Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08

| "Jack?" she queried anNiously. why
is Jack not here?"
HE thought 1t best to leave the matter
in my hands-L mean, he thought I'd bet
ter break the ice, so to speak. He is COM
ing over to see you tomorrow afternoon"
Lady wimberley seated herself by the
| drawing room fire and clasped her hands
on her knees. Lord Arthur remained
standing. He seemed nervous and tugged
thoughtfully at his moustache
ITS like this, you see" he said after
| pause; 'its not quite the thing for boy
to be at a school where his father is
| headmaster."
But Jack is not Guys father"
well. 1t will come to about the same
| thing, Anne. Now you're dear, sweet
woman, and you're wrapped up in this
precious youngster of yours When you're
! married to Erlelgh, the poor chap-Er-
| leigh, I mean-will be in difficult posi-
| tion. You won't let him treat Guy like
the other boys, and that'll mean trouble"
"oh, Arthur AS If I should interfere
with the discipline of the school,"
/ He laughed. You'll try not to-" he
| said. try very hard but now, look here.
don't you think yourself that you'll be in
| clined to be just little-well, lenient to-
ward your own SOM"
| "Oh, Arthur-thls is cruel of you-to
talk like this don't want Guy to 80 to
| another school. l won't have him sent
to another school,"
Lord Arthur shrugged his shoulders
well. of course, 1t rests with you and
Erleigh," he said. but I know that he
has quite made up his mind that it's the
best thing for the boy and for you.'
Lady Wimberley looked at him sus-
piciously Why have you two just
thought of this?" she queried. "You have
said nothing about IL before"
IT have thought all along that the boy
ought not to be at Harptree-so near to
! you. And, of course, when you're mar
ried TO Erlegh the boy will practically
be living at home. 1t will be had for
| him, bad for you and very awkward for
Erleigh.'
For few moments there was silence.
Lord Arthur walked forward to the table
and picked up a sheet of foolscap paper
covered with childish. irregular writing.
Young Travers still here?" he queried.
yes. His mother has gone up to town
for few days She is coming back on
Wednesday. The boy is in the library
now working"
oh" said Lord Arthur. "And where's
Joan?"
"Gone to carstairs for while"
HIM" said Lord Arthur. well, now
about Guy-you'd better talk 1t over with
Erleigh, hadn't you? We thought OF Eton
they might have him-I'm not sure, but
I've got some influence"
"You-suggested this to Jack?"
"In way-yes; but he had been think
ing the matter over before mentioned
It, We are quite agreed"
You are keeping something from me-"
she said sharply. Guy has got into some
trouble-you are keeping something back
i thought so the other day-the morn
ing after my birthday. Guy got him
self into some trouble the night he said
"Oh. nonsense. Anne; the boy is all
right. How could he go to another school
II he'd disgrace himself? Well, I must
be on now, and you'd better think this
| over-talk II over with Erleigh. And II
] We're you I'd give in to him over 1t.
He's not a man that can be persuaded to
do what he thinks is wrong
Lady Wimberley's lips frightened for .
moment, and then she smiled.
well, there is plenty OF time" she
said. "Of course, he could not leave In
the middle OF the term"
"Of course not" said Lord Arthur, and
then he looked at his watch. 1T must be
Off, he said. Il want TO catch the last
train 10 town, and It's after Q o'clock
now. May order the motor3'
"Yes, Arthur. ring the bell, will your"
Ten minutes later Lord Arthur Merist
was on his way TO Harptree. and as he
| leaned back In the close car with a cigar
between his lips. he felt little ashamed
| OF nlHlselI.
Il ought not to have given In to
| Erleigh," he said to himself. II ought to
have insisted on Vertigan being dis
missed"
But Erieigh had refused to dismiss Yer
! tigan, and things had come to a dead
lock. Lord Arthur had thought Il best
to give IN, until he could expose Vertigan
and send the scoundrel to prison. He was
sorry now that he had been so weak.
His sister-in-law was going to make
1 trouble Probably in the end neither Yer
| tigan nor Wlmherley would leave the
school
When the car reached the station Lord
Arthur was surprised TO hnd ErleigA on
the platform talking 10 the stationmaster
'HeIloi" he said. ''You going up to
town, tooY'
'.No-yea-that is Pm not surs-come
here for a minute. ! want to speak to
/ YOU
They walked a little way down the plat
form and paused near lamp. Erieigh's
laee was chastity.
wits the natter said Lord arthur
Are sou nl7'
Erlsigh tried to speak, but no words
came from his lips
'ffFhat has hapDened2" said Lord
Arthur. Anything wrong with Glyf'