Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-15
CHAPTER XIX (Cont,nued)


CHAPTER XIX (cont,nued>
Hold on, Calhoun" demonstrated
Stone. and / dare say / was acting
like a. mailman: Listen to the rest Of
this more quietly or, take your hat
and so home" -
Stone spoke firmly, but not angri-
ly, and I sat STILL
Then, here's some more things"
Fibsy continued. I've gone over his
house with a eye that sees more'n
Mr.. Stones lens, an it don't mag
nerfy. neither. I spotted a lot Of stuff
in the pantry and storeroom. It's all
stuff that keeps, you know: little jugs
an pots of fine eatin'-imported table
delicacies-that's what they call EN-.
Well, an among 'em was lickures an
rose leaves an salted nuts-oh. all
them things. An that's why I wanted
to go to dinner at Mrs. Schuyler's an
see II she liked to eat those things.
An h did! She had the rose leaves
an she had the kind O. lickure that's
house. An she said 1t was her fav'rite
an the old girls said she never used
to have those things when her hus-
band was runnin the house-an' oh,
dear, can't you see it alp
YES, I see it," said Stone. but I
still shook my head doggedly and
angrily.
II don't see it," 1 declared. "There's
nothing to all this but a pipe dream!
Why shouldn't two women like. Eau
de vic lie Dantzic as a %liqueur? It's
very fashionable--a sort of fad, just
ii amt only this thing or that
earnestly. ITS the pilin' up Of ali
EN-. An I amt through yet. Here's
another point. Miss Van Allen, she
amt got any pitchers Of nature
views-no landscapes nor woodsy
dells in this whole house. She jest
likes pitchers Of people-pretty girls:
nymps. an kiddy babies-but all hu-
man, you know. Now, Mrs. Schuyler,
she don't care t%anything special for
nature, either. I piped up about the
beauty scenery out Westminster way
an over in the park, an it left her
cold an onintrusted. But she has
whatever o call EN-, ove to that
house, an they're all fgger pieces"
And her writing desk" prompted
Stone.
"Yessir, that checked up, too. You
know, Mr.. Calhoun, they amt nothin'
desk. Well, Miss Van Aliens has a
certain make Of pen. n a certain
number and kind Of pencils. An Mrs.
Schuyler, she uses the same identical
styles a makes"
And notepaper. I suppose" I flung
back, sarcastically.
mo. sir, but that helps prove. The
note paper in the two houses is tee
Enthusiastically Different. That was
planned to be different! Mrs. Schuy-
lerss is a pale gray, plain paper. Miss
Van Aliens is light pink, to match
her boodore, I s'pose. An 1t has that
sort Of indented frame round 1t, that's
extry fashionable. an a wiggly gold
monogram, oh-quite a big one!"
/ well remembered Vicky.s station
cry, and the boy described it exact
Proves nothins!" I said contempt
uou g r'rb1 ! iist .FiS1v fur sstd: YEARLY
pushing back his shock Of red hair.
well, then, how's this? ON Mrs.
Schuyler's desk the pen wiper is q
fancy little contraption. but it's clean
III mean it's never had Q pen wiped
Oh, 1t. Miss Van Aliens desk hasn't
pencil sharpener. Of the am sort.
On each desk IL q little, p%incushion,
with the same sire of tiny pins, like
she was in the habit of pinnin' bills
together or sumpum like that. On
each desk the blotter ID in the same
pace ana ID uSeQ tne same way.
There's a lot Of pussonaluy bout the
way folks use a blotter:. Some uses
both sides, some only n side. Sons
has their blotters all torn an sorta
nibbled round the edges. an some
has 'em neat and trim. Well. the
blotters on these two desks is Jest
alike"
But, Ftbsy," I cried N t:tumph.
"l've seen the handwriting, OF these
two ladies. over and over again. and
ths y fn nst e. a a1ike. r1p,y nodded.
But, MI. Calhoun, did you know that
Miss Van Allen always writes with
her left hand 2"
mo. and I don't believe she doesl"
"Yessir. / went to the bank an they
said so. An I asked the sewin' WON.
an, an she said so. An l asked the,
caterer people. an they said SO. And
the inkstand is or the left-hand side
of Miss Van Allan's desk"
h"All right, then she is left-handed,
but that proves nothing!" :.
mo. sir, Miss Van Allen amt left
handed You know she Amt yourself.
You'd - noticed It IL she had been.
But she writes left-handed, cause II
she didn't she'd write like Mrs.
Schuylerg"
"oh, rubbish" I began, but Flem-
Ing Stone Interrupted.
Watt. Calhoun. don't ny TO pieces:
vouch for f. Listen further"
They amt NO use goin' fYrther,r
said Fibsy, deSpondsntly. mi. CAL
houn knows I'm right, only he can't
bring himself to believe 1t. an / don't
blame him Why = now, he's skin
mp the casoS m svefythipg he thinks
o. prove noehin' disproyss II