Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
Having given a servant the roses with
instructions that they were to be handed
to Miss Travers' maid. Anthony pro-
ceeded to Cammarleigh's room and placed
the letter from the association before
him.
You must see. Cammarleigh. ti1atI am
not likely to draw back now. You know
that you are dealing with perfectly
reckless man. and you are much too
clever and astute not to accept the situa-
ton in fact. YOU would be surprised to
know what great admiration I have for
| your character in that direction"
please don't think that fattery has
any effect on me- said Cammarleigh.
showing. despite his protest that he was
distinctly warmed by IT..
I'm not given to 1attering you. Cam
marleigh. 1t is a fact that bold stroke
like yesterdays was the only thing l
really feared. 1t was my weak point.
and. as I told you. you very nearly got
home-or went home. as the case may be.
| happily. You are absurdly rich: you are
| going to part with about half your saw
ings: am going to marry your niece
| Cammarleigh made movement. "Oh.
money. SO you see. once the money is
| paid and l am married you will be per-
| fectly safe. and If fail you know quite
| we'll shall keep my word and go out of
! your life.
AS usual Cammarleigh did not feel the
| intense JOY and relief which ought to
| have accompanied this promise.
After all. you know. it will look much
better for you If. at any rate. you appear
! to choose the member for Cammarleigh-
burgh. even If you don't do so actually.
Old Baker says that the association is
quite enthusiastic at the idea OF your
returning to them. and is ready to give
! you a tremendous reception.
Anthony knew exactly the point at
| which to leave Cammarleigh to think
matters out. He only added as he left
him: i've sent messenger over to ask
| Baker to call upon you this morning. and
I carefully explained to him that l am
| entirely in your hands"
| AS he was leaving the room Cammar-
| leigh made the most generous speech of
| his life
| why not Tony?" murmured Anthony.
| Cammarleigh did not respond to the
| invitation to be more familiar. and went
| on: II consider it only fair to tell you
that you have the instincts OF a gentle
man SO far as they are consistent with
your being "a
| Anthony would not let him finish, but
| left the room murmuring:
II am very fond Of you. Cammarleigh-
I am. indeed"
AS he joined the breakfast party there
descended a sudden silence. To his
establishment Sybil was already down.
| With the exception Of folly she was the
| youngest member OF the. house party.
| and. therefore. with the exception of that
young gentleman. was generally the last
| person to appear. Frant had just i'm
parted to the general company Anthony's
communication. 1t had been greeted with
| talking at once. The freedom Of the re-
marks was somewhat conditioned by the
| presence of so many members Of the
family. Lord Cecil led of. however, by
| saying:
Apparently that young man intends to
be prime minister all in five minutes"
| What is the essential quality de-
manded in English politics. asked Lady
| Southwick.
Sincerity. / should have thought
| Lady Southwick and Mrs. Westerly
were the only people present Of an in
| tellectual stature capable Of conducting a
discussion on such subject.
And yet. continued Mrs. Westerly.
'it is the most difficult quality to ascribe
| to any one-it Is so extraordinarily elu
sive. People seem to have It. and then
not to have it in the most bewilderng
| way"
"Mr Brooke strikes me as having ge-
MUS" And Lady Southwick peeled nee
| tarine meditatively. This was probably
why she had been so exceedingly civil to
Anthony. She had a rare instinct for
| II,
Pamela Gray she had selected her hus-'
| band and the means Of obtaining him
with almost scientific precision. She had
been called an adventures herself. and
1t was perfectly true that II was not very
clear where the Duchess Of Havant had
| found her. Her tolerance Of Anthony
was not however. the result OF any fellow
| feeling She fancied she detected. as Mrs.
Westerly was sure she detected. in him
the atmosphere OF success. and woman
like, she was quite prepared to help in
the making of what was sure to succeed.
| Genius is large ORDER said Crutch-
| ley.
Mrs. Westerly laughed. a full laugh
which showed that her sense Of humor
| had been strongly appealed to-
and I am sure Mr.. Brooke's order
will be as large as his genius can make
it"
sybil was silent, as girl should be
when young man is being discussed 80
! freely. but at the same time she was
little surprised. Evidently other women
had discovered certain power in An
thony and held him in high estimation.
| The discovery tanned her vanity. So far
she had subconsciously considered it
| condescension to allow Anthony to make
| love to her.
wei" said Lord Cecil. 81 never liked
Cammarleigh leaving the old party-al-
| though they have gone rather off the rails
| of late. or course" he added. feeling
| that as a member Of the family some
| apology was que LOT the eccentric pO-
litical gyrations Of its head. "Cammar-
leigh never could compromise. and COM
promise Is absolutely necessary unless
you are going to give the impression Of
cat on hot bricks"
Politics is a game said Mrs. West
erby, land that country has the best po-
litical life where the game is played
| without cheating, and that is why
| should think the active participation of
women would be DISASTROUS.
Anthony entered at this moment and
the conversation languished till he had
seated himself.
II am almost excited" he said II shall
be in the house OF commons before I am
| twenty-five
There's many slip" murmured Lord
Cecil. who never could make out why
Anthonys assurance did not get on his
| nerves. as it ought to have done
"Those people who look for failure find
it. I am sure that you can create the
atmosphere Of success.
practical" said Lady Editha.
| The great careers are very magical. I
wonder If the general public quite know
how magical they are Anthony caught
Mrs. Westerbys eye. and the faintest
smile of understanding passed between
them. Then he glanced at Sybil to enjoy
the pleasure of seeing his roses In her
belt. He was thinking what a lucky
thing it was that the road to her posses