The Washington herald., 1922-11-15
Continued from Yesterday.

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That's not necessary. thank you,"
replied Segrove. Il shall send you
a monthly account. 1 haven't de-
cided to take the case up yet. If
you believe that John Camden did
you this COLOSSAL injury what do you
want to find his daughter for?"
Jarroman was fully prepared for
the question.
In twenty years in prison. Mr..
SagrOve." he said. "one conCeives
ideas which may be regarded as odd
To use an old-fashioned phrase. l
wish to return good for evil"
Jarroman met the detectives
shrewd gaze unfiinchingly.
Well. l suppose your motives are
no concern of mine" said Segrove
eniGmatiCally. suppose l should
run across this girl. what do you
want me to do with herr
"Just notify me of her address"
replied JaTrOman. And as re-
CARDS Camden. 1 want every fact
You can unearth. whether it seems
T. have any direct bearing on the
cI=c or not. | shall he Greatly dis
. -'tFlHlCu. ne dndeu- II you TcIuSe
90 take up the case"
%. l will take it up" said Sc
grove indifferentIy This sort of
thing is my profession. But if /
come to the conclusion that there is
SNAIL withdraw"
Cornish terrace was a small and
severely businesslike room to which
visitors rarely penetrated. 1t held
= roll top desk. a number of filing
cabinets. and built into the wall, two
lar-" safes.
Thecd. fresh from his interview
with Lord pOucester was ushered up
To- this little sanctum by a silent
footed Eastern servant. Claudine
looked up at mis- entry and smiled
with a lanSuid friendliness which
vanished the moment they were left
alone
Something unpleasant must have
happened for you to make such an
urgent matter of seeing me" she
said sharply. It's the Jarroman
stunt. Of course"
THeed refused to he hurried
There is absolutely no need for
alarm" he insisted. 1T is simply
that J have a premOnition that Lord
I'rucrster will drop in to see you
snnH-possibly tonight. He called
ru me this morning.
Let me See-the girl. Nadia, was
working for his son. Stranack.
sn't she" inquired Claudine i'm
Tati. ntIy. can't they, find another
ty"r~r. or what is it,
Us T." that can't say" returned
t.. rd with a deliberation which he
kur.y Claudinc must fird maddeninc.
81 should say that the typewriting
a-enry probably sent substitute
Who mas proved herself quite ineffi-
cieat. No. Lord Doucester's visit
had another motive.
1t seems that Nadia told Stranack
what had been disclosed to her
ah"ut her Parentage and that he
passed it on I" his father"
which looks" cut in Claudine
''as If StranaCk were in love with
The GrTl and was afraid there would
he trouble from his parents if he
married her"
Il quit" agree. quite assented
TEr,d p"adnr"uSly. But let us
leave that supposition for the mo-
n-rUt. Lord Bnucestcr seemed only
concerned with obtaining my as
suranrr that Nadia really is what
she has been told she is-namely.
Henry Jarr"man's daughter"
Theed waved his fat hands in what
he believed To- he a foreign gesture.
Exactly what 7 asked myself
dear lady. Why should he doubt it?
There is. Of course. a possibility that
Nadia resembles her mother; but
it would have to be an amazing like
ness to take Lord Doucester's
memory back over twenty years
No; if he doubts il is because of
some incident Of which neither he
nor the girl have told me and which
! could not have foreseen.
IF he daubts." repeated Clau-
inc after a moments pause. You're
not sure. then
No. I am not sure" answered
Thee,I. but l should like to he"
why should YOU think that
Doucester will come to see me?'
asked CIaudine.
1T is obvious. surely. The girl
has been declared to be Jarroman's
GaUghter: DOucester knows that you
are JarrOman's wife. lie will won
der whether you. toe accept Nadia
as your child. anS after he has
wondered little he will come here
and try to find out
Ciaudine nodded.
What exactly do you want me to
do she asked.
Theed rose.
Try to discover what his attitude
is" he said. If he does not believe
Nadia to be your daughter. does he
recognize her as any one else's?
If so. how has he recognized her.
and what is he going to do about
it,
Again Claudine nodded
1T will be difficult" she said. half
to herself.
Il do not mind admitting it is
beyond my power said Theed.
That is why 1 leave it in your
hands"
Claudine, left alone. brooded for
a long moment. Then she locked