Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25


TNELYN threw an orange cushion
L. at JessiCa. and simultaneously
Ponson opened the door and
IL announced Sir Henry Prothero.
Jessica made perfectly hor.
rlhle face, jumped up, said, How do
YOU do?' snatched her hat and banged
out of the room with astonishing
lnp:dity. Evelyn sat up and pointed
Ia the nearest chair.
I've got all the cushions. I'm
afraid. hut I'll spare you one" Then
IS the door closed on Ponson and
ST. Henry made himself comfortable.
she added: oh. darling. I've had
s,lcll 4 day, Sophys been here. and
totty's gone down TO I.aydon &c
worry Sir Cotteren. and I've been To
see Pearl Palliser.'
oh, You shouldn't have done
that" said Sir Henry quickly.
Don't he Victorian" said Evelyn
blowing him kiss. I'm frightfully
glad went, for-oh, for lots of rea-
sons one of them being that I'm
row in a position to check wha.
Scrhv says that Cotty says that Pearl
said
Well my dear. suppose you tell
me about il. / came round because
Cnttrell rang me up from Laydon.
He'd had Cotty there. and he was a
cnod deal put out"
Il should think he was furious"
Yes. he was angry-that goes
without saying: but he was upset too.
/ think Cotty had shaken him more
than he would admit. Did YOU know
that Jim Field was a connection OF
the family"
"Ne-yes-yes, believe ! did"
IN. Well, 1t seems Cotterell stuck
ont about having been convinced by
the likeness 10 his fathers portrait,
and when Cotty countered by remind
ing him that Sir James sister was
Jim Fields great era ndmother. he
was rather knocked off his balance.
oh said Evelyn. Yes. ] hadn't
thought Of that. | see. It's awk-
ward" She looked at him. frowning.
then made a gesture as IL she were
pushing something away. Now
I'm going 10 tell you about Pearl
Pajiiser'
What is she ike still think you
ougf1n't 10 have gone. my dear
"Pouf' She's like nothing on earth:
hut a good sort. and she must have
been most frightfuIly pretty; you can
quite understand why they all mar
raed her
lamp"
yves. darling. lots and lots Of them y
Evelyn sat bolt upright and waved
her hands "T think she just got mar.
RED Ike getting new hat. She said
cutie artlessiv that she supposed II
vas a habit. Some do. and some
don't she said"
And she did,"
yes. Now. darling. just hold on
"a your head and attend First she
,,7a yried Ted Edwards. who was crook
and heat her. And he went first u
r,rsxor and then 10 Australia; and shf
thought he was dead
EveIvn licked Ted Edwards of on
I,er first finger. Have you got hnn
And then she married Albert i4aFcock
vino had hairfresser shop tn Tool
Soc And he went off 20 Canada he
rasgae he heard that Ted Edwards was
e+gIi alive. and he'd been very sirictl,
brought W. and he VAS getting nref
she tirked Albert off on her second
errer. And then she didn't MARI,
anv one for quite time. d6F
= know why. and don't think she does
I'm December !. 1913. sh% niarf}"a lai'
reid ard in February she had a l"tts'
ERIN Australia 20 say Ted Edwards
+,t. died on December :. 80 Hh'
,rasn't really married 10 Jim Held n
ebe touched her third finger lightly
ntsaye you got that And then II
March. 1915. xhe married Jack Lay
cor."
MY DEAR
.Wssat makes II 80 n9u"h more com
,lirateH lis the fart that hhe neV@i
ia lin Field that their rnarrlag'
.w.s,'t legal, 10 he never knew abpu
q Iack. and Jack never kne" abou
him" o
teve said Sir Henry. frowping. "sh'
,n,sa be a most infamous woman"
mo, ste isn't, Shes Just casual
anythfug ~ obiiec. And I'm mos
ssgfuiIy glad vent, because us
.t4ek on Goff%-'
MY dear. Co'tY woBldnt-~~-'
"Cb. / know he's honest. But he
~ ~t,,usd. And Pearl f'alilses II neI
Henyy. she'd say anything that an
are wanted her 10 as long ~ II Hifn
unset her own plans. she wants .
gel nlstfted again~~ses, she does real
f. That mikes i've, abd sbe va
nnt.e transparent shout the Who'll
thing, ,..,,...,
t.at 10 say that Tony In Jim Fieit
taeaus4 her marriage with him WASH
lsgai but ete's quite willing 10 d
ne good turn and say he's jim
t4vu ~ yGDn. 3f-}f ] VAN beF 10
Esvel*n turned very pile 40 Ma
er5sned speaI<lnF. ~ pale that ri
ltnn.y ip8ned fDtNard and held "t
4 his -. i,an sl.,"
ebs tit lAtr lip hard
.eYo5 SEE. its n good 'hluR ~sn
e.t,.s'd cay anything, ana shed s"*a
snv4bing. She do"sD't Ike foit1. an
80 raa her likes m.: ~ II t+ti b.
a.. aav that Tony In Jun iAy11n che
80 H. She won't ray 30 - Jatk.
.,+,rNe because then Size cruidH
marry her gentleman ffish1 sHd s@af
aavf, fsotnf0ftabiy.'
~ gee" said rlr Henry,
gnsra WIS h Fiort silence fuF1h
..1'trb Evelyn IooEed 81 The IRE, 81
g3r Henry icoked al her WITH fnt
eaaI af concern, Presently hs Said
@ssbe baG really seen Lbydon then
Evelyn nodded,
nm YOU think shs FecpfDtzef him
~ don't want ~ say" said E*eiy
Arahe'r like water, hsF evidence go
f.k nothing.
ny04 don't want 10 ssyT'
$50. Jlon't dont ark ms"
~ I mustn't ark you that, 40
Dr. whether may ask sou sDfnetbiI
else"
Evelyn iooked al him with rather
treIaalbous sanils.
THAT dspendF she said