Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-13
CHAPTER II
Miss Holmes

TIME company was large that night
| think thirty sat down 10 the dinner
which was given 10 introduce l'ord Rag
,,.hnr. sbe V.ls destined to be the leader.
,,...,.,t,. ,,. i,,,,... l,nr M the end of
-, , ,,,I''' ,'.,, ,l,ro,Et nuau and the immacu-
It, ,'v g,,,,s ,.hn ,yDs acting as "A kind Of
ht' savage WI" W. t 81, ''''a ,,,,,,,rrad In
master 'i ,'o,,,,r,ti,,, ,nnrs Lady
weh-Dro" pI' Ii{a'iiI Mics Holmes .
l-onEur" 80 90 '"' ,r,.t,,1,, leo ht,t for a
S,'' 3, , ,", ,',,,,,, fiIInd INV eve She was
"l'te Hy' '"nIL I ~, r,,,. mind rather awful-
a." 't.'.P,s, -, ,l.,,I t,, I,r,rl, sotiu-shc was
,'CniIiH ,5,,,,rd ysrv large diamonds Her
~ ~ W '"o" - ,l,it, nor NOS, was hooked, her
II,'., , ""' @ 49,, ,aurtratinp and she had a
r"'" r iI ir nor br,d THAT was all found
,',,.. Wv nm,jro about her. for suddenly her
I,,,rt,,. came INTO my line Of vision.
,,,.,I,, she was a lovely girl. or rather.
-, - ,,',r,,, for sbe must have been
t ~, tbrna ana twenty Not very tall,
her proDurtlons we're rounded and exquisite.
and her movements as graceful as thos" OF
- doa Alforrthpr she was dorilke, cs-
nnci,IIv in the nucu.as Of her lines and
ber large and ituuid eyes She was a
darl, beauty, with rich brown. waving hair,
"A clear olive complexion. perfectly shaped
mouth and very red lips. To me she looked
,,7ore italian or Spauish than AUglu-SuNon.
and beIieye that. as a matter of fact
She had some southern blood in her on
her fathers side She wore dress OF
sort ros. color. and her only ornaments
we're a string OF pearls ana - single red
cam.lIia
could see but one blemjsh, If II We're
a bIemlgh, I'm her perfect person. and that
| was a curious white marx upon her breast,
| which, IN its shape eNa'''E I'ae'""''" '"'
The face. however impressed mo with
| other than fits physical qualities. II was
| bright intelligent sympathetic and, just
| now. happy. But I thought ii more, !
! thought IL mystical. Something that her
! rpothcr said TO her, probably about her
| dress caused her smile TO vanish for a
| monleut and then. from beneath il as IL
we're. appeared this shadow Of innate mys-
,ras Laughing again; but !. who am accus-
| toned 10 observe. had caught it. perhaps
| alone of all that company. Moreover, II
| reminded me of something
sometimes l had seen upon the face Of a
! certain Zulu lady named Mameena, espe-
| Tally af the moment of her wonderful and
,r,5ic Ieatb THE thought made me shver
| litue. I could mot tell why, for certainly
/ / reflected, this hEh-pldeed ana i"'l"""l9 l9
/ English gir had nulhing I'm common with
| mat fate-driven child of Storm whose dark
| and Imperial spirit dwclt Ia the woman
III I'll NIoraano They were as far apart
| a. yuIuIaUd is from Essex Yet / was
! ,rf+a .siir. that both of them had touch
! with hidden things
] Lord Raguall. looking moro like SpleH-
! dfd Nardyye than ever i'm his evening dress
/ stepped forward To greet his haucec and
| her mother with courtly bow. Presently
| I was aware of "a soft yoiee--a very rich
/ and thrilling yoire-askng quite close 10
| me:
(Which is hc2 OH you need not answer
| dear I know him from the description
ives" replied Lord Ragnau 10 Miss
| HoImes-for f. was she-"you are quite
| RIGHT. I will introduce YOU 10 him pres
I entity But, love, whom do sou wish 10 take
| Won I'm 10 dinner I Cau't-yuur mother
| ygu know and as there are no titles here
tonight. you may make your choice. Would
| YOU like old Doctor ''iI'S7' '"' 'l''sS
| MANI"
$50" she replied with quiet hrmness
.I know him he took me in once before.
wish MIR. Allan Quatermain to take me In