The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-17

myself only too well. And. being a cad
himself, he doesn't know that I
wouldn't bring in certain names
4 shall have to send again for the
cablegram, no matter what happens"
said VAL II must get money.
"Sure you can get it?" Isidora asked
in a confidential yet somewhat doubt.
full tone.
"0f course I'm sure. l have my let
ter of credit-the one thing did man.
age to keep"
Eyes. but
'"There isn't any but" cut in Love.
land impatiently. IT'S certain to be
all right this afternoon at latest. The
cable will have come to the hotel, and
then ] shall know what to do. Even
supposing the police should arrest me
for that affair-well, mt worst, the
trouble ought to be over and done
within day or two"
"Oh. indeed 1t Wouldn't exclaimed
the pretty Jewess. II don't know what
wightn't happen to you. You will be
careful, won't you--if it's only to please
mey And her eyes were large and
beseeching.
you're very kind to take an inter-
est" said Val. really grateful, though
he had to restrain an impulse to draw
back from her advances. "Of course ]
don't want to be let in for a scandal
which might do others harm as well as
me-and would, IL that beast Milton
could manage 1t. I'm not exactly pin
ing to see the inside of New York
Jail, which you seen to think I'm In
danger of doing. Things are bad
enough as it ISL And his face dark
ened. for he thought that after the
loathsome publicity the newspapers
were now giving the name Of Love-
land he might have difficulty in bring
ing down such game as he had crossed
the sea to seek.
"Oh, I'm sorry you think things here
are SO bad" rctorted Isidora, flushed
and pouting.
"You know / don't mean things
here" protested Val. with less truth
than politeness. you're too good to
me. and i appreciate 1t all immense
~"
"Do your she asked. her eyes
liquid.
"Of course do. / hope / shall be
able to prove that before long,"
"Well." she said warmly. 81 mean
to go on being NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
you. for I'm studying out plan to get
your things away from the Waldorf
Astoria hotel and all the same to keep
you out of trouble. You're foreigner
and don't understand our ways yet but
I'll see you through all right"
How are you going to do that, my
guardian angel?' Val smiled at the
pretty girl.
Isidora bad the sensation Of being
bathed In perfumed cream. His guard
ian angelr She had been called a
number Of nice things. such as real
beaut." high flier and a Floradora,
but no one had ever hailed her as his
guardian angel before. aud with all her
heart she vowed that she would live
up to the name.
81 don't know exactly yet how I'll
do IT." she admitted. But you leave
1t to me. and it'll be done. you'll see.
Only give me an order signed Love
land to bring away anything Of yours
from the hotel. Meantime I've thought
Of one thing, which is you'd better
not be seen here till we're sure they
amt on TO you through that messenger
boy. / tell you what. I've got a lady
friend In this street, Mrs. Johnny
Gernsbacher, who's looking after an
empty house that's for rent"
"a caretaker!' asked Loveland.
81 guess that's right. Me and Mrs.
Gernsbacher's good friends. She's a
widow lady, quite old. most forty-fve.
50 she'll do for chaperon. You can
see to things here for five minutes till
| run across and ask IL she'll let you
stay there ia the house. as a friend OF
minc, til you have time to look
around
"l-sce 70 thingsT echoed Loycland
blankly.
"Yes. IL anybody comes in they'll
take you for swell waiter III those
clothes. They'll think Alexander the
Greats starting In for uptown STYLE"
She laughed with amusement ut the
joke. and Loveland laughed. too,
though not very heartily. lie was not
enchanted az the Idea OF being mistak.
en- for a swell waiter"
Mrs. Gernsbacher must have been.
very accessible ard easily persuaded.
for In less than ten minutes the girl
was back again. flushed with triumph.
''1t's all right" she announced. "Beccy
G.'s standing In the basement door,
waiting for you 10 pop In. Bill. you
show him the way TO Beccy's. Goodby.
Mr. Gordon. Don't stay here another
minute. Ill be over as soon as can
TO tell You what's NJ. and Ill send Bin
along at noon with something good for
your dinner
Nothing had happened when Bill
Willing came at 1890 10 find Ioyeland
an appropriately ornamental figure.
keeping guard In AIRS. Gernsbachcr's
kitchen during that lady's absence on
a shopping expedition: nothing had
happened worth reporting. except that
Alexander the Great was s"around