The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-23
Lady Warren Greeted Him EffusiveIy.

Then the old fury of resentment
ose up in her soul; she was the prim-
tive woman again, fighting for her
nan.
81 hate herr she said, with fierce
Intensity. II hate her, She shall
lever have him, He belongs to me.
have not robbed him of her; it is
he who has robbed me OF him. But
she shall never have him, don't
care whether 1t means the ruin of
Godfrey Brooke's life or the ruin Of
Noel; ] cannot live to see 1t. She
shall never have him; or if she does,
shall be dead"
There was a knock at the door.
She flew across the room and turned
the key. The next moment her hus-
band entered. He held an evening
paper In his hand.
IL say, Di," he exclaimed cheerfully,
pointing out paragraph, do you
see this? The engagement is official
ly announced. Old Noel is let in for it
at last. Read that"
She read aloud, in curiously dry
and toneless voice. the indicated para
graph, which in brief parlance stated
been arranged and would shortly take
place between Mr.. Noel Crawley, the
well-known artist, and Miss Eva War
rem, the only daughter Of Sir Squire
Warren. of Wolens Park and lola
Cursor street, w.
Good old Crawley." calculated
Godfrey Brooke. so it's really true
| must send him my congratulations.
Yes. do" said Mrs. Brooke grimly
land don't forget to add mine"
"Of course | shan't," laughed
Brooke. as he kissed his wife.
Crawley had taken up his life again
The nightmare of Zoe was left be-
hind, and the world was going very
well with him
The newspapers We're fall Of him
His fame grew apace, Journalists
sought interviews; great people wrote
to him. "Crce," irony Of ironios, had
cemented his position
LeVeredge, humble and obsequious
had offered him $4,000 for his next
picture; royal parsonage had com
missioned a portrait; and the Royal
Academy had accepted three and the
Salon two of his next pictures.
Noel Crawley was the vogue
Whereas before he had been known
to the select few, his name was now
on the lips Of the man in the street
his counterfeit presentment in the
popular papers, and personal para
graphs were rife: in short he had
arrived
Perhaps no one but himself knew
that all this was in paramount de-
gree owing to the powerful influence
of Godfrey Brooke. All the world
knew that Brooke had bought Lever
edges "Circe" for $4,000.
In his more personal affairs, too
Crawley was singularly happy and
contented He saw Eva every day, and
every day she became more and more
to him. He practically lived with the
Warrens, and, in a lesser degree, the
influence of Sir Squire and Lady War
rem affected the more powerful influ-
cnce Of the great empire builder.
II was one afternoon late in May
that Hutton announced that he was
wanted at the telephone.
"Who is it," asked Crawley irrit-
ably
The lady won't give her name"
answered Hutton.
Sounds a bit mysterious laughed
Crawley. as he went to the instru-
ment.
"Hullo!" he shouted a few moments
afterward who are you?'
There was confused murmur.
who is it," he demanded. irritably.
Its me- was the ungrammatical
answer.
And who are you, pray?"
Zoe"
"Humph! Well, what do you WANT"
In few minutes | am coming
around to see YOU" she answered.