The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-02

d t,.,d house near New York Mrs. Wran-
54, Is summoned from the city and iden- !
Uses the body. a young woman who &C i
olNpaned Wrandall to the inn and sub !
sel~e22,t.ly disappeared pear is suspected
IN an auto during bindins storm I!
an lie way she meets young woman in
ne road who proves to be the woman
girl lad done her a service in Kidding her
Of the man who though she loved him
deeply, had caused her great sorrow.
Mrs. Wrandau determines to shield her
aad takes her to her home Mrs.
Wrandall hears the story of Hetty Cas-
'ates 10 Wrandan. This and the story of
me tragedy she forhids the girl ever to
and security from peril on account Of the
tragedy. Mrs. Sara Wrandall and Hetty
attend the funeral of Challis Wrandall at
the home of his parents. Sara Wrandall
and Hetty return to New York after an
absence of year in Europe; Leslie
wrandan. brother Of Challis. makes him m.
Interested in Hetty. Sara sees in Les
hes infatuation possibility for revenge on
wrongs she suffered at the hands OF
Nhaltis WrandaN hy marrying his muir
deress into the family Leslie in com
artist. visits Sara at her country PLACE.
Leslie confesses to Sara that he is madly
in love with Hetty. Sara arranges with
las a haunting feeling that he has seen
Hetty before, Looking through a port
folio of pictures by unknown English
artist he finds one of Hetty. He speaks
70 her about it Hetty declares it must
b. i picture of HertY Glynn. an English
actress. who resembles her very much.
CHAPTER ix.-contnued.
Leslie was coming ont On an evening
train Booth, in commenting on this,
again remarked a sharp change in Het-
tvs manner. They had been convers-
Ing somewhat bouyantly up to the mo-
ment he mentioned Leslies impending
visit. In flash her manner changed.
a quick but unmistakable frown sue
caeded her smiles and for some rea-
son she suddenly relapsed into a state
Of reserve that was little short of sui
len. He was puzzled as he had been
before
The day was hot. Sara volunteered
to take him home in the motor. An
errand in the village was the excuse
she gave for riding over with him.
Heretofore she had sent him over
alone with the chauffeur.
She looked very handsome. very
tempting, as she came down to the
ear
BY love-" he said to himself, she
is wonderful"
He handed her into the car with the
grace OF a cOurtier and she smiled
Ipon him serenely, as princess might
have smiled in the days when knight
hoo: was in flower.
%he2 she sat him down at his little
garden gate. ne put the question that
had been seething in his mind all the
way down the shady stretch they had
traversed
Have you ever seen Hetty Glynn
the English actress"
Sara was always prepared She knew
the question would come when least
expected.
oh, yes" she replied, with inter
est. Have you noticed the resem
blance? They are as like as two peas
in a pod Isn't it extraordinary?
He was a bit staggered. Il have
never seen Hetty Glynn." he replied.
oh? You have seen photographs
OF herr" she inquired casually.
What has become of herr" he ask
ed, ignoring her question. is she still
on the STAGE"
Heaven knows" she replied lightly
Miss Castleton and | were speaking
of her last night. We were together
the last time l saw her. Who knows
She may have married into the nobili
" by this time. She was a very poo
actress, but the loveliest thing in thu
world-excepting our Hetty, o
course
II he could nave seen the troubled
look in her eyes as she was whirlet
off to the village, he might not hav,
gone about the cottage with such
blithesome air. He was happier thai
he had been in days and all because o
Hetty Glynn.
Leslie Wrandall did not arrive b.
the evening train. He telephoned lat
IN the afternoon, not to Hetty but t.
Sara, to say that he was unavoidabl
detained and would not leave New
York until the next morning. Some
ching in his voice in his manner O
speaking, disturbed her. She went t