Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-13

who expects TO BE-
understood Says she knows I'll be
glad to hear she has come TO Chicago
and expects TO remain permanently.
and hopes will come 10 see her. with
graceful references 10 our former
friendship. Signed 'Rosina Hitch
B and | don't know and never knew any
Rosina Hitchi never even heard Of
a human being named Rosina."
And I believe him." corroborated
Mrs. Tessdale, trine deflantly. catch
ing GolInick's eye. Gollnick FASTENED
10 resolve HIS face into a picture OF
trust and faith. Certainly" he said.
D SLOW extraordinary,
He fingered thoughtfully the note
which Tessdale had passed over. Then
the idea struck him.
/ "Of course" he said to Tessdale, st
wouldn't be proper for you. married
man, TO pay any attention to this note.
You couldn't do it. you know. Could
he. Mrs. Tessdale? Your role is to
treat il with cold reserve II not "A
suspicious contempt. But 1t would be
! entirely correct for me to answer II.
Tessdale? Now, wonldn't it?"
I'D kind of like to get to the bottom
of the mystery" confessed Tessdaie.
I'D ike to know who Rosina really
IS"
/ GO on and answer it," urged Mrs.
/ Tessdale, who was cheerfully without
scruples when Tessdale was not CON
cerned.
Thereupon Gollnick answered the
! note on Mrs. Tessdale's best station
cry. His was a beautiful note. con-
sidered from all points. 1t was the
acme of polite interest. of courteous
: pleasure in the fact that Chicago was
from now on to be blessed with the
! presence of Rosina Hitch. of deity
vague references TO the mysterious
past days when they had known each
! other, of intimations that the writer
would be charmed TO pick up again the
thread of their acquaintance. And
Golnick signed 1t with Tessdale's
, name.
Il have to-" he insisted. she wrote
| to you, didn't she? She doesn't know
me. does she?"
She's welcome to know you," said
| Tessdale, for all of me. All right, let
| her go,"
So Gollnick mailed the letter on his
way home that night. Three days
later Mrs. Tessdale telephoned him
that there was an answer, and Coll
! nick FASTENED to his friends house.
He was beginning TO feel an eager in
! terest In Rosina Hitch Gollnick al
| ways said that q person could be
| Judged by the way he or she wrote
letter and Rosina's letter had been
very nice The second one was even
more so. She said she'd be glad TO see
! Tessdale the next evening.
I'm going" Gollnick announced.
But YOU don't look like mel" OBJ
! 1ected Tessdale.
What difference does that make?"
demanded Goilnick, with malicious
| cleverness. You say Rosina never
set eyes on you,"
Sometimes. much as he liked Coll
Rick, Tessdale was greatly irritated by
, him, and this was one of the times.
Don't you get me into any mix-up"
| he growled. Not that he wanted to
/ call on Rosina himself, but somehow
he felt that Gollnick was too super
abundantly joyful In his freedom to do
so.
I'm going." Gollnick repeated.
He really dressed very carefully for
that cali II was an adventure and he
: was excited Not since his college
4 DAYS had he been so excited. He did
not go so far as to say that Rosina was
tall. with waves Of dark hair and large
i eyes. but he felt assured she was
charming. She must be. from those
| notes.
The address Rosina had given vas
, on a very good avenue. and it was a
modestiy impressive house. As Coll
/ room his satisfaction grew He knew
at once that Rosina's family was the
right sort. He rose to his feet as he
heard her coming.
With the Colosseum doing a zigzag
waltz before his startled eyes. Coll
nick found himself holding the hand
of a plump. motheriy woman Of co.
with her hair parted and smoothed
down. II surely was a basque she had
on-nothing more modern,
why. where's Tommy Tessdale7 p
the nice old woman asked az once. 4
haven't forgotten what he looked like.
though I haven't seen him since he
was a boy. when visited his mother.
I went through the seminary with his
dear mother. and she was my best
friend. Has anything happened7-
As has been said. GoIinick Is a very
clever man lie looked straight into
the kindly eyes Of Rosina Hitch. the
old. fashioned woman with a fad for
new-fsshioned stationeTy.
Il came IN Tessdaie's place he
said. ~He-he was detained By bust