Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10

Derby Haven---a remote village at the
south Of the island. Two old maids
who had formerly been governesses to
his sisters. Only yesterday the elder
Of them had written asking II there was
anything he could put In her way. 1t
looked like the very thing. At oil
events he would 30 down and see. And
IL Stowell wished to keep things quiet
| for a while. MS Of course he would, II
II was only for the sake OF the Deems
ter. he was ready to act as 60 between.
Alick ~
"Not a bit. It's no more than you
would have done for me-less than
you've done already"
Next day Stowell had n letter from
Cell saying he had arranged everything.
The Misses Brown, who had no other
pupil at present, would be only too de.
lighted. Bessie might be sent up ut
any time and he would see her to her
destination.
Within a week the girl was dis.
patched to Douglas, with such belong
ings as Mrs. Quayle had bought for her.
and In due course Stowell had a second
letter from Cell, saying,
cts all right. I've delivered the
goods! OF course I made no unneces-
sary explanations, and Old Miss Brown,
smelling a secret, thinks am to be the
happy man. What larks! But I
q little wistful when came away, 80
| had to promise. to run down and see
her sometimes. That's all right, I
suppose?''
Then Stowell set to work Letting
1t be known that he was willing to ac-
cept cases of all kinds It was not long
before he was fully occupied Com
mon assault. drunkenness. petty lar
ceny-hc took anything and everything
that came his way. He did his work
well. In little while people began to
whisper that he was chip Of the
old block and to employ the Deemster' y
son was to insure success.
Meantime he saw nothing of Fen.
ella. Having made up his mind to do
the right thing he tried his best to ban.
was talking Of the Governors daughter.
She was beautiful: she was charming {:
she was wonderful! Oh, the joy Of it
all! But the pain and the misery Of
1t, also
One day he met Janet driving in the
street. and after she had asked IL he
had received her letter. and he had an
swercd no, it had arrived too late, she
But Of course you'll call, dear. I'm
sure she'll expect It,"
The Governor sent out invitations to
garden party in honor Of his daugh
himself on the ground of urgent work,
a little later Fenella herself issued in :
vkations to meeting toward the
establishment Of League for the Pro-
lection Of Women. but again Stowell
excused himself-a case in the courts.
| Still later he went out to Ballamoar
to see his father. whom he had neglected
Of late. and the Deemster (who looked
Older and feebler and had dulled light
IN his great but melancholy eyes
famed up with kind Of youth when
he talked of Fenella.
1T 8 extraordinary" he said. "Dc
you know: Victor. she is the only
woman have ever met who has re.
minded me Of your mother? And il
close my eyes when she is speaking.
ran almost persuade myself it is tn,
same
Stowell began to think he hated thu
very name of Fcnella. But there wcr,
moments when he felt that he coult
have given the whole world. IL he hat
possessed it. just to look upon her face
One day Cell came to report prog
ress" about Bessie. She was gettins
on all right. but ''longing" little ir
those unaccustomcd surroundings. sc
he had to go down in the evenings some.
times to take her out for walks.
well have to be careful about that
though he said, ''for what do you
think?'
"What?"
"Dan Baldromma suspects me, and is
having me watched"
Stowell was startled and ashamed
Where had his head been that he had
not thought of this before? He had
got up from his desk and was looking
.vacantly out Of the window when he
became aware that the GOvcrnOr's biz
blue landau was drawing up in the
street below.
At the next moment there was a light
step on the stairs, and at the next the
door of his room was opened by his
young clerk. and through the doorway
came some one who was like vision
from thousand Of his dreams, but now