Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-24
by cLAvER MORRIS
author Of "John Bredon. Solicitor!

CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
THE MARCHIONEsS or WIMBERBEY
fAnHeJ. she hos been Ctdo,o for sevsH
sslRoTEss Rss5S s"e Oh wFiisMBERLEY, her son Gpv,
aged Is, toho is about TO 20 TO pubic
LoRD 5fi90 ARTHUR MBRfBT, MS uncle. is dis.
cgssino the inportdnt matter teish Lodl
nc late peer aud heir-presImptivs to ths
20 90 70 Hdrpires. tokich Is a smaller and
younger soh92l guite cioss t9 & he W,rnoer- ,ra
Pony ERLBfGH, 6. q, great Iricnd Of hers
Eriei0h hos practically made Hdrptree, =,
iora AEsur ts Msrts V1saJ 'g ggrDtye 4
arsotiy Impressed ioith ErietoRe character.
10 tells the. hcqdnaster that q g neesss,gri,
offer as .hs. slspeets that schemes, ore etos9t
s s%sgpS Sns ,gSe tAs 60 1S Ss I'D Of g says se
One attempt has oireadv beer made 5, sTsno sro5
fSo;Ssly foo;na az az Gofssp sfss@' Is ssS asecSe Se
has. beer engaged 70 icdtch Gny ih9H0h
Lsg Sgcgh Ss Srost: !: G"0sSs e Gos Ss 81 si oSV SS.
" ne 'oers his o.n SON.
"A ysor after guy has been q .II. Harptrse,
Erleteh OF q VISIT e Lady Wf"i0or'ev' con-
ZEE Hs ts ~ grioStsHed "a ned dyier he has spoken, be-
eouss Of the social difference bcttesen them /
sss & Gene soo roves ,s''S XIX deepIy. T '"" ''''
Irririno at the school 10 Is infortned thds
Mr.. YERTIGAN e tcdittno TO see him ThS !.
\ vacant, and Tertioun mas come IN dnsicsr
70 advertisements, Ericioh hdvin0 found his
Testimonials quite satisfactory.
u trunspircs that Yertiodn had kno,cn
Erieigh sone 60 yeGgs ,cI ggo' ard ,oanessedd 6aed
Rockford Talbot dn Innocent man, t1ds
errsstsd for the crime, sent 10 prison. ana
Yeril0as has never gissn EErrIsigh Erie r4,Si1E gI,cigg
eannoi @ hSissssr. sa%Ge Srec hat vs~igan s 10:
4 ft to be a master at Hdrptree, for he MIN
he pro,nises to thirfs over the matter Of
sTtt,0'gbns Sppointent. ,. Srt ~ nc hnS'0' I" ms
Wirberiev.. Eord ATthur also meets her.
Dsnhan, &c tootg'dn- -istsottg9 at Monk, nk.
Dick Msriet's, the pian toho Is suspected
Psr 60 orss Sgss yop SarEsr SYSEe Sysf
Hstectiue hc Is employing, 70 come 70 Mon
rSsers E ceerSeG 1sGfg n Gieys tSs Sros @a
lYtnberlcy. Iut the boz strerpthfns sps-
The ,oon,dn at ST. PdNcrds 'ohen tho Kid
HoPping attempt tous made
salts Barker, a dciective. Though The de
feetiye Is conyinccd that Mrs, TrdUers ts
'ntred up IN Dick Merists schemes. Lord
AIRS. Trdvcrs visits Lord Arthur aud asks
him TO stop the marriage betiocen John
1rtSr Is "p Of her aSS but re-
1ases TO tnteTJere
eoniethinO about his sisters lJe tohioh he
thiHks she ought to knoto. He sdvs that
the nian toho loved aud left her tods Killed
he does not soy bD tchor.,
ADmo Hstens, and then declares that it
f1ulfcS no difference to her Iove. and she
sgprcsses sympathy for Mrs. Travers.
ErleiOh Is SO moued at her generous
liepe that u / came to pou NTH some
ghdnlefuI story Of my olon you tooult for
0tpe me. Anne, toouId you forgive nef'
CHAPTER VIII-CoNTINUBD.
For half minute there was silence.
rhen Anne wimberley looked UP at her
pger with smile.
II should always love you" she said in
low voice.
'Then you would forgiven"
Fl do not know, Jack dear. have
put you up on a pedestal; think we ex-
|ect Hore from those we love- don't you?
syen IL one forGives more easily. one feels
hh greater pain. But why are we talking
lonsense. Jack, and taking IL so serl-
usly?"
II only occurred to me-" he said with |
Iaugh: II was wondering how a woman |
sould act under the circumstances. They |
y women can forgive anything except a
aan's love for another woman, / wonder
that is true?"
5cmc women" she replied, speaking |
ary slowly, "love only once in their lives, |
I'd, whatever happens, nothing can kill |
at love. 1t lives after death-even after
ahonor. But 1t breaks the woman's |
art"
They sat in silence for nearly a minute,
Hdy Wimberley, with her face pressed
inst her lovers hand, Erlelgh stroklng
Il hair and gazing steadily at the fire.
en- Lady Wimberley rose to her feet
I'm glad you've told me this, jack"
3 said gently. II don't blame you for
teping 1t from me all this time, but |
q glad you have told me-"
II ought TO have told you before" he
aurmured.
mo, Jack dear, please do not say that
|nt l am glad to think that nowhere
fe no secrets between us. Please tell
pnr sister that honor her, for making
pa tell me, and that her secret is safe
4 tn me, and-that I want to see as
'neh OF her as possible when we are
|arried."
He stayed only a few minutes longer.
nd then set out on his long walk back to
arptree.
|''Love lives after DEATH" he said to
lmaelf. as he paused at the edge OF the
Rrk and looked back at the lights OF
|e house, even after dlshonor. But 1t
|eaks woman's heart"
CHAPTER Ix.
Dick Meriet, cheap cigar between his
ps. lounged back Ia a shabby. uncom-
rtable armchair and stared gloomily at
hidsous oil painting on the wall OF the
smal little sitting room In Bayswater.
e was a man OF 45, clean-shayen, thin
oped and dark-halred. He was tall and
'oad-shouidered and inclined TO be stout.
ia handsome face was hard and hag-
ira With the eXcesses OF an ill-spent |
'uth- His gray eyes were duh and
oodshot, and the skin underneath them
As creased and puffy. His clothes were
ell cut, but very much the worse for
ear. One OF his boots. thrust out 10
e apology for a fFe that smouldered
the crate, was patched. He looked
e man very down on his luck.
de WAS. as a matter OF fact on his beam
as. Fortune had proved very unkind .
him during the last few months-so
kind that he had found il necessary 70
0Ye into cheap lodgings ana change his I
me his two brothers had been more ,
ecessfui, but they had refused 70 give
a money 10 tide over a bad time. His
tlook on life was very black indeed {
ione people who come down IN the I
'fia are likely tt prove harmless
oush The law seems specially de-
rned @ keep such unfortunate beings
der control. The rich can do pretty {
u as they like II they wish 10 wage
= on their fellow men The poor ara
nparatiYeiy helpless The begsar can
az Dni soon hnqs his way Into a {