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CHAPTER vi
Mrhou Shalt Not Lie.n

Georgina Berners began the day
well: though she came within an ace
of beginning it very badly indeed-she
was nearly late for prayers.
After the service the servants dis
persed to their duties, and Lady Fry
thea led the way to the morning room.
She kissed Georgina with the air of
one comforting a benefit, and bestowed
a word of approval on Alexander, who
was looking at Georgina with some
concern in his large eyes.
'You look little tired, cousin" he
said did you rest well?"
"Oh, yves" said Georgina, "the-
the journey yesterday was a little
tiring"
perfect health" said Lady Erythea,
sis not only desirable, it is duty, in
the young"
Breakfast proceeded in silence, till
Lady Erythea made her announce
ment.
"The carriage will be ready for us
all at ten," she said. Remember
that one does not keep horses waiting.
We shall drive to Syderford."
'In that case" said Mr.. Lambe, 81
must be excused now. 1 have many
things to do before ten."
Lady Erythea watched his exit with
some anxiety.
"For a man of Alexander's phys
'ical development" she said, II feel
sure he does not eat enough. A
mouthful of whiting and half cup
of tea! He would rather die than in
dulge in meat on a Friday" Lady
Erythea was making excellent prac-
tice with a grilled sole. "That, of
course, is quite right. But he carries
some things to extremes. I am not
wholly sure that Alexander is sound
on the subject Of marriage" continued
Lady Erythea, with her customary di-
rectness. 81 am, of course, a High
Churchwoman. OF that faith, l know
very well, there are many who hold
that priest should be celibate. l do
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Billy Leaned Swiftly Forward.

astating crash. In front was right
angled bend, inviting sudden death.
Billy leaned swiftly forward
"Valve-lifter-left !" he said quietly
in her ear Aimees left hand tight
ened on the lever-just in time. The
steady voice-when fool would have
yelled aloud-brought all her facul-
ties back; she throttled down as the
machine slowed, and swung round the
bend safely at a bare eight miles an
hour-but without sounding the hoN.
There was an astonished shout and
a cry of warning ahead. large car
riage, with two fat horses and fat
coachman, seemed to be right on top
of Aimee's handlebars. She swerved
and braked violently, while the horses
were reined back on their launches !;
the Sphinx toppled sideways, shooting
Billy clean through the screen OF
brambles that covered the ditch.
Aimee performed a sort of semi
somersault, and landed on her feet
with an intoxicated stagger. For one
awful moment she found herself fac
ing the amazed occupants of the car
riage.
She was conscious of the face of
Georgina, very white, staring at her
open-mouthed, with eyes as big as
saucers. Beside Georgina sat tre-
mendous elderly lady, gripping a
lorgnette, and speechless with anger.
A large young man in black, his eyes
matching Georginas for size, had
started up and was grasping the side
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CopyIgbt Ios7 By Sidney GOSinS
Continued From Last Week
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Disliking the prospect OF
q months visit to her austere aunt, Lady
liyLnca Iambe, at Jervaulx abbey, and
hor cousin, Alexander Lambe, Aimee, VI
Vacious daughter of the Very Reverend
Visaount Scroope, is in rebellious mood.
CHAPTER IL-She wanders into the
park, there encountering a strange youth
Il trouble with a motorcycle. He laugh
insly introduces himself as billy, Amer
lean The two cement the acquaintance
by a ride on the motorcycle, the Flying
SPHINX" and part. With Georgina Ber-
nera, her cousin, Aimee sets out for Jer-
vaulx. on the way she decides that Geor-
gina shall impersonate her at JervaulX,
while sue goes on holiday. Georginas
horrfed protest is unavailing.
CHAPTER III.-Happy in her new free
dom, Aimee again meets Billy" He tells
her his name is Spencer, and she gives
hers as Amy Snooks, at presest out of
job" Billy offers to take her into part
nership in selling the Sphinx. In spirit
of madcap adventure, she accepts. The
two proceed to the town of Stanhoe, TAX
ing separate lodgings in Ivy cottage
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"Aimee" said the stern voice of
Lady Erythea. "Why is your light on
at this hour? What are you moving
about for? Is anything wrongT'
"No-no = aunt !'' said Georgina,
choking, "n-n-nothing much"
"Extinguish your light instantly,
and go to sleep"
With shaking fingers Georgina
turned off the switch, and undressed
pathetically in the dark. She crept
into bed and thought of Alexander
the one touch Of untroubled calm on
the waters Of Jervaulx.
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NOW, ne Salu, were not going TO
talk about how to sell the Sphinx yet
awhile; the first thing is to put you
wise to her. You've got to know her
inside out and backwards-and she's
the sweetest thing that ever burned
gas. Now, look here"
Aimee kneeled eagerly on the grass,
and Billy fluently explained, disman.
tling the parts as he talked.
For twenty minutes she followed
him, testing for herself.
"Why," said Billy with delight,
stopping and looking at her, "it's like
teaching a duck to swim! You catch
on quicker than I can show you-you
were born to it,"
I'm an infant to you," said Aimee
admiringly. what a head you've got
It's everything a motor engine ought
! to be but never is. Let's take down
the cylinder"
They busted themselves dismantling
and re-assembling the engine.
'1ll show you how to drive her
now," said Billy Stationary, till you
get the hang of her"
Aimee mounted the saddle, while
the machine remained on it's stand
! and Billy showed her how to control
the engine running free with the
clutch out. She took longer to grasp
J this. The controls, though simple
were of an unusual type. In ten min
utes however, she mastered them
pretty efficiently.
"Fine" said Billy enthusiastically
Partner the Sphinx is your big sis
ter Now Wen run her on the road
, I'll ride the pillioni an coach you
. But for the lands sake go easy with
the throttle. She'll rush you clean
off the British isles if you give her
any gas
Aimee started dead SLOW The ease
and resiliency of the drive. once the
Sphinx was running, astonished her
! Gradually Aimee increased speed to
fifteen and twenty miles. She was in
toXicated by the sense of power, a.,
swering to the least touch of heI
fingers.
GLORIOUS !" she gasped
you're doing tine.' said Billy
watching keenly. He made her prac
rice stopping and starting, including
emergency halts. "Say, isn't she the
last word in lady's mountsT
Rather" said Aimee, in spite of a
sense of difficulty with her dress and
the Sphinx's tank, low though it was.
"Except-I feel as if / were all stock
ings."
"Shucks! what of it?" he answered
impatiently. There's nobody here to
see. Try her on the high gear now"
Aimee changed gear deftly enough,
and for awhile drove steadily. But
the intoxication of speed confused
her senses. She made the one mis-
take she had been warned against
The Sphinx dashed forward like
whippet, and, in trying to rectify the
error she made it worse.
Throttle down." said Billy sharply.
Intending to obey, Aimee blundered
again, and closed down the extra air
inlet. The Sphinx roared in protest,
and shot ahead like a bullet from a
gun. The pace was awful. How the
machine kept on the road was a mir
acle. Every moment promised a dev-
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~My Judgment Is Never Mistaken"

my judgment is never MISTAKEN"
of collapse, she preserved some sort
of outward composure and retreate6
to her bedroom as a hunted fox goes
to earth.
The collision with the motorcycle
on the Syderford road opened new
horizons of terror for Georgina. 1t
seemed to her like the climax of a
nightmare What in the world was
Aimee doing? Who was the man-it
was evidently man, though Georgina
had seen little of him except his
boots-that was with her. What was
happening to the wretched girl?
"It's too awful" said Georgina hys-
tericaIly, "and I'm responsible.
think shall go madw
Later in the afternoon, in the nat
ural course of things, she found her
self alone with Alexander in the gar
dens. She looked at him with timid,
yet hopeful eyes. Here, at least, was,
Righteousness, kindness, wisdom.
Georgina felt she could keep things to.
herself no longer.
81 am afraid that narrow escape
this morning has upset you, Aimee"
he said sympathetically.
"Yes-I was rather upset. But 1
am better now. Don't let US talk of it.
C-Cousin Alexander, there is some
thing l want to ask you," she said
suddenly. II should like your-your
I111a crin
who was dear to me-somebody one
loved very much-had got into diff
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
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NOT agree WIN rnem Tor one moment
Let those differ from me who WILL
say that even a clergyman is essen
TALLY imperfect until he has wife,"
Georgina flushed slowly scarlet
Lady Erythea turned the ear-trumpet
to her inexorably, and waited.
81 am quite sure of one thing"
roared Georgina into the ear-trumpetS
with almost a touch of rebellion,
"that Al-AlexanGer will do what he be-
lieves is right-and nothing else"
HE must be guided" said Lady
Erythea firmly. "On no other point
should presume to direct a Clerk In
Orders. But, in this matter. men
even such men as Alexander-are as
children. The judgment of an expert
enced woman is alone of value here.
Alexander is my heir. Jervaulx will
be his. He owes a duty to his race
and name; duty must guide us all.
At times Alexander seems to me al
most-almost too devout. l sometimes
wish''-with a slight sigh-"that Alex
ander were a little more-human. A
touch of Adam-a mere soupeon, as 1t
were of naughtiness-is not wholly un-
attractive in young man,"
Georgina stared at her in amaze
ment. wondering If she had heard
Alright. And GeOrgina was guiltily
conscious that a similar thought had
crept, unbidden, into her own mind.
Lady Erytheas eyes, meeting her
gaze, became stony.
81 was referring, of course" she
said, with some sternness, ito the duty
good women owe themselves in re-
forming young men of that type. In
a girl, f1ightiness is abhorrent to me
absolutely abhorrent. Hussies are my
especial aversion" She smiled. and
laid a hand on Georgina's shoulder.
81 don't know why speak of them.
Nor can l understand, my dear, how
such a mistaken impression of you
could have reached US, before we
knew you.
For" she added, rising, 81 have
formed my opinion of you, Aimee, and
my judgment is never mistaken. The
woman does not live who could de-
ceive me. Aimee, my dear, you are
free to follow any occupation you
choose-until ten o'clock"
Georgina made her way upstairs
and sank into the most luxurious arm
chair in her bedroom.
"How perfectly lovely it would be
here" she sighed, "if only things were
proper and regular But they aren't!
Georgina, gazing before her, fell
into a day-dream. Presently, the
sound of the carriage passing beneath
her window reused her with a start,
and hastily donning a wrap she ran
downstairs.
"Sit next me, Aimee" said Lady
Erythea, settling herself comfortably
in the carriage. Alexander, you will
take the other seat dislike having
anyone Immediately opposite me-"
For two hours, at least, all troubles
were to be left behind. AS the car
riage bowled through the sunlit park
Georgina, lying back against the cush-
ions, under the benign gaze of Alex
ander, felt inexpressibly soothed.
When the carriage returned to Jer-
vaulx, Georgina fell rather than de-
scended from it. Almost in a state
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CHAPTER v
On the Job.

1he sunshine streamed into the
room, bringing with 1t the God-given
fragrance Of an April morning; the
scent of rain-sprilkled earth, wall
flowers and greening thorn-hedge
Aimee stood and sdrank 1t in thank
fully. till she realized with a shock
that it was past ten.
The only bath available at Ivy cot
tage was a tub of spring water
Aimee made the most of this, ana,
dressing hurriedly, came downstairs
glowing like picotee. Billy was In
the parlor.
"Morningv he cried.
Have you been down longY ex-
claimed Aimee.
bout three hours!" he chuckled
1--WE covered sixty miles since then.'
Just a little breather."
"Why-you haven't waited break
fast for me, have your" she cried.
"Oh, that's all right Rang baker
up an got a roll an milk at Syder-
ford. Nothing done yetEcouldnt
breakfast without my partner"
Mrs. Summing, with bare, dimpled
arms and her face wreathed in smiles,
brought in the breakfast. There were
brown ducks eggs, cream, water
crosses and brace of brook trout.
Billy glanced at his companion
from time to time, with quiet watch
fulnesS.
"Sleep all right. old chap?" he
asked presently.
"Rather. Didn't wake up till just
now," said Aimee, taking a large
spoonful of comb honey. did your
Billy paused.
''Middling," he said slowly. "Say,
partner. what'd you like to do now?
Rest bit?"
"Rest!" said Aimee scornfully. u
want to live, not rest!'
"Ready to get busy on the Sphinx,
! an cleave the ether?"
"Yes, right away"
Good! I'll get her fixed"
Twenty minutes later they met by
| the shed where the Sphinx was stored.
AS Billy wheeled the machine out, he
looked keenly into Aimees eyes.
partner" he asked. you haven't
anything on your mind, have your
Aimee laughed aloud. Her eyes
sparkled.
''Do l look as If l hadY'
mo, by the Great Horn Spoon, you
| dontw said Billy, eyeing her with a
flash of admiration. ''You look as If
| you'd face the world and laugh at
everything it handed you-from a
bunch of roses to sudden death.
You're IT! Come on"
They went out through the little
gate. Billy did not offer to mount the
Sphinx till they were clear of the lane.
| When he stopped, Aimee observed for
the first time that the Sphinx had a
brand-new spring pillion-seat clamped
to the carrier.
"Whats this for?" exclaimed Aimee.
"Why, for you, old chap. Easier
riding"
81 didn't need it, Billy. The carrier
was good enough
"Nope," said Billy with determine
lAOll, hOI ASdlly SCOp ChOuSh. ScA
rier! You amt baggage are your"
Don't know. It's what a lot of
people have called me-"
"WhoY' said Billy Indignantly.
"Oh, frumps."
There's a lot of indiscriminating
people about" said her partner alb
ruptly.
The Sphinx started, and Billy
threaded lanes at an easy pace. The
soft wind of the morning caressed
them as they rode. Not that it had
any pacifying effect on Aimee's spirit
The sense of adventure mounted to
her head like wine.
Here we are" said Billy, turning
onto a long, deserted stretch of high
road, running delightfully."- level and
straight He let the Sphinx out. For
eighty seconds the hedges flashed by
like long green streamers. At the end
of a mile and half Billy stopped and
| dismOunted.
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or the carriage.

or the carriage.
In a fraction of a second the truth
telegraphed itself to Aimee's tlustered
brain. Aunt Erythea
Aimee leaped the ditch like a cha
mois, right over the top of Billy
plunged through the tall hedge as a
circus rider goes through hoop, and
vanished.
rs anybody hurt, there" gasped
Mr.. Alexander Lambe. Is"
"Nope. Not here" said Billy's
voice feebly from the ditch. A pair
of booted legs waved among the
brambles.
81 never saw anything so disgrace
full in my life!" cried Mr.. Lambe.
"Your numberl 1 want your num-
Der. I-w
Lady Erythea, whose face was
crimson, leaned forward and smote
the coachman twice violently in the
back with the handle of her parasol.
'Drive on-fool" she said explo-
sively.
The coachman started and whipped
UP the fat horses. Mr.. Lambe stag
gered as the carriage went forward.
'Aunt," he said, "that-that woman,
who was driving, ought to be appre-
hended If 1 had my way"
"If l had my way" retorted Lady
Erythea, "she'd be whippedl She and
all her tribe. But the idiot Gervase,
of course, was on the wrong side
we've no case. | hope their wretched
machine is wrecked. Sit down, Alex
ander. do you hear!"
Mr.. Lambe obeyed, protesting faint
ly. Georgina, with one hand pressed
to her bosom, felt as though she were
Un the point of heart-failure.
"Hussies." said Lady Erythea, quiv-
ering, "and loutsl Country's overrun
with them. Decency is deadw
The carriage jingled round the COR
ner and disappeared.
Billy Spencer collected himself from
among the brambles and regained the
road with the air of a sailor cast
away on an inhospitable coast. Aimee
thrust an inquiring face through the
hedge, and emerged.
"Billyp' she cried. "Are you dam.
aged?"
mot bit. Only scratched"
"And the Sphinx"
"Brake lever bent, that's all. Moth
ing serious"
Aimee suddenly sat down on the
oF ditah on6 hnUqn fn lQnph-
She laughed till the very road threw
back the echo; scandalous laughter.
"That's goodI" said Billy, grinning.
THAT'S the stuff 1 was afraid 1t
might have shaken you. Go on
Taught"
You'll never let me drive her
again!" gasped Aimee, mopping her
streaming eyes.
"Won't 1! Why, you've learned the
game-youn never do that stunt
twice. Only thing l feared, it might
have shaken your nerve. But you've
no nerve to shake! You're the goods.
That fool coachman was on the wrong
side, anyway. Let's get on the
Sphinx. You'll ride her like a bird
after this. All the same" he added,
that tank-bar is a bit awkward for
your dress"
81 don't care-I can manage"
'No-it's got to be fixed" His face
cleared. Its dead easy! I'll get you
a pair of breeches in Syderford."
Aimee, dumfounded, turned and
s-torod OF him
"What do you think you are! she
exclaimed. "The Universal Pro
vider?"
Billy's chin stuck out sternly.
"I'm your partner! Get meY
Aimee looked at him thouShtfully,
and smiled.
"All right, Billy" she said softly
There was a pause. Lets go back to
Ivy cottage. You can drive"
Billy mounted the saddle joyously
stuffing his cap into his pocket. Aimee
took her seat behind. The Sphinx
meandered homeward at an easy fifty
miles an hour.
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CHAPTER ~


Georgina Berners paced the floor of
her bedroom at Jervaulx abbey, and
wondered why the universe had not
crashed in ruins about her head.
Its like DREAM she said dazed-
ly, 81 can't believe in it at all"
To Georgina it came as an incred-
ible climax that she had, after five
hours at Jervaulx, been dismissed to
bedwith an august but approving kiss
from Lady Erythea, and a protective,
cousinly hand-shake from the sedate
Alexander Lambe. She had not been
denounced as an impostor, flung out
with ignominy. or handed over to the
police. All these things had seemed
to Georgina not only possible but
likely.
"What on earth will happen when
they find out?" she said, shivering.
She commenced to disrobe, but had
not proceeded very far when a hustle
and a click were heard. Georgina
turned with a gasp of fright. Some
one was trying to force a way in at
her window. She caught sight of
flushed face.
With a shrek of terror Georgina re-
treated to the bed, and prepared to
dive under it.
Don't make such a row, you fool"
Kissed a voice.
The easements swung inwards, and
Aimee rather breathless dropped onto
the floor.
Handy things, these verandas,"
painted Aimee. "How are you, Geor-
gina, old thingT
Georgina stared at her in paralyzed
amazement.
Aimee sat down beside Georgina on
the bed, and put an arm around her
waist.
"Well, what's happened herew she
said cheerfully.
"Oh, 1 am so glad to see you" ex-
claimed Georgina with infinite thank
fulness. "Now we can clear every
thing up. It's been awfulw
"Why? Have you given me awayT
said Aimee quickly
81 haven't! You know I wouldn't !"
cried Georgina hotly. Though you
ought to be whipped. l never said
word about you. and that's why Tn
in this awful mess !"
"Dear old Georgina You're a
brick p said Aimee, hugging her. II
was only pulling your leg-I knew you
wouldn't sneak. But why is it awful?
Have they found outY'
"When 1 got here" said Georgina
feebly, 'T thought 1 could explain
somehow. But Lady Erythea met me
on the steps and took me for you, and
everything went right out Of my
head"
"Goodl 1 see You hesitated and
were saved"
"SavedY' CALCULATED Georgina an
grily.
"Well, 1 was saved. That's more
important You haven't done any
thing wrong, my snow-white lamb.
What then?'
"And then Mr.. Lambe came out, and
she introduced him as my cousin Al
exander. And-and I've been fright
ened to death all the afternoon, for
haven't had a chance to put things
right"
Aimee sat back and looked at her
in awestruck admiration.
"You mean to say they've no sus-
picion at all?" she exclaimed. Dear
old George, how deep you must have
been. 1 never thought you had it in
your
81 didn't wasn't!' said Georgina
in almost fearful indignation. 1--WE
hardly said a word all day, except
yes and no. And not even that
if 1 could help it."
Aimee gurgled.
"And jolly safe line, tool can
see we've always underrated you,
George. And you mean to say they
never even got an inkling, all through,
that there was anything unusual?
That does rather beat me-"
"There were one or two little
things that puzzled them for a mo-
Evening star., 1923-09-08
SPEAKERS TO PUSH
RELIEF FUND DRIVE
To Address Crowds in Thea
tiers, Urging Raising of Quota
for Japanese Victims.

"A corps of veterans in three-minute
speaking have been mobilized .by
Charles w. Darr. chairman of the SUBJ
committee on. public speakers of the
local Red Cross organizations. and a
plan OF campaign for the theaters and
pub'lc-gathering places will be out
hheo Monday night at the Willard
hotel 1t was announced today.
The campaign will run for FIVE days.
starting Tuesday, during which time il
Is expected that a generous response
from local theatergoers who have not
mus far contributed to the Japanese
refer fund will be forthcoming.
The following are members of rbe
subcommittee on public sneaLino
CHARLES w. Darr, chairman; CO. Rob.
err y. Harper. vice chairman: Thoma
Evening star., 1923-09-08
JAPAN QUAKE LOSS
l|CHT,StYS HOOVER
Actual" Damage to Industry
and Business Placed Too :.
High. He Asserts.

Actual damage to property ana
business in Japan has been greatly
overestimated, Secretary of Com
meTce Hoover said yesterday. de-
caring estimates of fve-billion-
dollar loss were absurd. He pointed
out that industrial Japan was largely
outside the devastated region and had
been affected but little as far as
actual damage was concerned.
Labor. agriculture. factory capacity
and organization is intact. Mr.. Hoover
said, expressing the belief that the
principal material damage was to the
commercial organization at foko-
hama and Toxic. which. he added.
would be only temporarily deranged
Japan's great financial strength. in
the opinion OF Mr. Hoover. is funda-
mentally unimpalred, her principal
material loss being one of interrupted
distribution and not of production
He said he looked for rapid recov-
cry. as Japan had little foreign debt
and great credit.
The Immediate problem, he added
Is in the destitution of the people
which, 1t was emphasized. calls fol
American generosity in large anG
positive proportions.
Disaster Not Serious.
tdklnS Japan as whole the DIS
aster was not serious blow. Mr.
Hoover said. Even the great mer-
camille firms at Yokohama, he said
would .re-establish their ,busines:
within ten days. with trade tempora
rily diverted from the Yokohama har.
Dor.
An immediate effect of the earth
Quake, in Mr.. Hoover's opinion. viii
be to stimulate trade with the United
states through the purchase of relief
supplies and building materials. He
predicted Japan would buy building
materials for restoration from all hel
principal trade sources, with com
paratively little steel or brick needed
because of her prevalence Of wooder
construction.
Evening star., 1923-09-08

bett. John B. Colpoys. Paul V. Keyser,
Judge N. " Meehan, George c.
Shinn. Frank j. Hogan. Roger. j.
Whiteford. William Henry White,
Judge A. l.. Sinclair, Bertrand Emer-
sor. jr., James J. O'Leary, William S,
Shelby. Judge Milton ,Strasburger,
Miss Edna Sheeby, Mrs. Nina Van
Winkle. w. w. Bride. Fulton Brylaw-
ski. c. c. Calhoun, C. c. Carlin. c. G.
carlin, Samuel ". Hayden, Tracy l..
Jefrords, Carter B. Keene, Harry NJ.
Keyser. George II. Lamar, William
Leahy, Edward Strafford, Mark Stear-
man. Conrad Syme. Maj. Charles j..
Tittman. James A. Toomey, Brainard
Warner, jr., c. Albert White. Frank
and Alexander Wolf.