Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

was the embarrassed, almost hating re-
ply. Il saw a gal and 1 remember just
how she looked, but 1 couldn't put it into
words to save my soul. She was pretty
and clipper and walked along as if she
was part of the mornin'; but that don't
tell you much, does it? Yet don't know
what else to say. Praps you could help me
| by asking questions"
Toned? Yellow hair, you know, and blue
eyes?"
NO; I don't think she was. Not what
L call light. My Sails light; this gal
wasn't like my Sal"
Dark, then, very dark, with a gypsy
| color and swapping black eyes?"
No, not that either. What I should
| call betweens. But more dark than
| light"
Harper flashed a glance at Ransom
before putting his next question.
What did she have on her head?"
BLESS me if 1 can tell 1t wasn't a
sunbonnet, nor was it slapped all over
| with ribbons and flowers like my dar-
| ters."
But she had some sort of hat on?"
"Sartain. Did you think she was just
| running to the neighbors?"
But she wore no coat?"
Il don't remember any coat
| DO you remember her frock?"
NO, not exactly"
Don't you remember it's COLOR"
mo"
Wasn't it black? the skirt of it. at
| leaStY
Black? Wa'al, I guess not. A gal of
her age in black! No. she was ,as bright
as the flowers in my wife's garden. Not a
black. thing on her. l should sooner think
her clothes were red than black"
Harper showed his surprise
Not a black skirt?' he persisted
mo. stree. l haven't much eye for
fiXin's, but I've eye enough to know when
gals dressed like gal and not like some
old woman
Harpers eye stole again toward Ran
som.
"Checkmate in four moves" he muttered.
THE person interested in could
have worn no such clothing as Mr.. Good
enough describes. Yet clothing can be
| changed. How, 1 cannot see in this in
stance; but I will risk no mistake. The
trail we followed led too surely in the d.
rection of the highway for us to drop all
inquiries because of colored skirt and a
hat we cannot quite account for. If the
face is one we know (and l really believe
1T was), we can leave the other diScrep-
ancies to future explanation" And turn
ing back to the patient countryman, he
composedly remarked: You are positive
In your recollectionS of the young lady s
features. You would have no difficulty in
recognizing her if you saw her again?'
mind of a man or a woman I see it al
ways. And l can see her as plain plain
the moment l stop to think. She was
pretty, you see, and just a little scared
" Sptdh u d stranger. But tndt went as
she saw my face, and she asked me very
perlite if she was on the right road to the
ferry"
And you told her she was?'
"Sartain; and how much time she had to
get there to catch the boat"
I see. So you would know her again if
you saw her.
Il jest would
The lawyer made a move toward the door
which Mr.. Ransom FASTENED to open. AS
of 10
Mr.. Harper turned upon the countryman
with the quiet remark:
There were two ladies here, you know.
Twins. Their likeness was remarkable If
We show you the remaining one who now
lies asleep, you surely will be able to tell if
she is like the lady you saw.
IF she looks just like her you can bet
beans against potatoes on that
Come, then. You needn't feel any en-
barrassment, for she's not only sound
asleep but so deaf she couldn't hear you if
she were awake. You need only take one
glance and nod your head if she looks like
the other. 1t is very desirable that none
of us should speak. The case is a mystic
rious one and there's enough talk about it
already without the women hiding and lis
tening behind every shut door you see, add
ing their gossip to the rest
A knowing look, twitch at the corners
of a good-natured mouth, and the man
followed them down the hall, past one or
two of the doors alluded to, till they reach
ed the one against the panel of which Mr..
Ransom had already laid his ear.
Still asleep" his gesture seemed to sig
Nifty; and with word of caution he led the
way in.
The room was very dark. Mrs. Dec had
been careful to draw down the shade when
she put her strange charge to bed, and at
this first moment of entrance 1t was impos-
sible for them to see more than the outline
gradually, feature by feature of the sleep
ing Woman'S countenance became visible,