Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-12
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DESTROYING
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LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
CHAPTER x-continued.

ther you OF any other woman"
smile cOntended momentarily with
the frown, and triumphed brilliantly.
Il mean to ask yOu," he said DELHI
erately, ito whom am indebted-T
To his CONSERVATION the smile van
iShed, as though cloud had sailed be-
fore the sun. Doubt and something
strongly resembling incredulity in
formed her glance.
do you mean to say you done
know?" she demanded after moment.
Surely Mr.. Ember must have told
you"
"Ember seemed to be laboring under
the misapprehension that the Fiske
place was without tenant"
"Ohl" Her tone was thoughtful.
'Has he gone back to town."
business called him. At least such
was the plausible excuse he advanced
for depriving himself of my exclusive
society"
II see," she nodded-'T see >"
"But aren't you going to tell me?
Or ought l to prove my human intelli-
gence by assuming on logical grounds
that you're Miss Fiske?"
IF you please" she murmured, her
intent gaze seeking the distances of
the sea.
''Then that's settled" he pursued in
accents of satisfaction. "You are Miss
Ffske-Christian name at present I'M
known to deponent. And we are neigh
burs. Do you know, l think this a
very decent sort of world after ala"
"And still"-She returned to the
charge-''you haven't told me what you
mean to do, since you refuse my help"
II mean," he asserted cheerfuIly, ito
sit here until some kind-hearted person
fetches me a stick to serve as emergen-
cy staff. Then / shall make shift to
hobble to your motor boat and thank
you very kindly for ferrying me home"
She shook her head in dainty annoy
ance, then, light-footed, darted from
sight round the side of the bathhouse.
Presently she reappeared, dragging an
eight-foot pole. He rose on one foot
and tested the staff with his weight.
twill Co." he decided. "And thank
you very much"
But even with It's aid, his progress
toward the boat necessarily consumed
tedious time. 1t was impossible to
favor the injured foot to any great ex-
tent. He made little or no attempt to
converse while in motion, so she had
plenty of opportunity to make up her
mind about him.
If her eyes were a reliable index,
she found him at least interesting. At
times their expression was enigmatic
beyond any reading. Again they
seemed openly perplexed. At all
times they were warily regardful. Once
she sighed quietly with passing look
of sadness of which he was wholly
"Odd-about that fellow" he OBJ
served during halt. II was sure he
was Drummond-until I saw"
"DrummondI"
"Friend of mine You don't
by any chance know Drummond, do
you?"
I've heard the name"
"You must have. Supposed to have
committed suicide-jumped off Wash
ington bridge week before he was to
marry Sara Law, the actress? i.
may as well tell you-it's no secret,
although only few people know it
Ember saw Drummond, or thinks he
did, alive, in the flesh, a good half-hour
after the time of his reported suicide"
"How very curious % There was
nothing more than civil but perfume
tory interest In the comment. "Are
you ready to go on?"
And another time, when they were
near the boat:
"When Go you expect Mr.. Ember?"
asked the girl.
'Tonight, probably"
81 shall be glad to see him." said
the girl In what Whitaker thought
curious tone. "Please tell him, will
you? Don't forget"
"If that's the way you feel about
him, shall be tempted to wire him
not to come"
ADSuruF she laughed.
When finally they came to the end
of the dock, he paused, considering the
three-foot drop to the deck of the mo-
tor boat. "If it weren't low tide. :"
he explained. crestfallen.
'rBut, since 1t is low tide, you'll have
to let ne help you again" the girl re-
torted, jumping lightly but surely to
the cockpit.
She turned and offered him a hand,
eyes dancing with gay malice.
Like all men, you must turn to
woman in the end-however brave your
strut
''Oh, It's that way. is it? Thank you,
but fancy can manage"
Il a 1. Il.