The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-19

Smith,"
Julia Smith laughed, thus display
ing hitherto unsupported dimple.
But for you," she said, II should
have been Mrs. Ferguesson."
/ collapsed upon the nearest chair
This was indeed news and of a start
ling nature. I suddenly remembered
Ferguesson's agitation two nights
previous, his interest in the weather,
and his restless pacing to and fro
while l watched the clock and waited.
So / sat in open-mouthed astonish-
ment, revolving these things in my
mind while Julia Smith sat and
watched me.
"Well?" she said
RANDY" I gasped.
l prefer Randolph, it is so much
more dignified. Yes, but for you
"And but for you," I interrupted
IT too
She nodded.
Il know 1t was strange coinci-
dence. I think'-she smiled mean
ingly-"that you were very wise to
come and talk things over with me.
Let us be comfortable"
She settled herself in low chair
and waited for me to begin. found
it difficult to do so, but finally plunged
desperately.
How did you get out?"
How thoughtful in you to in
quirel l suppose you were dread
fully worried about me. BY the way,
how did you get out?"
Don't you know?"
No, but have my suspicious. l
saw Mr.. Casey this morning-in the
presence of witnesses.
The dimple was again in evidence.
and I felt most uncomfortable.
How was he?"
! tried to speak indifferently, but
failed abjectly.
HE seemed well in body but per-
turbed in spirit"
Julia Smith laughed at some recol-
lection, then became suddenly serious.
Mr.. Leigh" she said, where is
Randolph
said most truly that did not
know.
Don't your" inquired, for really
1t seemed fitting that she should be
informed as to his movements.
NO, don't-truly. You see what
happened, of course. / thought you
were he, and he thought Miss Welles
was me. They must have arrived at
the corner shortly after we LETT it,
and got all mixed up, just as we did.
You can see from Miss Welles' note
(I saw you read it over Mrs. Robin
sons shoulder) that when they found
their mistake he left her and started
back for me. What became of him?"
But was more interested in Nancy
than in Ferguesson.
Where did he leave herr" asked
eagerly.
Don't you know ?"-there was as
constituent and doubt in her voice.
mo, don't"
Julia Smith stared incredulously,
and finally announced her opinion
with startling frankness.
II don't believe you"
Nor did my most eloquent appeals
move her in the slightest
The story l finally extorted from
Julia Smith was something of this
nature
She and Randy had been secretly
engaged for some weeks, and had
planned to elope, as being more ro-
mantle than the usual course of
events, az we'll as more convenient
under the circumstances. At first,
when everything went wrong, she had
determined that she could never re-
turn to her aunt's house, no matter
what happened but after night in
the police station she had changed
her mind, and telephoned them at
home. Her aunt had come to the
rescue and taken her away at once.
I'm not exactly free" she con-
fessed, in frightened whisper, "be-
cause of Aunt Harriet. You see, she
disappeared the night did, They
the police-seem to think l know
more about her than / VIII tell, SO
I'm what they call out on bail. It's
a horrid feeling"
She shuddered, and I felt creepy
sensation about my own spine. Bail
had been refused for me, and that
also was 'norrid feeling"
do you think" l said, that she
Miss Schuyler-Starr, you know .
mo, / don't. Neither does Aunt
Caroline, because-well, I'm not at
liberty to say. But where is she, and
why doesn't she come homer"
shook my head ruefully. Why
did not everybody come home?
Tell me about Casey" said.
II saw him this morning, and ]
did not know until then that you had
changed places. / don't know how
you managed it. but l can guess. Mr..
Casey was evidently very angry and
appealed to me to say that he was
not the man who came in the cab
with me"
And you said?"
II said that l had never looked
carefully at the man into whose cab
got by mistake, but I could positive
ly identify the prisoner as Mr.. Casey
--he having often visited at our