Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29

theory that Clancys nimbe wits would unquesonablv
have supplied long since. Much as he liked Clancy.
he nettled sometimes by the little man omnScienc
Very well-suppose Clancy standing in his (Stein
CALLS Shoes how would he explain this minor but
battling mystery?
wife, and by public scandal prevent Mrs. Delamar
from Fostering him in regard to marriage he was acting
the unspeakable BLACKBOARD that Mrs. Wavertons
lawyer had painted him.
But Steinga had more faith in Clancys cool-headcd
opinion than in forensic eloquence, and the dinuve
detective had spoken well of Waverton had described
him gentleman, had expressed his surprise
that he could have been guilty of the conduct
crbed to him.
Could there be something in the changed manner and
habits that Waverton seemed to have acquired since
his accident Was he anxious to rehablitate him
self with his charming wife? No. that hardly accounted
for his actions, because Fate could have devised
favorable circumstance in this direction than the
very mshap to the child in which he had distinguished
himself; yet he had fled from Narragansett forthwith
if the place were plague-stricken!
All, the child! Stengal had given thought to her.
Was Waverton fool enough to dream of kidnapping her.
Such incidents were not uncommon; though they often
more from hatred OF the parent favored by the
law than from love of the offspring in dispute. Be
Sides question had been raised concerning the
tody of little Kathleen. Usually, in such cases. there
provisions to "aCceSs and such like legal formu
lares; but the now lounglng an absurd though
effective disguise the promenade had not thought fit
to lift lngern the matter when the opportunity served
True this callous attitude adopted in preaCcdent
days; but Steingall put small faith in conversions
effected by Illness for he agreed with the satirs the
couplet:
The devil was sic1,-the devil monk would be;
The devil was well.-the devil a monk he.
from the hotel in twos and threes, and at last two
women accompanied by Normandy nurse leading
pretty little girl, came out into the sunshine and de-
scended flight of steps leading to the roadway.
Arrived there they hesitated moment Apparently
Mrs Waverton disliked the notion of going to the
Casino to listen to the band However, Mrs. Daunts
o,1o1
up to the gates.
They passed directly in front of the nondescpt for
eigner and Stengal discovered at that Waverton
was much interested in his wife than in any other
member of the quartet.
OF course, the detective was only guessing the den-
tity of the two He had never before seen Mrs
Waverton her sister; but their resemblance to each
other and the presence of Celestine with Kathleen, dis
PEELED any doubt that Indeed when they
that he could hear each word they uttered Mrs
Waverton said to the child, whose eyes had turned
toward the rocks:
Remember Kathleen, if ever you get your frock
weted again by salt water you will be taken straight
home and put to bed!'
Mrs Daunt smiled into the little girls upifted eyes
Il am sure Kathleen does not like taking bath with
her clothes on, she said.
Steingall, unobtrusively gazing his fill at them,
veled the folly of the who had thrust out of his
life this beautiful and gracious woman; while, to one
fond of Children it difficult to understand how the
father of such dainty little maid Kathleen could
endure to be parted from her forever of his free will
But here long haired and apaca-coated for
eigner buying ticket of admission to the Casino, al
though he did enter at the detective turned
away The change of position brought his eyes to the
hotel though he noted Wavertons movements, and he
became of another person who interested in
the progress of the women. This was a tall, well
groo1ned man, of imposing appearance and digniied
carriage who standing in the veranda.
"Tearle, for a dolar' chuckled Steingall. Nov
something ought to happen. Clancy will wrthe with
anguish when l tell him of todays doings."
Clancy certainly did writhe; but not with anguish.
Steingals recital caused him intense nirh though for
once, in a way, owing to Developments that ranspired