The Marshall republican., 1913-03-14
"Hss Everybody Discovered the Rob.
bery" ! Asked.

His Grace would be terribly
shocked"
Il don't. want him." she interrupted.
II love Winthrop and I'm going to
marry him-if he ever asks me"
"But I am nobody" I insisted. 81
haven't a penny. Marriage-marriage
is impossible!"
She looked at me in amazement.
rs that your only reason?" she
asked.
Surely"
as that all? oh. my poor, deluded
little Loulie! What difference Toes
n few paltry dollars maker I'm so
| glad that's the reason. dear: so very.
very glad" She came close to me
and slipped her arm around my waist.
Dear. If you had told me something
terrible, sonre awful thing that was
keeping you from saying yes to Hap,
I would have loved You just the ame
Remember that"
II was n shameless statement. I
wonder | did not see its significance
nj the time, but I only realized that
her affection was one of the most
wonderful things that had ever hap
pened to me
"You're q queer person" 7 told her.
Nov. won't you let me say tn Hap
that he may come up after luncheon"
She tried to keep me from shaking
my head. I'm afraid he will come.
ever II you don't say so. I've had
1 .-..GtH. H.. I...tu. Is.. -t,N Vthgtg
you slept. lie went to town for the
roses"-she pointed TO them-"aud
was hack in an hour. | don't know
how he escaped being arrested for
speeding. Ny the way, the detective
is here. lilo wants to ask you some
questions when you are well enough
TO see him. We've had IN exciting
morning being questioned. He's rather
a n%ice.looking chap. ! think Natalie
found her interview with him much
more agreeable than she expected
Ills eyes are blue she finished irrele-
vanity.
HAS he talked to Mr.. Abbott"
Eyes. He and John-by the way.
his name IL Adams-went over 20
winthrop's this morning. Winthrop
came back with them: he came 10
play golf. He was unusually cheerful.
too. lie has finished his novel.
font think he cares how many en-.
erald bracelets he IL accused OF steal,
ing, since that II over. And I'm for.
getting to tell you that Mrs. Dykeman
has dug up a German count. | don't
know how he ranks. He's a %connois'
seur on art. or some kind OF n high
brow, She's giving a German musl'
calo next week. Ich diem. oh. We
had a message from the Schuylers.
The general r. entirely out OF dan
ger" I--~-1~T
I lay on the couch for a long time
thinking after Laura had gone. and
Celio had arranged my hair and ten
derby gotten me into a negligee.
t~rled-tried desperately-to see q
way out OF all the robberies for Win
throp and | could not do IL. Except
for the ruby. when Laura had proved
that he was at home. and the woman
in the corridor, every. CIRCUMSTANCE
pointed TO him. What did he actually
4 hnOM vi ~ III van ht
some one? A woman? but thai
thought was ugly. had rather be
lleve him n thief!
The door Of my sitting room. lead
Ing into the corridor. was standing
open, for the day was intensely hot
and ! caught the sound Of Hap's
voice. lie was talking to his mother
4 llal.nAA nAt AAllhAValAlu o.. Uuhus
he said. but Just 10 hear his voice;
and because there was no M to see
| arose and buried my face In the
roses-hls roses. II WAS wrong "a
listen: | knew II. / could not fail
TO hear what he said.
At first the full meaning of his
words did not strike me. nor ever
the tone OF the argument. ] was
thinking OF other things. Then he
spoke my name. He was angry; !
listened. amazed.
II don't care II she Is a thief" he
said, II want her, and I'm going Ia
have her. I'd marry her n she is
proved a thief a thousand times. And
1 wouldn't believe her n thief II | saw
her stealing!"
Ills mothers answer ] didn't want
20 hear; an instant later ] stood In
the doorway across the corridor.
Don't believe him." | said To his
mother. "IIe isn't going TO marry
me"
Hap. with an exclamation of con.
Germ, threw some pillows into n chair
and Indicated an intention To carry
me 10 II.
I'm not an invalid" l insisted. And
| walked to the chair, i've Just II
silly broken arm. otherwise | am
quite NJ. Now, tell me why am ! II
thief again." l was quite calm about
II, but | had to sit down, for my
knees were shaky and | was realizing
why Laura had said such queer
things TO me,
Hap made some choky noises like
men do when they want 10 swear;
Mrs. Hazard pressed her handkerchief