Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12
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and Theed iso!dtcs hin from the Norid
N Cidpdine's house.
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TIE STITFENED and then swayet
II himself into a bow as Lad,
Doucester appeared.
"Ah. my dear Lady Gloucester, how
Do you dog
Lady Doucestcr. too composed to bt
entirely natural. bestowed the ncces.
cary minimlm of greeting. and then
holding his card as II it were an object
Of curiosity. asked:
what does in re Camden and Jar.
roman mean 1t sounds like law.
tuit. Is IT,
1T may well become so. Lady Dou
ccstcr." answered Theed, in voic,
like a funeral "Thc event hangs
largely with yourself
THE event hangs largely with my
self,' repeated Lady Gloucester. as II
she were trying to think out what the
words meant. as indeed she was. THAT
means you're going to threaten me
Abcut something. Sit down. Mr..
Theed. am in the mood to be threat
ened today
81 assure you that I have nevc"
threatened any one in my lfc." sail
1heed. OH the apparent verge Of tears.
Il know" snid Lady DOuccstcr.
But. you see, there are large mum :
ber Of people who allow you the privl L.
lege of doing them a favor-and it costs
them just as much in the end. What
particular favor do you want to do for
ne this afternoon?'
Lady Doucester Is Calm
She had seated herself as was her
custom. In a corner of the room where
the light was sOftencd by the window
hangings. Not a flicker of her eye!id>
betrayed the state of her feelings.
10 be frank said Thced--Lady
Douccestcr smiled pointedly-''.to be
pose of doing You a favOr--unless it
be a favor to be the first to bear evil
tidings."
Evil tidings!" repeated Lady Dou.
ess,er, az 4 to herself. do You mean
Very bad. I fear." returned Thccd
II must ask you to prepare Yourself
for what may prove to be severe
phock. Lady Doucester."
m used to them.' said Lady Dou-
cester. II like them served quickly.'
You are under the impression" said
Iheed. that your son has married
Niiss Nadia Jarroman."
Lady Gloucester slowly moved her
hands TO the arms Of her chair and
rAsting her wrists on the carved Orna.
lnents that bore the DOucester crest
let her fingers trail Imply downward.
II was as If she challenged herself
as well as her tormentOr to break her
mastery Of the moment
Was there some legal flaw in the
marriage ceremony" she asked.
No said Theed. sadly. as If he
regretted the fact. Nothing can in
validate marriage service but the
previous marriage Of one Of the parties.
The lady is indubitably your son y wife.
I'ut he did not marry Miss Nadia Jav-
II"man. He married Miss Nadia Cam.
The silence could be felt. Thecd.
leaning forward with hands clasped
Between his knees. had spoken with
bent head. lie did not raise it now.
hut he was able TO lift his gaze to
hands. e"'"
lie saw them twitch. curving inward
as though to clutch at something that
had slipped away. He grinned to him.
blow '"' '"' "'''
"Well, Mr.. Theed? I knew that
from the beginning"
>, Theed almost bounced. to his feet.
Ior perhaps the first time in his sue
BeSsiully shady career he had received
q shock for which he had had not
second = preparation. lie who in This
struggle was to have been the s,lper.
man-the colossus! A sense of indig.
|nat'on swept over him, so genuine that
~ reSt0red him to speech.
Really" he gasped. "My dear
Lady Gloucester, do beg"
Lady Gloucester Strikes
A tinge of color had crept back under
IN tne rouge Oh Lady Doucester's face.
She mad struck swiftly and skillfully.
she gave her opponent no time to re-
cover.
How I got to know is of no in.
easy rudcness. What ia :Jarroman
doing now?'
AT the moment he Is lying between
life and death, unable to communicate
with the outside world--he has had a
cally. e''' ''ee""'''
Lady Gloucester was startled. but she
managed to mask it. Her expression
'ssld that she. was sorry for Mr., Jar.
,o'ah, put by no means prostrated,
and as she believed Mr., ,Theed had
spoken OF evil tidings.
rallied. ''"' A"'e"
Just before he was stricken" he
ss.d, deliberately, "Jarroman instructed
t W commence a criminal prosecu.
v% ior forgery and impersonation
t'ta'hst Mrs. Stranack-and a civil nc.
s'om ior the cancellation of the settle.
",ents and-the restoration of NH
moneys obtained"
ms time he had scored ; no doubt
|,tr"St;rHnna,n "Jta;rroman' lie gave you those in.
"Rnt MS.q she asked. bcwildered.
|NsS,s %hS! ! mean, does he think
tn"u,;,a tS ,aeliGerately imposed upon him
"TTrhsns Thsns who she really wasf"
Tho "esa y. ielt that he was dominating
tmsrn ne situation again. Confidence re-.
'uned 10 his manner.
.s,, nm as much In the dark as your.
non.. no returned. II can only re.
srSrv Svar mat he demands repayment Of
brry penny the lady has spent since
.DSnaii we say--adoption."
but 1t is absurd. :" nrotestoJ LADY
t.o tponcester, , still dazed. "Thev have
peen living at q high rat. s ~. n,"st m"st
sions 'pssnt hundreds on her trousseau,
'"nn, ene can't possibly repay it,"
~ ut .. nsr accumulated earnings
"%sss CERTAINLY pet,', aSid
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