Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-01
E.OVE WILL NEVER DIE
By JOHN HUNTER

ne nad touched the right chord with
the sure fingers Of master. This
woman loved her daughter better than
she loved herself Her passionate out.
burst had been directed as mnch against
her own inclinations to seek that
daughters happiness. whatever the
cost to herself, as IL had been against
him. She would 20 home and think,
and think again, and then in the end
she would surrender. There was no
need to drive the point any farther.
In his cold, dispassionate way, he did
not consider the agony she was endur-
Ing. She was only the pawn in the
game.
II am sorry" His voice was charg-
ed with sincere regret. II am afraid
you are overstrained. Would you care
for pick -me-up? May offer you
my car for the whole Journey home
Instead Of only to Chnring Cross? I
believe you live some distance from the
station ut the other end
Constance shook her head. Her
effort at self-control was obvious.
can get cab, thank you. No, I
wont have anything to drink. Twill
Co."
Conninston hestitated. and then
said: II shall be motoring in Kent in
the next few days. and am wondering
II you would give me a cup of tea II
l called on you. May I?'
Il don't think you can hurt me any
more than you have DONE" said Con.
stance, duly. "You know where
live."
She said no more. but turned nb.
ruptly to the door. Connington hast
ened to open 1t for her. The last he
saw OF her was as she leaned back in
the lighted interior Of his great car, her
race like marble, cold and white, and
her eyes closed.
He turned Into the house, and ms he
went he felt a sudden twingc of regret.
Ihat woman had once been his wife,
and her kisses had once warmed his
lips. Connington realized that there
are some things which man never
wholly forgcts, and which a woman
must remember always.
Stumbling Feet
After Lois Denbigh had left him,
Jim darkness was seized BY a great
uneasiness Of mind. For the rest of
that day he wandered about town de.
pressed. conscious Of an unusual vacil.
lation OF decision, and feeling of
complete emptiness in his life which
was strange to him.
He began to wonder II, nfter all. he
was altogether In the wrong, and with
that he made up his mind TO act. He
decided to motor over to Knockholt and
sec Constance. and talk to her.
He arrived Mt the cottage in the cool
OF the evening. and rs he opened the
gate leading into the garden Audrey
ran down the path from the house.
She stopped as she saw him, and he
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almost imagine that there was an nc-
cusetion in her eyes. He lifted his
hat. and. for brief moment was un :
easy, stammering:
| III called to see your mother" he
said.
| "She Is in town. dining with Lord
Connington. Would you care to come
in? My aunt is here"
Her tone was cold. and Hnrkness'
heart sank un1ccountably as he followed
her uD the path toward the house.
Audrey led the way into the quiet
room In which she had first brought
Hardness and her mother fare to face.
1t was empty. Audrey looked round
quickly.
II thought my aunt was here. Won't
you sit DOWN.
He began to wish he had not come.
He felt that there was something dis.
tinrtly lacking in Audrey's greeting
Of him, and this. added to her mother a
absence. made him feel uncomfortable.
| Audrey wondered why he had come
down to KnockhOlt expressly TO see
her mother.
Her mothers refusal to deliver \
definite opinion regarding him came
back to her. Was it possible that her
mother. woman of the world ms she
was, knew something against Hardness.
had heard something which gave her
cause to mistrust him?
Audrey remembered the laughing.
ultra smart girl with whom Hardness
had driven away in the taxi Lois
Denbigh. The name seemed to have
burned itself into her brain. II had
haunted her ever sine" the dreadful
moment when first she had heard il.
She spoke at last.
"Did you have a good time after YOU
left us yester,Iay?'
"I lunchcd at the Savoy and knocked
around bit. Then went to n show in
the evening"
.'You met some of YOUR friendsP"
"Yes. One or two"
Audrey bit her lin. Her effort to
touch Indirectly upon the subject Of Lois
had failed. Hardness looked at her
curiously. Audrey in this mood cIuded
him. He got up and walked over TO
her.
"Whnt's the matter, little girl? You
seem unset about something"
"I'm not upset" asserted Audrey.
boiling off Yesterday. are you?" "
INC, I'm NOT annovcd ot nil linn ,
"What is wrong them
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