The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-10-07
cuAprIR vii.-con,inued.

~ u The SENS
CHAPTER vli.-continued.
NJ nodded eyes to hers. fascinated.
IN an odd commingllng % fear and
mo and satisfied sclfloye. Now I
eocoDncrted with the affair. No
. ,pous that had any hand In H..
ssl5es no one knows me-that i
ala Her tone fen lower. The po-
70 have never heard Of me. DAM"
-l-bclicyc-
I could rc, away" she interrupted:
tnd then. n they stopped you"
-You'rr rlght. by the powers'" lie
uck the table smartly with his first.
you DO that and We can carry this
Avu,h Why. lacking the jewels. ]
n Maitland / am even wearing Malt
hbfs clothes," he boasted. Il went
bis apartments this morning and
Az 10 that because Il suited my pur.
re- 10 be Maitland for n day or two. ="
-rhen-'- Her gave questioned his.
Walter" cried Anisty. And. when
h nan was dcferentiai at his elbow:
csn cab. al once. please"
Certainly. sir"
NJ rest Of the corps Of servants
ptrp At the other end OF the big room.
la.ay made certain that they we're
" watching, then stealthily passed
y can~as bag 10 the girl. She bent
~ head. besioving Il in her handbag
You have made me happy.
aa.- came tremulously from beneath
b. hat brim
Whatever doubts may have assaulted
bin when Il was too late. by that re-
ARK we're enaced. silonced. Who
|tad mlstrust her sincerity
1hen when and where may I see
|O1 agaia'" he demanded.
The same place"
Il vas a bold move: but she was
indng, the waiter was back. an.
bouncing the cab In waiting. and he
lred NOT protest Yet his pat riposte
Demanded her admiration.
no Too risky. II they are watch.
ht here, they may be- there. too" lie
BOOK bis head decidedly The flicker
doubt was again extinguished: for
f'ioubtedly Maitland had escorted her
one that morning her reference had
sen TO ,ha, place Somewhere else. E"
Insisted. confident that she was
1ayng fair W ID Mta
She appeared 20 think for an in.
ant then, fumbling in her pocket
'ck extracted a typical feminine
-pcll siuh-i business end booking
though II had been gnawed by a
hacIlve rat-and scrubbed hastily
NE back OF menu card.
Mrs. McCabe, POS West One Hun.
ed and Eighteenth street. Top floor
ang three times"
I shall be there at soyen." she told
~ You won't fail NEE"
No' II I'm still at liberty" be
lnghed
ana the waiter smiled at discretion.
hfa~ay and unobtrusive smile that
pld by no possibility give offense;
'he same time Il was calculated 20
|''ey the impression that, in the
l'hlon Of one humble person. at least.
w Maitland was a merry wag.
Goodby DAM"
Ahlsly held her fingers in his hard
WIN Tor an instant. rising from his
uoodby my dear" he said. clum.
I'VE watched her disappear. eyes
1uid temples throbbing. by the
'S,fs!' he cried. But she's
|Fouh IT,
'eTlaps his meaning was vague.
|n Va 70 himself lie resumed his seat
''clanically and sat for a time
us uI'amily into vacancy. blunt
'seH drumming on the cloth.
NO. be declared at length. mo;
sale enough In her
ouGe secure from the public gaze,
t.,' crowded back into corner of
NJ, 'O' as though trying TO eiface her.
na, i'er eyes closed almost auto
|No,ae 'he curve OF laughing lips
LANE oalle doleml droop; crtnKle ap.
~ between the arched brows;
|h.a .' q. o. burning crimson flooded her
|u,o ,' u'r zap both hands lay clenched
h Anr' D' us's-clenehed so tightly that
|su n.;. uuholng her flngers-a phys
YAM 'AAL somehow. helped her 70