Show ITHE TIE THREE STRINGS I By NA NAT NATALINE T ALINE SUMNER SUJ LI LINCOLN COLN Author of The Nameless Man I I r Van Ness But tell me Evelyn and andt nd t f I r ii t rr I i his tender yule voice caressed her name Warne t t i j t f y r r e 1 Ir what is this I read In the 15 t I i 1 r of a dead man In your our house 1 c f i know no more about It than what Il I. I rl l r ki it 1 r you u u c saw s In th the papers l sel nS n'S blue blueeyes r J i eyes CS clouded it It was a great nt shuck shock r x 1 j t t r t to find him sitting there In the library t dead the at atas ti i Apparently police arc me J k r. r 1 as a loss about the whole hole affair r M yr h f r I as I am t t 1 I 1 y had decided the theman's r rt t 1 S 1 f 1 I saw aw they not e mans man's Identity r The Frenchman E a a l 1 lir paused and lanced glanced doubtfully at I r I y I 1 rt r r I f ISn he had been quick to observe her herloss t loss of color at mention of the tragedy I I and concluded with the Intuitive sympathy sym sm f ti t pathy t of his nature that the subject 1 1 t a t s I 1 f distressed her and the words which i 4 I 1 r t r I k j iI 1 i 11 f 4 I va a Ili r r I II I II I I i I t I p I I I t r I 1 ll t tI I 1 I ae tr trEvelYn UI IrI t tU f i I Evelyn was unconscious that she he had formed the topic of conversation between her hep stepfather and mother mother I i I i I CHAPTER 15 I LILLY Y unconscious that she B BLISSFULLY had hall Corm formed ell the chief topic t of or er conversation a bet between her stepfather stepfather step step- father and mother muther Evelyn n Pres Pres- Preson Preston ton on leaving lea the house hurried to Dupont and seeing seln a disengaged a tI I taxi lax 1 waiting at the tho cabstand she en entered en- en the machine a and Ill directed the chauffeur to take lake her hI to Potomac park A As the taxicab threaded it its way 10 I amon among the vehicles filling S Seventeenth street helow Pennsylvania anla avenue Evelyn elyn gazed in at the conJ congested congested con con- J ted sidewalk II It was tray the noon hour and clerks from the Immense government govern o ment buildings In ht the vicinity were hurr hurrying inc to lunchrooms and cafeterias which had hall sprung ln up lip like c mushrooms to meet the demands o of hungry hung humanity humanity hu hu- manit mentally contrasted manity Evelyn g the scene with that In the same ame locality locality local local- It ity six months monthA before and shook her head In bewilderment the once peaceful peaceful peace pace ful residence district had been electrified Into life by 11 the tho Iron hand hando o of war var The taxicab narrow narrowly missing an oncoming touring car which ZI zigzagged unpleasantly In its effort to make the turn into Seventeenth Se street swung into Potomac Drive and follow following log 1111 Ev clyna directions the chauffeur drove e his car to tho the aviation field I which had been een formerly the tho polo grounds of or the national capital Tho rhe taxicabs taxicab's approach ha had been observed from the hangar and one of or the of officers officers of- of stan standing near neal the building crossed the tU turf t and was at the roadside roadside road road- side when the car drew up As 5 Evelyn looked down do into La LaMontagne Montagne gnes s happy upturned face all the tho doubts which had peen been tormenting her vanished Without speaking he Jerked open the tho cat cab door and seated himself h by her side My I hearts heart's dearest he murmured murmur d dIn and his in rapid French At last last hands clasped hers tnt stooping he kissed her In Inthe the shelter of oC tho ho closed cab Mrs Van Yan Ness Tess explained explained explained- he began a a. moment momert later Indeed she did bless her ejaculated Evelyn happily In his hla native ton tongue e which h ehe she spoke poke with barely an accent and she ehe touched her orchids orchid with tender fingers Those lowers flowers came cime through her agency a as ae well aa u your dear note Rene Ren Rene I followed her advice La Mon- Mon face taco dark darkened ne But I 1 like liko not to court you ou In secret dear heart flurel surely your our mother I is ono one to see raMn ica- ica son Mn I am m not nor obJection not flushing objection objectionable able ahle nor am I aHo altogether eth r without money money mother who nho I I do du not nol think It was suppressed your letters exclaimed excl Evelyn elyn I s 's suspect m my stepfather stepfather- stepfather An n exclamation interrupted her I I cannot understand a nature so complex com com- plex declared La Ln Montagne Mr Ir Burnham on the tho surface perhaps is the most gracious host host host- Ho lie paused IJ abruptly But Bul do not let u us waste th the hour talking ln of him r What of or your yourself olt and he scanned her with adoring e eyes e I am vcr very well and with with a shy I upward look look happy happy now that your silence is b explained Her tier eyes filled I with tears tear i Ah Ah h Ilene Itene 1 was hurt b by your our apparent neglect Never zever think that of or me again I exclaimed La Montagne deep feeling In voice and gesture gestur You are my m mI I Ideal my love I will marry mairy you ou with I or without your our mothers mother consent conent Evelyn I eln j hook shook her head in dissent nt as I she pressed d his hand Wo will marry but hut it will b bo bd f with mothers mother's approval she said Mr lr Burnham Is clever but hut ho cannot hoodwink mother all the tho time she and she nodded 1 wisely I I have a n score to settle for tor or what he made me mo suffer surfer this summer Were ere you OU ill treated d hearts heart's dearest dearest dear clear est CRt demanded La Montague Montagne Oh no I chose the convent after I a n dispute with Mr fr Burnham who In Insisted insisted In- In d that I acc accept pt Mary Palmers Palmer's Jn- Jn to La spend tb the yammer summer with be her In the aLks She hesitated I then In a sudden en burst of oC confidence added a trifle incoherently i I 1 didn't care to accept because you g see sec Marys Mary's brother Jim Palmer well haM ha has well heI lie lie lie- I that Is he likes me I can well behave e iL acknowledged A La Montagne and am they th laughed d lightheartedly light light- lightheartedly heartedly buy huy a shadow lurked in his handsome ome eyes ees a as he glanced gamed at her fresh young oun beauty And this Monsieur Mon lon Monsieur Jim does dos he lie matte make e love Well h he tries to admitted Evelyn Eveln and a 0 faint roguish dimple appeared in her cheek check as a sudden lIdden recollection of a It scene cen with Jim Palmer at nt the tho Cht Chevy Chase club brought ht a covert ert smile milc to her hI lips IllS Mr Palmer Is m stepfathers stepfather's most intimate friend and so so o- o lie He ors fa the match as I he begin ln to see SN Li t Montague l straightened his slender figure to military erectness erectness erect- erect ness There Is a a. motive then lien for Mr 1 I Burnhams Burnham's animosity other than that sll suggested by our good friend Madame I he had hall Intended to 1 say a remained un unspoken unspoken un- un spoken Let us III lis lUSS no more such sueh un gloomy matters Will 1111 you Ou not nol lunch with me at the Willard I Irv v r-v l I |