New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
The Spitfre
Confined from page 10

TO aoaSli H.. . was very much mistaken 1or He
rrn;led and nodded in approval g. boar
Good" he applauded. IN Sidi 5J,-,c+
= However. you have oInltteu sum, sun II
t"r+ detail. Can you tolerate SecoliI ..1f .lft,
tan. SLe did not deign to answer; 50 ne to.5T
i,+,e,e Of the proverb and contlilueu'
1 iei - the pungent odor OF chioro1oriii III
",,rred two perfectly logical masks t;I anu
nv level best to observe the Itile % H. 6re+
M NY landed on the chin OF the mn Hlsi
',;,Ia;n with fattering results but the SeIon4 .4
III, ;nconsiderately smote me WIN 'iiT ~
~ his ugly weapon, and l sPolled ti'e 0'i''''N
hv Going peacefully to sleep .r.-.1-.t,,d
'It occurred to Miss GiraTd that ms tone ~
14 1t oCC decidedly sarcastic tinge. 50 she
tool, leaf from his book lndeed s,,e
tooffad looS And YOU doubtless wear some
ocular proof Of this coward DO" t...,,-ir,e,
Fortunately, YES" he answered showing
his abominably even teeth ana tIr;e,l
curly head for inspection E>itl'l1E
ard honor me bv observing that lump co...
HIM she shifted, in superior scori- my
BODY can get a lump .-.-- e,,ae
Yes, certainly. he agreed Hl1 %Iif--{ -
-;,1.r;re, at their corners As a rule llli II
~ ~ ,fI- easv- vet for the sake oi ar&u-
-,,,,,t let us acknowledge EXHIBIT y allH P',2
aIong When | regained consc1ou0ne7s' ny
belt as YOU nationally surmISed, %aS s,ll~ ~
the night One burglar. haPpuE, va -
marked him Exhibit T. ana eAi'-Dil[' 80
~ various svnpathetic guests VINO eAIllLlle'L
Themselves in blushless dsarray- SEM ~
ti 80; 1,ofelt1v dismissed the roles de
mn. and interviewed the mask alone ~ -
fded in me that ITS more fortunate -
,r,asL was even then rctreatIng toward teti,tl5,
where it intended meeting st1il another ll'--7i--
THIS tone OF 1evity, coupled with the ehedP-
est sort Of stvle from the cheapest moves,
irritated Va1da and still there was sonnet li5s
in the very story that caused her 70 thiIiA'
and think hard. True, the occurrence |as
lust barely possible; yet It held Such sl'-r1lls
flaws.
One moment. .' she asked. Do YOU mean
to tell me that this man was wiling 70 De'raH
his friend and give YOU the information con-
"On the contrarv.' declared Morson gravely,
- he was absurdly reticent-
out OF HIM
The Young man treated her to q grim and
reminiscent smile. To be honestly accurate
Ni2I ohI" 1iI''1 laid '+5IG Vada But how did YOU
know ne was telling YOU the truth,
Because" he informed her with an air OF
11nrnistakable conviction. the gentleman was
hanging lust a little bit too far over the ragged
edge Of eternity 10 lie But to proceed lie
confided in me the interesting fact that MS
friends intended embark1ng upon Pr1Va(e
Yacht which Whv, what the natter An
Iarcion me. | thought YOU said something
private vacht-narne unknown which would
leave Calais at an uncertain hour TINS after
noon | trussed up my informant with some
heavy twine and a trunk strap, which the hero
invariably carries upon his person, urged him
to reform and struck the trail OF his con-
federates.
To Miss Valda Girard this creature man
ner was growing more exasperat1ng every
minute. and in her excited state OF mind. 1t
seemed at times to border upon an 1nsuIt-si1l
insult at least. to her womanly intelligence
She did not stop TO consider that she herself
was in part to blame in forcing this attitude by
her openly insulting disbelief; but who could
listen to this string of absolute absurd1t1es
and not be Justly furious: Still, she had her
dignity to sustain; so she grltted her teeth and
determined to hear the rest without comment
You see" continued the indiScreet one
my objective point was France; but by an
unforeseen accident | missed the boat. and
WAIT!' commanded Valda. spurred from
w her resolve of silence by SO palpable a
falsehood BY Your own admission, sir, this
robbery occurred sometime during the night
and vet YOU have the face to claim to have
missed a boat which YOU had. at the smallest
estimate. eight hours to catch. Ridiculous
All" he answered trag1cally and without a
moments hesitation, now You touch upon an
issue battling even to a literary Mr.. Holmes;
but here my doubtful lump rises up again.
His hearer shifted dIsdainfully: but he paid
no heed. when | lett my hotel by the back
window in order | assure YOU. to prevent the