Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1923, Page 39

_ STEAMSHIPS. EUROPE e still have sever: an in small, argest French Steamer) tels, Expert Director. unescelled e All expenses orphone at once, TOURS JIL-BETT Stifling Conscience BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEY. Going Away? Exclusive and First Publication of This Old-Fashioned Leve Story. Oopyright, 1983, by MoOlure Newspsper Syndicats. Let Us Arrange Your Travel Money Letters of Credit Travelers' Checks Foreign Exchange duke Smith, engaged to Clairena inner - rts to Cluirena’s house. They are held th is thrown by robbers into an takes him across the ocean . seuseless, on the Arablan coast at 3 Bannock, a gem expert, nis ddaughter, Jil Bett, Liftany’s _of York had sent their man Staples to find to engrave a priceless tuby with the Federal-American National Bank 1315 F Street Smith had inténded it as -Bett discovers the sense- under her care at the His memory re of Jay causes of an Arab official, Ben-All, et refuses him, e ¥ s Kone e ! on the part wants to marry her. Ji father urges the marriage. n o o to the hospital. When she goes 5% At might. 1o say_good-bse to the * Who Nias won her heart, she is Wamittance at the door at ber grand- reat seal- g, “All was fair in love or war.” It had simply been his Intention to show Smith up in h nfit condition before Clairens and her father. How s he to know that it would end by w d | landing his rival on a far-off shore? A score of times he was tempted to see the colonel and make a clean breast of the whole affair, but he put the thought from him to see how fate a|or destiny would work the affair to the finish, During the following week he did his best to ser Clairena, but her her frustrated every attempt. On one occasicn he waylald one of the young ladies who was to be one| of the bridesmaids on her way home from the Vail place. From her he learned that the prep- arations for the grand wedding were golng merrily on.. “Clairena will look like a dream; she. tried on her bridal gown for us to see. 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Largest, Finest, Fastest Steamers to the Far East EUROP E—“Empress" Express Service CHERBOURG—-SOUTHAMPTON-HAMBURG Via Quebec and the St. Lawrence Empress of Scotland Empress of Britain Empress of France Shortest, Most Protected Route to European Ports Exceptional One Class Cabin Service between Montreal and Liverpool, Beifast, Glasgow, Southampton, Cherbourg, Havre had heard that it is considered not the proper thing to do until the bride dresses for the great event” she added. “T suppose Miss Vail is—very—hap- Py, as all girls making ready to be married usually are,” he ventured. “Clairena is not very demonstra- tive; she does not enthuse as I should over life's greatest event.” laughed the young lady., looking up through her long lashes into the face of the handsome man before her. Thorne thought of a scheme, which he proceeded to put into execution at once. “Will you carry a message from me to Miss Vall—a—note? As Iam to be best man, and Smith is far away, there are a few minor details T should like to talk with Clair—I mean Miss Vail. about.” “Certainly the reply, as she looked at him. suppressing a roguish giggle. She happened to know, as | puntshment. T had recetved, but atter ia little patching u inately, was nou notic every one else did, how fond Edward Thorne had been of har friend Clair- ena. She knew. too. that Clairena had had more than a passing fanc for Thorne. She, like all Clairena'’s friends, had been more than surprised when her betrothal to Smith had been announced—they:had besn Sso sure she would wed Ed Thorne. Drawing a blank check book from his pocket—the only bit of paper he had about him—he scribbled a few words upon it, folded it and handed it to her. “Do not let her father see you give it to her,” he cautioned; “she might not like to have him interfere in what she desires.” - Mum's the word.” replied tI young girl, taking the note from hand, and turning back to the house. In the corridor she met- the colonel Was it only her fancy, or.did he give her an unusually sharp glance from over the top of his spectacles “T must see Clairena mgain for a minute,” she declared. darting up the broad stairway to the fioor above, She knew she would find -her friend in her boudoir—quite alone, Her step was 8o light Clairena did not hear her enter. The sight that met her gaze amazed her. Clairena sat in the midst of her finery with a portrait in her hand—t| porralt be portrait of Her friend would have retreated unseen, but she was t0o late to carry out this project. Glancing up at that Instant, Clairena beheld her. A deep crimson flush suffused her face, leav it the next instant paler than before. .T was requested to bring you this, Clairena.” she said. laying the crum. 2 ® Iap, adding: ’ & minute; I of & hurry: bye-bye, dear *° MU With a hastily snatched Riss the }oung Eirl who wwas to be ons of her ridesmaids fled o bridesmai precipitately from Hastily glancing about and - Ing horselr she was alone, Ciairena o Excome e note, feading "My dear—Miss Vail—would me for a few moments only—on your porch—western wing—at eight “this evening? Important. i “Edward Thorne.” Within that silent chamber during the next hour Clairena Vail foughi the battle of her life in trying to de- ether ahe ward Thorne n'r not..huuld S s She hoped her father had er friend return with thlng;! seen e in : but ; haa hend: but that was exactly what Looking £, upper window s at a padsin aeroplane, glancing ds 9 served Thorne an i " had o.lher side of the gate wi Clairena’s bridesmaids. e note to the youn witnessed her return m“u:i fi‘:fi-"d That fellow is still determined to communicate — even clandestinely with my daughter,” he ejaculateq im- srily. “Like tho careful gemercy > Was, he began then and thers to talk with Clairena. e knew it would be m, mand of her the note, which she must have received from Thorne: get at the matter in a manner. riatn unsophisticated girl. He felt like giving the object o Lis annoyance a good caning amd would have done it if it had not been3 for the fact that Thorne was to be the best man at the wedding. 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Agt., 1419 New York Ave. Washington . T. STEBBING. General Agent,, Passenger Dept. ? Aladison Avemug at 44th Street New. York Citv. - =< -|clock on the site him. He noted, too, that and then she et glanced uneasily at the mantle, “You must come into the drawing room and sing and play for me, my dear.” he suggested as they arose from the table. “Please excuse me this time, father, I—1 have other matters I wish to attend to.” “I must ask you to spare me at least an hour. You will not refuse when you know my reason, which is: 1 shall hand over fo you this evening the jewels, very gacred to me, which it was your dead mother's wish that vou should have, as your wedding day drew near.’ s Clairena burst into ‘tears. “Let us put it off until tomorrow night. fa- ther.” she sobbed. “I feel so upset tonight.” The colonel threw his arms about her. drawing her almost forcibly down to the sofa, taking a seat by her side. o, no, it must be here and now, my little girl. I have them in my breast pocket, together with & little note. He felt the trembling of the slen- der form, as he gathered her close in his arms. pillowing her head on his_shoulder. “I am going to tell you now, what you never knew before, dearie, and that is, I came within an ace of never m: ryInF your mother, on ac- count of an old lover who persisted in his attempt to win her from me.” Clairena gave a violent start, but he pretended not to notice “The day before the one set for the wedding I met him on the high road. I would have passed him, but he placed himself squarely before me. insulting me grossly. “There was nothing else that a man of spirit could do but knock him down, which I did. Then there fol- lowed the flercest battle that was over fought outside of a prize ring. ‘We were both equally matche strength and the manly art of self defense. Two friends had been walk- ing with me; two were with him. The four made a ring about us, both sides declaring we should have fair play, the best man winning. It must e a survival of the fittest. We fought like madman, for some time neither gaining & supremacy over the other. Then, blow to my opponent, which settled the matter. “1 was a little the worse for the on the porch of the western wing he came face to face with Thorne. In an instant the younger man had re- gained something like composure. “Your daughter sent for me, sir, he announced boldly; “I suppose it is something pertaining to the cere- mony. I am here in response to the request. May I see her?" “Not tonight! She must have for- gotten about the appointment, and has retired,” returned the colonel blandly. Thorne turned away with a bow, He could | jnwardly fairly cursing his ill luck, ald cold n his|the colonel, who had instituted himself { Clairena’s bodyguard. which, fortu- ble, T was ablo, to proceed with the how terrible!” sobbed the next day, aper, Clairena. “A surprise is in store for you when you hear who my rival was.” chuckled the colonel; “as you could never guess, I might as well tell you. Ho was the father of Edward “Father!"” gasped CI D feel her hands grow fcy close grasp. “In the course of time we were In the same regiment together. 1 had s i iost your mother; somehow through | Tomorrow—Had He Forgottem Heér? the hell of battles, shot and shell, we | patched up our differences, forget- | ting and forgiving past enmity. | s Stati e marriod, "Ena" T wished nim | Changesin Stations of well, though we never vixite | Army and Navy Officers other's home. His son la ! as his father did in those days I do Of Interest to Capital Army. not care now to recall. “I do not know why T tell you all this tonight: perhaps it is because | it lies so heavily on my heart—re- | called by the memory of all that pre- ceded my marriage to your dear mother. Now will you look over the Jewels with me?” To his intense alarm, Clairena fell back In his arms in a swoon. The clock struck elght as he was carry- ing her upstairs to her room, touch- ing the electric button for the house- 3 keeper, In whose hands he placed her. | to duty at Fort Monroe, Va. Slowly the colonel retracted his| Capt. Edward W. Budy, infantry, at steps, intending to go out into the Camp Knox. Ky. has been ordered grounds for a quiet, comforting | to Walter Reed General Hospital, this smoke. city. for treatment. To his surprise, as ho stepped out | Maj. Frederick H. 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