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Lid 1m fet I1mc1f te. hid feet.. .
H ,' ha crooned. ' "I( 1b theuaand
iitDl.we cannot iiruigng our
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m it. then, that I may rely upon
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0n the contrary," said Lady D
?iteaW. 'if 'ahall de, all In
JStt te warn- my daughter-ln-
an
mi and nrerent anetner Denny
vS jarreman 'fortune coining (Inte
)ar Lady Deucester.',! (Thcd pre.
M iadly,'"it aeema thatu after all,
de net quite realise me position.
isrm I should hare .made it plain
it Mr. Jarreman la new nlmeat re'.
eU. an -iei nurc nun uuj
itiKhnrltabl action en your nart
mid coincide with hi sudden release
m his er ceucn ei pain ; ana once
gad tne near irwew in our miuai
i T tiniiM ha fnreeil te pnrrV nut
borders which he gave me just be
re he had that dreadful stroke. Yeu
jsw what they were. I was required
i Start an" Immediate prosecution of
ri Stranaek for obtaining- property
fraudulent impersonation preceeu-
which were te involve nn, notion
iinat teurilclf nnd your husband' te
Wevcr a certain large sum " . ,
If'Qulte se," Interrupted Lady Deu-
aL.t.1 ITn ait the whHtl wnrklnff.
r meant te, nnd then he had what you
lUtnnt urcnunu sirene. vum ureugui
' nnm Theed .wail taken aback.
'"Probably you forget," remarked
fly Deucrstcr pleasantly. Hne'pausea
t thn fraction 'of a. second, and then
ie training of tile card table came te
n rescue. 8be flung down her card.
I Warning Delayed ' ' . .
'He received some Information from
Mr. Begreve, the detective Infdrmatlen
,wleh was of vltaLImpertance. It cut
lle.greund frenv under his- fcet;l It
Hmtd his whole world upside dewnj
It took evwHhls physical powers from
Vm for the tlme.'-r
' KH117. Liiuy t ueucceicr, you
amaae "
?)"Mr. Segreve told him that Jehn
Camden was innocent et tne muruer 01
Charles Bddls.",
1 r (till An tint m." heffnn Thppd.
(ie't there waa something; in hla voice
it teld.Lauy ueuceswr inni nei in
red guess had proved Itself the 'truth
ce.mere. '
W'Ne. I daresay you eenulnely don't
M'JL sbe' conceded. "It needs the
arrative Instinct te understand Jarre-
bwd. n aeesn c mauer. ah you iicru
Hew Is suirimed up in a few words.
these Instructions, hc gave you were
Hit exnressien of a satnnlc linte. He
lattd Nadla..., He.hted,her because
he 'discovered IV doesn't matter" -when
-that she was the daughter of the man
vbe, ne believed, -nan muraerea jsaais,
Jftkn Camden was dead, out of reach ;
tat Jehn Camderl'a daughter, and her
kuband nnd ' her husband's people
were all still alive, nnd he determined
tilt they should pay the penalty in-
ttud. it jarreman nad eeen a unina
Bn he would have worked in terms of
ndhet pincers nnd boiling oil ; being an
Bulltfiman. he had te fall bnrk unen
whit I am sure you nlways call the long
inn or law. And If It Hadn't been for
thtt most opportune stroke," concluded
Ltdy Deucester, reflectively, "the long
arm of the law would really have done
quite as well." '
Am I te understand, " began Xhced.
U) smile fixed, "that your creative
Instinct elves veu cemnletfe confidence
iajarreman's willingness te let bygones
ssorgenesi"
v "It does." assented Lady Deu-
jeiter. "If you want the thing stated
taldly, here it is : you locked Jarreman
semewnere ter, your own reasons,
it suited me tnat you should de
New however, it suits me eeuallv
'til that veu should let him out Drain.
Lad that Is that."
Vht wnu nn a1jaIsi akllain fWtAm
wvvi imc? mm vivvkii. Dcii, Aimcu a
W gaze waa bent full upon Lady
icester, liia stiffly smiling lips had
ra nis teetn;snia nanus twrtcnea.
in he gain anything by killing me?"
It question shot threuih Ladv
ICCSter's brain antl left her tlnrllnr
nth a cold yet fierce excitement.
r? I wonder If you would allow me te
1 your telephone, Lady Deucester?"
led Theed, a masterly unconcern in
1 voice. "I have never heard of this
lr, Segreve. I should like, if I may,
'Dake nn annelntment with him in
wer'te discuss his amaclng discovery
Lady Deucester stifled n hystcrlcnl
ininatien te laugh : the anticlimax
se totally unexpected. Ah she led
way te tne library. She tried te make
tell reallzn tlint Theml Im.l nnwnrl tri
it1 She hllfl WAII. tlmt Vmlln n.ul
'lifted nnd nhn lierEftf worn unfn thai
'trythlng had "come rlqht, nnd' thnt
one would ever knew ' hew clever
bun KnAn m
rjn that moment of triumph she was
mrrJUUTa-
Jheed picked up the telephone book,
" ui ii, men glanced helplessly
die rarefullv shaded wlndnwa T.nHv
ucester moved te the nearer one and
up me sun blind.
W that moment Theed picked up the
Nttal Of the telenhnna utannaH hunk
uple of paces, and abruptly Jerked
-T7P "S? lTQm " attnenment in
Wail. Then, white. T.nilv nnnneater
idlv Out Intn lliii ntlti lia ...Anfr
Ifh the finlemn tmrA If Infytnw .in
exchange, getting Segrove'a number,
learning from a clerk that Segreve
eena nnm U& ...I....I Al. 1
nil. "! lit ryiimcvu lap receiver
"W an air of fHumnnlntmant nn.l
te Lidy, Deucester.
Turns a Trirb
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m in ..".r rr?"i . -v .......u,
r. " urrew man in nnuer. "tne
S,"f "ours of a ifeung, nnd enter
wmg detective would raesti certainly
neanttei ..... JSTfi. "?SB,f'
' tlM 1 r.Mie au.OU IO
S. A" vv" ,0 Always."
ShOOk Ma haefl ImuiaH in T .J
fter, shook his head ngnlni .and
Lfci!-11!6. heard the front deer close
5a. L . LllaJr Deucester dropped
w a chair. lie,- Hmt n,.ti,. ,.. ..
2?.ii1lJ,.httlr e hnt it faced n con-
?... .V"' 8" grimaced at her
I n' I he1 ""mined it critically,
v came td i. MHhi...i... .l. T,.'iT
IS ..Tl. 1 , ""' "-IUB10II IIIHI, !
C have a geed hour's work
n,,n.awny e enects of this
tTuk v.. nuwance an hour
i2wTn'.th.cre WW se much te de.
a v.5i lv? ,0 nether. . She must
SNBdla at once. She .went te the
? OUlte three mlnntaa h.t
Mat ntep.a,tC0TS"re that Upjtif
clenched teeth; and aat for a mertent,
her lbraln m'erklng feverishly. There
wasijie' ether telephone in Deucester
Heuse;, the, nearest telephone -box waa
fully' ten; ttlnuteBV walk. Her neigh
bors? theOIaverldies. had a telephone,
ei.caurityjntt by the time she could
getfte; it still, Nadla might be out.'
''Bhffrangiand ordered her car cera-J
petedly. Theed. Of, course, would bar
taken a taxi. . If Nadia were at home
he iweuld.be talkinte her bv new. If
she were net, the telephene would be
(Useless in any case., (Tlve minutes later
ijaayueucester, immaculate, unruffled
aa te coiffure and vail, waa being" driven
toward Crescent atreet, ,
As the car' turned the corner, Lady
Deucester bent forward and scrutinised
that aide 6f the street en which the
house steed. Nethlna no enet Ah.
wait a moment I Aa her car slewed, the
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unmistakable- form of Theed began te
descend the steps. A he went, be drew
en his gloves, with, the air of a man
who has brengbt a delicate task te an
eminently satisfactory conclusion.
Lady DeuOster's hand, shot out te the
speaking tube.
' 'Brunt, 'don't atop at Mrs. Strn
nack's; I've changed my mind. I want
te go te Cornish Terrace, 'Ne. 3. Be
aa quick aa you possibly can."
She drew back in her corner, but the
precaution was, an unnecessary one.
Theed was intent en the second buttqri
of hla left hand glove. Lady DdUcestcr
looked at him almost affectionately. "A
great man," she thought.
It seemed tte. her but a few seconds
later that the car stepped. She looked
out. Cornish Terrace 1 She 'put up
her lorgnette and studied the front of
Clnudine Crayne'a house ; it looked, she
considered, far 'mere respectable than
Deucester Heuse. She was conscious
of a 'slight disillusionment nn she
descended from the car and approached
the front deer. 1 '
The nnnearancc of the liveried feet
man, however, sent her spirits up
decidedly, and the interior decorations"
et tne staircase up which she was led
made her eyes dance in anticipation of
the amusement in store., By the time
she waa admitted te Claudlne'a amaz
ing boudoir she "Was thoroughly enjoy
ing herself. '
, Claudlne drew her sunset colored
draperies forward for the prescribed
inch or two, nnd then fell te studying
Lady Deucester's car with the lev sur
prise that had annihilated se many In
truders. Lady Deucester spoke first.
"Oh yes, yeui knew perfectly well
who 'I am," she sold briskly', '.'veu'.ve
been blackmailing me for years."
"I well, really "
Claudinc laughed. She was net
amused, but laughter seemed safe, nnd
something told Claudinc that she must
play for safety.
"Plpase sit down," she invited.
Lady Deucester looked 'round doubt
fully. "Is there something te sit en "that
isn't' the fleer?" she asked. And then,
as Claudlne pushed forward a small
divan: "Thank you. I have u great
deal te say te you, and, as you knew,
I'm old enough te need cushions in
my back whlle I say it."
Claudlne put out a languid hand
and dipped it into the elaborate ciga
rette box. Then, with a mockery of an
excuse, she offered the box te Lady
Deucester. .
Lady Deucester, however, took ,a
cigarette and lit it skillfully.
"it's a curious thing." she said, "but
women like you nlways Nuppese that
women like tne don't smeke. It's net
n question of age this time. JLL'h a
question of convention, and a conven
tion that is entirely en your side."
"Theed Has Deuble-Crossed Yeu"
Claudlne leaned negligently ngalnst
the rauch photographed mantelpiece.
"I'm afraid I don't fellow in" the
least." she murmured.
"Women like me always expect women
like you to'lell en divans all day, smok
ing, or cImj trail about in well, in the
kind of thing you've get en. De you
ever go te the cinema? All this "
Lndy Deucester waved her cigarette nt
the erientalism round her "is just the
Kert of scene they use for 'In her luxuri
ous apartment, the snatcher of souls
was dreaming of new triumphs.' But;
of course, we never really expect you
te be like that. I don't believe it yet.
New you, en the ether hand, have
settled once and for all that I spend
my days knitting counterpanes and
taking family prayera and disapproving
of the bare back vogue, and net allow
ing tobacco smoke in the drawing-room.
It's an easy idea, se you cling te it.
That's convention. I wish you'd sit
down. I like te leek at people I am
talking te, and you are se tall. Taller
even than your daughter, I think."
Claudlne did net start, but she ground
her cigarette Inte the asb tray and,
after a second's hesitation, dropped en
te seme cushions opposite Lady Dou Deu
cester's couch.
"Your daughter Is one of the people
I have ceme te speak te you about,
Mrs. Jarreman."
"Who are the ethers?"
Lady Deucester nodded her admira
tion of the pnrry.
"your husband." she returned, "yeur-i-elf,
and our mutual friend, Augustus
Theed."
Claucilnn Waited. Lady Deucester
waited longer.
"Hew did you come across my daugh
ter?" inquired Claudlne, restlessly.
"One of tliexe abominable detective
agencies found her for me. They
watched Theed 'h office until she came te
It. Theed is reallv careless In some
ways, 'you knew. But then se are you
te work with Theed."
Claudlne stared.
"I must be quick," said Lady Dou Deu
cester, glancing at her wrist watch.
"He will probably lie here in a few min
uses." "He will net be shown up here until
we have finished our talk," said
Claudlne. Lady Deucester settled back
against her cushions.
"Geed." she said, reaching for an
other cigarette, "but let us discuss him
first, all the same nnd get him out of
the way. Mrs, Jarreman you are far,
from being n feel. At least, you black
mail beautifully. But you are letting
yourself be made a feel of by Theed.
lie is he bas " Lndy Deucester
closed her eyes and held her cigarette
suspended while she grouped for the
word that she had se often seen flushed
en te the darkened screen of her favorite
nlcture palace. At last she found. "He
has double-crossed you!" she declared,
triumphantly.
"I believe you mean it. tee," mut
tered Claudlne, still staring, "though
why It should matter te you I can't
imagine.' r
"This is where the long' story comes
In," said Lady Deucester. "Yeu want
le hear it''' Claudlne 'hesltntcJ.
"Oh, yes,'! sheanswered, but her
hrug was net se casual ns It might
hnve been.
It was indeed n long story. Lady
Deucester told it well, told it ns n con
nected chain of eveiits : she linked what
she had guessed te" what she had been
told, and what she deduced te what
lie had herself seen and heard)
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strange eyes changing in color, her hand
tearing at the gausea of Jier gown, .
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