Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-21
The Vengeance0f
Henry Jarronan
[ Muss
the
Woman
Always
Pay?
By ROY VICKERS

By twenty years--pacsd the simple littl,
PLACE hercely. turning with panthe
swiftness % the walls cut short hel
stride. Tresdom-life--wealth she hat
demanded OF the world outside the small
high window.
A Substitute DAushtsr
The string Of memory snapped. sh,
--Caudine Crayne--was back in th,
somehow full OF fear With an efIor,
she recaptured her gamblers courage.
"You offer Eve thousand a year
That means that my help IL absolute
ly necessary for you In some danseroui
and difhcult stunt" -: -. -
1.-THE danger and the dif,culty vii
bc mine," said Thsed; AZ II he wer,
making z noble sacrifice. "You will
BE- paid-if I am successful--for con
tinuing to maintain that discretion con /.
cerning the indiscretions of others foi
which you are already 20 Justly ia.
"Five thousand q year hush mon
sy," said ClGudine, hard a. steel. "It
sounds too good to be true, Theed. Pu,
your cards on the table,-and do try not
n,.s.n to talk ,n.:.,n =: Il you were addressing
| Uear lazy, rear your nerves are
q tribe frayed," purred Theed. I'm q
nutshell, to put your daughter In pos.
session Of her fortune would not, to use
q deplorsble vulearisn, quench our
thirst. On the other hand, to put an.
other In her place might be profitable
and me-"
And the girl" put in Claudine.
L she bungles 1t, she will betray us.
I hate stunts that depend on trusting
somebody"
"1n this case, dear lady" said
Theed, rubbing his hands with salts.
faction. II am trusting no one but
"But the GIRL" insisted Claudine
impatiently.
An 4, Innocent Agent
The girl," said Theed, impre.sivcly,
VIII be On % innocent agent She will
honestly believe sns. herself to be Jarro.
Claudine stared at him in genuine
astoniahment. o..
How are you going to work IL" she
asked. with something that savored Of
respect In her voice.
Theed glowed with pleasure At the
unspoken tribute to his powers.
The problem answers itself a. soon
as it 10 stated" he said. pompously. ,.
The pfoblem--to find In London
girl Of twenty. two, whose parents died
under q cloud during her infancy, and
who lives In ignorance Of their true
identity under q surname, wisely
changed BY relative, conveniently
dead" =.
Nadia Quest!" gasped Claudine.
Pre-. .cisely," Answered Theed. "The
problem is 30 difficult that, as It were,
It becomes at once profoundly simple. y
Il don't like IT," said Claudine
doubtfully. Remember, she is John
CAmden's daughter"
"On the contrary, It Is extremely
tortunate," corrected Theed. ''You
have no idea what your husband has be d.
come, and for the sake Of your own
peace Of mind am glad that you have
not: For one thing, he 10 mad-mad
with the most dangerous of all manias,
that seeks its maniacal end by methods
not a human being--he is a living ex
preston of hatred. And the vendetta
baked by John Camden himself, is now
concentrated on his daughter. He is
seeking her in order to satisfy his ven :
delta upon her person. Well, she
shall be placed where he will never
think Of looking for her-in his own
house, as his own daughter. It's my
firm belief that this is the only way to
save the girl"
"A lot you care whether she's saved
or not" said Claudine scornfully,
Il do" said Theed, in a voice that
somehow carried conviction. Tin not
ashamed to confess that Jarroman
frightened me today. live never seen
any thing like tit was uncanny.
Anyhow, that need not concern you.
Her safety happens to coincide with
our interest. All you need do is to
keep silent and, in the unlikely event Of
Jarroman ever consulting you, to ad.
NIT that she 10 your daughter.
I still don't see how you're going to
work it," objected Claudine. IL he
accepts her as his daughter she will
simply simply live with him and share his
'For the third time, dear lady. he
10 making q will in her favor. A little
logical imegtnation-just Z little put.
regrettable termination Of a lonely life
tho sudden enrichment Of another, al.
ready adorned with the twin jewels of
youth and beauty"
Don't" protested Claudine. "That
10 no concern of NINE"
Silence again! Claudine was trying
to gauge the real nature of the propo.
sition Theed was making.
us Nadia Quest still at that agency
of yours" she asked presently.
"Yes," answered Theed. "At pres.
ent she is working for some clients OF
the thea agencys."s y.s,. He psuss,d. smiled and
Doucester's son."
Claudine's hands gripped her fan.
Theed's hints were linking themselves
into connected scheme. But not only
the better understanding Of a DEVILS
plot was flushing her cheeks and widen.
ing her eyes.
An Uncanny Coincidence
what an uncanny coincidence I"
she exclaimed.
Coincidence, but for your presence,
dear lady, be damned" smirked Theed.
II keep In close touch with that
agency. You'd be surprised what fool
ish things people will confde in
typewriting agency. know all that's
going on. When Lord Gloucester ap-
piled for q temporary typist, I gave ex-
plicit instructions that Nadia was to
be sent. At the time-some three weeks
ago-it pleased my sense Of humor.
Today 1t looks as II 1t may well turn
out .vt T. be double s., syent.'
NADIA Is beautiful. Stranack Ia
somewhat impressionable. He belongs
to one Of the oldest families In the
country. He is certain to be returned
a.. nv,,,n on,A k~,o laor