The Washington times., 1913-11-04
At BIG THRILLING STORY

, graham to arrive, and a sudden sharp
ring at the bell made him think for a
moment that it was she.
Williams entered. however, with a
Ca telegram upon salver. 1t was super
scribed "BiarritZ,' and read:
Gable followed me here. Never heard
of servant mentioned" II wasi signed
! Miss Colin Suydam'.'
Yorke smiled to himself as he refold-
cd. The atmosphere was clearing.
The bell rang once more, and this time
Williams ushered in n very pretty
young girl, little more than a child.
with masses of curling, soft brown hair
framing n charming dimpled face.
She was very pale now, however, and
the dimples had faded away into mere
indications of their possibilities.
She was alone and looked about her
half fearfully as she entered, but Yorke
stepped quickly forward with q reas-
suring smile
This is Miss Ingraham, isn't it?" Ire
sad. "St just here. You came alone?''
Yes, Mr.. Yorke. I was afraid to
bring my maid. No one must know !
have come"
Il understand perfectly. Now. what is
1t You wish 20 tell me, Miss Ingraham?t
I-l-its about-Mr. Paul Hfldreth,
she flushed, and dropped her eyes as
she spoke.
.Yes?'' said Yorke quietly.
You wanted to know where he was
on Monday. and-and Monday night,
didn't your
Yes. l wanted very much to know
controlled.
And Tit would be better fos him If
Infinitely better
Yorke leaned forward earnestly.
I might be able to save him from
very serious trouble
II know. You or-or the police nigh.
think he had something to do with the
account Of the money, and all. Oh, il
Is cruel thing for anyone to think"
she cried, with flashing eyes, her EN-
barrassinent forgotten. 1T is terribly
urjustr'
He could not tell me where he was,
bring on some one else" observed
Yorke, watching her closely.
He could not tell she burst out.
then paused and flushed again rosiIy.
He could not tell because he-he was
getting married. And she burst into
tears. and hid her face in her hands.
Getting married. calculated Yorks,
with the most genuine surprise he had
manifested since his connection with the
case.
The young girl nodded vehemently.
Yves" she sobbed, toto me,''
dear young lady. 1 am sure I congrat-
ulate you most heartily Now. sup
pose you tell me how it all happened"
well, my-my father didn't think
Paul was serious enough, and he-he
didn't want US to see each other, so
Paul and I used to meet sometimes
and motor out to some quiet little
place for tea, and it was such fun. And
then Paul was awfully in love. you
know. and-and so was /, and he
H. l1.
long. but / thought IL we waited faith
er might change his mind, SO
Wouldn't.
But last Monday afternoon the car
broke down miles from anywhere,
away out on Long Island, and Paul
couldn't fix it. and it was getting late,
and We didn't know where we were.
and nobody came along to help us, and
1t was awful.
I'VE had to leave the car, and we
walked miles. it seemed to me. and we
came at last to little one-horse viii
lage, and there wasn't any train back
that night, 50 We hired a carriage
from a farmer and drove to a place
called Sayville.
BY that time it was night, and there
wasn't a train from there for hours,
and there would have been a terrible
scene when l reached home, anyway,
$3.50 We got married.
Il see," remarked Yorke. gravely.
His visitor dabbed at her eyes with
her handkerchief, drew a deep breath,
and resumed:
The ministers name was Snodgrass
Isn't that a horrible name to be mar
ried by? He was awfully kind, though
but was terribly frightened.
We'll, afterward we sent a telegram
to father saying ! was staying with
Helen-thats a girl friend of mine who
has moved out somewhere near there
so he wouldn't be worried. In the morn
ing Paul went back and got his car, and
had it repaired, and we motored into
town.
When / reached home in the after
noon / found that father had swallowed