Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23

| So Evelyn went to him, determined
| to throw herself upon his pity No
| other possible course lay before her.
| DR.. Philips was in the room when
she entered 1t; but his belief that this
| was an affaire de occur remained OBJ.
durate, and he withdrew into an al.
cove, when the first introductions
were over. and made great business
| there Of discussing the patients con
| dition with the nurse who had come
| over from Derby. Thus Evelyn found
her opportunity to speak freely to the
| young Count Each felt, however,
that the need of words between them
was small.
| "My dear lady" he began, "how
shall I apologize for what has hap
pened to me? Three days in your
| house and not word OF regret that
| intrude upon you. All. that clown
| ish fellow of a coachman and the
other who was asleep upon the i'm
perisl Well, shall long remember
your English horses, and. dear lady.
am not ungrateful to them"
He held out his hand and Evelyn
could not withhold her own, which he
clasped with warm fingers as though
to draw her nearer still toward him.
1T is impossible to speak of graft
| tude under such circumstances" she
said in low voice. MY father will
approve of all that has been done,
| Count. He is returning tonight from
| London"
She paused and looked round the
room. anxious that DR.. Philips should
not heaAher. The Count, in his turn.
smiled &little maliciously as though
| fully aware of her thoughts.
| Forgive me-" he said again. II
came to see your father, but l did not
| know that he was the Earl of Mel
bourne. Will you not sit down. dear
lady? You make me unhappy while
you stand"
He touched her hand again and in
dcated low chair facing his bed.
Evelyn. whose heart beat quickly. sat
without protest. The minutes were
brief; she had so much to tell him.
"You knew my father in ROumania,
did you not?" she asked in tone that
could not hide her curiosity. The
Count answered her with a kindly
SMILE
He was my fathers friend,"7 he
exclaimed, raising himself a little
upon the pillow; that would be more
than twenty years ago. So much has
happened since then, Lady Evelyn.
Twenty years in mans life and
woman's-ah, if We could recall even
few of them"
Even the weeks" she said mean
ingly, when we were not ourselves.
but another whom we wish to forget.
Our friends can help us to recall
those weeks, Count"
"Those are the weeks when our
friends should be blind. Lady Evelyn.
l am glad that you tell me this. Frank
ly. |, too, am an artist, and can un.
. derstand your fathers objection to
/ the theatre Let us forget that the
!. most charming Eta Romney has ex
: listed She came from nowhere and
has gone away as she came. We shal'
: be so ungallant that we go to forget
her name and the theatre and all hel
cleverness. Please to speak no more
!. of it. | am your servant, and my
!, memory is at your command. If We
have met in London. so shall 1t be. II
we are strangers when your father Is
come back. that also will be ready
to remember. Command my silence
or my w,Srds as you think for thr
best"
. He accompanied the words with 8
gesture which would have made ligh;
of the whole affair-as though to say
This is little thing, let us speak o
| something more important" The act
however. did not deceive Evelyn. He!
former distrust of this man returned
with new force. She felt instructive
ly that she must pay price for nj:
silence; though she knew not, mol
r could she imagine. what that price
must be. And. more than this, she
rebelled already against the penalties
of deception.
"It is for my fathers sake" shs
said quietly believing it at the mo
, nent really to be SO. He knows lit
tie of the theatre and dislikes it II
! consequence. OF course, Count. hat
> no intention Of remaining in London
If you have any love for the stage
yourself, YOU will understand why
!, went"
] mo one so sympathetically dea
l. lady. You were born an artistic; yo'
will die one. though you never agail
shall go upon the stage. Here Is ou
0 friend. DR.. Philips. coming with th
g medicine to make us happy. Is 1t tina
T. we have met in London or are We +
t be strangers? Speak and I obey you
l. now and always"
There Is no necessity to say any
!. thing about It," she exclaimed. flush
= ing as she stood up. Il do not SUI
e pose my father will ask the question
Your visit to Derbyshire was In hi
e interests, I understand, Count"
q He turned a swift keen glance upo
Eer-far from pleasant glance.