Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
BY ARTHUR W. MARCHMON

| Ply to recompense you for Your wasted
| time and your travelling expenses she
said. hastily.
He laughed Every American, but
scarcely satisfying he replied.
She bit her lip at the taunt. You shall
not find your journey wasted then.
have seen Gladys Llewellyn. She and her
brother are very anxious to know your
address. Shall 1 tell them to try Broad
stone?"
why do you interest yourself in my
affairs. Mrs. Porlock? What object can
you have?'
you do not answer my question, Mr..
Dorrison."
Il have done You no wrong. ! wished
TO marry you: that was surely no crime.
When you told me you were poor wom-
an and heavily in debt / said l could not
afford to make you my wife. Perfectly
true, On my honor. / have heaps of debts
of my own. To marry poor woman
would only be to drag her into a mass
of difficulties. however much | admired
her. II was far better for me to tell the
truth bluntly. But that also was no
wrong. Why, then. hound me in this
Way?"
Il have only this to say: If you do not
marry Gladys Llewelyn within a month
l shall tell her and her brother where to
look for you. l give YOU fair warning.
And now go, please" And Sadie Went to
the bell.
Dorrison shrugged his shoulders and
forced a smile. Il have no wish TO force
| myself upon you. We shall probably not
meet again until the end OF the month";
he said. lightly, as lie went out.
Sadie returned to her plans. and. while
thinking OF Lady Preston as the means of
securing her an Introduction to Broad
stone. she recalled what her friend had
said about Eva being III need of a maid.
And in moment ii occurred 10 her to 80
in that capacity. taking the name of an
old servant of hers at Saltillo Margaret
Hutchinson.
She drove at once 10 her friend TO set
the negotiation on foot. She had no diff
Guilty in arranging matters. She said
that she had remembered d woman who
would suit Lady Broadstone admirably,
and managed the affair that her own
name was not TO appear at all. Lady
Preston accepting her reference and pass
ing il on as her own to Broadstone Then
Sadie declared that she was going away
on trip 10 the continent. and in this
way cleared the ground for her absence
from London
With her customary energy all the other
parts OF the scheme We're set going at
once, and when Don Stuart dined with
her that night the plans were virtually
complete. 1t was one of them to keep
Don Stuart in England until she had sat
isfied herself as to EVas feelings and
attitude. If the two still cared for each
other the best solution of the trouble
ahead was that they should be brought
together again. She was sure of Don,
and he should remain until she had seen
Eva.
II have settled the terms on which Mr..
Mostyn shall have the mine, Dom" she
told him. You must remain on this side
as London manager and you must I'M
dertake to look after my affairs, as
limited this morning.
II would rather not stay, Mrs. Por-
lock-" he declared
Then We shall have TO call the mat
ter off. Don. am going to the continent
for spell. and must have some one here
/ can trust TO look after things"
The terms Mr.. Mostyn offers are good,
Mrs. Porlock,' he urged.
Don't you remember my uncle's In
variable rule-to take a decision and hold
| TO it? I learned it from him. You have
my last word
He had wonderful habit of getting
his own way" he said, with smile Il
think YOU have learned that from him
also
/ IF that means YES I'm real glad.
| don't know what money You We're get
| ting with Mr. Mostyn. but I'll double il
| for start. You will have what he gives
| YOU In addition, and you'll find other
| chances sure to come your way"
| 1T isn't the money. You know the
! reason, Mrs. Porlock.''