New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-08

tell me Mrs. Waverton had gone TO Nara
gansctt?"
You don't mean to say, Sir"
80 YOU didn't know; Moreover, she is
in this very hotel with Mrs Daunt-and
Miss Kathleen. Sir"
"Ycs. have Just fshcd Miss Kathleen
out Of the Atlantic She fell in from the end
OF the rocks"
The valet did then forget himself, and
emitted short, sharp whistle between his
teeth.
81 guessed that would make YOU blow off
steam" laughed Wavcrton. "lt Mrs. Della
mar were to showup now. | should run out OF
the hotel. call the first cab. and tell the man
to drive in bee line for the next five days. "
IL wish you'd never seen that lady Mr..
Claude, said Rice, with unusual earnest
ness. I'll tell YOU honestly don't like her.
When YOU were brought in for dead TO
Asphoiel House she wouldn't let me 90 near
your room-no, not for DAYS. | don't want
to speak uncharitablc OF anybody, but |
couldn't help thnkin' of the money YOU had
won at Mr. Schwartz's place. Sir. 1t was in
cvcrybody'S mouth next day. \ maid
showed it TO me in the Palm Beach news
paper Never was 50 glad OF anything as
when YOU sent for me an said we was of 10
the hotel
"Doyou find a great change in me, Rice?"
Change, Mr.. Claude? Why, its mira
Gle that's what it isl
The man was conscious instantly that he
had said a little too much; but Waverton
passed the slip without comment-or,
rather, he appeared TO misunderstood its
underlying cause.
81 came rather near eternity that night,
Rice he said quietly. And the few days |
was forced 10 remain in bed and live on Stops
gave me time for thought Mrs Dclamar
was not exactly my good angel; but she was
kind enough while | was i'll. Anyhow, we
don't want her anywhere near NarraganSctt.
No, I'll not dress for dinner. \ blue serge,
please. I'm going out again, and don't
wish to be mobbcd rs a hero as stroll along
the front. shall avoid the beach and casino.
You need not sort out all those things now.
We leave early on Monday"
DICE was taking the wet clothes to be
IN dried. when he met CclcStinc. the nurse,
whom he had not set eyes on during many
months. She hailed him excitedly, and had
sufficient English to rcctc the afternoons
occurrences. \ little later she sent a page
TO bring him out into the corridor, and then
informed him that Mrs. Wavcrton wished
to see him.
Now, Rice admired his former mistress
greatly, and had always regarded Waverton
rs the biggest fool in ChriStcndom in respect
to his treatment OF a very attractive wife.
Indeed, Rice himself was on the lookout for
another situation at the time Of the accident
in Florida. and he was puzzled to account for
the undoubted fact that he got on much bet
ter with his employer since the lattcr'S i'll
ness. Three months earlier, if put on the
witness stand. he would have testified UNI
hcstatingly in Mrs. Waverton'S behalf; but,
for some occult reason, which he would have
failed completely to explain, he was now
half inclined TO believe that, bad as MIR.
Claude" had unqucstionably been, his wife
might have used more tact with him, and
not have summed him during the last year
rs if he were leper.
These things were running through his
head as he passed along the corridor with
CccStinc and was admitted to a sitting
room in which he found Mrs. Waverton and
her sister. Knccling in the depths of big
sofa and wholly cngroSSed by the pink eyes
of a Teddy bear, was the golden-haired child
who had been Snatched from death little
more than an hour ago.
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