The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-02

stuff. and jabbed bar successfully in
the semi-da-kness Then l carried IL
back to the laundry and dropped It on
the table. Aunt Selma looked at the fork
with disgust; then we both looked at the
soap. One side OF it was covered with
round holes that curved around on each
other like coiled snake.
/ ran back TO the storerOom, and there,
& little bit sticky and smelling terribly
of rosin. lay Annes pearl necklsce
/ was so excited that I seized Aunt
Selma by the hands and danced her all
over the place. Then I left her, trying
II find her hairpins On the floor. and ran
up TO tell the others. / met Betty Ii the
hall, and waved the pearls at her. But
she did nor notice them
rs Mr. HARRISON down there7" she
asked breathlessly. Il left him on the
roof and went down 10 my room for my
scarf. and when l went back he had dis
appeared. He-he doesn't seem TO be in
the house" She tried 10 laugh, but her
voice was shaky. He couldn't have got
down without passing me, anyhow" she
supplemented. Il suppose I'm silly, but
SO many queer things have happened,
Kit"
IT wouldn't worry, Betty" soothed
her. He is big enough to take care OF
himself And WITH the best intentions
in the world, you can't have him all the
time, you know"
She was too much startled TO be IN
dignant She followed me into the
library. where the sight Of the pearls
produced a tremendous excitement. and
then every one had to go down 10 the
storeroom, and see where the necklace
had been hidden. ard Max examined all
the bars of soap for thumb prints.
Mr.. HARRISON did not appear. Max
commented IN the fact caustically, but
Dai hushed him up. And so. Anne hug
ging her pearls, and Aunt Selma having
put fnaf seasoning OF washing powder
on the clothes In the tub, We all went
upstairs TO bed. II had been a long day.
and the morning would at least bring
bridge.
I, I was almost ready for bed when jim
tapped at my door. I had been very cool
to him since the night IN the library
when / was publicly staked and mar
: tyred, and he was almost cringing when
/ I opened the door.
what is it now?' 1 asked cruelty.
HAS Bella tired OF it already. or has
somebody else rash?''
Don't be a shrew, Kit" he said. IT
don't want you TO do anything. / only
! when did you see HARRISON lastT
afraid I haven't seen the last OF him
yet" Then / saw that he was really
worried. Betty was leading him 70 ths
roof" I added "Why? Is he missing
He isn't anywhere in the house. DAB
and I have been over every inch OF II. :
Max had come up, IN q dressing gown
and was watching me insolently-
Il think we have seen the last OF him, =
he said. I'm sorry. Kit, TO nip the lit
tie romance in the bud. The fellow was
crazy about you-there's no doubt OF it.
But I've been watching him from the
beginning, and 1 think I'm upheld
Whether he went down the water spout.
or across a board to the next house"
II dislike him intensely I said an
grily. but you would not dare to say
that to his face. He could strange you
with one hand"
Max laughed disagreeably.
We'll, l only hope he is gone. he
threw at me over his shoulder. 7
wouldn't want to be responsible TO your
father II he mad stayed" ] was speech
less with wrath.
They went away then, and I could hear
them going over the house At 1 O'Clock
Jim went up TO bed. the last. and Mr..
HARRISON has not been found. I did nos
see how they could go TO bed at all. II
he had escaped. then Max was right
and the whole thing was heart-breaking.
And if he had not, then he might be
lying
I got up and dressed.
The early part OF the night had been
cloudy but when got to the roof II
was clear starlight. The wind blew
through the electric wires strung across
and set them singing. The occasional
bleat of a belated automobile on the
drive below came up to me raucously.
The tent cleaned, a starlit ghost Of itself.
and the boxwoods bent in the breeze
went over the the parapet and leaned
my elbows on It I had done the same
thing so often before; I had carried al
my times OF stress so infallibly 10 thai
, particular place, that instinctiveiy my
feet turned there.
And there. in the starlight, I went over
the whole serio-comedy. and loathed my
part in it. He had been perfectly right
| to be angry with me and with all OF Us
And 1 had been a hypocrite and Phari'
|, see, and had thanked God that / wa
not as other people. when the fact was
/, that I was worse than the worst And
although ii wasn't dignifed to think OF
him going down the drain pipe, still-ne
, one could blame him for wanting TO gel
, away from us, and he was quite mus
eular enough TO do IT,
I was in the depths of self-abasemeni
, when I heard q sound behind me- It wal
. a long breath, quite audible, that ended
in a groan. I gTipped the parapet and
] listened, while my heart pounded, and II
a minute Il came again.
I was terribly frightened. Then-I DON
know how did it, but I was across ths
roof, kneeling beside the tent where !
stood against the chimney. And there
lying prone among the flower pots, anS
almost entirely hidden. lay the man w
had been looking for.
His head was toward me, and / reach
? ed out shakingly and touched his face
\ II was cold, and my hand, when / drew
Il back. was covered with blood.