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81 unite respectable. She said she
.,--knew you as baby. mada". =
s,,, Nadia looked at loss. .
.,ss,,. Jarratt!" she mused, II don't
~ ~. could have. I know she wasn't
~ nurse" 10 , crook Of some sort"
Ia Wilfred. III you want TO see ner,
Nsdis, / think you'd better see me Ger IN IN
hcfe. with me. sna" prooa''' We
ao.!e.v o..vs,y u wv we'll. Show her in here, then,
penff' didn't dare to say 1t in front OF
y 'u unonfesscd Nadia. whimsically.
Usne' Unsne didn't have a nurse at all
put Hannah Quest looked after Inc
herself. I cant nen, rememo.S,r :,
xsd,.,. arst impression Of Mrs. Jar.
y rs. NJ an .enveloping smile {;
w rs.t sS that the smile was genuine in
IN kindliness.
u.TVsil there. now, ] was sure you q
No" said Mrs. Jarratt, not ag-
:s..ivsiy. rather In the tone OF one
u. S.Iisyes in the general Willingness
Srmsn w nature to oblige. II said to
s.r. "a a.srysnt, / said, lest mention that
S.s~ Mrs. Stranack when she was
k.hv' I said. and she'll see me.
"iSc ait down" said Nadia, a tri6e
,Ayly. "l'm afraid don't remember
yo, IN the least $780,
We Jarratt sat own with bounce
4, ~ chair Wilfred had drawn forward
for her. - .,.n,. ,,,u an,
~, not surprised, seein' as 'ow ! last
~ syes upon you when you was no
- Than Two years old" She laughed,
! "lessant laugh that dispelled the last
4 Wilired's suspicious. And l dcs.
=, you're askin' yerself how ! come
q ana out about your being married
sna m the rest of 1t. Well, It started
Vith me seeing your portrait in the
Soh. the wedding photosl Yes, Of
course"
"Do you mean to say you recog.
ni,ed my wife, Mrs. Jarratt?" asked
""oS. no, cir, no! I'd never have
Known her. No, IL was the name Of
Jsrropnan printed underneath made me
tale notice Of the photy. You see,
SIR"
Mrs. Jarratt stopped suddenly and
twisted her gloves nervously. 1t seemed
| IA strike her that what she had to say
was perhaps better said to Nadia alone.
Gbe sat staring at Wilfrcd, breathing
heavily, her smile somewhat apprehen.
dve.
Her sudden confusion brought blind
b1nic down upon Nadia. Fool she had
Wen to take it for granted that this
bman was connected with her life
xjth Aunt Hannah! There were q
hundred things this kindly soul might
~, each one Of which would reveal
IL truth to Wilfred She sought for
peme excuse to get Mrs. Jarratt away
Il was too late.
II suppose you were puzzled at find.
Inc my wife referred to ns Mr.. Jarro.
nln's daughter" said Wilfred easily.
1T was not discovered till quite re.
Gently that she was not Miss Quest
at all"
rQuest?" repeated Mrs. Jarratt. and
Nadia read her doom In the bewilder-
mSntN that tinged the CHEEKY tones.
Quest. did you say. sir? know the
name, but IL made sure Mrs. Stra.
nack's rightful name was Camden"
Mn. Jarrett Talks
Nadia sat quite still. She felt cold
md tired. In second Wilfred would
turn to her.
Camden" he was repeating sharply.
|"what curious mistake! I have some
relatives called Camden, or I had. I
believe the last was my mothers cous.
10, who died in rather horrible circum.
stances when I was a child"
"Sooicide. 1t was," agreed Mrs. Jar.
'st eagerly. That's i'm. Or p'raps
: saould say that was i'm. pore gen.
t,snan: Dear me, I 'ope you knew
y soeSt w:t tthat. num-" she added. turning
aye startled you, II you didn't"
NADIA tried to speak. She clutched
Z word at random from the mockinR
fntong in her brain.
,. I'm afraid "a mistake - the
Mn. Jarratt's nervousness was in.
reasiny. ''
~ DO .ops I didn't do wrong in com.
~ tor tt,s been on my mind this last
!atSe months or more. But IL you'd
sssser nss !, kept my mouth shut,
4 terrible silence.
w. would you like me to leave you and
m; ~ !arratt alone. Nadia?"
"nI,sds eyes were upon her, keen |
saa cold as swords. on, what did It
I.t1sr now what he came 10 know.
.. alee never again would he and she sit
'oJstner In the golden silence
n tne reckless bitterness her soul
.s;w s9rsed up IN Nadia, up and up.
anS Groke In an agony of .ricf '''
:, NO., she said, and her lauob
1Y.vcsed her, stay and hear what Mrs
tt ss,r has to say. I've lost you now
wat she said. e'"'e'ouS ot
20 on, please" said Wilfred n ,Irs
WsA' His voice was grim.
out " ouest;on Sstiast sulped, and then shot
y, Perhaps YOU let me ask vou som,
sou 1 7, nns'S %spm. 90 'ad the brinsing % of
"TiI1' ~ hhanna Quest-till she died"
wv. a. II the statement taIiioj "a ,;.L
you ~ 'wn sa. knowledge. "Ail yer life Ana
III was brought up as a ladv ' tnn
h,s h;s ~, now, I've said somethins wroUo ,Uo'
ins MSnly my awkward way % sne"E,'
ns,., AMot I'm getting at "a vo",H.,
ts,s yen inside One for tho Eom.h
"s "Nss ""onvicks, now ave you. mumy"
mum no. ! didn't think you'd been +,.,o
pic;r. ! Knew the moment 7 600 '"e"r, rn'
cosiSns is N the illustrated naper thots sUur our
ns NJ. ave been. That's wbat ~. rtod Sod
ny Svs;nn me nose into what's mona 30
u sS~u.nthness-though It ia. in q MAN. Manu., -.
si tSs tSusins: I don't know amwth;ns
vast FIgrts or wrongs ~ -
IL, r. the ieaden, dIa,e Ssusa Sou ain't been 'ad."
SSss Sasd at her gloves 'e wiIdIs. iMTs. JSErstt Is
nj ]oooRP,ah oP her head and waited WiIsrsS nSu.S
ai'S iS'SSkinE tn stonily at notbinr "'tred
Mn y tell you ali | know s"'sE. s;r " h.u,.
ior ,.Ssrsatt. "You con snr, S ,oegan
q more uor'ff'ves. ve, Twenty-Five 'e yeors - Sso Sae
nsax.,Med Of Il. eithar. .ootlS, anu I'm not