The Washington herald., 1922-11-04
The Vengeance
Henry Jarron1an
By ROY VIcKERS.

making q noble sacrifice. "You will
be paid-if am successful-for con-
tinuing to maintain that discretion
concerning the indiscretions OF
others for which you are already SO
justly famous"
Five thousand a year hush
money" said Claudine, hard as steel
TT sounds too good to be true
Theed. Put your cards ON the table
and do try not to talk as II you
were addressing a prayer meeting ~
Dear lady. fear your nerves are
a trife frayed." purred Theed. In
q nutshell, to put yodr daughter In
possession of her fortune would not
to use deplorable vulgarism
quench our thirst. On the other
hand, to put another In her place
might be a profitable transaction
for all concerned.
BY an" he added, "I mean you
and me-"
And the GIRL" put in Clauddne.
She'll want a pretty fat slice. And
IL she bungles It, she will betray US.
hate stunts that depend on trust
ing somebody"
TN this case. dear lady" said
Theed. rubbing his hands with satis-
faction. Il am trusting no one but
yourself"
But the girl" insisted Claudine
impatiently.
THE girl" said Theed. impressive
ly. will be an innocent agent. She
will honestly believe herself to be
Jarroman's daughter"
Claudine stared at him in genuine
astonishment
How are you going to work II %
she asked. with something that saw
ored of respect in her voice.
Theed glowed with pleasure at the
unspoken tribute to his powers.
The problem answers itself as
soon as 1t Is stated" he said, pomp-
ously. THE problem-to find in
London a girl of twenty-five. whose
parents died under a cloud during
her infancy. and who lives in ignor-
ance of their true identity under a
surname. wisely changed by. a rela-
tive. conveniently dead"
Nadia Quest" gasped Claudine.
"Pre-cisely," answered Theed.
The problem is SO difiicult that, as
II were, it becomes at once pro-
foundly simple"
'T don't like it," said Claudins
fdoubtfully. Remember, she is John
Camden's daughter"
''On the Contrary, 1t is extremely
fortunate, ,"9corrected Theed. You
have no idea what your husband has
become. and for the sake of your
own peace of mind i am glad that
you have not. For one thing, he is
mad-mad with the most dangerous
of all manias. that seeks its maniac
al end by methods sane and shrewd.
Henry Jarroman is not a human be-
ing-he is a lively expression of
hatred. And the vendetta, baked of
John Camden himself, Is now con-
centrated on his daughter. He is
seeking her in order to satisfy his
vendetta upon her person. Well, she
shall be placed where he will never
think of looking for her-in his
own house, as his own daughter.
It's my firm belief that this Is the
only way to save the girl"
"A lot you care whether she's
saved or not" said Claudine scorn-
fully.
Il do" said Theed, in a voice that
somehow carried conviction. I'm
not ashamed to confess that Jarro-
man frightened me today. I've
never seen anything like tit was
uncanny. Anyhow. that need not
concern you. Her safety happens to
coincide with our interest. All you
need do is to keep silent and. in the
unlikely event of Jarroman ever
consulting you. to admit that she is
your daughter.
Il still don't see how you're going
to work it," objected Claudine. IF
he accepts her as his daughter she
will simply live with him and share
his wealth"