Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-27

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joyed. 1t was not vanity but pride Of
craft. She conceived it TO be a pert Of
her duty to her husband and society
n general to look as attractive as DOS.
Elb!e, and she spared no pains to that
end. u n s.1 M ~
Every one knows that I make IN
and dye my hair and oil the rest Of IT."
she told q young girl once, ''and they
think y Jolly decent Of me not to grudse
them the time"
~ Her preparations were only IN the
early stages, and che still looked her
ase--when her husband knocked at her
door. Petulantly she dismissed her
maid and invited him to enter.
Good morning, my dear" said Lord
Doucester. II am sorry to disturb you,
but It had to be done." He seated him
self on 9 divan and stared at the ceiling.
II wish you wouldn't sic like that,
Mollentrave,' she said. "You had
better smoke"
Thank you, my dear" said Lord
Gloucester. eagerly availing himself Of
the permission, whereupon his thoughts
collected themselves.
''It's bit Of 1 shock, Emmeline. I
had q chat with Wilfred last night
MT after ~, yo!n,'d =, gone to bed about--about
II thought we'd settle about her, :"
remarked Lady Gloucester. I'm the cir.
cumstances we agreed that their en-
gagement should be announced in about
q months time. It isn't quite what one
had hoped for Wilfred. but'--she
lowered her voice-"for him to marry
John Camden's daughter, neither Of
them knowing she IL John Camden e
daughter, is an extraordinarily safe
coincidence"
Quite 10. But unfortunately either
We have made q mistake or there are
forces at work that are far from co.
incidental. The girl has just been told
by some guardian or family lawyer, ]
gather-that she 10 the daughter Of an
ex. convict"
IAN ex.convict!" repeated lady
Gloucester. She hated repeating things,
but this time she could not help herself.
Whose name," continued D0u
cester, "is Henry Jarroman."
Lady Gloucester looked at her husband
AZ il she wished she could suspect him
| Of practical joking. w.
II wish you would explain the thinl
properly, Mollehtrave," she said will
unnatural calm. She knew she hat
paled, and mechanically she reached fol
the rouge SUCK.
There is little to explain beyond tn,
bare facts" said Doucester. ''lt ap
pears that tho day after she was intro
ducsd to US here-the day Wilfred wen
to Creighley-the guardian person tool
her out to lunch and explained that sh
had been brought up under the name Q
Quest for general convenience--that he
real father was Henry Jarroman, VII,
had just come out Of prison md wishes
to meet her.
''She met him on the following morn
ing-that 10 to say. yesterday mornin
4 they satisfied each other as to thei
respective identities, and-there "
are."
but He's Not Her Father!"
~ wish you wouldn't use slang i
my room, Mollentrave. What do 20
mean by there we are? 1t seems t
me peculiarly senseless phrase.
rest, my dear" said Gloucester meekly
"As soon as the g RI heard the news sh
wrote to you to say she could not din
with us after all; you will remembe
that we were slightly surprised at th
time. She also wrote to Wilfrcd. pre-
senting him with the fact that he
father was an ex.convict, and addin
that that was a final argument agains
her accepting his offer of marriage"
'But he's not her father" said Lad
Gloucester in q voice that was littl
above a whisper.
Gloucester shrugged his shoulders.
II wish you wouldn't do that, Mol
lentrave." Her nerves were on edg'
do you think+is it possible that "
were wrong? Perhaps after all sh
really is Jarroman's d-dghter.."' :,
"You agreed with me as to her quit
recognizable resemblance to Mrs. Cam
den," Gloucester pointed out. More
a gemmed ring. She admitted that til
gemmed ring belonged to her father. Th
two points taken together would max
rather startling coincidence. Ther
would be a third coincidence in the fac
If il were q fact-that she was &C
tually the daughter of a man whose iii
was thrown SO tragically in touch wit
that of John Camden"
For a time Lady Gloucester wa
silent.
"You say this letter of hers reache
Wilfred by the same post as her note
me. That was yesterday morning. An
he only related what she had told hil
last night to you J" -,
There was tinge Of jealousy in tn
last two words that hurried her husban
into an explanation.
1--WE waited till last night because b
wanted to see the girl in person and dis
cuss the extraordinary turn Of events
cause he did not want to distress yol
He Is amazingly obstinate. Emmelin'
In spite of the girls sensible decisio
not to marry him, he will not give b,
up. He says that he will not re-
Lady Gloucester, busy with her man
) cure implements, interrupted him.
"What is the name Of the fami
} lawyer who took her out to lunch ar
revealed her parentage to her?' 81
! asked.
'Tt has not been mentioned" r,
, turned her husband slowly, "but I thir
you have made the same guess as
have. You also. Emmeline, guess Il
> man to be-Theed."
, Lady Gloucester nodded. and shut
dered US ut an unpleasant memory.
!, "Sleeping Dogs
" Sleeping dogs - she muttered.
II never did believe in letting the
!, lie," said Gloucester. "I have alwa
preferred to stir them up and-er--l
i. them bite each other.'' .
: Its no good talking to me II
that" said Lady Gloucester. ~ CT
never make out what you mean.'
II mean. my dear, that II Thecd hG
= for some motive Of his own, persuad
n both Jarroman and the girl that tn
n arc related to each other It means tn
7 the existence Of John Camden's daug
8 ter can no longer be held over our hea
d (which In turn means that there Is