Evening star., 1915-01-10

blood of one of your relations You couldn't do that,
Jermyn!"
He gave a little cry She had raised her voice. He
licked round the room, half terrified. "You mustn't
talk like that" he exclaimed "You can't tell-some
might have come in!'
She shrugged her shoulders. @My dear Jermyn, the
very intelligent gentleman at Scotland Yard who is
now worrying over the Lakenham murder is
perfectly convinced in his mind of the real culprt
as you and are. The only trouble is that he has
proofs. l the only person who can be of any to
him. The only proofs that exist in the world my
possession. 1 am the only person who could"
She stopped short Something in his face terrified
her. She walked to the window and returned.
ave waste time" she remarked. "Now will you
come with me, Termyn?"
aI am due at the theater," he told her coldly.
Il will drop you there, then, she replied. "A least
you shall leave the house with me and in my car
will not be treated though did not exist"
"You very kind" he said. "If you will drop me
at the theater, I shall accompany you with great
pleasure
DO it," she on they took their places in the
car and drove off, "under protest, mind When
makes bargains with person of honor doesn't
trouble to put down every little condition. All the
same when made that bargain with you, at the back
of my mind there always the conviction that if
you accepted the situation at ALL you would accept it
with its obligations; with its reasonable obligations
that is to say
II recognize Obligations he declared. Il have
nothing to offer that not in the bond
Her eyes flashed at him threateningly "Are you the
only to talk about the bond?' she demanded "Why
shouldn't back out little if 1 feel inclined? Do you
think that want only the cold shadow of your name
that 1 intend to be neglected by you all the time?
Don't try me too far, Jermyn. love you-1 admit
that love you, and 1 can't love anybody else.
don't know why. You're cold strange sort of person
People call you clever but bloodless; they forget
that at Oxford you were prg. Still 1 care; but you
knny her there DaS
world besides love. Have you never heard of woman
who found revenge almost as beautiful? Remember
am half Frenchwoman, and in my country the pas
sions count for great deal"
He weighed her words she spoke them, and n his
heart he believed her. He knew quite well th t she
capable of anything. "Let me tell you thi-, Lu-
cille," he remarked quietly. "If you did place
SYPHILIS life in danger, do you know what should do?
1 should give myself up I should swear that it was
who had killed Aynesworth."
She laughed contemptuouslv. "They wouldn't be-
Ii you. Besides, l should be there to swear you
didn't"
a think can promise you' he said, @that I should
make up a very plausible little case
She leaned back among the cushions "Ah, WELL
she murmured, @we won't be so foolish, Jermyn. We
won't quarrel any more. 1t is my fault really. Only
l wish you would believe when l tell you that if
these days seem little hard for you, the time will
surely come when you won't regret them
GAIL my life" he declared deliberately, Il shall regret
the dissipation of the most beautiful dream have
conceived the shatterng of the most beautiful hopes
l could have in life. These l shall regret always
though Lady Annerley is the most admired woman
in London and my house the best ordered"
at is challenged! she answered gaily. II have had
enough of being serious. We will discuss things
will simply wait. What dirty streets seem
always be collected around the backs of these thea
ters! Jump out, Jermyn. Go and train your little
band of to speak their words and play their
little parts III make the best apologies can for you
at Manchester House. Au revoir! Tell the to
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