New-York tribune., 1909-02-21

Yo11 surely must have. ! haven seen
WinifTed IN over week. How Is she; Ven zen,
That : good Give her my love. please Goodby-
Dick had 10 grope for the hook on winch to
hang the receiver He sank back into chalr
and felt like sobbIng; but he SET ms HPS
firmly, quickly jumped TO ms leeJ' GonHe1 ms
hat. coat, and gloves, and lett tile HoDSe'
What could II al mean,
HE returned IN time 10 dress for dinner; hut
II with the ashen gray pallor ana set hI'S
about his mouth anyone could see the suffering
and torment he had been passing through ne
had determined 10 keep from Nnl1Ted the tact
that he knew she had deceived hlmi Dut II
yyas wen nigh impossible. Many times during
the dinner Conversation, which Centered about
the Joke uf the tickets, W Inlired would ask
Are YOU feeling all night Dickft dear
Dick would gaze searchlnglE At her ana an
syyer. " Yes. Yes, quite well, forgetting the
pet name Why! ,.,
Oh. YOU look a bit strange; not exactly tired.
Perhaps you've been reading too Tnuch. les'
that's II YOU We been stralnlng your eyes
Then for the first time since the afternoon
desertions began he realized that she had never
shown anv interest as to ms wherea bouts
during her absence. II Was PLAIN TO be seen
~, e1r7.r hing very odd was happening And
find out he would. no matter what pam the
truth might bring He waited with bated
breath 10 hear what excuse she would make
for the following afternoon and sure enough
It came:
II nave Sl4AlA f'.t1 Va -.--N II -H
He managed TO force to his set lips a sad
mile And vino may my rival be this tune
'Oh-it's-Mrs. French. She asked me al
most a week ago. You don't mlndE she m
quired, glancing up from her fancywork rather
nervouslv, he thought. She referred 10 II
again to-day, at the meeting.
Dicks heart almost stopped beating, but
he managed TO respond, " ny, not al all
What time are you TO meet her
A. - = BlltmIn
He sat looking at the stray tresses OF her
beautiful hair that seemed TO form hai0
about her head. Here indeed was deceit, and
vet how innocent she seemed He telt like
running over and taking her IN his arms and
al the while begging her 10 explain the he
Strangely enough, he sat quite stln, Won
dering whether she was really gong shopping
or what she intended dong. Where had she
f,een that afternoon and all the Others, Truly
he was perplexed and almost dlsheartened-
AND when the next day dawned a nasty
L l. rainy one, II Just suited the mood III "illcn
be found himself He had made up ms InInd
10 learn where Winifred went; so little De
fore the time set for the appointment he sta
toned himself IN the neighborhood OF their
apartment. He had not long TO want ana II
was not difficult to keep Nnlired IN we" a.
she departed down the street and turned the
corner Following quickly after her, he was
itlst III time 10 see her slip into taXloa stand
ing near the curb II front Of = restaurant ana
give directions TO the chafieuT
Il was 10 he easier than he had expected
Hai-ing another cab, Dick asked the driver IN
a hurried voice Can YOU keep that cab IN
sight " pointing 70 the rapidly departing auto
Sure, pop. Jump in. the driver answered:
" Wei, whatever YOU do, don't get ahead oi
him. Always stay half a block IN the rear Il
YOU r. successful, there a extra dollar IN II
Twenty minutes of Crosstown and down
town fiying and Dick noticed the cab IN front
was slowing up. Putting hls head out OF the
window. he called:
Turn over 10 the curb on the other side
and stop your cab.
They were about fifteen doors away from
where Winifred's conveyance had stopped