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EVOKING PU6LI0 LEDaER-PHIIiADELHIA, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1920
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By Ruby Ayres
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HOT? S ,V7rom ifflS ri
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?.!r,ii-o w,"n?Mit old tueet-
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rtllo fl7', iVn I raversfwrn mill
Pfioui ien Mm Iho
.,"iLKfcM rmnler; and fto de
! ! A. f.Vac. . She ?r
AND IIEIIE un""
'". .. .t.i.rt ; hilt In hr
"W"xuitant heart she thought she
.The past, os he had . wbo
, ' J .could not die. He BtlU
inai no """ -
Si evening had meant nothln.
did
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dlcner m- ... nuea.i0n. un
it did not aii-'- " " , ..,
'" ul . 1. ,rn an Indirect
next wuruo ..--
Iwnrer: Philip?" .
-Aw yo ."'". " riirt to hli. and
asked
Htf r "aa, De, - -
MVJ$t-Know? she said, faintly.
Ji. "Or Is It just rorm "
"J - 5 thing to
SSrTi. yiu ?ay such
iPS&sfl-.
SXta K . "THnnter Is my
SSffi know he ... not the sortof
lW.. "fii "...mil to have deserted
II nw " . . th. ,
RS'iulnttst wlsli " m now she could
All
M.nd. but I "' ,r,"uX
'ou i0"'" ffiir illence:
m.".r,;,, mire that you Unow
hrcr"an1d!sStao,odplnK. .aid hi.
braised hor brown eyes.
5So I know the sort of man you could
..-! Il n&i&n.
I'?. "fi' . .... MtnnAlllntr and his eyes
HI8 oiw " v-"- , ,-
ners ?.''"'", V"- .i-a.r
this man
she co
K", X., h. wn bendlntr her. He seemed
I ihiti stolen even her volco away, so
Khen she spoke It wa only a faint
F'... !,,.,"
gjreiosed her eyes.' Her heart seemed
wMning wiui 1 ... . ".-", "C.7.
Immt wo Denevea oiih m ii ...
fhflMt years would bo wlpod out by
iH.1"'?. u , - .f
BUI Miles rainwiMii iiiim "!
wf nd his face wna white.
' . linnrinn rose to her feet. She
tu tremMlnsr In every limb, and her
Dm were like ashes.
rm afraid we've been talltlnir a
rat deal of nonsense," eho began des-
tiy. JieminisocnKes aro uuukciuud
liMnn. Mr. taversnam
Mum came dock co ner. n iam a
Url on either of her shoulders and
Wed down Into her faco.
Tou piayea wun mo once, ten yeara
ip," he said deliberately. "Aro you
Ittet to try to uo it again y
"K& no I thoueht I mean
rt, wht do you mean?" nhe faltered.
Be s on tne verse or tears.
Hi did not release her.
"Tou are dlnine out with Phllm to
uwrow?"
"T( "
"To'J will dine with me Instead."
itt looked up, startled and bewll-
iMtd.
"With you? Oh, what will he say?'
"Tou Mill dine with me Instead."
Firasnam repeated ; and nfter a
Mount she whispered, "Yes If you
Will"
"To'jwlll not make any more enzaire
ii with him without my consent."
H took bin hands from her shoulders.
''If you would nrcfer It." lie Raid. "T
tu ain out of this room now and you
iiri never sec tne ngaln." He waited.
Till, am I to go?"
60 tried to speak, but no words
luld come. Did she want him to to?
tmew mat Ene aid not.
1 im waltlncr." Rnlr! Uaviriihm "Am
Ho go?"
&ioly, almost mechanically, her hand
ole out and touched his. "No." sh
tk!pred
"So I e her eyes my own eyes to
take;
My hanil sought hers as In earnest
need.
r.d round she turned for my noble
sake,
And iravft mn iprnle lnr1A,l '
Tranter called round nt Pavnrhnm'n
om! early the following morning. He
u jo nappy ana conndent that for
a Instant a very real regret crossed
Jiversham's heart an their eyes met nnd
looked away with a faint feeling of
inira.
Well ' salrl TrnntAt nhAsfllw 'it.t.nt
bout II' '
ill TA H Q Vart finvlnl.a t r lMnH Ta.iam
"ms opinion of Mrs Dundas. H'j
:. ,j ,tnat whatever tho criticism It
'ouid te a fair one Faversham might
i prejudiced nrnlnst hur. hut Jm wnni,i
l Mr Justice.
!.' Faverahnm echoed, uncom
omlsincly Tranter throw himself Into an arm-
ith himself. pu
,,57 do you think of her?" he de-
'Wd "Are OU irnlntr tn hn n snnrr
'1 fiQmlt that Vnn iirnt& t-Mnnlnre vniiw
SJ wlnu n. brick wall when you
'iiea ner upli nil th innniit. tiirru
'J d'd call her?"
"uu 1 remember them."
Trar.ter frowned.
I0U RAlH BhA ....... r... .1..A..... ..
Ml .11 l v ,lln uuvriiiui rjoo
."nk'J.'y.";?' ot ll'" h reminded him.
..-;- mere waa a nine puuso ;
'"" Uyersham turoed mid lootted down
fLj1' Wend "I am Borry," he said.
Pinion.'- y reason to alter my
J!"" flushed angrily. He sut up
iiniudden energy
nilv .. m' word," he protested.
tmniil ' .. . u'una every ininK. 1
5int you'd be srmrt nnoush n nwn
P Wat you wero agreeably sumrlsed.
' y rate;
vero agreeably surprised,
Ser,,nan smiled Ironically.
:amltt'.rt w?.o 8UrPrlsed n right." he
thi ... uuunuiy more surpriseu
tnin you win ever iuiow. But If you
dain. .! l0.Bay that I consider you're
yS. 1J' d"ted to ou and not to
Tnuif.. """foaga" Ho Btoppcd as
ranter tao a llttln Innrlliilntn .
;hniB of ,rafi and for a moment
Ih.p mi. "v".d Picuuuy ui una uii
""" Then Mlio ....-.. ,..
m shrug of his shoulders.
p-ptlhnUy ,,.. a"wM e o'8 wordi
k allow Sir '' "jy futurewlfe. I'll
"Urn....,' . lu ",BU'i ner."
"It's . '"suited her."
wid" ""'u'1 l0 say wnat you have
Traynter'arrnell.ow', ,you aBke'1 rr It."
Cf.Lr ' JL hJ; ' 's hand-
pver to th. i", a,la Bel- " walked
Citato h. 2 : "low und tood looking
,w"eaayt!i.llevod he wouIl have
Wendihir , .rfi.10 wcurB Faversham'B
,ht the ihi-.V",a. not .ndr"" ' Wmself
hflnrChi '.."I'.0..0' his anger was
" wM no, u fn.Sv5 0l '"" mma thnt
1 um not ftosether wrong in what
!' made m,"' Du.nilafl' nnd t wul
l0l U ehn u,.,; 1 " u.r.u certainty
jwney and ,v,nJ.ltei of .hlm waa his
"" Aa hi ...i -""iHuii ne couia give
smile, in "KI" ?t ner oyi
!ier volid. 'A8. B. caressfr
d' he thouEth?1n?PaverBnam',, ln'
imu ..i"?.ueht of her eyes and h.r
h voice- Inn B.1"' cwessing notea of
Wi bbi.?.' and the blood hammered in
I,. Ms Voil'ld how- .. . .
I"1 ould hv. u'or'..ay wnatever cost.
SStfS MAT" ""
li"11- He hat.Ti ..i """""""n w-atcnen
I1! done ZlS? thl scene and would
SJ.r tu?nM,u"ftV0,a "
)ta !! 5er;' he snld iihrunti -w...,.
?,'that.,rCJ,'' J...yea. Miles: You
uHia K ji .t: " yuu vn mn i a mt inu.
W.v.ilw.0wiike Mri. n,.iJ.r-v2"A
itk::"ai' of her wh.n:rr".",u "P.
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There waa a little silence,
"I ndmlre you for the sentiment,"
Faversham matrt Thn niii, . ...u
of bltternees in hla voice: "Even while
x iuiuw no oojecc to do undeserving;"
Tranter took a nutntr oirM nm..
His eyes were furious.
VMy Qod, Miles, you'ro golntf too farl"
ho stammered. "There's a limit even to
what I'll stand from you."
"I'vo not asked you to stand any-
ining;. iou came nere or your own
accord. Tou asked me a question and
I answered. You think that Mrs. Dun
das means to marry you 1 Well, I'll nay
she does not. I'll go a step further,
eyen, and say that If she meets a man
Blie prefers to you. n. miu with mn
money, she'll turn you down this very
""""' ytiiiiuui n Bcconu s nesitatior.
Thero was a sharp nllence, broken
only by Tranter' hnw hrahin in.
pats were clenched; and he was white
10 ine iips. men, suddenly, as If he
could no longer trust himself, ho turned
and strode out of tho .room, shutting the
door hard behind him.
Faversham listened to his departing
steps stoically. Then he shrugged his
shoulders. Well, It had got to be. and
the sooner one got It over the better.
But he hated It. nil ih am.
Tranter, no rinnht. wmiin 'm ain.ii.
to Mrs. Dundas. Faversham wondered
how she would receive him and what she
w.0,u,,i..8ay L Ho thought It more prob
able that she would refuse to see him
at all. That waa how she had treated
him In tho years that were gone.
.u"Not, "f00-" . Ho co"11 "till recall
tho cold feeling that hed clutched his
heart when he had been refused admit
tance to the house. Still could ho ro
member the despair with which ho had
turned and walked away. ,
It was Trantor's turn now to go
through It. It was a hard cure, but the
only one.
Ho had arranged to call for Mrs. Dun
dft at 1 o'clock, but It waa a quarter
past before he was shown Into her draw
Ins; room,
Sho wan ready, dressed nnd waiting:
and she greeted him with a nervous,
wavorlntr smile.
"I thought you wero not coming," she
said, lightly. "I was Just going to order
my lunch at home."
Sho tried hard to speak naturally but,
her voice was odd.nnd Jerky. TIiIb man's
presenco turned her blood to tire and
changed the steady beating of her heart
Into palpitating uncertainty.
o d he love her? All night, lying
''""". " iiuu luriureu ncrseir Dy try
ing to find the answer to tho question.
He had not said so had not even
kissed her. It seemed Incredible that
this man had at their first meeting
played such havoo with her emotions
when years ago she had been able to
turn him round her llttlo finger.
Faversham Klanoed at the clock.
'Am I late? I am sorry. Aro you
ready? Shall wo go?"
He had not touched her hand, and his
eyes were quite cool and steady
"I am quite ready." she laughed nerv
ously. "I hopo you aro not going to
tnko mo where we are nt all likely to
meet Philip," she said. "Ho called this
morning, nnd I had to send him away."
"Did you see him?"
"No."
"I suppose you told him that you had
a headache?"
She raised her brown eyes to his face.
"How did you know?"
"I have not fonratten thnt vnn fn.
ernlly sent mo awny In the old 'days
vmi mo Bumo excuse.
Sho flushed from chin to brow.
"lou havo an excellent memory," sho
saia.
es where you are concerned," he
nnawerea. "well, snail we go?"
She drew back.
"I am not sure that I care to lunch
wun you, artcr all."
Faversham half smiled.
"Very weir; ,but I must admit that
i am nungry. so If you will not uccom
pany me perhaps you will exeusn m?'
Tho honey beo brown eves filled with
mortification. She was not used to such
cavalier treatment. Had Philip Tran
ter ever dared to offend her pride one
half ns much as this man had he should
hae been on his knees to her now for
pardon.
But Faversham was smiling uncon
cernedly. She broke out Into agitated speech
"I don't understand you. Miles. Last
nlgnt you ordered me to lunch with you
today; and now today " She
caught her breath with a little sound
like a sob. "You don't sei-m to care
whether I lunch with you or not." she
added, in a whisper.
"I think It was you who said you did
not care to lunch with me," he reminded
her.
Their eyes met. "Shall we go?" he
asked nguln; and without a word she
followed him.
Ho had a taxi waiting at the door ;
and she gave a llttlo stifled exclamation
when sho heard the direction he gave
to the driver.
"Xot to Marnlo'g. Philip Is sure to be
there. Or, surely we can have lunch
somewhere olse 1"
Faversham got In beside her and shut
the door.
"I havo no objection to Philip know
ing thnt we are lunching together," he
said, Impartially.
Sho looked at him with frightened
eyes.
"He will know that I told him a He
this morning," Bhe murmured.
Faversham smiled, looking at her.
"It Is probably not the first of Its
kind?" he submitted.
Her lips quivered sensitively.
"That Is not very polite," she objeot
ed, faintly.
"I nm sorry. I am afraid I am not
a lady's inan."
Ho Jerked tho window down, letting
In tho fresh morning air.
"And you must not forget that you
have yourself to thank," he added.
"What do you mean?" sho asked
He did not answer nt once. Then he
said, mechanically: "I waa never a
woman hnler till you threw mo over."
A llttlo gleam of triumph shot Into
her eyes.
"Thero are not many men as faithful
ns you have been," she said, softly.
Faversham laughed, not ory mirth-
"1 believe I once told you that If I did
not marry J'ou I should nover marry at
all," he said.
"Yes." Tho little word was only a
whisper. Something seemed to catch her
by the throat, stopping her breath.
Then he did love her, and had been
faithful to her fiU these ycarB. She
closed her eyes and looked back once
again to tho past that had haunted her
all night. , .. ,
It was so filled with memories of this
man, She marveled now that sho had
ever thought it jiossible to wipe him
and them out of her life.
She opened her eyes and looked up
at him. ... .
"If Philip is there what shall you tell
him?" she asked. ...
There was a little ripple of amusement
In her voice After nil, this man was
worth more than Philip. It gave her a
sort of warm satisfaction to know that
Faversham was willing to quarrel with
his friend for her sake.
"Philip came to my rooms this morn
ing," Faversham onawered, dryly. A
startled look leaped Into her eyce.
"Do you mean thnt you told him?
she asked. . .
He echoed tho last words, not under
standing. . ,
"Told him? What do you mean?"
"That you were taking me to lunch
that we " She broke off.
Faversham laughed.
"No, I can't say I told him that, I
am afraid I made him very angry,
though."
"About me?"
"Yes."
Sho asked no more.
The taxlcab stopped and Faversham
opened the door and gavo her his hand.
Sho looked up at him aa they went
Into tho restaurant eldo by side.
His kieaes and careses had woarled
'her once.-' It seemed a oruao impossi
bility now. one louna jioiecu luugum
for the touch of his arm around her.
"Philip Is not horo." said Faversham
as they took their seats.
"No?" She would not have cared
now If he had been. A wide gulf seemed
to separato yesterday from today
She was conscious of a feverish excite,
ment The noise of the band Passed her
by Parry, coming down the room,
looked back at her again with faint
Amazement In his eyes.
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