Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
Cammarleigh, with some attempt at look

Cammarleigh, with some attempt at look
ing dangerous.
I'm not going to drive you at all. You
are a fairy godmother, and you are going
to drive me all the way to fortune
and Anthony corrected himself. No.
not that: because. frankly speaking. l in
tend to do without you as soon as ever l
| can" He finished his third piece of cake,
| drank his brandy and soda. helped HIM
self to another. and. taking a cigarette,
| lighted it. Then he settled himself In the
lounge with the air of one who had no
present intention of bringing his visit to
an end.
II have an appointment at half-past
| five
Then perhaps you had better send a
telegram before we begin"
Look here" spluttered Cammarleigh.
"Send the telegram" said Anthony,
plaintively.
And the telegram was sent.
| Whilst Cammarleigh was writing it a
| small oil painting caught Anthony's eye.
| 1t was copy of the Beatrice Cenc1
AS Lord Cammarleigh was handing the
telegram to the servant Anthony crossed
| to examine the picture more closely.
Strange he said turning round as
the door closed. "but I have known men
who did not admire that face. You do, of
| course?'
Lord Cammarleigh. appealed to in his
| weak point answered.:
| Il think it is the most beautiful face in
the whole world"
THAT is exactly what think. but then,
it cannot mean to you what 1t does to me.
With men of your wealth the reign OF
| terror must begin very early.
| Lord Cammarleigh looked at him Ques-
tioningly
'Oh, don't mean that" said Anthony.
II mean another reign of terror-the ter
ror of fulfillment." He threw himself
again on to the lounge Now. let me
put my case in nutshell. l am, as
said before, Anthony Brooke. gentleman.
| l have neither fortune nor prospects. but
| many large fortunes are made by the dis
| covery and patenting of secrets. / pat
| ent your secret BY keeping it to myself.
| I propose till have decided what L wish
| to be, and how and where / wish to live.
| to remain here as your private secretary.
BY the way, have you private secre-
| tary?'
| II have" Lord Cammarleigh spoke
| with emphasis. as if to imply that such
| being the case Anthony must put the
idea out of his head. but he answered in
stead:
"Quite so. Poor young man. he will
pensate him.
With a supreme effort Lord Cammar-
leigh pulled himself together. He rose
and crossed to the fireplace with quite
| display of self-possession
II must ask you to be careful" he
said. Name your price and CO."
Anthony laughed.
II haven't decided on that point yet.
and am certainly not going. And don't
begin talking like melodramatic heroine,
| because. you see. there is nothing of the
villain about me-.
Mr.. Brooke
You may call me Tony, if you like.
THANK you, I'd rather call you nothing
| of the kind
II don't see why not: think it's rather
| a nice name.
Your price"
If you talk to me in that way l shall
at once expose YOU"
| 1t seemed to Lord Cammarleigh that
there was a faint suggestion of the wild
| cat in the young mans appearance as he
| gathered himself together. almost crouched
| on the lounge, and looked at him with his
| eyes little closer together.
Yes" continued Anthony, 1.-The posi-
| ton of your private secretary will suit
me admirably. You shall give me a suite
! of rooms and 1 will draw my salary as
want it,
They had arrived at the question of
money. Anthony watched Lord Cammar-
| leigh keenly, and detected at once that
| he WINGED.
"Oh, 1 sha'n't ruin you. I'm really
much too clever for that
"A suite of rooms-here? Ridiculous
You surely don't mean to infer that I
should be out of place? Because that
would be absurd. ! dare say there's just
Inc least talnt or the d1sreputaple ABOUT
| me. People of the most irreproachable
| style get that when they are very hard
up-something furtive in the eye-a nerv-
Gus movement of the shoulders don't
know what it is exactly. Can you ex-
| plain"
Lord Cammarleigh could not, and said
| so.
II wonder whether it is that the cut of
| ones clothes is In such marked contra st
| to their shabbiness Now this was I.IIte
| a nice suit when 1t was new 1 mad it
| made without any pockets or buttons. 1
! have always wanted to do away with
pockets and buttons as much AS posi- ole
and perhaps now l am going to be O. per-
sonage, l shall have some influence"
Lord Cammarleigh was trying to per-