Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-07
Owe VIII NEVER DIE
BY JOHN HUNTER

Audrey went inside to ssnd the telegram
to Aunt Ella. telling her. whsrs sAs
hssa Audrey was within prs'low thought
The recent conversation had wandered
away from the subject Of Harknees b
hie contrivance, because he wanted %
think the matter over. M
He was convinced that Audrey cared
for HArkness, and he was equally con.
WINGED that Il was bis duty TO disillu.
sion her and endeavor to XIII any at
fection she had for the man. His ego.
Ism persuaded HIN that be was doing
tns this rpe purely s. for = r.: s sSod o. Of Audrey.
from the game . man who might prove q
serious rival to his own matrimonial
ambitions.
But how to do itf His knowledge
OF human nature warned MIN tha: any
open. attempts to vilify Harness would
merely arouse resentment In Audrey
and possibly more than defeat ,heir
own object. 1t. must be done subtly -
cleverly vas tho word Preslow used
to himself. In the meantime Il might
be a. well Il he avoided the subject al.
together. Festina lsnts was always a
SOUND maxim to bear in mind in an nf-
fair Of this description.
Andrew handed In her wire and came
over to him.
"Now for the park and the flowers, :"
he said.
Il is probable that Harness senses
were stunned when he hrst saw Audrey
with Preslow. He knew he had man.
aged to observe the usual formalities,
but beyond that he was hardly aware
OF what had happened.
He was in desperate and dangerous
mood. From the time when he had
driven his great racing car away from
III, mesns ssts st r Ses .sS S tRs Rs.o.
he had not slept. Yet he was not
tired. Instead he was consumed with
restless energy. '.
When he drove up to his garase on
the afternoon which found Audrey at
the Eros he was dirty and wild, but
wideawake and incisive. The car was
coated with mud and filth, and her
radiator was all but boiled dry. They
seemed O correctly assorted patr-a
desperate, savage man and n.onstrous,
"ciean her" h. said CURLY to tn,
man. And went straight to his fiat and
dressed for the evening. Chance had
led him to Bond street and the path
OI AuUEey DEenCs
Audfsw had allowed frsslow to
Harkness thought Of that he did moi
know, but It filled him with bitter re-
sentiment.
He was tortuting his soul, and sh,
was dallying with this smooth spoken
oily creature he could have broken will
one hand,
| II she had loved him a. she had pro.
fessed, she would have been at home a
that moment breaking her heart, a,
surely as he was breaking his.
She had not cared. It had been ,
sham. -
The thoughts flashed through Hark
ness brain as he strobe on. The un
reason Of them did not strike him. Fo
the first time in his life he was jealous
strongly and tiercely; jealous Of q Cir
he had deliberately given up and sworl
never to see again.
It was absurd, but just because !
was absurd 1t was the more DANGEROUS
for It showed to what q condition o
mind Hardness had been brought. H
, was ripe for anything, however reck
less, and all the consequences In tn
world would weigh as nothing agains
any impulse which might seize him.
At Bruton street he halted irresolute
half minded to turn down to Sout
Audley street and 90 to the Eros Club
. But there he could see Constance Brent
and then He decided It might b
; safer for the moment not to 20.
A bus passed him, and on its sid
was the advertisement for the Arcadia,
. pain.
'.Lois!" Harkness repeated the nam
to himself. He had made confidant
, Of Lois in this love affair of his. an,
he felt that there was consequently a III
OF sympathy between them. Also sh
was a real good pal, a girl to whom
fellow could talk plainly. And he wante,
somebody to whom he could talk. H.
could not 90 on forever clamping dow
all his misery and his thoughts.
lie found telephone box, and. ring
Ing up the Arcadian. secured a box.
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