Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-05

she needs sympathy, bruised heart and
all that sort of thing. Oh, you young
men. You are so stupid. II only l
had the opportunity, Jules Jacquette
could show you how to make love-"
AS he spoke the big fellow arose
and walked across the summer house. l
could hear tlIs creaking Of the wooden
floor with his heavy weight.
''It's too blasted cold for me to stay
out here any longer" grumbled Jayne
I'm going in-you can do as you
please"
''I please to go in too" was the
quick retort.
They passed out of the little house
together. and as they did so the Bra
lillian pulled large yellow silk hand
kerchief from his pocket. Immediately
the air was filed with the odor Of
musk. The young man gave a snih OF
disdain.
"Why the devil don't you stop using
that horrible stuff
''Poor unfortunate" mimicked Jac-
quette. "You have no soul
But I've got n nose. :,
As they moved away | gradually
raised myself to n sitting posture. |
was stiff from lying on the cold ground
and every bone in my body ached. 1t
was a great relief to get up, but just
as I did so / heard the two men com
ing back. Instantly l dropped down
again. out of sight.
"What did you leave thereT' asked
Jayne peevishly.
ut was my cigar case--l IN sure 1t
is in here somewhere
| heard the noise of the big South
American moving about and feeling
for the missing article. He leaned over
and once he came so near to where
was hiding that / could hear his heavy
breathing. Presently there was a
scratching sound and / knew that he
was lighting match. ] crouched
closer to the ground; l held my breath
for fear of being discovered. l am as
brave as the next man, but | did not
relish the idea of an encounter with
these men in that lonely place. The
Brazilian and his confederate were des
perate and there was no telling what
they might be tempted to do If they
learned that I had overheard their
compromising conversation. In mo-
ment | heard the voice of Jacquette.
''Ah, my little peauty, there you
are -
The little beauty, of course, was his
cigar case Evidently he had found it
and put it in his pocket, for they left
the place for the second time. l could
hear the voice of the South American.
Victor, you should be glad of one
thing; that bantam Garland has re-
ceiyed his walking papers
Jayne gave sneering laugh.
'Oh, that fellow never bothered
mel wasn't afraid of him.
Just the same you can thank me
Jules JacQuette-for discovering his
identity and for staging the scene that
caused his dismissal"
[ clenched my fist with rage. T
might have known the Brazilian was
responsible for the most unpleasant
episode of my life; I might have known
that Victor jayne had neither the in
vention nor the cunning to contrive
such a shrcwd method of disgracing
'fne before the girl | loved.
This time the two rascals actually
entered the house and | was able to
stand up and stretch. Soon afterward
| entered the main doorway and went
directly TO my room. l was in no
mood to see any one, and even if I
had been, there was no one to see. The
master of Hedgewater House helpless
Dora nursing her grief, and these two
unprincipled men having the run of the
establishment
L sat at my window for q long time
staring out at the cold waters of the
Harmony river and trying to think out
a definite plan of action for the next
day.
My mind worked slowly and / could
not think clearly. But one resolution
framed itself quite definitely. l would
go TO Dora Wharton the first thing in
the morning and warn her against Jules
Jacquette and Victor Jayne.
] might have my labor for my pains,
but that would not deter me from doing
what | conceived to be plain duty.