The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
CHAPTER XIV.
Who Is This MAN.

At the same instant on the opposite
side Of the room, the Earl of O,dcastle
dropped the single glass from his faded
/ eye and turned 20 his son.
The rooms were beginning to- thin now,
and across the scattered groups of people,
I Godfrey was easily visible. The earl
nodded slowly.
You were right" h. said. "It IS Ge0f-
frey Claver-ng II IS certainly Godfrey
ClavertnE. But" he shrugged his should
ers and looked back across the room.
.tla question is how to make him admj.
it and make him useful to us; eh, dear
hove"
lie put mp his eyoglass again and look
cd sharply into his sons face Lord
Fanshawe had shruut back. There was
q queer look I'm his eyes, n look almost
OF fear or fright
The Clrl's thin lips twitched % little.
"Of course. no doubt he still thinks
that I believe in your innocence and
his guilt. he remarked. We'll, we shall
not eulightan him. We shall act cautious
lv. Claude. He has won O. position for
himself that Ie would not like TO lose.
and we must point out 90 him that that
viii depend ON as. II was q good thing
he signed the acknowledgment Of the
forgery; eh. Claude2 I win look il up
again directly we get back TO Oldcastle
Il has become a valuable document, eh.
my dear b0v2'
His son looked around ncrvoUsly.
"It win DE playing with fire. le said
we had better leave him alone. He may
De dangerous TO U.S.
The earl laughed harshly q thin. cacf-
ling laugh that seemed 10 irritate Lord
Fauslawe.
Howe" the earl asked sharply. "He
is i'm our hands. absolutely az our mercy.
That little bit of paper i'm my desk
would mean utter ruin to him 1t won't
DE difficult TO prove that he is Godfrey
ClavcrinS. and not Godfrey W8ring. and
it would Doe useless his denying his sig
nature and there is always Jackson 90
prove IT, What have we Ito fear? II Is
q bit Of good fortune for usi he is so
rich, and We want money so badly: we
always want money So badly, dear boy"
He moved away as he spoke. crossing
the room I'm Geonrey's direction, his keen.
hard eyes never leaving him, the grim
smile upon his lips never changing.
Lord FanshaWe shrank back rs he
watched him, as though he dreaded see
iBE those two meet. with a strange ex-
preston Of horror and nervousness upon
his handsome face. All the reckless care
lessness. an the diss0lute b0ldness had
gone from It suddenly, and az the touch !
OF O. hand on his arm ne gave start |
and a cry.
He turned To find himself face to face
TrH..rrHr. T.s.
with her pale gray eyes. throw |
ing back her head a little as she did /
so. She was almost good-lo0king. almos.
pretty. But there WAS always something /
hard and horsfv about Evelyn Walter. |
and il was there now, something shreWd /
and calculating. something harsh and /
bold about her that even her dainty /
evening dress could not soften or eradi- |
cate. Perhaps it was something metallic /
and hard in the gold of her hair piled /
high ON her head. perhaps the blue black /
ness of her pcnciied brows and lashes /
gave her that look; but anyway. She
seemed to escape beauty by hairs
breadth, and remained simply hard and
cold
She looked up at Lord Fanshawo sharply
ls be started.
why, you are as nervous as a kit
en-, she said. What horrible crime have
-ou committod?'
Crime He repeated the word i'm
strange. nervous way. and again his eyes
vent sharply, furtively, across the room.
You have either caught cold" she
aid, "or else somebody is walking over
our grave. How horrid, Sneeze quick
y. so that shall know no evil IS going
o OveItake you"
She looked up, laughing boldly, but at
he sight Of his face her own changed
nd her laughter stopped.
You are not well.' she said in a low
oiCe 1T is time Won had some one 70
ook after you and take care Of you.
hey have credited you often enough
With wife. Claude, why don't you take
ne?'
lie drew away a little. and her face !