Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-06
M0B0DY'S ::-::ByE. Phillips 0ppenheim

you. II you chose to 90 to- him." was
the Indifferent reply. I'm the course Of
the next few months we shall launch
our thunderbolt. You will know then
what we claim for the people,"
Hang the people /" Horlock ex.
claimed. "I've iegislated for them
myself until I'm sick Of 1t. They're
never grateful"
perhaps you confine yourself too
much to one class Tallente observed
drly. "As a rule, the less intelligent
the voter the more easily he is caught
by Hashy legislation" .....,.
1.-THE operative pure and simple"
Horlock announced, "has no political
outlook. He'll never see beyond his
trades union. You'll never found q
great national party with his aid"
His companion smiled.
Then we shall fail and you will
continue to be Prime Minister. i"
Mrs. Van Tosdyke came back to
them, on the arm Of foreign diplomat.
She leaned over to Horlock and whis-
pered:
"Lethbridse has heard that you two
are here together and he is on your
track. Better separate"
She passed on. The two men strolled
away.
"Have you any personal feeling
"None whatever" his companion as
sured him. "You did me the best turn
in your life when you left me stranded
after Hellesfeld."
Horlock sighed.
"Lethbridge almost insisted. He look.
ed upon you as a firebrnnd. He said
there would be no response about
Cabinet with you in It."
Tallente remarked dryly. "Au revoir!"
rooms, an acquaintance tapped him on
the shoulder.
zone moment, Tallente. Lady Alice
Mountgarron has asked me to present
you"
Tallente bowed before the woman who
stood looking at him pleasantly, but
little curiously. She held out her
hand.
II seem to have heard so much Of
you from my sister Jane she said.
"You are neighbors in Devonshire,
aren't you?"
"Neighbors from a Devon mans point
Of view," he answered. II live half
way down a precipice, and she five
miles away, at the back Of Stygian
moor, and incidentally thousand feet
above me-
You seem to have sNrmounted such
geographical obstacles
Your sisters friendship Is worth
greater efforts" Tallente replied.
Lady Alice smiled.
II wish that some Of you could per-
suade her to come to town OCCASION
ally" she said. "Jane is perfect
dear, Of course, and I know she does
great deal of good down there, but
I can't help thinking sometimes that
she is little wasted. Life must now
and then be dreary for her."
Tallente seemed for a moment to be
looking through the walls of the room.
1--WE are all made differently. Lady
Jane is very self reliant and Devon
shire is one of those counties which
have curiously strong local hold.'
But when her moors and her farms
wreathed in mists, and one hears moth
ing except the moaning of animals in
distress. what about the local attrac-
tion them
You speak feclingly," Tallente OBJ
served, smiling.
II spent fortnight with Jane last
winter" she explained. II had some
Idea Of hunting. Never again Only
l miss Jane. She is such dear and
don't see half enough Of her.
II saw her yesterday" Tallente said
reminiscently. This morning she told
me she was going to ride out to inspect
for herself the farm of the one black
| sheep among her tenants. / looked
out toward Woolhanger as I came up
in the train. 1t seemed like a miasma
of driven snow and mists."
Every one to his tastes Lady
Alice observed as she turned away
with friendly little nod. II have just
an idea, however, that this morning