The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-31

That Sides my own!" she exclaimed
! bitterly. Now, can you see why I'm
anxious to find Mime. Flora Flau-
hertz"
Did she leave you like THAR" cried
| Tfflinghast, quite unnerved by the
sight OF the female Jason.
| Yes, she fixed one side all right.
burned the scar on the other, and then
I left 1t the way you see it. It's the
comparison that makes it so bad. OH,
wish I'd never gone to her. My face
was really all right BEFORE
But what did Flaubert leave you
like this forf''
Spite. guess. she replied with q
| pitiful, hopeless gesture Three days
ago went to the Plaza yelled, to get
the other side fixed up to match the
finished side, and the bird had flown.
Then advertised"
! did Flaubert have anything against
you? Did you know her before? Have
you learned anything about her?"
Queried Tillinghast.
tive learned lots" she said IN a
low tone, Zone thing in particular
she drew closer to Tillinghast and said
several quick sentences emphatically,
He seemed surprised at the informa-
ton and asked sharply:
You're sure Of it?''
Certain" she replied.
Who was your hacker? Who sent
you to Flaubert?" he changed his ques-
| ton.
"A Johnny! Young Tyson. son Of
the sugar trust man"
Tyson!" cried Tillinghast. "Of.
course he doesn't know what you just
told met"
She flashed keen look at him and
replied. No. Do you know him?''
Yes. But cant understand why
Flaubert should leave you in the lurch
like this. Why, it's criminal What
did she do It for?"
Don't ask me. Maybe she was jeal-
| Gus"
Were You and Tyson did you know
Tyson weil?" Queried the man.
HE used to come and watch me
from box every night during my last
engagement with the Boston Broil-
4 ers.''
And you think F1aubert was jeal-
GUS Of his attentions?"
Il heard she was strong for him.
But do you know where Flaubert is?
Several people have answered my ad.
and given me information, but they
can't tell exactly where she Is right
now. That's what want to know.
She must finish the Job. She said 1t
was necessary to take the skin OF, and
she fixed the other side so we'll i
trusted her must find her"
II know where she is" answered
Tillinghast. How long since you've
seen Tyson?"
HE came here several times during
the week was waiting for Flaubert
to fix this thing up. OF course, I
couldn't see him with such face, and
pretty soon he gave up coming. He
hasn't been here for four days now.
/ wouldn't let him see me. He'd re-.
fuse to pay the bill after look at
my face, and haven't money enough"
II see." said Tillinghast abruptly.
"Will you be SO good as to wait here
until you hear from me? You have
phone?"
She gave him her number and looked
into his eyes shrewdly as she put out
her hand in good-by.
You aren't Tillinghast? Who
helped out Mamie Monroe?" she asked
hesitatingly.
That's my name. But didn't seem
to do Mamie much good" He die not
wait for her reply, but took one glance
at the anomaly Of her face, and closed
the door behind him.
Drive to the Aston" he ordered his
fn1,n - = - - L.
the tonneau and smiled: This looks
interesting. Flaubert always was a
/ peppery sort. McArthur's story Is
unique; / never imagined that Flau-
bert was" he twisted up his lips
whimsically. Well she has her nerve
right with her. Wonder what her
game is? Funny she'd leave the girls
face like that; still, 1t can't be as seri-
Gus as she thinks-and looks"
At the Astor he inspected the regis
ter, but found no trace of Flaubert.
He went to the manager and asked
about her anxiously. Tillinghast. hav-
Ing put the management under obli-
cations to him by series Of splendid
dinner parties, had no trouble In learn
ing that Flaubert had registered there
under an assumed name, and that
young Tyson had paid her bill when
she had departed at five o'clock that
afternoon.
From the baggageman 1t was learned
that her several trunks had been
i. checked to the Grand Central Station
!, "The plot thickens," smiled Tilling
hast, as he ordered his driver to take
him to the Grand Central. Hope II
, doesn't keep me from dinner
With the aid of a fiye-dollar-bil1, Til
linghast learned that the trunks had
been rechecked from there to GER
: tain point, the mention of which
t caused him to drop his languor alto
| gether and rush for a telephone.
/ He called the club and asked IL Ty
+ son had been there.
Not since morning, sir" answered
the Turnkey in attendance.
: Have you heard that he is going
: out of town, or anything"
/ II overheard, sir, that he was going
for fortnight to one of his shooting
4 lodges in the Catskills."
Tillinghast rang off at once and
4 Ia m L rH.r