Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-30
THE LADY EVELY YIN

A Story of Today
BY MAX PEMBERTON

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some good sense into his head. Don't
allow him to worry the Earl don't
want another patient in the house.
and your father has not looked very
well lately. Send for me again IL you
have any trouble, and I'll be back as
soon as the messenger"
He would much have liked to stop.
but that. he realized. was out of the
question. Here was some private page
from the lifes,ory of man whose
actions had ever mystifled both. his
friends and neighbors. An OLD wom,
an In his love of scandal, DR.. Philips
had the Earl's displeasure to set In
the other pan of the social balance;
and that was something not to be
lightly weighed. Taking leave OF Eve
lyn at the western door of the Long
Gallery he left her with many pro.
testotious OF his interest and the re-
peated assurance that his morning
visit should be an early one.
"I'll look in first thing" he ex.
claimed; don't let that man worry
the Earl, my dear There's a hang
dog look about him l never liked.
Keep your eyes on him-and take my
advice. the advice of an old friend
get rid of him
Anxious as she was, she could not
but smile at this volteiace. An hour
ago, believing that Count Odin had
come to Melbourne because he was
her lover, the Doctor was ready to de.
clare him very Adonis, prodigy OF
charm and valor and all the graces.
Now he had become that man."
term human nature is ready enough to
apply to strangers. Evelyn, left alone
in the gallery. fell to wondering which
was the truer estimate. Why, she
asked, had she any interest in this
stranger at all? Did the appeal he
made to her speak to Eta Romney
or to Evelyn, my lord of Melbourne's
daughter? Was there not subtle
idea that this man could speak for the
glamour and the stir of that world she
craved for and was denied. Even at
this early stage, she did not believe
that the influence was for good,
though sne forbore to name It as ut
terry evil. Agitation, indeed. and
curiosity more potent than any she
had ever submitted to, now dominat.
ed her to the exclusion Of all other
{ oughts. Why did her father delay"
or what sometime forgotten day OF
the dead years were the two men now
speaking in tone which declared
their anger? She could not even haz-
ard an answer. The gong for dressing
sounded and still the Earl did not
leave the Counts room. Dinner was
served-he did not appear at the ia
BILE. Greatly distressed and afraid,
Evelyn waited until nine o'clock,
when message came down to tell her
that he had gone to his room and
would dine alone
81 must go up, Griggs." she said
truly; my father cannot be we'll"
my lady" he said. 1.-The Earl was
firm on that. He will see no one. not
even you tonight
The intimation astounded her, and
yet had been expected. Destiny spoke
% her plainly since the day the Count
had come to Melbourne Hall. For
"hat else had it been but Destiny
Wl!ch brought her face to face with
his man in London. sent her almost
no his arms and revealed her name
10 hia? But for that chance encoun-
ter, her secret might have remained
her own to the end. She did not fear
her secret now but great mystery.
the story of her fathers life (she knew
not what it might be), told abroad TO
!he world. to his shame and her own.
Not In vain had she lived these years
Il close intimacy with one who could
not so much as bear the word youth"
mentioned in his presence. There had
oeen a past in the Earl's life. of that
The was conyinced-and this man. she
said, had come to the Manor to ac-
cuse him. 1t remained for her t2
lake up arms against him-she. my
Lady Evelyn. the recluse. the captive
of selfish idea.
And that WAS in her mind already
the personal issue. between herself
end the Count. She would not shrink
rom 1t. although she realized Its
perils.
mot Evelyn but Eta" she said
yes, yes. and that is Destiny also
\nd now the world is all before me
nd | am alone"
Alone! Truly SO. for my Lady Eve.
IN knew not one in all the world to
yhom she might speak in that hour
" awakening.
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