Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24

ing that the man In whom she had placed
faith had proved himself unworthy. And
so he had lost her forever: in all lkeli-
hood they would never meet again.
But that telephone call?
20 Hagan." demanded the haggard and
distraught young man. who was that on
the wire just now?''
Being a Thoroughly trained servant.
O'Hagan had waited that question in 81
lence. a-quiver with impatience though he
was. Now. his tongue unleashed. his
words fairly stumbled on one anothers
heels in his anxiety to get them out in
the least possible time.
Sure an twas a Teddy. sor. be the
vice av her. askin' were We in. and me-
silf havin seen We go out no longer ago
thin wan o'clock and yersilf sayin' not a
pwhat was to be tellin' her, aven II we
were lynn there on the dievan all unbe-
knownest to me, which the same mesiif
cannot
Help pleaded the young man, feebly.
smiling. "One thing at a time. please,
OHagan. Answer me one question: Did
she give a name?
She did not. sor. though mesilf-"
There there. Wait a bit. / want to
think
OF course she had given no name: IL
wouldn't be like her. . What was he
thinking of. anyway? 1t could not have
been the gray girl. for she knew him
only as ;Anisty: she could never have
But what other woman Of his acuuaint
ance did not believe him to be out OF
town?
With a hopeless gesture Maitland gave
1t up. conceding the mystery too deep for
him. his intellect too feeble to grapple
with all its infinite qualifications. The
counsel he had given O'Hagan seemed
most appropriate to his present needs:
One thing at a time. And obviously the
first thing that lay to his hand was the
silencfng of O'HaRan
Maitland rallied his wits to the task.
"O'Hagan." said he. this man. Snaith.
who was here this afternoon. called him.
self a detective. AS soon as we were
alone he raped me over the head with a
loaded cane. and, I suspect. went through
the fiat stealing everything he could lay
hands on. Hand me my cigarette
case. please"
IT'S gone, sorts not on the desk, at
Taste. pwhere I saw ut last
"Ah! You see? 49, Now for reasons
'of my own. which I won't enter into.
don't want the affair TO get out and be-
you to keep your mouth shut, until give
you permission to open II"
Every good. sor." The janitor-valet had
previous experience with Maitland's gen.
| crosby in grateful memory. and shut ms
lips tightly in promise of yirtuous reti-
cence.
you won't regret it. . Now tell me
what you mean by saying that you saw
me go out at one this AFTERNOON.
Again the flood gates were lifted: from
the deluge Of explanations and protesta-
tions Maitland extracted the general drift
of narrative. And in the end held up his
hand for silence.
Il think l understand now. You say
| he had changed to my gray suit?"
O'Hagan darted into the bedroom.
| whence he emerged with confirmation OF
| his statement.
Ills gone, sor an"
~i,xl,f DIT NTH VIA nj emil q
| 'Fll take the liberty of countermanding
Mr.. Snaith's order. II he should caV
again, O'Hagan. 1 very much want to -
him.
Faith and tits mesilf will have .
worrud or two to whisper in the ear av
him. sor." announced O'Hagan. grimly.
I'm afraid the opportunity will be
lacking -" You may fix me hot bath
now. OHagan. and put out my evening
clothes. I'll dine at the club tonight and
may not be back
And. rising. Maitland approached mir.
ror before which he fingered for several
minutes. cataloguing his injuries. Taken
altogether. they amounted to little. The
| swelling of his wrists and ankles was
subsiding gradually; there was q slight
redness visible In the corners OF his
mouth and a shadow of discoloration on
| his right temple-somethng that could he
concealed by brushing his hair in new
| way.
Il think shall do concluded Matt
land: there nothing to excite particular
comment The bulk of the soreness Is in
| side"
(MoIIouol psnuIluoo 90 OLD