Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-04

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| Henry Jarr0n1a,l
By ROY TICKERS


''Y0u are making fun Of her to me.
That 10 unworthy Of you !" Lady Dou.
cester suppressed . wave Of irritation,
and added with . barely perceptibls
"And your wife. who arrived ysstsr.
day. y lunchins IN her room. She has
Jarroman stopped short In bis stride
him gently on and spoke Of the falling
prices. |
The lengthy meal passed Of more
easily than any Of the three had ex.
pected, and coffee was served In the
study. At half.past 2 precisely Thsed
was admitted.
Lady Doucester, lynx eyed, saw his
face twitch out Of It's customary smile
a. his eyes fell upon Jarroman. The
next second he was waddlinG forward to
greet the Doucesters.
Theed's Nov Schsme
:'And my dear Jarroman !" he gasped,
% he turned to him. Splendid
S-splendid! But aren't you rather
rash, ra.ather eager? These strong, 81.
lent men are the despair Of their doc.
tors and nurses, Lord Gloucester I"
"And their solicitors" said Lady
Gloucester.
Don't know It, Lady Gloucester,
don't know IT." said Theed, seating
himself with ease.
I'VE may as well come straight to
the point, Theed," began Jarroman, q
note Of weariness In his voice. Lady
Gloucester tells me that, pending my
resuming control Of my own affairs.
you have made yourself trustee Of the
settlements and deeds Of Gift In favor
Of Mrs. Stranack."
Quite so," said Theed. "You have
put the case in q nutshell. Il have
always told him, Lord Gloucester, that
he is loss to the legal profession. That
course, as you will readily recognise,
was the only one could take. My
position, feel sure you will as read.
ily admit, was q somewhat doubtful one.
Through my original blunder In confus.
ing identities. the settlements, and 40
forth, have all become invalid. As, you
VIII remember. the consideration in each
case was the fact Of rela ationship, and
the relationship, alas no longer exists"
Quite so," said Jarroman with a
smile. "You did excellently, Theed.
But the emergency now has passed. You
can, with perfect safety to all con.
cerned, reasSlgn those title deeds to
me-"
'Ah, there you must allow the ex.
pert the privilege Of correcting the lay
man." said Theed. 1.-THE reessignment
will be more difficult than you imagine.
/ am In grave doubts as to my liability
to your estate for the considerable sums
already spent by Mrs. Stranack. In
justice to my other clients, who would
suffer BY my bankruptcy, am com.
PEELED to retain such assets as have
until the court-he paused on that sig-
nihcant word-'has given me full in.
Identification. It will be merely for.
NAL action. my dear Jarroman-call It
red tape II you will, but red tape often
proves the life line that drass an limo.
cent man from the engulhng waters of
unmerited bankruptcy.
''If that's all that's troubling you."
said Jarroman dryly. II can indemni.
fy you here, now, on q half sheet Of
paper, with Lord and Lady Doucester
as witnesses"
"How ! wish could consent" said
Theed. 'If had only my own inter-
ests to consider, would not hesitate
for one instant. But there are
Miss Claudine Crayne. for exam.
ple,' suggested Lady Gloucester bright
". "She's only had 1000 up to date,
hasn't she, Mr.. Theed?'
Really. Lady Gloucester, I do not
quite catch the allusion."
Lady Gloucester chuckled. Lord Dou-
cester looked at her admiringly, but
said nothing. Jarroman shifted in his
chair and glared at his solicitor.
1--WE no desire to prolong this dis.
cussion, Theed. Are you going to hand
over every farthins Of mine or Mrs.
Stranack's you've laid hands on while
I've been. ill?"
my dear Jarroman, I've already
endeavored to EXPLAIN"
"You have endeavored to explain"
interrupted Jarroman, that you think
cant face an action in the courts for
fear Of causing a public scandal that
would destroy Stranack's career, and
incidentally involve Lord and Lady
Gloucester. Am I right2" Thsed's
watery eyes gazed ceilingward.
romi1 did Z, not %u,",:S know you = we'll aj Ias: (.
compelled to think you were driving
This talk Of scandal astounds mo. It
II pains me. Can 1t be possible that
you contemplate bringing a friendly
action against me?"
II Know Who Killed EddiS''
Jarroman took a deep breath and held
on to the arms Of his chair. Lady
Doucester's bright eyes danced from him
to the gently reproachful Thced and
from Theed to her husband. who. as II
obeying q signal, left his chair by the
window and took up dignifed position
on the hearth rug.
I'm one particular / find myself in
ah-agreement with Mr.. Theed." he
began in his beautifully modulated
voice. "and that is when he expresses
his amazement at Mr.. Jarroman's talk
Of public scandal. There would be
scandal. OF course. 1t would be pub.
lie. OF course. But Mr.. Jarroman
gives more than their literal values to
the words. He believes that, were he
to invoke the aid of the law, he would
call into action a force that would de-
stroy the social position Of my wife and
myself and that of my son and his wife.
But 1t Is at this point that am amazed.
Does Mr.. Jarroman seriously believe
that my son would In any circumstances
continue on a career that had as Its
foundations the wealth OF a man on
whom he had no claim? Wilfred's ca.
reer is destroyed already; 1t is unfor.
tunate. but 1t is a fact. He has learned
that Mr.. Jarroman Is not his father
in-law, and he has announced his In.
tention of giving up public life.
And again Lord Gloucester re.
moved his eyeglasses and polished them
with exquisite care on a corner of his
Jarroman seriously believe that my wife
nd \ hrt,