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FALSE WITNESS
The story of a man and a
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DRAaiATta PERSONAE
SiAtfn pi,Rssnr,
beautiful tft ef SO. well educated "
derated to travel and adventure.
IIM. n.nlSKV.
her mother, tho widow of Admiral Fl"'i
who w myeurtouHy murdered when Msua
n eld.
Captain siAtmrr Aitnoi
mAn of Si. For 13 years be has keen
V tMeler of ths Sldl, small tradlnir steamer,
v thoush he In a man of birth and education.
OITiHEIlT HUItO.V,
friend of the riesseys.
RICItAllO AltnOL,
brother of Captain Arrol.
Th story orena on board the. fildl, a email
teemer trading; on the, African eoaat and
bound for t.nndon Captain Atrol is brlna
In- home Maud Plessey, whom he has tee
cued from danseroue mob of ",nilc"'
Moors. Maud who la the only woman on
6ord, has been traveling alone In Moroeco.
Maud and tho captain confess a mutual
The next rrornlnr tho Bldl arrWea at Tll
tmrr. Mrs. Pleeeey haa coma down to tne
doefcs to meet Maud. When lira, rieeeey
meets captain Arrol aba la startle a, "
clallr na Maud haa said eho would marry
"Kr-haven'l we met before. Captain Ar
WIT'" ho sea nerrouely. ...it
Arrol acknowledge a previous o.ualnt
nee. Gilbert Huron. Mra. Plejeeya cholca
for Maud'a hand, alao seems to bo "mil
iar to Arrol. "I hope ho didn't ronite
you'' savs litre. PleMy Mr. Huron la
tmdually taklna llbertlea with Maud
Huron telle Maud that Arrol haa been
ae-used nt the murder of Maud'a ja'bfj
and that tho Jury haa twlco rtlsasreed, lie
suggests that he thlnka Arrol guilty. Sho
resents the imputation, and eaya she will
rejd tho court testimony i-im.
8he docs ao and finds that the clrcym
stanttal evidence Is all against Arrol. The
honor of a brother ofllcer kept Arrol
silent In his own defense. - -,t,i
Convinced Of Ami's Innocence and proud
that he wan ellent In hie own defend to
shield the honor of a fellow-officer, Maud
goes to him and finally persuades him to
clear nimseir nerore na murjira ".,...
Mra. Plcsroy forbids Maud's engagement
to Captnln Arrol and tells her "he mu
marry Huron to rrevent his Mn "r
the fact that Mr. Pleasey was killed In a
struggle with hla wife ... ....
.Huron alo Insists,, but Maud refuses.
Huron threatens to Inform against Mrs.
Pleiiey. Meanwhile Martin Arrol goes to
hU eollcllor. He To told that he cannot bo
freed of suspicion unless tho n""1 C?."!?
Is found. "'Do you suspect any onol no
Maud1'wr!tea Arrol that they must never
meet or communicate again, in "Pits
this Arrol writes to her. .Arrbl has been
convinced that It would.be f utile toot
tempt to find tho real slayer of Admiral
MnuS' -eplles to his note, ofderln him
not to come to see her. Ily goes to Ik Uffit
on to find her and meets Mrs. IMcsaey.Sho
says tliat hor husband had been shot by
a Herman, that tho Admiral was about to
sell plans traitorously, and that she tiao
tefuscd to tell the truth In order to pre
eervo tho honor of the Admiral. Arrol re
fuses to telleve It. but Is mado to think
deeply, especlnlly ss Mrs. Arrol confesses
that Gilbert Huron holds the key to the
whole mystery. .
CHAPTER XIII-(Contlnucl).
WVTOV havo not told mo whether she
X ltnows this whether sho knows the
secret of Huron's power."
"No, she docs not know her father was
Btlllty Do you wish her td7"
"Heaven forbid!" Tho solemnity of tho
sailor's tone caused Mrs. Plcssey to look
ot him curiously.
j"I havo dono my best to shield her from
the knowledge." sho -went on. "I can do
no more. First I hear that you are de
termined to rako up the caso again, with
what results. If you aro successful, I
leave you to Judgo: then, Huron begins
to tear his hair about Maud and swear
'that he can't do without her, and so
forth. It Is Very hard lines on a woman
trying- to do the best sho can for all
parties," Mrs. Pleasey sniffed.
But Ills sympathy was not fpr her. I
. .. . tM ltt.n. Xfnllri
S4- cannot douovo, no miiu, m.i .........
5 could possibly love such a scoundrel asl
KtS you represent whs jiuih uiwu w .,.- ..
ana aoesnt Know no i u- "i
Interrupted his companion.
"Ho must have tho nature of a hyena,
asserted Arrol savagely. "You can tell
the presenco of certain loathsome, nntmals
before you see them. To let her marry
him would be to pile a. secondjlnfnmy
upon the first." "v
Mrs. Plessey uplifted her eyebrows and
shrugged her shoulders. She was ln(l
nltely less affected than tho roan by tho
relation of her husband's crime and Its
tragic consequences to her daughter.
"Perhaps she need not marry him," Bhe
said, significantly.
"Sho certainly shan't, If I have to shoot
him," muttered Arrol.
"Oh, that would do no good! "When
: men are shot, then papers are ransacked
and It would all como out. Huron Is not
such a worm as you suppose. He Is mad
at th thought of losing Maud. I wish,"
She 'added bitterly, "that any man hud
cared for me as much. Till you appeared
on the scene ho kept quiet enough, and
would havo been horrified at tho baro
Idea of threatening us."
"Nonsense! n. man's nature does not
Changs In a day. Tho man must always
have had It In htm to do thla."
i "Never mind about that. If It was In
yo'J once to risk your liberty (as you
thought) to save my reputation, Is It In
you now to renounce your pleasure for
my dead husband's sake and Maud's hap
piness?" "What do you want me to do?"
"Give up Maud finally and positively.
We can easily keep Huron quiet without
his marrying- her And drop this project
, of reopening tho case. Where's all your
chivalry and self-denial If you can't
do that much?"
CHAPTER XIV.
AWtOL left Mrs. Plessey at the door of
J. her hotel nnd traveled back by the
neat train to London. He did not remem
ber having made any reply to her appeal.
Her revelations were too startling, too
much opposed to all that he knew of her
prl her dead husband to be accepted,
- much less opted upon, without further ex
amination. The woman was a liar, he
we!) knew, but the most Inveterate liars
sometimes find It expedient to speak the
truth. Looking back he remembered that
the admiral had been grievously offended
by the promotion of hla brother officer
end had railed bitterly against the Gov
ernment, of that day. He was a head
strong, man of violent prejudices and ani
mosities, and boundless ambition. But
It waa difficult for a. man trained In the
royal navy to conceive a general officer
betraying the trust reposed In htm by
hts sovereign The famous Duke of Marl
borough, of course, had gone over to the
enemy he had been sent to oppose and
was credited by historians with having
sold Information to the French about the
movement of his own troops; then there
was the earlier instance of tha Constable
' de TSouibon, but the duke and the consta
ble had lived tn another age. Officers did
not do that sort of thing now,
' Arrol looked out at the. receding lints
of the Sussex Downs, and pondered these
things, if Mrs Plessey had deliberately
4faiud her dead husband, it must be to
fthMd somebody It might he herself.
Jf recalled the exact circumstances of
bl accidental encounter with her on the
fetal night It was Impossible, he de
cided, that she could have been pjent
4 the admiral's death. Had her lover
fciilid hlra? So he had always believed,
,toouh hs had nvr believed that ihe
. Adrniiai's suspicion were well founded
r Wt JMts 1-iensey s nictations were to
' takap ver seriously Had tho mat
ter oi. boner ubout whkh the admiral
sytefestl to consult htm that night any
cairuc. aa he had alwaa suoooaad. to
if4et Mite or wn it a matter involving
jBJ-for issues national rumor? That mn-
a wjm ai ws( yuttnuie u f'ra.
af Clmi all tneae year beta ahield-
a lovei, whu nun the lover where
hail h KKiia' It night be lf.,run But
ititi.'. .. tut tcum Huron hoJcUug hr at
Uik uivi . aiic would hold bin life ta
ij. hi. u tiiJ- ? hadl as he thouarbt
at "ra l'i) bt a not f.iuprd
i i.i.'i, i.'i-i 8iu) iui4 iUuvt bar
i'-. .. '.:( u Uia i, her IMfLe uitduer
girt, and circumstances ivhieh were altered through the intervention
of a kindly disposed fate.
No, her story accounted for the crime
and her own behavior satisfactorily
enough he had to acknowledge thnt.
And yet lie touldn't believe that his old
chief hAd been a traitor.
He stared sullenly, doggedly at the
landscape and turned his attention from
Hie past to tho present. What was he
going to do? If ho had risked his life 13
years ago rather than betray n, husband's
confidence nnd defame a woman. It would
be at the best Inconsistent to clear awny
tha shadow of suspicion by holding his
old commander up to execration, by bring
ing discredit on the King's uniform, and
Incidentally overwhelming tho girl he
loved with horror nnd shnme. That would
hardly be n man's pnrt. Was he then to
give up Maud to abandon her to thla
scroundet Huron? Mrs. Plcssey had said
not noccssarlly. She had counseled the
passive, the unhefole course, tho one
which It was most difficult for a man of
hts temperament to take. He must keep
silence as he had kept silence for 13
years, and simply let Maud no.
If It wero true, as her mother-had first
alleged, thnt sho loved Huron, then It
might bo worth while to open her eyes at
all costs. But ho did not believe that It
had been Just the first He that had risen
to Mrs, Plessey's lips. He Arrol was
tho stumbling block. It was his coming
that had caused tha mischief, that had
roused this other man and let loose the
doga of panlo and Jealously.
Ho threw the end of his clgaretto cut of
tho window with an angry movement,
"linns It all," was his muttored com
ment, "If I give her up Is she to remain
unmarried all her llfo through fear of
this blackguard?" That did seem tho
alternative. Yet It seemed bettor to leave
the solution to tlmo nnd chance Uian to
flrt tho mlno himself. And certainly hor
dismissal of him sounded final.
, He walked from the station to his
brother's flat, chewing the cud of bitter
reflection. When ho thought of Huron
ho clenched his strong hands and longed
to thrash him till he howled for mercy.
His face darkened as ho realized tho truth
of Mrs. Plessey's words. Vlolenco wna no
remedy In this country. If he wero actu
ally to kill tho man ho could not kill tho
facts if tney were facts or wnicn no iiaa
almost tho exclusive knowledge. And a
moro assault would, of course, merely
Mrs. Plessey rose and looked at him interrogatively. "You can take
me back to my hotel if you like, or we can say good-by now. Which
shall it be?"
goad the man Into action. He was power
less. All that he could do for Maud was
to give her up.
Ho fumbled In his coat for1 his pocket-
book and extracted from It the draft of an
appeal which he had Intended to sena ner
that nlsht. He took It between his fingers
and, halting on tho steps of tho mansion
where he lived, tore It Into small pieces.
For a moment he stood watching the tiny,
white scraps fluttering before tho wind up
and down Victoria street. Ono was blown
high In the air, so high that It was soon
)06t to sight. He hoped that It was tho
fragment which boro her name.
He turned and went heavily up tha
stairs. His brother's flat was empty at
tho moment. It seemed strangely lonely
and chill. He sat down In an armchair
and lit a ptpe. He wondered what he waa
going to do with himself. Ho had parted
now with all Interest In his ship, his
articles of partnership with Dereve were
actually signed. He couldn't go back to
sea If he wanted to. He had no partlcu
lar desire to go back. Ho had no partic
ular desire for anything. Forty-eight
hours ago he had had two objects In llfo
to marry Maud and to clear hts name.
Well, he could do neither. In a dull way
It occurred to him that he might niter
all, be free to pursue the second of those
objects, but ho had no desire to do so.
Tf noonle ohosa to think he had shot
no. old Pleasey well, as the lawyer
said, let them. Ho had the law and his.
own consciousness of Innocence on nls
side. People got over these things. Time
healed all wounds. He repeated theso
platitudes to himself He rose wearily
and went out to Inspect his and Dereve'8
new offices further down Victoria street
CHAPTBH XV
A WEEK passed, and every time he
Xi heard the postman's ring he half ex
pected to receive a note from Maud in
answer to the first letters he had sent to
Edgoworth Square. But that note did not
come. He did not believe that It ever
would come. She had meant what she
said that they must part. He told him
self that bs acquiesced, but be found
himself at odd moments meditating plans
of action, devising schemes of vengeance
upon Gilbert Huron.
Fortunately, his work made great de
mands luat now upon b! time and ener
gies. Dereve was busy turning their
bulnw Into a private syndicate, of which
he and Arrol were to be tha managing
directors. The mere fitting up of their
offteaa and tha mImUoa of their staff re
quired a groat deal of attention. Dereve
had acquired some reputation as an en
gineer in Mexico and South America, and
smail commission) and contracts began
to now in.-BU.nard looked on approvingly
-I fancy lv put you up to a good
thing" he rewarked to hi Brother "Stick
to it, my toy. and you will be a rioter
man than I In a tew years' time. By the
way, huw are you and Miss Plessey get
ting on"'
"l thiuk that's ail over," said Martin,
bending forward over tho plan w&& out
on tha table beiore aim
Ah n' WU. I'm not altogether sur
lriMd Kttuard glanced t bjg brother
oi tource, that tort of UMiVC tea-ve
Wt uf an '& ?- I wish I could ,
EVENING LEDGER-PHIL-ABEraTA', TTTTT-ttaDAY, JULY
By EDMUND B. D'AUVERGNE
Author of "Her Husband's Widow,' Etc
Induce you to drop that other Idea, of
yours. I wrote a pretty strong letter to
Jessie nbout her egging you on. I hope,
you have decided to let that rest?" I
"I don't feel much Interest In the mat
ter at present."
"Well, I hopo your Interest In It won't
revive, that's nil. It won't do your busi
ness here any good, let mo remind you. I
wonder who really did kill old Plessey?
Of course, I have only seen the nows
naocr rcnorts, nnd they reached mo In
India In very condensed form. Any the
ory yourself?"
Martin made a corrootlon In red Ink In
tho drawing. 'I have formed a good
many theories, but none of them satisfies
mo."
"Well, don't worry any moro about the
Pleeseys. That's my tip. If I wero a
superstitious man I should say they all
had the evil eye. Isn't It tlmo wo had
tea?''
Martin got up from his table and put on
his hat. Ills brother was ono of those
huelness men who look forward as eagerly
as any curate's wlfo to their afternoon
ten whtoh, though his own fiat was a
stona's throw away, ho nover failed to
have In an underground teashop a hun
dred yards farther down tho street.
Dereve was awaiting his partner some
what Impatiently on his roturn to tho
office Ills car was at tho door and he
woro his hat and coat Ho laid a bundle
of papers on tho desk. "Soo here, Arrol,"
ho said, "these aro the designs for that
new torpedo I was telling you of my
brother's Idea. I have to get back to
Hampatcad at onco. We havo people to
dinner. Now I want you to go through
l-theno drawings very carefujly. You al
ready know my opinion of their value.
I think wo hnvo a suro thing. And for
tho Lord's sake keep 'cm safely locked
up, for I'vo an Idea that other parties aro
after them too "
Derevo departed nnd a moment latei
Arrol heard him giving directions to his
chauffeur Locking tho door ho unttod
tho papers and spread tho first of them
on the tablo,
At tho and of 10 minutes ho muttered
an exclamation nnd loaned back In his
tchalr. It wis evident that ho had tno
rplans of a romarkablo and original In-
ventlon beforo him. The torpedo de
signed on these lines would, be one of
tho most valuable weapons with which
any navy could be equipped. To possess
It would give. If not the command of the
seas, at least a tremen-,- superiority
to nny naval Powor. It was lucky, thought
Mai tin, that the plans had first fallen into
his hands. Whatever price waa offered
by a foreign Power he would take caro
that this terrlblo Instrument of offense
and defense was secured to hla own
country.
He pushed tho papers away Irom him
and stood with his hands tn hts pockets
looking down at them.
"The man who Invented that was a
ftnlus," he muttered half aloud. 'Ufa
extraordinary that the Idea has not been
hit upon boforo. And yet It seems In a
way familiar." Ho mused. He seemed
to recall the central idea. Where had he
como across It? Not In any of tho works
he had read, or else the Idea would havo
been embodied (in practical shape long
ere this; nor had he seen It carried out
In any of the torpedoes he had examined.
Suddenly be struck tho palm of hla hand
with his fist.
"I've got It." he cried aloud: then he
stood rigid staring Into space.
He remembered, how Admiral Plessey
witnessing experiments wtlh a new tor
pedo had turned to him and borrowed a
pencil and a slip of paper, "I've an Idea,
Arrol," he. had said In hla excited, im
pulsive way, "You see what's wrong with
that thing what'a wrong with 'em all?
It's all plain to me now!" and In words
the sublieutenant hardly grasped tho
meaning of, the admiral sketched out a
theory of n, new torpedo, freo from all
the faults of the old.
The Idea thus put forward was imma
ture, Inchoate, Intelligible only to the
man who had conceived It Deeming, per
haps, Its disclosure to a subordinate In
discreet, the admiral had sold nothing
more about it; but two or three times
Arrol had seen him-busy with pencil
and paper, drawing diagrams which
seemed to relate to the trajectory ot
a torpedo.
He drew a deep breath. He made no
doubt that tha plans before him had
been drawn by Admiral Plessey.
But If they had beon abstracted by the
agent of a foreign Powor 13 years before,
how came they to be lying here In the
office of a private contractor in London?
Had they been carried out years ago,
and were they now worthless, the designs
of a now obsolete construction? No,
Martin was positive that no such torpedo
was known or had been known, to tho
British Admiralty at least His eyes
gleamed halt maliciously. It would be
fun if some Power waa Jealously guard
ing tha secret which now lay axposecT en
the table before him.
There was a knock, at the door. He
opened It He wao surprised to. see one
of the servants from his brother's flat
"X lady ta over at the flat, sir,", the
girl announced, "and wants to see you
particularly."
CHAxTUR XVT.
THE little spark of hop which lay
hidden in Martin's heart sprang jo
into flame at the girl's words. He know
only cue woman who would wiab to se
him at one. So t iaaat be toid, Mmaolf
as he picked up hla hat and locked the
plans In the safe.
The maid had not waited for him to
follow her, so he was unable to question
her nbout the appearance of the visitor.
Ho ran up the stairs, breathless with
Impatience. It must be Maud come to
retract her dismissal of him, to throw
herself Into his arms.
But It was not Maud. As soon as he
entered the flat he saw through tho open
door of the drawing-room tho alight form
of Mrs. Pltssey outlined against the
window.
He gulped down an exclamation of
chagrin nnd disappointment. She heatd
his step and Came to meet htm as lie
entered the room.
"Where Is Maud?" bIio nsked.
"Where Is Maud?" ho repeated, "Why
do you ask me?" Hopo rose again. "Wnn
she to meet you here? Did she say thnt
sho was coming?"
He suddenly became aware that tho
little lady's eyes were searching his face.
"No," sho replied quietly. "We had no
appointment to meot hero. I can see from
your face that you do not know what has
become of her. Tho fact Is sho has dls
appeared."
The man's start of surprise would havo
convinced the woman of his entire Ig
norance of tno matter If any shreds ot
suspicion had remained. "Disappeared,"
he repeated wonderlngly. "I sec so you
thought sho would ooms hero?"
Uninvited Mrs. Plessey seatod herself In
Richard's favorite armchair. "I confess
that I did," she said. "I thought she
had disgraced herself by some vulgar
olopomont I'm glad to find I was mis
taken. I wonder where on earth
sho can havo got to?" she asked herself
In accents more of puzzled nnnoyance
than of alarm,
"I presume sho has disappeared, as you
put It, to nvold marrying tho gentleman
whom you said sho preferred to me," sug
Boated Arrol, smiling cruelly. For the
moment he was moro slated than
alarmed. After all, Mrs. Plessey's sus
picion that sho had oomo to him might
provo to bo on Intelligent anticipation of
tho ovent At any moment ho might hear
her foot upon tho stairs, hear her voice
nt his door
l)h, I'm sure I don't know," snapped
Mrs. Plossey. "It's very tiresome tho fuss
you two men nro making nbout Maud.
Sho Is handsome, I admit, but stilt
Well, of course, she Is my daughter, and
I feel vary much concerned nbout her.
Between you and Huron tho poor girl has
eviaonuy Docomo quitp distracted."
"Oh, do tell mo what hw happened!"
broko In Martin Impatiently".
"Sho haa dlsappeared-rTUn.awoy, I toll
you. I returned to town Inst night, Just
beforo dinner, and I found a Jotter from
her awaiting me. It was very curt. It
simply said that sho was feeling vory sick
of things that was hor expression nnd
had determined to drop out of everything.
Sho added thnt sho know how to tako
caro of herself and was qulto capablo of
earning her own living which I daro Bay
Is true Of course, tho letter upset me
very much. I couldn't do anything that
night, as I had something on, but this
morning I made inquiries. She has been
staying lomo tlmo nt a placo called Cran
lelgh, In Surrey. It seems that yesterday
morning sho paid her bill nt tho farm
house whoro sho was lodged and took the
train to Waterloo. That's all that I know
nt present. Gilbert Mr. Huron Is mak
ing further Inquiries. I think ho pro
poses to traco tho cab which Bho must
havo needed for her trunks at Waterloo.
However, since sho hasn't como to you,
there Is no need for mo to trouble you,
Mr. Arrol." Mrs. Pleasey rose and sighed
wearily "There has been nothing but
trouble slnco Maud met you," sho added
aulklly.
Arrol could seo that she was much less
concerned about her daughter's disap
pearance than by the trouble Involved
In making Inquiries. Disregarding her
outstretched hnnd ho looked at her
thoughtfully.
"You aro rather prone to contradicting
yourself," he said. "You told mo at
Brighton that you believed Maud no
longer cared for me, that sho had trans
ferred her affection to this other man.
Yet when sho disappears you Jump to
tho conclusion that she has run away
with me. I think I understand the situa
tion. Your friend Huron had better look
out!"
She snugged her shoudcrs and moved
toward tho door. "If I alone were con
cerned, It would not grieve mo mtich If
you broke his head," sho sold, "but I do
not want to see my dear husband's name
dragged through tho mire. That Is all.
Well, I will say nu revo)r, Mr. Arrol. I
suppose It Is useless to aBk you to let me
know If you hear anything about my
daughter."
"It Is very unlikely that I should com
municate with you. If I am lucky enough
to meet Maud I will tell her that you wish
to hear from her. That's tho most I can
promise."
Talking, they hnd already reached the
outer door. He opened It for her. With
a bow and a smile, sho left him and trip
ped downRtalrs.
He returned to the room sho had va
cated and stood still, turning over In his
mind what he had heard. It was plain
that Maud had (led to escape the Importu
nities of her mother and the threats, open
or Implied, of her mother's friend. But If
she still loved him, Arrol, why hod sho
not como to him, or at least apprised him
of her plans? Perhaps Bhe would do so
yet He thrilled hopefully at the thought.
Then another question presented Itself
to him abruptly. By what means had
Mrs. Plessey become possessed of his ad
drees? His brother's name was In the
telephone directory, but he doubted
whether she had any reason to suppose
that PUchard was related to him. His ad
dress had been on the letters ho sent to
Edgworth square to bo forwarded to
Maud. It looked aa though Mrs. Plessey
had not hesitated to Intercept and open
these letters. And In that case, probably
Maud had never received them. Sho must
suppose that ho had acquiesced In silence
to her first Intimation that they must
part He felt a sharp twinge of pain.
She was well able to take care of her
self nnd to earn her own living, she told
her mother. That, In a sense, was true,
but he could have no rest till he knew
how sha was situated, what she pro
posed to do. Hts early training at a
naval college, his long exile had left him
with the vaguest notions aa to the ways
In which women mado a living for them
selves In London. Ho was Bure, some
how, that It was not bo easy ns Maud
imagined. He was assailed by a. thousand
anxieties on her behalf. She might bo In
want of money, In actual needl Tho
thought waa horrible, but It had to be
faced. Ho wished he had detained Mrs.
Plessey nnd cross-examined her at greater
length. Being Btill under age, Maud had
presumably no private incumo, no uuiminn
account to draw upon. From a, chance
remark she had onco let fall ho gathered
that her allowance was by no means lib
eral. To face, tho battle of life, then, ho
might assume, for all her capital, such
suras as she had Baved from her allow
ance nnd such as eho could realize by tho
sale of her superfluous dresses and Jewels,
Unfortunately she had no liking for Jew
els, and those she possessed were not like
ly to be worth more than a few pounds
taken together. He waa going to find
Maud, of course, but In the meantime he
would give much to know what she would
most probably do for a livelihood.
He walked over to hts brother's office
He found Illchard locking up his papers.
"I have Just seen Mrs. Plessey," ho
announced. "She tells me that Maud has
slipped her cable disappeared, J mean
without leaving any Indication ot her
whereabouts. She says that sha Is going
to earn bar own living. Hw mother
wanted har to marry another man a
scoundrel called Huron who has, or per
suades, her that he has, a hold over har
mothAr."
"Why hasn't she come to you?"
"Heaven knowa. Her moths thought
sha would. She may do so ySf, I am
going down to the plaoe where aba was
lost seen to make inquiries. But, I say.
Richard?"
"Yea."
"What would a girl like that be Ukei
to do for a living in London, or England,
generally, for that matter?"
tCOMTLNUKP TOMORROW.,)
The Daily Story
The Man Who Differed
Flirtation wm as natural to Annette
Merrlngton as breathing. It was In her
codo that to meet an unattached man
and leave him entirely heart nnd fancy
freo was almost criminal.
Generally speaking, sho did much less
harm than one might suspect for the
mrwiAt-n Mnn nr th society wnicn An
nette most affected Is not the material of
which novelists who write of broken
hearts nnd death therefrom may spin
their romances. Most of them were rather
adept themselves In the pleasant If dan
gerous, game, and It was In this fact
that Annette found excuse for tho light
ness with which she treated tho many
victims of her undeniable physical nnd
mental charms.
Tho first man who made love to her
nnd found his attentions welcome enough
up to n certain point nnd tabooed there
after swore by all tho saints that she,
with n most fiend-like cruelty, hnd
wrecked his whole life, crushed all his
fatth In womanhood and condemned him
to die of n broken heart, If, Indeed and
here he threw out dnrk hints about sui
cldo and a lot of other nbsoluto rot This
frightened Annetto dreadfully, tho white
she felt a delicious sense of her own Im
portance In the scheme of the world. Sho
argued tho whole matter with herself nnd
her Inherited Puritan conscience, coming
at length to tho decision thnt although
sho did not lovo the man, It was clearly
her duty to marry htm, Blnco sho had
certainly encouraged htm somowhnt In
the earlier stages of their acquaintance
ship. Unfortunately, beforo she could
communicate this decision to her rejected
and supposedly desperate suitor hts en
gagement to her dearest enemy was duly
announced, and Annetto was duly bidden
to be n bridesmaid.
After a few experiences, moro or less
of a similar chnrncter, Annetto decided
that broken hearts she need not fenr, and
began to live up to her privileges ob a
much-sought beauty Through It nil ahe
haa gone without the quickening of a
heartbeat, and she now played the gamo
ns scientifically as she did bridgo, which
Is saying a great deal, since the possible
combinations of nn nffalr botween a man
and a maid aro Infinitely moro numerous
than tho nosslblo hands tn bo obtained
from-eoveral packs of cards.
In meeting Robort Ainley, she recog
nized a typo now In her experience, and
resolved at onco with the enthusiasm
of a true scientist, to dissect htm In
order to add something to tho awe-inspiring
amount of knowlodgo In regard
to the habits and models of thought of
the genus homo already In her posses
sion. He was not, sho ascertained at
first acqunlntnnce, n butterly sort of
young man, nor a misunderstood young
mnn seeking anxiously for soul sym
pathy, nor yet n fortune-hunting young
mnn. In short, ho did- net belong to any
of tho great varieties under which sho
had heretofore been wont to classify all
men. Fired with tho excitement of hav
ing discovered something out of tho
rnngo of her previous experience, eho ap
proached tho battleground with a glad
henrt.
"Perhaps ho will bo original enough
not to fall In lovo with me nt nil.' sne
thought half pleased at tha prospect
"And perhnps I shall realty fall In lovo
with him nt last," sho added to her
self with a smllo of Incredulity.
He met her fairly on neutral ground
tho hotel piazza and tho battle be
gan. Sometimes thoy mot on the beach,
(sometimes thoy sat In the deserted
music room, nnd sho played for him
snrro of Chopin's glorious. If plaintive,
songs of lovo longing, sometimes they
rowed on the narrow bay. All this was,
she reflected, quite as It had been with
many other men. But there was one
great difference He never grew In tho
lenst sentimental. Chopin he could dis
cuss Intelligently, and ho was not Igno
rant of the poets, but theso ho discussed
In the same calm, unemotional manner
with which he might have carried on
a discussion over the mistakes of Schop
enhauer with Bomo bespectacled and
whiskered German scholar. Even a stroll
on the beach In tho moonlight failed
and Annetto had never known such a
supreme test to leave the result for one
moment In the balance.
Thus It stood on the day Annette wna
to return to the city. Thoy wero to
rendezvous near by and take a stroll be
foro dinner. For this Annette waa dress
ing. Strange to say, the moro sho wns con
firmed to her original opinion that Aln
loy was very different from all the men
sho had known and was not likely to fall
a victim to her charms, the less she waa
pleased with the Idea.
When she had quite finished her dress
ing, she glanced nt her watch and noted
that It waB just the hour she had prom
ised to meet Ainley. Thereupon sho at
onco Bat down, as It was not part of her
I scheme to bo too prompt In keeping ap
pointments.
"I wonder Is It plquo I feel," she said
to herself, "or Is it something else
come to me at last? I know It Is that
something else. Oh, why couldn't I havo
felt that for some one who might have
loved me?" And then she cried a little,
bringing herself to a sudden stop at the
horrible thought that crying Inevitably
brings on a most unbecoming redness of
eyes and nose.
Ainley, ns she had expected, waB await
ing her In the summer house. To her
Intense annoyance, but to her surprise,
he was calmly smoking a cigarette In
Beemlng Ignorance of the flight of time.
They talked a while of things Imper
sonal, but finally It drifted around to
good-bys. It wns nearly dusk, and neith
er could read very well tho expression
on the face ot the other. And when the
talk drifted to good-bys, a silence fell be
tween. Then suddenly, without preface,
Ainiey Degan to speatt, standing erect;
"Well, I may as well confess, Miss
Merrlngton. It Is poor game for you to
bag, but they Bay you never despise a
scalp. I take It for granted that you
know mine Is to be added to your col
lection." There was a laugh In his voice,
but there was also an underlying bit
terness of sincerity, which Annette rec
ognized and welcomed with a glad quick
ening of heartbeats.
"Do you mean" she Bald, not daring to
put the question.
"Oh, yes, I mean quite that." said Aln
ley, with a nervous laugh. "I don't sup
pose It will be necessary for me to for
mally ask you to marry me we will just
suppose the question put and negatived
You see, there were dozens of your good
friends who were onty too willing to tell
ma of the collection of hearts you have
been making and the numbers of pro
posals which you have led different men
on to make, hopelessly I can't claim
Ignorance as my excuse. I knew and re
solved that I would never become one of
your victims, but I have fallen In a fair
fight and can claim no quarter."
His speech had restored all Annette's
banished confidence. Perfect mistress of
herself once more, she said lightly:
"But you have not yet given me the
opportunity to reject you, Mr. Ainley. I
certainly cannot count my conquest com
plete until I have a formal proposal from
you."
He looked at her In the darkness, his
lips curling In contempt of such cruelty
as she displayed, the while his eyes sttll
told love. But he answered. In some sue
ceasfui effort ta gain her own light tAe
of badinage:
"Miss Merrlngton, will you nrry wet"
Sha turned and faced him full bafore
she answered:
"Of course, I wtfl. dear heart"
(Copyright, 1315.)
Italian Goes Insane Over War
AMBLBB. Pa., July J--PaUy Massj, an
Italian, brooded -over the war until he
went insane, and he haa bean sent to
tho State Hoapltal Masai at Brat was
arrested and sentenced to rv to dys ta
Jail. bcU of hi queer actions Whila
inar H waa Jouad s wm iaaauo
1. 1918?
PHILADELPHIA MAN
PmraTWlTTALKIES"
Local Inventor Working on
Perfect Synchronizer for
Talking Movies Will Ho
Beat Edison?
EDWARD EARLE
Appearing in Edison photoplaya.
By the Photoplny Editor
Experts Interested In tho tlcovlopment
of tho film havo been, for tho last few
weeks, working on a device to combino
tho phonograph with the projecting ma
chlno In order to reproduco the volco In
conjunction with tho action of tho pic
ture, f
In this country, Edison, tho wizard of
tho ago, presented audi a device for
publla approval. It was on tho market for
a short tlmo and then withdrawn on ac
count of Its Incompleteness. Tho Rcnfax
people havo bucIi n machine, but Ilka tho
Edison, tho uso of tho film for a short
tlmo destroys perfect 8ncronlsm, that
Is, either tho word docs not suit the action
or tho action tho word, duo to breaks and
patches In tho film. Furthermore, the
machines on tho market at present are
not well suited for multiple reel subjects.
Boforo tho whr, French engineers,
mechanics and Inventors gave this parti
cular subject much tlmo and attention,
but the results hnvo proved no better than
American products,
Shall Philadelphia onco moro provo to
bo the homo of another gcnlus7 There
lives In this city a man whose namo for
tho present cannot bo disclosed, who Is a
mechanical engineer and who worked on
all tho models Europo has produced and
has a working knowledge of tho American
inventions, In his mind was born the
Idea for Just a device that will overcomo
tho difficulties which mado perfect cyn
cronlsm Impossible and multiple roel work
Impractical Tho plana aro now drawn
and the details gone over carefully. Tho
lnvontor In going over tho blue prints
with tho writer explained every detail
showing how tho difficulties are sur
mounted. This devlco docs not add ad
ditional expense to the theatre owner ex
cept the cost ot Installation, which Is
reasonable. Tho operator's booth does not
become a laboratory. Tho device can be
attached to any standard projecting ma.
chlno and Is worked by the same handlo
that works tho film.
Tho Inventor 1b working on models nnd
will demonstrato his machine by break
ing films, patching them nnd yet having
tho volco nnd action reproduced In per
fect harmony,
"It Is tho man In the garret who adds
to tho progress of tho world," some ono
Bald. If tho models provo perfect this
addition to the "movie" business will
como from such a man, and Philadelphia
will havo Just cause to be proud of him.
Accompanied by her mother, her direc
tor, Allan Dwan. and a supporting com
pany, Mary Plckford has left tho Los
Angeles studios of the Famous Players
on her way to tho New York headquar
ters of this company. Miss Plckford haa
been In California since last November,
during which tlmo many qf tho recent
films In which ahe has been starred by
the Famous Players, as well as a number
of the subjects In which Jhe will shortly
be presented, were produced.
Miss Plckford and her company will
onact a feature film story en route from
California to New York ,A special story
was devised for this purpose, so con
structed that the plot begins In the West
and terminates In Now York, where the
subsequent scenes will bo produced.
Tho subject will bo produced under the
direction of Allan Dnan, who has pro
duced in California two of the most re
cent Plckford subjects not yet scheduled
for release.
Upon tho arrival of Miss Plckford. and
Allan Dwan In New York, preparations
will bo made for a production starring
Mary Plckford, This will be an elabor
ate photo-production entitled "Miss
Jinny," a tenement story from the pen of
Edith Barnard Delano, the author of an
other forthcoming Plckford production,
"Bugs," to be released August 2.
At the conclusion of the subject Mr.
Dwun will direct Miss Plckford In a aeries
of important screen vehicles, notable
among which will be "The Heart of Sally
Tcmplo," the famous novel nnd play by
Rupert Sargent Holland, and "Audrev."
adapted from the famous novel by Mary
Johnsjton and tho play by Harriet Ford,
I
Choosing a School for Your
Son or Daughter
Js a very difficult thing to do unless you have personally
yisited and investigated a large number. In order to help
you and save you a great amount of correspondence and
tiresome investigation, LEDGER CENTRAL sent out
a college graduate to visit schools and colleges. He has
spent Beveral months visiting all the best schools in the
East, securing all sorts of information at first hand,
and is quahned to help you find the school best suited to
the peculiar needs of your boy or girl, at whatever price
you can afford to pay. The service is free, and we suggest
that you get m touch with the Bureau at once, as many
schools are registering pupils now, and will be filled to
capacity before July. Call, write or phone.
EDUCATIONAL" BUREAU
LEDGER CENTRAL
BROAD AND -CHESTNUT STREETS
PH1XADELPHIA
FIVE STUDENTS ORDAINEdI
Bishop John J. McCort Officiates.
Ceremonies nt Villnnova Colleger j
Bishop John 3. MrCort assisted v i
Very Rov. N J Murphy, provincUO
iiio auBUDuiiinii wiucit uiiu me Iter
js. xourscnor, master oi novices at T
lnnova. officiated nt the ordination he .
students to the priesthood nt the colli
today. '
Tho order of tho priesthood wn .-3
ferred unon the Rov. Denis- Knvnt,...Ja
O. 8. A., Newnrkj the Rev. William tM
ter, Syracuse, N. Y ; tho Rev ja
jjwycr, ooum uouuciiem;. mo Jiev vlefi
...... nHHH-..i..MMiM H .. !u
UUI1I1UO, x viiJinjoiiiiiui mill inQ f(A
james i. uruun, uk iietr xorK.
auuueuuuuoiupa wero curuerrea unn
tho nov. John II. Hughes, of Lawtend
tuQiB.) ivnu lercivcu jiiuiur oruers Veil
torrlnv. Denconshlnn will hi. rfeMl.?ri
upon the Rev. Louis Tlcrney, the MS
TafrlpU f!nmnhlll nnil hn !. Si'
Z. T ... -. ,'
Aiumn,
IN MEMIiftlAM
S'ALENTINE-FLOnnNCn O , who desffl
Vd this life July 1, 101B, In loving rnem.S
iiunuflnu sxifis ifAUUmEH
JBeatfjsi
itr.CIUfAN. On June 30. 1018. .Tnnvi
huibsnd cf Alary A. and son of Charles'!
Klia iieexmsn, unerai on uaiuraay. at
a. in., iiom iiib iuiv icviueiice, 441m .a.
Grata St. Solemn Itequlem lllKll JUiif
vur unity v. A'iciujr Vifiurtia, Hfc lu a m.
teiment Holy Cross Cemetery
CLAVII. On Juno SO, 101B, THOMAS8
Imthanri nf Merv A. Clivtn liin...i .
Saturday, at S a. m.. from 1224 fimith 4;
Ft. Solemn High Mass ot Iteaulem 1119,1
Anthony's Church, at o.ao a. m. InternViifl
GEDNEY. On Juno SO. 1015. JOHEPtr
or.DNHV, aged GH years, Funeral eer?lii
on Friday, nt 8 p. m , at the residence ef Mil
son-in-law, John V. Pollock, 33 Cheitl
pike, TUdley Park, Pa. Interment trletj
i'rn uiu.
IIRItlTAOU. At Langhorne, Pa., on jn)
.10. 1010. Dr. JOSEPH 11., son of the !tJ
jOBepn u. jieriiHKe. jtciauvt una rrlrnci
nnd all organizations of -which he wi-i
member are invited to attend the fuatrti!
.ulthmt, ,11 it. nnl I.. n C ,.. .. ...TJ
noon, at 2:15 precisely, from his late res!
dencc. North Hellenic ave., Langhome, ri
Interment private at Heechwood Cemetrrrl
Train for Lnnchnrne leaves Heading TtJ
iiuiiui ni i,iuu vr in
IIOIIMAN.V. On June 20. 1D13. KI.t71?
DET1I C, widow of Ferdinand Itornunn.1
Ilclatlvcs and friends are invited to atteadi
the funeral services, on Friday, July 2, 11!
1 o'clock, at htr Into residence, 70.K) nuinti
aun ave, (2d st. pike). Fox Chase, Fhlucai
pnia. mermen, private.
HOUSE. On June SO, 1018, MAnr.
HOUSE, widow of James li. llousa. miAmil
on Saturday at 1 p. m., from the resldnn!
of her son-in-law. Harry N. Evans, JSijl
tvcai j'icii;iier a. iiuvruiciib private.
Formvood Cemetery,
JOHNSON.
O'NEILl,.
On June SO. IB IB.
oungest child of John
O-Jfi
nnd rtellln Joaneon
nged 1 year.
HellUm
th ftt.4
and friends aro invited to attend
nerni aervices on rinay morninix aingi
o'clock, at tho parents' residence, 4827 CcduJ
r .. .... T.-r:i
ate. .mermeni private.
LAW. On Junot80, 1016, JOHN It. lUJll
.ax... buii u. iviiiiuiii j. nu .uiLry l. i4U
Funoral on Saturday, at 8:30 a. m., froraui
mu-enta' residence. 2073 East AtlAn.in.ti
High Mass at tho Church of tho Nativity J
iu u. 111, interment private.
McOHATir. On Juno 30, 1915, EDWAIUV
hufbind of Mary MoOrath. Funersl
Saturdny, at 7:80 a. m., from 2307 nun
ave. Huh Mais at EL Elizabeth'! ChurrKi
at 0 a. m. interment Cathedral Ccmeterrja
.il()llKIuwl). on Juno B0, 1010, AGNES
daughter of Robert J. and the late Jam
Moretand. Funeral services on Saturday, si
.. r m n, 1. In,.. .. ,.,. ,(W D....
42i at. Interment private. !
NAIK.N-. On Juno SO, 1015, ALEXANDER
iv., or., nusDQ.na ox Agnes isairn. r-unerii
eervlcea on Saturday, at t s. m , at his lite
residence. 4021 North Carllala at.. Loo-an. is?
terment private at North Cedar Hill Cemtj
tery,
mrTrriDD - ,.. on miR irinnv i.?
, .11UU1. U. V.I, W UHO ,V, IU, I1AIIII1, 1IUIV
band of May M. Phillips. Funeral servlctij
on onuraay, ai p. m., at nis late rui-1
dence, 55 Wyota st. Interment at I"ernn;M4,
t-rmmery.
ROBINSON. On Juno SO, 1015, MAnY.-
-wlfH of James lloblnson. Funeral nn SatsN
day, July 8, at 1:30 p. m., from 2310 Sout!
American st. Interment at Mt. Morlil
Cemetery.
KOI.MS. On .Tuna 20. 1015. MATtlE
ilTCMll-V rtsurhter of Martha. It. and thu
John H. Solms. Itelatlves and friends W
Invited to attena tno tunerai services
Friday morning, at 11 o'clock, at her
residence, 1810 Master st. Interment
vale.
RTAItCK. Suddenly, on June 20. 1015.
TIE. widow of IsaacaStarck. aeed 71 yea!
Itelatlves and friends are Invited to attend
the funeral aervices. on Friday mornlm
at 10:30 o'clock precisely, at tho late reil
dence, siiu uunora si. jniermem at
Carmel Cemetery.
nt ivt nil n. T.., on -in, mmrpr nl
111, hvi.t wi u uiib u, aif.u, u.fc.1. wf.,4
husband nt Sellna Taylor. Funeral etrvlecij
on saturooy, at - p. m., at tin late ttni
uence, own jaagnoua ave., uermantown.
terment private.
William H. Rocapjj
article,-"What Constitute!
a Ring Championship 11
Z W. -..-l -art " J .
mci nit is as trooa as
judge for settling tit!
questions. Read this im
portant decision handed
down in Sunday's
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