The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-03-16
CHAPTER XIV-Continued.
Copyright. 1909. by Augustus Thoma,

"She has gone 10 Mrs. Murphy's,'
snapped CorneIia when this informa-
ton was communicated to the gather.
ing. For once in her life Cornelia's
Information was of value. ana from
the nearest telephone to Mrs. Murphy.
who. it seemed. had been a house
keeper in the family. word was sent
TO Dora that NJ. Navin desired to talk
to her.
"She will come TO the telephone
when | ask her" said Vavin when the
others protested that it was hardly
likely hat n girl who had acted So
strangely would Suddenly become doe
lie.
II should like" he said, 'to have you
do me the favor of allowing me the
privilege Of speaking perfectly freely
to Miss Fullerton when she comes ia
the telephone and therefore letting me
have the room alone"
The telephone bell rang, and the OPP
orator said that Miss Fullerton was
ready to speak to NJ. Vavin.
He bowed 10 them as they stepped
out, holding IIolcomb by the arm. IF
you please. stay"
"Yon are in trouble. my dear he
said, speaking in French. "and you
thoughtlessly did not come to me
Shall | come to Lenox or will you
come back to New York"
1t was a short conversation, and the
Frenchman hung up the receiver and
turned to Holcomb.
Miss Fullerton tells me that she
went to Lenox this morning" he said
harshly, Ito get some information
from Professor Fullerton. She has
not heard from him. but | have told
her we will have him here tonight,
She says that she will not be able 10
play. Is that a great blow to your"
difference" said Holcomb. I'VE are
not playing to any business anyway,
though it may make the management
sore on her"
"You are dealing with things more
serious than your management" said
' IL dIb II ! hhON nv II . II
may not be a bad idea to close il on
account of her indiSpoSitiOp for one
or perhaps two nights. 1t would be
what you call good business. She will
leave on the = o'clock train for New
York. and you and | can meet bnr
somewhere between here and LeuoX.
and in the meantime we will have
Judge Elliott see that her father ar
rives here from Albany, where he has
been speaking"
He walked briskly to the door and
threw it open. You may come in he
said.
Miss Fullerton" he said to Judge
Elliott, informs me that she went TO
LenoX to consult her father about a
matter that to her was very impOr-
tant. Her father, she learned there,
was in Albany, and she has been I'M
able to get in touch With him. VIII
you see that he is at my hotel at s
o'clock tonight"
AT your hotelr' was the general *
clamation
AT my hotel" he replied. Miss
Fullerton declines to come back here.
She has done me the honor to say that
she will start for New York in time
to be at my hotel at s O'Clock, and. in
asmuch as it was from here that she
went, will you. Mrs. Winthrop, and
you. Mr.. Winthrop, and especially you,
Miss Fullerton, also honor me with
your presenter
"But didn't she give you some rea-
son for began Mrs. Winthrop.
81 asked for no eason We will all
understand this more fully at 8 o'clock
this evening. and now. brother dram
atist," he said, linking his arm in
Holcomb's. I'VE have a busy afternoon
before u.s."
AS they closed the door behind them
Holcomb for the first time heard Vavin
utter an imprecation.