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hope that we may at least count upon
your influence with Sir Timothy
IF you'll return the compliment and
urge my suit with him." Lady Cynthia
laughed. 81 am afraid he can't quite
make up his mind about me, and l am
so nice. haven't firted nearly so
much as people think. and my In
stincts are really quite domestic"
My position" Sir Timothy re-
roarked. as he made an unsuccessful
attempt to possess himself of the bill
which Francis had called for. "is be-
coming a little difficult"
Not really difficult" Lady Cynthia
objected, because the real decision
re sts in your hands,"
Just listen to the woman !" Mar
garet exclaimed. do you realize, fa-
Their, that Cynthia Is making the most
brazen advances to you? And I was
going to ask her II she'd like to come
back to the Sanctuary with us this
EVENING""
Lady Cynthia was suddenly eager.
Margaret glanced across at her father.
Sir Timothy seemed almost impercep-
tibly to stiffen a little.
Margaret has carte blanche at the
Sanctuary as regards her VISITORS" he
said. 81 am afraid that I shall be
busy owe at the Walled House."
but you'd come and dine with us?"
Sir Timothy hesitated. An issue
which had been looming in his mind
for many hours seemed to be suddenly
Joined.
"P'ease !" Lady Cynthia begged.
Sir Timothy followed the example
of the others and rose to his feet. He
avoided Lady Cynthia's eyes. He
seemed suddenly a little tired.
Il will come and dine" he assented
quietly. II am afraid that / cannot
promise more than that. Lady Gym
thia, as she knows. is always welcome
at the Sanctuary"
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BY e. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIr1

Francis stepped inside. The mar fol-
lowed. closing the door behind him.
II am asking your pardon, sir, for
taking a great liberty" he confessed.
mo n wants you on the telephone.
l wished to speak to you"
Francis looked at him In surprise.
The man was evidently agitated.
Somehow or other, his face was
vaguely familiar.
"Who are you and what do you
want with me?' Francis asked.
II was butler to Mr.. Hildltch. sir"
the man replied. 81 waited upon you
the night you dined there, sir-the
night Of Mr.. Hilditch's DEATH"
II have a revelation to make with
regard to hal night, sir" the man
went on, (which l should like to place
in your hands. 1t is n very serious
matter. and there are reasons why
something must be done about it Mt
once. Can l come and see you at your
rooms, sir?"
Francis studied the man for a mo-
ment intently. He was evidently agi-
INDEPENDENTLY. too, In very lad
health. His furtive manner was against
him. On the other hand. that might
have arisen from
II shall be In at half-past three, No.
13-b Charges street." Francis told him.
81 can get off for half an hour then,
sir" the man replied. II shall be very
glad to come. 1 must apologize for
having troubled you. SIR"
Francis went slowly back to his trio
of guests. All the way down the car
peted vestlbule he was haunted by the
grim shadow of a spectral fear. The
frozen horror of that CHASTITY evening
was before him like a hateful tableau.
Hilditch's mocking words rang in his
ears: my death is the one thing In
the world which would make my wife
happy" The court scene, with all its
gloomy tragedy, rose before his eyes
only In the dock. instead of Hilditch.
he saw anotherl
Francis found them talking about
the fight the night before, when he
returned to the table. md caught Lady
Cynthia saying to Sir Timothy, IT sup
pose hat o are very disappointed
in my stealing over to see the battle? 2"
"On the contrary" he answered. 81
am delighted"
you mean that?" she asked incred-
ulously.
81 do" he declared. "Companion-
ship between sexes Is very delight
full so far as it goes. but the fundamen-
tai differences between a mans out
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to send that to Scotland Yard, and
then l remembered that / hadn't Q
penny to leave my little girl. / began
yom like, slr-how I could still make
some money out of this. I happened
to know that you were none too
friendly disposed toward Sir Timothy.
THIS confession of mine, II 1t wouldn't
mean hanging, would mean imprlson-
meat for the rest of his life. You
could make a better bargain with him
than me, sir. Do you want to hold
him in your power? If so. you can
hive this confession. all signed and
everything. for two hundred pounds,
and as l live, sir, that wv hundred
pounds is to pay for my funeral. and
tn. balance for my little girl"
Francis took the papers and glanced
them through.
"Supposing I buy this document
from you," he said. what is its nc
tual value? You could write out an
other confession, get that signed, and
sell 1t to another of Sir Timothy's
enemies, or you could still go to Scot
land Yard yourself"
II shouldn't do that, sir, / assure
you," the man declared nervously, mot
on my solemn oath. I want simply to
be quit of the whole matter and have
n little money for the child"
Francis considered for a moment.
'There is only one way 1 ran s"e."
he said. ito make this document
worth the money to Inc. II you will
sign a confession that any statement
you have made as to the death of Mr..
Hilditch is entirely imaginary, that
you did not see Sir Timothy Ia the
house that night. that you went to bed
at your usual time and slept until you
were awakened, and that you only
made this charge for the purpose of
extortiug money-if you will sign a
confession to that effect and give 1t
me with these papers, l will pay you
the two hundred pounds and I will
never use the confession unless you
repeat the charge"
"TIl do 1t, sir" the mnn assented
Francis drew up a document, which
his visitor read through and signed.
Then he wrote out an open check.
my servant shall take you to the
bank in a taxi" he said. "They would
scarcely pay you this unless you were
identified. We understand one an
other?"
Perfectly, sir"
Francis rang the bell. gave his serv-
ant the necessary orders. and dis
missed the two men. Half an hour
later, already changed into ~flanneIs.
he was on his way into the country.
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look and tastes and a woman's should
never be bridged owe | myself do
not wish to learn to knit. I do not
are for the womankind In whom l anu
Interested to appreciate and under
stand fighting"
Lady Cynthia took n cigarette from
her case and leaned over to Francis
for a light.
THE world Is changing" she de-
clared. II cannot bear many more
shocks. I fancied that l had written
myself forever out OF Sir Timothy's
good books because of my confession
just now"
He smiled across Mt her. His words
were words Of courteous badInage. but
Lady Cynthia was conscious OF n
strang little nj OF pleasure.
"On the contrary" he assured her,
you found your way u little further
into my heart"
ut seems to me. In a general sort
of way" Margaret observed. leaning
back In her chair. shat you and my
father are becoming extraordinarily
friendly. Cynthia"
81 am hopefully In love with your
father" Lady Cynthia confessed. at
has been coming on for a long time.
! suspected 1t the first time I ever met
him. Now l am absolutely certain"
"It's quite q new iden." Margaret
remarked. "Shaii we like her In the
family. Francisf"
mo alrs!" Lady Cynthia warned
her. "You two are not properly en-
gagged yet. II may devolve upon me
to give my consent
I'm that case" Francis replied. II
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CHAPTER XVIII

Lady Cynthia and Sir Timothy
strolled after dinner that night. where
the four had gathered at the Sanctu.
airy, to the bottom Of the lawn and
watched the punt which Francis was
prOpelling turf from the stream into
the river.
Are those two really going to mar
ry?' Lady Cynthia asked. moving her
head lazily In the direction of the dis
appearing punt.
II imagine So"
And you? What s,e you going t.
do them"
Il am planning a long cruise. ]
telegraphed to Southampton today. !
am having my yacht provisioned and
prepared. / think l shall 60 over to
South America"
She was silent for a moment.
"Alone?' she asked presently.
II am always alone" he answered.
THAT is rather a matter of your
W choice. Is 1t not?"
Perhaps so. have always found
1t hard to make friends. Enemies
seem to De more in my line"
II nave not found II difficult to be-
come your friend" she reminded him.
You are one of my few successes
he replied.
She leaned back with half-closed
eyes. There was nothing new abou,
their environment-the clusters Of
roses the perfume Of the lilies In TIM
rock garden. the even sweeter fra
GRANGE Of the trim border Of mignon-
cite. Away In the distance, the
night was made m%omentarily ugly by
the sound of a gramophone on n pass.
Ing launch. yet this d%iscordant note
seemed only to bring the perfection of
present things closer. Back across
the velvety lawn. through the feathery
strips of foliage. the lights of the
Sanctuary. shaded and subdued, were
dImly visible. The dlnlng-table under
the cedar-tree had already been
cleared. Hedges. newly arrived from
town to play the major domo. was
putting the finishing touches 10 a lit.
tie array Of cool drinks. And beyond.
dimly seen but always there, the wali.
She turned to him suddenly.
you build a wall around your Iife.~
she said, like the wall which epci,-
Giles your mystery house. Last nigh.
I thought that I could see a little way
over the top. Tonight you are differ
ent."
IF I am different" he answered
quietly, at is because, for the first
time for many years. ! have found my.
self wondering whether the life had
planned for myself, the things which
I had planned should mike life for
me. are the best. I have had doubts
perhaps ] might say regrets"
II should like to 20 to South Amer.
lca," Lady Cynthia declared softly.
He finished the cigarette which he
was smoking and deliberately threw
AWAY the stump. Then he turned and
looked mt her. His face seemed hard
err than ever. clenn-cut. the lace Of a
man able to defy Fate. but she saw
something In his eyes which she had
never seeen before.
(TO BE CONTTNUEDl
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CHAPTER XVII

Punctual to his appointment that
afternoon. the man who had sought
IN interview with Francis was shown
into the latter's study in Charges street.
He wore an o%vercoat over his livery,
and directly he entered the room
Francis was struck by his intense
pallor. He had been trying feverishly
to assure himself that all that the mar
required vas the usual sort of help.
or assistance into a hospital. Yet there
was something furtive in his visitors
manner something which suggested
the bearer of a guilty secret.
please tell me what you want as
quickly as you can." Francis begged.
II am due to start down into the coun-
try in a few minutes"
II won't keep you long. sir" the man
replied. THE matter Is rather a seri-
Gus one"
Are you ill?"
yes, sir I"
you had better sit down"
The man relapsed gratefully into a
chair.
"Tll leave out everything that doesn't
count, sir" he said. I'll be as brief
as l can. I want you to go back to
the night l waited upon you at din
ner-the night Mr.. Oliver Hilditch was
found dead. You gave evidence. The
jury brought in Suicide 1t wasn't
suicide at all. sir. Mr.. Hilditch was
murdered"
The sense of horror against which
he had been struggling during the last
few hours, crept once more through
the whole being of he man who lis
tened. He was face to face once more
with that terrible Issue. Had he per-
jured himself In vain? Was the whole
structure Of his dreams about to col
lapse. to fall about his ears7
by whom?" he faltered.
by Sir Timothy Brast, sir"
Francis, who had been standing with
his hand upon the table. felt sudden
ly inclined to laugh. Facile though
his brain was. the change Of issues
was too tremendous for him to readily
assimilnte 1t. He picked up n ciga-
rette from an open box, with shaking
fingers, lit 1t. and threw himself into
al e%asy-chair. He was all the time
quite unconscious Of what he was
doing.
"Sir Timothy Brast" he repeated.
Eyes, SIR the man reiterated. 81
wish to tell you the whole story"
~ am listening" Francis assured
him.
That evening before dinner. Sir Tim
othy Brast called to see Mr.. HIlditch,
and a very stormy interview took
place. I do not know the rights of
that, sir. I only know that there was
n fierce quarrel. Mrs. Hilditch came
In and Sir Timothy left the house. His
last words to Mr.. Hilditch were. You
viii rear from me again. As you
know. sir mean as you remember,
II you followed the e~vidence-nll the
servants slept at the back of the
house. / slept In the buffers room
downstairs. next to the plate PAN
try. l was awake when you left,
sitting In my easy-chair. reading.
Ten minutes after you had left, there
was n sound at the front door as
though omeon had knocked with
their knuckles. I got up to open II.
but Mr.. Hilditch was before me. He
admitted Sir Timothy. They went
back into the library together. II
struck me thnt Mr.. Hilditch had had
n great deal to drink. and there was n
queer look on Sir Timothy's face that
l didn't understand. l stepped into
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CHAPTER xv-continued.

His voice rang ont like n plstol-shot.
How did you know that?"
She turned away from the rail and
threw herself back in her chair. His
band, however. she still kept in hers.
"Uncle Joe was minister at Rio, you
know, the year 1t all happened" h
explained. ii told us the story years
ago-how you came back from Europe
and found things were not just as they
should be between Margaret's mother
n your partner, and how you killed
your partner"
His nostrils %qulvered a little. One
felt that the fire of suffering had
touched him again for n moment.
"Yes, L killed him." he admitted.
THAT Is part Of my creed. The men
who defend their honor In The law
courts are men 1 know nothing of.
This man would nave wronged me and
robbed me Of my honor i bade him
defend himself In any way he thought
well. 1t was his life or mine. He was
a poor fighter and l killed him."
"And Margaret's mother died from
the shock"
"She died soon afterward."
The stars grew paler. The passing
vehicles, with their brilliant lights,
grew fewer and fewer. The breeze
which had been so welcome at first
turned into n cold night wind. She led
the way back into the room.
Il must 60" he announced.
you must co." she echoed. looking
up at lin. "Good-by |"
She was so close to him that his
embrace. sudden and passionate though
1t was, came about almost naturally.
She lay in his arms with perfect con-
tent and raised her lips to his.
He broke away. He was himself
again. ~self-furious.
Lady Cynthia" he said. II owe you
my most humble apologies. The evil
that is in me Ices not as a rule break
out in this direction"
"You dear. foolish person." she
laughed, that was good. not evil. You
like me. don't you? But / know you
do. There is n crime you have al
ways forgotten to develop-you
haven't the simplest idea in the world
how TO lie"
yes, 1 like you" he admitted. II
have the most absurd feeling for you
that any man ever found 1t impossible
to put into words. We nave indeed
strayed outside the world of natural
things" he added.
"Why?" she murmured. IT never
felt more natural or normal In my
life. 1 a assure you that l am low
ing 1t. I feel like muslin gowns and
primroses and the scene of those first
March violets underneath n warm
hedge where the sun comes sometimes.
] feel very natural indeed. Sir Tim
othy."
"What about mel" he asked harshly.
'In three weeks time l shall be fifty
years old"
And in no time at all l shall be
thirty-and entering upon a terrible
period of spinsterhoodi"
"Spinsterhood :" he scofred. "why,
whenever the society papers are at n
loss for a paragraph, they report a
few more offers of marriage to the
ever-beautiful Lady Cynthia"
Don't be sarcastic" she begged. 81
haven't yet had the offer Of marriage
i want, anyhow"
you'll get one you don't want In a
moment" he warned her.
She made a little grimace.
"Don'tr she laughed n~ervously.
"How am I to preserve my romantic
notions of o as the emperor OF the
criminal world. IL you kiss me ms you
cid just now-you kissed me rather
eyell-nnd then ask mo I'm marry v,u ,
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Old Tablet Records Birth

A tablet recording the birth Of II girl,
Herrennia Gemella. March II, 12s A.
D., Is preserved In the vaults of the
University Of Michigan. 1t was found
in Egypt In 1922 and was translated at
the British The wooden
leaves open like a folding slate.
Though the seals have disappeared the
names Of the witnesses are read with
ease.
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, 1924-05-14
Nobody VIM

Marriage is a great game. Isn't IT,"
Yes; but IT always results in n tel"
The Yale Record.
, 1924-05-14

Teacher-"Usc the word Egypt in
n sentence. Student-"T asked for
change. but Egypt me-"
, 1924-05-14

A fool empties his head every time
he opens his mouth.
, 1924-05-14

Many men recognize nothing a.
good unless II Ii also profitable
Evening star., 1924-06-01
SLEEVELESS SATIN JACKET, IN DAPHNE BLUE. WORN
WHITE CREPE FROCK THERE is MATCHING HAT.

milliners. and 1t is said that q shade
called '1upine," after the dainty mid
summer garden flower, Is going to be
the successor Of powder blue this
midsummer.
Undoubtedly the whole range OF
blues was given renewed interest
in Paris this spring as a result Of the
visit of the Queen Of Rumania, with
whom blue is and for long has been
a favorite color. Even when the
queen wore nothing of blue French
women appeared In some shade Of II
out of compliment to the visiting roy
atty. One wonders whether all these
queens and princesses really do feel
so drawn toward this reposeful, Sc
date color, or whether the question
of living up to the part they have to
play doesn't have something to do
with it. In England women who
dote on rolayty are always wearing
some shade or other of blue out Of
compliment OF this princess. that
queen or some duchess. Princess
Mary of England is said to be partial
TO the shades, and her sister-in-law,
the Duchess Of York, at the time Of
her marriage was recorded as an
other admirer OF soft blues and grays.
1t takes princess with the inde-
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Potted Meat and Sayories,

Picnic time Is approaching and wise
housewives will do we'll to consider
the lure Of the savory.
And even before the picnics are
quite in order there is the SUNDAY
night tea, the after-theater "bite,"
and other home occasions. when sa-
worry bits Of potted meats and other
delicacies lend themselves to the
housewives need.
Then, OF course, there are the hot
saVories, the canapes and other in
troductory bits which usher in a more
or less elaborate dinner: and the
tempting hot dishes so easily done in
the chafing dish, these also call loudly
for the potted and timed dainties
Luckily the standard brands Of these
foods are numerous and absolutely re-
liable. The housewife may convert a
tin OF the old-time corned beef into
hash that is superlatively good. Re
member that the foods we are now
considering are in one sense acces-
sories; that is, they are not the main
stay Of the dietary. The necessary
bodybuilding and body-regulating
A0oeS al ., ASS Us SOY, dlTtduy pldnNed,
and the housekeeper may look upon
the savories to be concocted from the
choice potted and timed products as
sort of topping off, an addition to
the dietary, it is true. in that they are
wholesome and nourishing, but mainly
interesting because OF the zest added
to an unusual occasion.
So to return to our savories
Vary the corned beef hash by pre-
pairing a salad of rosy tomatoes,
mince the beef fine and mix with
salad dressing. scoop out the centers
of the tomatoes and fill with the
corned beef mixture. Quickly pre-
pared, this salad is a sure-fire IA
vorite.
Then there is the delicious potted
| meat loaf, veal or chicken. which may
be made into tempting sandwiches
or served as a chafing dish dainty or
with crackers, and one of the snappy
cheeses that come in fascinating lit
tie pots.
AS to dried beef. try it with an
omelet instead of ham, and SEQ II
your bridge guests do not vote your
evening suppers on the channg dish
the best ever.
Evening star., 1924-06-01

time cannot be gainsaid. 1t would
be more difficult to say whence has
come this revived interest in this
most ardent of all the colors. We
might trace 1t to China, where little
or much Of red Is part OF every cos
tune or household decoration in or
der to frighten off troublesome de-
mons, who, 1t would seem, have a
marked distaste for the color. Rus
sia might be given credit for the re-
vival of red, or Czechoslovakia, Spain
or South America.
The fame of powder blue has gone
far and wide. If in any group of
fairly well informed women the re-
quest was made. name a fashionable
new color" there would undoubtedly
be more answers of powder blue"
than any other. Similarly, there
have been, and still are, more dis
plays of powder blue frocks. fabrics
and hats of powder blue than Of any
other color this spring.
To some fashion critics, however.
powder blue no longer seems a color
to be reckoned with. 1t, like the
name 1t bears. seems a trife passee
There is a sistine blue-with little
less pink in its make-up-that is the
present version of the color among
Evening star., 1924-06-01
wv Makes Daring Use of Bright Colors for Summer

The prediction is made that rs weeks
pass 1t Will be the richer, mellower
shades OF REQ that will take the place
or ruby. gladiolus, holly berry, and
even lacquer. They will be deep wine
reds that suggest rich velvets Of the
Renaissance in Venice and Florence,
rather than the gorgeous fabrics of
emma or Japan. There Is, in sooth,
something distinctly occidental about
these wine and rosewood hues. Quite
recently a smart woman wore a Co.'S
tune consisting OF a beaded wine
red net tunic over an orchid satin
slip 1t was an experiment In color
combination that had to be tried 70
be shown successful.
Callot makes an interesting and au-
dacious combining Of colors in a frock
that shows Light green crepe bodice
embroidered in pink with a black
skirt edged with mauve crepe. Mauve
crepe also finishes the sleeves, being
brought In direct contact with the
green crepe.
Another daringly colored gown OF
the season is a model copied from
Vionet in canary crepe printed in
green and pink flowers.