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The Vengeance of
Henry Jarreman
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Must
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hl .J trd Deucester awayed
1h,rtrJCnth. hearth. '"It
! -Mend of yours,
' T "rlv dellghtfuhlndMd-
. j nhe turned up at
I ""?":", .ri and revealed
at ", 'v. .u...in.tw sent
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f.;m.ke clean breast eiine
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WTinl . .. ,. nnllcr.
B.wn..Lntn,.!,;.;,i.ethira.
iRSi S'anVreaarded the com
est W ' .. u..f m.f1 the veins
:K . "
"if fcr I can contribute netning
uf te "this discussion. My friena
'V-' . - -h te find me, and
KdetM. te take that friendly
Hi ere . .. lvit, tv have
,,.10,1 me. -"T. '-..,.
, MMilng-weii. V" 0"".,..
feundly. I -
of his ana iuj
.a & ... Y ..la. Tin,,
llr. Jarreman," cui iu u,
rtar.
.11. rvmatark
n mischief had gene from her
LM She ioesca ;
ijSnman, haggard and hostile, and
itttci were keen ann airrei.
jfc Jarreman, I told you thla morn-
.T Would show you hew te de It."
"unman nodded slowly. The nod
nt once a ai.rrcni.er ana n m-
'.Lady Deucester rose ana iu
J Tiirta.
"Mr. Jarreman does net contemplate
jirinj an action against you. ane
lid, "but tbflt nees net inenn mm. m
MYienlcRi. Or rather, It docs net
. that his friends are weaponless.
I blend te seek a retrial for him.. Mr.
ftttd. As a common Informer. I be-
hn that's the technical pnrase inui
a 1 f. . lalHMinrtAH
JirrOBSn DK deck an uu:iuin..
Tittd drew down the corners of hl
Dpi te an expression of complete mm
laiintandlng, but his eyes had grown
Jill is stones.
'I knew who killed Charlies naait,
IVr Theed," saw Ladr ueucesier
Iftlttly, "and I knew wne neipea ner.
Tetpesk for jarreman was me dhie
tWUS Ming sne nan er uiie
iifnii t.bHt Deucester knew it.
Ktlie-werds left her Hpa her bright
darted tn nis airccuen una inquiei-
MihUned hlrds. She was wait
laj for the uplifted eyebrows, the cold
tri init weuiu rciuuvc uci, our
nltiat for him te get up and leave
tn room.
V"I thill seek a retrial for Mr. Jnrro Jnrre
ia," she repeated.
Kill me (Hungering nuencc, iuc un-
rr ac Impassivity. Jarreman sat as
ftrrtd in stone. If be did net In-
tennt her snen. she theucht. her care-
Mir prepared coup would lese lta ef
art;-It might even fall te be a coup
it ail. . ,
Theed meanwhile was master of him
If i-iln.
"I am surprised te bear you apeak
li this manner, I.edy Deucester," said
Aeed. "Yeu ray you knew who killed
Qwrlei Eddls?"
. "la. Nina Eddis killed htm. ' And
! knew who helped her te de it."
"A most tragic case most tragic,"
Id Theed, Ignoring the last statement
ntlrtlr. "The nnnr u-nmnn him nor
Wa quite sane th,eie twenty years.
feaunis. r.gemania anil neming
we. Egomania, as is common know knew
mt te us lawyers, Invariably drives
I number of weak-minded persons te
ajaffM their guilt evwry time there la
I lenutlnnnl murder. It is net un un
aimen for these who are afflicted te
try te Involve ethers In their nitlful
pretensions te a villainy they don't pea-
s". nut. tnerc I 'or the dead nothing
Nt lOOd.' I will net aav annther
veri.
"Of the dead!" The words were
tarn from Jarreman. He crouched for-
nra. staring.
"I'll nnAF vnm.H AlmA V L.. mmh
SIM In the email hnur nt raatarHar'
wmlng," said Theed. His voice had
B5L..r'w'.ntl8l hush customary In
Viking of the newly dead.
aan and Nell Meet Again
Thit hush seemed te pervade the
gjn. Jarreman had sunk back Inte
t7.. iVr' but h,R 'y" wer Buffering.
Uti Deucester still swayed gently be
nre he hearth. Lady Deucester and
MM looked at each ether.
fOKa a voice came sllklly.
A trnelc rai.K. Hut li A.. ...
t st least entitled te hope, that the
Pwr creature may, after all, bnve
wen the best course? I, flt least,
B be grateful, if one may speak se
Tf elllAn n ..i tr-4 " .
k... u "ll' rur "i course ii would
MM been m.y positive duty te take ac-
2Salnt her for bringing se prcpos prcpes
"?U8. charge against me."
uH0lS0,,lc.0fi,.,'r """Isbtened himself
Ud fumbled In his breast pocket.
n xeu can still take action, Mr.
2f k ,l thJ8-" He had drawn
ffll. r?'elr wrIten "'' P'nned together.
Mj Daucestw took them from him and
m -l "em ,0 ineed.
i ki. r it i'i'"B. rer a aec
"wasice. U8hcd her' lt Wft8
tt0BI"llh!tj''n,lln8 I" the middle of the
itlv Ef.fe" t0 . Aa he read he
tithed 1". mt " dly. .He
te li T- V i ,,nce' " contrived
tthK.'n..f.a.ct',f"c"y ke a respec
Uiahls .- 5"?. "a"'"" an unius unius
liitedfSmMi.ief..,niurT Bn1 the"
Which hi. T.'8 llpH ve'Tet murmura el
siS . ,l8eners ceu d catch only a
grt her. and there-.' 'fantastic iSven-
hi.I..M?KndlV mallcleusnMs
nceSiVn $$. ' .
ad lZiBhe Wdrt the confession,
. bowing, returned it te Lady Deu
A .
HUiiffii1 B!!t.1 Jh.,l yn ter
it .ij ...? """ iiaay Deucester.
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manrnriil amlt. iirrki.
tntwi?neZrd,h".ntb,n wl"t"w'
$ 'Mho se icfter teld'me'thl. Z?Z
l Mrsen 'Jh A rtinnt signed by
Mthe nr,Th k.n5W8 that he or she is
ks th.p,Dt of death has the force
"l hJs e7nha,, th.e-dr meJ-ei
acta. and!.,Jerce of a fltment en
u WMeSLn'f a" Buch be "larded
"tthln," 'lven urt of law or
r.Tbwd .b,y ,ou knew bett" " I.
J 1 KM thnl
ii, ..MV
document, Lady
.rasping curtnesa of tha. nn.
VI ThuJ - l--
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glance at it, but folded ii mere. com
pactly, speaking the while.
"Ladv Deucester. I don't knew
whether you are right or wrong In say
ing that thla unfortunate lady made a
confession te me before she died. I
told her then that I would take no Ac
tion whatever. She, like yourself and
Lord i Deucester, urged a retrial. I
definitely refused. n view of that re
fusal, leak you te allow ae te tear
up thla document."
The last werda were a I mere shallow
courtesy, and Lady Deucester knew, it.
Jarreman Intended te destroy the con
fession, whatever she might say. She
was young enough te thrill at his mas mas
terfulneseold enough te have taken
geed care net te let him frustrate her
se easily.
"Tear it up by all means it that will
relieve your feelings," she said. "It's
in my handwriting, you knew ; I copied
lt. The original ia in that safe." She
Indicated a small safe set ,ln tha wall
by the aide of-the writing table.
"Yeu shall hare that original, Mr.
Theed when you bring me these set
tlements and title deeds, or whatever
they are. There's a car waiting in the
drive with a chauffeur and another man.
The ether man la a detective. He wIM
accompany yed te your office. Yeu
will net be gene mere than half an
hour."
Theed did net move.
Jarreman rose from his chair and
came heavily forward.
"Parden me, Lady Deucester. I can
net be a party te what amounts te
blackmail.'
"Blackmail! Blackmail!" exclaimed
Theed. He looked se profoundly shocked
that Werd Deucester with difficulty
suppressed a chuckle. "My dear Lady
Deucester, I beg you te realise that
peer Mr. Jarreman Is-laberlng under
great nervous strain."
"I can make my own apologies,"
snapped Jarreman. "Lady Deucester Is
well aware that I have no desire te
offer a personal insult."
"Precisely," said Theed. "I asso
ciate myself, Jarreman, absolutely. The
fact is, you and I understand this mat
ter, and Lady Deucester well, hew
could she? Let us face the facts. That
document thnt pitiful outburst nml
hew it came Inte her possesien I can
net guess "
"I found It in my letter box first
thing yesterday morning," put in Lady
Deucester. "It's a well-written out
burst ; aa you have no doubt noticed. It
bristles with times and dates."
" this last nathetic illusion, which
Lady Deucester wrongly believes te be
a confession," Theed went en, unheed
ing, "would, I udmlt, cause a consid
erable 'scandal If it were produced,
against me. I should have little diffi
culty In disproving It a few minutes
in the witness box. Hut you kuew
what it is, my dear Jarreman Lord
Deucester, you are familiar with the
old adage 'if mud is thrown, some et
It ia sure te stick,' Over the newly
dead body of this peer woman ah
figuratively speaking lt aurely be
hooves us "
"Mr. Jarreman," Lady Deucester'a
voice waa sharp and cool. "Yeu say
feu will be no party te blackmail. Yet
seem te remember that, upon one oc
casion, you had no hesitation in black
mailing me." '
Jarreman began te speak and checked
himself.
"Whatever may be your present at'
..14'4V, rim KCHl VII 411 Miab .SKIUQ
level yet breathless tone, "It la net se
long age since you yourself worked
blindly, unscrupulously te an end. New,
while you stand aside, It ia I who can
not afford te lay down a single weapon.
Yeu were fighting for yourself; my hus
band and I nre righting for our son,
whose future rests up'en your fortune.
Yeu may despise us, you may avoid us,
but I cannot for the life of mc see hew
you dare criticize us."
Jarrreman remained staring nt her.
Lord Deucester stared at the hearth
rug. Theed stared at the afternoon sky
as though his thoughts were far away,
and nt "peace.
The silence held and held. And then,
at last, Jarreman nodded a grim con
sent and turned away.
Lady Deucester waited until Thced's
gaze bad descended te her level. Then :
"In half an hour. Mr. Theed," she
said sweetly, "we shall see you back
again."
"De you realize, dear lady," aald
Theed, an sweetly, "that if you sin
cerely believe me te have been an ac
cessory te the murder of Charlea Eddls
you are compounding a felony in net
giving me in charge?"
"Perfectly," smiled Lady Douces Deuces
ter. "I'm going te compound it." j
Theed looked from her te her hus
band from him te Jarreraan'a re re
.merseless back, and when bis gase en
countered hers again, Lady Deucester
could have sworn it waa swimming in
teara.
"I wash my hands of the whole mat
ter," he said brokenly. "In spite of
my financial danger I consider myself
justified in rrtdgning my trusteeship
or tne property, ivetning you could
say, Lord Deucester, could persuade me
te alter by decision. Further, I give
you formal notice, Jarreman, that 1
must decline te handle your interei-lN
in the future. Lady Deucester, I bid
you au reveir."
He drew himself as erect as waa com.
natlble with comfort, closed his eyes,
bowed, and withdrew.
The three left In the high, dim library
steed motionless. .Tarremnu's face was
still invisible. Lord Deucester might
nave neen meditating a little speecn
Ladv Deucester looked suddenly an
old wemnn, painted, powdered, and
groomed into n semblance of youth ; but
In her eyes endurance burned with the
clear fire of eternal youth.
Inte that long Rllence there came the
sound of a car moving down the drive,
and then, above the purring of lta en
gines, a contralto shriek that seemed
te come from the hall outside.
"Chl-lk! Seap eyl 01, Seap e
ey!"
The ane 1 was broken. Jarreman
wheeled nrnuml ; Lord Deucester smiled
deprecatlngly j Lady Deucester went
te the deer nml opened it. A scan
dalised Rawson could be heard urging
the fact thnt her ladyship waa engaged.
"Ia thnt you, Nell?"
Nell swung in with her goddess walk
ami cemb-strewn locks. As she ad
vanced, she jerked n thumb at the win
dew from which Theed'a car could be
seen turning into the read.
" 'Uffyl" she diagnosed. "S'.pose I
didn't eughtcr 'nve 'ellered. Ow. well,
It's the last time I'll nut me bllnklu'
feet in it, any old '
She broke off, gaping nt Jarreman.
"Ger blimey!" sue exclaimed in an
uwed whisper. "It's me dud !"
"Yes," said Jarreman.
There was semethlna in that "yea"
something bitter yet gentle, something
proud, something final that moved
Lady Deucester profoundly. She has
tened into speech.
"Sit down. Nell, and talk te us."
"Net me," said Nell.
She contemplated them in turn, her
magnificent eyes glowing below the flat
sweep of hair that hid her brew. In
ner leek, Lady Ueucentcr saw a renec
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