The Washington herald., 1910-06-19

she married this would-be arsiss, Wilson, and that
she IS a daughter Of the McNair who financed The
Cnllao bTanchl
have not met the others - intimately Tiers
are two sisters named Mercer. inclined 10 be noisy
they playing roulette In the next room Ho@.
One Is small and dark, almost HenEaic IN type.
named Leila and called LCilie The other larger
very biond and languishins and Eith decided
Preferences for masculine society even. saving the
marx minel Dallas Browns wife good looking.
smokes cigarettes when / an nOt sr0and-they ali
do. except Mrs. Wilson Then there Is maiden
aunt. who is III to-day with grip and excitement,
and Miss Knowles, who cane for moment last
night 20 see Mrs Wilson. vas caught IN the quar-
antine (ses paIersi. and. after hiding al night in
the basement. is Sulking all day In her room. Her
presence created excitement out Of all proportion
20 the apparent cause.
Frum the fact that have reason 20 know that
my artist host and his beautiful wife on bad
terms and from the significant glances with which
the announcement Of Miss Knowles TEssencs vas
met. the state q Affairs rather clear. Wilson
impresses a sfineless sort, anyhow, and when
the lady o< the basement shut herself away from
the Fcst to-day and haIFened On Jimmy. as they
cali him, pieadiug with bsr7hrUGgh the door, very
nesrly kicked him down the stairs. Oh, -, III
; keep out, night enough; IL isn't my affair.
By the Way after quarantine and with the police
man locked In the flirnacerOOn. pearl necklaos
and diamond tEzcelet stolen Justfteu q
Us 20 divide the suspacicnl Upon nv word. Hal.
it's the queeTest situation I ever beard Of Which
q Us did iti make guess that not few Of rs
are fools but which is the knaFeI The worst Of It
is am the only unaccredited member Of the house
hold!
This is more scandal than I ever wrote in ny
life. Lay It 20 circumSTibed enEirUnment and tbs
lack Of twenty miles over the Tampa before bgesk-
fast. We have ali been Eacinated. and the Of
fci0us gentlemen from the board Of health hars
taken their Frns and their foEmaldehyde ard gone.
We gods how we cough
The Carlton order win 60 through al right,
think 'Phoned him this morning II 1t does CID
nan We viii take a month IN Ss5fenbeT ard er.
ploTe the Mercator property.
Do you KNOW, Hal. ] have been thinking lately
that YOU and ! stick too close TO the grind Bust
ness is night enough. but what's the Use Of spend
ing one's best years succeeding in everything sx-
cert the things that worth Ehiley III De
thirty sooner than I care 20 say and-oh well, yol
won't understand You'll sit down there. with the
Southern Cross and the rest OF the internal asfr-
nonical galaxy locking down you. and the In
dams chanting IN tse village. and you viii think
have grown sentimental have not. You and
down there have been looking at the world through
the reverse end Of the glass It's bully old world
Hal. and this is Gods part Of it
Burn this letter after you read IL suspect it il
covered with germs Wen, happy dsys. Cd man.
Yours TOM.
r. Shy the way. can't yuu spare some q the
Indian pottery You picked up at Callaos I told
Mrs Wilson about IT, and she immensely IN
terested Send it 10 this address Can you set Il 70
the next staameri-T
From Maxwell Reed to Richard Burton
Bagley. University Club. New York.
Dear Dick:-Inclosed find my check for HTs hun
dred. as per wager Possibly you were within your
rights In protecting your bet IN the manner yu0
chose bat while / do not wish 10 b offensive,
your reporters are damnsbly Yours
MAXWELL REED.
From Officer Flanagan 10 Mrs. Maggie
Flanagan. Erin street.
Dear Maggie;-As soon as you receive this 60
down 10 Mac and tell him the story as tel you.
hear. Tell him ! wss Ealkin my beat. and ia
been sftber sesin Jimmy AlveTini about dom the
night thing for Mac on Monday, at the poles. when
secn a man hsngin suspicious around this house
which is Mr.. Wilson'S on kinsty-ffth. and. Of
scoorse. afther chasin the man mile more, I
lost him which vas not nv fault 50 | 20 back
to the Wilson house. and tell them to be careful
abont closin up fer the night. and while I'm
standin in the hall with all the sweIs around ne.
sTarkiin With jewels. the board Of health sends =
msa to lock us all In. because the Jap that's been
waiter has took the smallpox and gone 10 the hos
pirle. I stood me ground / ser sez !. you cant
shtop an oficer in rursute Of his duty. rSfuse 70
be shut in. BE sure TO tell Mac that.
So here am, and ike to be for month. Tell
Mac there's four votes shut MP here. and | can set
them for him. il he can stop this monkey business.
Then go over TO the Dago Church on Webster
avenue and put dollar IN Saint Anthonys box.
He'll me- out Of this scTape, right enough DO
Il st once. Now remember. 20 10 Mac first. may
be you can get the dollar from him. and mind
what you tel him Your husband,
TIM FLANAGAN.
From me 10 mother-Mrs Theodore Nc
Nalr. Hotel Hamilton, Bermuda.
Dearest Mo,hsr:-I hore you viii se. this before
You read the raTsrs. and when you do mad them
you are not 10 get excited and worried. I am as
well be- and great deal safer than essr
remember to have been in my Efe. We are quar-
antined lOt Of us in Jim Wilson's house BE-
cause his rrepToaehabae Jap did n very reproach-
able .hing-tO0k smallpox. Now read on before you
get excited. His mas been flmigRted ard
We have been yaccnased. l am well and hsRsy
I can't be killed IN a railway wreck OF smashed
when the car skids. Unless drown myself IN my
bath, or jump through window positively nothing
can happen to me. So gather up all your maternal
anxieties and ost them to the Bermuda sharks
Anne Brown is here-see the papers for list
and II she cannot play progTiety, Jimmy's Aunt
Selma can. In fact. she doesn't play at II: she
works. I have telenhoaed Lizette for some clothes
enough for a couple Of weeks. although Dsilas
promises 10 get US out sooner. Now, dear do 20
ahead ard have a nice time and on no Account
come home. You could only have The carriage stop
in front Of the house and wave 10 me through 3
window.
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.