The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-08-11
CHAPTER XXI. (continued.)


In the laundry and proceeded to dress
them like a vegetable. She threw in
a handful of salt, some kerosene oil
and little ammonia. The result was
villainous, but after she tasted tor
snuffed it-she said 1t needed a bar
of soap cut up to give it strengthen
flavor-and went into the store-room
for 1t.
The laundry soap was in a box
took In silver fork, for I hated to
touch the stuff, and jabbed bar sue.
cessfully In the semi-darkness Then
l carried 1t back to the laundry and
dropped 1t on the table. Aunt Selma
looked at the fork with disgust, then
we both looked at the soap One side
of it was covered with round holes
that curved around on each other like
a coiled snake
ran back to the store-room, and
there, little bit sticky and smelling
terribly Of rosin, lay Anne's pearl
necklacei
was so excited that seized Aunt
Selma by the hands and danced her
all over the place. Then l left her,
trying to find her hairpins on the floor,
and ran up to tell the others. / met
Betty In the hall, and waved the
pearls at her. But she did not notice
them.
rs Mr.. HARRISON down there?" she
asked breathlessly. II left him on the
roof and went down to my room for
my scarf, and when l went back ne
had disappeared. He-he doesn't
seem to be in the house." She tried
to laugh, but her voice was shaky.
HE couldn't have got down without
passing me, anyhow" she supplement-
ed. Il suppose I'm silly. but so many
queer things have happened, Kit"
Il wouldn't worry, Betty" soothed
her. HE Is big enough to take care
of himself. And with the best inten-
lions in the world, you can't have him
all the time, you know"
She was too much startled to be in.
dignant. She followed me into the
library, where the sight of the pearls
produced a tremendous excitement.
and then every one had to go down
to the store-room, and see where the
necklace had been hidden, and Max
examined all the bars of soap for
thumb prints.
Mr.. HARRISON did not appear. Max
commented on the fact causticaIly
tut Dial hushed him I'D.
l was almost ready for bed when
Jim tapped at my door. 1 had been
very cool to him since the night in
the library when was publicly staked
and martyred, and he was almost
cringing when 1 opened the door.
What is it now?" l asked cruelty.
Has Bella tired of 1t already. or has
somebody else a rash?"
Don't be shrew, Kit he said. 81
don't want you to do anything. I
only-when did you see HARRISON
last?"
IF you mean last" l retorted, I'm
afraid l haven't seen the last of him
yet" Then 1 saw that he was really
worried Betty was leading him to
the roof" l added. why? Is he
missing?"
He isn't anywhere in the house.
Dial and l have been over every inch
of it." Max had come up, in a dress
ing gown. and was watching me in
solently.
Il think we have seen the last of
him. he said. I'm sorry, Kit, to nip
the little romance in the bud. The
fellow was crazy about you-there's
no doubt of 1t. But I've been watch
ing him from the beginning, and
think I'm upheld. Whether he went
down the water-spout, or across a
board to the next house"
II dislike him intensely" l said
angrily, but you would not dare to
say that to his face He could stran-
gle you with one hand"
Max laughed disagreeably.
We'll, l only hope he Is gone" he
threw at me over his shoulder, 81
wouldn't want to be responsible to
your father If he had stayed" l was
5peechless with wrath.
They went away then, and l could
hear them going over the house. At
one o'clock Jim went up to bed. the