The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-06-11

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The room quickly Whsre H7irty ylessls
at waiting. thirty ylosTle ruoo end
stood gazing a. Elaino, aDaoEunfly
vesy nuch embarrassed. eeen aftes
Jsnninu had eo1s.
IT 10 embarrassing sAo sasA Apai
". but. Nias Dodes, I have come 10
You to beg for my love-"
Maine looksa at her nonplusea.
Yes" she continued. you do not
know It. but Craig Kennedy 70 infatu.
ated with you" She paused again.
then added, "But he IL engaged to me. :"
Elaine stared 1t tho woman. She
was daxed. She could mot believe 1t.
There ID the ring" F7irty Florrie
added, indicating . very impressive
paste diamond.
Quickly she reached into her bag
and drew out two photographs, with
out q word. handing them to Elaine.
There's the proof" Florrie said
simply, choking q sob.
Elaine looked with Q start. Sure
enough, there was the neat living room
in the house on Prospect avenue. In
one picture Florrie 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-"
Florrie had broken down completely
and was weeping softly into . lace
handkerchief.
She moved toward the door. Elaine
followed her.
Jennings please see the lady to
tho 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.
needy greeted Elaine sayly.
Elaine had been too overcome BY
what had just happened to throw 1t
OF 20 easily, and received him with
studied GOODNESS.
Still. Craig. manlike, did not notice
1t at once. In fact. he was too busy
casing about to see that neither Jen.
nings. Marie nor the duenna Aunt Jo-
sephine we're 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,
A. Craig might have eyed specimen
on . 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
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
concealed camera! Such an elabo-
rate business-jus 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, REFRESHING
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.
"No butts" she interrupted.
"Then you believe that T."
How can you, as scientist, ask me
to doubt the camera?" she insinuated,
very coldly turning away.
Kennedy rapidly began to see that
1t was far more serious than he had ut
first thought
Very WELL" he said with a touch of
impatience, 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 a word, he stalked
out of the door.