Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-14

y. .n.Iis ndiis str0Wrck she cdnNot marry
4 ~ S0 a. s' her ne,o-ioxnd father IS ar c1.
sss.es. Lord and Lady Dossssss,; ;sss u;,Ss Ssss
!'n' 70 rsssa Gsm'so 70 discover oScs the iatter
n Sc,ps, and thea hurts 1p C!naasns. @ Unc @.H
S.ssess. Nadia and strowock are mar
sSST. Jcyromow makim0 enormous settle
"Ssts on tks bride; The dsfscs'vs % tsils
a .Ssi. III Ts Gnds her q cvudely typical Cook-
-. III, JGrron,an, nnedltdttn0 laso-
S.k sGoatrst Nodia and the Do1cesters
ysyrssSs. strGsasss snos sp''ss snrssr. ssSr:
-, ia detective that Camden tods ~
SccSnt. He hos stroke from tee snock:
~ Theed tsciotss hsm ysom ~. ~ q Too IndH
bsScSSser ptth the III tidir0s. and they
~ % to see Nddsd.
Ib AND HERE RI CONTINUES
IS1u broke Of. Behind Lady Dcu.
" eester stood Theed. bowling laborf.
~, his face nodded into = smile.
N, there anything the matter?"
>.mmered Nadia. ITS wilfred-"
Ths mother instinct in tho older
eran leaped out to calm the girl,
- while she laughed at the unreason.
he feat.
ssr1y child! We've not seen VII.
,ai No doubt he's in town by now.
~ W sit down."
| Nadia collected herself and suggested
|Iweheon.
II think we'd like a chat hrst." dc.
49, Lady Doucester, nipping Theed's
riGht acceptance in the bud. eve
s'w come on business, Nadia"
sBusines! Then there Is something
vvcas," said Nadia quickly.
sTa! hal A charming little bit Of
vvuanly losic--charmins, charmins!'
aaesied Theed. my dear Nadia, II
1 nay continue to call you 90. that is a
hide bon mot you must allow mo to
I,hts to my friends, you really must J.
Nadia looked at Lady Doucester with
sweep Of her long lashes that sag
Thsed was completely impossible, WASH
;'But We are keeping you in sus.
vill never do. Lady Doucsstcr ha'
kindly-"
NADIA, my dear child" cut in Lady
Deucester and Theed murmured him.
~ into silence again, "Mr. Theed
cans to me yesterday on q matter con
aected with yourself, and knowing thai
No should find you alone today we JUS
kah down to take counsel with you.
Nadia was still looking steadily al
be. Her white dress, her rufded hall
aye her the look Of child called from
ts play; but her clear, deep gaze was
that Of woman grown. Lady Dou
eester shifted a little under 1t and Nadia
knew for certain that Wilfred had beer
maneuvered away SO that she--Nadia-
might be found alone.
elsdia Learns the Truth ,
Her hands clasped themselves tight!
h her lap. Nadia waited, motionless
md Lady Gloucester plunged into ex'
bllnations.
''What I have to say will come Al
shock to you, Nadia. l fancy that
iis myself, you prefer to know the full
ruth at once Nadia bent her heat
Nightly. "Well, then, this is wha
has occurred. 1t has been discovered
hat you are not Mr.. JarrOman's daugh'
III
Nadia's lips parted. but no word
came. She looked from her mother
in.law to Theed, then down at he
clenched hands. There was a lOnl
pause.
Theed edged his way skillfully int
the situation.
III there is resentment in your hear
q having been put into false posi-
tiou, my dear Nadia, let that resent
vment vent itself on me, for indeed
pave blundered colossally. ! wonder l
Fou have any early recOllections, rec
Iollections Of your life before you wer
put into the charge of Miss HannaI
Only some dim Impressions" sal
Nadia with difficulty. ''As no doub
you remember she added, II NOR
than once asked you when you came t
se Aunt Hannah and me what my earl
clfcumstances had BEEN"
And ! gave evasive replies. Wha
iee could do?"
The conscious rectitude of Theed'
manner brought twitch, instantly sup
pressed, to Lady Doucester's carmine
ALLOW me to defend my position, M
gear lady: At my poor friend Henr
1srroman's request l went, at the clos
u MS trial, to the boarding house whcr
ne and his wife had been living wit
!aelr child for some months. His ide
~ asking me to call had been to discus
WIN Mrs. Jarroman her plans-tinan
c.si and otherwise-for the future.
SI1ved at the boarding house to fin
usT gone. She had deserted her child {!
LADY Gloucester allowed her atten
I'm .W 70 wander to the view. She yawne
ssnkntly In the resigned fashion of til
J.nS Jsso tneatregoer, and Theed's ton
u'opped to the normal.
49, VII not weary you with my rea
ts.' out l arranged with the proprie
~ S,s VI the boarding house to relieve h,
Jarrnre rue responsibility of little Penelol
ovman. on.S,m My aunt, Miss Hanna
NJ S''t, was persuaded to receive int
vorss aeetPang ttg the ,friendless, homeless
"v.se e than homeless"
n.,.ts toH We're kind" cut in Nadia, des
wss wshS. .hS. ~ suppose what happent
faEs ,mai the proprietress made a mis-
1 s.rha nna gave you the wrong child"
about" "f,e y something almost ludicro,
a., m'ne historically. "Not so long a,
n Ouo,t ivan W HE CHaL WAS ~
quest. Now l am not--I was n
anv vtomsh trh either, II, seems. Is the
.due dge OF my parentage at all?'
frc% ooucester brought her gaze bat
his thrN ae un-baked lawn, Theed clear,
Ia ..I% Iar snrmise Is absolutely correct.
tSst rn,, u was given to understai
sannos, s'u We're Penelope Jarroman.
WSsn attempt to describe my distrc
tsrdsv sra !arroman sent for me ye'