Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-09
RUBY AYRES
at Her Best
Thi means o love story, rich in
romantio entan0lements, told
soith delicate understanding of
Doman's heart.
"THE DANCING
MASTER"
Ronina To,saor.o.n
Begins Tomorrow

him. too, the FIRE would glow and the
steel clash.
Claudine's Adleux
Two days later. over breakfast that
Jarr0man opened and read three let
ters. Then he read the FIRST again. Il
was from Caudine.
II am leaving here today. but am
not coming to you. I suppose you will
say the work pose has palled already.
No matter; you never grasped even a
glimmering Of me.
II have enough money to travel for
q year or SO. shall never require
anything Of you and don't think l
shall ever see you again. Claudine."
The other note was from Lady Dou.
cester,. and that, too, merited second
perusal.
I'VE have arranged it ALL" It ran.
thirty thousand. Wilfred is terrible to
argue with; It took us till nearly mid.
night to get him to acquiesce.
"Mollentrave saw the agents today.
and they think they might get sixteen
thousand for Gloucester House.
1T will hurt a little, giving every.
thing up, but chiefly because you
weren't clever enough to make me sug.
Gest It OF my own accord. e. D."
II the house were to sell for sixteen
thousand, reflected Jarroman, that
would leave them fourteen thousand
short. Gloucester would presumably
commute his pension, and then there
was house In the country.
Jarroman rose from the. breakfast
table and went into his study, where he
~ I'D t,,, ~,
pages.
Nadia In Huckster's Row
The passb0ok revealed to him as il
for the first time the strange financial
history Of the last few months. On his
release he had accepted from Theed the
fact that he was rich and had thought
no more about 1t. The violent change
OF environment upon leaving prison had
swamped the mere change from poverty
to wealth.
He began to study the figures. OF
the thirty thousand deposit that had
been his on his release, half had gone in
the purchase Of the house in Crescent
street, but the revenue had supple
mented that. Something over eighteen
thousand In cash stood to his credit.
With the automatic cancellation of
the marriage settlement the whole of
the revenue of the estate reverted to
himself. There might have been little
enough II Theed had been given full
scope for his ingenuity. Yes. he might
safely say that he owed the bulk Of his
fortune to Lady Doucester's interven.
tion-and that gave him the ethical ex-
cuse for which he was cropping.
A couple Of minutes later he was
phoning to the agent from whom he
nj IN t,, .ks,
Twenty minutes after that the agent
appeared.
There's house in Regents Park
Gloucester house-that is coming into
the market. want you to snap it UP
for twenty thousand. Ill give you the
My dear sir, not at this stage. ]
beg! have already heard of the prop.
erty you mention. 1t was put in the
hands Of an agent yesterday, and tell
you now, Mr.. Jarroman. ! should be
surprised il ! had to pay a penny moro
than fifteen thousand"
"Er--yes. said Jarroman. "I'm
afraid it will be rather unsatis-
factory deal for you. Some time in the
future hope to avail myself of your
business experience and advice. but in
the present instance I have my own
reason for wishing to pay twenty thou
sand pounds, no more and no less, for
Gloucester house, and for wishing tn,
deal to be concluded Ut the earliest pos
Sible moment. Are you willing to ac-
ccpt my instructions in this matter?"
Even so, Jarroman could not get rid
VI the agent in less than ten minutes |
He was gradually being taught that |
the quick dealing business man did moi
exist.
As the agent talked his way out jar
roman took up the third letter that
had come by that mornings post and
ran his eye over it again. 1t was from |
Sesr1ve.
row. Mrs. Stranack arrived there dur.
ing Miss JarrOman's absence, and spen, |
presence In the neighborhOOd aroused a |
good deal Of comment. but Mrs. Stra-
mack was in no way annoyed or
lnolested. Miss Jarroman returned next |
day from Gloucester house, and the two |
ladies' have been together since"
Jarroman strode from his Hat and |
hailed a taxi. In two minutes he was
on his way to Huckster's row.
The smooth engine sounded chant
Of triumph. At last. at last he was
on his way TO Nadia.
The driver stopped, larroman got
out. paid him. and stro!lcd Gown the
Waterloo road Nell and Nadia. just
ahead Of him, turned into Huckster'~
row without observing him.
He walked on He must see Nadia
alone. He would hang about. Nell
would probably be going out again. H.
would wait til then.
In the kitchen of Ncll's cottage. Nell,
still in her hat and coat. was making
tea. and Nadia. also in street attire,
was watching her,
"You got me the job, Ncll, she
said presently. ''lm ever so much
obliged to you. It's simply splendid"
Dunno So much about that said
Nell sulkily. Seems ter me made n
fool O. mese!f for nothink."
There was Il pause. Nadia looked
Nell on her return, had been
amazed to find her in possession. but
her amazement had soon changed to the
.heery Indifference with which the
COckney regards the incomprchcnsibe.
Yesterday YOU agreed wirh me-
began Nadia tim.dly.
~ did an didn't" rotOried Nell,
look ere. You asst me 10 clp yer
and ! seq would. Well. I'd do as
much for any gal ~ thort she was on
'cr beam ends. without arskin uucs-
lions. | amt arskin' now--I'm trllin
yer straight. 1t amt no good trying
10 mix in where You II in born, Ere,
let's ave a cup o tea.
Nadia stirred he. l'i. :: .,.s..,.
II ought to h.,l. mudr the whole
clear to you before | accepted
your hospitality" she said, her low