New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

+bat come sort Of link must exist between
him and the missing tourists
Medenham sat in his car outside and read:
MY DEAR CEoRcE--1f this reaches you.
,isasc obliee me by returning TO town at once
V,r a,nt is making deuce OF fuss and is
,ost unpleasant. I say no more now. since 1
a,n not sure that you will be IN Hereford De-
fore we meet io"'' e'0''
81 can see myself being very angry with
Am, Susan" he growled IN the first flush of
resentment against the unfairness OF ner at
titude. H.. -,
dwelt rather on Lady ST. Maur Diand
a,,azement when she encountered Cynthia
un co,,ld estimate with some degree OF pre-
c;s;on her Ladyships views regarding the
o;nbtv millions Of citizens OF the United
States. Had she not said IN his hearing that
sAmerican society is evidently quite Eng
l;sb-but with the head cut OFT
That. and a sarcastic computation as 70
.be difference between Ten Thousand and
Four Hundred. constituted her kr edge
of America Still, he made excuses L her-
II was no new thing for arIStocracy to be
narrow minded. Horace. that flne gentle
man. hated the vulgar crowd, ana Niccoio
Nachiavelli, fifteen centuries later De
nounced the mobiles of Florence Tor theiT
''easy going contempt oil GVerytli1"s an.
evervbodv'': so Lady St. Maur had plentr
of historical precedent 'or I'lc OoiiA"s W
cheap epigrams- .,,.-t:.
The one person Medenharn was really Dlt-
ter against was Millicent Porthcawi- she
had met CYNTHIA; she herself must have
frowned at the living innuendoes written
from Bournemouth; it would give him some
satisfaction to tell Cynthia that the Porth-
cawI nenage ought not to figure on her visit
ing list. But therel Cynthia was too gen
erous minded even to avenge her wrongs
though well able TO deal with the NlilllcentS
and Mauds and Susans If they dared De
spiteful- -, -
Then the coming of Dale with various
leather bags reused him from the rever1e m
duced bv his fathers curt mlssive. and ne
laughed at the discovery that he was flgnrins
Cynthia's battles already
WHILE they were running slowly down
w the winding lane that led TO the Vat.
Medenham determined to make sure OF ms
ground with reference to Mrs. Devar
Il suppose you left no room tor doubt as
to my identity in the mind OF the iady 10
whom you spoke over the telephone iaS'
night" he inquired
None whatever. nv Lord. She worrned
it out Of me-
did YOU mention the Earle
Like an ijit. began by giving his Lord,
ships namei 1t was my only chanSt;
couldn't get to the postoffice nohow. Why.
/ was ordered to bed at eight o'clock. so
his Lordship could smoke IN peace, as he
said
Then my father was determined to stop
YOU from communicating with me, II pos
sible2"
If his Lordship knew that / crep' down
a back stairs to the telephone. do believe
he'd have set about me with a poker! said
Dale grimly.
"Stranger unused Medenham. with eyes
now more intent on the hotel than on the
road. influences other than Aunt Susans
must be at work My father would never
have rushed off in a fever from town merely
because Of some Ill natured gossip IN letter
from Lady Porthcawl-
His mind flew to the Earl's illusions t.
Marignv, and it occurred to him then that
the latter had used his father S name al BITS
tol. He turned to Dale again
.sRefore this business IS ended shall prob