Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01

manager 8. 'that the ln11uence ne eXeTtS
over my wife is not that of love. No one
could love him. The secrets of another
kind. What kind. what, what, what?
Find out and IN pay you any ta amo eansi you
temperament to be subject to a wretch
of his appearance. / cannot bear the
for three bonrs ve ad to endure
Three hours and with no prospect OF re-
lease unless you"
"Oh, I'll do something" was Gerridge's
bland reply. But first / must have few
more facts A man such as you describe
should be easy to find easier than the
lady. Is he tai! MANI"
Unusually So"
. Dark or light?'
Amy beard?"
None. That's why the injury to his
jaw shows so plainly.
II see. Is he what you would call
gentleman"
yes. 1 must acknowledge that. He
shows the manner of good society,", II he
did whisper words into my Wife's ear
which We're not meant for mine" =,
And Mr. Fulton knows nothing OF MIN
well we'll drop him for the present
You have a photograph of your wife?
Her picture was in all the papers TO-
Il noticed. But can we go by it? Does
it resemble her?' ~
"Only fairly. She is far prettier. My
wife is something uncommon. No picture
ever does her justice"
She looks like dark beauty. Is her
hair black or brown"
BLACK. So black it has purple shades IN
And her eyes? Black too?"
mo, gray. A deep gray. which look
| black, owing to her long lashes.'
Very good. Now about her dress. De-
scribe it as infinitely as you can 1t was
| brides travelling costume, l suppose.
Eyes. That is, I presume so. 1 know that
| 1t was all right and suitable to the occa-
Y ,1,nr n
| l was thinking too much OF the woman III
| the gown to notice the gown itself
Cannot you tell the color?'
cit was a dark one. I'm sure it was
dark one but colors are not much in my
line 1 know she looked well-they can tell
you about it at the house. All that dis,
tinctly remember is the veil she had Wouno
so tightly around her face AID nat 10 keep
the rice out of her hair that could not
get one glimpse of her features. All nom
sense, that veil. especially when l had
promised not to address her or even 10
touch her in the cab. And she wore It into
the office. If it had not been for that l
might have foreseen her Intention In time
to prevent it,
perhaps she knew that
'.It looks as If she did"
(Which means that she was med1tatlng
flight from the first
From the time she saw that man. Mr..
Ransom corrected.
Just so; from the time she left her
means, 1 believe"
Eyes, unfortunately.
"Why unfortunately"
1T makes her independent and offers a
lure to irresponsible wretches like him."
Her fortune Is large, Them
Every large; larger than my own"
Every one knew Mr.. Ransom to be mil
lionaire.
Left her by her father?'
mo, by some great-uncle. 1 believe, who
made his fortune in the Klondike."
And entirely under her own control:'
ENTIRELY So"
who is her man of businessT"
Edward Harper of-Wall street"
Hes your man. He'll know sooner or
later where she is
Eyes, but later won't do. must know
tonight: or. If that is impossible. tomorrow.
Were 1t not for the modification 1t would
cause her 1 should beg you to put on all
| bride Of five hours. But such publicity is
too shocking. 1 should like to give her a
day to reconsider her treatment of me.
She cannot mean to leave me for good.
ing of her very positive and not to be ques-
toned affection for myself"
The detective looked thoughtful The
problem had It's difficulties.
Are those hers?" he asked at last, point
ing to the two trunks he saw standing
against the wall.
Eyes. 1 had them brought up, in the
hope that she had slipped away on some
foolish errand or other and would yet come
back
by their heft judge them to be full;
how about her handbag?'
"She had only small bag and an UNI
brella. They are both here"
"Hows that?'
The colored boy took them at the door.
She went away with nothing in her hands
Gerridge glanced at the bag Mr.. Ransom
had pointed out, fingered 1t, then asked
the young husband to open 1t.
He did so. The usual articles and indis-
pensable adjuncts Of nice woman's toilet
met their eyes. Also a pocketbook con-
tanning considerable money and case
The eyes Of the officer and manager me,
| in Ill disguised alarm.
"She must have been under the most vio-
lent excitement to slip away without
these" suggested the former. "Id better
| be at work. Give me two hours were
| his parting words to Mr.. Ransom. by
| that time I'll either be back or telephone
| return. Though don't thin. that likely, .
| he >muttered as he passed the manager.
At the door he stopped. You can't tel
me the color Of that veil?'
NO"
| Look about the room, sir. There's lots
| of colors in the furniture and hangings
| Don't you see one somewhere that re
| minds you of her veil or even Of her dressT
| from the bag into which he was still star
ing, and, glancing slowly around him
| finally pointed at a chair upholstered In
brown and impulsively said
| The veil was like that; I remember
now Brown, isn't it; q dark brown?"
| Yes. And the dress?"
| IT can't tell you thing about the dress
But her gloves-I remember something
about them. They were SO tight they
| CAPPED open at the wrist. Her hands
looked quite disfigured 1 wondered tina,
| SO sensible woman should buy gloves a.
least two sizes too small for her. think
she was ashamed of them herself, for She
tried to hide them after she saw mt
looking.
This was in the cab?'
| YES"
Where you didn't speak a word?"
mot a word
Though she seemed SO very much cut
up?"
mo, she didn't seem cut up; only tired.
How tired?"
"She sat with her head pressed agains
the side of the cab"
And a little turned away"
| Yes"
las II she shrank from your
"A little So"
Did she brighten when the carriage
stopped?'
She started upright"
| Did you help her out?'
NO, / had promised not to touch her."
she jumped out after you?
Yes"
And never spoken"
Not a word
Gerridge opened the door, motioned 70