Evening journal., 1922-07-21
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Uncle" Aline said. leaving Andr
and crossing to NJ. de Kercadiot
''you make me ashamed OF you'll t
allow feeling OF peevishness {
overwhelm all your affection 70
Andrei"
Il have no affection for him.
had once. He chose to extinguisl
1t. He can go TO the devil; ant
please observe that I don't permi
you to interfere"
Andre-Louis shrugged his shoul
ders and hung his head. He had
come there so joyously, in such
yearning. merely to receive a fina
dismissal. He looked at Aline. Hei
face was pale and troubled; but he
wit failed to show her how she could
come TO his assistance. His exces-
sive honesty had burnt all his boats
She answered his look by glance
at her furious uncle. a faint shrug
and a lift of the eyebrows, detection
the while in her countenance.
1t was as IL she said: You see his
mood There is nothing to be done"
He bowed with that singular grace
the fencing-room had given him and
went out by the door.
"Oh. it is crueli" cried Aline. in a
stifed voice, her hands clenched,
and she sprang to the window.
"Alinei" her uncle's voice arrest
ed her. where are you going?"
He called after her. imperiously
commanding her return. But AIine
--dutiful child-closed her ears lest
she must disobey him. and sped
light-footed across the lawn to the
avenue, there TO Intercept the de-
parting Andre-Louis.
AS he came forth wrapped in
gloom. she stepped from the border
ing trees into his path.
"Aline!" he cried, joyously almo ost.
Il did not want you to go like
this" she explained herself. Il know
that his great soft heart will present.
ly melt. He will send for you. and
he will not know where to send"
You think that?"
"oh. know it, You arrive in a
bad moment. He is peevish andScross
grained, poor man. since he came
here. He wearies himself away from
his beloved Gavrillac. Brittany. you
must know, was becoming too un-
safe. The chateau of La Tour
d'Azyr was burnt to the ground
some months ago. And for this and
his present discomfort he blames you
and your friends. But he will come
round presently. And then we shall
want to know where to find you"
AT number 13. Rue du Hasard. 'I
Tell me, Andre" She paused. as
If in some difficulty. and then went
on her eyes upon the ground: Tell
me-the truth OF that event at the
Feydau."
The request fetched a frown to his
brow. He suspected at once the
thought that prompted 1t. Quite
simply and briefly he gave her his
Version OF the affair.
! That is much what I was told. -.
she said. But it was added that
NJ de La Tour d'Azyr had gone TO
the theater expressly for the pur-
pose OF breaking finally with La
Binet Do you know II that was so?"
Il don't; nor of any reason why
I should be so. La Binet provided /
lim the sort of amusement that he
and his kind are forever craving
"Oh, there was a reason" she in
errupted him. II was the reason.
poke to Nine. de Sautron. I told
Ter that 1 would not continue to
receive one who came to me con-
animated in that fashion" She
spoke of it with. obvious difficulty
her color rising as he watched her
half-averted face.
NJ. de Sautron conveyed my de
rision TO him. and afterwards rep
him to me as a man in
despair. repentant. ready to give
proofs-any proofs-of his sincerity
and devotion to me. He told me
that NJ. de La Tour d'Azyr had /
sworn to him that he would cut
short that affair. that he would see
Ia Binet no more. And then. on the |
sery next day heard OF his having
III but lost his life in that riot at
he theater."
"Oh, If NJ. de La Tour d'Azyr has
WOIn was ]
aughing on a bitter note OF sar-
asm.
Either she did not hear or did not
eed him.
you do not of your own knowl
lge know that 1t was not as M. de
"A Tour d'Azyr asserts--that he
ent TO the Feydau that nlght?"
Il don't" he admitted. 1T is, OF
ourse, possible. But does It mat
.r?"
1T might matter. Tell me; what
ecame OF La Binet after all?"
Il don't know"
You don't know" She turned
o consider him. "And you can say
with that indifference l thought
thought you loved her, Andre"
so did ]. for a little while. ]
was mistaken. Il required a La
Tour d'Azyr 10 disclose the truth to {
me. They have their uses, these