The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-07

STOOL unu tfieu 10 30 on painting. But
he was preoccupied with the girl.
Finally he sprang up and exclaimed:
~ have It. She's q detectivep'
There was no other explanation.
The woman he was trying to shake
had discovered his whereabouts and
sent another woman after him. Ten
to one this one who called herself
Iddleston would try and get some
compromising evidence from him that
would serve n purpose I'm a breach OF
promise suit. Trevor resolved to be
wary and IL possible pay the detective
I'm her own coin-that Is. II she pur-
sued him. AS to going to see her. he
had no idea Of doing that
But curiosity prevented his staying
away.
One day. passing the farmhouse
where she stopped. he saw her sitting
on the porch driving a pen. Sheets
OF manuscript were scattered about.
A click Of the gate caused her to lock
up.
"Oh, Mr.. Brown" she exclaimed
gushingly. show good of you to come
to see mel How honored I feel to re-
ceive visit from a celebrated artist
I. who am entirely unknown I'm my
profession"
"Taffyw muttered Trevor to himself.
"They say" she continued. "that the
pen and the brush usually go together.
Have you never written anything?"
Nothing but letters" replied Trevor,
with cunning look.
'Lettersl Oh. do let me see some of
them. l love to read the letters of lit
erary people,"
II have a few that I once wrote a
woman whom l thought loved. After
a little spat between us she returned
them"
"The very thing need for a part
OF my novel that I am now working
upon. In them I shall get that gen.
uine feeling we novelists find 1t diff
cult If not impossible to initiate"
Trevor breathed hard. All doubt that
Miss lddleston had been sent to in
veigle him into surrendering certain
letters he had written and fortunately
struck him. The best defense against
n woman is the opposite Of fighting
her-that is, making love to her. He
would outwit her In this way. 1t did
not occur to him that by so doing he
would get another affair on his hands.
Men never really use their reasons
about women. They think they do,
but they are under the influence of
their feelings instead.
Trevor was an attractive fellow, and
since he was to Miss Iddleston a cele-
brated artist he had only to say few
hoaeyed words and look at her I'm
melancholy. yearning way to achieve
n complete victory. He was not fool
enough to give her the letters he had
written to another woman; that affair
was passed so far as any tender feel
ing was concerned. Instead, he wrote
letters to Miss Iddleston direct. 1t
wasn't necessary for him to write her,
for he could see her every day, but
she said she needed these letters in
her work. so he consented to write a
few for her. He intended to refrain
from committing himself In any of
them, but mans letters to woman
may be interpreted to mean more than
he intends. and he is apt to grow In
cautious. Trevor had been through
the mill before and should have known
better. He did know better. The
trouble was not I'm what he knew. but
what he did.
A very curious condition existed be-
tween Mr.. Trevor and Miss Iddleston
just before their separation at the end
OF the summer. Mr.. Trevor had treat
ed her as n spy and had taken means
to outwit her as such. She considered
him famous artist and an honorable
man, whereas he had never achieved
anything remarkable and was hiding
from woman he feared.
Then suddenly her eyes were opened
to the fact that he had been entirely
mistaken in the authoress. Some
friends came to see her whom Trevor
met. and he became aware that she
was an eminently respectable young
woman and very highly connected.
Moreover, he discovered that he had
been caught in his own trap and was
In love with her.
What was he to do? Confess? Con.
TESS what? That he had taken her
for detective. Suppose he should
conceal this, his only reason for per-
hitting her to remain under the Inn
preston that he was a great artist
And In any event he must come dowA
from that high position and acknowl-
edge himself simply as one who had
begun an attempt to reform.
While he was debating what to do
Miss 1ddleston told him that her story
vas completed and that she would like
% have his opinion OF It. An idea
struck Trevor. He told her that ne
would take IL to the city with him.
cad It and return It with his criticism.
lie also intimated that he would then
nave something important to say to
Ter.
Soon after the lady's arrival ut home
The received the manuscript OF her
lovel with n letter from her critic
which said very truthfulIy that It had
excited In him thrill. 1t had made
new man OF him. Then followed his
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