Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-22

mense wealth, is many years her senior.
He soon perceives that VanWyck is in
clined to treat his wife ~tyrannically.
Flemming Stone, who has wonderful
abilities as a detective, is also one of
the guests.
CHAPTER III.-Continued.
"Fine!" said Anne Van WICK. her
Intense eyes darkening with interest.
Beth, that is just the thing. Now
Mr.. Stone, tell us Of the fans owner"
7 In her interest, Anne had moved
,ly awaiting his words. The mag
lnetic fascination OF the woman is in
Idescribable. l am positive that moth
ling on earth would have induced
lFleming Stone to such an exhibition
,of his special powers of deduction,
except Anne's compelling desire that
he should.
I saw, too. though it was almost
imperceptible. the effort Stone was
to make to detach his atten-
Ition from her and concentrate it on
the fan he was holding.
ITO approach this matter in my
usual way" he said quietly. Il shall
have to ask permission to examine
this fan under a magnifying glass.
Have you one at hand?"
ling a fine M from his fathers desk,
lat which action l fancied I saw a
.shade of annoyance pass over David
Van Wyck's face.
For a few moments. Fleming Stone
examined the fan through the glass.
In idle curiosity | looked at the
faces of those grouped about. Mr..
Wan Wyck was clearly annoyed at the
under the influence of Mrs, Stelton,
waited in delighted anticipation.
Condron Archer looked supercilious
and even murmured to me that he.
doubted the detectives powers in
such a test. Miss Fordyce wore the
exalted air usual to people who af-
feet the mystic. But Anne, the
enough to inspire Stones latent pow
ers to the utmost. She waited with
Ia suppressed eagerness that seemed
to show implicit faith in the result.
and she even touched the fan as she
too scanned it for any enlightening
details.
Fleming Stone returned the glass
to Morland and the fan to Miss
Fordyce. But it was Anne whom he
addressed.
THE FAM" he said. in a quiet. mar
rative way, belongs to a lady with
dark hair and eyes and rosy cheeks,
and a very perfect set of small. white
teeth. She is healthy and rather
robust, of a vigorous but not an attn
letic type. She is strong of muscle,
but of rather a nervous temperament.
She is thrifty and economical by "a
ture. but proud and fastidious. Us.
ually of decorous habits. but likes oc-
|~casionally a gayer experience. She is
refined in her personal tastes and
Iartistic in dressing, though fond of
bright colors. She is kind and gen.
erous-hearted, unmarried. and past
her first youth. She lives in or near.
the West Eighties in New York City,
and her telephone number has re-
Gently. been changed to 1868 Schuy-
Ter. She is, fond Of embroidering
with colored silks, she possesses a
gown decorated with black spangled,
trimming, and she wears a very
heavy ring on the little finger Of her
fright hand"
Stone finished as quietly as he had
begun, but his listeners were more
excited.
II don't believe a word of it," Mrs.
Stelton was saying, and of course
Morland agreed with her.
But Beth Fordyce was speaking,
almost as If in a rance 1T is every
word true" she said. with a far-away
look inAher eyes. IF you had known
Leila. you could not have described
.AISl IllOIc pSIACSIIy. aS "
make me believe you are not occult!
You, are positively. c~lairvoyant!"
Nonsense, Beth" said Anne i'm
patiently. Don't talk such rubbish
NO" said I: "occultisn isn't in it
with this kind of work. Mr.. Stone.
that is the real thing. Are you going
to tell your processes OF reasoning"
THAT will be the delightful part of
it. David, did you ever hear any
thing like it?"
Though Anne turned her lovely
flushed face toward her husband, she
%received no answering smile.
ut doesn't interest me-" he said
coldly> and it is a tribute to Anne's
tact and .cleverness that she quickly
covered this awkward speech by
charm of name TELL me all about
lit at once. / can't wait another min
ute" Y -
my dear Mrs. Van wyck." said
Stone, seeming to address her only,
Il am very glad to explain. If 1t in
!terests you. You see, It's very sim
pile, for this fan has been used a good
of the lady who has used it. To be-
gin with, it is a souvenir a. that was
given to the lady when h dined in
the restaurant of one of the large no
tells in New York. It is of the mex
pensive paper sort that Is used fol
that purpose. But the name of the
restaurant has been CAREFUL,
desired to keep and use 1t, but did
mot care to have her friends know
where she obtained It. This show.
that the lady Is not amply provided
with fans, and shows too that she
does not often frequent the gay res
t%aurants. The fan is bright scarle'
and gold, and, since she liked 1t vel
enough to keep It. I assume that y
suited her brunette coloring, and alst
THAT she is fond Of bright hues. She
liz nervous. because the fan show
that she has often picked at sit-botf
Its edge and its tassel-and has ever
Frequently bitten 1t with her small
|sharp teeth. You see. these lacquer
led sticks show clearly all marks and
scratches, and this bar Of metal tina
holds the tassel Is much bent, show
fact that the fan has been used 1
1great deal shows a robust and rosy,
icheeked young woman, though no
|athletic. for athletic sgiris never use {
fan. She lis refined and fastidious ii
liner tastes, for l notice a faint per
'lfume Of orris and violet. She Ii gen
erous, for she gave away q fan: tina
er very young girl nor q marriet
lady you'd so long preserve AZ fano
sBut how did you know where ia,
Lives 4 demanded Miss Fordyce.
THAT thrgues a lack Of observatoi
Lon your 9paIt,S seads tone. SMILING
.lsSs3 schuyler. the people living Il
1tthG vicinity e Wet TEiRhtY.Thfrl