The evening world., 1920-09-30

erOus as any Bohemian, though 4
could see you were a delicate, mex
perienced girl, brought up under
glass like the orchid you look-and
are I'm used TO making up my mind
in a hurry-I've had to-so II didn't
take mo many minutes TO realize
that II / could get you TO link up
with me, / should have the thing u
been looking for.
"Wen, by the biggest stroke Of luck
I've got you, sooner than could nave
dared TO hope; and now l don't want
20 make you afraid OF me. | know
my faults and failinga, but l don't
know how 20 put them right and be
the sort OF man girl like you can
be proud OF. It's up TO you 70 show
me the way. whenever you see me
/ aoing wrong. you're 10 tell me. That's
what want--turn me into "a gentle
man"
When Annesley tenderly treasured
/ him with loving batteries, he only
| laughed and caught her In his arms
When they had been for three days
| IN the best suite at the lSnowle Hotel,
and had made several short eXcur-
sions with the motor, he asked the
girl n she "felt like getting acquaint-
/ cd with her cousins"
! She did not protest as she had at
! first Already she knew her Knight
/ we'll enough TO be assured that when
he resolved TO do thing Il was prnc-
'tically done. She had had chances TO
T, realize his force OF character in little
ways as well as big ones; and she
understood that he was bent on
| scraping acquaintance with Lord and
| Lady Annesley- Seton. Had he not
decided upon Sidmouth the instant
tBhe mentioned their ownership OF n
place in tho nelghborhood2 She had
been certain that he would not neglect
the opportunity created.
How are we 20 set about itT' was
all she said.
"Oh, Valley House Is a show place.
! suppose you know" replied knight.
i've looked Il up In the local guide
book. It's open to the public three
days a week. Any one with shilling
20 spare can see the ancestral por-
traits and treasures and the equally
ancestral rooms OF your distinguished
family. Does that Interest your
"Ye-es. But Tina distant relation
AS well as a poor one" Annesley re
minded him with her old humility
you're not poor now. And blood
Is thicker than water-when It's In a
golden cup. It's Lord and Lady An
nesley -Seton's turn TO play the poor
relations. II seems they're stony.
Even the Bhillings the public pay to
see the place are an object TO them"
"Oh, I'm sorry!" exclaimed Annes-
ley.
That's generous. seeing they never
, bothered themselves about you when
they had plenty OF shilllngs and you
had none"
u don't suppose they knew there
: was a me"
Lord Annesley- Seton must have
known. " his wife didn't know. But
/ mrRf1 IaN huN 4 Ill
we might go to the house on one OF
the public days, with the man who
J wrote the local guide-book. I've made
his Acquaintance through writing
him a note. complimenting him on
his work and knowledge OF history.
D He answered like a shot, with thanks
[ for the appreciation, and said II he
. could help me he'd be delighted.
He's the editor OF a newspaper In
TOrquay.
4 III we invite him 10 lunch here al
= the KnOwle, he'll fall over himself 70
, accept. Then wen be able 10 kill
two birds with one stone. He'll tell
! us things about the heirlooms at
: Valley House we shouldn't be able TO
: find out without his help-or lot
= OF dreary drudgery-and also he'll
= put a paragraph about us In his
J, newspaper which he'll mail 70 your
4 ton of brilliant ideas7"
YES" laughed Annesley. But why
/, should you take so much trouble-and
= how can you tell that the editor :
paragraph would make the Annesley-
Setons want 10 know us2
h AS for the paragraph, you may
% put your faith in me. And as for the
z trouble nothings too much 10 launch
n my wife on the top wave OF society,
n where she has every right TO be- I
10 want Mrs. Nelson Smith to have her
q chance TO shine, Money would do
the trick sooner or later. but / want
- II TO be done sooner. Besides, have
10 a feeling l should like US to get
y, where we want TO be, without the
q noisy splash moneybags make when
- new-rich candidates for society are
d launched. Your people will see ex-
" cellent reason why their late poor
Il relation Is worth cultivating.
d But trust them to save their faces
" by keeping their real motive secret!'
e. with a touch OF sarcasm. II seem e
n hear them going about among thelI
II friends, whom they'll invite 10 meet
Il US, saying how charming and un.
spoiled you are though you've goi
Il more money than you know what C
a do with
l. II" With the protesting pronour
| ANuehlNg oANAhlAneA All OWnerhniU O
N her husbands fortune, whatever 4
-- might be.
~ IT'S the same thing. You and
I'd are one. Whatever Is mine Is yours
vi don't swear 20 make you a regular
l. unfRiling allowance worthy Of tn.
, new position you're going to have
Id because you see / do business witt
lg several countries, and my incomes
errOtic; I'm never sure 10 the dal
ne when IL will come OF how much s
- will be. But there's nothing you
Id want which you can't buy; remembe
~ that. And when we begin life Ii
OF London, you shall have a standini
ut account ut as many shops as yol
d. like"
OF Annesley made no objection q
az knights plan for Turing the journals
~ into his trap which was a Harmless
ne one According TO his prophecy. MI
'lr Milton Savage Of the Torquay Weell
or Messenger accepted the Invitation
eSu from his correspondent and came I
TX luncheon on the day when the publ
ny we're free TO view Valley House.
eE Knight allowed himself 10 b
nu pumped concerning IL, and also hi
wife's parentage, letting fall. wit
l. ] 4. 10