Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-06
CHAP TER TX,
q New Mystery.

A New Mystery.
I vas up with the dawn the net
morning and downstairs 10 find 4
!. train schedule. The only thought il
my mind was that l must go TO Lou
ise at once. ! could not understand
her sudden amazing change Of front.
Why, after pieGging ne TO solve the
mystery, should she all at once be as
insistent that I should Immediately
stop all inquiry? ! had lain awake
the whole night, bordering the situa-
ton and seeking solution. What req
son could she have? Who could have
Influenced her to such action?
The first train, ! found, left two
minutes before six. l ordered breal-
fast, though in no mood for eating,
and went to Davis room. felt that
I needed his advice. I found hiL!
awake. smoking cigarette ii bee.
Briefly I related 10 him the amaZinE
telephone conversation | had had Wit
Louise the night before.
what possible reason could have
Influenced her TO make such q strangn
r2Quesl?" I concluded.
"A woman doesn't have TO have :.
reason" he answered-fippaut!y, :.
seemed to ne. 81,
You don't understand" J. CRIED.
Louise is not TIE ordinary fight
girl. She has the finest, bcst-balancci
mind Of any woman.I ever knew. Sh
never acts On impulse
Davis looked at me with that exas
perating smile Of his.
Kent" he replied. when you haV3
been married rs long as have, wheI
you know women as we'll as | do, yoI
viii realize the folly Of trying 10 fin!
reasons for the things women Dc.
J Their minds arc not governed by rla'
son, but by impulse. Every sane Won.
al knew that Tie hobble skirt was a
absurdIty, yet when Fashion decide!
in favor OF the hobble skirt ii Wa
worn. l doubt very much if Miss Far
IRISH herself could tell you why sh1
asked you to discontinue your inves-
tigation. Probably she acted on in
pulse. BY this time she undQubtedl"
Is just rs eager as she ever vas TO
you to go on
What would you adviser"
"rd 20 on" said Davis laconically.
as he lighted another cigarette.
For moment l was almost shaken
in my determination to 90 nothing IN
| I'll had seen Louise. It seemed as j.
| Davis might be right. Perhaps she
had acted only on impulse. Pnrhap.
her love for me had made her fee
! that the investigation might lead Mo
! into danger. But reConsidered. She
| lad given me her love and trust anG
confidence. She surely was entitled
to full confidence from me. l could
not honorably continue the investiga-
ton without first seeing her.
y am going TO town on the frs
train" | said decisively. Il shall dc
nothing until l have seen her,"
And I shall go on with the inves-
tigauon," said Davis with that eXas-
perating smile Of his.
Impatiently l turned and left him
choked down a cup OF coffee and hur
RED to the station. The journey
seemed miles and miles long, though
the train made few stops. AS soon a
tho ferry landed me in New York
sprang into q taxi and ordered the
driver 10 take me at once to the Far
rsh house. Not until we had turned
into their street did I realize that il
was still too early for NE 10 try TO see
Louise, even on such an urgent mis-
sion as mine. A few doors away from
the house stopped the chauffeur and
babe him drive Up the avenue to the
entrance Of Central park.
l dismissed him there and strolled
aimlessly into the park. I would wait
until ten o'clock before tried to see
Louise. Still bordering the situation
/ strolled along one Of the park wall:
and flung myself on bench by tn:
little lake where the swan boats are
There was no one about at that early
hour and was glad Of it. I wanted
10 be alone and think.
How long sat there do not know
was so deep in thought that there
: was neither sight IN my eyes nor hear
ing in my ears, Yet the eyes will no
; be denied their rights. A feeling CAM
over me that some part Of my braiI
yna tpvir.u to tall mo aoahathi7s !