Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01

winged head and heels. which stood on
projection Just below the balustrade. He
was rejecting idly that it would not
take very strong push to send the
bronze flying off, down at the door OF
the smoking room below, when he caught
sight of a little white object lying on the
thick faded carpet at his feet.
1t was a handkerchief, embroidered
daintily, and saturated with some liquid.
As Claude shifted it his face darkened.
| The next moment he had thrust it into
his pocket and was face TO face with
| Irma
How dare you speak as you did to
| Kathleen" the girl cried
Il spoke only the truth" he replied
quietly, the painful emotion which be
felt seeming only to make him calm.
1T was unmanly. Kathleen explained
| it all to me- 1t was Lady Delisle who
gave her the champagne, which she took
out of cupboard. She thought that
the strong perfume on Lady Delisle's
handkerchief made her faint"
rs this Lady Delisle's handkerchief,
do you know" the young man asked
| quickly, taking it from his pocket
| 81 think So" lrma answered. exam
ming the embroidered coronet and ini-
tials. yes, | recognize it, it's one of q
| set she has What then?"
Simply this, Miss Vassie. The hand
kerchief has been wetted with liquid
| largely composed of chloroform. / think
that you and your sister should not stay
| in this house any longer. | shall recon-
mend that you go away for a change"
Lady Delisle will come with us"
mo, you must refuse to have her. You
/ know your sister better than | do; but
personally | should prefer to warn her"
! no, no! Kathleen could not bear it."
'You know best, Miss Vassie But we
must get you and your sister away from
here. l am going to speak to Lord Cart
more At yeur request / haven't spoken
to him before. I'm well aware that the
matter must be painful to him, but
must speak to him now. / shall write
him note and ask him to give me an
| interview this evening"
Very WELL" Irma said
/ you understand, | must have more
/ information and personal proof | have
found nothing wrong with your sisters
food since last Wednesday-thi day
week ago. We must wait a couple of
days before l can speak about you and
your sister going away. Would it not
be possible for you to go to Mr.. Lorrin's
mother? Pardon me, l think I've heard
you speak of her as kind friend"
"The very thing!" Irma exclaimed.
"And Marian--Iady Delisle-could not
object to us going alone there. | will
write to her today"
She turned as if to go-and hesitated
Miss Vassie"
"Yes?' Irma smiled to herself
Il am sorry | spoke hardly to your
sister. | would not hurt any one dear to
you-not for anything in the world
His eyes met hers, and his looks were
more eloquent than the hating words
What a pity that Lord or Lady De-
Isle had not seen this interview between
Irma and the young doctor. 1t would
have supplied them with foundation on
which to build up cause of offense against
Claude Surtees
Lady Delisle had, on leaving Kath.
leen's room, gone into the little conserva-
tory which opened off the drawing room,
and pretended to be very busy shipping
off faded leaves and blossoms from the
plants. Her husband surprised her at
this idyllic occupation when he came in
search of her Lord Delisle had the air
of man frantic with fear
what is it ?" she cried out, letting
fall the scissors.
Delisle had closed the door of the con
servatory.
What is it," the countess asked
again. Nothing has happened to the
children?' He shook his head "She-
Kathleen-she isn't dead ?" the woman
said
mo, I've spoken to Gartmore
asked him about that girl We had
words, and he-he knows everything"
Everything! What do you mean p
the countess gasped out He NAV
lnow-he may have guessed something
about the money. You may have let
out something when you were talkatiye
or in an irritable temper. / dare say
Gartmore knows well enough, or guesses
well enough, that you have made away
with some of the girls money. What
of that? He'd have done the same in
your place, and he can't disgrace his own
flesh and blood without disgracing him
self"
Il tell you he knows everything!" the
earl said frantically Norton must
have told him; you did wrong to trust
her so much. Or if it wasn't Norton it
was somebody else--it doesn't matter
The thing that concerns us just now is
that, by some means or other. Gartmore
has found out what we are doing to
Kathleen; and he threatens to tell Alicll
to get the girls taken away--to speak
to the doctor. What are we to do?j
ITO Be Continued)
--------------~
How Ships Dispose of Ashes.
A good many of the steamships still