The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-06

logue.
lie had scarcely gone when the
spurious Gladwin turned again to the
girl with his most engaging smile and
softest tones:
You see. DEAR with a sweeping
gesture that included his work OF spoil
alton, II am taking your advtce-pack-
ing only the most valuable ones"
Il am afraid. Travers," said Helen,
rising from her chair and coming to-
ward him with all her impusve love
and confidence restored. that I am
giving you q lot of trouble"
TROUBLED" he cried, with tho gushing
efYusiveness OF a matinee idol. You're
bringing q great Joy Into my life"
He took her hand and caressed II,
adding with the true lovers frown OF
perplexity. But are you going to be
happy, dear? That's what YOU must
think Of now-before II Is too lace"
1t was a magnificent blum and car.
Red with deadly aim. The girl stopped
him pasonately:
I'VE must not stop to talk about
that nowhere isn't time. We must
hurry, dear. and get away before auntie
finds out and comes after me-"
DO you think she'll come here7" he
asked slowly. while his forehead
wrinkled.
4 am afraid Sadie wIll tell herr'
"Sadie-your cousin? Him."
He made no effort to conceal that he
was thinking rapidly.
| perhaps you'd rather postpone Il AZ.
ter all, Travers?" she said quickly
whilo the color rushed to her cheeks
and her Nps trembled. "If you only
thought best I'd like to tell auntie what
| Tn going TO DO
/ NO." he retorted. I'VE can't DO tina,
we've gone over all this before. II
must be this way or not at all. Which
Is II TO be?''
"I've given you my word. you know"
she said under her breath.
That's my brave little grill" he cried
with a burst of feehng, reaching out
] his arm to embrace her.
Crash. Bang! Biff. Slam! BAN!
There burst into the room Officer 6se
| entangled In the lid and straps of an
| empty trunk. II was a steamer trunk
| and not very heavy. but Travers Glad
win was far from adept IN baggage
sma shing.
He had wasted so much time in hunt.
ing for the trunk that he had sought
to make up for the delay by executing
| what resembled an aeroplane descent.
the trunk had mastered him and charged
with him into the room. As he lay
sprawled on the floor with foolish
grin on his face, the discounted lover
turned on him with voice OF fury.
"Oficer. what the deuce Is the matter
With your"
The intense savagery Of his tone mad.
the girl shrink away from him and
turn pale lie managed to cover his
break so quickly with n forced laugh
and an effort to assist Gladw!n to his
feet that her fear was only momentary.
In the last stage of his downward
flight Gladwln glimpsed that he had
dropped In barely in time to spoil an
other touching scene. With grin OF
sheer delight. he asked:
| "Wherell I put the trunk. sorr?"
| Put II there"
| The self-styled Gladwin pointed "a
the right OF the chest and set to work
to gather up his few hundred thou
sand dollars worth OF pelf. He wa,
about to place the fiat packages in the
trunk when he turned to Helen and
asked:
do you see any others that you'd
Ike me TO take. DEAR"
"Oh, you know best" she replied
"only l should think that you would
take some OF the miniatures"
The miniatures7" he asked, raising
his eyebrows.
Yes" said the girl. They are tn,
loveliest I've ever seen and they'll
hardly take UP any room at oil. II We
are going to be away such { long time
think II would be safer to take
the m"
II was palpable TO Travers Gladwir
that the big chap had received q
psychic Jolt. for his hand trembled q
little as he laid down the oanvases or
the top of the chest and addressed the
girl:
IT didn't know you'd eeen the min,
iatures."
"Oh, yes. when was here this ar.
ternoon."
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