Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
-.,a STARTS THE STORY

hs,t,r ths crsoktnp o. s"Js ~ 1h
~ IT. ,c,d him 10 prison. The
~ e q piasnsd bf o oanoster
ts~st ,c;,k Ms sid Of 2 s~.de de-
sse CO. - a byibc Of $4,000 from q
tsmw. .cho Il cnsioss to get 'fd ot
sw%% Hs attempts q dton,ond
SS,ou the person OF rioh Mrs..
NseCy, Sroo.se Polly Ls Brun dsks
f6a""s. s.t n Tor her, and he escapes
w. ~,y!soI ,ksts soitk the detective IN
s~ Tks oem hod been knocked
esflsui. ko,d and foilen to the
mm ne u affsrpdrd engaged ~
w. % ths poyson 10 0ffem pfed
tss,"' .h,e,od Svslness soor,as tDifh
SWs; ksc,f hiddes under o rough
~ Hoddou, the lotovcr pho
snr "a, 5000 bribe, has charge Of
Y"I,oi aSdirs Of tha soomdn, Ms.
sisiAeril. -,>u,rs
~ CAN'T imagine! II would appear
/ n m. that you had all that you
...d IN Just marrying Mrs.
s,.,s,,,l's millions. There arc thirteen
.,,,..n of thsm, aren't there? Only,
, ,..', ou,te see inst how I am In q
..s,,o, 10 further your matrimonial
u,Adop stared at him q moment;
n.n svinsing on bis heel ne resumed
y. u'p, pu,,cins. The house telephone upon
~ =. able rang. Ashe reached over and
"I,,. Mrs. stethsril," he announced,
-,,,,ns Il down. She wants you. She
Rond's had her letter BY now.
va 10 drive In TO Lockwcrth and
~. him sign the Deeds
msr ..rbs old fool :" muttered Haddon.
..a,s can't drive Bond Ike child
M None the less he caught up his coat
,sd lat and went 70 the door; -,
aBy the way" he called back. II
,Aisk you'd better come with me,
Stssis. I've got something for you to
.If Mrs. stetheril doesn't need me" !"
rtnned Ashs.
"Dm't set fresh With mei' cried
ndScu, his face reddenfns with sud.
"a rsse. Don't sst fresh with me,
fncs's 4 storm coming" mused
L.he q no followed. And I can't oven
r. vAsrs ~ coming froml 0ssi I'm
4 regular weather prophet !"
" want Mr.. Steele 10 hslp me with
nv work at the ofaos," said Had.
=, hking bis orders from Mrs.
H6Ssl In silence. "If you don't need
III I don't need him !" she replied
,rdy. "B, Il happens that l do.
WSsss sscrssary Is he, Haddon1 Yours
| n nips7 Go ahead and see Bond. And
N dvs you $500 II you got him to
dp those papers
ths dismissed Evelyn without core
pony, sent the lowering Hsddon upon
h1 srrand, and told Ashe to follow her
Into hW own o6lce.
Shut the door," she directed as
Abe came In.
Ghe went 10 her chair but did not
Ut down. Instead she stood bumped
srf her stick, her eyes fairly boring
Into bis.
What do you know about Haddon's
Dursei she taxed him without warn.
hS.
A.h. lifted his eyebrows quito inno-
sntly.
Only what he said at the table" he
answered. He hadn't mentioned the
matter to me before"
b sharp were her eyes now that they
nads BIN think uncomfortably of two
s(sd knives. They seemed cold steel
wANted upon suspicion.
y know my own household servants
Mhef WE'LL" she told him summarily.
don't know you 10 well. Did
|you Now mind you don't lie
70 me did you steal that
money!"
he returned her look squarely before
,awering. She was deeply moved.
ne hands upon her crooked stick wero
syn' There was Z look In hsr eyes
hm which he could not quits under
snnd. II was borne In upon him that
Almost she was afraid that he would
did not"
Don't you lie to me ~ she snapped,
saruHins her head forward in her Gag.
|erns". Don't you lie to mo Ten me
|!as truth. Did you take Haddon's fifty
Ashe was thinking swiftly: .Shs did
|not mention this morning that she was
|gans to send Haddon to Lockworth.
|cne did not mention II at the table,
Eve, she did not say anything in her
|,suer to Bond about Il. She has sent
,.% s% away simply because she wants 10
sda Y, with me aIone!"
quietly.
iouny man." she said, and now her
|1snn voice was shaking and her tense
|nnsers tremblsd, 'be cayeful what you
- Don't lie to me, ! toll you I'll
uost s.t 90 any good. And I hats q Mar. |
~ ~ worse than Just q plain thisfI
|tsnptible. +" '' a'' ''n
lie nodded, said nothing. waited for
Is, W 10 on, his eyes still steady upon
!. I'm going to mako il m, bus,n.,u
.n,t ana gut az about this affair" she
|iG%auneed. "a la. If you did It III know It. |
|h., ''.ner Know about this than -
|Sss mash Bond. even! II you did |
|it, II you did IL
.T ~ was almost a whisper now.
mr ySu S did It and will tell me I'll re- |
~, NV. he hfty dollars TO Haddon out Of |
mcuth mo ssa ,,I, packet and will keep my |
.riI'. S.n smut. You've got Rachel Steth. |
\, Nord for that, and though I NAV
!. ro,% nay not be mean old devil, my |
mi S,.I," " good as my bond. You've
.rc. sne paused a moment. Then she said
ss.S yS more very, very slowly. an appre
s4.U!e %N pause after each word:
ND "Sd you take that money!
MO he answered. 81 did mot
, t;u' no Sloek upon the wall licked many
/, l,ctin i%e before either Of them stirred. Ia
StssSssasns StSss sounded very loud. Rachel
hin ,.a,s, eyes bored and bored into
mst searching out bis hidden soul. ne
Ave. Sss., aer look frankly, conscious Of =
~ os Ss9ntsnt that for once he was Suilt-
s"c,I oI the thing of which he misbt b.
'Sea. ~. The sensation was novel
lrs tsiSasi S .ie -. a |ishty sl.9t liar or you
4 kS ms the truth" she srunted