The evening world., 1915-01-28

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ser. she laid several letters before
the glrf. who picked tbcm up In
stantly and glanced at tho super
scfiption on each.
! II think that all OF them are Inn
portAnt." said Mrs. 0aston slRnifi-
cantly. Tho smile on the girls face
had given way to q ciouded brow.
She was visthly psrturbed.
| You will forgive me, Mr.. Schmidt"
che said nervousiy, II must look ut
them at once"
ife tried not TO watch nor face a.
she read what appeared TO bs brief
and yet evidently important letter.
but hts rapt Ease was not to he 10
nnnoyanco foil from her lips.
| This 10 from q friend In Paris.
M. Schmidt" she said hssitatingiy.
Then, a. II coming to Q quick de-
oision; MY father has heard that
" am carrying on atroplously with
| . strange young man. II seems that
he In new young man. He 10 be-
side himself with rASe. My friends
have already come In for severe cri-
tlcissu. He biamss them for permit
ting his daughter to run At large and
Harry. Dear me. shudder when !
| i.
uAston. He will take off your head
completely. BW never fear. you old
dear. will see that Il 10 put on again
a. neatly a. ever. 10. you SEQ. Mr..
schmidt, you now belong to that
frlghtful order OF nobodiss, the Tome
and the Dicks and tho Harrys."
II see that there 10 newspaper
clipping attached" he remarked.
perhaps your father has been say
Ing something to the newspapers"
II va. a mean speech and no re-
she was not offended. however. In
decd. she may not have heard what
he said. for she was reading tho little
slip Of printed matter. Suddenly she
tore II Into tiny bits and scattered
them under the table. Her cheeks wsre
red and her eyes glistened unmls-
takably with modification. He was
never to know what was In that
newspspsr cutting. but he was con.
and pity combined. Whatever IL was,
u was offensiys TO her, and his blood
boiled. He noted the expression Of
alarm and Apprehension deepen In
Mre. 0aHton's face.
Dsdeiia siAshsd opsa snethsr On.
velope and glanced st IL contents.
Her eyes hew open with surprise.
For an instant she stared. Q froWn
! Of perplexity on her brow.
We are discovsrSdi" she cried Q
moment later. clappipg her hands to-
gsther In an scstacy Of delight. The
? tursuers are upon our heels. Even
now they may b watching me from
behind some csnxshisnt post Or
Isn't Il met Don't look 90 horrinsd,
you old dear. They can't eat %. you
know. even though We are in 4 din
ing.room. love II all! Followed
by man huntsrsi What could Be
mora thrillinsf Tho chase 10 on
e; ss:isn,i .,, 1'ysl'A' We must pr'pars
"EIisht,. saspsa Robin. Her eyss
wers dancing. His were filled with
III e - fssrsd." she cried. "rhsy
have found me out. Hurry Lot 10
finish this wrstchsd dinner. must
Don't be slliy. To-morrow viii be-
time enough. Calm yourself. my
.To. morrow q. SUNRISE" cried Be.
planned. M. Schmidt. have en-.
gaSsd an automobile In anticipation
are not safe. FTo-morrow I az ssain.
This letter II froyp the little stsnog-
rnpher In Paris. I bribed her-yes. I
bribed her with many francs. She 3
in the officss Of the great detective
asency--.'the Eye that never 6lsepsi'
] shali give her Q. grsat many more Of
those excellent francs, my friends.
s shs 70 en- honest s'ri. She did aot
II doa't zee how you can ssy she IN
honest n she accepted . BRIDE" oaid
Mrs. CASTOR severely.
answer to this. I'VE GROSS the Dru-
nis Pass by motor. That really 10
like nyinE. Isn't itf N - -.
To Luoernef" demanded Robin,
'': "Ns s.i nos rs.. would ;. m.a.....
miles to the north Ne win ana 8 safe
retreat for . day or two. Then there
VIII be . Journey BY rail TOTO your
own city Of Vienna. Mr.. Schmidt.
"sss hsre." said Robin ns,,y. ~
don't understand the nscsasity Tor ali
this rushing about by motor and''----
Of course you DON'T" she cried.
leu are not being sought by crusi.
S~ssSs0sN ~ W - 0UV0s
dsrable fatsi You don't have 10
marty . man whose very nAms you
have hated. You can pick ana choose
e0s yourself. And % shall I, for that
YOU
You adore your father" cut IN
Ars. Castor sharply. II don't think
you should speak of him In that
of course I Adorv himi He u n
Hear old bear. But he u Q monster,
IN ogre, . tyrant, . oh. well, no IL
everything that's dreadful! You look
serious. Mr.. Schmidt. Do
you think that should submit 20 my
fathers demands and marry the man
he has chosen for msy"
Il DO" said Robin. abruptly and 10
that both Of bis hearers
Jumped m their seats. He made haste
10 dissembie. ''Of course, I'd much
rather have you do that than to
break your neck rolling over q preci-
pics or something of the sort In a
,rasy automobile DASH"
Aias Guile recovered her poiss with
admirable promptness. Her smile
vas Q Eihe uncertain. but abe had n
iepondabls wit. III that 10 all that
rou are afraid OF I'll promise to save
ny neck at all costs" she said, IT .