Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-14
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Lady Doucester had dropped tie mr.
prising piece Of information With %
truthful an air that Theed found him
self wondering whether the falsshood
first place. If 80, 1t did him credit
That Is your opinion, 10 Il not, Mr..
Theed" demanded Lady Gloucester
sIY,; crisply; :, -, He wishes the meeting
Tkeed. still speechless. bowed both
vrstsSss,, SSss a.sFi isD.stsd .DDs s,s Nifs its
father..-I mean, like Mr.. Jarroman.
Penelope JarromsnY' A'
II gather that she has already been
found" Thsed answered her. "She 10
in--humble circumstance"
Then ! must begin at once to trans.
fer to her everything that has been
given to me BY Mr.. Jarroman,' said
Nadia, quickly. The prospect Of action
strength. "I should like Il ali to Be b
completed before Mr.. Jarroman returns
from abroad: Will you take the neces.
sary steps, Mr.. Theed?"
Theed's eyes slid round to Lady
Doucester. Nadia misinterpreted his
! II must discuss the whole matter
fully with my husband when he re-
turns" she said. proudly, "but there is
no possibility that he will disagree with
me as to what should be done about the
gifts Mr. Jarroman made me-"
"Of course. he will not disagree,
put In Lady Gloucester. ''Mr. Theed
1VsSt Wss,.s q! 1t,,ri fhi. Is going to have upon
| Nadia shrank little from the grim
ness IN her tone; but 1t was evident that
she had not yet caught the drift of
Lady Doucester's words.
A Social Misits
do. you mean that my parentage is
such that he will suffer socially p" she
faltered. She turned to .rheed. "You
Theedi Please spare me nothing.
Who was my father?"
1t was Lady Gloucester who answered
l. your father was John Camden. You
have heard his name before. He was
, a relative Of mine."
'Mr. Jarroman believes John Cam
den was 9 murderer-that It was he
who should have served for twenty
years" Nadia's words were barely
audible. "And he loaded me with af.
fection--me, John Camden's daugh
ter Her voice broke and sank still
lower. How he must be suffering now
How. he must loathe the thought o.
She hid her face in her hands.
Lady Doucester rose and stood for q
moment, looking down at the dark heat
tragically bent, at the slender hand
that could mt bido tho ,otL,.t.- cu
ing tears. To Theed the moment seemed
peculiarly appropriate for assurances O
sympathy and affection. leading gentl,
.. to the point where Nadia would con
sent to be guided by the worldly wis
; dom Of her elders.
He stole glance at Lady Douces
ter. His own eyes were already mois
with induced, emotion, and he wa
greatly. shocked to see in the gaze o
bis fellow c0nspirator brooding cal
cuiation, fTity Of purpose almost I'M
chain, and told himself sadly that I,
some women the helplessness of youtl
! made no appeal-tut tut-no appeal a
. all.
Dear child, you are torturlng your
self needlessly," Lady Doucester's yoic
held a note Of quiet friendliness whicl
? checked Nadia's stifed sobs. "Afte
, all, It's little more than technlca
: error: II you and Mr.. JarrOman ha,
any feelings. for each other, as I've Ii,
3 doubt you have. it's quite absurd I,
suppose that such a feeling could b.
! destroyed by the discovery of legal docu
ments. and so forth. Even the fac
t that you are John Camden's daughte
! Will make no diference-of that I an
convinced"
Nadia shook her head,
8 You don't know how he hates tn
memory of John Camden" Nadia said
r "lie never put 1t into words, bn
3 sometimes when I was helping him col
lect evidence with which to establisl
o his own innocence l would look ul
suddenly and find his eyes fixed upol
t me. and l could see sort of dread
: full darkness in them. That was whe,
I say is my father"
Z Lady Doucester paled little unde
her rouge, and drew a quick breath
e She could visualize clearly the littI
b scene; the table Uttered with papers
the girl absorbed in sorting and film
d them, the man opposite her bendin
It upon her gaze heavy with hatred.
. I'VE must try to look at thi
o broadly put in Theed with all tn
y soothing beneyolcnce which he had ex
pected Lady Gloucester to impart int
t her own role. 1--WE must be patient
and form no rash conclusions. MI
8 Jnrroman's exact words to mo wer
= that he was most anxious that no diff
d ference should be made. Exactly wha
he meant by the phrase / cannot say
Y but, while fully sympathzing with you
y attitude regarding the money question
e ! must entreat you not to give rein a
g once to those noble emotions which. W