Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-30
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
HnnR. TALLENTE." she exclaimed.

flushed face. Her eyes were filed with
pleasure. His errand. in those few
breathess moments. seemed no longer
the errand of a fool.
81 can't realize. it. even now." she
vent on. drawing her hand away at
last. II pictured you at Westmin-
ster. in committee rooms and all sorts
Of places. Aren't you forging weapons
to drive us from our homesRnd portion
out our savings?'
"I have left the thunderbolts alone
for one short week end" he answered.
az felt n hunger for this moorland uir.
London becomes so envelOping.'
Jane sat upright upon her horse
and looked at him with mOcking
mic
"How ungallant! I hoped you had
come to atone for your neglect
Have | neglected you?" he asked
quietly. turning and walking by her
side
"Shockingly! You lunched with me
on the seventh of August. | see you
again on the second Of November, and
] do believe that l shall have to save
YOU from starvation again.
Its quite true" he admitted. 81
have a sandwich in my pocket. though,
in ease you were away from home
Worse than ever. she sigh ed.
"You didn't even trouble to make in
auiries.
From whom should I? Robert--my
'servant--his wife, and boy to help
IN the garden are all my present staff
at the Manor. Robert drives the car
and waits on me. and his wife cooks.
They are estimable people. but I don't
think they are up In local news
"You were quite SAFE she said.
looking ahead Of her. IL am never
away"
The tail end Of scat Of rain beat
on their faces. From the hollow on
their left. the wind came booming up.
II should have thought that for
these few months just now. he sug-
gested. you might have cared for
change.
II have my work here. such as it
"If | were in town, for instance, l
should have nothing to do
"You would meet people. You must
sometimes feel the need Of society down
here.
II doubt whether l should meet the
people who would interest me- she
replied. "and in any case I have my
work here. That keeps me occupied.
They turned into the avenue and
soon the long front Of the house spread
itself ont before them. Jane, who had
been moluentarily absorbed, looked down
at her companion.
"You are alone at the Manor?' she
asked.
Quite alone
She became the hostess directly they
T., 81, ,tplS nf hn
She led him across the hall into her
little sanctum.
This is the ROOM" she told him.
''in which I never do n stroke of work
sacred to the frivOlities alone. l
shall send Morton in TO soc what you
will have to drink. while | change my
habit You must have something after
that walk. shan't be long.
FOR the second time she avoided
meeting his eyes as she left the room.
Tallcntc stood on the hearth rug, still
looking at the closed door through
which she had vanished. puzzled. little
chilled. fIe gave his order to the ntten .
tive butler who presently appeared and
who looked at him with covert interest,
the press had been almost hysteric-
ally prodigal of his name during the
last few wecxs. Then he settled down
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patience when uecame almost "hcon
trollnble. seemed 10 hin' aS ne
paced restlessiy ABOUT mat thls i''tie
apartment which ne reNhehpeIeo 81
we'll had IN measure chhISeu, "us
revealing n dlHereh' a'io:phere' az
though IN sSihpalh! WIN so'ne ;I,
corresponding change in Its prPsid :
Ing spirit. There was huge anc
well worn couch. smotnered w''n
cushions ana suggestive OF cohlor'
almost volupiuous; large '"ni
chalr, into whi"h ne presently SUN
OF the same character. ne "o'u los,
burning IN IN" srale gave ",'' pie"Snn'
sens" OF warmth ne '"ok more paI
tEular not" OF the volumes III 'hc Mri
hil'd book cases volumes OF roeiIS
French novels WIN a l"ir SprlnNlint
OF modern Enslish hc',"h. ,herr Mn'
plaster cast OF tn" ihris Maeoalent
over the door ana one or wv" "ne poI,.'
etch'nGs' nftrr tmn S'Ele "t hpi,''tu ,.;
upon the walls. lhcre was u" "r',hs
taol' III the ROOM nor any NsnS W III
dustry. nut bia'K OAK eh',' ,'an'' M"'
ind"h with MAGAZINES M" ''H''ip'
papers. Against thn Drown Wal'S
clump of nhmihg Se''o" g"rs' 'ta"''
from u distant corner. i'S i"'nt
mond like frngran'" mihg'ihg hron;n
tically win ihr perfume nt purn'll'
logs and great bo"i OF drl'n 'nvrnner
More IMAM ever u se'ti'u 10 i"'''''''
that IN" ntmoSpher" OF the room h','
changed, had become III some snnIl