New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-02

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my nrsr attempt to play the, sleIt6.
and disclaimed any right to Miss Le-
titia's high opinion Of me.
Before any one comes down, Miss
Fleming" I said. II want to ask a
question or two. What was the name
of the maid who helped you search the
house that night?"
annie"
What other maids did you say there
were?"
Della and Rose"
do you know anything about them
Where they came from or where they
went?"
She smiled little.
What does one know about new
servants?" she responded. ''They
bring you references. but references
are the price most women pay to get
rid of their servants without fuss.
Rose was fat and old, but Della was
pretty. thought she rather liked
Carter
Carter as well as Shields, the police
man. put Miss Della down as a
firt.
And you have no idea where Carter
went?"
None"
Wardrop came in then. The two
elderly ladies, it seemed, had tea and
toast in their rooms when they waken.
ed. Wardrop looked haggard and
worn. avoided Miss F7emings eyes.
and. after ordering eggs instead of his
chop. looked at his watch.
II want to get the $50. Margie," he
said. 81 may not be out to dinner.
Tell Miss Letitia, will you?" He turn
ed to go, but came back to me and
held out his hand
II may not see you again." he began.
mot If see you first" interrupted
He glanced at my mutilated features
and smiled.
II have made you Maitland" he
said. II didn't think that anything
but prodigal nature could duplicate
Miss Letitia's nose. I'm honestly sorry.
Mr. Knox. and. if you do not want
Miss Jane at that bump with a cold
silver knife and some butter, you'd
better duck before she comes down.
Goodby. Margie."
think the girl was as much baffled
as was by the change in his manner
when he spoke to her. His smile fad
ed and he hardly met her eyes. l
thought that his aloofness puzzled ra-
Their than hurt her. When the house
door had closed behind him, she drop
ped her chin in her hand and looked
across the table.
"You did not tell me the truth last
night, Mr.. knox," she said. Some
thing has happened to Harry"
He was robbed of his travelling
bag" explained on Fred's theory that
half truth is better than poor lie.
His travelling bagy' she repeated
scornfully. "Mr. Knox. something has
happened to my father, and you and
Harry are hiding it from me-,
ION my honor, it is nothing of the
Sort" l FASTENED to assure her. II
saw him for only few minutes, just
long enough for him to wreck my ap-
pearance."%
. ''He did not speak Of father
mo" ''i2'' (. -
She got up and, crossing to the wood
en- mantel, put her arms upon it and
leaned her head against them. II
wanted to ask him." she said drearily.
but am afraid to. Suppose he
doesn't know and l should tell him
He world go to Mr.. Schwartz at once.
and Mr.. Schwartz is treacherous. The
papers would get it, too"
Her eyes filed with tears. and felt
as awkward as man always does
when woman begins to cry.
II didn't sleep much" she explained,
dabbing at her eyes. Mr. Knox, are
you sure it was only Harry trying to
get into the house last night?"
"Only Harry" I repeated.
There was some one moving about
upstairs not long before came down.. y
she said slowly.
"You heard me. almost fell down
the stairs
did you brush past my door and
strike the knobY' she demanded.
NO was not near any door,"
Every WE'LL" triumphantly. Some
one did. Not only that. but they were
in the storeroom on the floor above. l
could hear one person. and perhaps
two, going from one side of the room
to the other and back again.
"You heard goblin quadrille. First
couple forward and back" said face
tiously.
II heard real footsteps-unmistak-
able ones"
was more impressed than cared to
show.
We crept past the two closed doors
behind which the ladies Maitland were
presumably taking out their crimps
and taking in their tea. Then up mar
row. obtrusively clean stairway to the
upper floor. It was an old fashioned
sloping rooted attic. with narrow win