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They stared at each other across
the big library table, with young eyes
all at. once hard, suspicious. And
then Gertrude held out both hands to
him appealingly.
We must not" she said brokenly
Just now, with so much at stake, it
lis shameful. know you are as ig-
no-ant as am. Make me believe 1t,
Halsey."
Halsey soothed her as best he could,
and the breach seemed healed But
long after went to bed he sat down
stairs in the living room alone, and l
knew he was going over the case as
he had learned 1t. Some things were
clear to him that were dark to me.
He knew, and Gertrude, too, why Jack
Bailey and he lad gone. away that
night, as they did. He knew where
they had been for the last 4s hours,
and why Jack Bailey had not returned
with him. II seemed to me that with
out fuller confidence from both the
children-they are always children to
mel should never be able to learn
anything.
AS / was finally getting ready for
bed, Halsey came upstairs and knocked
At my door. When had got into
negligee-I used to say wrapper be-
fore Gertrude came back from school
81 let him in. He stood in the door
way 9 moment, and then he went into
agcnias Of silent mirth. ! sat down
on the side OF the bed and waited in
severe silence for him to stop, but he
only seemed to grow worse. When
he had recovered he took me by the
allow and pulled me in front of the
mirror.
& How to be beautiful !" he quoted.
IS Advice to maids and matrons, by
Beatrice Fairfax" And then / saw
myself, had neglected to remove
my wrinkle eradicators, and presume
my appearance was odd. | believe
that 1T SIS woman's duty to care for
her looks, but 1t is much like telling
= necessary falsehood done must not
be found out BY the time I got them
on Halsey was serious again, and i
listened to his story
Aunt Ray" he began, extinguish-
Ing his cigarette on the back Of my
ivory hair-brush, I would give q lot
TO tellayou the whole thing. Butt
cant. Tor q day or so. anyhow. But
one thing ! might have told you long
time ago. II You had known it, you
would not have suspected me for a
moment of--of having anything to do
with the attack on Arnold Armstrong.
Goodness knows what 4 might do to
i fellow like that.sif there was enough
sprovocation, and ! had gun in my
hand under ordinary circumstances.
Butt care great deal about Louise
Armstrong, Aunt Ray, hope to mar
nv her some day. Is it likely would
kill her brother Z"
But the whole thing is absurd" Il
argued. And besides. Gertrude's
sworn statement that you left before
Arnold strong came would clear
you at once
S ialsey got up and began to pace
the room, and the air Of cheerfulness
dropped like a mask.
She can't swear It" he said finally.
Gertrude = story was true as FAR as
Il went, but she didn't tell everything.
Arnold Armstrong came here at 2. so
came Into the billiard room and left
In Ave minutes. He came to bringz-
somethirg by;
Ialsey & cried. you must tell me
The whole truth, Every time I see
Way for you to escape you block it
yourself with this Val of mystery
what did he bring ~ sEs s IS:
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