meeting. 1 shall give her
name she said savagely. "You know 1 de-
tcSt tHc NouldL we small De In no end OF
trouble unless she is exposed and sus-
pended from the Nota Bene
No. nor l cried. Never She is the
wife of my Oldest and best friend He be-
Heves in her absolutely and faithfully.
Think what scandal it would bring on him
on St Sebastian's, even. No, say,
But your own skirts?" she went on
how are you going to clear them?"
They must go uncleared, then" said
and suddenly light seemed to dawn from
somewhere into my own SOUL IT shall
never bring disgrace on Philip Ravens
VIE. shall never let him suffer as I
nave SUFFERED. if l know 1t. Promise me
Mrs. Parsons. that we will protect him"
promise" she said reluctantly ..For
the sake of his church-but for no other
reason In the world" o'ei
nnttee came to naught 00-
(To be continued tomorrow