Lower coast gazette., 1913-09-06
Aoh, Yes, i'Put 4 Man Of Ny Own OF
to Standish's Record"

honest, you know. And he and she
were going to get married on the quiet
and keep their marriage secret But
she had to 60 to Europe. And for
some reason or other-the secretary
didn't know why and it doesn't matter,
anyhow-the wedding was ~sidetTacked.
Instead. they took q notion to run on
to q little country hotel. for n OF
| those honeymoons that-that never
came through the custom-house."
"No!"
Eyes. And, as an afterthought, yes.
again. I can show you the hotel reg
lister with"
"The fool didn't register under his
own name. did he?" demanded Gregs.
mo" said Blake. Registered un-
der the name Of Fowler. But any hand
writing expert a prove he. wrote It.
and the hotel manager can swear
Standish was the man. The manager
is ready to swear Standish called the
woman his wife, too"
"Oh, the jay" grinned Gregg. the
wording.
"You see" went on Blake, "he real
" expected to marry her. They were
: Just taking time by the forelock. And
then-here's the queerest tangle Of al
after that week there. It seems shs
backed out and wouldn't marry him q
oil. No, Gresg. It wasn't he that threw
her over. This was the other Va!
around. The Woman Tilted him ant
E went back to her family. One week o
e standish was about all she was up Il
t And she baked at making . life jo|
Of It. ! don't wonder"
"But didn't her family find OUT"
1T seems not. They thought she ha
j been away visiting q girl friend In tn
country. She got home safe. ON
everything looked proper as q rain
d Sunday in q grave yard. Some won
d en- sure have luck"
eco on" urged Van Dyke.
. THAT'S about ALL" finished Blak'
"she woke up. as ! told you. to fin
it was Observation-Disclosures
y thank.heaven. And as far as I ca
g make out, they haven't seen each OF
er since. I won't swear to that pa
Of it. But II they have, his secreta1
le doesn't know Il. Nor"
,e "Who was the Woman?" Quert'
Robertson.
"rhat." answered Blake reluctant
.is the one thing left to find out"
q. Van Dyke fairly groaned. !
i'd "Theu," he demanded. chow Is Il
an miserable story going to help us!"
on "Oh," replied Blake, "the nets clt
~ Ing around her. I hope to have b
he name tonight"
Tonight! We've got to have It
. night. Before the Mullins bill com
,e up. The names no use to us aft
's that"
MS .But," asked Robertson, "even II
do get it tonight, what use can
make Of It? The house will be on !
final debate Of the bill by ten o'cio
:, BY making use Of every trick
.ne know we can fix only q few hours
ION lay at most What good
his "Whst good?" retorted Blake. :"
the this: standish's long suit is moral'
or A lot Of US have had smirches on
names from time to time. He ne
has. So the clergy are for him {
an the people swear by him. It's
chief pull with both church and ?
lie. Now-if We can get this ST
''.n properly authenticated. on the noo'
IN the house tonight, It'll give . lot
and men-Gregg, here, for instance-an
'ses cuse to swing over to US.
her "Oh. we've got him! We've
,uty him!" muttered Robertson ono M
Tot his usually quick mind loaflns bliss
II over the single grand idea.
!, .Yes," amended Van Dyke Or
. .vs've got him-if We can get
O.W Woman's name in time. Il Ill
100 pends on that. Without It. our q
900
M Ito be c~ontinuee.)