The evening world., 1914-03-10

liz,
'an'e' anu o'u
torious ana dusty In the
q recess Mt the top Of the last stair
povond thu twen,ieth century
,-.,. -.
y 'ees Vi VIZ"
rway lay the goal we sought. l
II tated briefly before drawing them
: et md taking the final plunge,
A, ,-,-.,.
matter Vi 10 ~ "as '. ..'
- feel ashamed OF myself. suppose
that she really had a headache |.
. .vho, n, vrcou,b nusi,lan,mous
t"ute
Just then, even as my hand fell
. upou the curtains. they were snatched
"a. .r,I ,ourd pvse,f star,pp into
80. .',,s.., s.. =, ,ha ,.av
the vivid. uplifted race OF the 'ady
who had defcd me and would con-
ainue to do 80 II my suddenly active
.'a,,,,u. hu, tho dark. ind,r-
|oant. imper'ous eyes "e' '"""
f" 49, ,,ea , ,S, ,,rdop" began. and
,h.n S AZ that / was not wear
ing cup ~ ""' '
.,,,, ,,,,s :. .he said. very
you WIN .. ,o,,aii,.
co,a,s anu Yer. na..arv madam" I
r.n,,od " ,s WI" les, 7 could You deaed
rephe9 as pes, nu,,,, havo .nnre-
+ mo. i th'nN you shouiu NAY. apr,
ciated my position-mv Ho''VeS
NY ,o A.
well now that you are no,.,
!. Smart, may be so bold as 10 inau' r..
what you are going to 40 aoout u.
N l reflected. x think, II you a"h
mind, III come IN ana nas SIT oo y~t across ss
ne toes. ! am sure to be great
Maj more lenient and agreeable II
'm asked to come In and see you.
incidentally, l thought I'd step up to
INQUIRE how your headache is Gettins
~ Better. L hope?"
She turned her face away. l sus-
knected, a smile.
81 "lf YOU choose to bang your old
rastie to. pieces in order to satisfy q
- Snuline curiosity, Mr.. Smart.
.Hs~s nothinr more to say" she said.
kSscsrs mo araIn-stiil ominously, to
Xs.~sir
" Ssnr.N !. nj, .he was such a
n 49, heinis.s little thinK-and all
49, sssir.t mob of burly ruff
t9aS ~sess =" e'
,o., unreasonable
vu ,hrn~,nv onan a small
man On: sa'a, 20 ,hs hall 81 am
door a. tne s emo Ot "e in Won You
!egyuS nc ~ n'cc and sensible and
Iookeu ~ VIC '' INV
: 'amiao'e' ., .,ooa mat In.
nu ~ a. ~ ,Ss most remarkable
su1 Wy VT a. ha. ever heen NV good
S.'na ~ ,n"S nnon' NV senses
W.. awake? WAS this a
'sr.c "a 90 alta An witch was striving
y" hard N And comfortable cor
~ors
..yye,, ," she demanded relentlessly.
.Rv the Lord Harry" began, find =
ing my tongue only to lose 1t again.
nv beviiderment Increased, and for
an sSceHent reason.
The room was completely fur
nish@d. bedecked and rendered habit
able BY q hundred and ono articles
i, mat were mysteriousiy missing from
: INV aide of the castle. Rugs, tapes
tries. curtains OF the rarest quality;
ChaiTs, couches, and cushions; tables,
.cabtncts and chests that would have
}, ,cauoed the eyes Of the most conser-
'voHive collector of antiques to bulDo
with-not wOnder-but greed; stands,
pedestels. brasses. bronzes. porce-
,,laips-but why enumerateS on the
,JnAAptve oaken centre table STOOD the
pyiceless silver vase we had missed
Rrd It was filled with tresh yenow
Xoeeo. ! snined. Their fragrance
A!ed the room.
And % complete had peen the rIninK
OF my rooms py the nevo.eu sanuaIs
In their smorts to make TINS laay coxy
ana comfortanle that ,hey a'a no.
overlook q enver-Iramro photosIspn
~ my dear mother. ner swes. ~
met my 1a1e a. swsp' '"e ni a..
piece, Deneatn wncm .Ta. III.
crecxicd merrhy. an ~" ~" au Srd
put MINK ! repc at ,,,cs hs,or"
HArrx once "o' '"''e ''A'''
csuent mysen W. .uo-,ov co,v
trleu 70 : "'
ycu sre ne.s; -. ,, w. IN liz. IN
ou Svu 0'aa ,',it%out some ~ the
hv Awm pa oo,ver,sncas NJ life Nj
cr. "a. smu Ia d"aantIv
5nHc III. ' nnt said nromptIy
=, a' NO. vo,, will erc,.e me
MI sur nj a,oa ~" ua, AFRAID we
~ .taoa th,rc. You've mo
~ ~. ,;avod nm 70 And them
-. ond sovrd in my-in their
,"on wa. beginninr 10 dis
t S~ ne schmicks. Now am con-