The evening world., 1914-03-12
By George Barr McCutcheon
- author Of " GkAUST Akk," Ate,

P"'hs soho very peo o0loo08 ~tD0D
my daushter's head" she SAID. =. 3
lad notions7' I murmutsd. "a.
'Sho has developed certain -.
rounced and rather extraordisasv
views concerning the nobility - ~
result VI your-ah--argumcat, I ma1
say"
I'm very sorry. know oso - !
Two exceedingly nice noblsosan. -
I've no doubt there are a great UGkv
more. She must have miouo1oevo62
me. i wasn't running down -.
nobility. Mrs. Titus. I WAS nM1S4 '
questioning the advlsability % -.
waiting II In the way we Amsricoos
sometimes do +. i7'Ei%IsiT ~
You did not put It - adspsuy. = !,
discussink the practice with Anne.
she said quickly. Granted that ~
own marriage was a mistakes
arcadfui mistnke-it does no. folloV,
that all international matches oso
failures. I would Just - sooo - !.
unhappily married to q duke as ts -,
drygoods merchant. M. SMART
.But not at the Same prev. 1ffA
Titus" l remarked. =, - m
She smiled. "A husband b asas g
u shouldn't put Il that Ways
Protested. "A good Americas hes.
band n a necessity. not q luxury"
We'll. TO go hack 10 what STARTED
70 say. Alino 10 very btttor aooOs
matrimony ~ viewed from nay pooot
uto her attitude 10 yeur exosljeos
counsellins.''
You natter me. was und1e IL
Impression che took hsr issseas q
Granted. But Tarnowsy was No..
Mt. Why tar all OF them With IN
same stick? There are good noble Z
men. you'll admit"
But they don't need rehabilitation.
"AIinc. fear. will never risk an
other experiment. It's rather calam.
consider her youth. beauty s4l Il
the happiness there may bs''----
~ beg your pardon. Mn. Titus. butf
What do you meant"
Tho Countess will marry again.
am not betraying . secret. becauso
she has intimated ~ much - ~
secretary a. we'll ~ to mo. ! talDD e
that rs soon ~ this unhappy a9o1P
tho true state OF her feelings To-
ward I stopped. somewhat ~
mayed by my garrulous turn.
Toward whom?" she falssvc
II doa't know" rsv,ssl. tsv>h.
fully--and ! fear. lugubriewsly. go
"0ood haaven!" she crled, otoro)14
up from the bench on which ~ Wog9'
sitting In the IogSia. ThGsO ~ .
eIsss sSs en-. n s No.. 49,
she mentioned any one at AM" =
Mrs. Titus was asitatsd, Z eesl1
sec that very plainly. a thouyht1ol
frown appsAre1 On. her smoeth eCoPs,
and q sieam Of anxiety ssraet ~
7 81 sur: tina. sA. be. I'D - ~
'V sSs ala !; not oomp,... u. s.sssass
In which there was . primary cote e.
perplexity and wonder. 81
It grilIed me TO discover tAat ~,
did not even % much - tAho -
into consideration.
you mean sincs discretionary
] inquired.
"she has been In secius,oa u -
the time. She has seen no nAar--
that In to Gay. no man for WbeW -
course. you ara mistaken In yoyr
Impression. Mr.. Smart. There y -
soluteiy nothing IN what you say.~
"A former sweetheart. ante6u3eD9
her marriage" suggested. hope-
icssly.
"she has no sweetheart. OF thae
] am positive" said she with coavto-
ton. a
"She must have had an asmRsSl
admirers. They were legion aftstA6R
marriage. ! may be par1ensl ~ ~ 1
minding you"
She started. "Hss che nSvsr -.
toned Lord Amberdale to youf' -
asked. : y "A
"Ambe rtsie ?" ! repeated. WITH -
queer sinking Of the heart. mo. M =
Titus. An EnRlislimAnT
She was mistress OF hersslf eoeo
more. In q very deGAse mnaaoe -
Informal me that his lordshlp. 49, /.
attractive and honorable youug -
lishman. had bssa oas q Aj12b.
warmest friends at tb< Sine Of IL I
divorce proceedlnGs. ~, OF NoogU2
there was nothing In that! ThSY -.
been good friends for yaass. u6eh n
more. and he was q perfect deer. A.
But she couldn't fool mo. I couDA
sse that there vas somseAing UUUGs 4
Ing At the back Of her mind, ut
whether she was distrsasea o. oSD1l.
fed was not by Wy Of knevlAG. -
-. I've" I've never y hear: .. her msSt'oa -
~.
but known, the mere fact that 49,
Countess had not spoken OF hlo ~.
ship provided her experisnced uo9h1p <
with an excellent reason toe huohoss :
in9 that there was somAthlag -
tween them. She abvuptly bvunGNn
the conversation TO O close and ~
me. saying that she was on TOE ~
beauty nap. -
Alone. ] soon became Q prey to -.
tain disquieting thoughts. SummAA
up. they resolved themselves into .
condition OF certainty which admitted
OF but one aspect: thu charming
Countess was In love with Amber.
dale. And the shocking part OF Il al
was that she was In love with him
prior 10 her separation from Tar
nowsy! l felt . cold perapirattou
start cut all over nay body = tn
forced itself upon NJ. -,
was the man: he had been The 80
from the beginning. Ny Aeort -
like lead for the rest Of the day. al
very curiously. fsr . sea1er eA(nG -
was subject to pain.
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