Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-24

TO gamble and bet She has always been
mad TO 60 to one of these palmist people.
but both mamma and papa have forbid
den her OF course. every one is full of
Isolda; We know lots of people who haze
been to him. and George Ration SO
cracked him up that nothing would salts
fy her but that she should go. Just as
she was starting there came your tele-
phone message. How did you find out
those things you told her
| explained The eXcitable child broke
into rhapsodies.
cut her short There are one or two
matters which require my attention.
Would you mind telling me what has
happened to Lucille?'
Il was getting to It, When she came
back from lsolda she was as mad as n
halter. She can fire up when she likes
and there must have been quite n scene
Tint is Thursday On Tuesday morning
she had wire from Jack Upcott telling
her he had been friehtfully unhappy, beg
ping her to forgive him. entreatng her to
meet him--of all places in tho world-in
Richmond Park"
There may be n very simple eXplana-
tion; she may be staying with Mr. Up
colts friends There must be lots of per
sons who would be willing to have her
as n guest"
"Of course there are; that's Just what
! thought she was doing, though |
thought II Jolly mean Of her to leave me
all alone in the house after the plans y p
| had made. But last NIGHT there came n
| letter for her in Jack Upcotts hand
writing, postmarked Nice II seemed
| queer that he should be writing TO her
| from Nice on the same day on which he
| had been telegraphing IN town asking
! her to meet him in Richmond Park |
| hestated and hestated, and nesitated
| Ia CT |
| | saw at once that somewhere there must
| he something wrong It was just n short
| note to say that since she didn't want
| him in London. he thought he had better
| try Nice for a change, that when
she did want him she had only to send
a wire and he would return at once
didn't sleep wink all night. wondering
where Lucille was. This morning while
| | was having breakfast in bed some one
came with one of Lucilles visiting cards
| and said that she had sent him for the
desk which stood on her writing table
her Jewel case. and her dressing bag.
| said would be down MS soon as could
to see the messenger. but when | did get
down he was gone. Tomkins says thai
he was quite respectable looking person
in light overcoat and n gray felt hat
but evidently he had not courage enough
to wait and see me- Here is the visiting
card he brought"
| As | looked at the cara sne nanueu M
saw that there were three lines pen
cilcd on the back In very minute writing
| Desk on writing table Jewel case II
drawer. Dressing bag In wardrobe
rs this lucilles writingT
mot the least bit like It. I've never
seen the whiting before Who can tina
man have zen who brought the card
Where can he have got IT. What did h'
want those things of hers for2 Why didn
he wait for them"
II fancy that the answer to your las
two questions is pretty obvious But whel
do you say your parents are returning ?
Tomorrow | tell you we've behaved
IKE two pert set IDIOTS
That at least was clear enough. l wen
up i a large photogI aph of very prett!
girl which stood on the mantelshelf
That's Lucille" the girl Informed me
How odd that you should know so mpcl
about her and yet have never seen her!
} obviously, the first thing we nave Z
do is to find out where your sister is.
told her, as / went II promise nothing