The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
What am I TO say"


What am | 10 say
If its the lady let her in"
1t was tie lady. still in her evening
cloak. with Der fine dark head half hid
den ~ the hood and an engaging con-
tempt OF appearances upon her angry
face She was even handsOmer than
had thought and her beauty Of holder
type. but she was also angrier than
had anticipated when came SO readily
to the door The passage into which il
opened was an exceedingly narrow
one. as I have often said. but l never
dreamed Of barring this woman's way.
though not a word did she stoOp 10 say
10 me. was only too glad to tlatten
myself against the wall - the rusJlirg
fury strobe past me into the lighted
room with the open door.
so this is your thieves kitchen"
she cried in high pitched scorn.
was on the threshold myself and
RaEles glanced toward ne with raised
eyebrows.
Il have certainly had better quarters
in my day" said be, but you need net
call them absurd names before ny
man"
Then send your man a5orc his
business" said Jacques Sa.l,a-G, with
an unpleasant stress upon TIE word H.
d.cated.
But when tie door was shut heard
RATES. assuring her that I lnew moth
Ing. that lie was real invalid over
come by a sudden mad temptation. and
all he had told her of his life lie 10
hide his whereabouts. but all he was
telling her now she could prove for
herself without leaving that building
1t seemed. however. that she had prov
ID il already by going first TO the por-
ter below stairs. Yet do not think she
cared one atom which story was the
truth.
so you thought l could pass you in
your chair" she said, or ever in this
world again without hearing from my
heart that it was YOU
Bunny" said Raftles. I'm awfully
sorry. old chap. but you've got TO 60
1t was some weeks since the first IN
timely visitation Of Jacques Saillard
but there had been many others at all
hours Of tie day. while Rafiies had
been induced to pay al least one 10 her
studio in the ueiglboring square.
. These intrusions lie had endured at
first with an air Of humorous resigna-
ton which imposed upon me less than
he imagined. The woman meant we'll
he said. after all. and could be trusted
, TO keep his secret Loyalty. 1t was plain
to me. however. that Rafiles did not
trust her and that his preJense upon
the point was deliberate pose to con-
ceal the extent to which she had him in
her power. Otherwise there would
/ have been little point in hiding any
/ thing from the one person in posses
\ sion of the cardinal secret of his iden-
+ tity. But Ra1ileS thought it worth his
while 10 hoodwink Jacques Saillard in
/ the subsidiary matter of his health, in
which Or. IheObald lent him unwir-
ting assistance. ana. Is We have SeeA'
TO impress upon her that was actual
/ II an attendant and as ignorant Of his
past as the doctor himself SO you're
! ali right. Bunny" he had assured me.
/ she thinks You knew nothing the 9th
er night told you she wasn't clever
woman outside her work. But hasn't
/ she will
! l told Ratiies it was very considerate
OF MN 10 keep NE out Of it, but that
| it seemed 10 NE ike tying up the bag
when the cat had escaped. His reply
! was an admission that one must be
4 on the defensive with such a woman
/ and in such 4 case. Soon after this
4 Rai.ieS. looking far from well, fell
/ back upon his own last line of defense
namely. lis bed-and now. as always
/ in the end. l could see some sense in
bis Su5tletias. since it was compare
lively easy tor l4e u turn even Jacques
] So a-l f- i-r. with Dr. Theo-
ontit ued on page .