Evening journal., 1919-11-18

Il tell you I'm not drunk
Drunk and argumontativcF correct
"You mutton headed foolr' painted
George Christopher. cant you lis
''Thatm dor said tho corporal
Drunk and disordcrly. and using I'M
proper langungei shove I'm In the
guardroom. boysw
SO. Indignant and oxpostulating. and
soyyg, da5y tFom his ISdc sTSrSeisSs was rivale sI
ed by the shoulders and pushed into
four-squarc. empty room, where the
door was slammed on him.
Colonel strathsay sat at tho orderly
room table. chewing the end OF PEN
holder discontentedly and coming inc
let OF crimes" he had 70 deal with.
Like every other commanding officer
he hated those nine-o clock oac morn
ing scenes when the dofaultcrs OF MS
regiment were brought UP before hlm
ing a good conduct mans name was
on the list In addition TO that. no
had just received an extraordinary tele-
gram. and was wondering what under
heaven u might mean.
lie had barely time. though. 20 think
OF five thousand different possibilities
when an orderly came in hurry, sa-
iuted and handed him a note,
lie tore the note open with trembling
finrera and dropped hts evcglaaH.
"AdIourn for an houri" he said 70
the officer beside him. who stoopea
20 pick up the monocle, Don't try
any cases In my abscnceF
Being wldowcr. he had quarter
IN the barracks, and he headed straight
legs could carry him. Ho was stopped,
though, before he had gone halfway.
A park keeper. IN blue UNIFORM win
slyeT pqSsIs a1sSesmSR snd ntereePted sP " him
Your pardon, SIR SAID the PARK
keeper. but one o. your men-Georgo
Christopher Murdoch by nome-was
IISSs ISst night with With intent TO rob her.
Mr.. Blakely. here. has come 20 iden-
tify him, and this here holdlnH UP
on his tunic, The police said they'd
be over here this morning TO see ABOUT
you'd better wait for me in the
Euardroom." said the colonel III be
back there presently. who's thiaF
A girl came running IN throuEh the
gateway and stopped, bewildered, as
INV daughter. SIR" said the man IN
troductod as Blakely Shes got no
business 10 be hereW
"rhen send her awayl' said the colo
Hut susie had already got wind OF
the trouble that George chrietopher
was In and she clung to her fathers
arm and refused TO be sent away.
'if YOU give any evidence against
him." she said, I've got a right 70
hear it-and contradict It II see
IN. colonel entered his qu.rters and
was met face TO face by Mrs. Havi-
iand-pale faced and perturbed. but
5Si, dear colonel" she said. without
wasting any time on preliminarles. i've
got some dreadfully bad news Tor you
How Il could have happened 90 n girl
STAYING In my house Is beyond my imag-
nation hut somebody is TO blame and,
for the time being. az an events. i must
take 10 on myself. Your daughter kitty
has been nervous ana .sue ~. .tls ,.li,,,
me. put it down 20 il health but u
now seems that she mas had "a love ar
fair an this. time and that she had ar
ranged an elopement for last night She
slipped out OF my house. some time after
dark. and went TO walt for this person IN
Richmond Park and there she had az
J extraordinary adventure"
wait a mlnute!" said the colonel
II can't tell you except that he's ap
parently an impostor lie says his nnm'
/ is Capt. Delavore. but I've looked IN th'
| Army List and The Peorngc' and 'Thl
! Country Gentleman and I can't find ans
| mention OF him. I'm certain he's nevei
been inside my house. and he must have
met her when she was on her way 70 one
OF her classes"
go on" said the colonel. "Thai
seems probable Young girls have no
business 20 30 backward and forward un-
Mrs. Haviiand WINGED perceptibIy at
the rebukc. but managed TO keep her
temper and continue;
1T seems that the man was late IN
turning up. and while she waited-two
hours II scemg-kitty began 10 realize
the dreadfulness OF her position. She
mas always been nervous. and even Hight
headed at times. and she was so ohscssed
by loneliness and sense Of disgrace
that she determined 20 end her lifei Yes.
my dear colonel. I'm telling ycu the bald
truth. SIC confessed everything 10 me
where's is che now?" asked the
I'm bed In my house. whore she ought
20 be. She has n bad cold.'
where's the MANI"
Heaven knowsi A policeman brought
ne her ,i,a home; I've never set eyes on this
life, But almost the most extraordinary
part or II Is yet TO come. A common
aoldier-a private I believe YOU call
ard caught sight OF her iret AS she
In and dragged her out again. / can't
make head or tail OF her account OF what
TO have been n fight This man Della
we're turned up two hours late. and either
resented the nrlvnte's action or else the
private insulted him and they fought
until the park keeper came. Then. Il
seems, the private ran away. I can't un-
derstand II, but there the story Is for
ITS a perfectly amazing storvp' said
the colonel. 1--WE on ght 10 be able 20 lay
our finger on the private. at all events
Didn't che, or the park keeper recognize
II haven't heard that anybody did."
and you don't know what happened
20 this alleged Delnvere person?
i've no idea. and ] didn't walt 20 in
quire. I hurried over here 10 inform you
Of what had happened"
quite right Mrs. Havlnnd. Quite
faHN. l.
fortunate piece Of business"
The doorbell rang and. after n moment,
there came n knock on the inner door.
Come inr, said the colonel and HIS
"A policeman wants to see you. sirl'
he announced
"Show him int"
The sound Of regulation boots was
heard along the passage. A moment
later, n blue Uniform darkened the door
and n huge policeman entered helmet in
what is it7r asked the colonel
The policeman produced his official ,
dunn hook and opened H.
"Wc've man under arrest in Rich /
mond. sir, known as Charlie Shecrs, alas
Captain Charles Dclavcre. alias Jim the
Joiner. alias-he's got q string OF aliases
about a yard long lie was arrested last
nisht at Richmond Park Gate by the man
on fixed point duty. who happened 10
recognize him and know there was a
warrant out against him. He's wanted
on n charge OF forgery There's a pri-
vate here IN your resim ent OF the name
OF George Christopher Murdock ID COM
pany, who's able TO Identify him more
or less. Delavcre. 10 use his last known
name, wanted TO lay a charge against
the private OF assault and battery. but
he wouldn't give his name nor the name
OF the lady who was with him The park
keeper wouldn't let him 50. though. un-