Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-07

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A Feminine Desire
sAREsLOw felt slightly n,ystiaed. He
/ A,d deduced from the evident care
4 .stsnce Brent had lavished on the
4 ssrinring Of Audrey that the girl
J &-N have been kept in complete ig-
S'S"ssce OF the existence Of the Eros.
4 question had been asked with the
9.sSs iSes Of discovering II Audrey knew
k3tSs place, and when she Ncalmly
ssrowledged that she did, and seemed
!. ~ .scsnt lis existence with equanimity,
IA ~ more than pushed. He could
( - Imagine such a girl being reconciled
~ ~ mothers connection with such
~ ssfabljshment. There was no sign
|s1 rvstiAcation, however, In his face
~ n leaned across the table.
y1I think you are going to say yes,
|gA. aid. "Now, where shall we got
z iolliest thing in town at present
n ths show at the Arcadian,.Don
An Your Husband Pretty dresses,
.rsc, good jokes, and everything"
"A tDon't Tell Your Husband J" The
4 - repeated itself in Audrey's brain.
~ sirl-Lois Denbigh-was acting
K II. Once more Jealousy seised hold
r Audrey. She had seen Harkness
~ Iois. Suppose, after all, he had
y ~ vhen he had said there was nothing
|t6 nj Suppose he had given her up
Sesuce he preferred Lois to herself.
\ m essentially feminine desire seized
As1rey a. she reflected on all this. She
v.pted TO see this woman and study her,
y Ana out whether she was superior
4 herself. It might hurt her In the
iine Of Il, but there would be q Ger.
m utisfaction about It. She steadied
- asitation and spoke very calmly.
'Jf will be great fun," she an.
weed; and tried to persuade herself
At she meant 1t.
Prslow booked the seats, and they
N the ea-shop.
they turned up. toward Oxford
met, and as they did 30 Audrey came
= an abrupt standstill.
waking toward them, on the same
~ Of the road. was Jim Harkness.
Harkness came straight toward them.
n Vas evident to Audrey that he had
| 81 seen her, for his head was bent
dishtly, and though his stride wal
vienrous, Il was easy to perceive that
n was lost in thought.
Preslow glanced quickly at Audrey.
His training had taught him the i'm
portance Of details In a persons de-
msanor, and her agitation at the sight
al Hardness had not passed unnoticed
by him. He remembered having seen
HARNESS at the Academy with Con.
stance Brent and Audrey. Also, hi
Nmembered the tales he had heard con-
sssnins Hardness. =,
Harkness looked up and saw them,
A hardly perceptible falter showed In
Ah walk, as though he had crushed an
impulSs to stop. His eyes rested on
Audrey's face for a moment, and there
was an unspoken question in the look
Then be lifted his hat and passed on.
Preslow acknowledged the salute
3imy, and the fact was not lost or
Audrey despite the turmoil OF heI
thoughts. She wondered at the hostility
aN. =
Preslow was wondering also. HI
was trying to guess why the advent oi
this man whom he regarded as an
;'eutsider" should have so disturbed
Andrey's mental equilibrium. He de-
dlsd It might repay him to find out.
"Curious thing meeting that fellow
HARNESS." he said indifferently. ~
thought he was out of England. But
with a well-feigned hesitation
"d course, he was with you at the
Academy, wasn't he?"
YES" Audrey answered almost
ustlessly. ''Do you know him|'
II know of him." answered Preslow
The answer reused Audrey to In
teest. why the distinction?" shs
asked.
Preslow shrugged his shoulders. The
noyement conveyed more than a little
Audrey felt vaguely uneasy.
There Is no need to know person
leeause you know of him." said Pres
M. I'm fact, in this case, the more
oae knows the less one feels inclined
y know" He laughed slightly.
Audrey's uneasiness increased. Sht
vas remembering that her mother hat
not liked Harkness, and she began tC
vcnder II her mother had known some.
l!ng Of the man, had heard something
which she had not communicated tC
astself. She felt a desperate anxiety
70 learn everything there was to learn
I'm afraid know very little about
NM she said. "but I thought hin
Preslow eyed her searchingly. He,
sTsmpt to appear at ease did not de.
nooring under some tremendous emo
uonai incubus. which had been in.
creased BY the sight Of Harkness. Sht
s1 speaking to him naturally, but
nI eyes We're not seeing him. Sh,
.semed Stupefed by weight of thought
shs could hardly support.
was 1t possible that she loved Hark
~ nnsss The supposition seemed incredi.
VIC At hrst, but few seconds of keer
!!ssasoning told Preslow that 1t was NOR,
!asn likely. Harkness had that rafiish
vnlcal surety about him which mus
sRpeal to women, especially to unso.
question.
Where did YOU meet him?'
!. ne expected Audrey to tell him tha,
was at the Eros. but her answer
wHnie 1t surprised him. strengthened
~ ~, conviction that she was in Low,
WITH Harkness.
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