Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-20
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1T means--little more than wha,
the senior branch Of my profession call
a refresher,' answered Theed. ''It
means. to use a simile from the gaming
table. which ] 20 earnestly deplore---
that the cards are falling we'll for us. -
Claudine slipped the envelope into
the folds Of her rest gown, and curved
herself dangerously against her cush :
the floor.
"Let us consider all the circuni.
stances carefully" began Theed. "Wc
planned to pess the Camden girl off as
Penelope JarrOman, and then. when she
had married Stranack, tO--er--arrangc
It so that Jarroman died. That would
have put the Jarroman fortune IN
Nadia's hands. she would have used it
lavishly to further her husbands ca
reer, and when told Of her true parent
age sue. would naturally have been pre-.
pared to sacrifice a large slice of the
fortune rather than see Stranack ruined
by an exposure Of the deception
"Simple," murmured ClaudiDe. $50
simple that I might have known i,
wouldn't come off,.
"And, yet what a measure of sue
cess has been ours!'' exclaimed Theed.
Nadia was accepted by Jarroman as
his daughter. She has married Stra.
mack and the magnificent settlements
made upon her are the foundations of
Stranack's political future. The only
hitch has been that Jarroman--whom
we had planned to--let us say-kecp
alive for some months yet--discovered
the deception"
''How did he take it,"
Theed paused.
You remember his old talk OF ven-
delta against Camden's child, when he
found Camden himself was dead? 1t
frightened me at the time, and it
frightened me when 1t blazcd up again.
Oh, l assure you he's not lost frac-
ton of it! He pretended to believe
that. the deception had been deliberate
on the girls part, and he instructed me
to start legal proceedings against her
with view Of recovering all the money
paid to her during what he termed her
fraudulent impersonation.' "
Awkward for you."
Most awkward--most.' agreed
Theed. II saw that IL the girl were
prosecuted she would Immediately i'm
plicate me. My story of having adopted
the wrong baby could not be backed
up. On the contrary. Mrs. Jarratt-
whom Jarroman believes to be dead, by
the way-might at any moment come
forward and deny it on oath. An az.
gressive nature. IL Won remember. es.
tremely aggressive. We'll. ,Jarromsn
from his path of destruction What
was to do'"
I .at,v noucest.r Coos Nall
.,-,,
"Kill him, of course Cloudirc'.
voice rasped suddenl y. 1T Won d only
nave been few months earlier. l can:
thinK why You waited
FIRST, answered Theed in lei
sured manner, because just as I haI
decided Toto act. he fell ut my feet
IN this seizure, and l thought he was
dead already. Secondly. because
took the liberty Of reading the letter
which appeared to have brought on the
illness. 1t was from Segrovc. the dc.
tective: ana 1t proved conclusively thu,
John Camden was innocent OF the muir.
der OF Eddis.
,.Well!
Surely you follow me? With Cam
neh innocence established. the vendetta
against Nadia vanlshes. I made Jurro'
man desperately grateful to me this
afternoon by assuring him that none
Of his instructions had been carried out.
That will effectively shield us-at the
hnlsh.
You mean"
Dear lady, 1t is almost too Ob-
Vlous
lie rose to his feet.
yours is the task of isolatiny JAR
roman for the required time" he con.
tinued. "It will be hard-but is there
anything in this world that can bc
bought save Mt the price of willing ef.
tort? / will not bore YOU with n de.
scription of my methods, but in three
weeks time-to take an illustration
rom pastoral life--l shall have MIXED
The cow dry. Jarroman, fastening to
assure the Hon. Mrs. Stranack that she |
IS to remain in undisputed possessioE |
If his gifts to her, will find the gifts |
Melted away like snow before the sun. |
lie will threaten, but-his desire for
Nadia's happiness fetters him. He can |
10 nothing until, in a court Of law. |
ie mas made all the facts OF the case
'ublic. And publicity--in the Douces-
er fnmiiy-is costly proceeding -
r., Claudine stretched out perfect hand.
Fheed bent over it.
.,1ou are great man. Theed,' she
'ald.
.,.
Now that you know everything,
said Lady Gloucester, II
want your advice
haiu ;o'u noueeS1er looked alarmed. IN
He'r ,is ,tn tn'tay ouI years OF married ne
y lls Miie iliid ohiE twice previously ask
~ nis aaSiee. IN neither occasion, nc
eneiioeteo ,onn ~, .t M.'n certain tnahSiul-
,ess ossn -" - t"e hsn' oi utter events had s''e