The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-22

OF A BRIDE
(Copyright, 1900
Ann HUNS Away, and We Learn
Van Had Lett the Same Cay.
(Copyright, 5000

Van Had Lett the Same Cay!
4 search OF AIMS rooms proved
thsL .ne mad taken on her slave.
gin CD..4E,a aud had put on ne, n-'M
iri,0 49, ,.te@6. a smart cape ana
tua, .. u,.a new hat. Ihe if;.f
e.h,l ,4a gone. This evidence
WIZ. ,gc search. Our COCA
trIcau ~. IiLOn, the detectl'",
cam" J. - ..nsgh. to Jake commu.i-
.. D.. .!..d had to talk with him
mas. t...c. Both OF us had heal Il
An. . at.,il 20 run away, or 10
All! NJ sen H.OIe than once, anu
Tor the sI!l col reasons.
'HNsteia. commented Morri'
son. and ae p.1CeeueG to ignore Inc
in!u uauum. EG' Bob insisted Ihat
the ihy pond he drained ana me
great p4is vomDed Tor evidence
Each OF Us had theory Hnodt
AIMS isabp2arance. ne csi
with N0:GauH hat Ann : III, -
commit suiuIDr was ait b.aL. .rnt
had run :.wrr i.om hu!@c = At.a1 "
hurt US IS "lGch as sac co-.a
Mos Ot the nest an ! 80, \
Jim btds!ae. urgNing Up M
CuSCs tGe EG,~i, hi"ur -,
wine apssuec. G!m niss-n Z, !
cXcit-G Ea iutlil IilE u
tule, they salG, eEG he &aan nI,tiS
10 II Luey could IreEca: IL.
Late in the ate. noon went
home 10 res Alone III my room.
/ reviewed nj! The angles OF the
case. SutdpnIy IL occurred 10 lie
that Van hadn't called on Jim th"t
day as waS his clslom. went 10
Ihr phonc-hs valet said that MI.
b.. .|. nj
he y pv:UGs afternoon.
ret tFp receiver on the taDle
:nstra,, 81 0H It's hanger, Knocked
Il u the iIu1,h OF lis cord, discOv'
nIcG shat / wHA trembling IN every
Ii:GH. rus. nare myself taCG
titr d"s41tHl question:;
iIHu ann .-U.~I with Van?
COCOA 'utt IN ~ ak with
Bob. AtDJ g .o,s, + .e>s Until Bon
han cUn,I,r 70 tus FOSSIL MY.
O@cs :, h"u been my habit TO
take Iae Iu;.j .ts. ana bring my
husband nome from his office
every Afternoon. II was about time
for HIM 20 lpIra-l didn't waste 4
minute phonuS him, decided TO
hurry lu@u town and park at my
stand. Bob cJuiun't fail to see me,
.. to EeUT me cali him.
But when | turned the corner,
near his ots @. saw Katherine
Miller's gay liLLle cnr-and kath.
eriue-wultiug Tor some one.
wheeled to the curb around the
corner. had important buslnesa
with Mr.. Robert Lorimer. but ! had
arrived too late. Bob had left the
buIlding-had passed beyond the
reach OF my voice. could see ms
head towering above the crowd. :,
And then, | stalled my car and
tangled up the traffic for several
minutes. The traffic cop was splen-
did. he smoothed my path with n
smile, and couldn't help wonder.
ing how often he had seen Bob step
INFO the hateful beauty's car.
had decided to follow It, but my de-
lay, in the tangle, spoiled my plan.
Bob and Katherine had disap
peared!
there. phoned to Jim's house,
and to his fathers. Bob was sup.
posed to be working on AIMS case.
went to my room and threw my
self on my bed Life didu'; seem
real. Such things happened only
in novels. Never could they hap
pen to me!
But the worst had come my way!
il, I remembered that poor Jim
would have a good deal to face
when his strength returned.
And since Bob wasn't around to
assume his rIghtful responsibility.
1 called Morrison and detailed my
suspicious.
ivan Eyck went away without
his valet?" Morrison muttered.
Then I heard him whistle softly.
THANK you, Mrs. Lorimer! You
understandable in a hurry" And
he rang off.