New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-25


in from the Atlantic.
Feeling that he wanted to bite something loHe-
mache lit his pipe and clenched the stem viciousy
between his strong teeth. Aroused by the s'rN-
ing of the match, lngerso began to SMOKE 100.
The attitude of the two bespoke their sense OF
utter helplessness Thus might men imprisoned
on some volcanic island sit and await IN dumo
misery the next upheava of the trembling ear'h'
At last Tollemache. whose lively and strenuous
tcmperament rebelled against ndecislon, even III
circumstances such as these, where one false move
might precpitate the very crisis he wished 10
avoid, put question which Ingcrsoll had been
expecting and fearing since their talk began
81 take il YOU haven't told Yvonne what you
have told me >" he said 81 can't recall your exact
words, but you implied that she is ignorant OF the
true nature Of the dilemma her mother is IN.
ayes. that's the worst OF it," muttered In
cerson at comes hard, Lorry, to parade the
wretchedness Of forgotten years before ones own
daughter-a girl like Yvonne, whose mind Is an
unblemished mirror. Before this blight Tell on
our lives ! don't believe she really understood
why sin and wrongdoing should exist. We dwet
apart We moved and breathed in gracious
world of our own contriving She read OF evil IN
books and newspapers; but it passed her by ieav-
ing her unruffed our earth when astronomers
report some clash of suns in the outer universe.
Now. although her mothers callousness is patent
to her. and this mad escapade o: Madeleines mas
stabbed her as with dagger she is wholly un-
aware of the chief offence, my neglect to facilitate
the divorce proceedings"
"For the first time in our acquaintance, Soc
rates, I've got to say that you're talking non
sense" blurted out Tollemache excitedly. ITS
bad enough that Mrs Carmac-1 suppose I'd bet
ter stick to that name for her-should be in such
kolo Nd ha "a
out. But it's absolute rot that you should blame
Yourself for her Encouragement of her own al
fairs Dash il all! Where is the man or woman
who can act tomorrow in face of such an expe-
rience as yours as they might, twenty years
hence wish they had acted? That's no way TO
look at things. Tell Yvonne, say Tell her to-
night Then she can discuss the situation fairly
and souarely with her mother. Don't you see,
heaps Of things may have occurred which, II you
knew Of them might modify your judgment! This
American divorce may be bad law in England, but
good law in France. That lawyer fellow Mr. Ben
nett. struck me as wise old codger He, or
some one like him, might put Mrs. Carmac up to
all sorts of lodges to do Raymond in the eye
And in any event don't start accusing yourself
to Yvonne If you do dye know what the upshot
will be? She'll take your side against her
mother and where will Mrs Carmac be them
Probably you right, Lorry. | have learned
70 distrust nv own thoughts Yes I'll tell Yvonne
the whole truth"
Ingerson spoke in the accents Of stole despair;
but Tollemache was in fighting mood and eager
to close with the enemy.
"Its sound policy to defend by attacking he
went on. with an air of profundity that at any
other time the older would have found in
tcnsely amusing That's what we were taught in
college football and it's true of every other kind
Of rough and tumble. Why shouldn't Mrs. Car
mac blow Raymond and his Matchmaking schemes
sky high by making a deal with Fosdyke and the
other relatives? The cake is big enough, you say,
that each should get a good slice and be salts
fed As for legal proceedings in England, who's
going to prosecute? Not you And who else can
act? The more look at this affair the more I'm
convinced it's DOGGY that will fall to bits at the
first straight punch"
Certainly the enthusiastic advocate of strong
measures seemed to have hit on a project that
though difficult, was not wholly impracticable. II
Fosdyke had only kept clear of that stupid in
trigue with Madeleine Demoret, settlement by
consent might come well within the bounds of rea-
son.
For the first time in many days Ingersoll
CLEAN of light in choking fog. He frightened
perceptibly, and talked with some of his wonted
dnl1nallOn
Neither man noticed how the time slipping
by until Mere Pitou summoned them to supper.
Yvonne had not arrived, they assumed that she
had remained with Mrs. Carmac. About 10 o'clock
Ingerso-probably in state Of subdued ner-
vousness as TO the outcome of the projected dis
closure asked Tolemache to convey message
to Yvonne that she wanted at home
Lorry obeyed cheerfully. He believed he had
Numbered on of discomitng the rascally
secretary, and that laudable ject once attained
the path was clear for his lovemaking
Though his aims and hopes differed from Harvey
Raymonds as the open sea from a slime recovered
morass, he too made the mistake of imagining
that money could level all obstacles; which, if
regarded as an infallible MAXIM is misleading
alike to the just and the unjust.
Usually, when returning to the hotel from the
cottage, he took the short cut by the footbrdge on
which Yvonne had encountered Madeleine and Fos-
dyke. He aware, however, that the girl habit
ually used the slightly longer but more open high
way. SO he turned into the Concarneau road, and
approaching the main bridge (the famous old
pont that gives the village its name) when he
two people sauntering slowly toward the
harbor and apparently engaged in close converse.
They some distance away and partly hidden
in the deep shadow OF fifteenth century mill
with curious carvings beneath the roof of lion
and man. but he could not be mistaken as to
Yvonne and Raymond, for girl in Pont Aven
carried herself with Yvonnes grace and the mis-
shapen little secretary in a class apart
Evidently Raymond had offered his escort to
Yvonne and they extending somewhat late
promenade TO enable the former to convey such