The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-03-20


the air OF one who has no time TO
waste in airy persifiage. I'm here on
business. though. Mr.. North. want
TO borrow the services OF your stenog.
rapher for a day"
'Me?" inquired Betsy-Barbara.
YOU" replied Rosalie lie Grange
She turned back 10 Tommy North
then; and the fash OF her dimples dis
armed any possible resentment.
"Mr. North. haven't you got five or
ten minutes OF business somewhere
else? Like buying your days cigars
or something? When two ladies want
to talk something over alone. they
hate to talk in the hall"
"Oh. certainly" replied Tommy
North. rising and reaching for his
coat
1T amt every young boarder." said
Rosalie lie Grange. who is intelligent
enough 10 let his landlady boss him.
Now you be back in just ten minutes
by the clock. that's an obedient boy"
Tommy cast one look at Betsy-Bar-
bara as he went out OF the door: and
assure him.
Rosale proceeded TO the heart OF
the matter without any OF her GUS
tomary circumlocution.
Betsy Barbara Lane" she said, II
believe you'd go for a friend TO the
place we amt supposed TO mention,
except in church Wouldn't you?"
What has happened?" asked Betsy
Barbara. her color departing with a
rush. Has Constance"
Constance is perfectly all right"
reassured Rosalie. she was tryin' TO
read-poor thing-when / left her fif-
teen minutes ago. But I've got my an
swer you would"
Il think ! would give my life II II
would help now," said Betsy Barbara.
What I'm askin' then" continued
Rosalie lie Grange. may seem only n
little thing. But it's important.
can't tell you how important. II may
save him-you know. Mr.. Wade-if
you play your cards right"
Betsy Barbara was on her feet now.
What is It? Quick!" she asked.
Not beatin' about the bush," re-
piled Rosalie lie Grange, IL want yon
to spend the day firtin' perfectly out
rageous with Mr. Estrilla."
In spite OF herself. Betsy-Barbara let
her pink blond coloring suffuse her
cheeks But the color flowed back as
her mind leaped from circumstance TO
circumstance and rested on a sus-
picion.
What has he" she said under her
breath, what has he to do with the
Hanska case?"
"Nothin' much-himself," said Rosa
lie, indifferently, but a great deal to
do with solvin' II. An it's important
that he should be delivered at just the
right time-as kind OF witness"
A new idea widened Betsy Barbara's
eyes and made soft and wondering the
little mouth OF her.
And what have your" she whis-
pered. Have you-all this time-and
never suspected"
Now don't go cuttin' corners an
guessin'," said Rosalie lie Grange.
I've been doin' my part. Don't ask
me any more, please. I'm just Dustin
TO tell. I'm an old fool with my tongue,
an II ! spring the littlest leak in a
secret it all comes tumblin' out. Re
member what I've told you. First, you
can help save Mr.. Wade as nobody
else can. Next, don't ask any ques-
tions. An Betsy-Barbara Lane, now
I'm gettin' solemn. | want you TO
hold up your right hand an swear
somethin' on your honor-that you
won't tell anybody-anybody
this until let you"
But now the shade OF a suspicion
flashed across Betsy.Barbara's face.
Rosalie caught Il and formed her an.
swer mentally before her pretty juror
spoke.
Suppose" said sy-Barbara-T
beg your pardon, Mrs. lie Grange but
one must watch everything in a time
like ths-suppose you were working
for the other side?"
'ln case you ever found that out"
said Rosalie, your oath Is all of.
Goodness me!"-and now her emotion
was real-"do / look like a traitor or
anything OF that sort? Haven't helped
Mrs. Hanska every way could?
You're a woman, Betsy Barbara, an
you know me by this time. Am | that
knd?"
NO" replied Betsy.Barbara. You
are not" And with an air OF pretty
solemnlty, she swore II.
"If ! was a man." said Rosalie lie
Grange, Il could Just eat you up when
you look that way. Now we're goin
straight 70 business. II is a quarter
OF ten. Has Mrs. Hanska any date to-
day."
She was going TO her lawyers at
eleven o'clock"
Let her do that: but first you're 20
see her and tell her that she mustn't
come home afterwards. Let her 20 any.
where except home. An after you've
done what ! want you 90 do, you1l
meet her somewhere an take her 20
dinner at-at the Hotel Hamblen.
That's a respectable outof-thewsy
place Cot that?"
Yes"