Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

own IN the busy rue 40 fSIVOu. but
that would have meant . humdrum ex.
istence; and besides, she would have
grown fat, which, Of tho seven hor.
rors confronting woman. 90 madame
said, was first In number.
''Be very careful how you handle
that blue ball.gown."
"Oh, Madams!" reproachfully.
1T 10 the silnsr braid. Do not
press tho rosettes too harshly."
Celeste looked up. Mrs. Chedsoye
answered her inquiring gaze with .
thin smile.
''You are wonderful, Madame!"
"And 90 are you. Celeste. in your
way"
At ten O'Clock Mrs. Chedsoye was
ready for her pillow. She slept At.
fully: awoke at eleven and again at
twelve. After that she knew nothing
more till the maid reused her with
the cup Of chocolate. She sat up and
slipped slowly. Celeste waited at the
bedside With the tray. Her admira.
ton for her mistress never waned.
Mrs. Chedsoye was just az beautiful
In dishabille az in q ball.gown. She
drained the cup, and as she turned
to replace 1t upon the tray, dropped
It with . clatter. startled cry coming
from her lips.
"Madame!'.
fortunes bed!"
It had not been slept IN. The
steamer.cloak lay across the counter.
pane exactly where Celeste herself
had laid It the night before. Mrs.
Chedsoye sprang out Of her bed and
ran barefoot to the other. Fortune
had not been in the room since dinner
time.
Celeste, dress mo as quickly az
possible. Hurry! Something has
happened to Fortune
Never, in all her years Of service.
could she recollect such a toilet az
madame made that morning. And
nsver before had she shown such con-
Germ over her daughter. It was amas-
ing!
1.-THE little fool! The little fooll"
Slrs. Chedsoye repeatedly murmured
rs the nimble fingers Of the maid new
over her. '@The silly little fool; and
at q time like this!" Not that re-
morse Of any kind stirred Mrs. Ched-
soye's conscience, she was simply ex-
tremely annoyed.
She hastsned out into the corridor
and knocked at the door Of her broth
er's room. No answer. She few
downstairs, and there she saw him
coming in from the street. He greet
ed her cheerily.
Its all right. Kate: plenty Of room
on the Ludwig. We shall take the aft
ernoon train for Port Said. She sails
At dawn tomorrow instead Of to-
night. What's up?" suddenly
noticing his sisters face.
Fortune did not return to her room
last night"
what? whers do you suppose the
little fool went, then?"
They both seemed to look upon For.
tune as little fool.
Yesterday she threatened to run
away"
run away? Kate. be sensible.
How the deuce could she run away!
She hasn't penny. It takes money
to 60 anywhere over here. She has
probably found some girl friend, and
has spent the night with her. Well
soon ind out where she 10" The Ma
jor wasn't worried.
"Have you seen Horace?" with dis
cernible anxiety.
mo. I didn't wait up for him. He's
sleeping off q night Of 1t. You know
his falling" T.
Find out II he IL in his room. Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones'"
The Major. perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed. rushed over
to tho bureau. No. neither Mr.. Ry-
anne nor Mr.. Jones had been in the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por-
ter send some one up to tho rooms
Of those gentlemen to make sure? Ger
tainly. No; there was no one In the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He went back to Mrs.
Chedsoye.
"Kate, neither has been in his room
since yesterday. II you want my
opinion. it is this: Hoddy has seQues-
tered Jones all right, and is some
where in town, sleeping on the effects
Of night Of It."
"He has run away with Fortune!"
she cried. Her expression was tragic.
She couldn't have told whether 1t was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. did he not
threaten:''
Ssh! not 50 loud. Kate"
"The little simpleton defied me yes.
terday, and declared she would leave
me-"
"Oho!" The Major fingered his i'm.
perial. "That puts new face to the
subject. But Jones! He has not
turned up. We can not move till
we find out what has become Of him.
know. I'll jump into carriage and
SEQ II he got as far as the English
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not go upstairs,
but paced the lounging-room. 1.-THE and
pantherish. Frequently she paused,
az II examining the patterns in the
huge carpets. She entered the recep-
tion-room. came back. wandered of
Into the ballroom. stopped to inspect
the announcement hanging upon the
bulletin-board. returned to tho win
Anua ond watched TIA <Alnnraa sail