Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-21

Belknap one night, after he has re-
ca;ved notes from both Katherine
and Roberta from balcony OF the
bouse. Balknap does not recognize
his assailant At midnight hath'-
rine discovers Roberta in the grounds
with n strange man whom She be
lieyes to be her supposedly dead
brother Roderick. Later. hidden in
Roberta s room, she witnesses quar-
rel between her and Belknap, in which
ho accuses Roberta of deceiving him.
She admits the presence OF koderlck'
Her love for him is revealed
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
The three breakfasted together on
side piazza. and were greatly surprised
and not little pleased, when, before 1t
was half finished, Katherine's mother
ioined them-for early rising was not
habit with Lady Kate's dclicate, flower
like mother.
"You see." she explained to Bing-
ham. 'I knew that Katherine and her
father would inspect the stables to-
gether as soon as the sun was up and
I reckoned that you wouldn't be very
far off, Bingham, so l thought it would
he nice If papa and mama and the
children could have their breakfast to-
pether." Her smile was good to see
then.
Bing put his arms around the fragile
Int stately lady of the Old South, and
kissed her.
"God bless you, mother" he said,
holding her and speaking very low.
"You make me very happy-more happy
than can tell you--because you are the
only mother 1 ever knew
"And Bingham" she replied, "you
are lust as near and dear to me as you
could be if l were indeed your own
mother, in fact-as if you were my own
son, my very own" Then, with just a
suggestion of hesitation, she added
ssKatherine had a brother Roderick, my
first born, my hope, my pride, my idol
atry. We lost him. He is buried in
Kentucky. II have given you place
in my heart close beside his memory,
Bingham, my SON."
The senator sat very still and erect.
Katherine lifted her eyes to her moth =
er in amazement and repressed joy.
1t was the first time in many years
that Roderick had been mentioned open
ly between the daughter and her par =
ents.
That Sunday passed uneventfully
Ia, ,nb
seemed. on the surface, to be of no i'm
portance, but each of which was des
tined to be recalled later by those most
interested. In the order of their hap
penine they were:
First. Former Detective Lieutenant
Rodney Rushton, now at the head OF
an agency of his own, stopped for an
hour at inquest in the middle of the
forenoon Gong passong as he ex-
pressed it,. to pay his respects, as, in
deed, he was in the habit of doing when
ever opportunity offered.
His real purpose was, of course. in
response to Tom Clancys suggestion
and to give Mr.. Conrad Belknap what
Rushton called "the once over" which
is to say, to have an opportunity to OBJ
serve the man carefully, to recall, il
possible, any memory of him of the
past, or, failing that, to provide a mem
ory of him for future occasion; fol
Rushton possessed to large extent
what in police parlance is known as tn,
''camera eye"
Second. A stranger came to Myques
In the early evening-a tall, soldierlik'
figure of a man. who might have beeI
handsome of feature but for a terribl
Disagreement of his face caused by
livid scar that extended from the top o
his forehead above the left eye, dowl
and over the left eyelid, across til
bridge of his nose, past the right corne
of his mouth TO which it appeared t,
impart a sardonic twist, and thence on
under tie right cheek bone until it dis
appeared beneath his collar.
His hair was abundant, and of tn
whiteness of fresh milk. although hi
brows were coal black. If you observe,
him when his back was toward you, an,
were asked to guess his age. you woul
have placed him as anywhere fIom thir
ty to forty five, and prematurely white
but If in the next breath he turned t
face you. and you had noticed the scar
and the lines between his eyes and radi
nIlnR from tntlE NDIutIS' you NOulu nav
amplifed your own statement with
"anywhere from forty five to sixty, bu
with an extraordinary physique an
bearing"
He arrived. also. so it would appear
en- passant-like RushtOn, which is t
say that one of Harvards friends VIII
was also a banker, with whom he wa
motoring, stopped for a short call i
passing.
The call did not extend beyond twent
minutes. but nevertheless it seemed t
have left marked impression, par
ticularly in regard to Mr.. Carruther,
A different one, too, it appeared, wit
each of the inquest guests to whom
was presented.
When il came to an end-when Bing
ham and his banker friend, having con
,tnded their conference, returned to th
vrrnnda. and the latter announced I
rnrruthers that they had better be o
their way, and the two had got int
the car to depart-Bing called ou
suddenly. and with every outward ap
pearanee that happy thought ha
lust occurred to him:
*Wait moment. Salisbury, hay
cot an idea" and he half turned h
head and shot a smiling glance at h
4sifo before he added
Uhen we came down 10 Afyquest
va1 our ;ntentiop 10 have series