The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-19

Is what [ mean2'
"But-tliiak Of the things she had In
her trunk when she came. The things
that Enthusiastically were taken on the
vet"
Let Lizzie explain that-I can't, and
don need to- When she gets over
the strangeness she surely feels, no
matter VINO she is, she can tell yCH
what Lhat means. But, since that is the
only thing doubtful about her let her
continue to take care of the children,
SINCE she IS doing it so we'll"
MY wife rose I can't get over the
lqea that she is an anarchist" she
shook her head.
'Youm have to get over it, ]. came to
ner side. Don't you see that the only
lnlng can do Is TO keep her here?
We gone on her bond-pIedged myself
tnaC she must keep the peace. And.
whether or not she is inclined to tear
loose someway - and I think it's not -
II. IN SAFER when she's In tails house and
under my eye
.,,, IF .,iy, 9q only hadn't taken the re-
My dear, what else could do? I
llaG 70 &c H. Anyway, she is good
Yes. my wife agreed slowly NOV
ing across the room. "she is"
Then she stays?" I asked eagerly.
we e.. keep her. figuratIvely. on the
Z suppose so" she replied. yes.
the children =
Good work." exclaimed. and fol-
lowed her from the room. "And as a
step forward under the new order If
things. de;u-fnd out ner last name. g"
II wasn't till after dinner, in the
Ilalt nOur we had TO ourselves before
our guests began arriving for our card
paLty tnat night that my wife and 1
resumed the conversation again.
ana then Il was only for a word.
II DlHenburghe my wife
informed me. Then the dOorbelI rang,
and the company began to arrive.
The ladies placed their wraps in the
nGrsery-the most convenient upstairs
room. because of its situation at the
mead Of the stairway and also because
II was separated by the length Of the
haH from the room where the children
slept with Lizzie
Their belongings laid away there.
when our party was at last assem- bled
20 It's fun number. we gathered around
three tables in the library. and the
evenings entertainment began.
FOR an hour or so we played quietly
and without interruption Then I beck
oned Jack Rogers TO join me IN the
buffers pantry, where the lunch was
laid out and where also there was a
surprise In the nature Of 81 bottle Of
choice Scotch.
" mere > the EWeQG--Lue herman
nurseraid, Hank?" he whispered, when
We were alone. ANY chance of taking
a look at her?'
Anxious TO see the in ported Jewel,
Ell? I jOited. She's in bed and fast
asleep by now, old man, and not to
sorry" he said. wei, here's
how"
The glass dropped from bis fingers
WIKI a tinlke on the floor And the
bottle slipped from my shaking hand.
What had startled Us was a loud,
feminine shrek
It came from overhead, and I had
only time 70 place its location before
I dashed through the swinging door
of the pantry. Jack at my heels. and
burst into the connecting room-the
library We had just left.
What is ito" 1 cried at my wife,
who stood beside one IF the card
tables. facing the door leading 70 the
stairs. What has hapFsnedT
Ny wife turned to meet my eyes
] over the head OF or guests.
Why I don't know" she answered.
nervously- Mrs. Anderson and Ruth
Davidson Just went upstairs 10 the
| nursery for their handkerchief. and
one OF them screamed just now.
don't know
There was a furry near the door,
and Mrs Anderson, follower by Miss
Davidson. rushed breathlessly into the
MY dearr cried Mrs. Anderson,
my dear" she swept swiftly down
upon my wife. My dear, my gold
mesh bag has been stolen."
"StolenF in one excited breath. ez-
claimed the roomful.
"Stoleup' repeated Miss Davidson.
And. as soon as Mrs. Anderson dis
covered her loss 7 looked for my di3-
m0nd brooch. which was pinned to
the lining Of my coat, and that was
stolen toot''
'g3ut-but you can't mean that your
your things were really stoient"
cried my wife here IN the house.
They're just mislaid. I'll 90 and
NOT Mrs. Anderson checked her de-
terminedly. II say the bag and pin
were stolen. For we saw some one
just a shadow Of some one-coming out
OF the room Just as we came up the
stairs And 1t could have been the
thief"
Who could have come out OF the nur-
sery al that hour? Looking into my
wife's ace, over the others heads, the
same idea, 7 saw, had occurred TO us
both at the same instant-her lips form
e1 voiceiessly the same name that came
into my head.
And, at that moment. a head was
ICSed around the side II the door, and
a yo,ce-the voice Of Lizzie-calied to
my wife in German:
What has happened. Frau Norris p
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