The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

name Mary" She had told him he
might call her that. Could it be that |
it was her real name, and that she |
had meant to trust him with so much |
of her true story?
He pondered the delicate writing of
the note, thinking how like her 1t
seemed, then he put the note in AN in
ner pocket and thoughtfully lifted out
the evening clothes. 1t was then that
he touched the silken lined cloth of
her dress, and he drew back almost
as If he had ventured roughly upon
something sacred. Startled. awed, he
looked upon it, and then with gentle
fingers lifted 1t and laid 1t upon his
knee.
Gradually, as he looked, the gown
told It's own story. as she bad thought
it would, how she had been obliged
to put on a disguise. and this was the
only way to hide her own dress.
With a sigh, he carefulls folded up
the cloth gown. wrapped 1t in folds of
tissue paper from the empty hatbo
and placed 1t in his suitcase. Then
he transferred the hat to it's original
box, rang the bell, and ordered the
boy to care for the box and suitcase
until he called for them.
During the afternoon he took oc
casion to run into the judges private
office about some unimportant detail
of the business they were transacting
and as he was leaving he said:
by the way. Judge, who was you
young woman who gave you such
fright by her sudden disappearance
: You never told me her name. Is sh
, one of my acquaintances. | wonder
, oh. her name is Mary Weston.
said the Judge, smiling, Il don't be
| lieve you know her. for she was fror
California. and was visiting here onl
/ for few days, She sailed for Europ
4 the next day"
I That closed the incident, and, s
far as the mystery was conce' nee
! only added pc olexity to it.
s Durham purrosely remained towi
r town. merely having a clerk telephon
( home for him that he had gone cut
e the city and would not be hons unit
:, late, SO they need not wait up. II
Il did this beca lse he did not wish
> have his mother or his sister ask hi
& any more questions about the missir
: hat and coat. Then he took twent
/" mile trolley ride into the suburbs al
e back, to make good his word that
e had gone out of town.
e A little after midnight he arrived
p the clubhouse, secured his suit-cai
e and the box, and took cab to h
home He left the vehicle at the &C
lest the sound of it waken his moth
N or sister.
= He let himself silently into d
y house with his latch.key. and Il
toed up tn his room. The light W
m burning low He put the hat-box
the farthest corner OF his closet, tn
OF he took out the rain-coat, and, slippi
s. off his shoes went softly down to I
at hall closet.
In In utter darkness he felt around a
,. finally hung the coat on hook und
m another long cloak. then gently
e- leased the hanging loop and let I
garment slip softly down in an incC
spicuous heap on the floor. He ste
e upstairs as guiltily as II he had be
en- naughty boy stealing sugar. VIII
he reached his room, he turned up
light, and. pulling out the hath
surveyed It thoughtfully. This was
he problem which he had not yet be
a able to solve. How should he dispt
lie OF the hat so that it would be disc
Eft cred in such a way as to cast no {
Their suspicion upon the maid?
he He took the hat out and held it
he his hand. looking at II from differ,