The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-10

but she has kept even her ac.
Quaintance with him from me- said
Winters.
There was something so incriml.
mating In this that Brown was silenced
II tell you what you do, Norman.
he said-"tumble into bed here. 20 10
sleep, and tomorrow we'll see what
we can do to get at the bottom OF the
affair. I'm quite sure something will
turn up to prove your wife's limo.
cence. | know Cranston, and IL You
feel that you must punish him I win
arrange matters for you"
Winters was persuaded and after m
while went to bed, though not to
sleep. He lay awake all night, va.
rious suggestions concerning his
wife's connection with Cranston run
ming through his mind, and In the
morning arose unrefreshed and as
feverish as when he had gone TO bed.
Brown took him out to breakfast
with him, and afterward both return
ed to Browns rooms to concoct q plan
of action. They talked an hour. but
could reach no conclusion. Brown Of
fered to go to Cranston and listen to
what be had to tell of Della Winters
and why he had found It necessary
TO meet her in her own house during
her husbands absence.
II have no confidence I'm any Cox
PLANTATION" said Winters, with groan.
Arrange with him. as he suggested,
for some kind of meeting between
him and me that will not bring my
wife into the affair"
Ills thoughtfulness of your wife's
reputation" replied Brown, sis more
like Cranston than taking money from
her. I'm astonished ut the latter act"
Cranston Is poor as a church mouse,
but l always considered him honor
able and very proud"
"Such men are always nice about
the regulations of the women they
ruin"
Brown left his friend pacing the
floor and went of to find Cranston.
Winters spent half an hour alone, ali
bis brain. AT times 1t would flash
upon him that 1t was all gigantic
mistake. Then the figure of the young
man Of fashion would come up as he
had seen him i'm swallowtail coat and
low cut white vest. confessing his iden-
tity, and he would relapse into his for
mer condition. always running to the
Of n lie, hax tt.a, %,
her affections to society puppet who
was not worth kicking across the
street. Worse-had not Della declined
to go out that she might keep an APP
pointment with the fellow, and had
not Winters caught him snealxing
about his house in the middle OF the
night?
While he was thus engaged, his
mind saturated with his trouble, the
door was thrown open, and Brown
came in with young man fashlonably
dressed and Of very aristocratic
mien, who stood staring at Winters
Then the stranger said angrily:
what do you mean by accusing me
of being in your house at midnightT'
L.
'I'm Effingham Cranston."
"See here" cried Winters with pas
sion. 'if you're in collision with that
whelp to get him out Of scrape I'll
xiii you and him too"
but. Norman" interposed Brown.
'this Is Cranston. You said 1t was
Cranston who was in your house last
night"
Winters stood looking from one to
the other wonderingly.
Hes not the man. he repeated.
"Who's been personating meT ex-
Claimed the real Cranston. IF | find
out Ill give him the worst thrashing
he ever got"
At this moment there was ring at
the telephone. Brown received the
message, and the following dialogue
took place:
Womans Voice-Is that you, Mr..
Brown?
Brownies. Who are you. please?
Woman's Voice-Mrs. Winters.
Brown-Ah, yes! What can / do for
you?
MIS-. Nn6erS-My nuSpuiiu ui"h y
come home last night at all. I'm
frightened to death about him. l have
telephoned to his club, and they say
he left there about IL o'clock. Have
you seen or heard anything Of him?
Moves. Hold the WIRE"
Brown turned to Winters and re-
peated the conversation. Winters
brain was, I'm such confusion that he
could make no suggestion as to what
to reply. Brown put his lips to the
speaking tube again.
''Hello! Is that you, Mrs. WintersT
Mrs. Winters-Yes.
Brown-Your husband Is here. He
stayed with me last night.
Mrs. Winters-Did he? Oh, how re-
lieved I am! Tell him to come home
at once. Last night the house was
robbed. All my jewelry and most OF
the silver is gone.
Brown-All right, Mrs. Winters. I'll
send him right home.
Brown turned angrily to Winters
and said:
Norman, you've been sold by
burglar. The fellow must be pretty
cool and have great inventive powers.