New-York tribune., 1910-08-28


that she, experienced tuft hunter should have lived
in close cOmpanOnship with a NISCOrnt tor four long
days and snubbed him rancorousy and without cease
There was escaping the net she had cOntnVed tor
her own ENHANCEMENT. She had actually written to
Peter Nanenen that she deemed 1t her duty as Cynthia
ChaperOn to acQIan him with SirnmOndS detection and
the filling of his place by Fitzroy, most unsuitable
person to Miss Vanrenens chauffeur indeed.
young who, she was sure, would never have been
chosen tor such responsible position by MI van
renen himself
And Fitzroy was Viscount Medenharn. heir to the
Fairhoe estates, Of the most eligible young bach
elOrs in the hingOmi Oh, blind and Grass that she had
not guessed the truth The car the luncheon basket,
the rare wine the crest the silver the very candor OF
the wretch in giving his real name, his instant recogn
ton of Jimmy DevarS mother, the hints OF childhood
passed in SusseX-why, the aunt he spoke OF on
Derby Day must be Susan St. Maur, while Nllllcent
Porthcawl had actually met hlr IN the Bournen9uLn @
hotel These and many another WING INDEX pointed It
path of knowledge well Versed as she IN the IN
rcaces Of Debrett The very attributes she had taken
for npernent aping OF the manners OF society mad
shouted his identity into her deaf time and AGAIN
Even an intelligent West End housemaid would have
felt some suspicion of the facts when confronted by
these piled up tokens. She remembered noticing MS
hands, the quality OF his linen his asonlshngy GOOD
appearance on the only occasion that she had seen MN
in evening dress She almost groaned aloud when she
recalled the manner Of her son departure from BrSlO
and some imp in her heart raked the burnt ashes OF the
fire that had devOured her when she heard why Captain
Devar was requested to resign his commission. Ot
course this proud young arstOCrat recognized nm at
once and had brushed him out OF his sight as one might
brush a fly off a wIndowpane
aster? Why had not her warned her: Did Mar1gny
know and that the explanation OF his sheepsh de
reanOr when she and Cynthia about to enter the
car that morning. Indeed Margnys quiet acceptance
Of the position difficult to understand as her own
failure to grasp the significance of all that happened
since Wednesday, This very day before
breakfast he had to her room with the cheering
news that information hand from London would Ger
tainv procure the dismissal of FitZrOy forthwith he
Mercury was registered in the OF the Earl OF
FarhOIme, the obvious deduction beng that MS LORD
ships chauffeur careering through England IN a
valuable without a shred of PERMISSION ne nereS
whisper to CYNTHIA Of this discovery SAID the French
man, would send FitzrOy packing.
And, again, what had Cynthia meant when Sne re-
ferrcd at Chepstow to the Norman Baron scoWl with
which Fitzrov had favored Marigny? Was she too IN
the secret? Unhappy Mrs Devar She glowered at the
darenng Wye and wriggled on her char IN torture
NVIASS it all right about the telephone, ma am: said
w q soft voice at her
She started violently, and the maid was contrlte.
I'm very sorry, ma am, she said but l see Mr.
Where where" cried the other rather to gain time
to collect her wits than to ascertain Medenhams where
The girl pointed " In that little boat, all by ITSELF
ma am, she SAID.
oh If was Of no importance. By the way and Mrs
D.var produced her purse YOU might tell the people
in the office not pay any attention to the statements
of man named Dale if he rings up from Hereford tie
is only chauffeur and we shall see hln IN the morning
Perhaps it will be best if he asks for Ftzroy again TO-
night to tell him await arrival
Yes ma am, and the maid went Off richer by haIt a
crown. Mrs. Devars usual TIP was slXpencG lor d
weeks attentions; so lC would demand an apSIruSe
arthmetical calculation at an exact estimate
Of the degree Of mental disturbance that led to the pres
ent lack Of proportion. 80
Left alone once more her gaze followed a small skltt
speeding up stream the placid surface OF the sVeY
Wye Nledenham was rowing, and Cynthia held the
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