Evening journal., 1922-11-11
Confined From Our Last Issue-)


watched Lannis riding away witt
the two horses.
He'll make It all right, but IT.
time he started" said the latter.
Darragh nodded: Some storm
Where Is Eve?"
In her room"
What is she going to do, Jack7"
Marry me as soon as possible
She wants TO stay here for a few
days but can't leave her here
alone l think I'll telephone tC
Ghost Lake for sleigh"
Let me talk to her" said Oar
ragh in low voice.
do you think you'd be,:er-at
such time2"
Il think it's a good time. It viii
divert her mind. anyway. l want
her 70 come 10 Harrod Place"
she won't" said stormon- grim
ly
she might. Let me talk 10 her
stormont hesltated, looked at him
nodded. Darragh stoo6 his rifle
against the bench on the kitchen
porch. They entered the house slow
Is. And met Eve descending the
stairs.
The girl looked at Dsrragh. as
tonished. then her pale face flushed
with anger.
what are you doing in this
house2" she demanded unstea lilly.
''Have you no decency. no shame?"
Yes" he said, Il am ashamed
or what my kinsman has done TO
you and yours. That Is partly why
I am here"
You came here as a spy" she
said with hot contempt. you lied
about your name; you lied about
your purpose. You came here 10
betray Dadi II he'd known It he
would have killed youl"
yes. he would have. But-do
you know why 1 came here, Ever"
i've told you!"
~And you are wrong didn't
come here TO betrsy Mike Cfinch: J
came 10 save him"
do you suppose I believe a man
who has lied TO Dad?" she cried.
II don't ask you TO Eve. shall
let somebody else prove what say.
I don't blame you for your attitude.
God knows don't blame Mike
Clinch. He stod up like a man 10
Henry Harrod. All I ask is TO
undo some OF the rotten things that
my uncle did to you and yours. And
that Is partly why 1 came here"
The girl said passiouately; |
Neither Dad nor I want anything !
from Harrod Place or from you
DO you suppose you can come here
after Dad is dead and pretend you
want to make amends for what your
uncle did 10 us7'
Eve" eald Darrsgh gravely.
1--WE made some amends already.
You don't know ii, but have. =
You may not believe It. but I liked
your father. He was a real man.
Had anybody done TO me what
Henry Harrod did to your father
I'd have behaved as your father be-
heved; I'd never have budged FROM
this spot: I'd have hunted where
chose; I'd have borne an implacahle
hatred against Henry Harrod and
Harrod Place. and every soul in III"
The girl. silenced, looked at him
without belief.
He said: II am not surprised that
you distrust what I say. But the
man you are going to marry was a
Junior officer in my command. I
have no closer friend than Jack
Stor1hont. Ask him whether I am
TO be believed"
Astounded. the girl turned
flushed, incredulous face TO Stor-
mont
He said: you may trust Darrsgh
as you trust me. don't know what
ne has TO say 70 you dear. But
whatever he says will be the truth"
Darragh said. gravely: Through
a misunderstanding your father
came into possession Of stolen prop
erty. Eve. He did not know Il had
been stolen. did. But Mike
Clinch would have believed me II
had told him that the case Of Jewels
in his possession had been stolen
from a woman. Quintana stole
them. BY accident they came into
your fathers possession. learned
of this. I had promised this woman
70 recover her Jewels.
Il came here for that purpose
Eve. And for two reasons: first, be-
cause I learned that Quintana also
was coming here TO rob your father
OF these gems; second, because,
when ! knew your father, and knew
you. concluded that II would be an
outrage TO call on the police. It
would mean prison for cnnch. mis-
cry and ruin for you, Eve. Sol
tried to steal the jewels toll
save you both"
He looked at stormont, who
neemed astonished.
ITO whom do these Jewels belong,
JIM" demanded the Trooper.
ITO the young Grand Duchess OF
Esthonia. 4. DO you remember
that befriended her over there?"
Eyes"
do you remember that the Reds
were accused Of burning her cha
teau and looting IT."
yes. ! remember"
We'll It was Quintana and his
gang Of international criminals who
did that" said Darragh dryly.
And. TO Eves by accident this
case of Jewels, embiazoned with the
coat Of arms Of the Grand Duchess
OF Esthonia. came into you fathers
possession. That is the story, Eve"
There was a silence. The girl
looked at Stormont. flushed painful
~, looked at Darragh.
Then. without a word. she turned
escended the stairs. and reappeared
Immediately carrying the leather
case.
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