American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-02-26

on-her eyes showed the emotions
which she had suppressed in public.
What Is III" she said lcily.
Il wanted" said TOMMY wanted
to tell you something"
Il think" responded Betsy-Barbara,
that you needn't make any more ex-
planations-thank youl"
She was turning away when Tommy
recovered himself.
"Oh, IL isn't that" he said. Il can't
explain that, OF course. I'm not trying
to explain that, Miss Lane. It's just
something something new In the line
OF eyldence-about the Hanska case
think II may help"
Betsy Barbara turned again-and
this time quickly. Her look was
startled-but-heayen be praised
friendly.
Something new7" she said. breath
lessly. "Oh. you angel fresh from
heavenl Shall | send for Constanceg"
This was the point where Tommy
North became a s~trategist.
1T has TO do" he said humbly.
with the way | was last night. You
saw mel shouldn't like to tell her"
Lets take a walk" proposed Betsy
Barbara, with her wonderful practt
cality.
III you wish" said Tommy North
humbly. and yet thrilled with a sense
OF renewed companionship. Indeed,
by the time they reached the street,
he had recovered his spirits 30 much
an 70 propose. because the street was
80 noisy. that they take a cross-town
car and walk up Fifth venue The car
was crowded: they must stand; 80
they did not approach the subject Of
the moment until they we're treading
the street OF the spenders.
well, what is Il? Pm dying to
knowi" said Betsy-Barbara. the instant
they reached the avenue.
"Did ! do anything strange" in
quired Tommy. when | first saw you
last night?" 81
you nearly tumbled at my feet, for
one thing" replied Betsy-Barbara.
"What-what were you wearing on
your feet7"
Betsy. Barbara thought a second on
this peculiar question.
My velvet slippers with the rhine
stone ~bucklee.' she said.
Tommy nodded solemnly.
That VAS It'll was reaching fol
them last nlght-just as l was reach
ing for something the night l fell Al
Captain Hanska's door. And II brought
everything back"
"Oh. what do you mean7" begged
Betsy-Barbara Go onl Please 70
on"
Il had got TO the head OF the Stair
on the night OF the murder" said Tom
my. The gas was lighted In the hall
was pichled. You know how you
mind gets on one little thing whel
you're picked"
I Il don't" put In Betsy-Barbara. Il
spite OF her interest In the ~story-"bu
please go on"
And | saw something bright in tn
hallway, close to Captain Hanska'
door. braced against a post an
looked at Il. II was a cluster OF dis
monds-the more l think OF II. tn
more II seems like that shoe buckle O
yours. reached out to get II. The
tumbled and hit-the stun. The tun
BILE and the sticky feeling put dil
monds out OF my mind. But I'm SUR
just the same. that | saw a bunch {
diamonds or something beside this
! door. You've asked me to tell yo
anything | might find about the Hal
ska ase And I'm telling. that's all.
| Betsy-Barbara considered.
IT may not meal anything" sh
said. and Il may mean a good deal
She considered again. Even II n
diamonds were there. maybe Il ha
nothing TO do with our case. II an.
body had been robbed that night.
there had been any signs Of a burgla
this evidence would be very importan
But the police say that the hous
wasn't entered. Then again. what b
came OF tho diamondsf Il seems Z
one else noticed them"
, Well" remarked Tommy Mort
c~ynicaliy. There were a great mar
policemen In the house"
II Betsy -Barbara walked on. stiil thin
e ing. Maybe. I'm afraid. though. TN
'r Il might be only an alteration" ST
Is said finally.
Perhaps" echoed Tommy Mort
70 And now, having finished his introdu
ID ton. he approached the subject nea
est his heart.
Id "of course. that's all" he said. "e
eept that owe you al apology for
~ for my condition last night"
I'd II is to yourself" said Betsy-Ba
bara. that you owe the apology. NJ
II North. why did you do it-againy'
A. Nov Il was In Tommy Norths IN
pulses to tell exactly why he did A.
a to come out with the truth, accom-
ID. MED by his opinion OF philanderin
ne S~paniards. But that would ha,
Oh amounted to a declaration: and to d
r. clare his feelings for ~Betsy-rarba
II was leagues beyond his present cou
le- age.
oh" he said. carelessly. desperat
ad ly. Il got a jolt. That's all And toe