Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-30
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AND HERE IT CONTINUES
nvHE morning after Nadia's arrival in
y Brighton broke cloudless, with a
faint fragrance in the air that comes
suly at the height of summer. Some.
thins In Nadia responded to It, and
i,ove away for time the gray thoughts
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which had tortured her the day before.
Breakfast was brought to her In her
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!fiss and delight. In a box lined with
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0opping expedition when Jarroman
| sturned. He greeted her with the af-
ACTION that somehow puzzled her, and
d which she could not vet bring herself
az have been arranging for your rid I.
I'LL it that you begin next Monday"
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marked Nadia. irving to appear matter.
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th.m sbe WAS reaactinv They mnst
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"Ynm have dronned someth;ny-o
card. / think"
Nadia o her hands % mi M - p roses could
NOT fake T.. and Jarroman laid II on
| ne table face inward. The name OF
Stranack war mainly visible to both.
Neither spoke. Nadia arranged the
roses in q vase and went to her own
room to nut on her hat.
II am going shopping" she said
when she returned. and Icsitated.
II have letters to write" said Jar.
roman. "i shall hone to zee you n,
lunch time" Taking I'm the house tele.
bhone. he eave An order for his car tc
! I6e brought around. "If IL would amust
you," he said, turning to Nadia, who
wss looking rather impressed. II will
|get you a little two. scatter, which you
tno Vaso Asainst Camden
II should love It," exclaimed Nadia
mpetuously. "Speed has always seemed
70 me a most intoxicating thing" Then
her. face grew graver. "You think of
nothing but my pleasures, she added.
You have not forgotten your promise
30 let me help you as secretary?'
"No-oh, no." answered Jarroman,
but she fancied that he spoke reluc-
|tantly. 1--WE will start this afternoon
u you feel like It,"
She smiled and left him. Left him
10 the chaos of his thoughts.
Why was 1t that when she mentioned
working for him she reused in him a
Eumult that racked his reason? In him
bow were two opposing points of con-
Fciousness. One. powerful as ever, 1t
geemed, was registering the fact that
Wilfred Stranack was the man she
loved, the man she must marry; that
bnce this happiness was secured her,
|she would take to lavish expenditure,
10 dattery, to excitement as q duck to
water; that after that the way led
|etraight up and up that throne OF tri.
\Rmph, from which she would fall, like
falling star, to be trampled under his
beet!
The other force within him whisnered
hat a woman who held that work was
dignifed and needful was a woman
|fworthy of respect; and respect was for.
|kign to the dark welter of his mind.