The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-03-18

mere is the ring, Il 1ITty EIOII1C
added, indicating a very impressive
paste diamond.
Quickly she reached into her bag
and drew out two photographs, with
out a word, handing them to Elaine.
"There's the proof" F1orrie said
simply, choking a sob.
Elaine looked with a start. Sure
enough, there was the neat living room
in the house on Prospect avenue. In
one picture F1orrie had her arms over
Kennedy's shoulders. In the other,
apparently, they were passionately
kissing.
Elaine slowly laid the photographs
on the table.
"Please-please,. Miss Dodge-give
me back my lost love. You are rich
and beautiful am poor. I have only
my good looks. But-I-I love him
and he-loves me-and has promised
to marry me-"
F'lorrie had broken down completely
and was weeping softly into a lace
handkerchief.
She moved toward the door. Elaine
followed her.
"Jennings-please see the lady to
the door,"
Back in the drawing-room, Elaine
seized the photographs and hurried
into the library where she could be
alone.
Just then she heard the bell and
Kennedy's voice in the hall.
How are you this afternoon" Ken
nedy greeted Elaine gayly.
Elaine had been too overcome by
what had just happened to throw it
off so easily, and received him with
studied GOODNESS.
Still, Craig, manlike, did not notice
it at once. In fact, he was too busy
gazing about to see that neither Jen-
nings, Marie nor the duenna Aunt Jo-
sephine were visible. They were not
and he quickly took the ring from
his pocket. Without waiting, he
showed it to Elaine.
Elaine very coolly admired the ring,
as Craig might have eyed specimen
on a microscope slide. Still, he did
not notice.
He took the ring, about to put it
on her finger Elaine drew away.
Concealment was not in her frank ma
ture
She picked up the two photographs.
What have you to say about
those?" she asked cuttingly.
Kennedy, quite surprised, took them
and looked at them. Then he let them
fall carelessly on the table and
dropped into chair, his head back in
a burst of laughter.
"Why-that was what they put over
on Walter" he said. "He called me
up early this afternoon-told me he
had discovered one of these poisoned
kiss cases you have read about in the
papers. Think of it-all that to pull
a concealed camera! Such an elabo-
rate business to get me where
they could fake this thing. i sup
pose they've put someone up to say
ing she's engaged?"
Elaine was not so lightly affected
But" she said severely, depressing
her emotion, 81 don't understand, Mr.
Kennedy, how scientific inquiry into
the poisoned kiss could necessitate
this sort of thing"
She, pointed at the photographs &C
cusingly.
But" he began, trying to explain
mo butts" she interrupted,
"Then you believe that l."
How can you, as a scientist, ask me
to doubt the camera?" she insinuated
very coldly turning away
Kennedy ranid1v hepan fo 600 fha1
it was far more serious than he had al
first thought.
Very WE'LL" he said with a touch OF
Impotence, "if my word is not to be
taken-I-Ill-"
He had seized his hat and stick.
Elaine did not deign to answer
Then, without word, he stalked
out of the door.
Kennedy was moping in the labora
tory the next day when 1 came in.
"Say, Craig" began, trying to over
come his fit of blues.
Kennedy, filled with his owl
thoughts, paid no attention to me
Then he jumped up.
"By George-I WILL" he muttered
poked my head out of the door in
time to see him grab up his hat an6
coat and dash from the room, put
ting his coat on as he went.
Hes nut today" l exclaimed tt
myself.
Though I did not know yet of the
quarrel, Kennedy had really struggled
with himself until he was willing tt
put his pride in his pocket and hat
made up his mind to call on Elaine
again.
AS he entered he saw that it wa:
really of no use, for only Aunt 10
sephine was in the library
ooh, Mr.. Kennedy" she said limo
Gently enough, I'm so sorry she ism
here. There's been something trou
bling her, and she won't tell me wha
| it is. But she's gone TO call On .