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Tuesday, "April 3, 1923
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
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IT IS DIFFICULT
to imagine any
thing more fasci
nating than our
new serial story
The
Joy of
Living
By
Sidney Gowing
SYNOPSIS
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CHAPTER I.-Disllklng the prospect of
a month's visit to her austere aunt, Lady
i-rythea Lambe, at Jervaulx abbey, and
iier cousin, Alexander Lanibe, Aimee, vi
vacious daughter of the Very Reverend
.Viscount Scroope, Is in a rebellious mood.
CHAPTER Il.-She wanders into the
fark, there encountering a strange youth
n trouble with a motorcycle. He laugh
1ngly lnt-oduces himself as "Billy," Amer
ican. The two cement the acquaintance
by a ride on the motorcycle, the, "Flvlng
Sphinx," and part. With Georgina Ber
ners, her cousin, Almee sets out for Jer
vaulx. On the way she decides that Geor
gina shall impersonate her at Jervaulx,
Jvhlle she goes on a holiday. Georgina's
horrified proteBt is unavailing.
CHAPTER III. Happy in her new free
dom, Almee again meets "Billy." He tells
her his name is Spencer, and she gives
herB as Amy Snooks, at presest "out of a
Job." Billy offers to take her into part
nership in selling the Sphinx. In a spirit
of madcap adventure, she accepts. The
two proceed to the town of Stanhoe, tak
ing separate lodgings in Ivy cottage.
CHAPTER IV. That night Almee visits
'Georgina and learns that the deception
has not been discovered. By her dominant
personality she compels Georgina to con
tinue the subterfuge.
CHAPTER V.-On a trial spin next day
on the Sphinx, with Billy, Aimee almost
collides with a carriage in which are her
aunt, Georgina and Alexander. The pair
scape unrecognized.
CHAPTER VI. Georgina learns that
Lord Scroope Is coming to visit Lady Ery
thea and, realizing what will happen on
his arrival, is in hopeless bewilderment
CHAPTER VH.-While Aimee is secretly
visiting Georgina at Jervaulx, the place is
burglarized. Aimee escapes.
CHAPTER VIII. Georgina learns, with
much relief, that Aimee has got away,
CHAPTER IX. Police Inspector Panke
-decides that the robbery Is the work of
" Jack the Climber" and "Calamity Kate,"
noted thieves, who travel on a motorcy
cle. CHAPTER X. Billy, aware of his
"partner's" nocturnal Jaunts, la troubled.
He follows her, on the Sphinx, to Jer
vaulx. He hears the commotion, at once
suspects burglary, and follows two figures
on a motorcycle who are apparently in a
dosperate hurry. Cornering the pair, Billy
knocks out a man who attempts to shoot
him, picking up a package the fellow had
dropped. He discovers the other fugitive
to be a woman. Stopping to aid her, she
strikes him with a stone, rendering him
unconscious, and the pair escape.
CHAPTER XI. Recovering, Billy dis
covers the package he had picked up is a
jewel case, containing emeralds. Realiz
ing they must be part of the loot from
Jervaulx, he starts for the abbey. On the
way he meets Almee, with the police in
pursuit. In a secure hiding place, a cave
among the crag pits, Almee tells him the
whole story. He urges that she make a
frank confession to her father, but on re
flection both realize Aimee's good name
has been compromised by her two nights'
fitav at Ivv cnttar
CHAPTER XII. Assuring Almee he
has a plan to save her, Billy leaves her in
the cave and, proceeding to Jervaulx, re
stores the emeralds to the astounded
Lady Erythea.
CHAPTER XIII.-Rejectlng any re
ward, after explaining how the emeralds
came Into his possession, -Billy accepts the
position of chauffeur to Lady Erythea,
eeeing in the situation a promise of a way
out of the enibroglio.
CHAPTER XIV. Realizing what her
father's visit lo Jervaulx would mean,
Aimee goes secretly to her home, disables
the family auto, thus preventing his jour
ney, and induces a parlormaid to let her
take her place at Jervaulx.
CHAPTER XV. Alexander recognizes
Aimee as the woman on the motorcycle
which ran Into the Lambe carriage, de
nouncing her as "CalamttyKate." Geor
gina divulges Aimee's identity. Hearing
her Btory, Alexander consents to keep the
secret.
CHAPTER XVI. Alexander finds him
self very much in love with Georgina.
CHAPTER XVII The approaching vis
it of Alexander's sister, Lady Diana twho,
of course, knows Aimee) brings conster
nation to the two girls.
CHAPTER XVIII. Another visitor to
Jervaulx is the Viconite de Jussac, Di
ana's suitor. Dfftna recognizes Aimee and
threatens to denounce her.
CHAPTER XIX. - Interested in the
Lambe collection of armor, De Jussae,
during the night, tries on a suit. Dana,
investigating an anegeu gnostly appari
tion, meets him. He declares his love,
and is accepted. Aimee finds them to
gether and binds Diana to secrecy con
cerning her affairs.
CHAPTER XX. Alexander and Geor
gina become engaged. Lady Erythea. be
lieving Georgina to be Lord Scroope's
daughter, is delighted.
CHAPTER XXI. -Billy and Aimee reach
an understanding as to their mutual love.
CHAPTER XXII. A Scotland Yard of
ficial arrives and demands to see Billy.
Aimee ovejheara him. Learning Hiliy's
whereabouts, the officer goes after him
CHAPTER XXIII. Billy finds "Jake
the Climber." his leg broken, in the crag
pits. He hears tile thief's story and has
a feeling of something like sympathy.
"Jake" is arrested and the police search
for "Calamity Kate."
CHAPTER XXIV. Almee, hastening to
the crag pits to warn Billy of Ins danger,
meets "Kate" and, touched by the g.rl's i
devotion to her husband, allows the om- I
an to escaDe on the Sphinx. j
CHAPTER XXV.-The capture of I
"Jake" of course clears Billy of connec- j
tion with the Jervaulx robbery. But they
are not yet "out of the woods." '
CHAPTER XXVI. Lord Scroope. at !
Jervaulx, is astounded at the bewilder- i
ir.g mixup resulting from Aimee's esca- '
pade. Her confession clears up the situ-
ation. Lady Erythea's wrath at th de- j
ceDtlon is cvclonic j
'Since it Is a fait accompli," salt! I
I-ady Erythea to her hrother-ln-law '
almost with a touch of pleading, "he ,
amiable, Anthony, and bestow your
Messing on the happy pair."
She raised her ear-trumpet as thoueh
to share In the benediction. Lord
Scroope looked atpeorglna dumbly and
then stared at Lady Erythea.
"What did you say?" he asked dlz
i!ly. "The happy pair!" said Lady Ery
thea. loudly and Irritably.
"Where Is my daughter?" exclaimed
Lord Scroope with consternation. "Ery
thea, where Is ay daughter?"
Lady Erythea started. She elanced
at Georgina's horror-stricken face, and
then, with deep concern, moved to her
orother-in-law's side.
"My dear Anthony," she said In
low voice, "come upstairs and lie down.
It will soon pnss off. Do not be
alarmed, Aimee. Lean on my arm,
Anthony."
Lord Scroope shook himself free.
Are you In your senses. Erythea?
This Is my niece by marriage Geor
gina Berners. What Is she doing here?"
1-yes, gulped Alexander's fiancee.
"I'm Georgina. I couldn't help it."
She collapsed into an armchair and
burst into tears. Alexander stood over
her like a large and protective dog ; he
laid a hand on her shoulder and glared
at the others with deliance.
uiuy fjrytitea turned pale. It was
disconcerting to find two members of
the Scroope family simultaneously
smitten with insanity.
"Where Is Aimee?" insisted Lord
Scroope, turning upon her. "Where is
my daughter?"
The disheveled parlor maid darted In
through the door. Aimee's cap was
awry, her face was pale, her eyes very
bright; the top of her apron heaved
tumultuously. She stopped short, as
Lady Erythea glared speechless at this
Irruption.
"Don't cry, Georgie," said Aimee ; "It
wasn't your fault."
"Have I been transported into Bed
lam?" asked Lord Scroope, dizzily. "Or
are you rehearsing a charade? What
Is she doing in this costume?"
Lady Erythea struggled for breath.
"This," she said grimly, "Is my par
lor maid, Snooks, whom I foolishly en
gaged on your recommendation. She
has engaged herself again, however, to
my chauffeur."
Lord Scroope looked at his sister-in-law
with commiseration.
"This," he said, in the soothing tone
with which one would address a de
lirious person, "is my daughter, Aimee.
I am rather glad to find her in any
costume. I began to wonder what you
had done with her."
Lady Erythea's frame slowly stiff
ened. Her fingers clenched the ear
trumpet as though it were the handle
of a club. Her eyes were terrible. Be
fore the storm could break, Aimee in
tervened. "It wasn't Aunt's fault, Dad," she
said breathlessly, "nor Georgie's nor
Alexander's. It was all mine. And if
you all want to beat somebody, it had
better be me ! I I'm here to explain 1"
"Some explanation," said Lord
Scroope quietly, "seems , to be called
for."
Almee, avoiding her aunt's eyes, ad
dressed herself to the quivering ear
trumpet. "I didn't want to come here. Dad
made me. I was frightened of you.
Anyway, I didn't think Jervaulx would
suit me, and that you'd hate me. So I
skipped the car nt Burn Ash," said
Aimee, her speech pouring from her like
a torrent, "and made the chauffeur
bring Georgina on here. And I went
olT on my own !
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ueorguiu arrived nere, nnrl you
took her for me. You Insisted she was
me. And she didn't dare explain, for
fear of getting me into a row. That's
what Georgie is! She can't lie she
cant even act nut she'd let you cut
her in pieces before she'd get me into
trouble I
"l got here the same night, and
climbed into her room. And Georgie
begged me to own up, and I wouldn't.
And I came the next night; Georgie
was ready to give it all away and
then the burglars got In. I was nearly
caught, all the household chased me,
the butler tore a great piece out of my
smrt. But I got away, and at lust,
right down by the crossroads, I ran Into
BII Mr. Spencer."
Aimee paused for breath.
"Wlm," inquired Lord Scroope, in the
hush that followed, "is Mr. Spencer?"
"A motorcyclist. He hud come across
the thieves getting away, liar a fight
with them they were too many for
him, but he gut hack some of the jew
els. I told him the awful mess I wits
in. Of course, the police were after
me I'd seen their car already. If they
got hold of me, they'd know the the
silly thing I'd done," said Almee with
a gulp. "It would come out that I was
your (laughter It would he all over the
country, and In all the newspapers !"
Lord Scroope, very pule, drew a deep
breath, and gave a prolonged shudder.
"B Mr. Spencer told me I'd got to
go back and make a clean breast of It
all. He wanted to tell you. But I didn't
dare. I refused to let him say any
thing I made him swear he wouldn't.
It whs my trouble, not Ills. So he did
what I asked; even though It meant
the police would suspect him, too. So
he took the jewels to Aunt Erythea,
and never said a word about me; and
when she offered him the Job as chauf
feur he took It; so that the police
wouldn't suspect him or me! He
came hero and drove Aunt's cars!"
"And you?" said her father quietly.
"What happened to you?"
"I wenfhack to Scroope next day. I
found Amy Snooks was coming here as
maid I made her go to Seahrldge, and
took her place, Dad. Just to be safe
from those beastly police in the hope
they'd catch the thieves, If we gave
them time and then they wouldn't
catch me and make me explain. And
It's Just what happened; Billy Mr.
!pencer caught one of them yester
day, and the police have got him. No
body knows anything ab"ut me, except
you here !"
Almee panted iik a irer st bay.
"And Billy's aked me mi nmrry him,
fmd I'm go!' g to!" she 1 . J doprratry
'v. "I love him! There's nobody !;.
'"t'lv he's been splendid' He isn't a
! (riffenr ut all till Aunt made hlni
i n-. And I'd marry him. even If he
as " declared Almee. on the verg of
fears.
There was a stunned silence. Fur
once speech denied itself even to Lady
Erythea. Georgina was sobbing gently
In the chair. Alexander still stood over
her and said nothing.
"I seem to find a thread of enlighten
ment in this story," said Lord Scroope,
slowly. "Yes, I think I know enough
of you, Aimee, to understand. I have
a question to put. You came here on
the day following the burglary. Where
did you spend the previous night?
What were you doing?"
"I was in a cave!"
Lord Scroope passed a long white
hand across his brow.
"A cave?" he repeated, blankly. "Ycu
have reverted, It seems, to the customs
of our Neolithic ancestors "
"It was a ripping cave," said Aimee
a little hysterically, "down in the crag
pits. All the little rabbits for company.
It was more peaceful than Jervaulx,
I know It wouldn't have suited Georgie."
"May I ask when this unknown
young man permitted himself to pro
pose to you?" e
"Yesterday I"
"We will not pursue that matter,"
said Lord Scroope, gloomily; "this
hardly seems the time or place for de
tailed explanations. I feel "
The door opened and Monsieur de
Jussac entered. He gave a slight start
as his eyes traveled rapidly over the
group.
"A thousand pardons! A family
matter, I perceive," he said quickly, "I
will withdraw"
"Don't go, Vlcomte 1" exclaimed
Almee. "Anyone who's a friend of
mine Is welcome here. You may as well
be In at the death."
"If I can bo of any service " said
Bertrand. He bowed courteously to
Aimee's father. "Lord Scroope, I pre
sume.
"You," said Lady Erythea to 1r.
trand, trembling with wrath, "were
"You Were Also in This Conspiracy."
also In this conspiracy! You appear ta
know the whole story I"
"Oh, of course lie knows It," said
Almee, wildly, "just as Billy knew it,
and Georgina, and Diana, too. They
all did their best for me right from
the beginning. I wasn't worth it but
they did."
"It seems," said Lady Erythea, grip
ping the hack of a chair, "that every
one In my household knew all about
this except myself and my nephew I
Who, through his position and his inne
cence, now finds himself"
"I beg your pardon, Aunt," said Al
exander, pallid but calm, "I, also, knew
everything that was to be known
from the moment Almee entered this
house. I knew that Georgina wns
Georgina. I am as culpable as any."
Lady Erythea stared at her nephew
blankly. A curious expression came
Into her eyes. At last she seemed to
detect in Alexander the one thing she
had believed was lacking the touch of
the original Adam. But Lord Scroope's
face hardened.
"You !" he said grimly. "You also
knew the truth? The action of the
others, I can understand. But a
Churchman cannot lend himself to such
a conspiracy as this."
"Under correction, Lord Scroope,"
said do Jussac gently; "a gentleman
cunnot betray a woman's confidence
without her consent."
Lord Scroope winced perceptibly. He
turned to de Jussac and bowed.
"Am I receiving Instruction from a
layman?" he Inquired.
"It Is the lust thing I would dare,"
replied Bertrand humbly. "It Is I who
seek Instruction. Does not the Church
respect the seal of the confessional?"
"I make no claim, and no excuses !"
said Alexander suddenly. "I have only
this to say. I loved Georgina Berners
frotn the day I saw her. When I
learned the real position I loved her
more. Her loyalty and devotion only
Increased my'esteem. She Is the only
woman living that I care for; I require
you to remember that she Is my prom
ised wife. And nobody In this room,"
said Alexander hotly, "shall address
one word of reproach to her!"
"Wei! donel" cried Almee. "Alexan
der, you're a man. I'm proud of you,
cousin !"
"Thank you, Almee," said Alexander.
"It Is for me," said Lord Scroope
sternly, "to apportion the blame. Geor
gina Berners la here under "
He was Interrupted by the volcanic
arrival of Billy through the window,
punting and eager, the tuft of hair on
top of his head erect like the crest of
a cockatoo.
"I've been looking for you every-
herel" he cried. "You "
"Go out I" said Lady Erythea flerce-
"Pardon me." said Billy, advancing,
"but I guess my place is here. What
ever blame is, I take it. Lord Scroope,
I know that what I've done is past
apology, hut"
"Shut up, Billy!" exclaimed Almee.
"I've told them everything I've said
all there Is to say. And," she added,
under her breath, "for once I think I've
made a better hand of it than you
could."
Before anyone could reply, Georgina
rose, subbing, and made a dive for the
door.
"Let me go!" she said brokenly. "I
want to go away. I waut to go "
Hilly, glancing quickly from her to
Almee and Lord Scroope, turned and
flitted out again through the window.
No one noticed him. All eyes were on
Georgina.
Alexander Intervened but it was
Lady Erythea who, with an extraordi
narily determined movement, overtook
Georgina. Bussing a supporting arm
round the girl's waist, she turned and
faced the stupefied company.
"Let me remind you all," said Lady
Erythea, In a voice that compelled
silence, "of one tiling that is in danger
of being overlooked.' I am mistress
here at Jervaulx I I have listened with
an unexampled patience. Hold your
tongue, Anthony I I have welcomed the
alliance of Georgina with this family,
and Alexander will have such a wife
as I myself would have chosen for him.
Georgina, your only fault is your de
votion to the mad creature there, and
for that I give you absolution. I re
quire direction from no one your mar
riage 1th my nephew shall take place
as soon as possible."
"Aunt !" eXLlulmed Mr. Lambe, Joy
ously, "I "
"Do not interrupt nie, Alexander I"
said ills aunt. She turned to Almee.
"As for you," continued Lady Ery
thea, icily, "I really find myself in your
debt. I can never be sulliclently thank
ful that you did not come here as my
guest, and that Alexander was spared
your authorized companionship! One
shudders to reflect on the possibilities.
"You appear to have enlisted the
services of everyone but me to shield
your disreputable escapade, and to
have enrolled many simple-minded per
sons In your defense. You may have
deluded these men," said Lady Ery
thea, with a scornful wave of her hand
towurds the company, "but you do not
delude me! I find In you no qualities
but selfishness und deceit and I am
glad that your sojourn In my house has
been confined to the servants' hall,
though I dread to think what your in
fluence may have been on my domes
tics, from whom I require honesty and
decency."
Aimee, very white, suddenly broke
Into n Hood of tears. The next moment
Lord Scroope had his arm around her
and held her to him.
"Not another word, Erythea !" he
said sternly. "You have had provoca
tion but you have said enough and
much more than enough. Gentlemen, I
thank you for what you have done on
my daughter's behalf. And you, too,
Georglnu. Come, Almee, little girl. Let
us go home."
He led her away ; Almee clung to her
father, sobbing as she went. Before
they reached the door It was opened
quickly, admitting Billy, who closed It
again. Over his arm was a long hood
ed driving cloak of Lady Erythea's,
ravished from the lobby.
"But this on !" he suld to Almee.
"Billy," she gulped, darting at It,
"you think of everything."
In a moment the cloak covered the
parlor maid's dress and the hood was
drawn over her cap. Lord Scroope
stared In surprise at Billy.
'I've told your chauffeur, sir," said
Billy, -"to bring the auto round to this
side I thought you would like to avoid
the front and the servants."
As he spoke the big motor slid to a
standstill on the drive opposite the
windows. ,
"Mr. Spencer," said Lord Scroope,
?Jftl
BHIy Stood to Attention.
looking at him Judgingly, "I Include
you In my thanks."
Mr. Spencer bowed and passed out
quickly through the window. He was
holding the door of the car open whpn
Almee and her father got In. He
snapped the door to, and, stepping to
the front, spoke In an undertone to the
chauffeur.
"Keep right away through the park
here to the north gates," said Billy,
pointing, "and drive like h II."
The bishop's chauffeur gave a slight
start, and let in the clutch.
"Billy!" gasped Almee, turning to
ward him as the motor slid by.
Billy stood to attention and gravely
nwj?. r g m d In til i
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