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5 her
aethlni:
tlltcr‘ hnusc: as an interloper———a mne-
Vt )‘(illlql;9l‘allfll‘~~lle hnd played his part. ..
ghtlngf‘ived lily-1 hour, provml himself; ns " 8._
{ill'l ln'ci‘lnlw-r lm wns now passing
i“‘l"k into the dim World of Linn-ul-
which
of no
slight.
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e
e that
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easily.
ii the
a. she
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ven't
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1a with 1""’“““““' "i'fin't you see that it's im-
the
things
lug to
go on
ill-vite's
y.
m—J‘wd hopes and unnchlcved umbi-
tluni.
lie stnnd ricldiy quiet. his stron:
fixture slilmiit-liwl against the light-
3:9 as if to break the silence, but noth-
s. 9
‘bis heart sink. He had expected to
strength. But you
woman in the world!
ri-iwz" he cried. with sudden ve-
arellkans
less mm.” “d
ilwrntlvfr—uthe one thlnx to love us with
’ Infill 2’"
i!» stopped abruptly as be had be-
‘mm. and again a painful silence fillc
ml the room. Then, as before. Eve
moved instinctively towards him. but
this time her steps were slow and
uncertain. Nearing his side. she put
out her band as if for comfort and
support: and. feeling his fingers
tighten round it. stood for a moment
restlnlr in the contact.
“I understand." she said at last.
very slowly. "I understand. When
will you take me to him?”
For n moment Lodcr said nothing.
rot daring to trust his voice; then
power, but is not suspected by
EVE. At a social function
his rings, exposing
into Lady Astrupp’s presence.
minating in the assassination of
his big political opportunity.
and remember that I know what it.
Niels you." As if imbued with four
that his conrozc mluht fnl! him. he
suddenly released her hand. and.
crossing the room to where a lonx.
dark cloak lay on she hnd thrown it
on bcr return home, he picked it up,
willde to her side. and silently
wri'l'l‘ed it about her. Then. still
current mmnmoE-Wm
THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY .
JOHN CHILCO’I‘E, member of the House of Commons; a party to a love.
a confirmed drug addict. changes places in life
JOHN LODER, his exact counterpart in appearance- '80 successful is
the deception that the masterful Loder becomes dot only a political
Chilcote's beautiful but unhappy wife,
LADY LILLIAN ASTRUPP. intimate of Chilcotay makes Loder remove
the give-away scar, then he eludes her. ‘
recalled by Chill-ate, who resumes his own life.
pointmm‘t to dine with Lady Lillian.
With Loder, who. noting the date and initial “L” in Chilcoto’s ewe
merit book, mistakes it for a political appointment with , '
LAKELY. editor of St. George’s Loder is startled when he is ushered
She declares lid is not Chilcoter
warns her before leaving that none will believe her story. Russian
acts of aggression against British trading interests in Persia cul-i you're right!"
a British consul-general give Lorin-5
He delivers a great speech that ovoid
There are tears of~joy in,Eve's eyeS. Realithig
lip. answered, low and abruptly; turns the cabinet.
‘I‘mw 1" he said. “Now. at once! he loves her, he decides to quit the masquerade. The wretched Chil-
bow. this momvnt, if I may. And——- cote cannot. however, continue and he returns to‘ ’ der with the news
that an incriminating telegram he had written ' ‘ luring Loder to rev
sume the deception disappeared after a visit by Lady Astrupp. Loder,
in Chilcotc’s clothes attends the theatre that night with Lady Astrupp.
The play is about two men who have exchanged identities. Before the
end of the second act Loder excuses himself and goes home to Eve.
He confesses all to her, then learns that. she already has seen the tele-
gram. She loves him and wants him to continue the masquerade as
a friend. But he forms an unselfish resolution.
«from with Richard Wuhan
t”Ylnlm‘Bunsen-Ileana ammunition. 6w
Lode: is
Chllcote makes snap-
He forgets and changes places"
39'.
m‘tlng automaticnlly. be moved to
the door. opened it. and stood aside
while she passed out into the cor-
ridor.
In complete silence they descend-
od tlw si'nlrs ant! pnescd tn the, hall
door, 'l‘iwrn Frapham, who had re-
tnrmni to his dutlcd since Loder's
cutrnnr‘e, (‘llTlK‘ quir‘kly forward with
an nil‘ur of wrvlcc.
But Ltnlm- dismlssed hlm curtly;
lilnd with something of the cnnfuslnn
lsrml of f‘hilcntc‘a regime, the man
drew back towards the staircase.
Will] u busty nmvcnwnt Lmlcr
ls'cppmi forward, and. opening the
gill-or. n lmiitm‘. n brm’h of chill :i’r.
g'l‘lwn «an the !? rush-dd lc gumswl. l!
'uas lN lira: Sign of lit‘>:' Mun-«tho
tune- immnt in “lab-l; int-ire rr-beilml
cwnm'lmci- so tnrdily
nwnko-rtml, He stood mntlonlnsa for
n xnrmzent, find it is doubtful
whether cvr-n Eve filly filthnmcd tho
illticrm-ss of his rcnnncintlnn_the
Marlin". of the nlzht that stretched
l'wfvrc his eycs.
'nzslm: t3.”
ill-Lin! Mm was cwvythlnr: be-
furv him. nothing: Thi- everything
tyinlwllzcd by tlrc- innirluus house,
the ciizcrly attentive RC'I‘VHHKZS. the
plenum? nimnsplmru of responsibil-
l’}'; the nutblng repretmtcd by the,
hrnnrl pullm- thoroughfare. the pass-
ln: figures, enwh nnconswlnus of and
unlnwrmtr‘l in his t‘xlflli'nf‘fl. As
lntc-rlr‘pcr he had enicred this
rill
cd hall. his fill'e cold and sot; then.
\.ith a touch of fatality, Chance cut
short his strucule.
startlingly dark. A chill colder than
remorse, a chill that bordered upon
actual fear. touched Loder in that
An “WW-V linnsom wheeled round momcnt.‘ With the first impulsive
”'9 cnrncr "f m" ”may": the, m?" gesture he had allowed himself. he
man. scram: Hm, rnlscd his whip .n touched her arm.
'lliortv’. “In! lmwllmiurll)’ he “WM” ‘~ A”P——" he began unstcadllr
.In Irqiilnavcm‘tu A lilnliwnt later he then the word dlcd'hff'his llph. ‘
W" ”"3"” I”? in?” ”‘f’nca‘h‘ Without a sound, slowst without
“Mu” Temple me‘ be direct- a movement, she returned his
”'3' l" ”Kn“ "n the “"‘p‘ glance, and something in her eyes
"Millie Twmlc Lane is opposite
in (‘flft'urd‘q lx.n." he explained as
his, talk his plrivl- beside her. “When
we get out (hr-re we have only to
wrr'RI Flect Street."
Em bent lmr bend in token that
«in» nn‘lwrs'mni, and the cab moved
(”Hit in!» the runaway.
Within a few minutes the neigh-
borhood of lirusycnnr Square was
cxr'hunzcd for the nnlslcr and more
crowded one of Piccadilly. but either
the cabman was ovcrcautlous or the
Nurse was below the average. for
‘ wry mud.- lmt slow progress thrnmzh
’liu inure (-rvmwlml strccls. To thc-
vbeckcrl what hc might have said.
In that one rrxprcsslvo look he un-
derstood all she had desired. all she
had rennunr'ml--—the full extent of
the ordeal she had consented to.
her content. He drew back with
the hcavy sense iliiit repentance and
pity were equally futilL-——cqually out
of place.
Still in silence she stepped to the
pavement and stood aside while
[.oder dismisscd the cab. To both
there was something symbolic. some-
thing prophmic, in the dismissal.
Without intention and almost on.
um p5’ting in allunrp the pace WM! consciously they drew closer to-
wellnlzh lll’ll'lfl‘tl'fllllfi \Vllh every nether is the home turned. l" hoof;
:irl'ied movement the tension grew. cluttering on the roadway, its her-
Tlm rilellimllcnl r'nr with which they
[nursed slPs-rvmil liko the tightening of
a string filrl'flll)’ strained to break-
ing puiiit. ,W': m-Zlhcr spoke—be-
cause neither him! the courage ne-
cessary for words.
lime or ler‘e as they traversed
the Strand. Lridcr mud» a movement
ncss jlngllnc: and. still without
realization, they looked after the
vehicle as it moved away down the
long. shadowed thoroughfare to
wards the lights and the crowds that
they had left. At last involuntarily
they turned towards each other.
"(‘omc!" Loder said. abruptly.
"It‘s only across the road." -
Fleet Street is generally very
quiet. once midnight ls passed; and
Eve had no need of guidance or pro-
tection as they crossed the pave;
ment. shining like ice in the lamp
light. They crossed it slowly, walk-
ing apart; for the dread of physb
cal contact that had possessed them
la the cab eeemed to have fallen on
them again.
Inquisitiveness has little place in
the region of the city, and they gain-
fnre the dark archway of Middle ed the opposite footpath unnoticed
Temple Lane. he descended hastily. by the casual passer-by. Then,
And as be mechanically turned to still holding apart, they reached and
protect Eve's dress from the wheel. entered Clifford's Inn.
he looked at her fully for the first Inside the entrance they paused,
time since their enterprise had been and Eve shivercd involuntarily.
rmdcrtnksn. As he looked be felt “How gray It is!” she said. faintly.
“And how cold! Like a grave-
yard."
Loder turned to her. For one mo-
ment control seemed shaken: his
blood surged. his vision clouded; the
sense that life and love were still
within his reach filled him ever-
whelmlngly. He turned towards
in: followed it. He continued to
lean forward with a certain dogged
stiffness, his clasped hnnda resting
on the doors of the cab. his eyes
staring straight ahead. Not once.
as they threaded their way. did he
dare to glance at Fire. though every
movement. every stir of her gar-
ments, was forced upon his con-
sciousness by his acutely awakened
sensee.
When at last they drew up be-
am the marks of suffering on her
face. but the expression he saw sug-
gested something more than mere
mental pain.
All the rich color that usmlly
depened and softened the charm of
her beauty had been erased as if by
a long illnees: and against the new Eve: be half extended his hands.
puller of her skin her blue eyes. her Then, stirred by what impulse.
black balrand um mulmbywaatmmuwuin-
and the motive that had compelled.
She ceased to speak; there was a moment of suspense;
then Loder turned. [Guy Bates Post as John Loder and Ruth
Sinclair as Eve Chilcote in “The Masquerader.”]
l
l
r
- unsteadlly, drew the. door to. and
, locked it. - .
Eve stepped forward. Ber
"MA!
possible to say, he let them drop to
his sides attain,
“Comer" lie said. "Come! This
is the way. Keep close to me. "Put
your hand on my-arm." ,
He spoke quietfi. but his eyes
were rcsolutely averted from her
face as they crossed the dim, silent
court. . * '
Entering the gloomy doorway that
led to his own rooms. he felt her
llnzm‘s tremble on llll arm. then
tighten in their pressure as the bare
passage and cheerless stairs met her
\‘lPW: but he set his lips.
“Camel" be repeated. In the same
strained voice. “Come! It Isn’t
far—three or four flights."
With a white face and a curious
expression in her eyes. Eve moved
forward. She had released Loder’s
arm as they crossed the hall; and
now, reaching the stairs. she put out
her hand gropingly and caught the
banister. She had a pained, numb
sense of submission—of suffering
that bad sunk to apathy. Moving
forward without resistance, she be-
:nn to mount the stairs.
The asccnt Was made in silence.
Lode: went first. his shoulders
braced. his head held erect; Eve.
mechanically watchful of 'all his
movements, followed a step or two
behind. With weary monotony one»
flight of stairs succeeded another;
each, to ho:- unaccustomed eyes,
seeming more colorless. more soli-
tlri. more desolate than the pre-
ceding one. . ‘
Then at last. with s-slnking sense
of apprehenslon. she realized that
their goal was reached.
The knowledge broke sharply
through her dulled sensesrsnd. con.
fronted by the closeness of her or
deal, she paused, her headlined.
her band still nervously grasping the
banister. Her lips parted as if in
sudden demand for aid; but in the
nervous expectation, the gpalned
apprehension, ,of __the momentum)
sound escaped'tbem. Lager, reso-
13'.
things aren‘t quite—quite right.“ he
said, in a low voice. "The door is
locked and *I cun'see no 113M.”
you have a key?" she whispered.
“Haven‘t you got a key?" It was
obvious-that. to bonfthe unexpect-
ed check to their designs was
fraught with danger.
the door.
i‘I‘ll use it. Walt. while I to in-
side.”
oppressed by the lonelinessL-thexsls
lence‘about her. Eve drewbackobe-
'dlentiy. the sense of mystery eon-
veyed by the closed door weighed
upon her.
tenscly alert as she watched Loder
search for his key and insert it in
the lock. With mingled dread and
curiosity she saw the door yield. and
grape open like a black gash in the
dingy wall: and with a sudden sense
of assertion she saw him
through the aperture and heard him
strike a match.
extraordinarily long.
tently, she heard him move softly
from one room to the other.
.at last. to her acutely nervous sue-
ceptibilltles. it
paused in absolute silence. In the
intensity of listening. she heard her
. own faint, irregular breathing, and
_' the sound filled her with panic. The
quiet,
stlnctive apprehension. became and—
denly unendurable.
once
Loder reappeared.
glimpse of him had been momentary
———and she had not heard his voice—
yet the consciousness of his been
lug filled her
alarm. Abruptly, and without rea-
son.
heart began to
. “John—-—" she said below her breath.
her.
there was a look of constemtlon ln
his eyes.
at once!
He spoke in a shaken. uneven voice.
his hand.
tloned. Ber tone was low and
scared.
peratlvcly towards the stairs. “60
very softly." he commanded. “bio
one must see you here.”
him instinctively: then, reaching the
head of the stairs,
, With one hand still clasplug his. the
other clinging nervously to the ban-
ister,
“John." she whispered. “I‘muot 1
child. What is it? What has hap
pened?
uncertulnly;
presslon in her eyes. he yielded to
her demand.
low voice. “Chllcote is dead.”
at- our disposal. At the moment of
Loder's disclosure time was denied
to Eve: for scarcely had the words
left his lips before the thought that
dominated him
claim. Blind to the lncredullty in
her eyes, he drew her swiftly for-
ward, and~balf lmpdllng, half sup-
porting her—forced her te‘descend
the stairs.
crate
descent.
never experience in his own con-
cams»
overrode all others—«be desire that
Eve’s reputation. which he himself
had so nearly imperllled, should re
main unlmperilled.
of that urgent duty, the despair ,of
the past hours, the appalling fact
so lately realised. the future with
its possible trials. became dartflo
his imagination. flu his new victory
over self. the question of her pro:
tection predominated.
. s—
m a space belated-with en
At last, slowly. almost mum:-
be turned round. ‘fI’uLan-ald
She raised her emulckly. “'38!
"Yes. hut—r” He looked towards
“Yea-I have a key. Yes.
he added. quickly.
Filled with a new nervousness.
Her susceptibilities were
pass
The wait that followed seemed
Rationing In.
And
seemed that he
the solitude. the vague. ln~
Then all at
the tension was relieved.
.‘in'whoeol amen ‘ W.-- f it!
Q
a . i
tvlt‘w.
‘.... .. a” h...
as a-icab drew up. “toudon'tknow
lock. ‘And Eve. {standing close be- out the strain has been.”
hind him. heard the handle crank ‘Movlng as if In dim Eve
and turn under his meagre. Then
he shook the door. ‘ '
stepped into the cab. as”; ta-
terrible denouemeut to“ .601»
prise had made no clear naps-east»
upon her mind. For the moment
that she was conscious of. all that
she Inductively acknowledaed. was
thefactthathoderwasstulbeslde
her. .
g In cute: obedience she took- her
place. drawing aside bar skirts .UO
makemomforblm;andlntbesame
subdued manner he stepped into the
vehicle. Then. with the strum
equation of reliving their mile:
drive. they were aware of the
tightened rein and of the horse's
first forward movement. . 7
For several seconds neither spoke.
Eve. shutting out all other thoughts.
sat close to .Iloder. clinging tena-
ciously to the momentary comfort-.
lug sense of protection; lander. strict
lpg to marshal his Ideas. hesitated
before the ordeal of speech. At
last. realising his responsibility, be
turned to be: slowly. .A .
“Eve.” he said. in a low voice on
with some hesitation. “I want you,
to know that In all this—from the
moment I saw him—4mm the mo-
ment I understood-I have bad you
in my thoughts—you and no one
D
She raised her eyes to his face.
“Do you realise—r" he began
afresh; “Do you know what this—
thls thing means?"
Still she remained silent. -
“It means that after tonight there
Will be no such person in London
as John Loder. Tomorrow the man
who was known by that name will
be found in his rooms; his body will
be removed. and at the postmortem
examination it will be' stated that
he died of an overdose of momhla.
His class-woman will identify him as
a solitary man who lived respectably
He paused for ‘ second in the‘for years and then suddenly went
shadowy doorway; then he turnedl
with Instinctive
her hands turned cold, her
best violently.
For answer. he moved towards
His face was bereft of color:
"Come!” be said. “Come
I must take you home.”
Eve, looking up at him. caught
“Why? Why?" abs quea-
Wltliout replying. he drew her im-
In the first moment she obeyed
she stopped.
she refused to descend.
I must know.” , ,
For a moment Loder looked at her
then, reading the ex-
“He's dead,” he said. in a very
CHAPTER XXXIV.
fully appreciate a great' an-
nouncement we must have time
asserted its prior
Never in arbor-life mid be oblit-
the remembrance of that
Fear. such as he could
possessed him. One desire
In the shadow
Moving under this compulsion. sis
guided her hpstlly and silently down ‘
the deserted stairs. drawing a
breath of deep relief as. one after
another. the landings were succes-
sively passed: and
the suppressed/need
passed through the doorway that
still actusmd by
J: haste. be
mm, "owns an hndlnt. “Juicy had enterea under such diner-
notbing of the silent appeal.
For a second she stood hesitat-
ing: then her own weakness. her
own shrinking dum‘av. were sub:
mersed -ln the late” of his name;
meats. Slowly mounting the remain—
lng steps, she folléyed him as if
fascinated towards werdoormhat
showed dinglly confirms lathe
light of an unabaded resist.
Almost at the moment that she
reached his side be extended gills
hand towards the door. The action
was decisive and harried. as though
he feared b trust M
ant condltlons only a few‘imlnutes
before. ' ' , f
Toluvetbequietcourbtozaln.
the Strand. to ball a belated hsnscsu '
was the work ofea moment. .8: an »
odd contrivanca of mm.
luck that had lauded every phase
of his due! life W am
in his behalf. Ito‘oee had’notlee‘:
their entry into Olllford’s In; no
one was moved to curiosity byyth'flri
feeling he gave
- you.
downhill with remarkable speed. It
will be quite a common case. Noth-
ing of interest will ‘be found in his
rooms; no relation will claim his
body: after the usual time he will
be given the usual burial of his
class. These details are horrible;
but there are times when we must
look at the horrible side of life—-
because life is incomplete withbut
it. .7
“these thins! I speak of are the
things. that will meet the casual
eye; but in our sight they will have
a very different meaning.
“Eve." he sild. more vehemently.
“a whole chapter in my life has
been closed tonight. and myrllrst tn:
atlnct is to shut the book and throw
It away. But I'm thinking of you.
Remember. I‘m thinking of you!
Whatever the trial, whatever the
diflsulty. no harm shall cause to
you. You have my word for that!
“I’ll return with you now to
Grosvauor Square; I'll remain there
till a reasonable excuse can be given
for Ghllcoto‘s going abroad; I will.
avoid Frame. I will cut politics——
whatever the cost: than. at the first
reasonable moment, I will do what
I, would do now. tonight if 1t were
possible. I'll go away. our! afresh:
do in another country what I have
done lnthls."
There was a long silence; than
Eve turned to him. The apathy of
a moment before had left her face.
“In another country?" she. repeated.
“In another country?"
“Yes; a fresh career in a fresh
country. Something clean to ofler
I‘m not too old to do what
other men have done."
He paubed. and for a moment Eve
looked ahead at the gleaming chain
of lamps: then, still very slowly.
she brought her glance back again.
,“No.” she said very-slowly. "You
are not too old. But there are times
when ago—and things like age—are
not the real consideration. It seems
to me that your own inclination.
your own individual sense of right
and wrong. has nothing to do with
the present moment. The question
is whether you are justified in go-
.lng away"-——she paused. her eyes
fixed steadily upon .hls—“wtether
you are free to go away, and make
'a new life—whether it is ever— justi~
nable to follow a phantom light
when—when there's a lantern walt-
ing to be carried.” Her breath
caught; she drew away from him.
frightened and elated by her 'own
words.
Loder turned to her sharply.
“Eve!" he exclaimed: then his tone
changed. “You don’t know what
you're saying.”. he added. nulckly:
“you girtunderstsnd what you‘re
live leaned forward again. “Yes."
she asld. slowly. "I do maul "
Her voice was controlled. her man-
ner comdnced. She was no longer
the girl conquered by W
greater thanher own; shawls the
woman strmuously her
right to individual
. form. Mr,-
rcoanl. I m" “,1: m
cumulmveltwaaasmstblng
l
All “1%;me say anything!
question I want you to answer.
uncommon In women. As be emitted
her new. " the Instinctive belle!
flamed jute conviction. ,
gldlnvolmtarlly. 5 7
With a quick gesture she raised
her beat “No!” she exclaimed.
You are
going to see things as I see then-1
you must do so—you have no choice.
No real man ever casts away the
substance for the shadow!” Her
eyes shone—7th. color.‘~tbe glow, tho
vitallty, rushed back into her face. a;
'“Jolinl' she said. softly, "I by.
you—and I need’ you—but them Is.
something with a greater claim—s
greater need than mine. Don‘t you
know what it lsr'.‘
He said nothing: he made noisei
turn.
“I: la the party—the country. You i
may put love aside. but duty is dlt- }
tel-em. You have pledged yourself. . '
You are not meant to draw back."-
* Loder's lips parted.
“Dent!" she said again. “Don't
say anything! I know all that is ‘
in your mind. But, when we sift
things right through, it lsn’t’ my
love —- or our happiness -— that’s
really in the balance. It is your
future!” Her voice thrilled. “Ion
aregolnstobeaa'reatmanxand
a great man is the property of his
country. He has no right to in».
dividual action.”
Again lode: made an effort to
speak, but again she checked bun.
"Walt!" she exclaimed. “Wall!
You believe you have acted wrongly.
and you are desperately afraid of act- '
lug wrongly again. But is it really
truer. snore loyal for us to work out
a long probation in moves that
are already overnlled than to marry
quietly abroad and fill the places
that have need or us! That is the
Is
it really truer and nobles-2 Oh. I
see the doubt that la in your suIndl
You think it liner to go away and
make a new life than to live the
life that is waiting you—~becauss
one is independent and the other .
means the use of another man’s
name and another man‘s money—o.
that is the thought in your minig
But what is it that prompts that
thought?" Again her voice caught.
but her eyes did not falter. “I will
tell you. It is not self-sacrifice—
but pride !” She said the'word {can
lessly.
A flush crossed Loder'a face. ”A ‘
man requires pflde." he said in a
low voice.
“tea, at the right tine. But is
this the right time! Is it over right
to throw away the substance for the .
shadow? You say that I don't un-
derstand—don‘t. realise. I reallseé
more tonight that I have realised in
all my life. I know that you have
an opportunity that can never come
again—and that it's terribly possible
to let It allp—" .
She paused. boiler. his hands
resting on the closed doors of the
«a...
cab, sat very silent. with averted
eyes and bent bead.
"Only tonight," she was: on. ”you'
told me that everything was crying
to you to take the only. pleases“?
way. Then it was strong to turn'
aside; but now it is not strong. It
is far aobler to an an empty niche
than to carve one for yourself.
John-w" Elia suddenly leaned for
ward. laying her hands over his.
“Mr. Prairie told me tonight that In
his new ministry my—my husband
was to be Under Secretary for For-
elgn Affairs 2“
The words fell softly. So softly
that to cars less comprehending
than Leder's their significance min ‘i
have been lost—as his rigid am.
tude and unresponsive man-er
might have conveyed lack of and
standing to any eyes less oboerv t
than Eve's.
For a long space there was no
word apoken. At last. with a very
gentle her fingers tighb
cued over his hands.
“John—J she began. gently. But
the word died away. She drew back ,
into her seat. as the cab stopped be-
fore Chflcote's house.
Simultaneously as they descended
the ball door was opened and a
flood of warm light poured out re-
assuringiy into the darkness.
‘I thought It was your cab, sir.“
Craphan; explained defamntlally as
they passed into the ball. “Hr. .
Frame has been waiting to see you
this half~hour. I showed him into ‘
the study.” He . closed the door
softly and retired.
Them'ln the warm light. amid the .
gravely attained surroundings that
had marked his first entry into this
insertions second eateries. Eva
turn ed to Indes- ror the verdict upon
whlch the future hung.
As she turned; his face was still
risen from her. and his attitude.
betrayed nomad.
“John." she said. my . “you
know why be Is here. You know
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