Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-24
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Gu nv E y
BLAD E. S
By WELLS
Author of "a Chain of Evidence" 1.-THE Gold
Bag" "7he Clue" 1.-THE White Alley" Etc.
'ther words than her own"

because she used "a different info
nation. AT times angry, at times low.
: ing. Blu this is only an impression,
as now ook back in memory. l
haven't thought about this point he.
fore"
Nor need you think of it again.
o have told me all l want to know.
ana i assure you 1t will be of no use
for o to null this over or give it an
other thought" L.
But ! don want you to think, Mr..
Stone M Anita began to cry, that
l want to suspect P@uline-'
y am not considering your wishes
Ill the matter" said Stone. coldly. III
you do not to think Miss Stuart
implicated in this matter, your words
ana actions are %unintelligible to me,
but they are equally unimportant, and
! have neither time nor thoughts to
waste on them"
With this somewhat scathing
speech, Stone went away. leaving the
angry Anita to be comforted by Hayi-
land.
What did he mean?" she cried, her
cheeks pink with anger, and her blue
eyes shining through tears. Gray,
does he suspect me?"
mo. Anita, of course not. But he's
on a trail. Perhaps it wasn't Polly
after ALL"
But it had to be! 1t was somebody
IN the house, and 1t wasn't you or me
or any of the servants"
We'll, you listen to me, girl. II
they quizz you any more about that
talkfest you butted into, don't you col
or the yarn to make it seem against
Polly. l won't have it,"
How cross you are! But I never
did, Gray. I never made it seem to be
evidence against Pauline"
You v did anything elsel"
Don't you love me any more?" and
the soft lips quivered as an. appealing
glance was raised to his face. Her
eyes. like forget-me-nots in the rain,
were SO beautiful, Haviland clasped
the lovely face In both his hands, and
said as he held 1t: II won't love you,
Mia. II you go back on u Polly.
I'm surprised at your attitude toward
her Just now, and 1 warn you I won't
stand any more OF 1t. I'm forced to
think she did this thing, hut l intend
to admit that to nobody but you and
Stone. II he can find the real crimi-
nal. and 1t isn't Polly. Ill bless him
forever. But you know. as, we'll as I
do. why he is clinging TO that forlorn
hope. It's because he's-'
"Of course. l know! Because he's in
love with her"
YES: and It's a remarkable thing
for him to fall head over heels in love
at first sight, like that"
Well, Of course. she is handsome"
and Anita's grudging admission was
real praise.
you bet she is! And old Stone fell
for her in q minute! Now there's the
old adage of Love will find q way
and II Fleming Stone has any magic
ability, or whatever these wizard de-
tectives claim, he's going to work 1t
to the limit to prove Polly innocent.
And ! hope to goodness he succeeds.
Great Scott! wouldn't suspect the
girl IL there vas q glimpse Of a CLEAN
of any other way to look. But, you
hear me. Anita! Don't you. say q word.
true OF false. that will help on the case
against Pauline Stuart! I won't stand
tor It! And don't you say you saw
her coming from that room, when you
know you didn't!" )
The p0stman came just then, and
brought with him two letters Id
dressed in ,Pauline's dashing hand.
well. what do you know about
that!" exclaimed Gray. half glad and
half scared at the sight. Zone for me
and one for F. s, Here. Anita, take
Mr.. Stones to him, while I eat up
mfne."
Il won't do It. I want to see what's
in yours, first" and Anita, stood BY
Gray's side to look over his shoulder.
.All right. then.' and they read to-
gether:
Dear Gray:
I couldn't help Il. You see. / was SO
frightened at what o all said. that I
didn't know what to do. I came over
to New York. with q vague idea OF ask
ing Mr.. Price to help me-. I stayed with
Ethel all night. and somehow things
seemed to look 30 black. I couldn't
think Of anything but to 20 to Carr. I
W6atsidSWn toaathc st$xmSSs Office to So
about changing my tickets for an eer-
sllsf NE. SFgotnetkinX. and found tho
ICaadabaia SAILED today 81 hatctatchin9
lthiasSR togo back BY Stte pil6t. sIshaa
! about two hours 10 sgos srnady. 70 I
tANQghtE2 ytruok and oosna a3oehes. venN