The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-05

sne protested, weakly. don
know myself 1 may change my
mind"
He pressei his lips again &c the
hand he held with a tender rever-
enee. "A woman may always do
that. But you won't"
I'm not so sure. But yoa won't
tell anything about that night.
How did you ever happen to
rec"
You in the hallway"
jIer face went blank with as
constituent, unnoted by Archie,
however, who went on. L
hadn't been sleeping we'll, and IL
was quite by chance that | got n,
just at that moment. My door was
half open, and l caught sight of
you tiptoeing down the hall to-
ward the library. You made "a
7ery fetching thief-believe me-
stealing along in your blue Jap
anese kimono and sandals"
Did II" She forced a quick
smile to screen her establishment
and relief.
"But tell me about it. You
didn't drill the safe-thers was a
real robbery too?"
She nodded, quickly gaining
skill in this new role of decep-
tinn. There must have been.
Isn't il stranger"
well, IL makes all the worse
tangle for Poole" He rose and
put his arm around her waist,
drawing her toward him.
please, Archie, don't" she
protested, turning her face from
him.
He kissed her lightly on the
cheek. MY rights" he said,
gaily, as she escaped into the
house.
Meantime Poole had paid his
visit to old man Squirting. And
during that visit the woodsman
had revealed an astonishing thing
They were again talking about the
timbered land which Poole re-
ferred to as Jacks property, when
Squirting burst out:
winthrop! Jack Winthrop! /
guess not! And | guess, too, | be
the only person in Wilton today
who knows what his real name
isl"
Poole stared at him, and the
old man continued: Queer
how some things get forgot, and
'twa'n't meant for no secret at
first. The Winthrops adopted him
when they was Twin in Newer
ton moren't twenty years ago
him nothin but baby. His
fathers name was Havens."
"Havens?"
M no6dA1 ha.
un, too. He wound up by landin'
in states prison, and died there.
They was after him for more than
one job, and they got him in the
Melverton bank robbery. Up he
goes-for fifteen years, leavin' a
wife and three-month-old baby.
She held out a year afore she got
sick and died. That left the kid
to the town of -Melverton. Then
the Winthrops. bein' kind-hearted
people, took care of the kid while
1t was being decided what was to
be done. Nuthin' was done, and
the Winthrops KEEP the baby.
Anyways, by the time it was fixed
what asylum the kid should be
sent to, Mrs. Winthrop couldn't
bear to see him took away. So.
without meanin' to at the start,
they ended up by adoptin' him.
Then Jim Ravens died in prison.
The Winthrops moved away from
Melverton and came to Wilton,
where their little girl was born. "
When Colonel winthrop had
finished his breakfast the next
morning he rose from the table
with a little meaning glance to-
ward Evelyn. who quickly fol-
lowed him into the hall.
Come out on the lawn, Evie,
where we won't be disturbed.
He led the ay to a secluded
spot among the trees.
I'm disturbed over this detec-
tive enterprise of Poole's," began
Colonel Winthrop. Lets sit
down here, Evie."
How do you mean. Uncle?"
Colonel Winthrop threw one
knee over the other. why, this.
Somehow or other Poole has dis
covered the facts about Jacks
parentage."
Uncle Geoffl Really"
Colonel Winthrop nodded.
Poole told Archie last night.
Just showed he knew Il, and let