The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-28
CRATER XVII

few m'rutes later sas seated herself
,y a snail table neas tse open WIN
COW. She asked .n-lmeraals cues.
Mons about Werner haL lnt Trev.
erton and his wife She seemed par
-icularly anxious to iuov l. ABOUT
Slbrl bar Lowther d.d ao-@>>em ~
clluad 20 ak about her and coclu-
uaUy changed the couversa-ioH no
other matters
ais Esr husband KIND % -s--. sra
I qser.ed.
aont think go He's G e-ae "
she rodded. Il suppose 'aey cen
O. be On good term before s,-ar
gers"
20. yes. and he SPEAKS kindly
enough 70 her Bat I'm sure ihe feb
/ low is a brute she IS unhappy
"Y0u are sorry FOR her, AIRS.
Haig said abruptly
We'll yes. suppose am. Joan.
+ She Is my cousin. and usei 20
know her very ven--a br1ht lo.'y
girl"
"Ah. thar soon wears Of M-s
HaE interrupted bitterly Tia de-
scrip,ion might have fitted me once
"A bright jolly girl
tt Cts you nov Joan Do said
with a laugh "It does one good GO
be with you. You are never dun OF
depressed"
4 am-at this moment
20, nonsense"
Yes Arthur--Tm Jealous 81 TIA
woman-Afrs Treverton-I believe
you've been making love 20 her
'T swear haven
wei. you'd Ike TO You're sorry
for her. That's the frs' step She
wants sympathy dare say you va
been giving Il 20 her Then you say
you hate Treverton-that LOOKS
bad
"He struck me in the face. )
shan't forget that"
You quarreled over Mrs Trever-
tom"
Certainly not" said Lowther.
sharply. and I'm not going 20 guar.
rel with you over her now She's
not worth IT,"
She stretched her hand across the
tea table ard laid Il or one Of his
Il was only teasing you Ar thur.
she said softly You're a dear chap
you had every right to be furious
with me about calling myself Mrs
Arbuthnot--l think you've behaved
splendidly Have soEe more tea
won't you"
mo. thiuksr-I1l smoke II I may.
Now what about this fellow Trever-
toni"
She did not reply. He IL a cigar
cite. leant back IA bis chair and
looked az her critically.
We both dislike Treverton. he
continued If you know anything
against him you had better tel ne
Between Us we mlght smash him
up"
Yes. but doB't think III tell you
until We are married. r Is terri
bic secret and ought only 20 be II
the hands Of one person. When ne
are one"
We'll. thAt1l 81 very soon. Joan
come. you promised, and th!nk y0u
owe me THAI a. any rate
Il do. Well Capt Ha!g never ran
OF With Treverton's wife AZ all.
Great Scots But. my dear Joan
I've read the report % tie case-
every word Of Il
Dick never went OF With Alice
Treverton. He went OF with ne.
Treverton knows hat, and that IS
the secret be Is keeping from his
wife,
"Msrciful heavens Then 10 brute
had nothing against his pifs. u uas
all put-up Job But surely Ancs
TrevortCn horself---
"she IL dead
Dead when did she de-
"Tha, night she was slain D
the Hold woods DO you Know
thpru7r
yes. bat who Killed her.
We'll, who 90 you think. A-th.ry-
"Treyer'on?'
yes
Have you proof OF thisf' De cried
rising 90 his feet,
Il shall have UrOof rut lev me
tdll you abopt what happened nat
night 40 far as know
She told him how she bad com,
down to Maitland and persuaded he
husband 10 return 70 her how Trey
erton hed been seen near toe Hor
woods at tbe time his wife vas sup
. posed 10 have left FIJI Capt Hmg
motor car. how Treverfon ha,
threatened To kil hjs wife. how hr
bad returned. uuldy and blood
! etain&d, 20 tho Manor house. and ha,
behaved very cuTiously throurhou
a the evening.
(To Be Continued Monday
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