The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
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A- 2t---E N j., -lGIL and stout. anu cad T I fada4 Prince Albert coat that bagg-t at shoulders and elbows. He wore rab5ers over aIs shoes and hls footsteps sounded ike those of q heavy a6g The tvo passed around the corner. ana Cunham and his host entered the h01se
 T1=y We're presently seated at a vel. appointed ta5le. where an eia5- 7rate 5lara- vas served The talk vas 5f pleasant things that go to Eaae I'D rba world of refinement. but he ml1d 0f the guest w1s troubled. and cozstantly kept hearing that sen tence. She goes by the name of Mary
 Then. suddenly. he looked up and mat her ayes
 She was standing just back of her mistress. g chair. with quiet. warchful attitude, but her eyes had been un- consciously upon the guest. until he he looked ID and caught her glance.
 She turned away. but th= color rose in her cheeks and she knew that he vas watching her
 Her .ook had startled him He had never thought of looking for her in a meEial position. and at first he had noticed only the likeness to her for whom he was searching But he watch et her furtiyely until he became more and more startled with the resem- biance. Al last he broke in upon the conversation
 Excuse me. hTt wonder if l may interrupt you for a moment I have thought of something that ought to attend to al once wonder f the waitress would be kind enough 10 send 2 phone message for me. I am afraid 1t "il be too late f wait"
 Why, certainly" sa.I the host. all anxiety Would you Ike 10 go 10 the phone yourself. or can attend to it for youo Just feel perfectly at home
 Already the young man was hastily writing line or two on a card he had taken from his pocket and he handed 1t 10 the waitress who at his question had moved silently behind his chair to 60 his bidding
 "J4at cal. up that number please. and give tAe message below They will understand and then you will write down taeir answer"
 He handed her the pencil and turn ei a5aia 10 his dessert Apparently his entire attention Vas devoted to his aos' aai his ice but in reality he vas listening 70 The click of the telephone and the i9~ gentle voice in an ad.oln. -ns room l. came after crly mo 1e1ts pause. and he wondered a he ea.mu@ss with which the usua. for mI-e Of the telephone was carried on lie could not hear what she said but E-s ears were alert 70 the pause just long enolga for few words 10 be written aHI then 10 her footsteps -om.as Glietly back
 He had applied the test. There was no number upon the card. and he knew that f the girl were not the one of hom he vas h search. she would return for an explanation
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 He passed front ot the building and found ghts stn burning every. where Down the siee street h. saw the windows were brightly ueh.ed T the servants quarters and loud laGzh. ter was sounding Was she In there enduring such c3@panya No. for there high in the fourth story gleamad , little light and q shadow moved 4bo..