Evening journal., 1922-08-17
tCoutiuued from Our Last Issuc.)

dreadfully sorry l am about-aoou
what has happened? II seems 81
hopeless 10 say anything; so hope
less even to believe q. II it is true
what we've heard
Bill repeated the outline Of the
events. OF yesterday.
yes. And Mr.. Albeit
hasn't been found YETI"
Mo-
she shook her head in distress
1T still seems TO have happened "a
somebody else; somebody we didn't
know at ALL" Then, with sudden
srave smile which included both OF
them, ''But you must come and have
some tea
ats awfuny decent OF you" said
BIZ awkwardly. but we-er"
"You will. won'f you?" she said to
Antony.
'qFhsnk You very much"
Mrs, Norbury was delighted 10 see
them. as she always was TO see any
man in her house who came up 10
theinecesssry standard OF eligibility.
when her life work was completed,
and summed up In those beautiful
words "A marriage has been ar
RANGED. and will shortly take place.
between Angela. daughter OF the late
John Norhury =" then she would
utter 4 grateful Nunc dimitis and
depart, in pesce-to a better world,
II Heayen insisted, but preferably 10
heranew son-in-law's more dignified
establishment.
But 1t was not as "eligibles' that
the visitors from the Red House
were received with such eagerness
today, and even n her special smile
for "possibles" was there, II was in
stinctive rather than reasoned. All
that she wanted at this momeat was
news-news OF Mark. For she WAS
bringing Il on at last; and, II the
engagement columns OF the Morn
ing Post" were preceded as In the
case OF its obituary CO % ms, by
Dremonitory bulletin. the announce
tnent OF yesterday would have cried
triumphant'y 10 the world, or TO
Jsuch part OF the world as mattered:
"A marriage has very nearly been
arranged (by Mrs. Norbury), and
will certainly take place, between
angela. only daughter OF the late
John Norbury, and Mark Albeit OF
the Red House"
The girl was often amused by her
mothers ways; sometimes ashamed
OF them: sometimes distressed by
them. The Mark Albeit affair had
seemed to her particularly distress
ing. for Mark was so obviously in |
league with her mother against her. |
II was a pleasure to turn TO Cayley, !
that hopeless ineligible.
But alasi Cayley had misuDder-
stood her. She could not imagine
Cayley in love-until she saw IL.
and tried too late. 10 stop II. That
was four days ago. She had not seen
him since and now here was this
letter. She dreaded opening it, II
rwss a relief 10 feel that al least she
had an excuse for not doing so while
her guests were in the house.
Mrs Norbury recognized at once
thar Antony was likely 10 be the 1
more sympathetic listener: and /
when tea was over. and Bill and
Angela had been dispatched 10 the
garden dear Mr.. Dillingham; found
himself on the sofa beside her. lis.
eD,nE TO many things which were
II even greater interest TO him than
The could possibly have hoped
1t Is terrible. terrible" she said.
And 10 suggest that dear Mr.. Abb
lett"
Antony made suitable noises.
You've seen Mr.. Albeit for your
seq. A kinder. more mhearted
man 6
Antony explained that he had not
seen Mr. Albeit
OF course. yes. 1 was forgetting.
But, believe me. Mr.. Gnlingham, You
can trust a woman's Intuition in
these matters"
Antony said that he was sure of
this
Think of my feelings as
Antony was thinking OF Miss Nor
bury's feelings as daughter. and /
wondering II she guessed that her /
Affairs were now being discussed /
With a stranger Mark engaged, or |
bout to be engaged Had that any /
'earing on the events of yesterday? I
What for instance, wouid Mrs. Nor |
ury have thought OF brother 1
robert, that family skeleton? Was /
his another reason for wanting 4
rother Robert out OF the wayy
I never liked him. neveri"
Never liked" said Antony. be-
'ildered-
That cousin OF his-Mr. Cayley."
How did Miss Norbury get on
18th him?" Antony asked cautious
There was nothing in that at
H. said Miss Norbury's mother
mphatcally- Nothing. 1 would say
o 10 anybody"
oh. l beg your pardon. I never ]
Nothing- can say that for dear
,,nseiS with perfect confidence =.
s.neiner he made advances" she :,
shoulders. VI ner pump p
a.eony .,sy waited eagerly. "
naturally they met po..n.,.. le
ileht nave-I don't know D.. ne a.
DUTY as a mother Vs. out my II
dillingham;" e'ear' Mr..
Mr. Gillingham made n, a
aging roise encour- II
so,r nsp.u .,,.,, ann quite frankly thar Ia
no" shall l put it?-that ne ,ra, c
trespassing- Tactfuily, OF course Il
But frankly" curse
You mean" said Antony. trv,,.
to speak calmly. that you told hin, G
that ~ 1717er--Mr. Albeit and vonr \
iaughter-?" /
Mrs Norbury nodded several
ines.
Exactly, Mr.. Gillingham. had