Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15

and / will go abroad for few months.
Don will see good deal OF us there. ana
you two will be married quietly before
you return. Probably we shall go to my
estate in Mexico and-now l am going to
tell you a secret-you shall see my boy
| there
| your boy? Are you married, Marga-
ret?''
| Like you. my dear. am a widow now:
! like you. again: there is dreary history
behind my marriage. Some day. while
we are away. you shall know everything.
Out there I am known as Mrs. Sadie For
| lock-.
| You take my breath away with these
| surprises Marsaret-or Sadie-which Is
it?'
| Sadie, from now. Eva
| "Why, Sadie was the name Of
| Eyes. the name of my friend whom
| Lord Broadstone married. You will love
Mexico Eva-a land Of sun and sweetness
and pleasure. And for you-Don. He
and l were great friends out there
almost you make me believe / shall
| be happy"
| He will turn that almost into quite. /
promise you: and now l shall leave you
to think of him until he comes this AFTER
noon
| There is one thing. Sadie-how strange
the name seems instead of Margaret
| she laughed Il should like to leave
| Broadstone before Mr.. Dorrison comes
you would wish. so 1 sent over at once
to Petherby to have the house got ready
| for YOU We can go tomorrow
| Sadie had resolved to keep the fact that
| she was Lady Broadstone from Eva until
they were on the other side of the At
lantic, and for this purpose to get her
away as soon as possible to Petherby.
where news from outside could not reach
her.
She brought Don to the Towers that
afternoon; and having told him this plan,
took him to Eva and discreetly left them
together.
And after that interview no more. was
heard from Eva OF any desire to die She
grew eager to get well enough 10 start
on their travels.
The next morning brought letter ad-
dressed to Lady Broadstone from Dor
rison. and Sadie opened 1t. 1t was CURLY
worded. brutal. indeed. He wished 10
know the earliest hour at which he could
take possession. and added that, under
the circumstances. she could not expect
the consideration usual in such cases:
To this she replied by telegraph tnat
Lady Broadstone was leaving the Towers
at once, and If he would telegraph any
hour to come down on the following day
all arrangements should be completed ov
| then And after that she sent some other
! telesrams Dorrison's answer arrived
| Just before they left for Petherby. and
| he fixed 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Thus the household at the Towers were
| left to understand that Eva was Lady
| Broadstone; and the servants-to whom
She had endeared herself by her gentle
ness and sympathy-gathered to wish her
goodbye and God-speed. and many OF
| the womens eyes were moist with tears
at the sight of her pale. wan face.
| She was glad to be once again at Peth-
erby 1t was more like home than the
Towers had ever been. And with Don
Stuart once more by her side and Sadie
to rely upon. she was happier that even
| eI,o t,oI hno IN n
Dr. Bradford was delighted with her
progress He was disposed. not unnatu-
rally, perhaps. to attribute the result
| rather to his professional aid than to the
projected sea voyage. The evening was
spent in discussing it, much as Sadie and
Eva had once passed hours in talking
| over the projected continental trip.
sent him to London for purpose con-
nected with Dorrison's visit on the fol-
lowing day to Broadstone. He was to
fetch all the promissory notes and docu-
ments which Dorrison had executed In
raising money. She needed them in con-
nection with the plan she had formed Tor
| dealing with him.
YOU are a wonderful woman. Sadie"
said Eva with a smile. when the two
were alone together. There's a touch
of the good fairy about you
"Others think there is more of the
| witch, sometimes.
But you are. you seem 10 nave Hdue
me feel that everything which has hap
! pened was for the best; and. when all
was so dark and dreary. you seemed just
to wave a wand and all was changed.
! when obstinate folk are determined
| to be miserable there is need for some
thing that will act like fairy wand.
| But 1 didn't do it, Eva. All is for the
best-or for your real happiness. which
! is the same thing to U.s."
yet 1 had hoped SO much FROM
| IT am a mother myself, Eva. and I
ting an arm round her. 1T was a disap
| pointment. but it would have been worse
| for all had it not happened"
| DO you think it is really true that
| Lord Broadstone's first wife is alive?"
Yes, Eva. / know it is true. l have
known it long time. That was why l
wished to get you away from Broadstone
and on to the continent in order that the
! thing might be arranged
How could it have heen arranged, as
| you call it,"
"she could have been induced to say
nothing-but the difficulty lay with Mr..
| Dorrison. When he knew that we ex-
pected a little one he was afraid Of
losing the. title and Broadstone."
I You knew her well, didn't you?"
| Yes very WE'LL
! why did she keep away all these
years?"
"She was anxious to avoid Lord Broad
stone, and did not know him by that
|
| Describe her to me-"
| "She was just a woman-as / am.
| Not as good as YOU
! Yes, just as good as bad as I am
LAS bad! How dare you, Sadie? And
that was her name. teo.'
Yes. Sadie
| And you think she would have said
nothng?"
II know it. Eva. She was willing to
stand aside in your favor. II your child
had been born-for its sake and for yours.
She has seen you, although you didn't
know it,
Seen me? When? where?' exclaimed
Eva, quickly.
! Sadie laughed. You shall meet her
| some day, Eva. and get her to answer
Those questions herself
| 1T is all so strange. Then she has no
children? asked Eva after a pause. She
was greatly puzzled.
| "Yes-a son. But she is wealthy, and
| did not covet title for him.
IT should like to thank her for that"
declared Eva with sigh.
! You'll have a chance some day. re-
| piled Sadie: and then. fearing that the
| secret would be guessed unless she dis
| couraged this interchange of condolences
she pleaded great fatigue and went off
| to bed
She would choose her own time to tell
| the full facts.