Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-10

Of it that I DOM believe sho'd dare
to put into print, although she reeled
them off to me without so much as
blush. 'Pon my soul, Mr.. Smart, ]
never was so embarrassed in my life
She"
"Never mind" interrupted hastily
"Don t tell tales out of school. "
He was silent for a moment, finger
ing his big eyeglasses nervously. III
may please you TO know that she thinks
you are an exceedingly nice man. T"
"No, it doesn e." roared iraseibly.
"I'm damned il like being called an
exceedingly nice man"
"They were my words, sir, not hers"
he explained desperately. 81 was mere
ly putting two and two together-forms
ing az opinion from her manner not
from her words. Sho is very particular
to mention everything you do for her,
and thanks me il call her attention to
anything she may have forgotten. She
certainly appreciates your kindness to
the baby"
"That is extremely gratifying" said
| acidly,
He hesitated once more. "Of course,
you understand that the divorce itself
is absolute. It's only the matter Of tho
child that remains unsettled. The"
fairly barSed at him. "What tho
devil do you mean by that, siri What
has the divorce got to do with its"
"a great deal, should say" saHA
he, with the rare, almost superhumah
patience that has made him so valuable
TO me.
"Upon my SOUL" was all that | could
say.
Hawkes. raped on the door luckily at
that instance,
"The men from the telephone com
pany are here, sir, and the electricians.
Where are they to begin, siri"
"rcll them to wait, said /. Then l
hurried to the top Of the east wing TO
ask II she had the least objection to an
extension phone being placed in my
study. She thought II would be very
nice, 80 / returned with instructions for
the men to put in three Instruments
one in her room, one in mine and one in
the butler's pantry. II seemed n very
jolly arrangement all round As for tho
electric bell system, II would speak for
itself.
Toward the middle Of tho afternoon
when Mr. Poopcndyke and were hard
at work on my synopsis wo were startled
by n dull, mysterious pounding ON tho
wall hard by We paused to listen 10
was quite impossible to locate tho sound,
which ceased almost Immediately Our
first thought was that the telephone
men were drilling hole through tho
wall into my study Thon camo the
sharp rataata.tat once moro. Even No
wo looked about us In bewildormont, tho
portly facade Of Ludwig the Red moved
out Of alignment with eurtrending
squeak and long thin streak of black
appeared at the inner cdgo Of the frame,
growing widor-and blackor II anything
before our startled eyes.
"Arc you at homopi inquired n voice
that couldn't by any means Lave ema-
mated from the Ghost Of Ludwig, even In
his mollowest hours
lcaped TO my foot and started across
the room with great strides. My uooro-
tary d eyes were glued to tho magic por-
trait. His fingers, looking like claws,
hung suspended over the keyboard Of
tho typewriter
"By tho Lord Harry" cried.
"Yosln
Tho secret door swung quietly open,
laying Ludwig 3 face TO the wall, and ia
tho aperture stood my amazing neighbor,
as lovely q portrait es you'd seo In =
year . "trip through all the galleries in
the world. She was smiling down upon
us from the slightly elevated position, q
charming figure in the very latest
Partisan hat and gown. Something gray
aud black and exceedingly chic. / 70.
member saying TO Poopcudyke after
wards In response 10 question Of hiG
u (To be continued)