Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1928, Page 22

STAR, TWASTITNGTON, . (“.. MONDAY, ATUGUST e e b 1028, ll||l|llllI|Illmll"llIHII||IIIIl||H|l||Il|IllII|llllllIllIIHl"lllllIllll"lllllIllllIlII|l|llll“lllIllII|IIll||||l'llII|llllIIillllmllllllIllllIl“lllllllllllll||l|IlII|IIIllll|ll|l|Illlllllllllflllllll"llllll THE FORTUNATE WAYFARER By E. PHILLIPS OPPE Copyright by E. Phillips Oppenheim NHEIM ‘""IHIIIIlMXLnlmlllII(I“KIHI!IIII"I!I'HlllIHrIV\lI!I”II!IIlII(II!I"IHIII!IHI"H!IIINI'HI|I|III||l|lIllll|II|llll|l|l|ll||l|||llllllll1IlINV|llIIII|||IlI|II)IIl|l|IIllI||I1|IIKI|IIIIIII|I(IIIIKI"'VIIIH; m.\ INSTALLMENT XXIV. A Temporary Victory. Ardrington declared “Nor with mine,” Martin ad May 1 inquire” th vened, “on what date this all riage took place?” “A very pertinent inquiry rington admitted, smiling. “It took slace yesterday in the parish church you will doubtless wish to ex- amine the register. It is at your dis- posal. “My daughter,” Victor Porle objected cannot marry without my consent he is a minor.” “The matter has, I fear, gone a little 00 far for that,” Lord Ardrington point- ~d out. “You might. with the aid of r lawyer, have used endeavors to arevent the ceremony had you known hat it was imminent. You cannot, awever, upset it now that it has taken nlace. Laurita has found a legal guard- ian, Porle. She is saved for all time from the execution of your dastardly threat.” “A trifle melodramatic,” sneered. Lord Ardrington rose from his seat He stood with his back to the window and he faced the man he hated “In case you are not aware of it Victor Porle,” he said. “let me tell you that T know why you want Laurita, and if there was anything wanting to con- | d Ard- her father your wife after T degradation ed from 1lw it was your wic ¢ could, . You'd o Paulo and do your devilish best (o push her tnto the hell in which you let h mother live. ‘That was vour oath vengeance—{o terrify A woman already on her deathbed. ~ You needn't think frightencd her: it didn't that yol h she knew that I was the be she died content. If 1 hadn't L ita away from vou by ould have other killed with You stole m t me out of think so—perhaps. I am not so s For a_single moment battle seem in the air. The lawver rose t He Iaid his hand privately rt with i com directe Take way by the terrace good, my lord Was no pretense at leave. ugh the window and down t preceded by Mallowes, the assed on their way to the > lawyer, his hands clasped by bac! ,1)\'\ bsorbed in con- ion of his t's new dilemma \uu'l“m‘ G about them the enjoying the 1mm s mor P(Vrlr ight nor to the " oulders a little hunched. his long body coped. So they passed pres 1 sight without a backward glan Luncheon was rendered pe difficult meal from the Laurita was still in her room and lanche had a girl friend with her | who had motored over for some tennis. | Lord Ardrington had the air of a man suddenly freed—temporarily. _at rate —from a great anxiety. He talked gayly to Blanche's friend and decided to | play tennis himself later on. In the| presence of a stranger the events of the dreceding night were not alluded to at | all. It was not until Lady Blanche and her guest had wandered off into the | flower gardens and Lord Ardrington and | Martin were left alone with their coffee on the terrace that a really serious word was spoken | “What puzzles me,” Martin confessed. | a little abruptly, “is why, if Laurita’s | father had taken the trouble to get a | awyer down here to support his appli- cation for the charge of her and their position so far as they knew legally was | quite unassaflable, should he ~have planned the attempt to abduct her on | the night before their visit.” can explain it.” Lord Ardrington replied, “becausé my own lawyer gave me a word of warning in case anything of the sort was attempted. Legally Vic- tor Porle is—or rather was before that | little ceremony—entitled to the charge | into | joy to phunge | | present | might have delayed matters for months, If, however, Laurita, b means whatever, wad actually in ather’s charge, there was no legal tion 1 could ev jon of her. If they had got ay last night to London, or even N they could have taken her to America. Victor Porle fs clever to have played the indulgent fonate pai He would have | h with luxuries for the His legal possession was her assailable Martin murmured. 1 and you alone who have ation rd Ardrington You have repaid me many Martin, for the chane r benefactor 1 made me not_chan will be expectin Martin shook his head 1 hope you won't think it { me, sir." he said, “but away I have asked Mallowe: things packed and my car i tyard now d Ardrington held his cigarette from him. He looked at his st in amazement oing away?” he repeate ny other cc e, Martin am afraid, if you don't I can't explain.” secing Laurita without a After last night, too out Away. made thing: explaint” Martin broke 1l there was the nd then last ical. naturally I couldn’t be b She kissed 1 kissed her back again. I felt a_terrified child I eria But the house was hyst help i n aid. his tone. could you d of wistful take it that way Martin shook It would be AH wrong Apart from my own colossal fol can’t possibly know her own n You've got rid of those brutes for and I'm sure it would be much better for me to clear out for a time-—- urita’s sake as well as mine 1 come You could: he protested nd the suppose yo could stop the wa bring to recover pos- | un- | rita | long. - little th back we shall both be | {and wa vou | opened by the s he passed outside, s | vay T can't—not yet, at any ‘ n declared, rising to his feet | . ust what seems_best to | you to Laurita. Lady Blanche, I think, | will understand.” | Yord Ardrington walked to the end of the terrace with his guest. He held his [hand in a warm grasp as they parted “Of course, I'd rather it had been the other way, Martin,” he said, “but T sup~ lpmn you're right. Come back soon.” His tone was cordial, his gesture of | farewell genially polite, yet Martin, as mu made his way to the courtyard, felt a | curious sense of depression. 1t seemed ‘nm\uh of things, that he was on his way somehow or to exile. Then as he pushed open the heavy doors of |the courtyard a sudden revulsion of feel- & lightened his heart, sent the blood dancing through his veigs. There was [the car ready for his sthri and in the driver’s seat Lady Blanche! iie hastened toward her How did you guess?” he asked 1 suppose.” she replied. descending from the car. “because, when I thought 1 decided it what you would 1" noticed you had your traveling s on at luncheon, so 1 got rid o little friend, came here and found, I had expected, that your car was v. 1am glad ihat T am in time to Jod-by."” ou think that T am right?” | hink you are very right,” sured him gravely. “Even if you were © with Laurita, T should still say at you were very right. That cere- wasn't_meant to be what those implied. Laurita 15 unltke all us English people. You must always re- | member that. Her emotions and her passions are far nearer the surface omance of it all rather carried away. And then last night!. Poor man! | You had to play t - part of hero, didn't you? But you did it very finely.” 1 must have looked a sight!” he ex- d, with a sudden retrogressiv { humor mply amazing ! S half drama and half shee u-mwi\ Your pajamas were spotted with blood and one of the was Your poor feet—they | miist be painful this morning—were all |cut and your hair—it has grown too Martin—was like a male golliwog. there w urita, with one stock- in hine night dress . with her arms igling vou. and—well, I'll draw a veil over the rest Yes, it was a mixture of tragedy and comedy.” Well it over, Blanche And ing en Martin observed as he took id she held out and leaned over He looked ca almost \ {into her face. Then' his heart gave a b. Her expression was serious, almost wistful 1 have promised Lord to come back whenever 1 a he said. “Perhaps I ma needed,” not wait for 1 She sent him off wit e of the hand me The janitor and S KriLh THOSE ANNOYING AR SPIDERS spray FLY-TOX into corners crevices and webs .. spiders curl up and die. Nothing equals this pure, clean, fragrant spray for houscheld use. It is stain- less. Fragrant .. harmless to 5 LY=-10OX people . . guaranteed. to him that he was back again on the | she as- | The | her | a little nod | high fall which bordered the park. He night before, and making his way into the main road crossed Thetford Heath back again into the country through which he had traveled such time ago In quest of adventure. It was a very similar day. A west wind ble upon his checks, a warm sun from an unclouded sky same little string of hor: ket, the same wait at Six Mile Bottom At Royston he ordered tea, which he forgot to drink. Afterward he loitered on the way and entered London with | the lamps shining palely into the ender twilight. He awoke from a sort of numbed state as the necessity for driving more carefully through the traf- fic_arose Jewson greeted him with mild sur- prise. “You'll find everything all right, sir, I think, although we wasn't expectir you" the man announced. “There nothing for you except what seems be circulars or I'd have sent them on “No_one _called or_telephoned?” Give Me 1 Minute to prove [can end your § HAY FEVER Tortures s at Newmar= ne minute! 1 have ed thousand: My marvelous Ercolin tion instantly neut: cause hay fever tely guai STANT “RELIEF—or money back! t Ercolin at once—give it n {glanced for o moment at the spot, from | | which the rope ladder had hung the a_short | shone | There was the | lav- | “The Mr. Percy Quilland who rlml' to see you one morning has telephoned several times, sir, and a young lady has 15 KILLED IN MASSACRE telephoned from’ the Savoy Court and Feud of Mhkcadonisn RavolHanists one of the theaters.” Martin turned away to hide the bit- terness of his smile. It was a quaint | world to come back to—the world of Percy Quilland (Continued in T fomorrow’s Star.) Takes Clock, Leaves Art Police of Paris have been notified by the French Academy of the theft of a valuable clock which has stood for many years in the room where the | members hold session. The burglar ignored all the valuable the famous old building. lieved the timepicee and it is be- was his only loot. It’ DUPONT DUCO n jary | murder of Gen. | b3 Protogheroff _followers pass near Philippovo ccording to a report made public {terday by the government censor. vorks of art in | the languages- Span Follows Murder of General. SOFIA, Bulgaria, August ») v feud in the Macedonian revolution- organization resulting from the Alexander Protogheroff alleged partisans of Ivan Michailofi t month led to the massacre of 15 in a_ mountain last Wednes ve! s Vera Tutrumoff, a Texas Woman's College, Russian, French, Japanese and Chinese. 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