Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-24
The Vengeance of
Henry Jarr0man
Must.
the
Woman
Als''ays
Payf
By ROY TICKERS

cook how to bottle Strawberries whole.
Mrs: Carfax gets hers 20 squashy."
Wilfred disappeared, laughing. Lady
Doucester turned to Nadia.
I really want you 70 come with me-"
oh, Lady Doucester, Is he-Mr.
mo, he isn't" said Lady Gloucester,
rather shortly. Then she collected her.
self: "But I want. to introduce you
to the next best person. Nell Jarroman,
bic real daughter. She's at Doucsster
House. And, oh, before I forget
dress 90 II for q garden party, will
youl I really think sho'll weep IL you
Nell Il Bored
| From her room that overlooked the
drive, Nell Jarroman had seen Lady
Doucester's car slide on. Nell was
bored to tears. She had finished Lovely
Lady SAL" tried on fame and silver
evening dress which she had bought at
a shop where Lady Douccster had
opened an account for her, done her
hair IN thrco different ways. and finally
a much. trimmed camisole and a petit.
coat from which Redding, the maid,
had taken her. eyes with diiiiculty when
she had brought Lady Douccster's mes.
sage. "Her 1adyship hopes to be back
within the hour. madam. She thought
perhaps you would like to rest till
Rest" repeated Nell, family, her
scorn threatening to deprive her alto.
gether Of her powers Of speech. crest !"
She had been lying there. battling
with her depression. for about q quar-.
ter OF an hour, when a shrill whistle
| pAmp har Nnra n &s,hiotlo chat ooloJ
In q strange. biryllikc trill.
Nell leapcd to her feet and flung open
the window. Regardless Of her apparel,
she leaned out, aud her bright eyes
searched the shrubbcry on either side of
the drive. At first she saw nothing,
then, by the farside gate post she spied
the peak Of a cap. Beneath it there
presently appeared a profile which was
followed BY the upper part of the body
of Mr.. Benjamin Shraser.
The acquired caution of the last few
days vanished In shrek of welcome.
"Chi.ik!"
She accompanied the shrek with
welcoming wave. and Ben stepped boldly
into the drive.
"Wot cheer. Ben !" she greeted him,
as he came within shouting distance OF
her window. ,,
''Ain't cher comm out, Nell?"
II amt dressed. You come in."
Ben glanced uneasily at the front
."Gow on. Pull the bell. eownt
cher! They won't 'urt cher"
The perfectly just aspersion Of his
courage. ncrvcd BENJAMIN Shrnger to
the rash act Of pressing the bell push.
From that point onward there was no
retreat.
Rawson stared up at the red bull
neck issuing from striped muffler, took
in. tho general formidability Of the
caller, and contented himself with say.
ing quite pleasantly for Rawson:
You've come to tue wrong en-.
Ere, none o. that, Rawson," came
the mcnacing voice Of Nell behind him.
"'Er ladyship said could ave any O.
me friends to see me II I wanted. And
this gentleman's what cher might call
a special friend o mine-leastways, e
Is now."'
'"Thet's all right" said Ben, pacif.
ically.
Although he lacked whiskers. and per.
sonal rotundity, Rawson was true
family butler. class conscious and proud
Of his calling.
II beg your pardon. madam" he
said with grave loyalty to his masters
guest. II did not know this gentle.
man wns friend Of yours. viii you
come in; sir? Allow me! Your-er--
| Nell caught Den by the sleeve as If
she suspected furtive fight and led him
into the drawing room. In tho hall
Rawson stared after them with fur.
rowed brow.
Rawson's view of Ncll's presence in
Gloucester house was severely logical.
For him there could be no middle
course. His professional self. respect.
his pride of craft. demanded that he
either resign his position or accept the
fiction that she was in no way differ.
ent from any other Of his masters
guests. He had chosen the latter course
and intended to keep TO 1t.
He kept uneasy guard outside the
drawing room door. Hc had already
seen enough Of Nell to be sure that
age the furniture. but he knew that
his employers interests might we'll be
jeopardized in other ways.
lie did not cavesdrOp, but he could
hear that the girl was doing the talk.
ing. Presently he guessed that she was
helping him to overcome his shyness,
for. as her voice grew in shrillness,
Ben's laugh became more frequent.
Rawson suspected that Mrs Jarromnn
was entertaining her caller with anec.
dotes of himself. 1t was nothing to
him to be the butt Of vulgar minds, but
suppose
The dreaded suppositon matcrializcd
almost before he had we'll framed it in
his thoughts. His ears caught the sound
OF carriage In the drive. lie hur.
ricd to the narrow window Of the hall.
Blue and buff livery. The Duchess Of
Brcndon-or old Lady Claveridgc-----
Rnwson positively bounded up the
stairs to the housckccper's room.
Mrs. Carfax stirred at the butler in
angry surprise. For one thing an in
trusion on her privacy was absolutely
unhcard Of. For another. the sheer need
for human cOmpanionship had driven
her to inviting Redding to take a cup
OF tea with her, and she was cmbar-
rasscd at being caught In this act Of
questionable cOndescensiOn.
Mrs. Cnrfax, Miss JnrromHn Is in
the drawing room with a man Of her
own class. There's II carriage outside
and ! don't know who is in 1t. but
there's only the Duchess or one Of the
Claveridgc ladies goes about in n car.
riagc nowadays. VIII you allow mo TO
bring thOsc--pcrsons--to your room?'
"Wcll, ] mover did -" began the
scandalizcd Mrs. Carfnx. and stopped
short as she caught tho distant vibra.
tion of the front door bell.