The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-10
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fledgling philosophy Of life, to tell
herself that she was not Jealous Of
him. TITS only that my ideals are
toppled . Bit" she put It.
She thought she preferred 4
pristine love. unguessing OF the
passion that accepts tho past ~
dead, and forgets It where that IL
the only way to happiness.
This thought was in her mind on
the night Of her party when she
witnessed Brent's triumph with the
other girls. Helen smiled over 1t.
but q hint OF worry crept into her
eyes as she saw him lift Eva Ennis
lovely hands to his lips.
Had she known with what do.
tachment the act was committed
she might have been at peace. Eut
had she known that 1t was q duty
kiss-one that Eva would accept
she might we'll have been dis.
turbed.
The girls had not exchanged on.
fidences. Brent's training of Helen
had cultivated = natural r~cticence
almost to the point OF making 20.
crecy a habit with her.
And Eva was too shy to talk.
Brent was too wise. Iva did not
know that Helen was moro than
q ward TO him and Helen did not
know that Brent was amusing him.
self with Eva.
an the occasions when the two
~ met at Bramblewood It seemed
quite natural to Helen that they
should sometimes be alone TO.
gether. Brent had been surprised
to find that Eva interested him at
. second meeting.
He had firted Z trlfle and then
tried to drop It. but Eva's simple.
ity interested him. Had he been a
bit wiser than he was be would
have known that It WAS the sim.
plicity Of g~enius-of greatness.
that needed n camouflage Of com.
plexity to express itself.
But tonight. a. Ae kissed her
hand. he was not thinking Of Eva.
AZ quickly a. he could he left her,
to seek seclusion and examine an
object that seemed fairly to bs
burning q hole in his pocket.
It was . locket. Identical with
the one he had taken from Charles
Nellin's possession.
He had found It on the floor or
the main building. Just inside the
door. As he picked 1t up he thought
that Helen had dropped 1t there.
He had put It in his pocket with
the intention Of returning It and
%cautioning her against such care.
lessness.
Before he could locate her no
had seen Eva. And just as she
came up to him, smiling 4 welcome,
Helen had appeared behind her.
Brent's quick eye saw In q glance
that Helen was wearing her lockct.
For an instant his mind was in
a whirl. Then he bent over Eya's
hand and bestowed the customary
kiss upon 1t. When he looked up
Helen was turning away.
A few minutes later, In q Sc
cludcd corner OF the library, he took
the locket from his pocket and
opened it. It must be. he knew, the
locket that MI. Cunningham had
spoken of-the one he believed his
daughter Evangeline had tal.en
away with her.
He had expected 70 see Cyril
Cunningham's picture in 1t. An
exclamation Of surprise escaped
him when he saw that 1t contained
one Of Charles Nellin instead.
Whom could It belong to: Where
had 1t come from? He must. he
told himself. find out at once II
Helen had discovered 1t hers At
Bramblewood or if -.
The thought that someone here.
among the guests. might be the
owner Of the locket brought . cold
perspiration to Brent's usually
cool brow.