Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-04

she had done him that she saw him
from her partners shoulder before ho
picked her out from q score OF other
comcly young women on the noor
Miss March instantly weAricd Of the
waltz. TO the dismAy OF the youth
whose arm encircled her, and Who
rather tAncled himself as q dancer
She Loaf no time In having herself 60
corted 90 q ANAL conservatory, where
she dismissed her partner With scan,
ceremony. and where. = fen moments
a'terwArd. she wAs joined BY Girls
void
Even then the iehuiante't inviting
tangling Of the threads Of GrisVulds
fate misht no, have had such influence
upon his future n she hal approached
her subject With direciness Had she
told Gris~old a, once What she hal
said 10 the detective concerning hts
skill As draaghtsmAn. tho cluhmAnp
suspicious would have been aroused.
and he might have taken steps that
would have hal a marked effect upon
the development, Of the Grca, Mission
er mystery hut Dorothy vas tcn nut
tered. ton proitlly rcmorpeiul. ,o 60
straight 10 the heart Of the subject.
and In her innocent endcaYor 20 pos,
Grisvoli IN respect Of her chat With
RriS without making him think shs
vas . Eossiping little busybody she
prouac,cd her Interview With the club
man through 80 mAny dances that
uhon Il ended Gris~ola persuaded him.
self the morning would b. ample time
70 40 tha; which be felt must b done
20 avert the probable Consequences %
noro;hys Fiflish franknrss Ills ven
~ again PLAYED its Part ton. Tor when
he had thanked little Miss March Tor
what he pleased 70 consider her later
est in him. and when Dorothy. having
signally failed 10 impress upon him the
impersunA nature o, her conscience
struke. found herself IN Q further au'
ter q besiIierment Curtis Grisscli
proceeded 10 parade hcf ~ and down
NHaf A@sah Us ANhHN - sANHaANfNN ~ -
Rad shown oH the rich ana beautiful
Niiau In TIE larger ballroom little
farther ~ the Evenuc Grisuud
prided himself on his versatility. lie
argued thA; II un a. easy tor bin.
as 10 would have etrrysscd Z, 10 ~.
club intimates, 10 rut ely through
her pace" - Il hAi teen 10 advertise
tho fact before The ~hole ballroom
that Doris Missioner. the tAsudlous
beauty and Worshiped possetsor O,
many millions, Arparcu;ly uas on TIE
point Of accepting ..iR - her sscoad
matrimonial venture
All Of uhieh resulted IN 1risuola'.
long ttAy 81 tie 3Ance. In bis ride wlth
{ purvihy to boz home 10 An auiomohUs
o,het.ls occupied oaly hy sA,isiar
iorlly tsicentsrei chaperoa. Aad IN
hit caste Of further tsas AZ one % hls
eluhs after parting ~ith Miss March
aE4 her dusanAA waste % kours any
one 81 ~aieh Nigh, have besn u, A4s a.
useful tn him - rear ni of4iAAyy
time lie ~As further disposed 10 PRO
ofas'iaAse IN ;his crucial usonea, by
the success q the Headquarters man
/ In thToNiag all suspected Psrsoaa OF
their EpATd by keeping Ellnor Hol'
comb ia the Tombs Through all h.s
work oa the MIssIoaeT case. BFiI bad
bcen bssot ~ith requests from Mrs
| Missioner, sanis and other trtcaas Of
The stdoS's secretary. TO permit thSIn
20 givo bail for her Sands and Mrs
Missioner ~ere particularly insls,sat
10 their desire TO eco Elinor a. liberty
/ Fitch. though normally bic wiAh 70 600
1 his aancee free must have been
stronger than that Of anyone cleo, wAs
partly recoaciisd TO her prntrActed I'm.
prisonmcnt By the detectives frequent
assurance Of her ultimate vindieA,Ioa
Moreover the Doctor. In consequence
~ hts wurk on the case with HriiR. had
direct knosledge OF the Importance
that the suspicious OF others shUu.A
not he alarmed lilo bad hccn Wtth the
detective when the card 0! Rgurinn
Sands vas discovered In the posses
sion Of the old curiosity shop man. he
knew Of the note addressed TO Curtis
dear" and signed "Mlllicent.- and also