Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
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peitnel W. Sesire that she should knoy
he lnsa .,au an the obvious facts az to Tn
nofs - Hawk Kennedy. for connict
dssm norts would lead to. questions
ing i.S sSe had suspected nothing, " wa
ei.s einss 10 bring that horror to her no
peeoleso that the threat had passed
hfe ~" GAS n little afraid OF his col
ycjuiau ohter. She talked too much
Fmi u'Hd hsd been decided that nobod!
inq u .bn LAWYER. Peter, Beth an
qfept psroen @ should know the sourc
tg .p,s b sudden and unexpected In
bgits,ngioin bgnt, giooinathan Mcclure found himsel
But Siaturbed when he learne'
omewnanin over the telephone tina
one vWnGSire and q guest were oor
peegy to BLACK Rock House for IN
their waS rhe message came from tn
fees'enu,ih ,ho hotel, and since Peggy .ant
tlerk ,,.nd ., od had already started IRON
her lrieI VEL he knew Of no way TO IN
New iVtn, IT,, There was nothing to dc
wrcept .th the best Of the situation.
but maNb had the best guest room, bu'
rev, ia decided the day before TO re-
be'n No" ths cottage, which was greatly
nrn 70 ~ Wv her attention. And 80 Nc
neeq {, formed Mrs. Bergen OF the I'm
Ga Gu,e v;sit and gave orders that Miss
pendlng VS. VS., md n room in the wing
Psgsyy, - Vorepared for the newcomers.
shouia no wish to meet Peggy Nc
beth n tb;s house after the scene with
guire IN .ha cabin, when the young lady
Peer IN listed Black Rock. for that
ad iass had given Beth glimpses OF
kncoMu,n,a ~ thoughts beneath the pretty
he klhu "a u cerise wells that had once
oques ta annie of her admiring eyes.
zen tn0 ,uck would have It, as Beth
'YW ~ hsr afternoons visit to Peters
n,shs.e and hurried down to get away
peanue us ,;ilape before the visitors mr.
I' Miss Peggy's low runabout
1veua IN 10 the portico. Beth's hrst
oarea up os n draw back and go out
npua.Ss Tho kitchen, but the glances. OF
n.ousu .,ro girls met, Peggy's In an in,
~ W. %rocoSnition. And 80 Beth tilted
an cbin and walked down the steps
hssjde the machine, aware or an
as. SIT ettired lady with dou-like
ess;h 1s.s;nsss who sat beside Peggy, OBJ
.ssa'f rsens n the sharp invisible daggers
.hioh sbot from eye to eye.
"You here" said fessy' "i'h a' III
bulting shrug. - H.. M
..Snine adept Of the art OF give and
" could have shown a more perfect
swnle Of studied indifference than
Beth did. ,,o ,,, h,o,r
thing of Beth's feelings and cared not
n all what she thought or felt. peggy
MeGuire was too much concerned with
khe Importance of the visitor that she
b,d brought with her, the first live
brincess that she had succeeded IN
brineing into captivity. But Anastasie
Ealitzin had not missed the little by
bsy and inquired with some amuse.
nent as to the very pretty girl who had
Eome out Of the house. -.
"Ob-the housekeeper's niece, "
I.plied Peggy, In her boarding school
ranch. IT don't like her. thought
Lhsd gone. She's been having petite
lfaire with our new forester and su-
berintendent.
Anastasie Galitzin, who was in the
lct Of descending from the machine,
remained poised for a moment, as it
kere, In midair, staring at her hostess.
I "Ah!' she said. "Vraiment!'
BY this time the noise of the motor
had brought Stryker and the down.
btairs maid from the house, and In the
tonfusion Of carrying the luggage in
Ioors. the conversation terminated. 1t
Vas not until Peggy's noisy greetings
% her father in the hallway were con-
luded and the introduction of her new
tuest accomplished that Jonathan Nc
Edlre was permitted to tell her In
lev words the history Of the last week,
Ind Of the injur; to the superintendent,
Fho lay upstairs in the room Of the
usst Of honor.
gH.m," shifted Peggy, II don't see
Fhy you had to bring him here -
fIts long story, Peg" said Nc
iuire calmly. "I'll tell you presently.
f course the princess Is very welcome,
Put couldn't let him be taken any
Ehere but here, after he'd behaved so
me all through the rioting."
well, It seems to me,' Peggy be-
Jan, when the voice of her guest cut in
ather sharply.
Pierre! y gasped Anastasie sharply, |
Nd then, in her pretty broken English,
You say, Monsieur, it is he-Pe- ter |
Niehols-who as been badly 'urt?"
Yes, ma'am, pretty bad-shot |
trough the breast"
"Sainte Ylerge!'
But he's getting on all right now.
le'h be sitting up in a day or 50, the
pctor says. Did you know him,
a'am?'
Anastasie Galitzin made no reply,
nd only stared at her host, breathing
ith difficulty. Peggy, who had been
atchlng her startled face, found her.
~ intensely curious. But as she would
ave Questioned, the princess recovered
eiself with an effort.
Moves, monsieur. lit Is moth
", But If you please-I should like
~ at once to my room"
AND Peggy and her father, both of
.m much mystihed, led the way up
aairs and to the room that had
W. prepared In the wing of the house,
rs..,e .Ier following with the bag and
s.si As me door of the room the princess
sasinoa neBsy TO excuse her, pleading
prion" ana so the astonished and
g. yas iot0ae hostess was forced to relinquish
wn Ss roan social conquest and seek her
htroovSini, vii, mere to mediate upon the
Ehy hnary San thing that had happened.
Erhsd Ss 40 hhastasie Galitzin so per-
ster NJ at learning of the wounds of
Asd sho h'nos! What did 1t all mean?
aT QUE known him somewhere in the
,n NJ ha England-in Russia? What
biDsd IA moment Jonathan McGuire
sS my ner and revealed the identity of
I'M t'S,eriOus forester and superinten-
lem ,,a,h AZ hrst Peggy was incredulous,
an "S.ened Will her father told n
dS nalf true, half fictitious, which
en carefully planned to answer
|nd me- requ'rements of the situation.
pre unaware of the cyclonic disturb
3 orI' was causing in the breast of
eter sn ehlld' he told her of Beth and
btia, ana OF the evidences of their de-
Ifereroan' a'h 70 the other In spite of their
bul suv IN station. Peggy's small
e onIr I'irned i,d during the recital. but
oniy listened md soi5 otL;' Sut