Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-15
lContrEsd from ysst~rday.l
The Carnival Of Crime.
py FRAgE HOWARD HOWE and Las
CELLE3 Cs STR Maxwell

CLLLE5 U5-sIA5 Hal LLL
Il have e came all a. euee from Kitty
IA an exaggerated stage whisper. here,
laura Take your chair at o1es. 70.
No-. then. VI Raebarne. stand here.
Hurry. Malcolm. help re to roll the .cTsea
srognd Air1 On ronr knees. Mr. kaeoErne.
Yes ran pray ..itI- in the nseanehlis. u
you rast to. foT our escxpc fon might
DO toaaefh.ag 70 assist the general Effort "
With this, and having haeDurne fairly
imprisoned. she proceeded 70 throw over
tho screen a heavy poEtier-, which was
orr = lie proper -. 80 70 sp.ak, d hcr
sts'iar
'lloat yo1 dare even 70 breathe" was
her paTfinZ Injunction to poor Fred
Il n not likely 10, cane IN .r1oth.-rd
toues from under the picture. "A-ehosl
Whewl How dusty that eurtaln IS
RAJ rat ,at bang cane from tie door.
And thea hand ratified tho Knob i'm
patiently
What shall do with you, a.lcolHly'
gasnesl kitty Oh know Here hurry
Take THIS cloas producing an immense.
dlayy rcd affair Nov the hat. cram
ming big tapping MrEicsa arrangement
over both eyes and ears Now. this
dagger There. stand nt..is DARK corner.
with yonr fsce to tho wall snd Try 70 looz
woodon- no. don't Try just look natural
aud you'll do"
Having rot N. thus thoroughly dis
guised as lay figure tho little woman
turned wish an elaborate courtesy ia the
direction Of the door
Now. madam shs said, Il ~ at your
service
She stuck a paint brush gross her
mouth Ia business Ike fashion. hung her
palette on her thumb and opened the
door
"Oh. Mrs Rutledge-you-Im so sorry
to have Kept you waiting Unfeigued
surprise was In every tone Of kittys
short speech
Mr.. Rutlsdgs bowed without saying
snythlng In reply and walked majesticaily
INTO tho room, amid q prodigous rustling
Of silks She surveyed the apartment Tor
rlom.nt II could see her In a small mirror
that hung on tho wall directly in front Of
msl sniiIsd once or twice and then asked
abruptly
IL here any ono else here"
Only Mis-. Window. as ron see.
madam. responded Kitty. innoceDtly.
who's been smokingy demanded Mrs
Rntledge with another sniH
"Er-only rae Kitty was evidently
taken absck by this question. which was
ia the nature II poser. but seeing there
was but one way out OF tho dilemma she
walked into lt Ike the little heroine
she is
.'You ,nokc?" qreried the elder lady.
severely
"Y.s said Kitty "You know We 30
heuians will have our littls dissi pations.
by the way. II ynu don't mind I'll have q
cigarette now
Suiting the action to the word. Kitty
picked up my ease where had CHANGED to
lay it on the u,antel selected cigarette
with the air Of q connoisseur lit II aud
began TO puff | could see qualm pass
over ne poor little womans face as size
expelled the first mouthful Of smoke but
vi , tho resolution Of a martyr she stuck
to her cigarette to the no small astonish
meat and disgust Of her caller
90 owe you an apology FOR keeping you
waiting Mrs. l.utlodge. explained Kitty
" But the fact Is | was at work on very
delicate part Of the por' RAFT when you
knocked ono Of yoqr wards beautiful
eyes, and not dreaming that 1t could be
you. / thought 1t best 10 finish before 60
ing 20 the door
Oh Kitty you little pocket edition Of
.saPpLira. bow glibly you did lie that win
ter afternoon
Mrs Rutledg, turned IA her ward
''Aro you almost ready to 90 homo
Laura she asked
Not quite. Mrs Eutledgr But yon
needn't wait can walk quite as we'll
1t will be tlrrsome for you up here with
nothing to do
Il shall wait. =" inJerposod The mstron
abruptly Then going up to the girl she
looked At her closely Laura she said
what is tho matter with your You are
flushed aud trembling Laura ldispason).
have you been neeius that man AGAIN.
What man murmured poor Laura
But here suppressed sncczc from IN
deraeath the portiere interrupted her
Mrs Rutledgo turned hastily around
What was that" soc demanded look
in. suspiriJusIy at tbs screen