Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-19
Seuen Keys to Baldpate

next summer Shall--shall you he
there?"
"lt's so amusing" she declared.
ignoring the question. you'll enjoy
it. And it isn't all fleet and admiral.
There's happiness and romance, AMI
whispering on the stairs. At night,
when the lights are all blazing, and
the band is playing waltzes in tho
casino, and somebody is giving a din
ner in the grill room, and the girls
fit about in the shadows. looking too
sweet for words-well, Baldpate Inn
is a rather enhancing spot. l re-
member those nights very often
now"
Mr.. Magee leaned closer. The
flicker of the freight on her delicate
face, he decided, was an excellent
effect
II can well believe you do remem-
Der them" he said. And it's no effort
at all to me to picture you as one Of
those who fitted through the
shadows-too sweet for words. ! can
see you the heroine of whispering
scenes on the stair. can see you
walking with dazzled, happy man
on the mountain in the moonlight
Many men have loved you."
Are you reading my palm?" she
asked laughing
"No-your face" answered Mr.. Ma
gee. Many men have loved you, for
very few men are blind. am sorry
| was not the man on the stair, or on
the moutain in the moonlight. Who
knows-I might have been the
favored one for my single summer
of joy
THE autumn always came" smiled
the girl.
ssIt would pava,. he wa oo,,,o Gov m a -
he answered. Wont you believe me
when say that have no part in this
I strange drama that is going on at
| Baldpate? Won't you credit 1t when
say that ] have no idea why you
and the professor and Mr.. Bland are
| here--nor why the mayor of Reuton
F, has the fifth key? Won't you tell me
what it all means?''
II mustn't she replied, shaking
her heal 81 can trust no one-not
even you. 1 mustn't believe that you
don't know-it's preposterous.
must say over and over-even he is
simply-will you pardon me-fiirting.
trying to learn what he can learn.
must"
"You can't even tell me why you
wept in the station?"
For simple, silly reason? / was
afraid. 1 had taken UP a task too
big for me by far-taken it up brave-
| ly when l was out in the sunlight of
Reuton But when / saw Upper
Asquewan Falls, and the dark came,
and that dingy station swallowed mo
up, something gave way inside me
| and / felt l was going to fail. So
| l cried. A Womans way
IF were only permitted to help"
Mr.. Magee pleaded.
MOL must go forward alone.
can trust no one, now. Perhaps
things will charge. hope thew will. =
Listen" said Mr.. Magee. 81 am
telling you the truth. Perhaps you
read novel called The Lost
| Limousine" He was resolved to
ella m it's authorship, tell her of his
real purpose in coming to Baldpate,
and urge her to confide in him re-
garding the odd happenings at the
inn
/ "Yes," said the girl before he could
continue 81 did read it. And 1t
/ hurt me. 1t was so terribly insin-
ceIe The man had talent who wrote
it, but he seemed to say: It's all a
great big joke. l don't believe in
these people myself I've just cree
ated them to make them dance for
you. Don't be fooled-it's only a
novel I don't like that sort OF
tn ng. l want q writer really to mean
all he says from the bottom of his
heart"
<To Be Continued TonorxowA /