Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

rTlll:N were swinging over the ridge to-
l. ward Kiimoraci House in tragic silence
Knocked hy the high juhilau' notes of the
coach horn, which the groom was winding to
announce their apprOch.
Doris got down swiftly. summoutng her
courage to he silent and wait In ~" draw.
iug room when the nevis was told Constance
Joyliffc added another rotc of gloom
"Wc'r" going 10 he lively party said
Lady Ieathcotc bitterly "Thaul, the Lord
JOHN Rzzio Is coming
Doris flashed around her terror written 30
plainly that any one might read.
Yes. had his wire at lnnerwci when
! was waiting for you And then catching
the girl by the arm why, dear, what is the
II think IN 90 mp to my room if YOU
doat mind, Retty. ! wont have any lunch
con. \ cup Of tea is all" She moved toward
the door her hand in Lady lTeathcotes
And Betty--the package. plcasc-i--l think
II may sOotho me to smoke"
Betty examined her quiZZicalIy but made
no comment, though she couldn't understand
\lch a strange proceeding in a girl who was
accustomed to do exactly as she pleased.
She got the package from her desk in the
library and handed Doris the silk stockings,
tobacco, aud the yellow packet. The wrap
ping paper. which had been sOilcd, had been
relegated to tn scrap basket
And Betty" pleaded Doris. as she
quickly took thcnl promise me that you
won't tell john Uiaaio"
Lady ileathcote glanced at her quickly and
then laughed
II suppose I'm III" lcas, curious woman in
Scotland she laughed, but | would really
Don't ask me- Betty" Doris pleaded.
i've reason--a silly one, perhaps but I
ask you--not to speak of this-to any one"
"Oh, very Well" said Lady lTeathcote II
teries nowadays are looked on with sus-
pcion. Even such an innocent little mys-
tery"-and she iaushed-"a3 package OF
cigarette papers
Doris made some light reply and went to
her room. where, with the doors locked she
quickly examined the packet to he sure that
II had not been tampcred with. Nothing
seemed 10 have been changed and she gave
a sigh of relief to think that thus far her
secret had escaped detection, II was very
clear to her now that John Eizzo had de.
Cided that the secret Information was in her
possession and that his visit was planned
with the object of gettius It away from her.
This should never be. By the light of the
window she read and rcread the thin script
until the lines were etched upon her memory
She would burn the paper if they wore in
danger. " Cyril was to meet captain BY
fields fate it would be upon other evidence
than this. Her nands, at icrst with rcga.d
to cyril. must he cean
\ knock upon the door ard she hrriCdlv
thrust the packet under tabccovcr and
answered, II was the maid with her tea,
and upon the tray lay a not" Ia m unfamiliar
tore the Nap and read:
Mr.. IIammerslev begs that MISS ATathcr
will not be uncuy alarmed upon his ac-
detained him, but he assures her that he
will join her at the earliest possible mo-
ment. He begs that she will he careful
There was no signature and the hand
writing was curious---like none TO which she
was accustomed, but the message seemed
somehow to sound like Cyril. She rang for
the maid, questioned her, and found that the
note had just come over by messenger from
Ben-a-C Chiet.
When the maid went down. Doris reread
the message thankfully. Cyril was safe--at
lpaA Aud hnE ll,gt, H.
knowledge was the true measure Of her re-
lation to him Whatever else he was he was
the man she had promised to marry--the
man who little later would have been hers
for better or for worse. And between cyril
and John Rzzio II had not been difficult to
choose II did not seem difficult now.
She took up the packet of papers and
paused before the open fire, "A smile playing
for the first time at the corners Of her lips
John Rizzio. He was clever. as she knew
but there was more than one way OF playing
the game. Perhaps with her John Rizzio
might be at a Disadvantage. She hesitated
moment and then--pulled up her skirts and
slipped the yellow packet into her stocking