Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-11

but 1 m going to, just the same-1 can I
get the notion out of my head that
Kitten is afraid of him"
What a-at?' Tom, in his aston e
ishment, turned around in his chair
and stared.
Bessie nodded her head with empha e
sis. Then she replied, slowly:
I've seen her start, and shiver, and
contract her lips and her eyelids when
he has spoken suddenly to her-not so
that anybody but | would notice it
not SO that ! would, il we hadn't been
almost like twin sisters ever since we
were horn. II feel it, rather than see
| it. Katherine is afraid of him or l
miss my reCkon-so. And, shy, Tom,
dear, have you ever watched a cat that
was playing with a mouse that WASH t
much hurt? Just pretending not to
see it, but watching all the time with a
sort of satisfied smirk around its jowl,
and with one of its velvet padded paws
ready to shoot out and plant their nee
die pointed claws into Mr. Mouse's ten
der skin? We'll, that's exactly the way
that Conrad Bclknap looks to me when
he's anywhere near to Katherine Now,
if you can make head and tail to that,
you're welcome
That isn't n polite way to speak of
one of her guests, is it," Tom ban
tered.
He isn't her guest; he's Harry
Archer Sand Harry doesn't know him
from Adam. Kitten told me so. |
asked her and she had to tell me. What
are YOU questioning me about him for 2"
Because | don't like him any more
than you do, Betty"
II thought so.
$50 ! put Rushton on his trail"
'What does he say about him -
That is what I've just been read e.
ing. He doesn't say anything-and he
uses two sheets of letter paper to do it.
The gist Of it all is that Beknap showed
| up in town about three weeks ago .
brought letters of introduction to lot
of good people has been put up at half
a dozen clubs lives. when he's in town.
at the Hotel Colossal: is always well
supplied with money poses as the own
er of mines and ranches in the south =
west, and is probably trying to promote
them registered as from Phoenix, Ariz.
but is supposed in Arizona. to be from
New Orleans-and the chief of police in
New Orleans never heard of him and
doesn't know anything about him.
Rushton's report closes with the two
words, more later" "
Are you through with Mr.. Belknap
for the moment, Tom?"
Yes. Why?"
/ Come over here and take a pecn
at this picture, and tell me who if
looks like ="
clancy did so. He leaned over Ret l.
tvs shoulder, and because of tbo ro -
hected light, could not see the daguerre
otype distinctly. He took it in hi,
hand and presently got It into nosi .
ton so that the picture was visible
Great Scott" he exclaimed sto.
ing ht IT, Then he turned it over in
MS hand' satisfying himself that If
really was an ancient daguerreotvne
c"Se and all. Next. he covered the low
er part of the picture with one Of his
muhus and put thumb over the ton nf
IT, cohceailng the hair; and after a mo
nlent, with entire conviction. he said
betty, if it weren't for the stvIe q,
'eNS, ana the way the hair is dono-it
couid see nothing but the features T'G
oe "illlhg 10 take the witness stand ord
swear that the beautiful dummy who
'eu TOT us so wonderfully TONIGHT
nenorlta Cervantez. is her namo is,,,
lt!-Sat for this picture. Whose % nio
ture is it, anyhow?' l''
ro.I one was my great grandmother
LON. Also, she was Katherine's great
Sreat aunt. because her brother wo,
Na,nerlne $ great grandfather.
but that isn't the point; This j.
~ who is Senorita Cervantez-
VINO can Sh" bc-that she is norfco
'a'laI reproduction of my great grand
mother and Kittens great great arm
"h"n she was twenty years OId-ip III,
year lNt'' seventy two years ago? Wb,
the beautiful senOrta. Tom? VIII,
can she be?" :"
There were other restless snirits a.,
nreoccupied mcntaIities al NvTuest tho
Saturday night.
The guests had begun to seek thei
several quarters earlier than customary
ostensibly to make ready for a plan
ned excursion for the morrow, so tha
by eleven O'Clock Tom and Betty Clancy
the Archers, Demming and Coralin
Crane-who were rapidly approachin
the beatitic state whereby an engage
ment is announCed-Diana Loring an
Belknap, who seemed to find mutuf
delight in one another's society, and tn
Scnorita with Bing and Lady Kate. wer
all that remained below stairs.
,, 1t was shortly after eleven whe
Demming and Miss Crane wandere
down path into the shrubbery for the
last good nights. to reappear shortly
= and part, and disappear toward thei
; separate ways. Then the sencrita ros
abruptly, murmured a collective good
night to all Of them. and glided swift
away, thus anticipating by a hair II
departure of Miss Loring-and maxim
I it seem to the ever observant RATHER
; inc that Roberta had been watchiu
p them for the very purpose of rising an
/ going at the moment when she wou
best be able to avoid Belknap; an
f katherine was sure that she caught
CLINT in Bclknap's eyes that manifesto
t chagrin because Roberta had avodC
t him.
However, she did escape without civ
} ing Belknap an opportunity for a VOL
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