Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-21

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THE wonderful eyes--sray green In
i color---hecked euriously with brown
turned indolently , toward her; Th:
sif.smiie Tor which Ciaudine 'Crsyn;
was famous, but behind their homes
iuried amused contempt. Not thus did
Comen lure her int confessine that
she owed her hair OF richest chestnut
her finely marked eyebrows, her dead
white skin, more to art than nature.
There was 4 heavy price to pay before
Claudine, that inscfutable siren Of nc
are, no nationality, no past or future,
would share weapon with another, and
that other a woman. And this little
fool thought a. hint would bring the
condolences tumbling about her ears!
"You look so tagged" she drawled.
heard: q. psTssenal'y :, ,,s ! do not need it. Why
with q trailing Of moonlight dra. &.
peries and gay little gesture Of her
dlyer fan Claudine rose and wandered
into the. front room. People were leav :
ING, and she stood for moment or two
Nv the door, smiling her farewells. A
curious watchfulness was in her eyes.
Il duickened percsptibly when presently.
Sdsing his way into the room against
the outgoing stream. came Theed the So
llcitor. r. -. -.
then pretended to ignore him. But the
green Of her eyes had deepened till they
siowed. ':..
the play. but seated himself on one OF
the diyans and whiled away the time
70 a dowager duchess who knew that
she ought not to be there.
At the end Of half an hour Clnudihs
premises She told the two burly men .
servants that they could 60 to bed. then
drew Theed to the alcove where she had
effectively snubbed Lady Nan.
The huge, disordered rooms, dim with
lowered lights and shuttered windows.
struck a strange note OF desolation.
Even MAN 'selle X" and her un.
touched beverage had vanished. Clau-
dine, looking round her. ahivered as II
with cold and drew an ermine wrap
over her bare shoulders.
Then. meeting Theed's soulless gaze,
che rallied.
self beside him on the divan. "Light
my cigarette for me and tell me your
news. You have seen..-hin. Of course.
or you would not be here"
my news. dear lady, Is contained in
4 nutshell. Henry-Jurroman-his no
interest whatsoever in your movements.
we'll. being. II may say go without
hurting your feelings, he was not in
terested enough to inquire whether you
were alive or dead. He has instructed me
to make q will In his daughters favor,
and-that is all there Is to tell"
For a moment Claudine was silent.
Relief, resentment, curiosity flashed
across her mind like lizards In flight.
Hot on her trail came a cynical dis
trust.
"Theed, my friend. you are man
who loves his bed. You did not come
here at 2 o'clock in the morning for the
express purpose Of setting my mind at
rest"
Theod Grows Sentimental
The watery eyes Of the solicitor. now
sentimental, now fishlike, were turned
cn the woman by his side.
II thought to save you from false
hopes Of stepping into his fortune-z-as
bic wife," The last words had mean.
hs stress. -.
''You mean you've got a stunt" de.
manded Claudine bluntly.
He instructed me to make will in
favor Of his daughter" repeated Thced,
and further to find his daughter with
al! possible speed"
:Ssst.,, :sSssls apply to me for her where
The eyes were exceedingly fshlike--
cold and Shiny az the depths Of the
ocean--as the solicitor made answer:
He knows that you abandoned her
At the time Of the trial. He simply
esned."
Claudine moved uneasily. She knew
there was something at the back Of bis
mind, but dare not commit herself by a
direct question. In the game that she
had chosen to play there are no part.
ners. Each gives what each must give
through fear Of the other. But she was
mr. better at bluff than he.
4, You have me at a disadvantage
there, Theed. It's the one thing I'm
aehamed ot-the only really beastly
tning I've done. For the last twenty
Che Is, she is better off without me.
You'll admit that, at any rate?"
"Who am I that I should criticize
another's actions?" said Theed unctu.
ously The lamented fact remains that
you did abandon your child and that
you 40 not know where to find her."
And Jarroman, wants to leave my
daughter a fortune" said Claudine half
her, Theed?"
I-ah--have not considered the
point began Thecd. Even as he spoke
Saudine's quick intuition flashed to a
brilliant guess that had become sudden
a. you know where my daughter is at
Is present moment" she accused.
,;.s.. ss.'ys y known where she is all these
Iheed shrugged his shoulders.
IT pleases you to flatter my astute.
SI'Ese, I'.se, he answered. 1T can make little
s.aerence whether your-guess is right
wrong: II do know where your
S;sI!nter 10, I am not giving away the
You shall - flashed Claudine with
sSaaen fury. 1T you keep my child out
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