La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-09-22
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PINK KIMONO
By lola FORESTER
Copyright. Ias. by Ruby DouSiA.

III
II lay on the massive settee In the
hall. an innocent looking parcel. nat
and somewhat square Three OF War
wick's letters bay on top OF II. neatly.
as the hall boy had placed them. also
his weekly paper from home
Warwick glanced at the letters.
again at the clock. tossed on bis hat.
coat and gloves and carried the whole
lot. parcel. letters and paper. into the
comfortable study and dropped into a
deep chair.
There was an hour before the crowd
would arrive. Everything was ready.
The spread would he sent up at $50
sharp. He hoped Stanton would be
able TO get away. He liked Stanton.
The boy needed a good friendly grip
just now He knew himself what II
was TO be in New York a stranger.
Money could not give one the pass
word that admitted one to the inside Of
things. the getting next TO the itness
Of ALL as Stanton said And IL the
right path did not open, and one hap
pened TO be lonely. there were others
wide and welcoming. Warwick knew.
The hoy was young and clever. The
only thing that allied him was too
much money, and the confidence he
had therein He was Q bit handy with
II ail-tbe whiri and the swing and the
chance for big success. Warwick had
kept an eye on him for weekA messur'
ing and judging him. and now be vas
satisned- All the boy needed was d.
recsion and a cool hand checking hin
now and then. and he would win out.
Warwick opened the weekly paper
from home and smiled TO himself at
the familiar beading. the Weekly VS.
itoe. Ever since b could remember
the Weekly visitoe had visited reg
ulsriy At the quiet, big gray house that
crowned warwick's hill. up in Hills
boro, ~ II. And Stanton was from
the country. too. some place out west.
out In Nebraska. He wondered II b
bad . weekly paper. too. TO keep him
In tooch with the old world. and ths
ethics and standards Of something BE-
ssdes New York-
Ths lrtteru were unimportapt He
took up the parcel and slipped o6 ths
cord Laundry probably. He had not
ordered anything.
The paper fell 10 the floor and be
sat staring at the thing In his hands
Il was . pink. delicate. shimmerinG.
siiken thing He stood up and shook
n out 20 its full length. II reached 10
the floor. II was not a bath robe. IL
could not possibly be a smoking jacket.
lt was . woman's garment. unmis-
takably.
The texture was the softest Japa-
ne~e Grape. the silk interviewer around
the sleeves and neck in a border Of
ODblen butterflies. There was no mark
on II nor on the paper. Warwick
hooked carefully.
The door he'll buzzed imperatively.
once. twice and a long one. That was
Biliy Trainors ring. Warwick hest
tnted. cast the pink silk thing behind
him on the chair and opened the door
Billy stepped In smilingly. interroga-
lively looked about the room and spied
the pink silk thing.
Rex" be said reproachfuily; why.
Rex
1T was left here by mistake said
Warwick hastily. The hall boy did
H. What .. nY'
Billy lifted IL by the shoulders and
heams-i with the appreciative eye Of u
connoi-.eur.
Its a kimono. the real imported ar
dele. No bargain sale Who's the
lucky iadyf'
The door bell buzxei again. War
WICK took the kimono with deliberate
for~thouxht, went TO the wardrobe In
his dressing room and concealed IL
therein.
ITS Stanton Billy announced. and
The rest-
Warwick played the host with morx
tnner discomfort than ever before In
his life. II vas not the mere fact of
the mistake that troubled him. nor mat
b mintiesi the hoys knowing Of IL but
be didn't want 20 - shat particular-
what had Billy called n,-kimooor-
handbsd and LAUGHED about and sr.~cu-
lated over. Somewhere th>f~ must be
she eiri Who wanted that himooo. He
bspd sh~ vss . brunette. P1nk Wa
bsst for brunetfes. Not too much a q
esus<tse. p<rAaps with bsse eye.. O.
@y-y~s. sny-a srsy eye - %.
Blfly was pu~hinG back ne chairy
aDd tshusvts for ne preDd stan
- wss singing st fhe piano. Out I'm
0e hischeDefte Yates and Rogers and
oe panforfhs were runnasinG for
d1soes and knives anA fosAaI BIG Isp
vsau wss up On the divan wteh isp ~
TsfkhA cover dr,p>d ptesurr,uueIy
esu9t hin. recftine ssDe oria4nai
pRey.
eeH- don't ycu own . dece.t san,p-
css0s you eeenrT called Yafe..
Wafwtch smsked wisbcuf repiyi,~
I1Rv1UA 0e hase - sav o. hrSpss.