The Washington times., 1909-03-21

marked aloud, his eyes glued upon the
carte de viste in his hand. 1T doesn't
seem possible that a girl with a pair of
eyes like that could be false or insin-
\ ere"
IN stake my life upon the fact that
she isn't" affirmed the other warmly
she's as good as gold. Anybody can
tell that at a glance
Il do hope that ] shall be able to
find her. L must-I positively must meet
that girl in the flesh
oh, you shall meet her all right.
AS / said before. it's going TO be an
| easy matter to find her. BY the way,
I suppose you know hat your lady
| love has been TO Italy"
TO Italy" gasped Leslie. in surprise.
How 90 you know that, Steve2 Do
you know her?''
of course don't, but it's very easy
to tell that she's been to italy. Why.
bless me, man dear, where are your
eyes? Can't You see that for your
| seIf2''
| "No. III be hanged If can see how
sou can tell replied the other, plainly
perpIexed. There's nothing about the
] face to show it, as far as I can see"
Nothing about the face-nO- But
I there's the name Of the photographer in
I COLO letters Scala, Rome
You must admit that it is very evident
that she couldn't have posed for Mr..
/ Scala In the Italian capital unless she
/ had been there"
BY George, I quite overlooked the
/ significance Of mat photographs i'm
I print" said Le.i.e. "Of course, you're
right, Steve. She must have visited
Italy. I guess that settles me-"
| Settles YOU? What the deuce do you
lmean?"
"WeH. 4 girl VINO is able to take trips
Iacross the ocean must be pretty well
! fixed. financially, ] guess, explained
leslie modify. L suppose her parents
] are wealthy, and that being the case.
what chance of Winning her do 1 stand
TT an humble clerk without a penny to
my Nance"
! pooh, Don't ak so despairingly.
ioId chan. Remen Der that faint heart
never yet won fair ady- Many a poor
but worthy young man has won the
heart and hand OF a rich girl before
now. And. besides, your fair divinity
may not be rich % all. She may have
gone TO Italy on business or 10 visit
relatives. Even poor people sometimes
have occasion 10 cross the ocean. YOU
know
Before Leslie could make any reply
to this comforting remark there was a
knock at the door o. the room in which
they were seated.
"Come in" cried Leslie. and sweet
| faced, white-haireG old lady entered,
nOdding pleasantly TO Clayton as she
did so.
What is it, mother. dear?'' inquired
| Leslie, hastily thrusting the picture into
| a drawer Of a writiiIg-desk. his manner
| so nervous and confused that Clayton
| could scarcely repress a chUckle
There's a man downstairs wants to
| see you. Wilbur" said the old lady.
''Win you go down to him or shall L
send him up?"
! who is he?'
/ Il don't know. He looks ike an Ital-
| ian or some sort of a foreigner. He
/ says that he's from the public library
| and wants to see you about q book"
From the library gasped Leslie,
/ looking at Clayton significantly. Il Won
| der what he wants? Send him up here.
please, mother, If you don't mind"
"Ha-ba. The plot thickens." remark
! ed Clayton, as the old lady left the
/ room Your mother said that he looks
| like an Italian. III wager he has come
| about that picture. This case begins
! to interest me muchly.'
/ a heavy foOtstep was heard ascend
/ ing the staircase and a short, stockily
built, swartfy complexioned man en-
( TERED the room.
! Mrs. Leslie had been correct IN stating
/ that he looked like an italian. Not only
was his complexion swarthy, but his
/ features plainly proclaimed him 10 be a
son Of italy.
His nose was aqlEIine and large. his
! eyes were very black and keen, mis-
mouth was big. his hair was dark. and