The Washington times., 1918-05-01
Part ons-(COntinuedl


% advance as quickly as this. We
shall have some more before this
night g out. I expect" he added
what DO you meang' She looked
3 ~ him curiously.
why. it's very simple. Let uE
consider for a moment that you
tsve your husband"
Impossible."
-For the purposes Of the divorce
you must have been attached 70
him. After = quarrel in which he
strikes and insults you, he leaves
the house-avoWedly to go 10 the
writer OF the letter which you hold.
You are a jealous wife. What does
& occur to you that you would do
under the circumstAnees7
GO after him. suppose"
'Juat 20, vi And that is what
you must DO, after. of course. al
lowing a decent interval for recov-
cry from the shock of his. brutal
treatment-and"-he the
same time allowing your husband
time to make some progress In hfa
prospective love-mAking. Let me
see" be continued. In a business'iss
n1anner: '1t'B nearly IL o'clock now.
] think wen wait an hour and then
take 4 cab to Mrs. Willoughby,"
eHs Has Ne Witnesses, He saId-
Il see" said Violet 1T sounds all
right But how are we going to Ae-
count for the quarrel that led TO
his striking me7"
Why, that's very simple. You
were complaining OF his inhdeIities,
and he resented IL"
But he viii say what he saw
Set him. He has no witness. It's
onIy his word against yours. and in
these cases the sympathy OF q jury
g always with the lady IL she loollH
as fascinating as you will know
how to look, and plays her part as
we'll as you will know how 10 play
yourA. There's absolutely no evi-
dsncs that he can bring forward
which will involve me in any way
With you We've been careful
enough about that"
yes, it seems all right she Ad-
nditted, 1and I think we ought 10
be able TO go ahead pretty quickly
acw. In an hour. you, say? Very
well. George, in half an hour I'll
70 and get ready. and half an hour
We can have to, ourselves"
The corners OF Twesdlodum's
70 be able 20 get off and smoke
during the interval.
When At last she came down 10
the door ready she found that Twse-
dledum had secured a hanson, some
minutes ago. and was anxious to
be of. He had been amusing him
self by giving yoluminOus instruc-
tionH 70 Benson while he smoked
and drank freely OF whisky and
sedA
They Leave For LIIIIan'G
% they got into the cab and
DRIVE off.
-Luekiiy. if's only a little way
said Tweediedum. I'VE shall be {
there IN 4 few minutea."
what DO you propose TO do when
We get thsre2'' asked Violet 'WiH
the fact OF his being In LilliAn's
company at this time of night help
our case much? We shall put him
On his guard when We ring the
bell"
ne man, with his short. unpleasant
laugh. "Tve arranged for all that"
what, have you got a key"
Yes" he ehucIled. 'I'ye-Eot the
key. We can just let ourselves in
and explore the rooms"
''Ohi But what will be said TO
hat proceeding at the trial.
why. we can swear that the
door was not shut. People viii be
20 eriminally negligent We rang
the bell. Of course, and II was not
answeredN Then we just walked
In It's simple enough. end Lillian
will bear Us out"
As he finished speaking the. cab
stopped, according to instructions.
a the corner OF the street. Twee-
dIsdum helped his companion 10
aiiEht. and a few steps brought
them 10 their destination.
there is no light in the front Of
ne house. anyway" Whispered
TFgesdlsdum, a. he pointed up to
the dark windows. he inserted the
key into the lock. and the door
yielded at once 70 his pressure.
Knew the Place Well.
They stood n the hall Of Lillsan's
house.
TwesdIedum closed the door
behind them, and. taking violets
hand. led her 20 the dining room.
Il know my way about" he whis-
In the dining room he switched Z
on the electric light. TIE table I
was spread with a supper which had
evidently been partaksn OF By two
people
'Heiio." he said. shortly. "our
love birds have been here. and they
have not done themselves badly.
either. A nice little spread. Cham
pagus, too bottle and a half.
That's bad for Pangbourns's weak
head. isn't it?''
aThe brutew murmured Violet.
She hated her husband, and had
planned this surprise. yet the very
auccsss OF "a was irritating 70 her
sWell. they are not here. 80 we
win continue our search. The draw
ing rooms on the next foor. and the
boudoir above that That's where
J expect 70 run them TO earth.
expect our arrival will be a bit OF
surprise 70 Lillian. too. She wanted
- have notice given her. 50 as 20
prepare the mlEe-en-Hcsns 20 the
best advantage, but the opportunity
vas too good 10 be lost. Let's 70 on
urrtaira % the drawing ROOM
Hs switched oG the light Gad led