Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-25

and she was quite willing to carry II 10
extremes and seize every possible chance
to injure her enemy. She knew that Nal
lory was Patsys fance. Not only
she curious TO see him. but the boy had
told her that he was looking for Patsy.
and she a possible opportunity TO
work furt her seattle to the girl
Are you Mr.. Mallory" she inquired
looking the trainer over with a critical
eye. Il suppose you're after Miss
o Brien. The whole town seems TO h.
after her tonight. and everybody is COM
ing 10 me TO tell them where she's gon-
as if I was her keeper and knew or
cared
I'm sorry to have disturbed you. miss
said Mallory. I'm his blunt way. though he
felt awkward and a little timid in the
with the air OF an aristocrat The boy
i sent up told me that he thought you
knew where they was
Il know nothing about them. really"
she said. with cold haughtiness. but
have been given to understand that Nora
O'Brien had an appointment this evening
with her lover, Mr.. Dick Crawford. the
sporting man. Probably her sister had
is
Mallory flushed Indignantly.
We'll. you tell whoever said such
thing that it's foul lie. ne said. holly.
full OF lead the devil won't be able TO
catch him as he tumbles down TO hell
Simpson shrugged her shoulders.
Its common talk here. You might
try Crawford s." she said.
She turned on her heels and walked
away.
Mallory went out in a mood to slay.
How came Nora's name to be associated
with Crawford's in such a way? What
could have happened to cause such a
story to become the common gossip Of the
theater dressing rooms? Where was she
Where was Patsy? What had they quar-
relied about? The boy said Nora had
gone off in a cab. Patsy. then. was not
with her. But why had both OF them
left the theater so precipit ately when they
knew that he and their parents were
waiting in front? He remembered the
mysterious woman in the other room al
Crawford's and became suspicious. What
If there was some ground for this gossip?
He could not believe II. Yet how could
such talk have originated?
He FASTENED around to the front en-
trance again, and as he did 30 ran into
o Brien. The old man was pacing merry
ously up and down. and. knowing him as
he did. Mallory saw that he was much
agitated. His face frightened as he
caught sight of the trainer.
'Ah. Dan. thank hiven. here We are at
last" he said. "Somethin' tirrible's hap
pened. We can't foind the girls. an
mothers gone to Crawford's to fetch
go an kill that man.
Have you seen Patsy" demanded NAL
lory.
mo" said her father. Lord knows
where she is"
Mallory saw that the old man was in a
condition in which he would soon lose
control OF himself. He took his arm and
led him into a saloon to reason with him.
II heard them tales, too. he said. AN
there's nothin to EN-. an IL any one
comes tellin' me such a thing again III
twist his neck. I've just come from
Crawford's. an I know what I'm talkn'
about. The girls probably didn't get my
message an have gone OF somewhere.
I'll go back to Crawford's an fetch
mother You'd better go to the hotel an
wait for us there. / won't be long.
O'Brien was much relieved to learn that
Nora. at least. was not at Crawford's
but this did not abate his anger aroused
by the information" impaired by the
Simpson woman. He wanted to go with
Mallory but the latter. for the same rea-
son that had actuated Mrs. O'Brien. did
not desire his company. He descan;ed
upon the improbability not to say the alb
surdty. of the stories told to them.
which he resented much as he
(O'Brten) did. and insisted that their
fafsity was proved by his own visit 10
Crawford's home The matter would
all be cleared UP when they saw the
girls which they would do presently.
After much argument along this line he
persuaded the old man to go to the hotel
to wait for him. and to be sure that he
did go there accompanied him.
We'll all go to Patsy's fiat. where we'll
be sure to find them. when I come back
with mother" he said.
Go be continued tomorrow)