Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25

ious to have the Brazilian leave shc
building. More than that. he seemed
fearful that the man might say TOO
much in my presence. ,., =,
Come over to the library he SAID
to him, ''and We will enjoy cigar
together
NJ. Jacouettc raised his two bands in
protest.
ITO your library and your company
yes. To smoke your cigar-no. But
if you will permit, will roll cigarette
and inhale its fragrance.
LAS you please" said the master
of Hedgewater House with WcarlneSs
he could not entirely conceal.
The two men started ofi together, and
as they reached the door the colonel
paused for u moment to speak to me-
Garland. If you don't mind, YOU
might stay here for Il while and De
come familiar with the arrangement
of these things. III join you hctorc
"Very we'll. " I replied.
They passed down the covered pas
>ageway and it seemed To me tnaS t,nl ,nI
si1on in thc soldicrly figure OF CoI"ns,I
Whsrton was little more pronounced
T,,,es Jacouctte. on the other hanu'
Dtinncd along with lightness. OF stel
ND an cyubcrancc Of manner that iuf
nished n striking contrast TO has com
,,orion IA they reached the iar emu
~ thc walk Jscuuette paused, and iook
~ ~; ~ hoct M mo, waved his hand gayly,
s.Ev-by, my Young friend, out W,
hall ,rcat again. And maybe tnu'
fi"c 7 can think Of some htting re-
ioinder to the magnificent eonp!t,"''"
,rhich YOU have paid TO poor I,'' ~,
closed the door and turnSH; t;,r " ,n,'
preliminary work with sometM'"os ,,t - The
sigh. There was nothinE out hoard
Coz in ANYTHING I had seen OF Nr"r. ''',
W";i ,.n. .a snn,ehow l could not va ny
nHe Ls - ~ tle feeling that Colonel W Nhsr.or,
sen u n troiIble and that the rnaStetiu ,,.
N"9 t., ia y.oa the cause Of that trou
In''"TySy:Lt ~ yyLot could it be! me [nn, COON
pic. .,'n,ifhv comfortable ana Oe!o"'
tin rcuch of ordinary woes. ,,,+ +bat
I"T I1;, SnaIth was uncertain OIt I'D hsi
~ % be expected in II man Who ti';. M%c
VIZ ad his wears. tried to ioEseU 5ap Lm'. g..
rex req ~ .,,r,, INV attention to the Wo,,u,
an" ' t,,;,,,, ~ in the unusual coI'eGli"A coI'E,i
~ I Was only partially S"cc''7''''
W W "i G;i not take long to "nswSF '4", tH,
,,,..tion. Dora W hHrton "X.har-
Use Of my distraction: nor" and
49,, ,ras thc cause OF th' sro;r. nj
.t%y 'on 10y" which I felt in the atN,.n " i,
i,, p,'nrie. Her face came '9ns.",,v '4,'',,nt
t.,.oa,, ~. mo and my work. i pIv.Ii;;, ~;
DC, PEI ,,,,os of one OF the rare hrst W. ~,
tlv 20, ,,,-intnd. in the quaint type VI ~, ~,
,l"nS ~a %, r was not illustrated @ ou
e.n,', 80 Ictween the words rose 'lt o'o, o"e
IRON pe' wharton. The quia@icaI CEe'
lonL the smiling lips Werr !u'. aesb
tinct As if she were there AZ 81. ,,.iti
I', nIospd the book sharply. ! le''i ,,,a, ~,
:, tcnsr of self reproach' thaI l,;Io
hoJIr smitten. But in iitt!e wi''to tor
i'r,.aI,c 49, engrossed in my work ana 10.
~ ~ n,,orvthinr except the tasclilalinl
EI:.s EI:: +hat law before me. turnS'
E.on, +be books to the coins and llna.l,
!. t.','t ti,o cons, ] do not know how ION
7 worked there, but ! was finally roUSS'
-, "ti thn voice OF Colonel Wharton OK
claiming: ,. d,n't yol
think it's time you had some n0"'lS''
glanced at MY watch. 1t was ION u,
,,.+1 o'clock. The curlosltles OF tu
rraIIection fascinated me and made Il, |,
ohiiv;ous of the passage OF time
v.os not hard now to understand no"
IAN like Colonel Wharton. advance
in ycars. and made solitary by the Ios
~ friends and relatives. should peeolll
, obsessed with this pursuit tor ny r'''
and the sometimes unootainaoIe. =.
called out that ] would be WIN nm
: minute, and in that time l maze