The Washington herald., 1922-11-14
Corsinued from Yssterday.

Continued from Yssterddy.
You agreed with me as to her
quite recognizable resemblance to
Mrs. Camden" Doucester pointed
out Moreover. It is not usual for
a man to wear a gemmed ring. She
admitted that the gemmed ring be-
longed to her father. The two
points taken together would make
rather startling coincidence.
There would be a third coincidence
in the fact-if 1t were a fact-that
she was actually the daughter of a
man whose life was thrown so
tragically in touch with that of
John Camden"
For a time Lady Gloucester was
silent.
You say this letter of hers
reached wilfred by the same post
as her note to me- That was yes
terday morning. And he only re-
lated what she had told him last
night to your
There was a tinge Of jealousy in
the last two words that hurried her
husband into an explanation.
HE waited till last night because
he wanted to see the girl in person
and discuss the extraordinary turn
Of events. He approached me first.
! think, because he did not want to
distress you. He Is amazingly OBJ
stinate. Emmeline. In spite of the
girls sensible decision not to marry
him. he will not give her up. He
says that he will not rest until
Lady Gloucester. busy with her
manicure implements. interrupted
HIM
What is the name of the family
lawyer who took her out to lunch
and-reveaIed her parentage to
her. she asked.
1T has not been mentioned" re-
turned her husband slowly. but 1
think you have made the same
guess as / have. You also. Emme-
line. guess the man to be-Theed-"
Lady Gloucester nodded. and
shuddered as at an unpleasant
memory.
sleeping dogs" she muttered
Il never did believe in letting
them lie" said Gloucester. 81 have
always preferred to stir them up
and-er-let them bite each other"
It's no good talking to me like
that" said Lady Doucester. II can
never make out what you mean"
Il mean. my dear. that II Theed
has. for some motive Of his own.
persuaded both Jarroman and the
girl that they are related to each
other it means that the existence
Of John Camden's daughter can no
longer he held over our heads
which in turn means that there is
no need for wilfred to marry the
girl.
Il don't like talking about her
like that" he added. "as il she were
trying to snap him up-which Is
! admire her deeply"
Are you going to see Theed?"
asked Lady Doucester
II thought of doing So" he an
swereh. But I would naturally
consult you first
'T have nothing to say against
It. il you think it necessary" she
answered. with something that was
perilOusly near humility.
IF 1 go-you give me a free
hand. Emmeline?"
Yes. Mollentrave." she answered
He rose to go. She. too. had risen
and stood between him and the
door. As he passed her she stopped
him, stood on tiptoe and kissed
him. He Looked mildly surprised
squeezed her hand and left her.
Lord Doucester was kept waiting
for some five minutes in Theed's
outer office. He was not irritateC
thereby. He had told himself TheeC
would keep him waiting five min.
utes. He knew, too. that when hi
entered the inner office TheeC
would say:
How do you do. my dear Lore
Gloucester? l am so sorry to have
had to keep you waiting. Pray b,
seated. Pray be seated"
When he actually said 1t Theet
extended his hand Lord Doucestel
took the seat but ignored the hand
He could pretend not to see an ex
tended hand less extensively thar
any man in Europe.
Il have just learned" he said
that we have a mutual friend
Miss Jarroman."
"Ah. yes-yes." murmured Theed
Charming"
"we-er-first made the acquain
lance of the lady as a Miss Quest,
continued Lord Gloucester.
Theed nodded several times HI
seemed to be making a lightning
calculation.
I don't know how much yoI
know of her story-which was onl!
known to herself a couple of day
ago." he began with an air of frank
ness that family amused the other
You may or may not be awar,
that 1 myself took care of hel
when the trial of her father reached
its tragic conclusion and she wa:
abandoned and friendless. I mus
plead guilty to having assumed q
grave responsibility. Lord Douces-
ter. OF my own unaided counsel
decided that her mother. excellent
lady though she Is In many respects,
was hardly fitted to bring up a
yeung girl, Se.1arranged for her