The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-12
CHAPTER XXI.
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commenced to assert itself.
"Ab but GLADYS" he argued with a
touch OF superiority, 1--WE cannot go
into court on a mere intuition, an m
pression you have gained. There wound
have To be proof adduced before ] could
he released, or another held in my
place"
and 7 have that proof, too she
cried trf1Impbantly. While his slow
mind was cropping at the surprising
hypothesis presented, hers, regaruliig
the point as already settled, had leaped
ahead and was gathering together the
data she needed TO support her claims.
II is the essential difference in the
brain quality of the two sexes. The
man arrives at knowledge by slow
and iaborious processes; the woman
knows in the first place, and seeks hef
reasons for knowing afterWard-not
that she needs any reasons ca her own
account. however: that Is merely done
u satisfy the stupid requirements OF the
male. g..
patiently TO enlighten the intelligence
of her fiance. - r
have recoIlected something to which /
Dsid small heed at the time I heard II:
nut which / now think even you VIII
concede has direct bearing on what L
you remember that telegram which
Barry Newell read over Warwick S
shoulder at the club night before last.
and which you afterWard mentioned 10
dad2" -
Henry Montgomery.
yes. Only it didn't happen to be from
him"
then
ssWait a minute and 1 viii come to
that Let us return for a moment 10
dad He, YOU must understand, got 10
studying over what you had told nm,
and finally evolved the notion mat II
he could provs such a message had been
sent IL would show a connection between
Warwick and Montgomery, and be o.
material aid to him in the trust case.
Not a bad idea, either. commented
Graham. THE same suggestion oc-
CURED 70 me this morning, and ] made
up my mind TO refer II TO your tattler-
But If. as you say, old Montgomery
didn't send the MESA age
fsWaiti You are not supposed 70 know
that vet. as neither did dad at the start
He sent out detectives TO trace the
thing. which, OF course, was no dlnl-
cult matter, seeing that its delivery al
the club was known. 80 a report was
returned TO him this afternoon and
being in the room at the time, / hap
pened to overhear II.
eyes. co on"
well. as told you, Robert the sub
1ect didn't arouse me 10 much interest
then had been having pretty spirit
ed argument with papa about coming
here TO see you, and naturally my
thoughts were a bit distracted.
But I distinctly heard tiEe detective
say that the message had not been sent
by Montgomery himself, nor was tbs
original draft of IL in his handwriting
II II came from him, the detective said
he must have intTUsted II TO a sJenOg-
rapher or bOOkkeeDer; for the telegram
was filed about o'clock ia the evening
at an office near Seventeen street and
Broadway by a young woman evidently
returning home from business young
woman, rather pretty with light hall
and big violet eyes, the detective was
certain OF this description, for failing
to find anybody answering 20 II connect
ed with the DeWdrOp Paint Works ht
had returned 10 the operator and made
him repeat II second time.
"a young girl rather pretty. viii
light hair and big violet eyes2' broke
IN Graham. You surely don't NEAR
that 1t was Oh but say, Gladys
why" he started to argue, "ther,
are thousands Of girls, rather pretty
with"
''True." she caught him up sharply
but let me remind YOU Of another point
This message was filed by a young WON
an evidently returning from business
and at an Office near West Seventeen
street and Broadway. Was IL not or
West Seventeen street that Hilda Mont
Romery boarded
''Eh?' Graham's jaw dropped. as b,
perceived the force OF the coincidence
But" he questioned. biankly, WHY
should Hilda be Lelegraphlug to War
wick concerning these trust matters
Int est he. at & 10 hon
''Trust matters she frowned at his
denseness- Where was anything said
about trust matters Can you remem
Der the wording Of that telegram
why. yes, / guess SO. II was some
thing about meeting the next day and
discussing the terms OF a proposition.
Exactly. And because your mint
was so full OF the subject. and BarTS
Newell told you the signature was old
Henry Montgomery YOU at once con
cluded that the message referred u
trust matters. It never struck you tina
the proposition might relate 10 some
thing else or that the signature II. T
Montgomery might stand for Hilda a.
well as Henry"
eyes. he asserted. It was struck b,
the similarity Of the names all right
but the idea Of Hilda having any deal
ings with Warwick was so absurd. o.
course. THAI T.
Hang il an, Gladys" he broke il
she seat that telegram You say th
proposition mentioned could easily re
fer TO something beside trust matters
True. but what possible proposition
or terms could Hilda have to discus
with such q MANI"
Gladys save an indifferent wave O
the hand as though 10 brush aside hi
foolish Objection; 10 her the question
was long since definitely settled.
las 10 whether OF not she sent ia
message" she rejOined. that is a mat
ter easily decided All you have 10 d
is 10 send a detective. as my fathe
did. 10 take a peep AT the original draft
II II is in her handwriting. as I az
confident IL will be found. there is nat
uraily nothing more 20 be said.
As 10 the proposition, however sh
went on, II am not so certain. although
fancy / could make a pretty goo
guess You don't want 20 forget, min
YOU. that Warwick. according 10 ma
belief. WIS desperately "a love with tG
poor girl Perhaps It was a marriag
proposition they were 10 discuss. o
something barking back 70 an old Low
affair between them, Or"