The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-01-13
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LORNA MALLINGATE, at the
senshore with her mother and
stepfather. urges her sister
Pauline 10 Join them. Pauline
has not been TO her home In
London for IS months and COM
nunication with her family has
been through q Paris forward
Eng address.
LOrna's mother and step
father. Henry Emerson, have
Just returned to England from
honeymoon In Italy. Lorna
kas been enjoying I'm full the
hounties of her stepfather. She
has Joined her mother on the
Lawns in front of their hotel and
together they have returned to
aheir expensive suite. Lorna
tr.ls her mother about the pro-
posai of marriage made that
farming by
GERALD CRAVEN. a young
man who has come down from
London to spend few days
hcar the girl who thus far has
refused his ardent advances
Lorna expresses the belief thar
Neraid was hurt by her refusal
Now GO ON WITH THE STORY
So All, well. well make il all
W right with Jerry" said Mrs.
Emerson. Put this hat,
.
eiicr room. win you. dear?"
Lorna obeyed. Then the mother
sna glrl SAT out on the veranda
snilst the walters busted themselves
k-sparing luncheon. Once Mrs.
Emerson turned to her; daughter
anyanuslv:
= wonder where Henry Is?
Thought we should find HIM up here.
BE told me he would JOIN us on the
lawns. He was not very well this
morning, and | am Just a little
ANXIOUS about him, Lorna. l hope
he mas not been playing golf: it is so
knt
There are some shady places up
RE on the links mother" Lorna
isiIu Gurriedly.
do wish 1 mad made MIN prom
lse ns would not go to the golf
Mss she said He was looking
very poorly this morning..
Sinply TO please her mother and
10 stili the uneaslness that was grow
Ans more surely every moment that
passed Lorna sat down to the table
as she did so, however. there was
xn1ek at the door and the page boy
s.i!e IN bearing a letter, which ne
fate TO Miss Mallingate. Lorna
tIpIed at her mother
From Jerry she said on the
Isp.s OF the moment.
mo with faint smile, Mrs
Emerson moved out of the room on
% ne veranda once more.
Lorna tore open the envelope with
lrcmbling fingers.
Could you possibly come down
70 speak to me?" the note ran u
SSa'i want to intrude on your
Iaotner, but 1t Is most necessary that
! should see you, and at once. /"
f1e note was signed Julian Elmer |
SUa
just for an instant Lorna Mallin
lsto sat with closed eyes. and with
!. :ieart b g so wildly that IT al
.aos' seem Y to choke her. Then
lac conquered her emotion and
~c'ied to her mother:
Just a moment, darling. Jerry
wants to see me. will be back in
minute. &.
Tne man called Julian Emerson
wos waiting close to the lift. stand
ing in the shadows. II was mo
neat when most of the neopie In
the hotel were ousily engaged al
rncheon. He took Off his hat an he
ssw Lorna.
There is a little room down th,.
passage where we shall be outte
Atone" he said. II am so sorrv ,o
Dc obliged to ask you to see me m
private.
Lorna followed him into the little
room
Please please, tell me 81
act,y what has he ppened? Is any
thing wrongY -
fls pushed forward q chair. ..-,I
az, down Miss Mallingate. And
81 tiic eaIas breath he added Yes. |
there - very great d5al hat is |
WRONG. beg YOU TO believe THAI II
ir Ssih the gree,est reluctance am
obliged To tell YOU this"