The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
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CHAPTER vI.-(continued.)
env,n,sxy ssss ~ A~~1y,

az Qudlntanc0 looked over Ut INC
jovial stranger. a tall. broad-shoui'
dered man. brown-faced. alert. bluffly
al his ease and yet. In some Intangible
aspect. out of tone with the rest OF
the company. Quaintance took QUICK
inward exception to him.
The unknown nodded TO him, and
said: -. Us genuine sport!
I'm going to get him to pue me up
for membership here.-A den like TINS
Is just what l need. TO drop into when
I'm In town. Is there a card-room
upstairs, j. J.?"
Cornoyer replied eivilly, and. In the
interval. Quaintance turned to OFFER
raj. to escape the too genial outsider.
The others had gathered into groups,
all talking, listening. laughing among
themselves. O'Ferral drew his friend
toward one OF these. and Quaintance
might have forgotten the couple be
Dind him but for stray sentences which
reached him from their direction and
which he could not but oyerhear.
And, say, J. j." the stranger ex.
claimed. blatantly regardless OF his
hosts politely uninterested pose, In
Guiding the rest Of the room In rak-
ish wink, Il met peach, pippin.
last night on my way in from Long
Beach. | give my word that she was
the pick OF the basket, a bull-blown
American Beauty and ripe TO the min
ute.
She was driving her own little car
and II had broken down just as / came
along.-a Cadillac
He lowered his voice, and the rest
Of his story was almost inaudible. But
all could hear the coarse chuckle with
which II concluded. and Quafntances
blood boiled at the thought that IL
might have been. the distressed dam
sci In whom he himself was SO deeply
interested who had fallen into the
clutches Of this obnoxious boor.
He sat still till he had simmered
down sufficiently 10 interrogate the
offender unmoved, and, turning found
that Cornoyer and he had left the
room
I'D like to have a few words with
Cornoyers friend" he explained In
apology and moved toward the door.
O'Ferral followed him.
They're probably In the card-room.'
said he "Ill take you up. Dyou
know the fellow?"
Quaintance hurriedly told him the
raj frowned.
"Ill have to talk with J. j." he
srowled. about bringing a loafer OF
that sort here. But keep cool, Steve
Don't lose your temper. Ii may not
have been the same girl
The card-room. however. was empty.
and neither Cornoyer nor the other
was to be seen in the library.
Billiard ROOM" said O'Ferral, and
they dived downstairs again; but with
no better result.
Ouaintance uttered grunt Of dis
gust when the hall boy said that Mr..
Cornoyer and his friend had gone. and
when, on an inspiration. ne turned up
the visitors book. he gave vent to
still louder ejaculation, one still more
strongly indicative OF discontinued
surprise.
O'Ferral came across to him, and,
peering over his shoulder, read a line
at the foot Of full page, which said:
stephen Quaintance-introd
by. j. Cornoyer"
He turned. to look wryly at O'Ferral
and O'Ferral. forehead wrinkled, re-
turned his glance with just suspicion
OF u lurking smile. Quaintance closed
the book. The two turned upstairs
again, and scarcely had they disap-
peared when Cornoyer came In.
"A nice sort OF namesake, Steve ~
commented O'Ferral. steering his
friend toward quiet corner. ITS
probably Just as we'll that-Here's j..
]. again. Let's hear what he has TO
say for himself
We'll. J. j.! You're a nice sort
Of
Cornoyer came forward. his face ex'
pressing most AFFECT penitence.
81 have put my foot into the hot
water, right up TO the elbow" said he
once more, but I did not know that
he was not a gentleman. And so
asked him here to luncheon. And II
was not possible then to turn him
away from the door. But have given
bin the mitt, O'Ferral. as quick as |
could"
"All right. I'm not complaining.
But-slnce he vas here ! wish you
had kept him few minutes longer.
Qu-er-Ne wman wanted few words
with him"
II couldn't help hearing some part
OF his conversation" said Quaintance.
What was the end OF his story about
some girl he met In motor"
Cornoyer looked much relieved. His
features instantaneously changed to a
mask OF the most profound contempt.
"Paff!" said he. "He told me she
kissed him--and he let her 60
-Quaintances face flushed darkly.
"D'you know where he lives?" he
demanded.
Tell us all you know about him, j.
j." supplemented O'Ferral
But the information to be obtained