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mtn'A WHO IN THIS BTOH
VnnttpMtMated in -toerW mevt.
H..V,.Kf r.-j.. tnllK awiif
rreK( earctr
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tSSTww ". l Audrrute lanorent ef
ISr SKew ' divorced wlft of
fVi- Xvittmrnn dUtheuUhed Una-
Vikiiaittmnn, e nn avtere temperament
l&illnetUne. who returned te ten.
Vt V.'.VVtS5vtar e dtilomalle erve
'J . friri'ffD PKKSLOW ntrnnn et Cen-
Erftuc. u'', ' frltntlu te Audrey.
Understanding
THEIR eyes met and held for n me.
ment In the half light, and then
Hirkncss bent forward and kissed her
loll en the lips.
"Geed-night."
H frit her fingers clutch tight at hi
Iiad, and then relax. "Geed-night
Jinny."
She stepped from tnc cnu, and Hark-
t(M give the man the address of his
flit. As the cnb started off he saw Hint
die was still standing en the pnvcinent,
watching It-
TjOTf! As he leaned bnck lie wondered
i people called love the greatest thing
fa the world. It was the destroyer, n
4mrOJCr mere puntrnui limn (iwilll
It hid taken little Leis, whose life hud
kitherte b-r.i like a cup of champagne.
111 TITVC llllfl Siumie. unit iiiiiuu nvr u
Temm snddened and heart-broken.
iad hlmclf And Audrey
He felt a great pity for JajIs as lie
reflected en it. And pity is nkin te
rwmnec took Audrey home in the
krlfhtness of the morning following en
tj.,Vn.' last nlcht nt the Ere. and
daring the whole of the journey down
foSevcneaks hardly a dozen words were
nchangeii between them. At the gote
ef the cottage Aunt Ella met them, and
Mr kind ejes nnu n question in mcin
is they looked from Constance te
Audrey and back again.
"Audrey Maycu iai nigni wmi me,
Mid Constance, brietiy. "leu imd lier
wire?"
Yes. Aunt lviin was oeviousiy un-
My. Site ceiuu rruti me iniKvuy wrii
t.n in lier, sIsler'H eye, could see the
narks which agony had left en Audrey's
fcce, and she feared mere man biie
dired admit even 10 ncwcii.
Thev went Inside nnd Aunt Klin (HfR
imllv suicestcd that u cud of cefTec
night be refreshing after the journey.
It was breiignt, aim nucr uic mniu nan
lft the room Constance said very
nlctlv in Aunt Kiln :
AU'irey nas uiM'evcrra an aueui inu
Eref. Ella."
Aunt Ella nut down her cup. She
thought that Constance might have
inared tier in tne presence ei Audrey.
She did net Immediately understand thnt
Constance was afraid of Audrey, was
afraid of lighting this matter out
alone with her daughter, but wanted her
lister s quiet but efficient support. Aunt
Ella rentiired en n timid observation.
"It would have been better te have
tcld her Tit first."
Constance nodded. Audrey get te her
feet, as though te leave the room, but
Cenrtanre put out her hnnd.
"Don't go, Audrey," hhe bald. "Your
lunt knows everything."
Audrey sat down. Constance said :
"Ella, will teu tell Audrer what von
knew of the Kres? It might be better
than If I told her."
Aunt Klla wiped her spectacles. Tlies
ROmewhnt tPIlM MtunttmiM unrr Tint
her nnlurnl ntii.espliere. 8he had been
wade for the quiet bnckwnters of life,
where a burned cake or n spoiled joint
f meat was the greatest trouble ; yet.
lomehew, at. Constance, with nil her
weariness patent in her expression, sur
rendered the affair te iier, she felt a
strange steadying nf her nerves, a still,
julet throb of gentle confidence In her
aeari.
She eneke verv seftlv nnd rnrnfiillv.
and In every word was the ring of
truth. Rhe told Alldrev nf th xtnrrlnf-
' IJe Eres, of hew It had gradually.
c'litu unvu in me social scaic nnd
moved te the house in Seuth Audley
rtreet; told of her inethcr'8 struggle's
nd her hitter fight te keep the tnlnt
reckless gambling from the club.
Although Aunt Elln did net rcnlize it.
Je ,ery ns cleverly related. While
11 did net hide anything, it yet showed
trie i hres as a monument te the credit
ofLenKtnneo instead nf n reproach. As
.wry was unieidcd Audrey began
k.wJi er lf. she llad iud her mother
jarshly. 'Vet she felt she must ask
one flUMtlnn u-linn Anf Vll l.-.i .:..
lihed. u
tnn ?hy wn everythlnat hidden
..".u.1"10 whnt r1ic meant by
Iw 1; "' , "iniitKs wu covered
VJ that, ns well as the Kres
venmnnrc answered the nuestlen.
", " " iiiHiini, Audrey, i
S... in,,C(1 you ,0 be untouched by nil
ikIVi ikn"v ymi thought me better
H.S.1 m:. nml J wnR nfraid. As for
hf.n.Tv1 fprnU of ,llm without any
,i,0Th!lrt ymT tteWmiK. When he
L.V.1" ' '"ipw nt once that the iiTTiiIr
llnue nvr01i "et '""' "Ulst "et co""
((. i.iwmiui I WIIN IIIIIIIMC
ii . .?r wny '.,,r,arly l "fcepted him
a stranger while I thought the thing
whii'i,. . , ",",'''l"" you knew
t happened nnd what he did."
PnV'. .. """"."-'i h iruwiiui as Aunl
kir h,Jliry ,",,1 V0llm,,,(l. Andrew bent
ikiTIu? '".""''''"S mere te tell me?"
jrc can be nothing else, dear, can
iA!! 'h.r.rp of. . theni were silent, and
nrf , ii Kllenr.e Audrey thought
im ;h'. ,Icir me,I,rr l,ml e",'l. I'-
"be u 1 i a ' .thV , " "P Ifcynnil that
"U0 WaS S IP tn liln. !. .1. .j
A .,. n -" mi IIItlllllT.'
hrher hi ?ens,,J l'd done It nil
ft : all. .iS 101,,d', ' "" Imil steeped.
8iAnf..vm,pl,t ,be ,lf,,,'1 '''K1'"1-- And
2SL M! . rcallwil whnt a
m "met ; '. 1 . en "0() been thrm ""
K" "ininer lit (no mn,n.,f .. .i.. .
(It ahe ,,a1rl(n(,ss' " In the stress
tart. .Bh,0il S'',0e?.,h'' Ieng course,
Amir.. """' Dinmer
Audrey enme ocress nn.i
ral",e genllr
una.
I'lea
me ocress and kissed Cen-
lit
nnv mZ- l n,m 8.0rry I nia.le von un-
fITeuVMlf I0"'1 ,!,1,,k ! ,)Ie1( you yeu
kmr net ,i U lH !'e"l,y ",y fn,,lt- !
i'"n. Ymi J. "'" wiiii run
il When I ? r.?lly' l W',H " n
ttM.-nc1 J 'oft the convent. I knew
Id;,',mmiI women. I only
Mple lir i. "".l'sr"m,IU(l J"dgf
mli l "J ,"frnl(1 T "ns narrow
' find ,, t;e,,,,(, net "'w '" tl'IncH.
Ih enn L m"'U'C fr etl,('r W
i tra beffi,,:, ""' 'Ji'erii'iice. nut new
I tern, i rW,,lw "l Ufr lR
k-" A,i '"'i1 """"Ihlng very real.
r8e lenil?,,y le,,KOr' mnmniii."
h6i:J00llf,;l 'lewil at C'niiHtiilicn fur .1
btteii,..0.!? "lc tMrN which swam In
Wa,' ,.',,', """ "hruiitly turned
Nt?ivf" " Numbered en te luuchi
. i ". .e """W hwself In the
K d later Audrey came ilewi.
and helped her. She seemed quite com
peaed. There waa a gravity about hea
which had net been apparent when
Aunt Ella brought her home from the
Continent. She seemed te have forgot
ten all about the Eres and Ilarkness.
Conatnnce endeavored net te feel
anxious as r.he watched her.
Under the shade of the arrent oak
tree, where Ilarkness hnd tnken his tea
after he had crushed Constance, Aunt
Win sill, nnd knitted, with her eyes en
both of them, like some benign guardian
ngel.
The afternoon brought a visitor te
Red Reefs, nnd he enme In a long, low
yellow motorcar, driving alone. He was
Prcslew,
"I hope I'm net Intruding, Mrs.
"rent," he said, an Constance met him.
"I've just been down te Tenbrldge
nnd I remembered you lived here." He
sew Audrey, nnd lifted his hat. "Geed
afternoon, Miss Brent."
Audrey came ncress te blm. He
thought she looked rdenscd te see him.
Constance watched them ns their hands
met, and wondered why l'reslew had
come.
"I am going te commit a burglary,"
he wns saying. "And I wnnt you te act
as my uccempllcc. De you think veu
could stenl a bunch of your mother's
newera for mt. while I keep her In
talk?"
"I could try," assented Audrey, and
turned nwny te the flower-beds.
Prcslew looked nt Constance.
'I called in te have n chut with
you, he sold quietly. "Can you spare
me n few- minutes?''
"If it is verv Important." answered
Censtnncc coldly. She had no great
nffectlen for the son of I.ndy Harbaru
l'reslew.
They strolled down the pathway, and
sat en n low scat under the bridge
bordering the vegetable garden. Prcs Prcs
eow came te the point abruptly.
"Mrs. Brent, I hnve fallen In love
with your dnughter."
Constance did net leek nt Preslew
for some moments. She wns endenvor endenver
ing te think clearly. At Inst she sold :
"Arc you sure you nfe in love with
Audrey?"
"Confident," asserted Preslew brisk
ly, much, as he would have confirmed
n statement relative te his work.
"Why have seu troubled te tell me?"
The sarcasm in Constance's voice left
Preslew untouched. He knew she wns
referring te the fact thnt neither he
nor his mother recognized her in the
ordinary course of things.
"I think It is best thnt we should
understand one another perfectly in an
affair of this description," he answered
smoothly.
"Yeu have n wonderful perception,"
observed Censtnncc. "Dees Audrey also
understand perfcctlv?"
l'reslew shook his head. "I have
net spoken te Audrey, yet." he ad
mitted. "It wns en that subject, really,
that I called en veu."
. "I see," said Constance. "Yeu de net
Knew if Audrey cares for yen yet?"
,"I don't think she is unfavorably dis
posed toward me."
"Well?"
l'reslew produced n silver cigarette
case. "May I? Perhaps you would
like one tee?"
Constance shook her head. "The air
is very sweet," she said. Prcslew leek-
cd quickly nt her. He wus wondering
whether she wns serious. He did net
associate Constance Brent with an ap
preciatien of nature. Yet, as he looked
round tne garden, lie wus conscious ei
a vaguely understood, but different.
viewpoint. However, he hnd come en
business.
"A let may be done." he said slowly.
watching the blue smoke spirnling from
ins cigarette, "by n little judiciously
exercised influence, especially if that
Inlluencc Is brought te bear by n mother.
I have come te you te obtain your
nppreval of my suit, nnd also te enlist
your assistance In pressing It."
Sir Richard's "Leve"
Constance faced him, "De you real
ize that it is u dangerous thing te at
tempt te order the bestowal of a girl's
affections?"
Preslew nodded. "I de. One Is
likely te spoil everything. But I nsli
for no ordering. I merely ask for u
diplomacy such ns you knew hew te
use; a gentle, unebstructlve pressure,
nn Imperceptible melding of thought and
inclination. It can be done."
Constance looked ncress the garden.
She knew thnt Preslew was speaking
the truth. "Suppose I object te the
whole affair?" she asked.
"Oh, but you will net," nnswered
Preslew easllv,
"Why?" She turned te him swiftly
once mere.
Prcslew shrugged his shoulders, "It
is the most sensible thing that could
happen." Ills eyes were fixed steadily
en Constance. "I hnve given the whole
affair u great deal of thought, and 1
can sec no ether sequence et events
which would give such generally satis
factory results as a marriage between
myself und Audrey. I hasten te assure
you that In my consideration I dwelt
fully en the fact that you hnve done
everything for l.er."
"Yeu are mere than kind," mur
mured Censtnncc bitterly. "This Is a
business nrrangement?"
"Hardly." Preslew wns suavely
logical. "At first, I udmlt, I approach
ed it from a business standpoint, but I
find new that I really have a great
affection for Audrey herself, apart from
all ether things.''
Constance bit her lip. This wns the
love Preslew had te offer. A business
nrrangement nt first, but new n great
nffectlen. Nothing mere, l'reslew fel
lowed mi his point.
"It is n better arrangement than
cr the Ilarkness affair."
"What de .veu knew of ilarkness.'
Constance's tone was hostile.
Preslew smiled. "I spent the even-
inn with Audrey yesterday. I learnt
one or two things."
Constance eyed him steadily. .SIip
knew that he could have pumped
Audrey se skillfully regarding Ilark
ness tnnt the gjlrl would nut be aware
of the process. Hhe was wondering
hew much he knew, nnd began te be
afraid that he knew everything, which
wns evict ly what l'reslew intended.
"Ilarkness dues net enter Inte t lie
discussion," she suid.
"I see. murmured l'reslew. "It I"
finished?" , ,
"There wns some trouble Inst night,
answered Constance.
"At the Eres?" Preslew's eyebrows
were lifted the slightest bit.
"He disgraced himself," said Con
stance shortly. "Audrey will net see
him iignin." , ,
Preslew wns highly satisfied. He
began te feel en firmer ground.
"I am glad for her sake," lie said.
"And hove I permission te go aiiend
Consance considered. If Audrey
married Preslew It would certain))
simplify matters considerably. Hut, en
tlic ether nun. t heuc h s ne Knew rrcs-
low was considered quite a sound man,
he wns cold, self-centered, nnd nau un
love te spnre for ether people. Ills
mother was the same.
"I shall stand en one side,' sain
Constance slowly. "I will net attempt
te liitlucnee Audrey one wny or the
ether. If she burns te care fur jeu
It is enough. Hut I will net take part
In any scheme of coercion."
CONTINUE!) tomorrow
CeuuriaM, 1911, tv tt itectura Hui$panr
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