The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-14
By RICHARD MARSH.

thing I quite realized was that he was
still making sport of me. / also gathered
that that was an amusement which he
proposed to continue, though just how
did not see. Nor did ] grasp the inner
meaning OF his allusion to Mrs. Anstruth-
er's diamonds and Mrs. Newhalrs pearls
no doubt II was Mrs. Newhall he meant
when he spoke OF the American woman.
Not a person spoke to me the whole of
that day. Every one avoided me in a
most ostentatious manner; and everyone,
or nearly every one, had been so friendly.
1t. was dreadful. II I had had enough
money to pay the hotel bill, as well as
the return-half of my ticket home,
believe I should have left Interlaken
there and then. But the choice OF whether
would go or stay. as it turned out,
was not TO be left to me.
Depressed, miserable. homesick, de-
voutly wishing that had never left home,
almost resolved that I would never leave
it again, I was about to go up to my
room to dress for what I very well knew
would only be the CHASTITY farce of dinner,
when, as I reached the lift a waiter came
up to me and said that the manager
wished to see me at the office. I did not
like the mans manner; it is quite easy for
a Swiss waiter to be rude, and I was
on the point of telling him that at that
moment / was engaged and that the
manager would have to wait when some
thing which I thought I saw in his eye
caused me to change my mind. and. with
an indefinable sense Of discomfort. I al
lowed him to show me to the managerial
sanctum. I never had liked the look OF
that manager; / liked II less than ever
when 1 found myself alone in his room
with him. He was a youngish man, with
a moustache, and hair parted mathemati-
cally in the center. In general his bear
ing was too saccharine to be pleasant;
he did not err in that respect just then
it was most offensive. He looked me up
and down as IL were one of his en-
ployes who had done something wrong,
and. without waiting for me to speak,
he said:
':You are Miss Judith Lee-or you pre-
tend that is your name?'
81 am Miss Lee. I do not pretend that
Is my name; 1t is"
VERY well-that is your AFFAIR, not
mine. You will no longer be allowed to
occupy a room in this hotel You can go
at once"
what do you mean?" I asked.
you know very well what I mean.
Don't try that sort Of thing with me. You
have stolen an article Of jewelry belong
10 q BucSl hOeCA- NAS - . NcAy
I-ind-hearted lazy, and she is not willing
to hand you over to the police. You owe
me some money; here's your bill. Are
you going to pay II?
He handed me a long strip Of paper
which was covered with figures. One
glance at the total was enough to tell
me that I had not enough money.
MRS. Travers will pay you when she
comes back, either tomorrow or the day
after"
"Wiu she?" The sneer with which he
said it, How am to know that you're
not at the same game together?"
THE SANG game? What do you mean?
How dare you look at me like that. and
talk to me as II were one Of your ser
vantsr'
'Tm not going to talk to you at all,
INV girl: I'm going to do. I'm not going to
allow a person who robs my guests to re-
main in my house under any pretext
whatever. Your luggage, such as II Is.
will remain here until my bill is paid"
He rang a bell which was on the table
by which he was standing. The waiter
entered who had showed me there. He
was a big man, with q square, dark face.
This young woman must go at once. II
she won't leave of her own accord we
must put her out by the back door,
Now, my girl-out you go!'
The waiter approached mo- He spoke
to me as he might have done to a dog.
Nov, then, come along"
He actually put his hand upon my Shout
der. Another. and believe he would
have swung me around and out Of the
room. But Just as ne touched me the
door was opened and some one came
rushing in-Mrs. Anstruther in a state Of
the greatest excitement.
MY diamonds have been stoleni'' she
cried. Some one has stolen my dia-
monday