Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-06
Amlrcy's Lord on Adventure

tiTTER lunch Constance caught n
Il Atnin TO London. and Aunt Ella. MS
~ her usual custom. went upstairs
! 4, brief rest. Audrey found herself
slonc. nnd as she sat by the window
Nougli which IInrkncss had como to
~ ,be words which had almost broken
s, heart. she fct she must do some
AIN, or lose her reason. And then an
J Sea occurred to her.
She would 80 to town. 1t would be
y experience. travelling round London
I, herself. and 1t might help to relieve
A. oppression of her thoughts. She
nm ups.airs to her room and examined
N. contents of her purse. There was
rme loose change and little roll of
sycu one pound notes. 1t was more
han enough for her purpose.
She dressed and slipped from the
ruase. Aunt Ella. she knew, would
Nm for quite another hour. She
nu.ht train very quick and was
hpsy in finding II an express. Almost
ore she realized the magnitude of her
slventcrc she was standing on the
r,rcGlant outside Churing Cross Sta
hon, gain, doubtfully ut the crowded
naffc in the strand,
Sic had already planned ner move
brn,s. Regent street first, and from
thrc TO Fond street. and aftcrward
ne would take tea in coy little
Maurant. She hailed n bus and
stepped aboard. The conductor came
iOg her fac and she opened her purse,
srd as she did so she discovered some
thing which, in the rush at Sevenoaks
Station she had overlooked.
She had left the little roll of notes
behind. and all the money shc had with
Der was mere few shi!lings
Audrey s'ammered something and
enped from the bus. lter first in
~ had return ticket. But the fate
which had made her forget the notes
vas hnsclng big events on this trivial
arpeninSs, and suggested an idea to
s.,;on s''' 10 '''e '"''e' DUCK 'o"aru the
Wo. wo,,,r, Jo. o.,, ~ l.,
,,a,r..a Mr, "o.nsl oa",a, iei .io.her .n was IN
suJ jS ,hot hus;n".,, bU,M ,,.,u 4" .me "es[ nna.
s.s,I"ns . 'nn nmmh"r was ud."r ."" IT, '"ns ,, u
n ,urn -, a d,roo,or,. w. y;s mu 's .i,
sJd.nus tun "p p,d u,..''.i a. 10 u.sc"'er Tue
,rnniI IN aii r;aht po.,J 'u"u ~ 'ne
" % snr,risc ii "t Cor sn.. n"r ' ,nn.hoS' ~ "ou'" pe
SIe wont ;rta Tho Stmor,, po,. on
,nJ looked NJ n toIorhnna ,i,n.o.e-'. o.. O"e'
-"Rrsnt Nrs Cnnrtonno usSoS. oSoo g.,
ardl"r "', ,..uat .mrSi ;, 'o"S'"hce-''oa south
i h"Ju, a',reii I'll. . d,
Ssilod n ,or; Sho .i, "nu
Z estrav,gnnt now Gov L sh. "nuiu sai. ~
T. ,nnaaas"h' n,a aata ho"' ior she 1eit that
"O7Sa Soutb Ard,or s,roo. 3, .ho ..,,
ihe driver ''''''' s"e '''"
"1bc Eros Cnb missy,
Audrey bs.,;,otoJ mss ~ .I.. :. A..
Su.eS WNat ! want she SAID. wondering
Brent" "a" '""oe " mistake Mrs
"AIl r;,h, ,;a,,
Tho tari % ,,innaa n ~ ,
Nlfshc.
Fate Disposes
Tho too; a
lCborn, Tro Soua Sarrlea AUDREY from
snd whom % obo w. L I'u.H Aua'eS street
IexehcnI,er woS "". nnaa.,p n"u pn,u the Iare her
WIS practically depicted. 1t
was with II sigh of relief that she
sSfneu TO the unostentatious house
'Irc Shs ,he door OF which 0ISa showed.
| il was n anita, ""n wpeh' an" pesoh4
door with n Iett.r s.etn a., o"i"e covered
small brns, nIo,o DoH ,So, n ~, una Il very
wise plain surfnce % AmSro" ' ..'.4,;r., o.n
|''e ,,r, brass plate.
Inc Eros Club"
"a nlah servant answered the bell,
,s",;n @ nas ! iace was the incarnation of
'Mns .I ulscre'ion.
.,,.a Wnh' 10 see Mrs. Brent" Audrey
XII le expected the man to tell her she
Nv, SIu come to the wrong address, and
Suen he stepped to one side to allow
asr 10 enter she felt Il faint shock of
'u.pr'se:
SOUL will tell her, madam" he said.