Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-12


feclng-it was II feeling of discomfort
and of awkwardncss, but with 1T also
was a sense of the dramatic side OF
the thing. | was thinking oil ms Whoh
| heard the voice OF Dora wharton
clear and yet with certain tremu
lousness.
doctor Henderson. TINS seems very,
unnecessary. You have the rlght to
sea my uncle. but 49,,
But. he interrupted blandlN' tak
ing the word ont OF h'r mouth Dut
SO have his other friends ana can
assure you. Dora. that every man l
hav" brought with me INTO thS room
has the interest OF your uiirlc at ncart.
Collector trcad. VINO had taken an
immediate liking to Doctor henderson,
rubbed his hands and nodded approx
ingly.
The first of these TRENDS con
tinucd the doctor III the tone OF
lecturer, lis Collector read, VINO mas
word to say to Colonel marion
Frcad paused aS II waiting Tor inc
applause 10 SuOSiuc; lhrrc VIZ l..o
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colonel l-ah-that Is l am given
10 understand that ,an-haNc some
interest IN II certain Ited diamond,
lhr SEk man glanced Wildly at the
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uvu J'nr,s' IT 'T2N'I ION 1 a" 1t MS 'N'S
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ahiouhc'ln"hI' liS ioVr Tor thr ora
mute must nave o"eh 1uIly Satlsied'
pGr""I' o'encI nnrtoll prchth
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IrS, tIll' since ne vas SIrlrkoh' IaN
| n"rh on nlS plIIoW 'or moment Oh
'"Aur'""N r''"A"''oh.
But the prosy collector continued as
though he were addressing the usual
large and enthusiastic audience.
You ask me why this is so and !
tell YOU that it is so because the dia J.
mond IN question IS an antique. and
antiques. under the generous and. far
sighted dlSpchS2t!oh OF our lawmakers
are lr'' from u",H'
| noticed that Dora Wharton listened
to TINS explanation WIN dlStendcd eyes
ana Parl'u HpSc IT was hot dlmcult
y" i'..ns,,' "' nurr"sI ",u,l ~ r'r
e u, ,,,; I"J J
tho Lonr. nf mnnnrn.,,ry n,isn",, and Ui
of tbn v,holn twain of had Incl, tbot had
foIlowcd in thr yoLo of the Rod D;a
mond ! wondered IF she would look
NV way She did NOT She stared at
Collector Frcad while he was talking
and ofter that dronnod here ryes to the
floor So far rs I was concerned She
did NOT onnnar to know thnt was in
the room.
Oh! the unrathomable dcpths of n
woman's heart. The limitless extent ot
her faith and the unimaginablc fprocity
of her resentment!
.Jacuuettp had followed the words of
| Collector Frcad with absorbed interest.
At first he seemed incredulous, and
after that the heeting changes in his
face would have puzzled the most ok -
pert physiognomist. Victor Jayne
listened with a snecr curling his thin
lip, but the general effect of the an
| nOunccment was one OF profound rellet.
| The atmosphere was cleared.
Evidently Docror Henderson thought
il was thc nsychologicnl moment ia
spring n second surnriso. lie turned
TO the man on tho brd
.U-. Ia,.a ,,,a ,,.,, ,.- 1o,I,.
affocting " gentIamon that has beon
stonnin9 ot thie house
..,, .,,,,at r.. .,,-
nonncamen+ void have en- Trin. lan
nmette Rr+ ho woe not rresont uc
fHd nyidnntlv slinnnd frouI thn r,nT
rho GOOD doctor Wontod mo to ocrnst
Victor Javne Of lving in tba consniror,
of tTa IA Di,n,nnS bnt riybtl,
thought that ANYTHING might say
would be misunderstood and resented b,
Dora Wharton, So the task was dele.
gatcd to Burton Happood
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