Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02


the gallery, the absolutely ridiculous idea
that the thief had put down bag of loot on
the floor of the cardroom for me to pick up,
and yet that's what he did,-it was all
child's story. And | couldn't speak of
Winthrop, nor of Thomas without mention
ing Winthrop, and Winthrop had enough to
do to explain away the suspicious about the
emerald bracelet.
"There won't be any further trouble, she
went on. every jewel has been taken to a
bank until somebody has been proved guilty.
Now let the detective solve it. And he may
just as well prove Winthrop innocent while
he's at it. Winthrop is a farmer, not
thief She dismissed the subject with an
airy motion of her fat hand. @Since you've
got Hap on the right track"
whats this right track thing?' Hap de-
manded.
"A scheme, put up job, to make you no
tice me-" | replied. "But had to do it; it
was part of my job" | suddenly covered
my face with my. hands.
Il guess you're satisfied, then," Hap
grinned. "Ard now you refuse to marry me,
after deliberately
"You surely don't believe intended"
cried.
a don't know what you intended but
know what's going to bel" Then Hap put
his arm about me in that masterful Hazard
way of his.
The Hazards are stubborn lot, and when
they want thing they get it. When went
back to my room, carefully shutting the
door in Hap's face, the mystery was still
mystery. | couldn't see but had badly
damaged reputation, and | had promised
Hap, with his mothers consent, to let him
share it.
THAT night the mystery, instead of clear
ing, deepened. 10 disappeared! And
not only that, but she had been taken away
-forcibly abducted! Adams, the detective
who was there to protect US, was found
bound and gagged at the foot of the stairs
leading to the tennis courts.
Chapter XIV.
WE knew 10 had been taken away by
force, because a woman does not, of
her own free WILL go out dressed only in
silk petticoat, a flimsy dressing gown, and
pair of thin bedroom slippers, even if the
weather is warm Adams the detective
whom John found tied up hard and fast
told us the little he knew of what had hap
pened, when he could talk-poor fellow!
And, although tried not to get shrieky and
faint, threw myself across the pillow where
JOS dear old dark head had rested and came
very lcdT uOlIS DOLll. L IIleu W CelI IIly Seu
that she was all right, that we should find
her soon, alivel | didn't believe it. | could
only see that whoever took her away did SO
for purpose; that they would kill her, or
perhaps-had!
1t was the elimination of an awful day.
After what had gone through morning and
afternoon, | could not go down to dinner.
The doctor said no, with capital \, and
hated him. And was exasperated with 10,
who, after playing golf with John all morn
ing, played golf with him all afternoon
said she did-and sat outside on the terrace
all evening, also with John, where the sound
of their voices foated up to me punctuated
occasionally with laughter from both of
them He never in his life did such thing
as sit on the terrace all evening with a wo-
man! could not catch word of what they
were saying. l was sure he was making love
to her!
could not complain of being neglected;
for the doctor had ordered 10 down stairs
and told me to go to sleep, adding that my
temperature was up and my heart queer.
Celie put me to bed; but when 10 came
finally was sitting up crying softly and
scratching the palm of my hand where the
end of board continually tickled.
Poor old 10! She patted me to sleep; but
it was a restless, fitful sleep, and at two
o'clock l changed to the couch in the sitting
room because 7 imapined the SALTY breeze