Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
Bv ROY HORNiMAN,

And what is it like to be an adven-
turer?~
Anthony was not in the least bit taken
off his guard and laughed.
What is an adventurer?" he asked.
"One who is not concerned with the
| morality of methods. Disrael was an ad-
venturer-although one ought. perhaps,
not to say SO, he was successful.
They talked for some time in this
strain. Mrs. Westerly had curious
feeling that Anthony ought to be useful
to her. and Anthony was quite sure that
Mrs. Westerly would be useful to him
At the same time. they were not very
clear what they wanted of each other
| The feeling that had prompted Mrs.
| Westerly to ask Anthony to call was Of
! the same kind which had caused him 20
| accept her invitation without delay. 1t
was the instinct of the social parasite to
cling to anything which came in the way
and happened to give support.
Anthony had gathered from more than
one source that the Duke of Frant had
prior TO transferring his attentions to
! Miss TraverS. been great deal in the
company of Mrs. Westerly. but how
| furious she felt at his detection was
known only to herself. just only she
knew how far she had brought that ami
| able young man on the road to proposing
matrimOny with herself
| Mrs. Westerly was little curious
I ABOUT HIS relations WIFI SyDil. she ldu
seen them together in the winter garden.
and. having a genius for detecting such
things had wondered why Sybil Travers
should f1irt with her uncle's secretary
when she was supposed to be doing her
best to secure the Duke of Frant. She
would have been very glad for Anthony
to enlighten her on this point.
1.-THE ball at Cammarleigh House was
great success, Mr.. Brooke. Who arranged
everything?'
Miss Travers and I. 1t was in her
honor, you know
Lord Cammarleigh must be very fond
of her.
Very"
But them she is going to be a duchess,
isn't she?'
II don't know. I'm only the secretary"
only the secretary?' queried Mrs.
Westerly.
Yes And Anthony looked at her with
a laugh in his eyes. as if to say: You
are much too clever woman to believe
that
Mrs. Westerly had a weakness for the
dramatic in conversation.
You know who people say you are?'
why should they say that l am any
thing but Anthony Brooke
We'll. you see. a very short time ago
you were a very hard-up young actor. |
remember you as the footman in that
play in which the duchess away with
the chauffeur-if she had run away with
l thought 1t was so nice of you, because
you made not the least effort to speak
like foOtman."
1T is always a sign of a bad actor to
try to be like anybody but himself said
Anthony.
THAT sounds a paradox. but would
seem to be true judging by the
cesses.''
But you have forgotten to tell me who
am" said Anthony, gently bringing her"
back TO the point.
We'll. people say-and / am rather in
clined to believe them-that you are Lord
Cammarleigh's SON.
who says SOP
well, really don't know who said so
at first. but everybody says now"
Lord Cammarleigh has certainly been
very kind to me-" said Anthony, thought
fully
Mrs. Westerly shrewdly reflected that
he was not Lord Cammarleigh's son. but
that he evidently had not the least OBJ
lection to people thinking SO.
You are not Indignantly she asked.
Il don't know must think about it,
Mrs Westerly laughed
You are very deliberate, and yet |
should say that you had temper and
could lose your self-control."
I've got a very bad temper. Till late
ly 1 have nearly always allowed it to get
the better of me. Now | see that l must
make supreme effort and conquer it if
l am to get what | want
"Ah. we all have our ambitions.
What is yours?'
Mine is TO be a duchess And she
gave Anthony a swift look as he held a
match to her cigarette.
why duchess?"
Because socially it is the high-water
mark. OF course it depends a good deal
on the duchess"
obviously" assented Anthony. "rhere
are duchesses without any social position
whatever. Who told you that 1 was Lord
Cammarleighs sOn?'
II make a point of always repeating a
scandal" said Mrs. Westerly, but of
never giving the name of the author. Is
Lord Cammarleigh going to entertain on
a large scale?''
Il believe that there will be great do
ngs at Cammarleigh Abbey Anthony
forbore to explain that locked up in his
desk in Grosvenor Square was full pro-
gram of what he intended Cammarleigh
to do in order to revive the former splen-
doris of one of the most magnificent and
historic places in England. Nothing like
II would have been seen since the visit of
Queen Elizabeth. not very many years
after the comfortable brothers had been
driven from Cammarleigh Abbey and the
first earl had entered into his ill-gotten
gains.
Mrs Westerly gathered from what An
thony said that she might be certain of
a invitation. and inWardly wondered how
it was in his power to give such an as
Surance, If he were the poor unimportant
secretary that he asserted himself to be.
Before Anthony left the house Mrs
Westerly had convinced him-parhaps
more fully than she had intended-that
she was exceedingly piqued at the defec-
ton of her ducal admirer.
Walking back to Grosvenor Square An
thony reelected deeply as to the use Mrs.
Westerly might be to him. So far his
most fantastic schemes had succeeded.
and he had an inward conviction that as
| long as he continued to soar high enough
his flight would be successful He was
daily expecting the announcement Of
| SYPHILIS engagement to Frant. The pros
pect, however, by no means dismayed
| him. He was living in a realm Of ro-
nance as exotic anything which had
| ever been penned by old modern
writer, and all things seemed possible.
| His business was to see that the engage
ment was broken off some time after 1t
| should have become public property The
world would at once assume that the
| duke had thought better of 1t, and the
question would arise as to why he had
! done SO. This would leave Sybil under
| cloud. and then would come his chance.
| His great danger lay in Cammarleighs
natural cupidity. for when he found An
| thony keeping his word and making such
| a serious and deadly onslaught on his
| against the wall, take all risks. Anthony
| gave a little shiver at the mere idea. He
| sat down under a tree in the park to
think. There was one comfort; Cammar-
| leigh valued his skin even more than his
money, and Anthony was of opinion that
| till he attempted to take the skin off his
| back Cammarleigh Would/continue to give