Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-04-16
AUTHOR OF THE CITY THAT WIS. ETC.
ILLUSTRATED eTHdrryR. .Grissin6e]
RIGHT 1917 BOBBS- -MERRlL co

the Carlisle Trust building. It's got
only one entrance, which is lucky. And
you can hardly miss"
"For-him2"
For Mr.. Estrilla. This is no time
to make any bones of aDythin'. He's
crazy over you. He has an engage
ment there for two-thirty. Let him
go in. He probably won't stay more
than fifteen minutes. You're to meet
him at the front OF the elevator. You're
to-encourage him-you know. II he
asks you to take walk. which he
probably will. you accept. and start
him toward the park. This is the
point. At five O'Clock sharp. you're to
have him takin' tea with you In the
Park Casino-you know where that is.
don't you? An you're not to leave un-
til half past FIVE. Then you're to meet
Constance-Mrs. Hanska-as told
you. Walt a minute" Rosalie
paused. frozen immobile on the birth
OF a new thought-"have her pack a
suit case and take II with her. You
:wo -es.sto. q: :so !iote! I!anS.ca 9.
stay there tonight-stay right there
until you hear from me. Got all that?
Well. repeat it after me"
Betsy-Barbara repeated It slowly.
The door ratified; Tommy North was
back.
Mr. North" said Rosalie. I'm bor-
rowin' your office help for the day. We
want you to do somethin' for US. You
don't understand now. but you will.
Don't you go near my house until to-
morrow you sleep out tonight an
breakfast out tomorrow. | can give
you q rebate II you demand It," she
pursued. dimpling on him.
All right, take 1t out OF that first
weeks board you st0ng me so hard
for" laughed Tommy North. Then lis
eyes sought Betsy-Barbara's with a
troubled look What's the answer"
he asked.
There's no answer" said Rosalie lie
Grange; mot Just at present Except
you'll be glad you did tan I'll ex-
plain some day myself. Go where you
want tonight. Only don't get drunk"
"Oh. he won't do that, OF counsel"
put IN elsy-BdGDdra.
Which defensive assurance quite re-
stored the spirits OF Tommy North.
and the smile came back to his face.
But promise US one thing-you will
never say a word to anybody about
this" put in Rosaiie.
Il promise" said Tommy. as sol.
emniy as he couM. considering that
his heart danced. She had taken up
the cudgels for him.
The two women parted at the cor
ner. No sooner had Betsy Barbara ia
ken a Fifth avenue stage and started
on her puzzling journey OF intrigue,
than Rosaiie called ta1icab and set
her course for the East side docks OF
lower Manhattan.
Here We must Introduce new char
acter in this story. a person who fash
es in and out as people are ever fash.
ing in and out Of our lives. bearing
service in their hands At this point
also appears-though ever SO slightly
the element Of coincidence.
The new character Is Skipper sIatt
Baldwin Of the schooner Maud. en-
gagged In the coastwise lumber trade.
The Maud is ing at the dock. prepar,
ing to sail for Halifax on the morrow
with return cargo. A battered and
pleasant old han, the Skipper Bald
win. with an eagle profile which de.
notes his courage and q soft eye which
indicates his guliibility He was a
widower OF long and affectionate mem.
ory; because OF that and because OF
his searchiugs OF the spirit on lonely
voyages. he became a believer In spir.
itualism OF the kind which Rosalie lie
Grange used to practice. Rosalie was
his favorite medium-and his friend
Toward the schooner Maud she was
now driving her taxicab.
The piece OF luck was this: At the
very moment when the taxicab round