Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-30
CHAPTER V.
Beside the summer len. An u~nteriude.

btEiue ne uhihhtF SCds al tbtcEiiuCs
TT I had been at my wits end before,
| was now beyond it, in such a
chaos of puzzled anger that I
could not even think reasonably. much
less come to sensible conclusions. The
italian sailor with his impossible
charge against Mr.. Tabor's own i'm
possible charge against me, were new
elements which might or might not
work into the situation; but at least |
could not place them now; nor, for
want of a motive that would bear dis
section was ready to confess my own
desire to stay on the ground until l
had seen the matter through. / would
go away to the sanity of the seaside,
and give the veXations of the last few
days time to clear. The whole *
perience had been so strange that I
must have more perspective through
which to view it clearly; and l could
see nothing to gain by haste. For all
that, / was perfectly clear that at
length everything must come out right.
Not that | could define to myself X
actly what coming out right would
mean, except making Mr.. Tabor admit
himself outrageously mistaken, and his
daughter-but it was better not to
Lnltlk ABOUT his uduSlllti uiiitoS =
was ready to risk thinking too much
about her. The very memory of her
Vivid face in the car window, OF her
quizzical impertinences on the way, the
sight of her lying motionless in the un-
natural meadow, and most poignant OF
ali, her distress and shrouded beauty
in the dim hall, lit up the last few
hours as with the glamour of a dream
-..1 - H. n nfa1fr1a arn V1nn-
strous and unconvincing. She must be
put aside If possible with the rest until
| could see clearly. Bob Ainslie and
Mrs. Bob, boating, bathing, golf and
tennis, should be my %devouring in
~terests for the next week. After that
we shoul see.
For a couple OF miles my car
Travelled through open country; then
with the Sound on its left, passed
through small wooded patches that
gave way continually to open glades
where lawns from little cottages and
great ran down to the waters edge.
NV destined hosiery, l remembered.
fiourished under the original name of
Bellevue. | did not especially pine
for It. with it's green-lined mat
ting, white enameled furniture and
ia AICA LIE aH6
he unouestionable advantage of being
only q couple of hundred yards from
the Ainslies's cottage. There | hurried
into my hannels and set forth in search
of Bob, whom | found playing the gen
tie game of croquet with himself, the
pink ball against the green. When he
saw me, he gave a viking whoop that
brought Mrs. Ainslie from her chair up
on the veranda, while he executed a
solemn w~ar-dance around me.
"Where, o where, are the Hebrew
children?' he chanted, Safe now in
the promised land-where's your bag?
"Why how 10 you do, Mr.. Crosby
said Mrs. Ainslie. bob. what on earth
will the n~eighbors think of you? And
Mr.. Crosby will hardly like being called
a Hebrew-not that / have anything
against the Hebrews. They are really
a very fine people, but
"But, my dear, you are talking nom
sense. Laurie, where is that bag?" Or
Heaven grant 1t be a trunk"
"It's a bag l said, "and I left it in
nv room at the Bellevue and a very
good room it is"
Observation-Disclosures" Bob snorted.
you go pack to hat whited
sary and wrest away your belongings
and come over here. We are going TO
house-party in a couple of days, and
we need you in our business. Your
room is now southeast corner second
floor. beautiful view of the sound or
within sound of the Observation-Disclosures
you pleace."
"You are an idiot. but I owe you,"
said /. Nevertheless, I'm going to
stay where / am. Can't be bothered
with house parties. l came down here
for some exercise"
~ think you look tired" Mrs. Ainslie
put in thoughtfully.
HE looks sulky to me-" said Bob.
"A1l right. stay where you are until you
feel the need of a decent bed. Bet I
can beat you at croquet and give you
two wickets."
"You are a fattening, indolent per-
son." I said. what l want, and what
you stand IN crying need of, is exer-
cise," and l dragged him off to the no.
tel tennis courts.
ITO He Continued Mondey.D
r.,n-., ,odooI hoU ar ,tr1 ahoufJ .aou~s