Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
TOVE WILL NEVER DIE
By JOHN HUNTER

running her. has developed her wonder.
fully. Conninston will have her back"
His mother eyed him coldly. "You
take It very we'll. You know what you
stand to lose in that event. I believe p
II stand to lose nothing" asserted
prsslGw ,nr,ss;S, quietly. "At least, nothing
II fail to understand you. I am IN
mean?"
II shall marry the girl" said Pres
low calmly. 80 that it will be all the
same in the end"
Lady Barbara regarded him in silence
for some moments. At last she said very
slowly: II had not thought Of that. "
"Ah." observed Preslow dryly. "It
ls necessary to think sometimes. Do
you know, l prefer this arrangement to
the original one. I like that girl"
Audrey Doubts
After the Connington party had
driven away, Constance Brent and Au.
drey stood for some moments on the
pavement without speaking A worJ.
Constance was trying TO control the
turmoil Of her emotions SO thnt she
could fnce her daughter and not be-.
! tray the fact that she was passing
through great crisis. She addressed
Audrey with some indifference.
where's Mr.. Hardness, Audrey ?"
>, Audrey hesitated. "He went on.
lie apparently thought we might be-
win Lord Connington for consider. L.
| aDle time, and l gathered that he felt
himself little In the way"
IL see.' Constance felt like two dis.
tlnct personalities; the one, her rea,
sell, torn with anguish. driven by
morry, 1ranticaliy searching for a clear
path through the maze Of her difi .
cuities the other, detached, mecboni .
cal, hiding the true Constance Hren,
from the inquisitive eyes OF the world
oy stony calm which bordered danger. .
uus.y uosLS on listlessness. She tried to
III am sorry he chose to take tha:
RpSInt p OF view: Shall we stroll down "a
Lh,ccadiily Circus and look at the
They set of. and as they went Audr.,
asked the question which had hesn hrey I,
ner mind ever since she introduced Tim
darkness to her mother. '''
II. M;amma. DO you like Jim-Mr,
.! have seen very little Of him IN
to the present." answered ber motberp p
disappointment showed in Audrey r.
eyes. That doesn't mean he IMPRESSED
you unfavorably when you first mel
MN, mamma. does it?' The girl had
eArected enthusiastic praise.
W course not, YOU silIv child 1,
constance strove to be calm. and tc
deal kindly with Audrey. She under.
$1,000 how much girl must long TO,
her mothers approval of the man Of
her choice. but you would prefer m,
TO defer my decision until I am sur,
or 1t, rather than come to a hasty
reeret?'
II suppose would" Andrews voic,
was tinged with doubt. But frs
Impressions are generally right
mamma, and IL was your first impress
sion l wished to learn"
Constance bit her lips. Audrey wa.
expecting her to praise Hardness, an,
me irony Of 1t Jared her already frayet
nerves until she felt that she wanted tc
laugh aloud. How could she prais,
him with the memory Of Carteret stron.
in her mind. with his brutal word
to herself still ringing in her ears
ANA SO she hesitated. and hesitated to-
long.
Mamma - Constance started A
the alarm in Audrey's tone. "Yo,
DOM. like him! Oh. mamma! I know
you don't, or you wouldn't be so quiet
Tell me the truth
Constance Brent was greatly TEMPTED
Here was her chance. She need ga,
nothing definite. nothing direct: bu
vague hint or two. some mysteriou
references to Harkness' reputation
might be sufficient to loosen tho holt
he had on her daughters imaginatio,
and regard.
She looked right into Audrcy's eyes
and the voice of temptation died int,
nothingness: She could not do it. 1
would have been as easy for her to hav,
taken whip and lashed the girl will
1t until the blood came. She stroyt
to say something to appease Audrey.
anxiety.
MY dear, you must not jump to such
hasty conclusions. I am n busines,
woman. woman OF the world, and
have lived long enough to conquer thu
habit Of first impressions. When
first meet people l neither like nor
dislike them, because I have learned th,
futility Of such proceeding"
80 you do not dislike Jan, man.
map Audrey was persistent.
fcient for me until / have had Az
opportunity Of Judging him better TO,
myself. And now lot US talk of some
thing else"
She turned toward the shop windows
and as she did SO Audrey laid hel
hand on her arm.
Mamma There was a note Of
pain in the girls voice which startled
Constance. Look! There is Jim,
with--that---girl"
Constance looked round. A taxi wal
drawn up at the curb some distanc.
away from them, and into 1t was climb
ing a gayly dressed little lady who's,
piQuant face was wreathed in a mis-.
chievous, tantalizing smile. Bendins
over her. holding the door open, wal
jim Harkness.
In front Of Constance and Audrey
two men were talking. One Of them
said: II say! See the girl getting into
the taxi? She's Lois Denbigh. Smart
little woman, eh?"
The taxi drove away.
Audrey turned to her mother. He,
face was little white. "NIamma
who is Lois Denbigh that that man
should recognize herr"
Constance did not reply at once. She
felt at u loss for words. Then she
pointed silently to a passing bus. Au
drey looked up at It. Along the side
of its upper deck great bill was
plastered, and the words on It seemed
to Audrey to be printed In letters OF
fire.