Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-17

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pleased that he had asked the question.
abs had come to quarrel with him.
"a u.rtne,, looked round apoloseti ically.
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for cleaning, I never allow It to be
tAucheds nOL tlulcuS you ~ uhuOA oSuhu'
The other room is being cleaned out,
or something so l had to ask you IN
here. May l Offer. you coffee!
"No, thank you." Audrey hardly
tnew how to begin. The matter was
not 90 easy as it had appeared at
Knockholt. She resented the feeling Of
ubiection which Hardness always
seemed to force on her when she was
near him.
Harkness reached his hand TO the
mantelshelf and took down a box OF
cigarettes. Audrey noticed that the
packet was the original wrapper IN
which they had been sold and was torn
untidily. Yet on the sideboard reposed
a silver cigarette box:
DO you mind 1t l smoke"
II should prefer IT. audrey raj.
tered, then said ~ have come to talk
seriously to YOU" A.
Hardness looked at her over the
lighted match he was holding to his
cigarette. 1es! lie was still
standing, but now no sat down in the
other big chair, 80 that ne faced her.
Before ! 60 any. further-Audrey
found herself warming slightly to her
wa want t. 10 hat assure lure you ma It.
tween US, I do not bear malice"
II remember what. you said the last
time we spoke together said Hark.
ness quietly. .,.
II suppose the world would say that
ycu treated me very badly Audrey's
perfectly steady. Her strength had
never been more In evidence than II
was at that moment. Hardness sal
ySrv efiIl. hia ewes NOT w0Vcfln1 A frac.
ton ton from hers. the cigarette burnin,
away unheeded between his fingers
The only mark Of agitation which
showed in him was the hard line o.
his jaw, set and rigid.
II have forgiven you for that con
tinued. Audrey. "At least. you fount
the courage to tell me befOrc-it wa!
TOO late. appreciated your action
afterward. Although even that did mo-
compensate for the wrong you hat
DONE"
Hardness nodded slowly. He dare
not attempt to speak.
Audrey leaned forward.
II have said all this because l thinl
Lois Denbigh loves you. hav
watched her. Are you aware OF that
Are you-going to-treat her as yo'
did me?'
Harkness did not reply at once t
Nudrey's question. Instead he sat an
Pked Mt her steadily. She felt tn
\oJ creeping up from her throat t
h. Icheeks under his scrutiny. Sh
uesTG to wonder what he must b
thinking OF her. Had che behaved Il
brazenly rude way! what busines
was It Of hers?
You think l am playing with Lois,
gaid Horknoco of 1Qcf
Audrey's face set. "One can onl,
Judge by experience.
II know Lois cares for me-" SAT-
Harkness simply. ..
Does she think you care for her?'
Harkness .drned toward Audrey
HIS eyes were very hard. Ihat IS m.
business
The brutality OF the rebuf staggerc'
Audrey for the moment, but she quick.
recovered.
A thrill Of anger quickened her pulse
II am going to talk plainly to you,
she said. because l believe that nobOd.
Nas ever done so before"
The hardness slipped from he 'kness
eyes Almost it seemed that an ironi
laughter showed there.
You don't care. she said swiftly
You Just 60 on and on and think onl'
OF yourself. You are selfish to the cor
and brutal. l mean it! l am teliin
you exactly how you must always ap
pear to other people-,decent people.
mean. There was that horse -sn
nung her hand in the direction or tn
photograph OF The Centurion. II
should have won, and you know IT
You know that thousands OF pounds ma
been stakcd OIL him, but just becaus
you wanted to carry out some schem
or other you arranged for him to lose
i Is typical instance OF your con
duct j,
You are. OF course, an expert !
matters connected with the turf.
rhere was the old suave sarcasm