South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-05
HAS LILLIAN REALLY SOLVED
THE PROBLEM?

me Wneu Harry Underwood told
him to 60 on with his story OF the
: mysterious millionaire who admired
b me. You see. Madge," he explain
ed. Harry knows this elderly ad-
mirer Of yours. I am sure, and I
was telling him the story to see if
he could guess the mans name from
my description Of him"
The explanation was feeble
J enough. 1 guessed that the real
reason for Dicky's rehearsing of the
incident to Harry Underwood was
the vague uneasiness he felt con-
corning the meaning Of Robert Cor
don's strange interest in me.
How ridiculous you are. Dicky. I
said impatiently, for this discussion
Of me with Harry Underwood an
noyed me extremely. "As if Mr..
Gordon ever had any thought but
kindly memory Of my mother in his
asking to be introduced to me"
Who said he had" returned
Dicky with a shrewd. quick look at
me. Ny cheeks flushed as I realized
the tacit admission had made. and
then Harry Underwood joined the
conversation.
Robert Gordon, ehl' he said tri-
umphantly. but when he saw the
chagrin in my eyes at having in
iadvertently given him the name with
which Dicl5y was tantalizing him. he
added soothingly: Don't you care
Mrs Graham, / would have guessed
it in another minute There is only
one man or Broadway who answers
the description Dicky was giving
land that is Robert Gordon. The
IQuester'"
THE Quester?' / repeated Won
deringly
That's what Broadway has dub
bed him. You must remember the
chap I mean. Lii. the fellow I told
YOU about who's always haunting
the cafes and sits alone as if he We're
watching for somebody"
What Hurry said.
remembered Dicky's vivid de-
scription Of the man, watching, al
WAYS watching" even as 1 turned
lapprehensively 10 Lillian. She had
been with me on the day when the
mysterious Md. Gordon had first seen
me at the Hoel Sydenham, and
methOdically followed me until he
had found out my name and home.
1 had not told Dicky of this espion-
age. had even managed 10 give the
iimpressian that I had never seen the
mysterious stranger before the eve
ming when Dicky had introduced
MIN to me. Mr.. Gordon. himself. at
that time had spoken OF seeing me
before and Of ms efforts TO find out
who ! WAS, but evidently Dicky had
taken it for granted that I had been
lin ignorance of those efforts At the
I first opportunity I mean TO tell Diclly
the truth, but I hated to have it re-
vealed to him by a chance word
when we were in the presence of
others.
But / need not have feared Lii
lian's discretion. Her expressive |
face showed no trace Of knowledge, |
only interest and curiosity.
I certainly remember your yarns
about him, Harry Whether / had
ever ceen him or not is n question
which 1 am debating In my mind
now" she said lightly, 81 think Har-
rvs dramatic soul yearned to kid
nap the gentleman and put him in
q playlet, melancholy smile, watch
/ full waiting and all"
I I'D sure like TO ddnap his ma
yuma" Harry Underwood chimed in
( fervently Wonder if I went TO
/ him and volunteered 10 be a sort of
assistant Quester ne would loosen up
with some of his kale."
He stopped, looked at me quizzi- |
4 cally for a second and then struck
\ the table a blow with his fist that
made Tire glasses dance.
"T have it" he said. "Ill bet
you're the object of his quest Now
YOU really ought 20 let me in on
/ this, Mrs. Graham. could take
ycu by the hand, lead YOU TO the old !
boy, and say: Here is the lost heir /
/ ess Of the fortune you stole from her
ancestors. and for whom your re-
morseful soul has been looking, 10 /
these many years." Then when he
turned over his dough TO YOU, little /
yours truly would get his share"
That's one certainty, that you'd I
get yours" Dicky returned laugh /
/ ing, and then he added thoughtful |
ly: You sure would have thought
Nadge was the lady of his search |
the other night if you had seen him |
keel over when she told him her 7
maiden name. ! thought he was in
Ia regular swoOn but he rallied, and |
pa ssed the incident off by saying he /
was subject to spells OF faintness.
What's that?" Lillian asked |
sharply and I saw her manner 4
change in an instant from idle curl |
ositv 20 alert attention. "rell me- /
what happened"
lillian Is Mysterious"
Size listened attentive, absorbed .
as Dicky described in 5etph Nj +.
Gordon's emotion when in answer 10 /
his OIL, stioning I had told him nv 4
MAIDEN name, and his declarati' 1
after further question,1g that Re /
had found the daughter Of his dear
est friends. that my nc her was the 4
hos friend ne had ever had. and /
FRAT nv father had BEEN his other /
s,lf."
In ono Of our long confdential /
raIks at the house in Marvin. while 4