Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-15

1t, quickly. . lie played the part Of
bush league pitcher masQucrading as an
English lord. and he had dreadfully
funny legs 1t seems silly doesn't it,
for me to have fancied his name meant
anything to Mrs. lIartshornc|
"Not silly Paul demonstrated
Remember. want to know every
thing, no matter how trivial il seems.
'Wcll there is only one thing more, -
She announced after n pause at hap
pcncd in February. too. about the last,
Of the month. had just finished Mrs,
llartshornc'S letters when Jenny
brought a card mp TO her. 1t was
early dusk. hut ! could see plainly the
look which came over her face. There
is some mistake, JcnnF. she said, i
don't know the gcntIcmnr.
Jenny went away. but she camc
back in n minute or two with another
card, n business one this time, with
some writing scribblcd on il when
she read il Mrs. HartShornc sat rs still
as if she had been carved out Of stone
for the longest time. with her face
turned away from mo. while Jenny
waited in the doorway. Finally She
said she would be down in minute,
and for Jenny to show The gentleman
into The reception room.
"Sbc seemed to rorrc, NIL obout me
being there. and didn't sav ANYTHING
to remind her of my presence after III
caught glimpse of her face. She looked
pale but mad, too. rs though her fight
ing blood wcrc mn, and hcr c,cs lust
flashed She tore tho card 10 pieces aud
flung il ON the Goals i'm the gratc.
twisted her hair up in n knot, Slipped
on II tea gown and sailed of downstairs.
| didn't hear n word Of greeting and
she shut the reception room door after
her.
81 stood ,,rcrc ,Lo b,d Icr, mo ,,utiI
saw nm ,hc bc,rtI, ruc q hit nf tbot
torn card shc had meant to burn with
ont thinking gionncd ond picI;rd il
mn ia mt il in tho fire when some
words on it caught my eve. Honestly.
MIR. Harvey. | hadu' any intention of
reading them, they just imupcd out ai
mo somehow II was the lower right
hand corner which had been torn square
through the middle. SO the top of the
piece | held had engraved on II the
last part of the man : name teen
a-c-l At the bottom was ~" III
small letters. then Agency with a
capital. and I-n-c Between the two
lines of engraving four words were
scribblcd in pencil. two on n line.
Your interest and right underneath II
'brier ring ! remember 1t "'S'ln',.%
p'!""Se II ~ ",N NV -, ,,,,,,,
", '"u,Sg, lo snn o,so ,'> hnt couldn't for tEc
,.c "" ,,,t,. , .b,.io, wing was
l,'' v, nv tnn ~" s,,n m,," ar noncr down in
! poNeu .nL Lo "p az rooontinn room, door
'ne 'on'S wv ,,nI Wv IIo.t.bor,e,s I voice.
".".'" ""S ,,S,aIlr co 6nict. reached clear
nm to absolutely unintcrcstrd, -
,'ho wv y.os saving. .You'vc brought your
wares TO the wrong market Your ON
n1ovrrs NAV take what steps they
rboo.c but I shall have no dealings
,,'hotcyor with vou.
.,r,. r.o,t door slammed and Mrs.
tIor+shornc came upsLairs She looked
Tit,Io eurpriscd when she saw me, and
,n,,r,nrrod something about being sorry
w ~ bayo kcnt mo waiting. but "A stupid
hod heon sont to her on a business
r,attor, 7 lot it 60 at that. in my own
mind and thought no more about it
mntiI inst the other night. when ii all
ANNA "" hack TO mo. That i've Agency
,rnst have been detective agency ; at
inost can't think Of anything else it
nonId have stood for"
Paul rose and held out his hand
ooao marc
nc,Io,,lid, told yA, We would make