Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23
BOOK H..
CHAPTER XIX.
All Ends Well.

all GuoS well.
The Duchess Of Clonarty was famous
for doing the right thing. Three weeks
after the return Of Julien and Lady Anne
to London she gave a large dinner party
in their honor. At a quarter-past
telephone message from the house of
commons was received, explaining that
Sir Julien would be ten minutes late. ow
ing to his having to speak at greater
length than he had first intended upon
the Agdar question. Lady Anne was
waiting for him. and they would arrive
together certainly within q quarter OF an
hour The duchess made every use Of
her opportunity. She was at her very
best during that brief period which en-
guests.
You know, my dear Lady Cardington,
she explained, raising her voice q little
to indicate that this was not entirely
confidence. II never dreamed that dear
Anne had so much self-confidence ana
resolution. Even now / have scarcely
given up wondering at 1t. II she had
only told me that She was so sincerely
attached to Julien, l would never have
listened for one moment to that Harbord
affair. 1t was mistake. OF course, she
rippled on. but then one learns so much
wealth, they were most terrible and i'm
possible people. l am sure the associa-
ton would have been most distasteful to
the duke. Poor Henry used to lock him
self in his study when any OF them were
about the place. and what 1t would have
been IL they were really able to call them
selves connections I cannot imagine. You
were speaking OF the Carraby woman a
few minutes ago. My dear Eva! or
course, you have heard about her? Her
h,,-A 80 H. elr v,oI ntr<t t10t
he was obliged to go abroad for his wife Q
health. My dear, his wife had already
left him, three days beforei She was
seen in Paris with Bob Sutherland. l
hear the divorce suit is filed. What ter
rible woman!'
"A great escape, I am sure, for Sir Ju-
hen," Lady Cardington declared.
The duchess drew little breath.
Poor Julien was always so chivalrous,"
she murmured. How thankful your dear
husband must be to think that at last he
has one person in his cabinet who does
command some sort OF a following in the
country
The duchess delivered her little shaft
and moved to the door. Sir Julien and
Lady Anne Portel had just been an
nounced. 1t was almost a family dinner.
The duchess took Julien's arm and drew
him into q corner while the others filed
past.
us it true" she whispered, that the
CarraDy woman mas OOlIcQs
Julien nodded
IT am afraid there isn't a doubt about
It," he admitted.
How are things tonight? Anything
new?" she asked.
quite calm again." he replied. 1.-The
enberg's death upset the whole scheme
which was brewing against us. whatever
1t may have been. All the notes which
are being interchanged at the present mo-
ment are perfectly pacific"
The duchess sighed.
AFTER ALL" she said, my little visit to
Paris was not so wild. don't think you
would ever have found out about Anne
but for me-"
Julien smiled.
her. land 1 shall try to. then I should
feel that owed you more than any per-
son upon the earth"
The dinner was a success. Lady Anne
seemed certainly to have developed. She
was looking wonderfully handsome, and
to the end of the table where her hus-
band was sitting. she carried on her share
of the conversation with just that trif1e OF
assurance which marks the Transition
from girlhood to the dignity of marriage
After the women had left. conversation
for q few moments was necessarily po-
litical. The duke, who read the Times
and the Spectator, and attended every de-
bate In the house Of lords, spoke with
some authority
Il believe" he said, firmly, that we
have passed through q crisis greater thar
any one. even those in power know Of
Ii is my opinion that Falkenberg was the
bitter enemy Of this country-that 1t was
he, indeed, who kept alive all that sus-
picious and jealous feeling Of which we
have had constant evidences from Der.
lin. He was dying all the time to make
mischief. / am sorry, OF course. TOR hif
tragical end. On the other hand. / am
inclined to believe that his departure from
the sphere of politics was the best thine
that has happened to this country for
many years"
There Is no doubt" Lord Cardington
declared. "that he was working hard to
estrange France and England. Your let
tiers. Sir Julien, made that remarkably
evident"
1.-The good that men do lives after
them.'" some one quoted, ''also the evil.
/ am afraid 1t will be some time before
France and England are on exactly the
same terms
IT would not be so sure Julien inter-
posed, setting down his glass. The poll
tics of Paris are the politics Of France.
and the spirit OF the Partisan is essen
TALLY mercurial Besides. the days Of the
great alliance draw nearer-the next step
forward after the arbitration treaty. Who
can doubt that when that is completed,
France will embrace the chance of per-
manent peace?"
The duke rose to his feet
Five minutes only / am allowed. gen.
tlemen," he said. MY wife wants some
of US, some of us have to go back TO
Westminster. / shall ask you. therefore,
before we separate, as this is In some re-
spects an occasion. to drink to the health
Of my son-in-law. Sir Julien Portel.
Though a politician of the old type, I do
not fail to appreciate what We owe to the
new school. I am a reader of the old
fashioned newspapers, but recognize the
fact that the modern press sometimes ex-
erciSes a new and wonderful function in
politics. It is my opinion that by means
of this modern journalism Sir Julien Por-
tel has maintained the peace OF the world
I ask you, therefore, not only as my pri-
vate friends and relatives, but as poll
ticians, to drink tonight to the health OF
my son-in-law.
They all rose.
And with that toast" Lord Cardington
added, as he bowed toward Julien. "let me
associate the fervent pleasure felt by all
of us in welcoming back once more the
colleague to whom we have SO many rea-
sons to be thankful
The party broke up soon afterward.
Lady Anne drove back with her husband
to Westminster. She sat by his side In
the closed car which had been her father s
wedding present. Her hands, linked to-
gether, were passed through his arm. She
was a very well satisfied woman.
Julien she declared. ITS lovely to be
back here but wouldn't have been with
out those few weeks in Paris for anything
in the world. / don't think We can ever
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