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@ ONE. THE EVENING WORLD, | Will Never ‘BY JoH N HUNTER® HURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1922, A*STORY FOR THE, YOUNG OF HEART. f CHAPTER Iv. (Continued). &< AM an old man.” Connington ‘spoke as one who ..as pre- pared his statement before- band, and has given con- aideration to every word. “I will explain, I feel old, because I feel lonely. I have my, friends, my sister and my, nephew, and yet my life and my, heart are very empty. he puny, biasts of the trumpet of fame are nothing to the ears of a man who asks for nothing but @ lov- img word. Can they compare with the voice of a child saying ‘Father’ ?" He paused and Constance sat silent. She had not expected this, she had looked for stormy words, an overbear- ing demand. “Men have called me great. I be- tray, no egoism when I say it. Twenty years ago I should have found every- thing I needed in that fact. 1 have made myself a power not only in England but in the world. I can claim that on one occasion, at least, my, word has averted a great war. And yet I find that love, far from dying, has grown stronger for the repression, and that ambition is an empty, thing, a mockery.” ‘When he spoke again his voice was very gentle. “And so I want my daughter.’ Constance shook off the spell his words had thrown on her. She must fight! “De you think you have a right to claim Audrey?" she asked. Constance laughed. “The law! The law of man, Geof- frey! Only the law of man! And you refused her! Remember that! By the law of God, she is mine, Geol- trey! Mine!’ She did not notice how he winced at her repetition of his Christian name. ‘'Listen! You" —— '—— Connington began to speak, but she beat him to silence with her ey “For sixteen years I have cared for Audrey, loved her, lavished on her everything that was in me; worked for her, protected her. And in all that labor, in all that time, Geof~ frey, I have bought her by right of love, bought her according to all the laws of God. You can talk of your man-made laws, you can invoke them if you like, but you are wise enough to know that, though they may be set aside for the moment, the laws of God must prevail at the last. Audrey is sweet and pure—there isn't a gir im the world who is whiter of soul than she is—and it is I who have done it; yes, I, Constance Brent, who may not walk the same pavement as Lady Barbara, Preslow, your sister.’’ The bitterness of it stung Conning- ,ton, just as the strength of the argu- ment baffled him. He did not attempt to add any more to his original plead- ing, but just said curtly: “I shall claim her under the divorce judgment.” “You may.'’ Constance was icily calm, quivering, but not with fear. “And do you think it will avail you anything? After all, it is 1 who have wiven her everything.” “You are right. You have the greater claim, and | think, as you do, that Audrey would stay with you as long as you wished her to stay. But let us forget ourselves and think only of Audrey. After all, neither of us can claim that there is a great deal left for us in life, whereas she stands on the threshold of everything."’ It was a subtly clever argument, worthy of the man who propounaed it, and Constance listened to it with chilling heart. Connington went on: “If Audrey comes to me she steps at once into the company of what the world calls the best people. 1 could, for instance, guarantee her presenta- tion at Court. But if she stays with you"-—— He hesitated like one who fumbles with an awkward situation. “I have presumed that she ts un- aware of one or two things you would rather hide—the Eros Club, for instance. Is that so Constance nodded. very whi “You""—— Constance could hardly speak. She swayed, and her hand clutched the back of her chair. ‘Do you realize the cruelty of all this? she gasped. Connington regarded her coldly. “The truth is sometimes cruel, I ad- mit,’’ he said. “You ask me to do this''—— Con- stance was laboring for words. ‘And you know what it must mean to me. You know what must happen to me if I do it. And yet''—— “And yet it is the right (hing to do,"’ insisted Connington, Constance flared up suddenly. “I won't do it! I won't! Why should 1? My God! to starve my heart and my soul. Why should I? "I can’t do it."’ Constance was al- most sobbing. ‘'I can't! Geoffrey, you were always cruel with words—always; but this evening you have surpassed yourself, Please let me go. | can't stand any more. Please! | sant to go to my little girl, 1 want to hold her and make sure that she still loves Her face wus Connington got to his feet, and his face was apologetic; yet in his heart was a still beat of triumph. “T am sorry.’ His voice was charged with sincere regret. "I um afraid you are overstrained, Would you care for a pick-me-up? May | offer you my ear for the whole journey nome instead of only to Charing Cross? some distance from the station at the other end." Constance shook her head, Her ef- fort at self-control was obvious “I ean get a cab, thank you. won't have anything to drink, 1 Connington he#tated and then said “I shall be motoring in Kent in the next few days, and I am wondering if you would give me a cup of tea if | called on you. y I? “YP don’t think you can hurt me any moze than you have done,’ suid Con- No, T will COPYRIGHT BY THE MECLOR® NEWSParer syNocar CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. CONS|IANCE BRENT, divorced; proprietor of a gambling club in London. AUDREY BRENT, her daughter, who has been educated on the Con- veo ignorant of her mother’s life arid business and chaperoned y AUNT ELLA, who favors Audrey's suitor, met at Monte Carlo, JIM HARKNESS, son of a steel magnate, but a philandering ne’er-do- well, given to gambling and racing. His closest woman friend is LOIS DENBIGH, an actress, who really loves him but respects his love for Audrey. Audrey does not know that she is the daughter of LORD CONNINGTON, British statesman, who has divorced her mother sixteen years before the story opens. stan live She sald no more, but turned abrupt- ly to the door. Connington hastened to open it for her. He turned into the house, and as he went he felt a sudden twinge of regret. That woman had once been his wife, and her kisses had once warmed his lips. » dully, CHAPTER Y. FTER Lois Denbigh had left him Jim Harkness was seized with a great un- easiness of mind. He began to wonder If, after all, h was altogether in the wrong, and with that he made up his mind to act. He decided to motor over to Knockholt and see Constance, and talk to her. He arrived at the cottage tn the cool of the evening, and as he opened the gate leading into the garden Audrey ran down the path from the hous She stopped as she saw him I—I called to see your mother," he said, “She is in town, dining with Lord Connington. Would you care to come in? My aunt is her Audrey led the way into the qulet room in which she had first brought Harkness and her mother face to face, It was empty. Audrey looked round quickly, “1 thought my aunt Won't you sit down?" He began to wish he had not come Audrey wondered-why he had come down to Knockholt expressly to sec her mother Audrey remembered the laughing, ultra-smart girl with whom Har! ness had driven away in the taxi— Lois Denbigh, Audrey faced him squarely. an honest-minded girl, Mother and I saw you in Piccadilly Circus yesterday.'’ she sald quietly “In Piceudilly! echoed Harkness 1n a puzzled tone, And then smiled. “| say, Audrey! Do you 1 sw me meet a girl there?" Audrey looked uway, for re Very near her eyes. T heard her name," she murmured, Somebody mentioned it near us. She was Lois Denbigh—an actress.” was here She w the tears “And one of the best little wamen who ever walked in two shoes,’ added Harkness quietly. He knew what was now, and his instinct guided in his manner of dealing wrong him surely with it He put out both his hands, and, clutching each of Audrey’s shoulders, pulled her ayound until she faced him ‘You are ad silly little woman, aren't you?" h d gently, “When you saw me, why didn't you come We could have i have known s, and she's a right up and speak? | had lunch together. Denbigh for yer at little person. We're just pals, men. Why, Auarey, If ny er Was alive, T should expect her Lois to be the best of friends know that I told Lois all how much I care for you?" Andrey this choked back her tears. all true, dim?" she said “you wouldn't tell me Just to pacify me? I have been dreadiully wiekec Jim. I have been thinking all kinds of horrid things. That you ran away just to meet her, and that you pre- ferred her to me. Will you kiss me, Jim, and Say that you forgive me?” The words mocked Harkness. Me felt himself on fire for that kiss. And yet he had sworn to himself that he would sully her lips with his never Audrey's volce was broken you haven't forgiven me “Don't say You w 1 kiss me, Jim. won't you?" Her face, hot and wet, was lifted to hia. Her lips sought his and held them Harkness put his arms about her, He had never known what suf- “You know where I| fering was until that moment. “My darling!"’ He could find noth- ing else to say. He kissed her—kissed her Ips, her hair, her cheeke—drank his fill of hor pure beauty with the greed of a man who knows that he may drink no “YOU WILL KISS ME, JIM, WON'T YOU?" more. She clung to him, her tears coming fast. “I love you more than anything else in all the world,"’ said Harkness, hoarsely, ‘More than myself; more than my life.”’ They drew apart put her hands to hei go and wash my fac fore Aunt Ella sees me.’ Audrey ran off, and Harkness walked out into the cool half-light of the evening, amid the scents of the flowers. ‘The simplicity of Audrey's show of Jealousy was a thorn in Harkness's side, It would be no use explaining to her, and expecting her to see the im- possibility of the thing continuing. Women never saw those impossibili- y women in love. at last and Audrey cheeks. “I'll she said, “‘be- thes, espe There must be some other way. And then the other way presented itself, and Harkness found himself quailing as he contemplated It. While a confession might only strengthen Audrey's love for him, this brutal rejection of her, after the en- couragement he had given her, would most probably kill her love once and for all. It would hurt Harkness could imagine how it would hurt. To Au- drey it would be terrible—the shame of it, the agony. He turned, and as he did so @ light sprang up in the room he had left. He saw Audrey's slight figure outlined in the open window. “Jim! Where are you? Come along. I want to play the plano to you.” “Coming!” Harkness answered quite steadily and walked toward the house, ‘As he drew nearer he could see that Audrey was smiling, and that in her eyes shone joy and love CHAPTER VI. HEN Harkness entered the room he found Aunt Ella there Audrey took his arm as he stepped through the windows, and the litle squeeze of her fingers told him of her love and the happiness which filled her after the misery of the past twenty-four hours. Aunt Ella rose and came across to meet Harkness on his entry, It all hurt him, These two child. like folk, (he sweet woman who was old enough to be his mother, and the girl who clung to his arm, beltevea in him, trusted hin “Iam sorry my sister is not here,'* said Aunt Ella, as her hand rested momentarily in Harkness’s fingers, “But she will not be late, {f you are in no hurry to get away. She Is din- ing with Lord Connington. She and he are old friends,"” Harkness noticed the slight hesita- tion, @nd wondered at it. Also he wondered at the friendship which ex- isted between Lord Connington, the man of spotless reputation and world-wide fame, and Constance Brent, whom people acquaintance must ventures. and sang , ae Audrey ceased playing Aunt of Connington's rd as an.ad- seated herself at the piano, Ella stood up. “I hope you people will excuse me if I leave you," she sald. I am sure my sister will be glad to see you.” Harkness got to his feet. Aunt Billa kissed Audrey good night and they heard her slow footsteps ascending the stairs, Now they two were alone, Harkness knew that his hour greatest trial had come. “Will you come over and ait near me?" he mala. “I—want to talk to you, too." Audrey came, and as she passed him her fingers lightly touched his hair. “I want to talk seriously, Audrey,”” he said quietly. “And Iam afraid that what I am going to say will hurt you more than at one time I imagined it could."’ Audrey's face whitened. “Yes, Jim," she murmured. “When I met you at Lucerne I thought you were a nice, pretty girl, and I wanted to have your company for the stay. I {magined you would of understand. He stumbled and flushed beneath his bronze. “I"—— He stopped, then blun- dered on. “At Monte Carlo—There was the music and the sunshine—— It all affected me. I have been thinking about {t and— He could not say it. He realized it. With the eyes of the girl burning into his, he could not control his thoughts or his words. Audrey shrank within herself, though he had struck her. “Jim! It was almost @ moan, “Oh, Jim! You don’t—love me?’ Audrey stood up. He was aware that she was shaking like a leaf—that her ps were working pitifully. She swayed. “You cannot mean it, Jim." She was panting, dry-eyed, with breast heaving tumultuously. ‘‘You cannot! I don't believe you could possibly be so cruel,"” She stepped towards him. “Jim! Look at me! Don't you realize that you have kissed me? Have you forgotten what you said just now? Can you tell me jt was a lie—from beginning to end?” She stopped abruptly, and Harkness stood up. He could not drive the blow right nome. “I thought I meant it."". He would never have recognized his own voice in the hoarse accents which fell on his ears. “I thought I did. Hon- estly, Audrey. But—I have learned that I didn’t. And—after all, you would rather I told you the truth at once."” “The truth!’ Audrey echoed the words as though she doubted their meaning. “I can't let you go, Jim."’ The tears were gathering at last. “I can’t. Jim, you are in my thoughts night and day. Can't you vee that if you do this you will break my heart? She was very close to him. ness could smell in her hair. The temptation to take her in his arms and kiss away her tears, to whisper burning words of love to her) to show her all his innermost soul, passed and left him cold. He was walled about now with his will power, and he knew that he was safe. “It will not break your heart, Au- drey,"" he said quietly; and his tone was that of a father addressing a hurt child. “I know it will make you very unhappy—for a time; but we have known cach other such a short while that you will forget me,” Audrey choked back a sob. on gently. “Please don't think I am doing this lightly or without thought. Certainly not without a tremendous realiztion of the pain it must inflict on you Hark- the faint perfume He went But, at least, I do it honestly. 1 could have neglected you, left you to dis cover for yourself that''——he hesi tated, and then went on bravely “that I had mistaken my feelings for you; and in the slow horror of that discovery you must have suffered a thousand times more than you are suffering now. Audrey turned away from him He could see her knuckles standing out white and hard as she gripped at the chair behind her She spoke very softly “All the time—you me?" Harkness knew he must not be too cruel. “At the time I thought it was love.” “But you do not love me now?” “I do not love you as you deserve to be loved.” Audrey faced him. Her tears were gone. “I understand.” Her voice was al- most toneless, “T think I understand you sufficiently to be able to forgive you. I won't make any foolish pre tense and say I do not care. I do did not love care.” Her lips twitched ominously “Jim, I still love you. 1 shall always love you, though I shall try to keep you from my mind.” ; A tremendous pity and an over- whelming admiration for her swept over Harkness. “Iam not worthy.” ‘That was all he could find to say to her Constance Brent came in, and the story of her evening of suffering was written plainly on her face fut Audrey and Harkness were blind ir thelr own agony, She saw Harkness and said “[ did not expect to see you here" “Lam suat going,” answered Hark ness quietly The details of his departure wer ever afterward blurred In his mem ory. He stumbled through the darkness to his car and drove away And behind in the cottage Audrey sobbed out her story on her mother's breast. Constance held her close In the bitternese of her own suffering she could not find any words of comfort All through It he spoke only once “Dearest —dearest--I think women‘a hearts were made for men {0 trample esc The close dawn found them hud in the chair together {Te Be Continued) AEARN | | FRIDAG, AS USUAL. 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