The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-02


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you'd ask me that a"est,nn" hop'"s
TN. oThnr , a. pu.ston
across the room. !.Youre M. Racey
arent YOU He asked
..soPner .assenteo, ana addeo
ather N.Y.. Eersy ust o Iearned ina, .ns
Yard.
ms my rriend-indeed, my. dis.
tant reiative-Mr. Maurice Nayior,"
sai1 o ~ 81,
pulslvely.
EXACTLY. We were speaking OF
that cigarette case, when you showed
In. When you've finished your sup
~ have finished IT," said Race, who
had already done Justice to a deviiod
bone.
Then perhaps you'll accept an In
"I'd rather you'd both come TO my
rooms" replied Christopher. "You'ii
understand why, perhaps. when we've
had a talk about the Cigarette case.
And thew ala understsna 4, . wsy
that was n surprise 10 Ali tbree. Tor
on arriving at Christopher,s Iodai -.
they came upon a scene of wild con.
fusion in his sitting room. Every.
disorder. "
"This 4: aiso nm .ooo,,n, ., A..
cite case" ssid chris,nnher "r.hsra,.
a man who wants n badiv don!f
know who he is yc< but@" ao"
N think can tell Vol, - ON, IN
Maurice Nayior '""' ."
"Can YOU also tell mo who 4. " 7, TT p.
"she Il Violet Hardcastie, the niece OF
a visit while yo,, We're pa'a on, tn'' s uvon
didn't give you the cigarette caser
It out Of her unelas hPrSe 70 , sesp
II wish / could. I've been adverti,inr
for news OF her in the Daily RecorJer.s
My friend Mr.. o'Brien knows the Whole
sulting him about the best way Of reach
me AGAINST her unele's will"
cigarette case II will help you both"
said Christopher: and then he gave
Certainly it's Hardcastie who has
planned II all II he hasn't done Il all"
exclaimed Naylor. 'I'il bet Il was he
who grabbed you from behind tonight"
He's his niece's guardian" explained
Naylor. "Brother Of her dead father.
yioiets mother was an American; and
she never liked the man-never trusted
MN The money was all hers. but he's
sot lot OF II In his hands somehow
AGAINST the mothers wish. I fancy
ana naturally he doesn't want Violet 10
marry. rs by her fathers will he has
e,narge OF her Affairs until he does. He had
a., ner AZ school In Paris I'LL she was TWEEN
but I'm attached TO the embassy there.
a ~, we met ] fell In love with her at
ss,kn'; ana when Hardcastle heard what
had happened. he came and carried her
o" ~ y. ones . ,.,,. 49,,
naeht,y written In great haste. Here |
u Is
FROM an inner pocket Nayior pro |
os gh,s a hslf OF paper. at sight
clamation. for Il exactly matched the |
one winch ne himself possessed.
Dearest Maurice" he. read. "this
!. IN the greatest haste. I've run
] might call Il; FOR. since a drsSa9fSi
scene we had Eye been practically
Tor days" Su, have only just .ase sstI
from the Village siyin s0u a d nqs sn
name. and making up a stupid story
about myself but II answers very /
well, for they're keeping me as a
ledger for night or two.
I'm sure uncle must have done
one night and said that he knew my
mother had left me n great deal which
1sd nsysr s9ms into his hands that he'd
able bonds In a bank in New York OF
which he ought TO have known. ] admit
ed that u was true. He said he must
nave them. lie begged and pleaded
90 that began TO give him the let:
rot as far as TNB when IL seemed ex.
lctly as mothers voice spoke In my
ar ana iorosde me 10 go on.
You KNOW, IN my little cigarette
,ase, whleh you gave me with your
INITIALS IN ~ ana your photograph