Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1927, Page 21

# his ‘Don't The eAmazing Chance By Patricia Copyright. 1927 by (Continued from Page Twe: It was a relief to be able to laugh. Miss Palliser sighed, but with un- @iminished cheerfulness of aspect. ‘Sounds all right, doesn't it? But I can't keep it up. That's the bother it Next time he came with e 'thlnk this, got me 1o sayv as like as not Laydon was Jim Field. “And for all 1 know. he'll be back Again in & day of two and talk my head and 1 shall come around d I've put my name to some- ¥You mustn't—you wouldn't l‘k\; ell, I wouldn't unless he hoth- Wentworth 3. B Lippencott Co. and knelt in front of the fire. All that Sir Henry could see of her face was the line of cheek and throat. She put a log on the fire, and stayed kneeling. with her hands held in the glow. . u want me to justify my- self 2 she said at last. He was pained, and his voice| showed it. “No—not—not to me—c: [ not to me. But you know, | there are others to consider. 11 now—he's feeling the strain tainly But he has to be reckon- Cotterell's a hast 5 otty doesn’t give him | think we all wanted a little time. Well, he wouldn't wait; and now he's beginning to wonder whether he oughtn't to have waited. “You see, there's no doubt we all allowed' ourselves to build a good deal on the identity disk turning up. It hasn't turned up. That means that there's no definite proof—nothing that would hold in a court of law. “And Cotty declaren that thia woman. Pearl Palliser. has admitted to him that she recognized Laydon as Jim Field.” Evelyn went hands, moment with rather a strange little smile. “I shouldn't worry about that, dary- ing. She'd say he was King Ed- ward or Napoleon or George Ber- nard Shaw if you pressed her. She told me Cotty was hothering her to death, and she supposed she'd end v signing anything he wanted She's like that. you know— of moral jellyfish."” “You've heen seeing her again.” She nodded. and settled herself on on warming her 1| the hearth rug in a sitting position. Un- for ought to see her. had to go regory but she looked round for n a change. I'll put him on to her as soon as he gets back. But, meanwhile, my dear, don't you think it would be wiser to share your knowledge with u Evelyn locked her hands about her knees. She looked down at her em- erald ring. sald 8ir Henry— ‘'my dear Evelyn, don’t you see that the disappearance of the identity disk means that there will he no external evidence such as would settle the case? We're thrown back on the pos- «ibility that Laydon may recover his . alternatively., may de- . the longer this is delayed the harder it will be to convince every one concerned. Cotty Abbott will point out with perfect truth th the interval—even such an interva as already elapsed——might qul ily be used to bholster up a fic! jous claim by acquiring detailed i formation ahout the family affair “He would point out that Sir terell has himself placed Laydon in a position to acquire this information. - | But “You see, it's very difficult to an- swer, And the longer it goes on, the harder it will be for Laydon to make out a convincing case. “If he knows who he is, he ought to say xo at once. And If you think you have wecognized him, you ought at least to tell Cotterell and myself what grounds you have for this recog- nition.” Evelyn went on looking at her ring. There was a slight smile about her lips. 1f she had heen moved by emo- tion the other day, she showed no traces of it now. Her thought was calm and tingled with affectionate amusement. Darling Uncle Henry was addressing her as if she were a deputation or a legisia tive council—he really did it awfully finished she said ng. But 1 can't.’ nry sighed. An angry woman may come round. A tearful woman will certainly give way in the end. the woman who smiles ani speaks gently mcans what she says. and a wise man does not waste good argument upon her. “Well, well.” he said. and left it tha Evelyn jumped up, sat on the arm ot hi ir and kissed him. “Ang she said. Then she kissed him “again. I'm crossing to Cologne tomorrow. Have you any messages for Lacy?" (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) FLOOD GROWS WORSE. All Crops Destroyed in Foothills of Morocco Mountains. RABAT, Morocco, December 27 (). ~—The flood situation in northern Mo- rocco grew worse today. It was an- nounced that resident Gen. Steeg in- tended to go to the stricken district in order to personallly superintend re- lief operations. < The Khenifra region in the foothills of the middle Atlas mountains suffered severely. All crops were destroyed. Roads were cut and numerous farms isolated. SR ctric_locomotiv Italy for its railroa s are being built | t FOUNDATION TO MARK WILSON’S BIRTHDAY Newton D. Baker Will 3peak To- night at Banquet in New York. By the Assaciate] Press. NEW YORK, Decemher 28.—The | seventy-first birthday anniversary of Woodrow Wilson will be observed by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation at a dinner tonight, at which Newton D. Raker, Secretary of War in the late President’s cabinet, will bz the princi- pal speaker. Winners in a prize essay contest on “What Woodrow Wilson Means to women in the country participated, will be announged. ‘The principles of Wilson were laud- | ed by Ray Stannard Baker, author of a biography on the late President, in an address last night before members Woodrow Wilson Foundation at Me,” in which 10,000 young men and | Gorham Rice, New York State civil service commissioner. Gale Delays Liners. PARIS, December 27 (P).—A vio-. lent northeasterly gale today lashed the sea to fury along the English channel and the Atlantic Coast of France, Liners were delayed. Ports and har- {nors were filled with stormbound ships. | Further inland telegraph and tele- phone poles were brought down by |'the storm and communications crip- pled. In northern France snow fell and blizzard conditions prevailed. A num- were swollen by the in- and snow of the last few for Burning Buckwheat Coal FRIES, BEALL & SHARP 734 10th St. N.W. ered me into it. But I might if he aid > Miss Palliser rose and picked up| her fur. “Well, 20 long, dear—and if ‘anything more turns up, I'll let You kno Sir Henry Prothero came in as Evelyn was finishing tea. Miss Pal- liser had refused to stay, though obviously much gratified at being pressed to do so. It would have given her a deal of pleasure t fully in one of Evelyn's s and watch the supercilious Ponson | bring in the tea: but she felt herseli ¢ obliged to forego th “Fact is." she a B s id he'd take a turn I ex —she nd giggled— vill a bit New Year’s Greeting Cards SraTioNery Secrox, First Froor Woodward & Lothrop 1928 Ready Reference Diaries, 10c. On sale throughout the store. These Hlopdward & Lothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets After-Christmas Reductions Bring Very Exceptional Values straightened her hat “l expect his temper the worse for wear Sir Henry let wearily into a chs tea with a “Thank You. thank you my dear.” stirred it. sipped from it and then began to sniff. “Evelyn. what an extraordinary er—scent'™ “Isn't it awful?" said Evelyn, “It's ! like a sort of nightmare compound | of all the cheap scents 1 used to ! love when I wa child. 1 remember one of the housemaids giving me a bottle of Cherry Blossom. and how furious Nanna s. uld vou hear it if 1 opened the window for a moment ? 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Tus Nsw Men's Srore, Sscono Froom. . have vou heard from | She said she was writing. but she usually that at least three tUm before she geis any farther. “Xo, she hasn't iten.! “Or Monkey My dear, 1 think that window might he xhut now.” | nsh' shut it and came back to the No. T haven't heard trom Monkey. He doesn't write unless he's got | -vg»elHn: to say” ir Henry ran his hand over his b over hi “I heard from him this morning.” he snid “Yes. He'd 1 She looked. but di nry raised his hand a 1 it €an again. g “I's a case of spurlos versenkt— | mot o trace of it. no sinzle trace And the extraordinary thing ix tha' | mot only can he not trace the disk | itself. but he can't trace any one who ever saw the thing or heard of | any one else see it { said Evelyn. The hreath that earried the. sound was so soft that Sir Henry wondered whether he 1] “A little more tea dear—it's one of the coldest di can remember.’ Then when he had taken his cup lg:‘n h;‘ h-rkedhlhnr, It extraordinary thing. because a Blum ptr\leullrlygn in hQrArvlln position that she left the {dentity | disk lying on top of the clothes by the waterfall ' an—his name’s Muller. nd he’s half German— e h;x h\lervlle"ml people who saw and handled the clothes, and they all swear positively that there was no identity disk. The local author. ities gave him every facility. “The records speak of a British officer, name unknown: is a rough wooden cross on the grave with a similiar inseription. “It_sppears that the clothes were | found. in the first instance. hy tw. | boys of 12 and 13. They swear that they Aidn’t touch them: they said they were very frightened and ran away. 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WaLnoe Roow, Tume Fuooa, “Now, my dear. we've all heen | bullding very much on the helief that the disk would he recovered, It would naturally ha aquestion of i Well, it hasn't been recovered.” | 8ir Henry put down his cup and | leaned forward, speaking very ear. nestly. “Jt hasn't been recovered, and 1 ean now see o prospect of its he recovered, My dear.T font want | distress you. But you must really con. | sider whether you are justified in' withholding any information you srens i Evelyn_siinped_out_of_her chair | 1o ] Were $115 to $150 Coats from Rowe, of Bond Street,inLondon Exclusively Here Recit:ced $ 3 6.50 In this group of finely made garments are included sizes for boys ranging from five to ten years in age. Of fine fabrics and colorings that you will find ex- tremely serviceable, Reduced $ 49.50 to These Rowe Overcoats are tailored for hoys and youths eleven to twenty ycars in age. 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