The evening world., 1911-07-08

the prey OF any adven-
- turer with a plausible
manner who has learned to talk
glihly about the things which he
doesn't understand. III get out here, II
. may he added. and taxi a short
cut across the park to my club. Mary,
IL you want to oJlige me. FOR heavens
sake don't run this fellow. He gets on
my nerves. I hate the sight OF him."
Lady Mary turned toward her hus-
band with u faint. curious smile as the
carriage drew up
"Y.u had better ak - pau,,ne.' she
said. He Il more In her Inc thai
.s,ns"
RUcnss'er walked ac-,ss th" park .
little s,oomily. lis w.:e's las. woris
we're ringing In his ears. For ths arst
time since he could remember a little
CLOUD had doomed over his few short
hours with Pauline. She had resented
ON con.emptuous speech OF his. and
as though TO mark her sense OF his lack
OF generosity she had encou;a aged Saton
to talk. encouraged him TO talk until
the other conversation had died away
and the whole room had listened to this
exponent OF what he declared 20 be 4
new science.
Tie fellow was a poseur and an i'm
postor. Rochester told himself; vigor-
ously. He knew. he was .bsolutely con-
WINGED. hat he was not honest.
He sat down on a seat for a few
minutes. n his thoughts somehow
wandered back to that night when he
had strolled over the hills md found a
lonely boy gazing downward through
the trse-tops to the fading landscape.
lie remembered his own whimsical gen.
crosby, the Feelings with which he had
made his offer. lie remembered, TOO. the
conditions which nc had made.
With q sudden. swift anger. he real
lied that those conditions had no, been
kept. Saton had told him little or moth
INK o: his doings out In the world. of his
struggles and his failures. OF h, owth
of this new enthusiasm. /. indeed It was
an enthusiasm. lie had limited at
strange adventures, but he had spoken
Of nothing definite. lie bad not kept his
word.
Rochester rose to his feet with a little
exclamation.
lilo shall tel, me-" he muttered Il
himself. "or I VIII expose him, II ! hav,
10 turn detective and follow him rounC
the world"
lie swung round again across thC
Park TOWARD Mayfair, and rang the be-
at Slton's new house. llr. Saton wa
not at home, he vas Informed. but Wa,
expected back at any moment. Rochos
ter accepted an invitation 70 wait. and
was show into a room which a, iirs,
he thought empty. Then some one ros,
from an old-fashioned casy-caair. Sc
back among the shadows. Rachae
peered forward. leaning upon her stick
and shading her eyes rs though from
tho sun.
. you?"
Rochester bowed and introduced him
self. As yet he could SEQ very little o
the person who had spoken. The blinds
and even the curtains OF the room, wer,
close drawn. II WAS one o" Rachael,
strang fancics on certain days to 81
in the darkness. Suddenly. however
she leaned forward and touched th'
knob OF the electric light.
MY name Is Rochester" he said
u called 10 sec Mr.. Saton for II tev
minutes. They asked me to wait"
II am the Comtesss de V~estignes.'
Rachael said, slowly. and Bertrand
Saton Is my adopted son. lie vii! u,
back in a few moments. Draw YOU,
chair up close to me. | should like Il
talk. IL 20 do not mind this light.
have been resting, and my eyes are
tired"
Rochester obeyed, and seated himself
by hey side with a curious little thrill
OF Interest. II seened to him that sh'
was like the mummy OF some ancien
goddess. the shadowy presentment O
days long past. She had the witheret
appearance of great age, and yet thu
dignity which refuses to yield to time.
Come nearer" she said. ~ am NJ
longer a young p'osnan. and = am /;
little deaf"
You must tell mi II you do no
hear ma" Rochester said. MY vote,
is generally thought to be a clear one
! am very much interested In Thu,
Young man. Suppose, while we wait
YOU tell me a few things about him
You have no objection"
Rachael laughed softly.
II wonder" she said. what It IL tina
./oS expect TO hear from me-"