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SYNOPSIS 1 saz®> flushing suddenly and altering Dinner proceeded leisurely inI under it. The consciousness of him spite of Lady Anne's admonition
• Glyn Peterson and his t^enty-year, nearness, swept her from head that they should hurry,- and pres
old daughter. Jean are dining to- j>00t< seeme(i to her .a^ ently Nick, who had glanced across
gether in their home in Beirnfels, | though now, in this moment, they the room “once or twice as though
Austria, Glyn was of a noble Eng-1 were closer together,, nearer under- secretly amused, remarked confi-
lish family and against the wishes standing, than they had ever .been, jdentially: ’
t'5-' To/'q11c•- .rphe dreamer and idealist vanish- “My Lucretia Borgia lady is tak-
the beautiful half- J e(j antj jt was all at once just-sheer ing a quite uncommon interest in.
French opera singer. They had liv- j w,oman, passionate and wistful and' someone of our party. I’m afraid
ed very happily together travelling tremulous, and infinitely alluring, I can’t flatter myself that she’s;lost
around when .they so desired but that looked at him out of tlie gold- her heart to me, as I’ve only observ-
. . development since Jean and
Blaise joined up. Blaise, I believe
it’s you< who have won her devoted
—it, probably, somewhat violent—
affections.” ’ -
“Your Lucretia Borgia lady?
Which is she?" enquired Jean,
“You can’t se$ her, because you
are sitting with your back towards
her,” replied Nick importantly.
“And it isn’t manners to screw your
head round in a public restaurant—
of his family had married Jacquel
ine Mayory,
always returning to Beirnfels. One en eyeg>
year ago Jacqueline had died and { with a stifled exclamation he
Glyn can stand it no longer, he caught her hands in his.
is going away somewhere just.
wandering, and has made arrange-
ments for Jean to visit his old (jerij thwarted love vibrated in the
friend Lady Anne Brennan, in
England. Jean remains at Mon-
tavan awaiting a reply from Lady momeut his lips were
Anne. She meets an Englishman
and spends the day at his cabin
on the side of the mountain ‘In
the pine woods. When she goes
to visit England this Englishman
meets her at the station and
proves to be a son of Lady Anne.
CHAPTER XXIII
“Beloved------”
And the whole of *a man’s ferbid-
word as he spoke it.
* Then he bent his head, and for a
) against her
soft palms . . .
She stood very still
when he had gone,
every quivering nerve
whatsoever the future
—even though Blaise might choose may be sitting just behind you, But
to shut himself away from her as in if you’ll look into that mirror op-
the past and the dividing wall be- J posite you—a little to the right side
tween them rise as high as heaven—'of it—you’ll see who I mean. She’s
“You know you don’t mean that, she knew now, without any shadow' quite •unmistakable.”
You don’t really believe in siiatch- of doubt or questioning, that he Jean tilted her head a little and
ing happiness-—at all costs.”
“I’d let precious little stand 'in
way. If I were Nick I think I
should do it.”
“But being you?”
Jean did not know what unac
countable impulse induced her’ to
give a personal and individual twist
to,what had been developing almost
into an academic discussion. Perhaps ‘
it was the familiar, unsatisfied long-',
ing to- hear Blaise himself define the.
thing which kept them apart—even j
though, since Lady Anne’s disclos
ure, she could guess only too well
what it was. Or perhaps it was the ------- — --------— —. --- ------------------ ------- —-
faint, tormenting hope that one day run its course, and Lady Anne’s eyes Madame de Varigny had half-risen,
his determination would weaken and begged charmingly for a negative. 1 from her seat and was poised in an
his love sweep away all barriers.
He looked at her contemplatively.
“Sometimes the past makes claims
upon a man which forbid him to
and quiet
realising in.
of her that even although modern reincarnation might bring | of an unpleasantly vengeful lady
that he’ Jean tilted her head a little and
peered slantwise into the kmirror
a facing her.
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Jean Peterson. I
“And are you making a long stay
in London?” enquired Madame
Varigny.
Lady Anne shook her head.
“No. We go back .to Staple
morrow.” - , ’
The other’s face fell.
“But how unfortunate! I shall then
see nothing of my dear Miss. Peter
son.”
She seemed so distressed that
Lady Anne’s kind heart melted with
in her, albeit it accorded ill with'her
plans to increase the number of her
party.
“W& are going on to the theatre,”
she said impulsively. “If .you navp
no other engagement, why not come
with us? There will be plenty oi
room in our box.”
Madame de Varigny H professed
herself enchanted. Curiously enough
she seemed to have no particular,;.
wish to draw Jean into anything in ‘in the village.
_ J Mr., and Mrs. Albert Hess and Mrs
take G- Hess were Sunday visitors ................... ......... .............;___I with the latter’s daughter Mrs
while her eyes rested speculatively Trevethick, Brinsley.'
now upon Jearf, now upon Tormar-| aut° accident took place near
- - - the first bridge of the big swamp on
: the Zurich road. When Mr.. Albert
Heideman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eg
bert Heideman was returning to Zu
rich from the east he met Mr. Alex
Munn, of Hensail
in some manner
swiped the other
erable damage to
, Mr. Wm. O’Brien and Herl/Mous-
seau, who have been on a partridge:
hunt at CrosWell, Mich., have re
turned and report a good time with
plenty of game.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hargraves,
of Toronto, speift a few,days-.recent-
j. Wm. Truem-'
de
to-
Mr. and
forth, were
C. Eilber.
Mr. and
ZURICH
Mrs. Chesney,
Sunday visitors
Fred Turner, all \of
and
and
and
the
of Sea-
with Mr.
«*»
Mrs. Harold Newcombe
Mrs. John Newcombe Betty Naegle,
Mr. and Mrs.
Goderich, were guests with Mr.
Mrs. Earl E, Weido on Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. Irvin D. Smith
daughter Cathern, ' Marjorie
Meriam, of Hamilton, spent
week-end with tl®e former’s brothers
Messrs. C. O. and G. L. ‘Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Jeffery and
farhily who have been living on the
Blue^ Water Highway north of St.
Joseph have moved to their new
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Mr. and Mrs. Herb Axt, and fam
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loved her. ___ _ ...........
In the burning utterance of a facing her. It was precisely at the as though they afforded her an
single word, in the pressure of pas-'same moment that Nick’s “Lucretia J abstract interest of some kind,
sionate, renouncing lips, the assur-' Borgia lady” looked up for the se
ance had been given, and nothing cond time from her peche Melba
could ever take it away again, | and Jean found herself gazing
spread her hands, palms up- straight into the dense darkness of
and looked at them curious-
■She
wards,
iy.
the eyes of Madame de Varigny.
“Why—-why-
astonishment,
de Varigny!”
Anne, adding explanatorily: “You
remember, madonna, I told you
•about her? Sihe chaperoned me at
—” she stammered In
“It is the Comtesse
She tiirned to LadyCHAPTER XXIV
An Unexpected Meeting
“Have, you been very bored.------ . . .
Nick?” • j Montavan, after Glyn had departed.
The week in London had nearly, The recognition has been mutual
. Nick accorded it with a smile. attitude of expectancy, smiling and
“I’m never bored with you, ma- gesturing with expressive hands an
donna; you know that,” he said.' invitation to Jean to join her.
“And hotel life is always more or' “I’ll go across the speak to.her,”
snatch at happiness. I don’t believe less amusing. One comes across such said Jean. _ “I can’t imagine/what
in any man’s shirking his just pun- queer types. There’s one here this she’is’doing in London.” »
evening has been intriguing me' “I suppose you, too, met this
enormously. At a little table by rather splendid-looking personage at
herself—do you see her? A tall, Montavan?” enquired Nick of his
rather gorgeous-looking being—kind brother, as Jean fouitted^ the table,
of cross between the Queen of’She-] Tormarin shook his head.
“I never spoke to her, I saw her
ishment for the evil he has done.
What he has bro'ught on himself,
. that he must bear. But Nick and
Claire have had no part in bringing
about their own tragedy They are
morally free to take their happiness
in a way in which I shall 'never be
free to take mine, as long as 1 live.” (
He regarded her steadily. “There
are certain things for which I have
proved myself unfitted—with which
it is evident I am not to, be trusted.
And one of those is the safeguarding
of any woman’s happiness.”
Jean felt her throat contract. It
would always be the same? then!
The long tentacles of the. past would
reach out eternally into the future.
The woman who had been his wife
—-the woman who had destroyed
herself, and, in so doing, hanged a1
millstone -of remorse about his neck'
—would stand forever at the gate-j
of cross between the Queen of'She-1
ba and Lucretia Borgia.” I
Lady Anne threw .a vieled glance on-ce, on the night of a- fancy-dress
in the-direction indicated. I ball at the hotel, arrayed as Cleo-
“Yes, she’s a very handsome wo-Jpatra.” 1
man, obviously not English.” Her'
eyes travelled onwards towards the commented Nick, door. “I wish Blaise and Jean'.the impression of being one of those
would hurry up.” she added impa-
’ tiently. “They’re taking an
conscionable time to dress.”
The two latter had come in
from a sight-seeing expedition
dertaken on Jean’s behalf, and
only returned to the hotel just as!
Lady Anne and Nick were prepar
ing to make their way in to dinner.*
“For such a deliberate match-'
maker, you’re a'lot too impatient,
way of the garden -of happiness, her* madonna,” commented Nick teas-'
dead lips silently denying him—and iugly. ‘ That they should have
with him, the woman, who loved stayed out together until the yery
him—the right to enter. ■last moment ought to have pleased__ _ ..... vnn iTnmpnoslv "
un-
late
un
had
Even at the-theatre, where from
her corner seat she was able to en
visage the other occupants of the
box/ she seemed almost as much in
terested in them as in the play that
'’was being ^performed on the stage.
Oncet as Tormarin leaned forward
and made some comment to Jean,1 >
their two pairs of eyes meeting in a
.look of '’ nijutual understanding
some small joke, or other, the quiet
watcher smiled contentedly; as
though the little byplay satisfied
some inner questioning. I -
With the fall of the curtain at with Mr. and Mrs.
end of the first act, she turned tp ne^* ,
Lady Anne, politely enthusiastic.
“But it is
said. “It is
is so full.”
Her glance
the body of
was suddenly caught and .held,
minute later she touched
arm. 0
“I think there is someone
stalls trying to attract your
ion,” she observed quietly.
“She’d look the part all right,”
nmantari ■Krtnir. “She gives me
angel-ahd-devil mixed. kind ot
women—the latter flavour, prepon
derating. I should rather feel the
desirability of-emulating Agag in
any dealings I* had with her. Good
with a lively accession of
-“Jean’s bringing her bver
By Jove!- She really is ' a
going east, when
Mr. Munn side
car doing consid-
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• •• - ' ............. | Mr. and Mrs. J. Dickerson, of De-
a charming play,” she were visitors .for a few daysno wonder the ’house with tlie latter’s parents Mr. and
strayed carelessly ‘over.
the auditorium, then 1118
A
Jean’s
!
\ 1 Mrs. A. Foster.
/ Mr. Edward Axt has returned tc
home from Detroit after Spend-
a"couple of weeks with his fam-
in the
atten-|
Even as'she spoke, Nick, too,'be
came aware of the same fact.
“Hullo!” he exclaimed. “There’s.
Geoffery Burke down beloiw. I did
n't know he was in town.”
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| given in honor of Miss Rene Foster
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’ decorated and the bride was led to1 a
I prettily decorated chair while the
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Lord!”-
interest-
here,
beautiful person, isn’t 'She? Like a
sort of Eastern empress.” »
“Madame de Varigny wishes to be
presented to you, Lady Anne,” said
Jean, and proceeded 'tp effect intro
ductions all round. z
“I remember seeing you with
Mees Peterson at Montavan,” re
marked the Countess, as/she shook
hands with Blaise, her dark eyes
resting on him curiously.
“Join us and j finish your dinner
at our table,” suggested Lady Anne
hospitably.
But Madame de Varigny protested
volubly that she had already finish
ed her meal, though she would sit'
and talk with them a little if it was:-
agreeable? * It was—quite agree-
...... o uv x.®* — able. She herself saw to that. No
parents, and so on, why, she ought! ed in the least_embarrassed by the °be could, be more charming than
to have reckoned the cost.-I don’t tardiness of their arrival, and they she when she chose, and on this
■ ■ ' enquiries- occasion she elected to make herself
_____/about as altogether charming as-it
He laughed a little'_ment wth a disappointing lack of. is-possible for a woman to be, en^
| self-consciousness. tirely conquering the hearts of Lady
Lady Anile experienced an inward. Anne and Nick. Her simple, child-
_There seemed hke, warm-heartedness of manner
I_too calm and tranquil a camaradet- was in such almost ludicrous con-
’ 'lA1-. * x—x_ h/na n'-P lit f/SAlr ilubni
um-----cue 11511.1, lu tsiivvi. • . .With an effort Jean answered that 5r°u immensely.
part of his speech which had refer
ence only to Claire and Nick.
“There are other ways, though,
in which they have no moral ri'ght.
I .grant that Claire was persuaded
almost driven' into m'arrying Sir
Adrian by her parents, but, after all,
Lady Anne made a small grimace.
‘/So it does—theoretically. Only
from .a practical and purely material
point of view, everything else sighs
int.o insignificance beside the fact
that I am literally starving. Oh!”
—joyfully catching sight of Jean
we each have our individual free and Tormarin making their way up
will. She could have refused to {the room—“Here they are at last!
obey them. Or, if she felt there Collect our waiter, Nick, and let’s
were reasons why she must marry begin.”
him—the material advantage to her- Neither of the late-comers appear-
Madame de Varigny found the march was being played,
efect upon her -companions of this ^ttle Dons Bryan wheeled in gifts .. . . < , ' , in n Hnli narriQp-a wnila ci liFHrx Rn-irlnapparently innocent announcement
distinctly _ interesting. It was as
though a thrill of disconcerting con
sciousness ran through the other
occupants of the box. /J-ean flushed
suddenly and uncomfortably, and
the'dark, keen eyes that were watch
ing from behind the fringe of dusky
lashes noted an almost impercept
ible change of expression flit across
the faces of both Lady Anne ana.
Tormarin. In neither case was trie
change altogether indicative pr
pleasure. Then following quickly
upon a bow of mutual recognition,
the mimic of the orchestra suddenly
ceased and the curtain went up for
the second act.
■Once more the ciirtain had fallen,
and, to the hum of conversation,
.suddenly released, the lights flash
ed up into being again over the
auditorium. * .Simultaneously the
door of Lady Anne’s box was opened
from the corridor outside.
in a doll carriage while a little bride
and groom followed with a decorat-
1 ed wagon load of gifts.
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■” She1 responded 'to tentative i
j concerning their afternoon’s amuse-mean to be hard, Blaise-
broke off wistfully.
“You—hard!” ]
as though amused.
“Only—only one must try to be
fair all round—to look at things qualm of misgiving.
Straight.” |
(She leaned her chin on her palm ie between the two to please her al
and her eyes grew thoughtful. I together. It was as though the
“I don't know, but it seems to me last few days had brought about a
that -we weren’t meant to run away I silent understanding between them
from things—hard things. If a
man and a woman marry, they must
accept their responsibilities— not
evade them.”
So absorbed was she in her trend
of thought that* She never realised
how directly this speech must strike
at Blaise himself. His fa^ce changed
slightly.
“You’re right, of course,” he said
abruptly. “You—generally are. Anu
it all women weye like you, it would
be easy* enough.”
His eyes dwelt with a durious fh-
tentness on the pure outline of her
face, on the parted, tenderly- curved
lips, and the golden eyes with their
momentary touch of the idealist
and the dreamer,*
tirely conquering the hearts of Lady
who
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—a wordless compact,
She picked up her menu ancf as
sumed an absorption in its contents
Which she was far from feeling.
“What are we all going to eat?”
She asked, “I think we must hurry
a little, or we shall he late fdr the
play, Then I shall
ite thrill of seeing
up.”
Tormarin looked
“Does it thrill you, you absurdly
youthful person?” '
“Of course it does, I always
consider that the quality of tile thrill
produced by the rise of the curtain
is the measure of one’s capacity for
enjoyment. When it no longer
thrills me, I shall know that T am
it seemed as if the quiet intens-[getting old and bored, and' that I
ity .of his regard drew her, for slow-phly go to the theatre to kill time
ly she turned her head and met his and because everyone else goes,”
lose the exquis-
the curtain go
entertained
type of beauty that it took, them
completely by storm.
“This is only just a flying visit
that I pay to England/’ she explain
ed artlessly. “It is a “great good
fortune that I should have chanced
to encounter ma cherie Mees Peter
son.”
“It’s* certainly an odd chance tliat
brought you to the same hotel,”
agreed Nick.
“Is it not?”—'-delightedly.
And, from the frank’ wonder and
satisfaction she evinced at the coin
cidence, no ohe could possibly have
surmised that the,;sole cause and
Origin of her “flying visit” Was a
short paragraph contained in the
Morning Post, a eppy of which, by her express order/had been deiver-
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