Evening star., 1899-03-11

was behind the counter with her husband,
and they had evidently been talking the
matter over very confidentially. But Knapp
was not TO be awed by her small keen eye
or strident voice and presently succeeded
in surprising knowing look on the lady s
face. which convinced him that in the con-
fidences between husband and wife a name
had been used which she was less unwill-
ing to impart that he appeared to be. He,
consequently. turned his full attention
toward her, using in his attack that older
and most subtle weapon against the sex
f1attery.
My dear madam" said he, 'I see what
a good heart you have. Your husband has
told you who he thought this man was, but,
fearing that he may be mistaken. you do
not like to repeat the name. A neghborly
spirit. ma'am, very neighborly spirit.
but there should be bounds to your
goodness. If you simply told US whom this
man resembled we would be able to get
some idea of his appearance
He didn't resemble any one / know
growled Lotion. "It was too dark for me to
see how he looked
His voice. then? People are traced by
their voices"
81 didn't recognize his voice"
Knapp smiled. his eye still on the woman.
yet you have thought of some one he
reminded you off, =
The man was silent. but the wife tossed
her head ever so lightly
Now. you must have had your reasons
for that. No one thinks of a good and re-
spectacle neighbor in connection with the
buying of loaf of bread at midnight with
$40 bill. without some positive reason
The man wore beard. I felt it brush my
hand as he took the loaf
Good That is point"
(which made me think of other men who
wore beards.''
las for instance" The detective had
taken from his pocket the card which he
had used with such effect at the minister's,
and as he said these words twirled it SO
that the two names written upon it fell un-
SalIV he
look with which she read them was enough.
John label James label.
Who told you it was either of these
meU?" she asked.
You did, he retorted pocketing the
card with a smile.
La, now. Samuel. I never spoke a word,'
she insisted. in anxious protest to her hus-
band. as the detective slid quietly from the
store.
CHAPTER MI.
The Hallidays lived but a few rods from
the Sutherlands. Yet as It was dusk when
Miss Halliday rose to depart Frederick
naturally offered his services as her escort
She accepted them with slight blush,
the first he had ever seen on her face. or
at least had ever noted there. It caused
him such surprise that he forgot AmabeTs
presence in the garden till they came upon
her at the gate.
"A pleasant evening" observed that
young girl in her high unmusical voice.
very was Miss Halliday's short reply;
and for a moment the two faces were in
line as he held open the gate before his
departing guest.
They were very different faces in feature
and expression and till that night he had
never thought of comparing them. Indeed,
the fascination which beamed from Anna
bel Pages far from regular countenance
had put all other faces out of his mind but
now as he surveyed the two the candor
and purity which marked Agnes features
came out so strongly under his glance that
the countenance of Amabel lost its charms,
and he hastily drew his young neighbor
away.
Amabel noted the movement and smiled
She had no fears of Agnes Halliday.
Perhaps she might have felt less con-
fidence If sha could have seen the short