Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-21
JOHN ERLETGTI-
SCFTOOLMASTER
A GRIPPING STORY OF LOVE MYSTERY AND KIDNAPPING

| been letting Joan row you about the
lake"
mot much" said Lord wimberley IL
don't want 20 be drowned Just yet"
You arc talking nonsense. Guy said
the girl quietly; II can row as we'll as
YOU can"
Had your tea. children" queried Lady
| wimberley.
mo mother" Guy answered. "Can we
| have Il here?'
yes. II you like. dear iii send for
| some more"
"oh, rotr' said Lord wimberley. This
| is good enough for us, l like 1t strong,
! don't YOU, Joan?"
Joan did not answer She was scruti-
nising the visitor with those quiet eyes
1 of hers. The boy rang the bell, and a
1 few minutes later a fresh pot Of tea was
brought into the room. The conversa-
| tion between the elder people became
| general. Almost directly they had fin
| ished their meal Mrs, Travers rose to
| take her departure. Lord Arthur accom-
| panied her into the hall
Are you staying long at HarptreeY
he querled.
about two days. Lord Arthur. My
| brother returns tomorrow. / have not
seen him since his engagement: he wrote
! to me-the letter OF a boy In love for the
nrst time--ohs Lord Arthur. l cant tell
you how glad | am he is going to marry
such charming and beautiful woman as
your sister"
at is very kind Of you." he stammered.
81 hope-wc shall see a good deal of you
in the future
He saw her into her motor-a hired
vehicle from Harptree-shook hands with
her, and returned TO the drawing room.
isn't she a ripper, uncle!" said Lord
Wimberley. Joan doesn't like her"
Nonsense, Guy" said Lady Wimberley
Rs.NI III. t.YNy NN.s.NH
well, I've got eyes, mother-Joan Is
Jealous because she isn't half as good
looking. say, uncle, do you know I've
seen her before"
Lord Arthur laughed to hide his eager
look of inquiry,
Down at the school, suppose, Guy?''
"No-a long time ago. l remember her
quite WE'LL thought about her for weeks
afterwards"
where did you see her?' querled Lord
Arthur
AT st. Pancras, the day--the day
was going up to Aunt Mabel s-when you
didn't turn up and old Evans took me.
She came up and spoke to me while
Evans was seeing to the luggage"
Lady Wimberley laughed heartily. "She
must have made a tremendous impression
on you, Guy" she said. "for you to have
remembered her all this time"
Poor boy" said Joan, mockingly, was
IL 80 much in love, and didn't its loved
one remember anything at all about lt?"
You shut up, Joan, said the boy,
hotly. "Of course, she wasn't likely to
remember me. I've grown six inches
since then"
And grown a mustache, jeercd the
girl ITS wonderful what difference
mustache makes to a man"
He made a grimace at her. as much as
to say, You wait till get you outside,
my fine lady"
What did she say to your" laughed
Lord Arthur.
She asked me If was going back to
school,"
What SHY question" interrupted
Joan. you went up 10 stay with Aunt
Mabel in August, should have thought
baby, would have known that Iitrfe
boys don't go back to school In August =
Here you clear out, both OF YOU" said
Lord Arthur. You can't squabble in the
schoolrOom."
They took their departure, and
suueal of pain in the hall showed that
the boy was alreaoy settling accounts
with his sister. Lord Arthur turned to
"Weri?" he said. What do you think
of here"
Il like her. Arthur. think she is the
most beautiful woman have ever seem"
He laughed. THAT doesn't usually
make one woman like another" he re-
Piled well, Guys taken a fancy to
her any how. Joan seemed inclined TO be
rude. l think If / were you. Anne, I'd
tell Joan not to show her likes and dis
likes so plainly, She'll be presented next
year, and is getting too old for that sort
Of thing"
Half an hour later he left, announcing
his intention OF walking the ten miles to
Harptree. His face was very grave as
he trudged along the .oad through the
Park.
There is an ugly look about the whole
business" he said to himself II must
get 10 the bottom of it before Anne mar
ries Erleigh. Upon my word, it's most
awkward for me-
II was awkward for Lord Arthur MerIet
very. And as yet he had no idea how
very much more awkward il was gong
TO be for him in the future.