Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Happily, that deli Ihtfu
old town sufh, ently
familiar to him in earlier days that he able to
supplement the general knowledge of its past cleaned
already by the girls reading He halted in front of the
Welsh Gate Monnow Bridge, and told her that, al
though the venerable curiosity dated back to 1870 it
was nevertheless the las offensive work in Britain in
which serious prepa-s IONS were made for civil war;
as was expected that the CharStS would march from
Newport to attack Monmouth Jail in 1899.
six hundred years." unused Cynthia aloud. = If
there in stones what history is pent in
these!'
"And how greatly it would differ from the accepted
versions, laughed Medenham
do we never know the truth, them"
"Oh, yes, if actually mixed up in some affair
of worldwide Importance; but that is precisely the rea
why the actors remain dumb
Oddly enough, this was the first of Medenham's ut
terances that Mrs. Devar approved Of Evidently
you have moved in high society, Fitzroy, she chimed
in quickly .,,. 49,, 900 r,,on :
hurry, have madly through Mayfair.
"Oh, nonsense!" she Cried resenting the studied
civity of the madam" and ruf1ed by the qulp.
you speak of Mayfair yet don't suppose you really
Il shall never forget where Down-st is, assure you,
he said cheerully.
And pray, why Down,st in particular" =. w.,.o.
Because that is where met Simmonds last Wednes-
day and arranged to take on his job"
I'm your mind it figures as Broken Down-st.," cooed
Cynthia.
After that the Mercury crossed the Monnow, and
Mrs Devar muttered something about the mistake one
made when encouraged servants to be too familiar
But CYNTHIA was not TO De one Was DuDoHHS
over with high spirits, and amused herself by telling
Medenham that Henry V. was born at Monmouth and
afterward the battle of Agncourt scraps OF his
tory not generally known, she confded to him.
FROM the back of the car Mrs. Devar watched them
with hawkike intentneSs that showed how thor
oughly those forty winks snatched little while
before had restored her tagging energies. Though
it was absurd to suppose that Cynthia Vanrenen,
daughter of millionaire, girl lowered with all that
happy fortune had to give would so far forget her social
position to rt with the chauffeur OF hired car, this
experienced marriage broker did not fail to realize what
stumbling block that dreadful person was in the path
of Count Edouard Marigny
For once in her life Wiggy Devar forced herself to
might prove exceedingly dangerous where girls sus-
ceptble heart concerned He had the address and
sembance of gentleman he seemed to be able to talk
jargon of history and literature and art that APP
peaed nightly to Cynthia; worst OF all, he had I'M
doubtedly ascertained by some means wholly beyond
her KEN that she and the Frenchman were IN league
She entirely in the dark to the of her sons
extraordinary behavior the previous evening" but she
beginning suspect that this meddlesome FItzroy
had contrved somehow other, to Danish Captain
Devar he had outwitted Marigny on the Mendps
Talented schemer that she she did not believe tor
a moment that Simmonds had told the truth at Bristol
She argued with cold logic, that the man would not
risk the loss of excellent commission by bringing
from London a hopeleSsy out OF repair that 1t
could not be made available under four or five days.
But her increasing alarm centered chiefly in Cynthias
attitude. If, by her aluson to cut and dried sched-
ue the girl implied design to depart from the tour
planned in London, then the Counts wooing became
uncertain thing since it manfestly out OF the
question that he should continue to waylay them at
stopping places chosen haphaZard during each day
So Mrs. Devar noted with malignant eye each
friendly glance exchanged by the couple in 'front.' and
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