Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-27

'YnYE DOUCnSTNR bronglt her
SrfatIv4 Ii, q cloSe WIN 4 dramatic
1Ipaop ~ tAs sVsnts 4a re after

III k0Y TICiEEIlS| !

Sptiop of the events tQf the aftef.
MS ths whole queer business.' !,
anished, abruptiy. 'sIsys told you
ktAiue there Is to know, and pres.
~ sr,lletell you Why I've done 4,
~ meahtime; cf eoufse, ycd'pouid
verbal proof Of what people like
know by- the feelinss IN thejr bones.
sser to our friend Thesd's Napole-
= stroke Of the last few hours. fiav,
4 telephone handy All, Of course r.
Claudine rose and pressed an in
~ button in,the wall 6 the tele-
a n concealed In sliding panel,
sscret Of which u known only Ia
leaders s0f the gang Oh, I BET
y psrdof,, I'd forgotten you were
~ Please ring up Mrs. Stranack,
sSaushntssns: nsn: A !, .iaw. Her number (
)I1SsuSine complied. Her face was in. |.
StSbIe. Presently she handed tie
tyument to Lady Douceeter: X.
kfs that you, Nadia2 IL Mr.. Theed
there7 Oh, what nuisance! i
suggestion to make to him, quite
eod one, about the business on which
~ been seeing you wonder II
would mind telling me exactly what
been arranged ~ = 'lfs
N. ..A.,. &,....x..,.
si'ousoso tsc
EWith o nentning movement Lady
)ucester held the earpiece out to
6udine 40 that she might hear for
sek Nadia,s answer. Claudine lis.
I'D. eyes narrowing. ana tnen re-
|uned the earpiece TO LADY Doucester.
y rounded on the ccnversation with
eyentional thanks ana rang on.
|BSYonr daughter In law has siven
- full power OF attorney. 80 far az
- understands II. everything is to 70
80 at present. but she Is no longer
actual possession OF the house and
: money ana 80 on. Bright OF
Led. :,
H"very, agreed Lady Douccster.
|baftily. NOW suppose you find out
|sm him how his schemes are progress.
u. It's no good ringing up his once.
ID past D. Try his private address
you like, but he's much more likely
BE- downstairs In your waiting room,
3 whatever you call It."
IA gleam. came to Claudinc's eyes.
E"He followed you here, then?"
.No. l cant an, honesty honestly say he did.
I've been more dramatic II he had, but.
y Z matter OF fact. followed him
|3e, only got here first"
Claudine was at the house telephone.
LOku, l shall be engaged for some
- longer. Has any one called? Mr.,
Ased? Ask him to- be good enough
J speak to me on this telephone. All.
Deed, my friend, how are you? No.
m afraid you can't come up-my
Asseuse IL here. F1atterer! BY the
M, the patient upstairs IA quite him.
~ again, you know. How are Won
ytting on with our little campaivn
ScstisSactorv ;.r,t a.1 III. Lnat !
leve 1t was 4 sure thing. Oh. ven.
~ It, but remember I'm still waiting
~ the big money. What? You re 70 .
II 10 abandon the idea altogether?
lyor moment longer Claudine 1is.
ed intently. Then she threw the re-.
tysr back and turned to her visitor.
You're quite right. Theed has don
eerossed me. He's giving up the
9s!e scheme, but he's kindly sending
~ mother thousand for my trouble ~
- swept up and down the room like
Mofm cloud.
30 Theed is to have the property
M you are to have two thousand
2ounds and the pleasure of letting
Henry Jarroman out Of his durance
|te. Well, you're his wife, 30 / dare
~ you've seen his bad side before |;
lyt you'll find 1t is twenty years the
efse for wear. don't envy you,"
Caudine came to a halt and eyed
~ tormentor savagely.
|.,What do you want of me? You
Peven't gone to all this trouble to prove
& me that I've been fooled, Just for the
|un Of the thing! You know all that I
|Aow. and more. WHY did you come
|re?" -
ITO find out where Jarroman is. I"
|l,xered ss Lady Doucester simply. "That
the one thing ! wasn't sure about.
gather that he Is upstairs in this
(cuse. And I want you to let me see
|am before Theed gets at him.
Viaudine brooded a moment.
u don't feel much inclined to do
~, Lady Doucester. 1t leaves me
1snout any weapon at all with which
ean protect myself against-r- hus.
aa9. 80 long as he 10 completely iso-
~ ~ ! can at least make terms.h
very WELL" said Lady Gloucester
lesffully. II never really expect 70
something for nothing. though I al
~ try to II ! can. 1f you will let
see your husband this evening, and
hdday at latest. 1 will siye vom what
I your heart you want more than sny.
|Alas in the world. i mean mean the" the social o
ation that used to be yours"
|,''My dear Lady Gloucester !" cried
|aeldine with elaborate scorn. care
NJ trying to edge me back into the