Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-10
CHAPTER XXV-tContinul

| CHAPTER A&N-tConllnueuJs
"T KNOW the girl. She only left th
j house this morning. oh, pop. what 4
their gamer Arroi trlcked me into TAX
ing this girl Maud Plessey into uncle.
house az companion and that sort o
thing. It seems they are in love VIII
each other, and he never said wore
| to me about itl' Monty's voice rose to
wall. "Then when she saw letter II
| his handwriting she got mad and l hreS
| her out. I guess, between them they
were up to mischief, from what yot
say"
Dereve eagerly.
Last night He said he had seen you
and was going to see you again that
night"
Have you got that letter stll17"
why, yes The letter is in my reticule
here" replied Monty,
GIVE It to me-"
wondering, the girl obeyed the sharp
command. Her father tore the letter into
fragments. did you show Eustace the
letter." he asked.
mo, / never said a word"
That's all right. Don't tell any one
you received It. Mind that. I'm mighty
interested in what you told me about
Maud Plessey. 1t was all part OF
scheme to trap you and trap me-"
Dereve went on hurriedly and heatedly:
She was here to spy on you. That let
ter was just signal TO her to 60"
But what harm can they do YOU pop2"
You'll hear, you'll hear. Don't forget
to tell your uncle about this girl They
trlcked you into receiving her, eh?"
Monty drove at frantic speed to Vic
torla street. She imagined Maud Plessey
executing frightful plans for her own and
She
why Maud had been so ready to leave
her that morning. 1t had all been ar
ranged between her and Martin. II 1t had
not been for her fathers promptness no
doubt something frightful would have
happened. Even now 1t might be too
late. She applied the brake outside her
uncle's office.
Her father, without waiting for her,
,prang out and rushed into the outer
offce. Hearing that his brother was In,
he followed the clerk into his presence,
Monty bringing UP the rear.
Eustace sprang to his feet in surprise.
'Syd! he cried.
Sydney took his hand. Have you
leard from Martin Arrol7" he demanded, |
md his brother noticed that he was
leathly pale.
mot line
Good" Sydney gave a gasp of relief.
That mans out to ruin us, Eustace."
Eustace Dereve surveyed his brother
ternly. 'I guess you're crazy" he said.
sit down and don't talk like fool"
Sydney wiped the perspiration from his
row and sat down on the edge OF a chair.
ionty leaned over him. breathing hard,
md staring at her uncle with white,
ense face. Eustace walked across to the
oor and shut 1t abruptly.
What in thunder is all this about?"
e demanded testify, land what's Monty
oing here"
well, as It turns out, she's able to
upply valuable corroborative evidence to
ghat I'm going to tell you," said his
rother. you've had a spy in your own
ousehold as we'll as in your office. Tell
i'm, Monty"
Monty had been waiting eagerly for the
loment TO speak.
"Yes. uncle" she began at once in her
hrillest soprano, ITS that girl thought
o nice-Miss Robinson 81 she chose 20
all herself. You know who she was
eally? She was Maud Plessey."
Eustace, sitting with the air of an eX-
mining magistrate In his revolving chair,
ooked frowning at the excited pair.
hen his memory enlightened him.
Maud Plessey? Was she any relation to
he admiral of whom Arrol spoke-the
ian from whom he thought you had got
he plans?"
"she's his daughter" explained Sydney,
and she's in league with Arrol"
See here" exclaimed the eXasperated
ngineer. "either explain what you are
llking about or lie down on that couch
II you have got over the effects of
hatever you have been drinking" He ,
Irned sharply to his niece ''Now what
ave you to say against Miss Robinson
: Miss Plessey as 1t seem she is? She
.emed to me real nice girl and straight ,
a die"
80 l thought" blubbered Monty.
"Well, amt she? :
''N-no She got into our house under t
lse pretenses. 1 thought she was Rich :
ID Arrols financee and 1t t-turns out
Iat she-she's engaged to his b-brother!" :
Monty fairly shrleked out the horrid !
nth. Her uncle regarded her beneath !
wering brows. b
We'll, that don't sound very serious. a
It did you know her real name when y
~ engaged herr" j
Yes. 1t was Richard put me up to II. II
Q said she had left homo to avoid t
arrying some one she hated. He didn't
she wanted to marry Martini Oh, Z
was real mean. And then when" X
le checked herself, remembering her n
thers injunction to say nothing about u
letter-''when there weren't any need
her to stay any longer she told me "
Q truth and left"
1ustace started. Left! You don't =
ean to say she has quilted your" :,
Yes. This morning. just before father n
me. She was a catl' =
sustaee turned troubled face toward =
brother We'll, don't see much In II
this, and don't see where you come
anyhow I'm real sorry the girl has Ei
e liked her and she reminded me IN
,mendously OF poor AIine-" h,
Poor Aline! Yes, I've got something al
tell you about poor Aline." Sydney in he
Iupted' He was calm now, though N
he pale. and had listened attentiVely to al
daughter evidence. -
lis brother stared at him with a look y,
mysuhcation. "Allne-Miss Plessey- .
rol! who else is in all thls2" he asked %,
SildeTed "Now you are bit calmer. %,
d. let's have the whole story in an in y,
llgible form"
ionty shot glance OF inquiry at her =,
her, She also was unprepared for the -
reduction OF her aunt's name into the -
ry-the aunt TO whom she had only
lrd the vaguest illusions. She sat down a
the couch and looked expectantly at :
father.
10 noticed her expression and consid-
q her for a mOment at pttaaa vou