Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15


words on a pad Of paper. Her action
mystifes Belknap. Harvard attacks
Belknap one night after he has re-
ceived notes from both katherine and
Roberta from balcony Of the house.
Belknap does not recognize his as
sailant. Shots are fired at supposed
burglars by Madame Savage, guest.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
\ Key to the Mystery
THE impromptu gathering dispersed
L the startled guests departed to their
several rooms after Harvard mad pooh
poohed any idea Of Ii Scarrh "t the
grounds of inquest that night.
He followed his wife into her room
and closed the door, and was at the
point of passing on. through 1t, to ms
own, without comment upon the excite
ment that had ju>t passed, and ITS
cause. when she stopped him.
Bingham she said.
How she wished, in that instant, that
she had told him all about her brother
Roderick long. long ago; for th"r" was
not. nor had there been. anything about
the circumstances of RoderiCk : past, or
in connection with his supposed death
and burial. which Katherine had need
to hide from her husband. She had not
told him, because it had always seemed
so unnecessary to recall the dark hhu
heart rending chapter in her life, or to
harass Bingham by q recital OF It,
Above all things else in katherine :
mind was the dread that her father ana
mother might discover that their son
did not lie buried in that grave in
Kentucky that was marked with his
name: that the dead still lived; that
Roderick Maxwilton had not eNplated
his misdeeds with his life and any vlo-
lepce on Bingham's part toward B"lknaP
must inevitably lead TO such an "X-
posure.
So. in that interval of a second. while
Ring returned to her and she "lung to
him, with her head on his breast the
impulse to tell him everything passed.
Harvard waited for her to speak, but
when she remained silent he asked
What is it, dear: Is something
troubling yOu?''
IN mo- she replied.
Are you quite sure about that, kath-
erine?'
"Of course. I am only-babyish. h.
That is not like you
~ no. But. then. we are not al
ways immune from nervous shocks. are
we. Bingham"
He did not reply to the question. In
stead. he asked one, with n glance a'
he did so. toward her bed that had not
been occupied.
"Why had YOU not gone to bed,
Katherlne?"
II had callers. as ! told you" she
replied The senorita, and Betty.
"What errands did they have, at such
an hour, to bring them
Katherine frightened, and lifted her
head as she interrupted him.
That reminds me, she said, speak
ing rapidly-for she did not wish to
be questioned too closely about the
things that had happened after she had
said good night to her husband The
senorita must have seen or heard the
same burglars that disturbed Nine. Sav
age. She was badly frightened when
she came in. She had seen somebody
prowling about outside Of the house-a
n., =,
'ninn .-L.l .or
as InaI VIA. III, lT, LoaI. t,,a.
me aDouL "neh you Ia'''' Nv, 'to r,l,. Us.
now DING aSNe,' nt' anu WIZ ,,,r, 9"- n
hesitated 1or rep'S' "' auuep "vl ,Ir y
was something that you wanted to tell
to me. wasn't there, Kathorinef'
There Is something mat l want t'
ask you, dear" she answered, ovading
his question, and believing that he dld
not notice that she did so, although he
was aware of it, and disturbingly SO.
''Yes?" he replied, noncommittally.
do YOU think that it would be pos
sible''-(the idea had Just occurred tC
her as a possible solution Of her diff
culties)-"for us to 60 away some
where very early in tho week-iust for
short NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at
oug" poin, vol into tho subject sb,
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somewhere bingham .-,
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