The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-20
the
Personals
By H. E. TWlNELLS
coyrncHr. 1870 EFT rHr PEARSON PUBLISHING co.
lcesfisse6 from yesfsr6ay)

Did she leave you like that?" cried
Tillinghast, quite unnerved by the
sight of the female Jason.
eyes, she fixed one side all right,
burned the scar on the other and then
left it the way you see IT, It's the
comparison that makes it so bad. Oh,
/ wish I'd never gone to her. My face
was really all right before"
But what did Flaubert leave you
like this for.'
Spite, I guess" she replied with a
/ pitiful, hopeless gesture. Three days
ago | went to the Plaza veiled to get
the other side fixed up to match the
finished side, and the bird had flown,
Then | advertised,
did Flaubert have anything against
you? Did you know her before? Have
you learned anything about her?n
queried Tillinghast.
1--WE learned lots" she said in a
low tone zone thing in particular"
she drew closer TO Tillinghast and said
several quick sentences emphatically
He seemed surprised at the informa
ton and asked sharply:
You're sure of it?"
Certain" she replied
who was your backer? Who sent
you TO Flaubert?" he changed his ques-
tion.
"a Johnny! Young Tyson, son of
| the sugar trust man"
"Tyson!" cried Tillinghast. "Of
course he doesn't know what you just
told me?"
She flashed keen look at him and
replied, NO. Do you know him?"
Yes But l can't understand why
Flaubert should leave you in the lurck
like this. Why. it's criminal. What
did she do it for?"
Don't ask me. Maybe she was ieal-
GUS"
Were you and Tyson--did you know
Tyson well?" queried the man.
"He used to come and watch me
from box every night during my last
engagement with the Boston Broil-
ers."
"And you think Flaubert was jeal
Gus of his attentions?"
"I heard she was strong for him.
But do you know where F'laubert is?
Several people have answered my ad.
and given me information, but they
can't tell exactly where she is right
now. That's what | want to know.
She must finish the job. She said it
was necessary to take the skin off, and
she fixed the other side so we'll
trusted her. / must find her"
81 know where she is," answered
Tillinghast. How long since you've
seen Tyson?"
HE came here several times during
the week | was waiting for Flaubert
to fix this thing up. OF course,
couldn't see him with such face, and
pretty soon he gave up coming. He
hasn't been here for four days now.
| wouldn't let him see me. He'd re-
fuse to pay the bill after look at
my face, and | haven't money enough"
81 see" said Tulinghast abruptly
"Will you be so good as to wait here
until you hea' from me? You have
a phone?"
She gave him her uumber and looked
into his eyes shrewdiy as she put out
her hand in good-by.
"You aren't Tillinghast? Who
helped out Mamie Monroe?" she asked
hesitatingly
"That's my name. But / didn't seem
to do Mamie much good" He did not
wait for her reply, but took one glance
at the anomaly Of her face, and closed (
the door behind him.
Drive to the Ast0r," he ordered his
chauffeur Then he dropped back in
the tonneau and smiled: This looks
interesting Flaubert always was a
In A vtb OF &c
unique; / never imagined that Flau-
bert was" he twisted up his lips
whimsically. "Well she has her nerve
game is? Funny she'd leave the girls
face like that; still, it can't be as seri-
Gus as she thinksand looks"
At the Astor he inspected the regis
ter, but found no trace of Flaubert
He went to the manager and asked
about her anxiously Tillinghast, hay
ing put the management under obli
cations to him by a series of splendid
dinner parties, had no trouble in learn
ing that Flaubert had registered there
under an assumed name, and that .
young Tyson had paid her bill when
she had departed at five O'Clock that
afternoon.
From the baggageman it was learned
that her several trunks had been
checked to the Grand Central Station.
"The plot thickens," smiled Tilling .
hast, as he ordered his driver to take /
him to the Grand Central. Hope i,
doesn't keep me from dinner
With the aid of a five-dollar--ill, Til
inghast learned that the trunks had
been rechecked from there to GER
ain point the ment.s, of which
,aused him to drop his languor alto
gether and rush for telephone.
He called the club and asked il Ty
;on had been there.
Not since morning, sir answered
he fiunkey in attendance.
"Have you heard that he is gons
,ut of town. or anything?"
81 overheard. sir that he was goinc b
or fortnight to one of his shooting 81
odges in the Catskills." If
Tillinghast rang off at once and te
allied the Tyson home on Fifth Ave n
ue. There the news was cOrrobora
ed. Young Tyson had left alone that
norning for two weeks shooting.
Tillinghast ierked out his watch ..
"Seven-thirtyi" he exclaimed. well
We been so busy, and it's too late to
ress now, but | can't overlook the
inner already ordered at Delmonico's
'yson or no Tyson. Flaubert or NJ
10 mention my two