Evening star., 1926-05-27
OBVIOUSLY A DRUG FIEND, But HE
PURvEYOR ALSO
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That's a pity. Nothing short Of an
Lansing's eyes would blind her to the
fact that frightful row broke out the
moment she left the room"
Alistair laughed, quite cheerfully.
oh. / don't mind her" he said.
You women have your own secrets
among yourselves. and the man Is
fool who thinks he can limit than.
OF course. 1 implore you not to tell
any of the ugly things said. Con-
found IT, one should not be held down
to those inventions Of the devil which
have no truth in them and are meant
only to hurt. Well. you have
heard my plea. Act now as you think
fit"
He raised his hat. and turned on his
heel. Betty Bridgnorth prodded a cir
Gle of small holes in the turf with the
point of her stick.
You. first. Eileen" she said.
II regard Alistair's advice In regard
to the Lansings as eminently sound"
came the reply. 1T would be sad il
they were forced to leave Inverlochtie
on account of family dispute. Where
am concerned. my course Is fixed. 7
shall remain here a few days until I
hear from John. Then / shall arrange
to meet him."
DO YOU really mean that?"
That. and no more. II / cannot
marry John. I must find some useful
occupation. I shall not continue to
figure as Alistair's wife, even nomi.
nally. was willing to play fair until
1 read Johns letter. and knew that
my heart had not deceived me when
1t whispered that he was mine for
ever and day. Some sort Of Aim
seemed to pass from before my eyes
that instant. For the first time in
years I saw clearly. It's a
strange thing. Betty. but am almost
happy now
Alistair. breasting the hill rather
breathlessly to seek another session
with Lord Oban. would not have felt
quite 90 confident Of his ability to get
gut Of q mess had he heard Eilsen's
dispassionate statement. Like that
whose methods he was inclined to
adapt to his modern needs. he might
have muttered to himself:
Was ever woman In this humor
wood?
Was ever woman in this humor
won?
But there are some women who can
be neither wooed nor won by treach-
cry, and Eileen was one. II abe could
avoid it. she would not permit her dust
to mingle> with Alistair's after the
lapse Of a thousand years.
About this time John Psnton bought
motor car.
Before he fled In poverty and dis
grace to northern Alberta he was BY
way OF being an expert driver, so an
up-to-date smaller car made q strong
appeal. Moreover, life In London was
becoming more of a trial every time
he went out. He dreaded meeting pso.
pie who had known him in the past.
He shirked the duty Of escortinx May
Leslie and her aunt to those resorts
of every young woman delights; above
all. the acquired philosophy Of those
seven lost years rendered him quite
pessinistic as to the success which his
Wimbledon frienda seemed to look for
in the efforts being made to restore
his good name.
True, each day Mr.. Leslie reported
some definite progress. Scotland Yard
had traced ex-Company Ssrgt. Mai.
connington to q somewhat notorious
night club In Soho, whore, under an
aIias. he consorted with many known
drug addicts II not with the more
dangerous crew who deal in either
genuine cocaine or q poor trnita.
ton Of 1t. Some unhappy dsgenerates
believe they cannot live without some
such stimulation. but they come under
police supervision as deccys rather
than principals. "Dopey walker" by
which name Connington was known to
the frequenters Of the Gamma-Delta
Club, was obviously q drug hend, but
he might we'll be a purveyor also. In
effect he had figured on the Yards
register of suspected persons long
before his real identity wa q ascertair,-
ed as. the outcome Of Mr.. Winters
departmental inquiry. -r.-
tCopyrisht. 1925. BY Louis .TfacyJ