South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05

The time came when Rosalie lie
Grange determined TO visit Inspector
MCGEE: she wished TO unload some
theories Of her own concerning the
Hanska case. Such visits must be
made with all due precaution of Sc
crecy. She chose an evening when,
as happened SCION nowadays. nearly
all the boardeTs had engagements else
where. Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Daync
had invited the girls TO the theater;
Mr. North was TO dine with a man
who might give him a job. As a step
preliminary TO her diplomacies, she
telephoned 70 MCGEE and made with
him an appointment far from the Of
ice. Then she approached Betsy Bar
bara.
It's asking a lot Of you. my dear"
she said. but I've been 50 busy get
Tin this place shook together that /
haven't had time to mind my own af
fairs. I've a cousin in town an I jest
haven: had time to paw her any at
tentiCn. rs been simply scandalOus
The way I've neglected her. Miss Es-
trilie as kind OF nervous tonight. an
haI- 20 leave her alone until her
brother comes--enyhow, he misses
some evenings Just st by her-an'
Il be shows up you don't have to do
even that. Goodness knows / wish
I'd got her a nurse at the start instead
OF tryin' 10 boss the thing myself"
Betsv-Earbara accepted the new re
spCrSLhility.
I'D love It." she said almost cheer.
fully. Constance is going TO try %
get some sleep tonight. and III put her
20 bed right after dinner And I've
been dying to meet Miss Estrilla."
Miss Estrilla's appearance appealed
at once to Betsy-Barbara's quick SYM
pathies. Her eyes were shaded; fur
ther she wore heavy cOlored glasses.
She was a rather tall and slender wo-
man, Betsy Barbara decided. Her
face. bold In the.kony structure, seem
ed hawk-like with the wasting Of ill
ness. There was a kind OF exquisite
shyneSs about her which blended per
fectly with a punctilious Spanish cour-
tesy. She was Spanish in manner
alone. however. She spoke English
without trace of her brothers anus
ing roll.
Betsy-BPrbara. when the ice was
broken, chartered girl-fashion on the
events of the day in the boarding
house. avoiding always the subject
of the tragedy which had drawn them
together. Miss Estrilla though she
listened with interest, did not avail
herself of openings TO respond with
chatter of her own. Betsy-Barbara
was running down. when she be-
thought herself of a new resource.
I've brought up the evening pa
per-" she said. wouldn't you like TO
have me read it TO you? There's a
splendid elo2ement in high life
Il should like il very much" re-
Piled Miss Estrilla, after a pause at
which Betsy Barbara wondered.
I'm just crazy about the New y DIRK
papers," resumed Betsy Barbara, as
she perched herself on table TO get
at the dim point of light THE
Arabian Nights things that happen
in this town will drive me crazy yet.
Wait just a minute. I must see if
they've found the HOLSTER baby.
I'm nearly dead over herr
Curiosity satisfied, Betsy Barbara
read the headlines and rendered in
full the stories which Miss Estrilla
indicated She was absorbed in the
account OF a splendid burglary, when
a knock sounded at the door. And
Estrilla entered.
AS he recognized her with a bow
Of inimitable attention and courtesy
as he crossed the room and tenderly
kissed his sister. Betsy Barbara had.
somehow. the feeling that she was
time. at any rate she expressed him
to herself. Handsome" was her first
mental comment That marked
against him in her books. She dis
trusted the handsome male. A man.
to Betsy Barbaras perfect
~ clean-cut set of opinions, should be
a bull-terrier-ugly.a little rough and
awkward faithful. kind. But nice in
spite of IT," was her second thought.
She formulated another thing about
him in the minute while she watched.
His quality was-caressing- that was