Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-29


at times with mother and the girls"
You would sell us, eh?" he Whispered
''betray us-to Lady Wimberley?"
mo" she answered quietly.
"Oh, yes, you would. How else are you
going to get your money!"
She did not answer him. She had formed
no plans as yet. She only knew that some
change had come over her-and that Ii
had come while her son had sat at the
piano playing TO her the music that was
in his soul. She had seen then-and seen
1t very clearly-that she could no longer
tread the path she had been forced to
take. But as yet she saw no other path
at all. She only had a vague idea that
Lady Wimberley would help her. and that,
somehow or other. the young bank clerk
must be taken from his present surround
ings and given a fresh start In life.
You would sell US, eh?" sneered Yer
tigan. "Well you'd better not try. You
think you can shake US Off? It's not 80
easy, my dear lady, to shake Off your
friends. We know a thing or two about
you, don't we?'
you know that have never been mar
rie,d."
your son like to know it?"
She did not answer. Her face was cold
and contemptuous, but there was fear In
her eyes.
81 wonder what he would think of his
mother" Vertigan continued. TITS
pretty sight to see you two together
mother and son. The one clean thing in
your life. eh-your devotion to that boy.
Upon my word, believe he worshlps
YOU"
You have said all this before" shs
answered slowly. you and Dick Meriet
threatened me with this when you wanted
to drag me into your schemes. Wen, / am
days"
'one of these days?" answered vertl-
gan. "oh, yes-'this year, next year,
some day, never Well, perhaps Lady
Wtmberley ought to know"
She knows already"
Who told her?"
MY brother"
Ah, there's kind brother for your
Mrs. Travers smiled. al asked NV
brother to tell Lady Wimberley," she
said quietly
Vertlgan laughed TO hide his dlscoms-
ture. You expect me to believe tbat9,
ne said Well. 1t doesn't matter. What
you've got TO understand Is that IL Won
ibetray us you'll wish you had never
II have often wished that, Mr. yertI-
gan. And I'm not afraid of DEATH
re laughed caught her by the arm.
ana thrust his face close to hers.
grimly. 'u' nc sald
Then he let go OF her arm and. lighting
a cigarette, seated himself In a chair and
looked UP at her with a smile.
we are talking nonsense" he ssI6
iou nave nothing to fear from myseIf
OF LICK Mertet. We are tust a com
mercial organization. There were tbraa
pSI'iisIs. 20 ~ a now apparently. there are only
~ a. 20 TWO: Ihat means more money when
II comes 10 division OF the profits. You
can please yourself. II Won rah,sa ~.
come down to Harptree at the bssiDv,,'' 70
OF next term we can't make Won. Bnt ~
you are thinking OF giving the game avva,,
tect ourselves" must pro-
no" 40 you propose to do that7p
telllng you exactly how mattars
stand can quite see what has cansa5
lhls change in your plans"
Ian your she queried with a smlIa
this marriage-engagemen
si,S sn1uIu say-or your brother and Iadv
Wimberley has upset everythIr1 w.,
are fond Of your brother. ara VOC, -. u o..
Il have every reason to be 40 M h..
peen cen. very good to me all my iifs.'
Precisely. And now YOU have .er,,,,.-
he Is going to marry?'s ''''iau
Il have" she replied.
ana you told Lady WimberI.,, -
truth about yourself In order 10 brsa1 ss
on the engagement"
sne nodded. She had certainly though,
,iis ,iSs y nouiu oe impossible TO assist In ths
kidnapping OF her brothers sten-o,, - nc
had hoped 20 make things essisr ~. siia L
gagement y" ths en-
thought as mueh,p said V.-,i...
with a smile. well, your bro,Ls. ',s is An
very nne rellow-he holds 4 bivb ~. l9
admire him-yeTy much. Withas,s ,sioti ss'st.
ne mas made Harptree one 81 49, 49,
schools In England, and he must ~
Z Z nutaDesed y lls among the great headmss,sr,
- I.,.s sosll.F5; II is pleasure 70 worlr
She looked at him inouir,,,,,,
unable 10 follow the drift of ma 1910, sulte
she only knew that the man Va ,,-a,-l. -,
aei ano that for some reason 81 ott.,. ~
hated her brother esasr ne
he has great future bafor.
fsrtisan continued. 'and tbis -, IN ~
'sll help him on IN his career rrh@,s ~
t tuHoftes has eight thouaaaS
,s-s ,s.,,.o q heE own And there is her -oe,si
,esl.'Gn. ,o,,. Tremendous, can Il. A pI1v
nlrh, - = nes y the Church. ~
iays" -s % thaas
really must go ana chan.
,letHss Tor disssF said M T-y ~
apellently If you have nots,n.
= .eP9of'anes % cay % ns you had bs.,ss
Ne ~enesr you are fond oa him. w.
go s...'inesa without hsedinF a. IS
~ .,lsl- Besides, sou ars eofI.e7..
,.s''i5 ..s'9.. =. e'.a leF yeaF daily bred
se ieat ~ sob aaa - e-.- q.
ftsF Ae %. ana IS Va zIszs9 ss
~ ~ aQ orsea1s Iadi4ld.'.f s.
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