Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-30
caAprER VT-(Continued).

aNot a great many just nOW' MA dH-
!, nore'n a dozen, counting in Mrs.
c,snalsh and her brother and you. This
-. beeu an off week. SO to speak, but
,A.v'll be arriving in plenty tomorrow
and Saturday, I'm told"
rhat gossip was the woman'u failing
eos fact as obvious as that her desire
v.s only to be friendly; brief reflection
,,rsusded sally that It was to her own
interest neither to snub nor to neglect
M, eratuitous source of information.
,v,th some guilty concelt, BETTING one
,,anleing in almost Machiavellian subtle
! she let fall an extravagantly absent
minded "Yes?" and was rewarded, quite
.,onarly with a garrulous history of her
. ...dscessor's career, from which she dis
.asseed only two profitable Impressions:
NAT the staff of servants was devoted
!. chair mistress, and that 1t would
,I,,is advantage secretary to quarrel
~,,h the one in the hope of ingratiating
herself with the other.
. "a she contrived, as soon as might be
vithout giving offense. to interrupt ana
sl.mIss the maid; then steeled her heart
sr.,nst the temptation to try on every
,tIne at once, and profited by long prac-
a.. A., IN the nice art of bathing, dressing.
Areakfasting. and trudging two miles IN
rnlnum time-between, that is, the ex,
\ rloslon of a matutinal alarm and the last
moment where one might, without IN
< TrrIng A fine, register arrival on the
.acL a. Huckster's entrance for en-
sisves She hadn't the slightest notion
~Sst Mrs. standish might want OF her,
Aut she was very sure that she didn I
r.an 10 invite displeasure by seeming
,srslessness of the lady's pleasure
ronseouently 1t was surprisingly soon
,hst she stood, refreshed and comfortable
4 white linen, tapping at the door that
Emmy, the maid, had designated
Another maid less prepossessing' aorn,t-
itd her to the dressing-room Oh the
won,an OF fashion; and this last greeted
eslIy with a fretful, preoccupied frown,
visible in the mirror, which reflected as
vsll the excellent results obtainable from
discreet employment of high-keyed
eoh, It's your' said Mrs. standish
shortly. ''I was hoping you wouldn't De
forever. Though you do look well In
those duds. I've something quite import
ant to say. You may go now, Ellen;
,ha'n't want you again until evening:
with scowl Ellen made on. an eHort
Of masterly self-restraint alone enaplins
her 10 refrain from slamming the door.
"A most ridiculous thing has happened
Mrs standish pursued, dellcately linlns
N her devastating eyebrows-'most an
noyingl' She jerked an impatient thumb
at telegram that lay open on the dress
tng-table Read that. 1t was waiting
our arrival"
sally obeyed with an opening wonder
that swiftly gave place to panic Gonster-
nation.
House entered by burglars last night
discovered this morning; forced entrance
BY scuttle, extent of loss unknown, but
desk broken open. safe cleaned out dining
room silver gone, some clothing, dreAses
missing; one of gang, evidently womA H.
Esrments let in bathroom, name indel-
ihle Ink faded, but apparently Manners or
Sanyers: police notified; detectives on
case advise return; please wire instruc-
tons.-Riggs."
Now don't have hysterics!" Mrs,
Etandlsh snapped as Sally, with low
cry Of dismay, sank stunned into chair
There's nothing for you to fret about
soI're all right here with me. under my
protection. Nobodys going to look for
you here, but think how fortunate It was
had the wit to change your name! NO;
It's who have to worry!'
But. don't understand" the girl
hammered "of course. there must be
some mistake; you haven't really lost
anythlng--"
oh. haven't 7? 1 wish I could believe
hat Don't you see what the telegram
says-'safe cleaned out, dining-room silver
zone'G That sounds suspiciously like a
loss to me. Walter didn't clean out the
isfe. and. OF course, he didn't touch the
silver On the contrary he's positive no
shut the safe and fixed the combination
before leaving. AS for the dining-room'
ne didn't once set foot in It."
Ihen-that burglar must have come
That's our theory naturally. Walter
.as so sure he'd scared the man on, he
almply left the scuttle closed"
But he told me he found hammer and
nells and fastened 1t up securely"
mat was just his plague; he was hav-
uE a good time, pretending to be what
~ took him for-an amateur cracksmani
e made up that story to fool you. The
4s!h IS. he made an uncommonly asinine
1alnltion, even for Walter-so excited
- upset by that fight with the real
aaiEiar, to say nothing OF the mystery or
.ss5 Interference, that he didn't stop TO
80 sure he had got hold OF the right
ssi case, AS a matter OF fact, ne
- - everything 4 own OF dhJ lco'
as was left behindi what Walter
eazht me was the old case containing
lsI Of trinkets worth little or nothing
- nom sentimental associations"
IN am so sorryl'
sure you are. but that doesn't
- matters. The only thing that will
.sf you to make good here and keep
- nom New York until the whole
- mas blown over and. above all,
Under any consideration. breathe a
~ ef the truth TO a living soul"
hardly likely 20 do that, Mrs.
saash, II wouldn't"
a you might. I've got to warn you.
stnlns depends on secrecy. Suppose
rs one were to question you. and you
t you had to tell the truth-a de-
Tor instance. It's not unlikely
sna may come down here to inter-
ne Walter Is leaving for New York
- nfst boat-in hopes of preventing
ne OF the soft-but still 1t isn't i'm
And II It ever comes out that
Vas In the house last night after
"eii, you can see for yourself what
ven have Of making the burglar
Aes people pay US for what we've