Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-22

| but she need not do that. There was no
power on earth that could force ner 10
live, now all hope OF happiness hao oeeh
/ taken from her forever
| In ono month, he had said. he would
make her love him. One month--one DAY
had been long enough
| II will not live, / will not live with
out him" She spoke the words aloud un-
consciously, and before he could stop her
| she broke away from Tranters detain- :
| ing hand and ran from him Into the
That tho Womdn tods light u Verv
But suppose she soys-nover mind that
| youth
What Urong haze done to your
Faversnam reached New York In the
early hours OF a pouring wet morning
He was tired and irritable, and and as as there ss
forced to walk to his rooms.
Greyson was UP and a cheerful fire
was burning.
How did you know I should be on
this train?" Faversham asked. irritably.
II knew It was the only one. sir. as
,ou did not come in the afternoon
the man answered.
He busied himself bringing coffee and
breakfast.
Miles kicked Off his boots and sat
We'll, and now I'm here, what's the
nowysT he asked. WHATS happened
/ to Mr.. Tranter?"
He asked the question casually. but
his heart was heavy with dread. Tranter
had always been an excitable fool. He
| was just the sort of man to put a
bullet through his brain.
Greyson began to pour out the coffee.
Mr.. Tranter went down to the coun-
Try yesterday morning. sir" he said,
"WSata" Miles sat up stlaiy, his
hands Grasping the chair arms: What
the hell are you talking about?" he
Greyson changed color in puzzled
"Mr. Tranter called in early yesterday
morning, SIR" he sad. Very upset, he
you were. You and Mrs. Dundas," he
said. "begging your PARDON"
We'll, so ont"
He talked n lot of nonsense, sir.
sSs Vs2S Vss9otng you and things like
manner. and so l thought the best thing
l could do was to wire you to come
back. / was afraid what might hap
His face was the color Of ashes.
You fool !" he said, thickly. You
damned fool! You've brought me back
fre hs to sase my s PsseSqs secoatS ss wss1
way He cursed Greyson passionately
from the depths Of the despair that wal
clutching at his heart
Tranter was down there with Lalli,
-Tranter in the frantic condition tha
For a moment Faversham went mad
, How much did Tranter know? How
much by this time had he told to Mrs
Faversham thought of his last glimps
/, Of her. OF those tragic brown eye
, above those resolutely smiling lips
and he struck his forehead with hi
clenched fist =:
horrid will happen IL you go-that
) shall never see you again" That wal
what she had sad. and all the tim,
! perhaps she had been right. Perhap
r had not even kissed him.
5 "oh, my God !" said Faversham DULY
1 HIS own helplessness appalled, him
What could he do. all these miles away
!; journey, He could have killed Greysol
In his rage and despair For he knew
as he stood staring at that mans white
J dumfounded face, that Fate had turne,
I the tables on him once again with bite
? irony. and that, now it was too late h
0 loved Lallie pundas with all his soul.
There was a chill wind blowing, an,
{ gray. angry sea lashing the shore whei
Faversham got out of the train at tn
little village late that afternoon. H
looked haggard and unkempt. He hat
; not eaten anything for twenty-fou
hours In spite Of Greyson's frantic ap
, peals. He had not once closed his eyei
during the interminable journey.
Greyson was with him. He had no
. the remotest idea in what way he hat
failed In his duty, but in spite of hi:
masters savage wrath he had refused
to be left behind In town. He followed
close at his heels now as Miles almost
ran UP the street from the station.
The sunshine of the past week had
. gone; the little village looked entirely
changed. Even tho cottage seemed &c
Faversham strode up the tiny path and
hammered at the door.
Nobody came, and after a moment II
fevered impatience he beat on its wooden
panel with his clenched fist.
In the next cottage curtain was
drawn curiously aside and a woman
peered out After staring for a mo-
ment. she came to the door and ad,
dressed Miles across the low palina
which divided the gardens.
There's something strange there" she
said suspiciously. But the maids insd'
all right, II she chooses to open to you
II she doesn't, III smash the door In. '
said Miles fiercely.
He would have suited his words to ac'
tion had the door not been opened thai
instant from inside, and Lester stood
there. pale and disheveled, an eager hope
in her eyes, which turned to terror when
she saw Faversham.
She fell back from him with a low
cry OF fear as he pushed past her into
the cottage.
wits end to understand what was hap
pening, but he meant to stand by his
master, whatever came or It.
Your mlstress?" He heard Miles jerk
out the words from between his gray
lips, and saw the girl crouch away from
him as she answered In terrified
whisper:
and then she screamed, as Miles seizeo
; her roughly by the wrist.
what happened? Tell me--and tel
me everything It's no use screaming
and making a scene. What happened
after Mr.. Tranter came?' His voice was
labored. 80,
was sobbing with sheer fright. He went
along to the station to meet Mrs: pun
das l knew which way she would oe
coming back" She screamed agar
: as Miles shook her in his impotent rage
} "You she-devil, you," he said hoarse,
". "If II was only money you wanted
! could have paid you as well as as he
! Well-go on What happenedY
She shook her head from side to side
moaning over and over again.
az don't know, I don't know. They
haven't either OF them been back since
, / waited up all night. When You knocked
just now / thought it must be Mrs Dun
das come home.
, 'See she doesn't get away" he said &
: Grcyson and he went on up the steep
narrow staircase to the rooms above.
There was a desperate nope III. IN M Nv
+ might yet find Lallie somewhere In tn
cottage, But every room was empty
one, which he knew most be hers' wa
! evidently exactly as she had iett II or
, the previous day to go with him to thu
$1,000 little pair of shippers wer,