The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-30
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the Carlisle Trust building. It's got
only one entrance. which is lucky. And
you can hardly miss"
''For-him?"
For Mr.. Estrilla. This 10 no time
to make any bones Of anythin' He's
crazy over you. He has an engage
ment there for two-thirty. Let him
60 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 q walk. which he
probably will. you accept. and start
him toward the park. This 10 the
point. At ave O'Clock sharp. you're to
have him takin' tea with you in the
Park Casino-you know where that 10,
don't you! An you're not to leave un-
til half past nve. Then you're to meet
CONFERENCE.-The. Hanska-as told
you. Wait . minute" Rosalie
paused. frozen immobile on the birth
OF a new thought-"have her pack q
suit case and take 1t with her. You
two register at the Hotel Hamblen an
stay there tonisht-stay right there
until you hear from me. Got all that !?
Well, repeat 1t after me-"
Betsy-Barbara repeated It slowly.
The door ratified; Tommy North WAS
back.
"Mr. North" said Rosalie, I'm Dor
rowin' your once help for the day. We
want you to do somethin' for US. You
don't understand now. but you will
Don't you 90 near my house until to-
morrow-you sleep out tonight an
breakfast out tomorrow. I can give
you a rebate II you demand it," she
pursued. dimpling ON him.
"All right, take 1t out OF that first
weeks board you stung me 90 hard
for" laughed Tommy North. Then his
eyes sought Betsy-Barbara's with q
troubled look. whats the answer"
he asked.
There's no answer" said Rosalie Le
Grange; mot Just at present. Except
you'll be glad you did it-an. I'll ex.
plain some day myself. Go where you
want tonight. Only don't get drunk"
"Oh. he won't do that, Of course!"
put In Betsy-Barbara.
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 . word to anybody about
this" put in Rosalie.
II promise" said Tommy, - sol.
emnly - he could, considering that
his heart danced She had taken ND
the cudgels for him!
The two women parted at the cor
ner. No sooner had Betsy. Barbara ta-
ken 4 Fifth avenue stage and started
on her puzzling journey Of intrigue.
than Rosalie called = taxicab and set
her course for the East side docks Of
lower Manhattan.
Here we must introduce . new char
acter in this story. person who flash
es in and out ~ people are ever fash
ing in and out Of our lives. bearing
service in their hands. At this point
also appears-though ever 30 slightly
the element of coincidence.
The new character Is Skipper Matt
Baldwin Of the schooner Maud. en-
gagged in the coastwise lumber trade.
The Maud is !s:ag at tM dock, prepar-
ing to sail for Halifax on the morrow
with return cargo. A battered and
pleasant old man. the Skipper Bald
win, with an eagle profile which de-
notes his courage and soft eye which
indicates his gullibility. He was q
widower of long and afiectionate mem.
ory; because of that and because Of
his searchings 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