The Washington times., 1913-04-09

T0HE woman answered by pointing
without word to an inner pock
ct in the coat of the rathel
mannish-looking tailored suit sh,
wore.
richards went over to her, turned
the coat back, and looked critically
at the pocket. 1t was perfectly evil
dent that she was telling the truth.
The line formed by the edge of the
cylinder was worn there .Iear across,
Been carrying it for some time,
them" said Richards.
Yes" said the woman, sullenly.
When did you first know Irene
fournierr asked the lieutenant.
1 began to get a better impression
frey, he had always seemed down
right stupid. But that question was
cleverly put. L felt perfectly sure
that Richards had never heard that
IT out on seeing the vision In the mir.
ror, and yet his tone had the assured.
contemptuous authority of one who
could have given her police record
from the time she was fifteen. He
strengthened this effect a moment
later. after waiting in silence for the
woman to answer his question.
1T was hard luck for you when you
did meet her-wherever it was
wasn't it?'
In words. the woman answered only
the first part of the lieutenant's S
speech, but the expression Of hatred
on her face was a sufficient commen-
tary on the second part of 1t.
Il met her along last October" she
WELL" said Richards. how did it
happen? How did you get to know
heT?"
She drove UP to the house one day
in a taxi" said the woman Il
ehnnRht she swell for
q reading. l thought she'd be a
pretty good subject. too; she looked
so innocent with those big. soft eyes
Of hers, as If she'd believe anything
surprised me about her was her talk
She looked like an American, all
right; but she talked with a foreign
sccent--Freneh, ] guess. and the
name she gave US had a French
sound"
.'Fournisr2" said Richards. How did
she spell H?''
The medium spelled it out for him.
That's French, isn't it, said Rich
ards, turning to jeffrey. who nodded.
''weIl." said Richards, did you give
the woman her reading?
'-She didn't want one" said the me
dunn. She wanted TO rent our top
floor. Said she liked the neighborhood
have TO see my husband about that. and
called him in. And he agreed to let her
have the rooms right Off"
she was all alone?" asked Richards.
Hadn't she q maid or anything?
''Why-yes, she was alone" answered
tie woman. There was a Jap who
came 10 see her every day They'd have
long talks together. 1t seemed as IL she
was giving him orders. He never had
any talk with any of US.
He was the man who was play wing
the organ this evening, and who beat
IL when he heard we were asking about
her." said Richards.
He didn't say IL like a question, and
the woman's made no answer. Not even
q gesture of assent or denial.
you and your husband got pretty
we'll acquainted with her, didn't your"
said Richards.
The woman nodded. I'VE took her
into partnership with us for a while"
she said.
How did that happen? Was she a
medium
No; but she used to give US tips
'",rips!" / repeated.
About people," the medium eS
plained"-folks who had come TO con-
suit U.S. or who we could get to come
And II was queer how much she knew
that we didn't, and we make point of
Knowing a good deal. She told US about
Mss Meredith. We'd never even heard
OF her II was Irene told us she was
rich and queer and all broken up about
the less Of niece OF hers. She told US