The Washington herald., 1922-11-13
r prsinueS from Yesterday.

found father is an sx-convict and that she
rs---t marry him.
,ntinueS from Yesterday.
~. now. don't say yer goin' to
'0i fore we've 'ad a good look
~ she exclaimed. With the
svI.- stride of the coster girl
sire 'ronted Claudine. Come on.
nah give the boys a treat"
ts spoke. with a sudden deft
move Mt she whisked Claudine's
sicak 'om her.
The eacock gossamers simmer
I'd in ne candlelight: the chain of
rme-SI,s that fell from neck to
waist urned with an unholy fire.
N.r s'a red at satin and sables with
~tr T. nse hunger for detail that
Ceres go every woman's mind. Her
.r,- IGh>hands dropped to the
-.r-ry velvet dress. the torn lace
.a.r cred her too tightly.
-.t. and envy grew in her gaze.
rv. int she luverly, Di'monds
Ere. Lady Hangela. make
-a.- 81! you'll keep the third foot
r tim"
ng the cloak round Claud-
4s as imbly as she had snatched
D. avs.
%. 3. lie abandoned all attempts
- ..rv. her face. Her keen edged
g.. biting sarcasm. would hurl
.:seEt vain against this child of
fr. s-her own daughter.
- me away" she whispered
- II
An a din Of hoarse laughter
as farewells. Theed hurried
ne. --. the house. up the alley.
StE r,a e to the waiting motor.
.z sat back on the cushions.
s1s ke in her throat. Then her
voice dened.
"jH. and in with you. Theed."
sSs through clenched teeth.
al in with you"
la J )ucester was In the habit
u 5resI Isting in bed. Thereafter
vor-~ ow a long, leisurely toilet.
r.rT- nent of which she thor
Tr joyed- 1t was not vanity
80, Y..de of craft. She conceived
1t to be a part of her duty to her
husband and society in general to
look as attractive as possible, and
she spared no pains to that end.
Everyone knows that / make up
and dye my hair and all the rest of
It," she told a young girl once,
and they think it jolly decent of
me not TO grudge them the time
Her preparations were only in
the early stages and she still
looked her age-when her husband
Knocked at the door. Petulantly
she dismissed her maid and invited
him to enter.
soil
Lord DOucester. Il am sorry to
disturb you, but it had to be done"
He seated himself on a divan and
stared at the ceiling. his hands
thrust into his pockets.
Il wish you wouldn't sit like that.
Mollentrave." she said. You had
better smoke"
Thank you. my dear" said Lord
Gloucester. eagerly availing himself
IF the permission, whereupon his
thoughts collected themselves.
It's bit of shock. Emmeline.
I had a chat with Wilfred last
night after you'd gone to bed about
about the girl"
Il thought we'd settled about
aer," remarked Lady Gloucester. In
he circumstances we agreed that
heir engagement should be an
lounced in about a months time
Il Isn't quite what one had hoped
,Or Wilfred. but''-she lowered her
5oice-''for him to marry John
camden's daughter. is an extraordi-
iarily safe coincidence"
Quite SO. But unfortunately
either We have made a mistake or
here are forces at work that are
ar from coincidental. The girl has
= told-by some guardian
o. IA. lawyer, gather-that she
- &c lighter of an ex-convict"
An convict" repeated Lady
r-rv-st She hated repeating
l.rss. t this time she could not
ts'r h, elf.
rne. name" continued Douces-
sr. Is enry Jarroman."
L,sdN )oucester looked at her
t-is, IS If she wished she could
Usps m of practical joking.
~ VI; you would explain the
s.us. o )perly. Mollentrave." she
-4r WI unnatural calm. She
-r.v 81. had paled and mechani-
sil- sNs reached for the rouge
r.ss
-. is little to explain beyond
r re acts" said Gloucester. 1T
EEc-rs lat the day after she was
-.r~"s--t to us here-the day
wired went to Creighley-this
'-a.iat. person took her out to
~. explained that she had
err E ght up under the name of
,uD-. r general convenience
Aa- .s- real father was Henry
ar who had just come out
--r and wished to meet her.
'sur ct him on the following
corning that is to say. yesterday
1or-i1- they satisfied each other
20 cir respective identities,
Ed--t'r-, we are
y W.sa you wouldn't use slang in
~ room. Mollentrave. What do
Uu msau by there we are? 1t
Gems 90 me a peculiarly senseless
arase.
Il th1Ight you would understand
he rest. my dear" said Doucester