Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-23
CHAPTER v-fContinued,
By EDGAR FRANKLIN

CHAPTER v-(Continued).
I've no idea. Did you hear it, too?
Naturally. +"
why, Wilkins!" Anthony Fry al
but gasped, as his servitor appeare
IN the doorway. what under tn
suns the matter with you?"
'My-my eye, sir" choked tn
faithful one. tits downright scanda
lous, Mr.. Fry!"
what is?"
"The-the woman, sir! The woman
that's come to see him.
His jaw sagged senselessly and hi
blank eyes regarded his master quit
flshily; and Anthony, after wonder
ing second or so, scuffed over to hin
and snapped:
Whats wrong with you, Wilkins
What woman came?''
~A-young Frenchwoman, shoul'
Judge, SIR" Wilkins stammered. "Sht
came to the door here, getting pas
the Office don't know how. At an.
rate she came, sir, and said some glib
berish abodt Mr.~David Prentiss, ant
with that she was past me and inside
Mr. Fry"
"AciO ~ SIG uOW
Well, she-she's in his bedroom
si1!" Wilkins stated "The young
chap came flying out like a mailman
Nh. Fry, and threw his arms around
her. speaking French as I suppose
And she-she threw her arms around
Mr.. Pfentiss, sir, and with that they
wen, they're in there now, sir"
johnson Boiler laughed unpleasant
h.
.Ptcked or live one didn't you
Anthony" said he. There's nothing
slow about David. He comes here and
settles down at midnight, and his
hdy friends are calling by six the
next morning. When you"
Anthony had passed him, chin set
and bps rather white.
Thsso are some places where the
Questionable may be passed over
quite Nightly. The Hotel Lasande is
not ono Of these places. There are
thousands upon thousands of bachel-
ors who would merely have grinned
fnterestedly at the news; Anthony,
being impeecable and a genuine
voman-hater at heart, was not of
these thousands. Hence, even his lean
and aristocratfc cheeks were white as
he ratified at the knob Of David's door.
He had expected to find it locked
and IN that be Was disappointed. The
door gave quite readily, admitting
Anthony and johnson Boiler as we'll
and for matter Of seconds they
stood transfxed before the picture.
Beyond question, the woman was
there!
She was little and very dark, de-
cidedly pretty, for that matter, and
obviously fond Of David Prentiss; she
sat at David's side on the edge Of the
bed and her arms were about David
while young Nj. Prentiss held her
fast and seemed in q high state OF
excitement.
Even u the door opened, they had
been speaking, both at the same time
and both in French, In itself rather
an astonishing phenomenon; but as
the bath-robed gentleman stopped be-
side them they ceased speaking. They
merely clutched each other tighter
and looked at Anthony.
~Wen?" David said family.
His pretty little friend broke into a
torrent Of French, of which, unfortu-
nateiy, neither Anthony nor Johnson
Boiler could make anything at all.
David, With q long gasping intake of
hb breath, muttered something to her
and that proving futile, put a gentle
hand over her mouth. The girl, look
ing q Anthony, burst suddenly into
loud and hysterical weeping!
sYW Heavens sake shut her up!"
egpod the master of the apartment.
sYou started her-it was the way
yua hooked at bert" David said thick
WA, you stop her or m wiring
yum neck!" Anthony painted. "You
can hear that over half the house."
He turned his eye back to the IN
1nstunate and toze her into sudden
dlencA. Shaking, the girl crouched
elosef b David Prentiss, and Anthony
1rvw breath once more.
r was . horrible thing that had
ADpeoed, Of course-this coming Of
Q 0h1nge woman into his apartment
i vas likely to take good deal of
explaining to the management OF the
LAsande, too, later on. But he had
h1unght Il upon himself, and the re-
s1isation caused Anthony's white fury
. glow.
This-this woman is a friend of
yuu1sr he choked
One Of the best friends l have!"
David faltered.
How does she come to be here?"
Hsent for her. David confessed
4 telephoned and
IAN right That's enough" An.
thony Fly said, composure returning
in some degree. Can she speak Eng
lish!"
mot one word"
Positively the master of the
apartment said slowly, "the thing to
do is to have you both arrested.
David. Don't start like that and don't
speak! There is certain presump.
ton that this woman is some sort of
an accomplice, David-not much, per-
haps, but one strong enough to hold
you until both Of you had learned
lesson!''
David himself white to the lips, was
beyond words.
Nevertheless" Anthony pursued,
only q trifle more gently, II shah go