Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

Peter DarVel? Where did hear OF him! w hat
made you think it might be his estate?"
"Im not very about it, said Pamela. Il found
things among my fathers effects after his death
that led me to think it might be-
Then she and came little nearer him. And as
he too she spoke to him with only the width of the
little center table between them
am not trying to get the better OF you, she said,
and one would have thought the wstful of appeal
in her voice would have soened the hardest heart that
beat. "Can't l somehow make you believe that,
that not trying to inure you, and that you needn't
be so carefully on guard against me? You could help
me- And you would make me very. grateful, If you
would tell me what you really know"
Hiram Williams shook his head and cleared his
throat. a know absolutely nothing, | tell you" he
said. aft saving anything than that is condi-
ton, without which the bill cannot be put together and
redeemed then it can't be- Am to take that part
of your final decision?"
aNo" said Pamela @I1l think about it. If you'll
call me up here tomorrow morning. I'll let you know.
HE started toward the door, and then turned back.
- "The element of time IS important, he said. Il
don't mind admitting that. If there IS any chance OF
your changing decision, can't you change it now
Because | really know nothing. There is no other an
swer can make to the question you have asked"
Well, of course that might be true The facts, 50 far
as Pamela had found them out, all with him. On
the other side nothing but guesses and string of
queer condolences Even the messages she had read
from old Peter Darvels windowshade gave real con-
firmation to her theory. And the really in
straits. There haggard look in his face Pamela
didn't like to see an eagerness that struggled seemed
with logged resolution and great fear. But it
her last chance-hers and Johns.
1t was John who spoke before she made up her mind
what to say. "f it's question of settling estate
he Observed u don't see how the matter OF time can be
so important"
Hiram shook that question off rather than answered
it. and turned again to Pamela.
But Pamela had been thinking. 1T seemed to me,
she said "when first came into the room, that you
looked at me as you knew me- or at least as if made
you think of somebody Do l."
@Not in the least" said Hiram steadily. "You
in rather suddenly and had formed the expectation of
seeing different sort of person That's all
"What makes it stranger, Pamela went on and now
again though she was speaking SOFTLY her had the
ring of bell "what makes it stranger, IS that seem
to remember you. 1t was long ago. when was quite
little girl. 1t at place where my father
took me, and the name OF it Green Springs, lchl
gan"
Hirams long jaw set. His long upper lip grew longer,
eyelids narrowed if he thinking. Screen
Springs he repeated at last, Screen Springs Michi
gan? Then you must be quite mistaken, because was
there in my life He turned and opened the
@You will call up tomorrow then about the b?" asked
Hiram Williams was already out in the corridor.
eyes" he said. "Good afternoon"
DAMELA closed the door after him. To John, who
had remained in the position of outsider during
the between Pamela and her visitor it looked
if they had drawn blank again Hiram might have lied
about the bill-probably he d-but it would be
practically impossible to prove it. 1t looked to him like
another of @No Thoroughbred And the dscour-
aging thing about it was that it seemed to be their last
chance.
So he totally unprepared for the CLEAN of triumph
he in Pamela face she turned to him and leaned
back against the door.
@Hes frightened she said cor he wouldn't have told
that lie He frightened that he didn't tell
it we'll"
"What lie?" said John.
"Why, it to Green Springs that he took his wife
the summer before their baby born 1t at
Green Springs that little Jane Scott supposed to
have been drowned And he not only said he'd never
been there, he pretended he didn't remember the
of the place. He's frightened And think it's because
he knows who am"
a IN O'clock he asked shall 90