CHAPTER XVIII.

Directly after he had seen the announcement of the appearance of Signorina Stella, Sir Jordan booked a box. The report he had read to Audrey might be true or false; but, true or false, Lord Lorrimore was in some way connected with the new and famous opera singer who had taken the world by storm, and Jordan knew that Lord Lorrimore could not be far off. There was no time to lose. He would like Audrey to see her rival and decide matters before Lorrimore could arrive on the scene. On the morning of Sylvia’s advertised…