Show A TALE ALE T AND ANID ADVENTURE OF r MYSTERY 5 n e King K n g of if Diamonds D 1 I am on o n d ds S Author COpyright of T The Pillar BY 19 Win Wings LOUIS 11 of by g s Light Edward of TRACY the th e etc J Morning Clods Clode The CHAPTER XV A FACE PROM THE PAST I Maida Crescent was little more morn than half a mile beyond the park Philip thought It due to the lady he had befriended that she should know ex exactly exactly exactly how he came camo to Interfere In her behalf She listened In silence and when wizen she ilie spoke there was a suggestion suggestion tion of ot shy nervousness oddly at vari variance var varance ance with her spirited action of a few minutes earlier carUer I r cannot understand It at all aU she said I r am seldom out so late My professional professional engagements are few tow and andr far r between 1 I am sorry to say Were you attending a rehearsal at atthe ate atthe the e Regents Hall HallY Yes YesA Y YesA S SA A rehearsal for Monsieur cys BYS concert Yes She volunteered no further Information Information Information tion but Philip was a persistent per person person sonI son Eon I r do not remember another day In my life Ufe previously ho said when so many fortuitous events grouped themselves them themselves themselves selves together In such a curious rela relationship relationship relationship Even this adventure is a sequel to a prior incident Just before I Joined In the chase after you I had purchased some tickets for musicale The strangest item Hem of all Is that I was walking away from the direction in which I live when my attention was drawn to the cab mans behavior Good gracious she protested am amI amI amI I taking you out of your way I thought you merely happened to be driving after atter us through the She park She Invited no confidences She ad adhered adhered adhered hered strictly to the affair of the mo moment moment moment ment and he had no option but to too follow her cue cuo I 1 do not think I have ever been In ht Regents Dark nark before What an amazing circumstance that you should gallop off in such fash fashJon fa fashion h Jon ion to the rescue of an unknown woman wo woman woman man I mean That again gain is original or nearly BO so Are you a Londoner To some somo extent a little while e h year I live mostly on the sea sen Oh that accounts for your gallan gallantry gallantry try You are a sailor A yachtsman corrected Philip How delightful I have not even seen the sea for ages One has to work so hard nowadays to obtain rec recognition recognition I I do not object to the work w rk for tor I love Jove music but the butter aspect Is disagreeable and and you have learned tonight how even the tho je small amount of ot publicity I have achieved with it the risk of ot in insult Insult insult sult By the way wa he be said quietly striving strivIng ing not to add to the excitement under which she was certainly laboring one of ot those men is named Victor Grenier Gremer You ought to know Thank you ou How did you Jou ascertain It The cabman told me He knew me meThe meThe meThe The cabman knew you ou 1 Yes I fly about town In n hansoms I am too lazy to walk He HP regretted the slip He was known to the tribe of ot Jebus on account of his generosity to their charities moreover more moreover over oyer was not one of the order his I r Th The girl laughed with a delightful merriment that relieved the tension You Yu acted like an indolent person she cried Do you know I felt that you IU would have banged the heads of thosE thos men together in another instant Their vehicle slackened pace and ald curved toward the pavement in a quiet ul t street Here I am at home she said and Philip assisted her to alight Oh my thy 1 1 music she walled sud suddenly suddenly suddenly denly I left It In pin that horrid cab ab Philip repressed a smile Tell me your name he said and andI I will recover it for you ou early In the I morning Are you ou sure Oh what a trouble I have been How good you ou are It is not the least trouble I r took the number Indeed indeed I am grateful to you ou ouM My M name is Evelyn Atherley I 1 would ask you ou to call some day and eee see my mother but but You do not wish her to hear of your our adventure tonight It would frighten her herShe She would be terrified each ench time I went out alone Believe me I can ill Ul afford a hansom but I take one late at night to please her as the walk from the nearest bus route is lonely lonel You are arc singing at the Regents hall hail I will wUl be there By the way my name Is Philip Anson Tho The girls girIs blue eyes he fancied they were blue but In the dim light he could not be sure looked Into his There vas Mas Masa vasa a n sparkle of ot merriment in them he thought a quick perception of ot a hint delicately conveyed But she said quite pleasantly My Iy last song Is at I will wUl leave the hall at I hope my mother will b be with me I will te to most pleased to see you ou there and thank you ou more coherently than thun is possible pos possible possible sible now no especially if you ou recover my music The quick trot of a horse came round the tho corner comer Philip was assuring her that they the would certainly meet next evening when a hansom pulled up behind the waiting vehicle and the driver said Beg miss you ou left leU this and he held forth the lost portfolio The cabman was anxious to atone for his share In the nights proceedings proceeding Philip tipped him In a manner that caused the man to murmur his renewed regret but he was sternly told to go o Philips own reward from Miss Ather Atherley Atherley ley Jey was a warm handshake unil a grateful smile He drove droe homeward wondering how he could best help her In her carer care r rAnd And she after atter kissing her mother Good night went to her ber room to wonder also but her wonderment was I mixed with regret For such a nice young man as Philip Anson must have troops of ot friends he ho must be rich he must be far removed from the orbit of ofa ofa of ofa a girl who whatever her birth and breeding was driven In the flower lower of ot other her youth to earn her living on the concert platform won his laurels with su supers U pero pers ease Philip listening to the Po Polish Polish lish Ush genius found himself hoping that the fair English girl might achieve some measure of ot the tho rapturous ap applause applause applause bestowed on the longhaired en enthusiast enthusiast Ho murmured the tle thought In guarded commonplace to his musi musical musical musical cal friend Impossible my dear t was the instant verdict She is mediocre Just an average singer Ringer and no more Music is divine but its exploiters suf sut suffer suffer fer from the petty Jealousies of ot house housemaids housemaids housemaids maids can have no na rivals tonight Eckstein is a master of ot course but a necessary evil as an ac aL accompanist accompanist The other artists are ar mere r I good or they not be here but not in the front rank Lis Listen Listen Listen ten I am connected with a choral society la iu 1 my county and we e 0 once en engaged engaged engaged a leading tenor and a ond rate baritone The tenor had a II name with fourteen letters arid and the baritone only owned four The unfortunate lo local local local cal printer selected his type to t Jill the lines on the bills by size and not by merit The moment the tenor saw the man looming large across the poster he absolutely refused d to sing singa I a note unless fresh tresh bills bUls were printed with his fourteen letters in larger arger type And we were compelled to humor him That is music from the point of ot view When Miss Evelyn Atherley ad advanced advanced advanced to the front of ot the platform Philip thought he had never n ver seen sen a woman so beautiful She had the grace of ot a perfect figure and the style of an aristocrat She was dressed In blue chiffon with wih with a spray of for the color of ot her eyes arranged across the front oT 01 her bodice Anson experienced a thrill of pleasure when he saw that the bou bouquet bouquet bouquet he caused to be forwarded to her contained flowers of a kindred hue The skill of the florist had correctly in interpreted Interpreted interpreted his description which in indeed Indeed Indeed deed was largely guesswork on his part partA A high forehead and a mouth and chin of ot patrician mold gave an air of caste to an otherwise sweetly pretty face tace By Jove whispered the critic If It she sings as well weIl as as she looks I may maybe maybe be mistaken Her Het first song w was s Goring Thomas ThomasA A Summer Night Instantly It was perceptible that her voice was true the outpouring of a soul spul In volume it yeas was in no way remarkable but its me melodious melo lodious lo cadence was fresh innocent virginal The he notes were those thos of ola a Joyous bird Anson biased by other sentiments thought he had never heard rd her equal but his friend after In his bis vl vig orous applause gave him a douche of accurate Judgment The old story he growled a fine artist retarded perhaps spoiled by the need to make too early e an ap appearance She wants a year in Milan another year rear with or Leoni and she she might if f all went well be a star His hearer chafed inwardly but put only hazarded the opinion that she was al already already at ready a n singer of rare intensity while whileS as S for appearance Ah there you are ire right was the ready rejoinder The Gaiety G is s her place place She would be b admirable e in light para per perThe The conversation languished lan The su estl that th t Ms Miss Ahe If was best b t fitted for the tho stage was displeasing to Philip he scarce knew why The girl was given a hearty encore and her next song was a simple hu humorous humorous humorous little ballad about a miller and n kt maid It was charmingly sung and acted The critic leaned back in his chair and smiled at Philip with the in indulgent indulgent air of f the man who says I told you so soSoon soSoon soSoon Soon Philip rose to t go Good heavens heaven man you yo do not In Intend intend Intend tend to leave leav before plays the suite in F P minor queried his amazed acquaintance Sorry I have hae an engagement en He quitted the hall his tall figure figurea a WOO ninny many man yes eyes as all he road mad his way toward an exit One man watching from the gallery smiley cynically cynIcally and rose roso at the same time tune Philip found the foyer fo r to be j deserted Ho He asked a policeman on duty to call calf Mr Ir Ansons carriage from the ranks and a footman came quickly running lest he had Incurred Incurred a reprimand for not being on the look lookout lookout lookout out for his master at the entrance In a very little time Miss Atherley appeared and with her a n handsome elderly elded lady lad who was quite obviously her mother The girl was radiant She never r expected a cordial reception from r Continued on Page 10 I 1 I L The King of Diamonds D 1 Continued from Page 6 I Ia a audience such as gathered ther d to worship the violinist Mother Iother dear she cried this Is Mr Anson very kindly came to my assistance when a n cabman gave me some trouble last night Mrs Atherley gave him a pleasant greeting but turned to her daughter Why you tell me of any dis dispute dispute dispute when you ou returned home You know how nervous I am when you art are out at night The girl sirl laughed merrily You have answered your own ques question question question tion carissima That Is precisely why I did not tel you Miss lIss Atherley was good enough to permit me to meet you here after the concert put in Philip so that I might add my m assurances to her own that the affair was of no consequence It Is early earl yet Will you ou come with me for some and thus give me supper a I I chance of telling you how much I 1 en enJoyed enjoyed enjoyed Joyed your daughters singing Wise Philip to pay court to her herm mother m he heIrs Mm Mrs Irs Atherley In no noway way deceived yet gratified by the deference shown to her gave gate the girl a questioning glance Oh do let us go mamma I am famished I candidly admit It Mr Ir Anson Angon I have hao subsisted since lunch luncheon luncheon luncheon eon without a morsel I I We will be delighted began the older lady lad but her attention was at attracted attracted by the footman holding open the door of ot the thA carriage Is 18 that carriage yours she said to Philip Yes Yen Where do w we sup At the Savo Savoy She flushed slightly Not the Savoy she faltered Why y not mother cried the girl I spiritedly Mr Ir Anson my mother does not care to meet associates of of other days das I tell her she thinks far too much of or these considerations Why should she fear far to face them simply because we are poor I 1 think Mrs Atherley he said quietly that you are very ery rich far fa r richer than many man a mere de famine famme we shall meet at the restaurant This neat compliment turned the scale of the mothers hesitation In Indeed Indeed Indeed deed she might well be proud of her beautiful daughter The two ladles ladies seated themselves In Inthe inthe 1 the luxurious landau with an ease that showed familiarity but Mrs Atherley being a woman could not help being troubled In the tho matter of dress The Toe Savoy Savo she murmured as ag the th e vehicle glided away noise noiselessly noiselessly lessly I have bave not been there for fo r years And people at supper are al aI always always ways attired so fashionably Could we iv e not The girl put her arm around her herl he r moist l t tJust Jus Just for once mamma you shall not care a little bit and none may be bethe bethe b e the wiser Here is Mr quite an a n elegant himself he would never guess gues s that our gowns were homemade The women dear one They The will know kno Oh you ou deceiver You Tou said my toi toilet toilet toilet let was was perfect and I am quite sure yours ours Is s The Tho logic was incontrovertible Mrs Irs Atherley sighed and asked what too took k place the previous night Philip Imagined that the girl hung back so eo he boldly bold undertook an ex explanation explanation explanation By describing the cabman as apparently Intoxicated and certainly certainly Impudent he covered a good deal of or und and the rest was easy When they reached the Savoy Savo th the e anxious mother had relegated the inci incident incident dent to the limbo of unimportant t things Only one other matter trou troubled troubled bled ner nerthe the somewhat unconventional unconventional unconventional origin of ot her daughters ac acquaintance acQuaintance acquaintance with this his gentleman She was far too tactful to hint at a t such a point Just then It should be b e reserved for home discussion Meanwhile M trey were early arrivals The head waiter walter marshaled them to a a window table Mrs Irs Atherley smiled she knew her London You Tou were sure we would accompany y you she cried Not at all sure only hopeful sal said d Philip Ah well It Is good occasionally Uy to t revisit the old scenes Xo No 0 Elf Ell I will wil sit here I will not be en face tace to that tha e row of tables Half Halt a dozen people would certainly recognize me and r I Ido rdo rdo do not wish It Elf The name drove Philips s thoughts backward with a bound back k to a torrential night In a London Londo square and the tearing open of a car carriage carriage range door In time to save a sweet lit little little littie tle tie girl all robed robea In white who but for fo r him would have fallen with an over overturned overturned overturned turned vehicle Elf It 11 was an unusual pet name The child of ten years ears ago would be beabout about the age of the lively and spirit girl by his side The child had ha d faced her enraged uncle on that mem memo memorable memorable night the woman had refused refuse d to leave him when she fihe thought dan danger danser danger ger ser threatened In the park Could it be possible He was startled startle d bewildered utterly dumfounded b |