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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1933-08-11, Page 7• • 4 • tI t" 17 l�A AU't.AUS'iF 11, 1933, LEG+.+ Phone No. 91 JORN J. HIJGGARD Barrister, Solider, I 1ptary Public, ,Etc. eattie Bloch - - Seaforth, Ont. HAYS & MEIR Succeeding R. S. Hays Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyancers and Notaries Public. Solicitors for the DominioiY ank. Office in rear of the Dominion Bank, Seaforth. Money to loan. BEST & BAST Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyan- cers anMid Public, Ete:' Office in the Edge. Building, opposite The Expositor Office. VETERINARY JOHN GRIEVE, V.S. Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College. All diseases of domestic animals treated. Calls promptly at- tended to and charges moderate. Vet- erinary Dentistry a specialty. &dice and residence on Goderich Street, one door east of Dr. Mackay's office, Sea - forth. A. R. CAMPBELL, Y.S. Graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, University of Toronto. All diseases of domestic animals treated by the most modern principles. Charges reasonable. Day or night nails pronirptly attended to. Office on Main Street, Hensall, opposite. Town Hall, Phone 116. Breeder of Scot- tish Terries. I nearness Kennels, 1[ensall. MEDICAL DR..E J. R..FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nese and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. Late assistant New York Opthal- mtei and Aural Institute, .MMoorefield's Eye and (Golden Square Throat Hos, +,pitals, London, Eng. At Commercial -Hotel, ,Seaforth, third Monday in each month, from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. ES Waterloo Street, South, Stratford. DR. W. C. SPROAP Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario. Lon- , tloa. Member of College of Physic- ians and Surgeons of Ontario. „Office in Aberhart's Drug Store, Main St., 6eeforth. Phone 90. DR. F. J. BURROWS Office and residence Gederich Street, east of the United Church, Sea- forih. Phone 46. Coroner for the County of Huron. Dr. C. MACKAY C. Mackay, honor graduate of Trin- ity University, and gold !Medalist of Trinity Ittedical College; member of the College of Physicians and Sur- geons of Ontario. DR. H. HUGH ROSS Graduate of University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; pass . graduate courses in, Obicago Clinical School of Chicago; Royal Opathalmie Hospital, London, England; University Hospital, Lon- don, England. Office -Back of De - minion Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5. Night calls answered from residence, Victoria Street, Seaforth. hese Wothe by E. RHILLIPS OPFENHEIM (Continued from last week) "I may seem so," she replied, "but I am not. , I am sacrificing no one and I am dieing what every woman in the world has a right to do; I um strik- ing one blow for the thing which ,I desire •more than anything else in life. And, Jermyn, .'I shall make you happy, You unsay not think so now 'but' I shall. There is amore love for •''you, more understanding of you, more real sympathy with you, in a single beat of my heart than in any of the false words which the little 'plate - faced chit has ever hammered out to an audience of one. Go to the win- dow,. Inmate.. You see? There is a motor car coming up the avenue." He followed her finger. "'What of it?" "Who is in it?" she asked. "There is a policeman on the box," he answered slowly.- "'gInside--yes, it's Lisgood-(Captain -i:isgood." "The chief constable of Norfolk," she remuarked.• "Very well, you have just as long to make lip your mind, Jermyn, as it takes that motor car to deposit its passengers inside this house. .As I live, I will send Sybil •Cluley to take her trial on the charge of murdering Aynesworth, unless you give me your hand in mine and your word of honour to marry nue within two months. Hesitate, if you like, but every ecoid means a risk. If they come before you have answered 'me, then I strike." , "I accept," Jermyn agreed swiftly. "II • will marry- you•- I promise no more than that, mind -but I will marry you if those are your terms. Remember that 'Sybil is to be seared not only the worst, but every breath of suspi- cionl or annoyance so far;- as lies in your power:" "She shall be saved from every- thing," Lucille declared--"fro.m etrery- thing." There was a • moment's silence. Jerilyn had turned half away. Sud- denly Lucille Moved a little closer to- wards him. H'er'vaiee, her tone, even her bearing, were suddenly different, •.Mary, exclaimed. "Isn't he funny, DR. S. R. COLLYER Graduate Faculty of Medicine, Uni- versity of Western Ontario. Member College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Post graduate' work at New York City Hospital and Victoria, Hospital, London. Phone: Hensall, 66. 'Office, King Street, Hensall. hills. The insects were droning about them, the lightest of sumlmier breezes wsa playing aanbngst the, trees. It seemed to him that he could see noth- ing or hear anything but those few hateful words --"Wilful murder a- gainst some person or -persons un- knovVn!" "No, dear," he answered,' "they really d'en't _know anything about it at all yet. S think that it must have. !been anaccident. He probably( had the pistol in his pocket, took it out to leek at it, and it went off. We won't talk any more about it. It is too terrible:' Her eyes filled with tears. "1 was having such a lovely holi- flay ,and so was. Sybil," .she went on. "Sybil has been working so hard arl.d since she came here the seemed to have changed.-„ The day before yes- terday she was just like she used to be, so happy that she was even sing- ing in her room, singing when she changed -for dinner and singing when she got up in._thea morning. And now she almost frightens me, she seems eo• grave and perious. J,eriX.iiyn, please you haven't quarrelled, have you?" "Not in the least, dear," he assur- ed her. , "Why should we quarrel? Didn't I send you upstairs just now to beg her to come down?" Mary nodded doubtfully. "'Yes, and that is one thing I didn't understand," she replied. "I am quite sung Sybil could have come if she had liked. There are two maids up there wanting to help her pack and everything was 'nearly 'finished hours ago." "Tell 'me what she .said exactly?" Jermyn asked. "She said she would be down in albout half an 'hour. the 'Duehesse was up there with her. Is it very horrid of me, Jermyn, not to like the Dughesse? I .suppose. she is a very grand lady, but she frightens me." "I am afraid our likes and dislikes," Jermyn replied, "`are rather beyond our control," "Here comes' Mr. Norden Smith!" Her face seemed. younger, her eyes were shifting. '"Jermyn;" she whispered, "some day or other, believe ine, I shall ,be able to make you forget this morn- ing. IIt is only 'because ,you are a little mad that I have ventured what I have ventured. 'If I had believed in your love for her, or her love for you 'believed in it whole-heartedly, 1i would have saved het for•you-indeed I would. I'd have been just like one of that poor army of fools who cut out their own happiness from their heart for the sake of the man they love. But it wouildh't have been of any use, Jermyn. If this all seems theatrical to you, and foolish, and wicked, try and believe that it is only because the circumstances thernselve.s are so wonderful. We will save little :Sybil Cluley and she shall go back to the' •profession which she loves; and I am quite sure that presently she'll settle down happily enough. She can have all the money or the social recognition she wants: We'll make it up to her. And, Jermyn, ev- en if you don't believe it now, I shall teach you to forget her, dear. I shall teach you to feel in your heart that there was a Providence even in this terrible happening." .She had come quite close to him now. Her head was lifted, to his, 'her 'beautiful eyes were seeking to draw some answering light, her lips were a little parted, her breath al - her hands and held them in a grip of iron, but he held her from him. "Lucille," he said, "I have accept- ed your bargain. Don't misunderstand my acceptance. I have listened with- out protest to all that you have said about Sybil, but to me she is the one woman in the world. I have lived life of which such men as Lakenham make sport. I am one of those prim- itive fools who only 'believe in lov- ing once. I never cared for any one before I cared for Sybil, I have never told a woman that. I cared for her, i don't 'believe that I have ever look- ed at a woman as though I cared for her.• I gave Syoil my whole heart and she will have it until the end. I shall marry you to save•her from the shadow of disgrace. I can't see that you'll get Much out!'of it. I promise nettling'heyond the bare fulfilment of that compact." She raised his hands to her lips. "They are looking for you down- stairs," she muriieured. DR. J. A. MUNN Graduate of Northwestern Univers- ity, Chicago, I11. Licentiate Royal College of , Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Office over Sills' Hardware, Main St., Seaforth. .Phone 151. DR. F. J. BECHELY • Graduate Royal College of • Dente Surgeons, Toronto.. Office over W. R Smith's Grocery, Main Street, Sea - forth. Phone: Office, 185 W; resi- dence, 195 J. AUCTIONEERS OSCAR KLOPP ¢donor Graduate, Carey Jotiesi Na- tional School for Auetloneering, Ohl - cargo. Special course taken in Pure Bred Live Stock, Real ,Estate, Mer- cha ndisse and Farm 'Sales, • .hates in keeping with prevailing ma' '1teta. Sat.' !affliction assured. 'White or wire, Oscar lilopp, Zurich, Ont. Phone: 0-93. dx`�.�`�l'tiSer Jermyn! He told me. such droll stor- ies at luncheon -time. I think I like Aimericans." Mr. Norden Smith was ire motoring attire. He removed his goggles and took off his glove!. • '9I couldn't leave the neighborhood," •he explained, "without looking in once more to say good-bye. I am, exceed- ingly sorry,'Sir Jermyn, that I should have blundered in` upon you at such an enfortunafe time. I am off now to Lincoln to -day and up to Durham to -morrow. There's nothing more can do, eh?" -:• - "Nothing," Jermyn' assured "Thank you all the same. I am much obliged to you for attending the in- quest. It .was .rather hard luck on you to have to stay in the neighbor- hood an extra day when you have so little time to spare on this bide." "A matter of no consequence," l'dr. Norden 'Smith declared, "absolutely of no consequence. To tell you the truth, the affair interested me pro- fessionally. I have never seen any- thing of the sort on this side." iHe fell' into step and strolled a- long with thein. Jermyn turned oto CHAPTER XVIII "I call it perfectly horrid," Mary declared, as she linked her arias through Jermyn's. "We were having such a lovely time here. I don't want to go a bit." Jermyn' looked down at her pity- ingly. "You poor child,." he murmured: "It really is hard luck on you. We were going to have such a- good time, 'weren't we?" "Wonderful!" she sighed. "Sy..bil is 'most frightfully upset," she contin- ued confidentially. "I never saw her look so white and cold and quiet. I don't think she slept at all last night, for several times When I woke up I looked across the room, and I could 'see her eyes wide open. Was Lord Lakenham a very great 'friend of hers, Jermyn?" He shook his head. "No; it wasn't that at all, Mary," he said. "Sybil scarcely knew him. 'Slee happened, though, to be the last person Who saw him' alive, and so I suppose she felt the shock." The child dropped her voice. Al- though to a much lesser degree, the horror, too, was in ter. lood. "Jermyn," .she asked anixonely, "do they know who killed him .yet? elle 'looked away from her out of the old fashioned' walled garden in -Which they were walking, out across rbhemeadott s up to ,the tree -topped Mary. ' "Mary, don't you think," he sag- gested, "that if you went and told Sybil I was very anxious indeed to see her a little time before she left for the station, you might 'huffy her "" up? "I"Il try," the child promised. "I'll do my best, any way." 'She tripped across the lawn. Mr. Norden Smith nodded approvingly as he watched her. "Nice child, that," he remarked. 'Miss Cluley's sister, eh?" u. Jermyn assented. Mr. Norden Smith was still watching Mary on her way to the house. "She dances like the sunshine," he declared; "light on her feet as a fairy, isn't she? Just like 3ier sister used to 'be at her ege,I should think." "They are very much. alike," Jer- myn agreed. "I must say," Mr. Norden Snaith continued, "that the manner in which Miss Cluley gave her evidence to- day was something wonderful. Not a tremor, not an indiscreet word; not a .syllable too much, not a syl- lable too little; just the right amount el agitation. It was a triumph. A very clever young actress. I imagine, Miss Cluley. I only regret that I never happen to have "een her on the stage." - Jermyn's tone became a shade ±old- er. "I do not connect Miss Cluley's proficiency on the •stage," he said; "with her deportment to -city. To - •day she was simply a charming and well-bred young woman forced into a very enpleasant and painful situa- tion. She told the truth simply -she could do no more nor any less." "Quite so," Mr. Norden Smith a- greed dryly. "Wihy, that's all tight. By -the -'bye, Sir Jermyn," he contin- ued, glancing around, "as we are 'hese quite by ourselves for a moment or taro, I must confess that T have felt just a little curious about thoee trifles we collected from the flooe. I feel a sort orf right to mention the, matter, you know, because "t was through The that they were collect- ed, wasn't it? Miss Cluley was so certain in her evidence that there had, been no disagreement of nny sort 'between her and Lord Laken - ham. Was Miss Cluley, ley any chance, wiearing a white or ivory satin' gown last night?" "I do not remember the colour of her gown," Jermyn replied stiffly. 'Silly of ane to mention it, per- haps," Mr. Norden •Smith declared; swing:lag his spectacles between his fingers. "As a criminal lawyer, how- er, I moist say that the proceed - in . - this morning interested are srery mhieh. Thele are not very many pec. ple who oou.ld 'poesibly .Wave commit. 4a s a 11 t1 to #l,',�*iAyl4 ions,. l�ttP1 wl tite4Mt y fere ;'fief pec., ander eeemed tike ..fl 1ogilas a4. e tsntmutes lrl h*urs..:$$1110 aVaa coring and' he he'd 119 44,1: *lag be sho1,tld !rear to her.. Wiou.ate pu..lses (beat, 'he wondered, as in the old guys? Wipuld his heart leap with the joy of her, plressnee? Would his phyeieal :self, at any rate, reapond to bar conk use? These seemed such idle gyps- tame yet as he sat there he wonder- ed 'without Wipe, with little more save a dull and hurtful curigss''ty. I When -art last she came; it seenrled, indeed, es though she were a very • l'different person. All the `lightness ted the -mime and yet there doesn't •'and the grace ands the buoyancy app seem, at present, notwl$istanding the i'peared to have ,passed away faem fact that your coroner, as you, call , her. She was still and pale and himal, handled the case in an exceed cold. Her eyes seemed larger t and •ingly able fashion, there doesn't seem.' they were:encircled with'blaek•rims. to be a shred of evidence against any- I Even IMr. Norden Smith .would have. body." admitted that at least she was not "That is the general opinion," *Ter-aieting now. She came a little way morn assented gravely. • !into' the room and a new sensation "Not., a single shred of evidence,"! thrilled him, a sensation which he Mr. Needen Smith repeated. "Well, welcomed eagerly. Anything was it's a queer thing, isn't it? Every- better than the dull lethargy from thing in such a narrow compass, too. ' (which he had been suffering. The `RIt is strange, indeed,^' Jermyn ad- rush of pity which came from his mitted. Sometimes I can't lbelieve,lbeart even dimmed his eyes. 'He rose even now, that poor Aynesworth is !eagerly; she waved him back. really gone, killed 'by some one in I "Jermyn," she said, "Mary tells my billiard -rooms. People are begin -.ire that you' are anxious to see me nine to talk already of the Annerley i alone for .a moment before we go. I .murder case. It seems only a few, arra not surer that it is wise, but you hours ago since the. poor • fellow was...see I have cone.' with us and in boisterous spirits." I "Not wise!" he repeated.. "Oh, iSy- I certify that I snake the Entries •bil!" according to your Rules and Regula- tions. "I suppose he must have made him- self objectionable to some one'•'Mr. Nos -dent remarked. "It's the fashion ignore those things which have pass - to be secretive nowadays. One can't ed between us. Nothing can ever tell; 'awn in one's 'wn little circle of change them, .nothing can ever ma'ke friends, whether two men whom you me feel differently, but you. and I have known all your life are really .both knout that a new thing has come attached to one another, or whether into our lives,.a new knowledge which there 'is not a deadly amity beneath we both share: It is no longer pos- their daily politeness. Say, Id like eible for us to .speak of our love;. It to leave you my address, Sir Jernvyn. is better for us to try and ignore I can't see that there is any ways in it,'t which I can be of any further service! "Sybil,", he pleaded-" to you •in this u -natter, but in case "Ah, no, dear!" she interrupted. .ydu did want to communicate with "Don"t make it harder for me. I think rice at airy time,•'here you ate. . Kid --that you •' and I both understand. I. der;,. Peabody & Company, if I are in think that we are both capable of London or anywhere in Europe; and judging an action broadly and gen- Manhattan 'Club in New York. You erously, forgivingly, But that isn't should take a trip to the States, Sir everything. We each leave a terrible Jermyn."„I consciousness in our hearts, a con- ' "If ever I do," Jeryn replied, 9 sciousness which we shall never be will return your call, if I may, under able to get rid of. The best thing I trust'more auspicious circumstanc- we can do is to steal away and fight es."- I our battle alone. I could not came "'We'll give you a !bulle time," Mr. to you; you must not come to me. Norden Smith 'assured him, holding Give me your hands, Jermyn." out his hand. "Now,. 1 am .off, • if She held them in hers almost pas - you'll allow me. I am planning to sionately. The relief of tears shone get to Lincoln to -night, if only my in her eyes, her lips trembleci even tires hold out.'My regards to the into a fainit'smile. He took her cold little girl, and my respectful co:mpli- ,Tittle fingers in his. His heart ached ments to Miles Cluley. If I thought, with a passionate desire to draw her she's take itan he right, way, I should nearer and nearer; yet it never °a- like, as a criminal Sawyer, you know, curred to him to yield. There was to convey to her my heartiest con- something between them, something gratulation upon the way she went invisible, something against which he through that little ordeal this morn- was •powerless.," ing." I "This is hard for us both," she con - Mr. Norden Smith took his place .tinned softly. , "I never dreamed that ie. the cast which was waiting in front I could know such happiness as I felt of the house, paused for a few mora- only forty-eight hours ago. Thank ents to light a cigar; and drove off. you for it, Jermyn. It was too won - Jermyn turned avyay to find Mary •derful altogether. Now it is gone. genipg towards him. It will never come back; it 'can never "Sybil will be in the library in five come back. The shadow of that ter - minutes," she announced, "not the rible thing moist rest between us •al- ordiriary'library, you know, but your way;. "I never dreamed how awful little study, where you and she read a tragedy death might be." the play. She doesn't want to .come ' .,Again she closed her eyes. She out in the gardens. I think she is a- swayed a" •little on her fest. It was fraidrthat the sun is hot and she„ sas ahnost like a moment of yielding. a headache. You'd better .ger in there A torrent 'of passionate words rose now and wait for her." to his lips. He felt a sudden strength "You're a dear, unary," Jermyn de- -a sudden wild desire to tear down Glared. this intangible, hateful 'barrier. No "You'll come and see us in London, natter if he were thrown back time won't you?" the child begged. after time, he felt a wild desire to "Of course I shall," Jermyn .prom- rebel. Tlien the door was quietly ise.d. "I hope --yes, I hope," he con- opened. Lucille entered. . . tinued, "that before very long you Lucille paused upon the threshold will he hare again. for a few brief seconds. Then she 'Mary sighed. closed the door behind her and slowly "If you knew how I hated to go advanced. She looked from one to the away! London is ,so hot and. stuffy. other and her eyes were full of ntys- Hurry, Jermyn, please. Lf Sybil gets terious yet anxious sy'm'pathy. Per, there first perhaps ,she won't wait. I haps of the two women she was at have to go and get my •hat'on." the, moment the greater actress, for she had entered the room with a sickly fear at her heart which found CHAPTER XIX no expression in her well-chosen Jermyn passed up the steps( across words. She adopted the most fitting, the 'cool, dim hall and. into has own the most kindly .pose. She. was simp- iittle study, where less than forty- ly tlieiendly hostess. eight hours ago he had sat with Sy- "I really hate to interrupt," she bil and talked of the play and their said softly. "but if :Miss Cluley must future, and the wonderful life they catch that train. to 'town -it is the meant to live together. last, by -the -bye -I am afraid that sh: 'He sat at his desk and looked out ought to be going. It is already into •the roam which so often during twenty minutes past three." the hours of his work he had peopled Their feet were back again upon with fancies and •beautiful thoughts the earth. The exultation of the and dreams and 'hopes. This sudden moment had passed, the necessities plunge into the cold waters was ter- of life were paramount. rible for him. He sat in his place "I most certainly must leave at with bowed shoulders, and his brain o'rce, then," Sybil declared hastily. seemed empty which only a few "I had no idea that it was so late." She closed her eyes as though to shut out the sight of him. "Dear Jermyn," she went on, "please do not think, that 'I want to ,SNE II SI mi tort ID ,- Enhance the joys of your Western trip -travel. via Canadian National's train de luxe -The Continental Limited. This modern magic carpet smoothly unfolds rugged Northern Ontario' before your eyes -across the Prairies -pilots you through the Canadian Rockies by the Scenic Route over the easiest gradient and at the lowest altitude -yet keeps you with- in'easy sight of the mightiest and most inspiring peaks. WINNIPEG EDMONTON JASPE,P_ R.O C K Y MOUNTAINS PACIFIC COAST ALASKA Leaves TORONTO Daily at 10.40 P.M. (E.S.T.) JASPER GOLF WEEK Sept. 3rd to 9th. T-77 CANADIAN NATIONAL raaaaatee, grlFeig0 ix4t `*e the r' the tragedy ,oaf agar was- tool ,gxea't "Orooktrbxel.1" ,) wild, She gave. kiln eue looke and' t'i 'ed away. Lucille (bow. to talk ar ghee left the rooms the grave, consxd 09 chat of a hostess. Mar" bouncers uLp on them in 'the hall and took ,Jerneyer by the arm. • "9Dear Jermiiyn," she begged, `"please, premise that you will ask us delve: aa• gain very seen? Aud give my love 'to the freckle -faced boy, please, and tell him I was sorry' not to see hip again." PI'11 remember," Jenniyn assured her. • "And you'll come and see us very, very soon,, won't you?"" she 'persisted. "Sybil will want you to,. so shall T. And I'm ,ever so glad,"' she whispered in hie ear, "that you're going to Marry .Sybil!" He swung her up into her place, with a kiss and a light word of fare- well, and breathed a sigh almost of relief as the car swung away. Sybil's veil had fallen, but for him it con • - cealed nothing of the misery under- neath. He stood quite still upon: the steps, looking after them steadfast- ly. Re scarcely noticed Lucille's arm stealing through his. She looked at him anxiously. Perhaps ,s'he realized tha4--net the least difficult pad of her task was still before her! "Be thankful, Jermyn, that it is• no worse," she murmured. Te turned upon her almost fierce- ly. . "Worse? What, in God's name, could he worse?" "The prison van instead of •your new Napier!" she answered with pur-• poseful brutality. CHAPTER XX • "What was the verdict?" "Wilful murder! . What else could it be'?" Jermlyn rose to his feet calmly en- ough and left the club smoking room without undue haste or any outward signs of having .overheard the cor♦- versation which had •been. carried on within a few feet of him. Neverthe- less, the two men looked at one an- other a little ruefully. "I had .no idea that Annerley' was behind that paper," one remarked. "I am afraid he must have over- heard."' 'His companion shrugged his shoul- ders. "He must be used to that .sort of thing," he declared. "He's not the kind of fellow to care Shout the limelight, either." "Rate it, I should think. One rather admires his pluck, under the circum- stances. I' hear his neer play is coming•on very soon, with Sybil Clu- ley in the principal pare -that is if nothing happens between now and then." The man who had• introduced .the, subject smiled. "What should happen?" he de- manded. "After all, no reasonable person connects either of them with the affair. • No motive, for one thing." His companion, who' was younger, and therefore more of a cynic,. •'rais- ed his eyebrows. "One never knows," he said: "I think I'd answer for Annerley my- self, but Sybil Cluley is a puzzle to everyone. One doesn't know where to place the young comedy actress without a history." "That's your beastly point of veiw," his older friend declared. "Have a drink?" The fragment of conversation which he had overheard stirred no new emotion in Jermyn. 'Its own dramatic qualities and the omnipo- tence of the halfpenny press had chosen to make the murder of Lord Lakenham a cause cellbre. The sens- ation was only now, after nearly six weeks, abating a little for sheer lack of fuel. There seemed to be nothing nnrore to write about. To all appear• ante the police had dropped the case. Only those immediately concerned knew better. Jermyn himself was conscious of a ceaseless surveillance. Sybil was subjected to something eta ,n nmre rigorous. These two alone. perhaps, knew that there was no slackening in the hunt. And at Scot- land Yard, Inspector Holmes, who was in charge of the cage, had made one dogmatic statement from which he was wholly disinclines] to budge. "The affair was done by an ama- teur." he pronounced. "It was done under`circum•stances which make ade- quate evidence exceedingly difl'icult I to ohtain. It was done by an ama- teur, however, and sooner or later the inevitable will happen, history will repeat itself-t3at amateur will give himself or hereelf away. Anyone ran commit a crime; no one ran con- ceal all traces of it for ever but a person with the instincts of a crim- inal." . . . Jermyn left the club without, any clear, idea of where he was going. He had spent several hours already, earl- ier in the day, in his study, trying in vain to write. The thought of an im- mediate return to it was suddenly hateful. Then he thought of Lucille, he remembered his duty to her. He hall not seen her for many days and her presenece was, at any rate, always soothing. Slowly he made .his way to Grosvenor Street, where she had a small house. It was almost his first spontaneous visit to her since hip re- turn to London. Lucille was at home and he was ush'ened at once into her dainty little drawing rooam. She was dispensing, tea to two visitors when he entered, both of whom seemed to Jermyn, whose nerves- were 'all on edge, a trifle over -cordial in their greeting of hint. It was as though they wished hint to understand that although they were aware., of certain unpleasant rumours, they were prepared to dis- /regard t.henn and to range themselves ion his side. "This is indeed an unexpected hon or, niy dear Jermyn." Lucille declar- ed, smiling, as she handed him some tea. "9I am really glad to see you. I was going ,o ring you up this af- ternoon." She touched his fingers fondly as they mat. Her eyes were sett and may. al a' #or+ar.n?e v!l bright with pleasure. Her' f ed to have- lost its oeeasaun !ll"y expression and her eyes their fu; anxiety. iSbe seemed son>eh nw y4Jgne . ger, to' have temporarily atbanidaned' her more matronly 'pose and returned to the slim, less-as'aured elegance ar'" girlhood. Despite a .certain) relaxot» .: dace which he could scarcely anal'yse,. Jermyn, from the depths of the .easy.' chair into which she had gentlyy foto- ed him, watched his hostess and was ---- conscious of. a sense of serenity which certainly the• chub and more certainly his own rooms, failed in those days to afford him. • "I do love to see nt!y friends colm- fortable at this hour of the day," Lucille m'urmlured, after she- had in- sisted urpon the easy -chair. "I like to see them lounge. •Comuplete repose is such a stimulus to natural conver- sation. • I have always ;noticed that people who are sitting in uneomcfort- ab]e chairs, with a cup of tea in one hand and a plate upon their knees, talk, if they talk at all, in a stilted and most unentertaining fashion." Lady Plorence Effingham nodded' approvingly. Mrs. !Starr Hamilton, who was the other caller, smiled. "Your theory, then,, is that, a state of repose is conducive to entertaining conversation?" "Absolutely," Lucille admitted, "era pecially to tea -time conversation." "Are there special, features, then, about teaetimle conversation?" Jer- anyn inquired. "Naturally," his hostess replied. of' the"Tea -time conversation should be of the nature of gossip; good -natured - always if possible, and leading the way to confidences: One doesn't look for epigram's or sahart talk at this hour of the day." "I'm quite sure you are right," •Lady Florence. agreed. "I shall in- crtase my stock of easy -chairs at Ince and 'perhaps my tea-parties will become as popular as yours. Tell ine, liicille dear,'what are your plans for the autumn? Are you. going_;to ' Brae in town, or ,go to Scotland, or • go abroad early? • t wish yea would c one to us- at Blicklyn." "My plans are kcarcely made yet," Lucille answered, after a momentary hesitation. • "I am not sure -•it de- pends." She 'glanced across at Jermyn, who wok talking with Mrs. Starr Haamil ton. A sudden swift and splendid impulse leaved into her brain.' Why not? Jernryn had come to her of his own accord. He seemed in an ac- quiescent, almost an appreciative mood. It was time that she struck. Perhaps this was the best way. She was instinctively convinced that the {moment was propitious: • • - "I do not know that I ought to give away our little secret just yet," she said softly., glancing across. at Jerm- yn with a faint suggestion of half - apologetic inquiry in her tone and the lift of her eyebrows. "However, ' I steppe/serif doesn't matter 'very much and • Florence is one of my oldest frie«ds." Lady Florence sat suddenly upright in her chair. "My dear!, You, don't mean to say-" (Continued next week.) LONDON AND WINGHAM „ South. P.M. Wingham 1.55 Belgrave 2.11 Blyth • , 2.23 Londesboro 2.30 Clinton 3.08 Brucefield I 3.27 Kippen 3.35 Hensall 3.41,• Exeter 3.55 Exeter Hensall Kippen North. Brucefield Clinton Loedcsboro Blyth Belgrave Wingham C. N. R. East. A.M. 10.42 10.55 11.01 11.09 11.-64 12.10 12.19 12.30 12.50 A.M. P.M. 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