The sun., 1916-12-31

Aha. What's the party's name?
Mr.. Bodie with the suggestion OF a
smilel-Cindcrella. 1.-THE policeman.
unmoved. writes the name methodi-
cally in his book. Mr.. Bodie
twinklesl. Haven't you heard that
name before?
Policeman with official i~ncisivencssl
Can't say ] have. sir: but I'll make
inquiries at Scotland Yard.
Mr.. Bodie-It was really ! who gave
her h name, because she seems such
a poor little neglected waif. After the
girl in the story. you know.
Policeman tsomewhat ABRUPTLY
No. sir, ] don't know. In the force
We find II impossible to keep up with
current fiction,
Mr.. Bodie Gsuspiciorfsly matter Of
fact in his and tonel-A girl
with a broom. There must have been
more in the story than that. but I
forget the rest.
Policeman tanxious to come at once
to serious businessl-The point is.
that's not the name she calls herself
by.
Mr.. Bodie-Yes: indeed it is. ! think
she called herself something else when
she came. hut she took to the name OF
Cinderella with avidity, and now she
absolutely denies that she ever had
any other.
Policeman--Parenta ge-if any?
Mr.. Bodie Iretiectiyely 49, There's
another sad thing. seem to remem-
Der vaguely her tcllin. mo that her
parents when alive were very humble
papS,ns inla.l ss,.,.l - SCOTCH 49,.
her. | should say-pcrhaps from some
distant ancestor. but Scotch words and
phrases still stick to the Cockney child
like bits OF egg shell to a chicken.
Policeman with energetic precision
writes1-Egg shell tn "A chicken.
Mr.. Bodic tagain the twinkle but
! FIND she has lately boon telling the
h~ousekeepcr quite a different story.
Policeman lin the manner of a law
yerl-Proceed.
Mr.. Bodie with a veritable chuckle
In his sparkling eycsl-According to
this her people were, OF considerable
social position with great cmphasisl
"a baron and baroness. in facn
Policeman tunmovedl- + Proceed.
Mr.. BOdie-The only other relatives
she seems to have mentioned are two
sisters of unprepossessing appearance.
Policeman tsternlyl-lf this story
Is correct what IL she doing here?
Mr.. Bodie lrising and for n moment
turning his back on the policeman
is 1t to conceal the smile?l-I under
stand there Is something about her
father having married again and her
being badly treated. She doesn't OK
pect this to last. 1t seems that she
has reason to believe that some very
remarkable change may take place in
her circumstances at an early date-at
n ball for which her gOdmothcr is Ia
get her what she calls an invite. This
Is evidently To he a very swaggcr func-
ton at which something momentous
Is to occur. the eliminating moment
being at midnight.
Policeman taking notesl - Cod
mother.
Invite
Twelve u. NJ. Fishy, Now tell mo
about them boards lpointing toward
the skylightl.
Mr.. Bodie (scriously a~gainl-You
can't think how wistful she Is to get
hold of boards. She has them on the
brain. Carries them off herself into
the unknown.
Policeman darcsay she breaks
them up for irewood.
Mr.. Bodie with firmness]-No; she
makes them into large boxes.
Policeman thinking himself cleverl
Very likely to keep things in.
Mr.. Bodie lnodding his headl--That
IL so She has let out that she keeps
things in them But what things?
Ask her that and her mouth shuts
like a trap.
Parliamentary suspicious?
Mr.. Bodie--I'm sorry to say I have.
I don't know what the things are, but
! do know that they are connected in
some way with Germany.
Policeman [portentiouslyl--Oh.
Mr.. Bodie la trifie worried l--Oficcr,
she IL too curious about Germany.
Policeman with a frownl-That's
bad
Mr.. Bodie-She plies me with Ques-
tions about 1t. Not Openly--very cum
ningly.
POliceman--Such AS
MIR. Bodic--For instance, what would
be the punishment for an English per-
son caught hiding aliens In this coun-
TRY?
Policeman tthreatcninglyl--If she's
up to games OF that Kind
Mr.. Bodic-Does that shed n light
on tho boxes. do you thinkf