Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16

CHAPTER XXXVIII. (Continued)
Five minutes later the door opened and
Lady WImberley came slowly into the
room. Her face was very white and there
was look of horror in her eyes.
HE is dying she said in low voice.
81 have said all 1 can to take this burden
of his mind. Arthur, it is horrible-oh,
horrible"
She covered her face with her hands.
Lord wimberley rose quickly from his
chair and put his arm round her
Anne. dear" he said gently. ''you
mustn't think that-Dr. Benson
HE does not know" she sobbed; he
hopes for the best-all doctors talk like
that. Jack does not wish to llve-he talks
OF himself as a murderer-he said-that
Guy had come to hm-had stood there at
the foot of his bed-oh, it was horrible"
my dear Anne-when he gets bit
better
''never-Arthur; he blames himself for
letting Yertigan into the school and he
seems to think OF nothing else. / went
on my knees and told him that he was
just the same TO me as he ever was-that
had forgiven him everything, that I
only wanted him to get well and 1 would
come back to Harptree. But 1t made no
dlfference-he harped on Guys death
would talk. of nothing else"
But / do not understand, Anne" said
Lord Wimberley when she had seated
herself In a chair. HE told you about
Vertfgan-before he married you. It was
not that which came between you?'
mo. Arthur-it was something learned
afterwards. can't tell you what 1t
was. but this man Vertigan-had Jack
under hts thumb-Jack did not want to
have him at the school. but was forced
20 take him.
II see.'' said Lord wimberley. "And
now your husband has got 1t into his
head that by giving way to Vertigan he is
responsible for Guys death"
Yes. oh, what shall We do? What
can we do?'
For nearly a minute there was silence
Then Lord WImberley said abruptly:
There's only one thing for IT, Anne
We must lie-wholly and thoroughly. No
half measures but a laundering good
ARTHUR" she said in a low voice.
what do you meant"
Why we murt pretend that Guy is
.,Pretend-that Guy-Is allvsP" Lady
Anne repeated mechanically.
Yes. The idea occurred TO me while
you we're upstairs. II win be easy
anougn- I'll get a cable sent over from
aoms place In the south OF South Amer
ica. saying that the boy has been picked
re on small isiand in the South
Atlantic"
hut. Arthur she Gasped. You must
be adm. My poor boys body was found
-hs h buried herein the ehurchyard."
''Oh. had forgotten" he said. ''You
do not know what Lopez mas discovered.
] had better tell you that. and then you
viii understand"
He told her OF the three people in the
train. Of the boy disguised as a girl who
hea aaiIsd in the Aaris Joseph. OF the
lass of the vessel. Of how she was last
sighted IN latitude ~ longitude Is and
hoa sne h3d never been seen since. Then
ne told her % Lopez's subsequent In
qelgles. and Of what had been found out
al Berck
so yoa see. Anne he concluded. ''it
"a pretty we'll certain that Guy was not
in thc Marie Joseph, ana that We buried
Dies aerists eon Ia the ehurchyard
why did you not tell me before she
41Id neFceiy. 1T was wrong OF you
nal "a have told ne"
Vas going % ten yea. directly / had
IIlttc more Information. 4 emily heard
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