The diamond drill., 1920-06-19

each time running her free hand under
the brown maze. He took the brush
from her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hand.
and asked In a deep low tone: "Am
TO hold II that way with my handT'
"How else can you do 1t righti" she
replied.
He cautiously took full stroke
dainty head and down the ripping
mass OF hair. His smile was now that
OF man completely lost In blissful In
toxication-
'-rhat's better" she said: "only still
harder. Don't be afraid. I'm not q
paper doll-There. that's the way.
Now can settle down and talk. First
OF all. I'm going TO tell you the bad
news and get through with It."
''YesT" he asked. inhaling the deli
cious fragrance OF her hair.
You're not listening. and It's very
important. II has mado me dreadfully
cross at Charlie"
He stiffened az the name. instantly
attentive. That feilow1 What about
him7 Has he-7"
'Yes. But that's not the trouble.
the bank has been making a fuss.
II can wait The horrid thing Is tnat
about those bonds you lost They
claim that you have let of money In
a Chicago bank"
Yes. What OF itf"
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or course you don't realize-you can't
realize"
Realize what1" he asked. pausing
In the midst Of long brush stroke.
"Why, about the bonds
"You mean the bonds lost by your
brotheri"
Charlie knows some one who has
found out all about them. II must
have been a detective. He found the
key OF the safe deposit vault In your
pocket"
"In my pocketf"
"Charlle said the man said the key
was found In your pocket, and-oh. ]
forgot. He said II was all secret yet
But of course you're my brother. and
you ought TO know. and you won't tell
will your"
"Why should II Please 20 on.
fall TO understand about the key. But
how about it? II II was a detective
that found the key. he must have dis
covered where II belonged and found
the missing bonds"
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piled Amy. "Charlie says they found
the safe deposit box. bat the bonds
were gone"
Clinton's smile vanished behind a
look OF blank surprise. .Gone7-
"Yes-and oil that money In Chicago
In the bank Is In your new name
That's what made me so cruss at
Charlie"
II don't quite see the connection
"You don'ti or course II VIII be
easy for you to explain about the
money and"
Nothing easier f. Jovei Why
didn't ] think OF II sooner~ he ex-
chained. and be dropped the hair.
brush. -See here, Miss Lowrie--"
Miss Lowriep- she reproved.
BE went on, unchecked: You claim
that look exactly like your brother7"
There you go againi Don't be sil-
iyw
He sprang up. clear Of the eager
arms that she sought to ding around
him.
mo, waltz" he exclaimed. as she
jumped up after him. 'Tt's-it's not
what you suppose--just the opposite"
"Opposite!" she repeated.
Il said. ! actually began to believe
Ito doubt my own Identity. But at
the Athletic club Tell me. You say
| look exactly like your brother. That
must be so. because every one who
knew him Yet there's one thing. Had
he any peculiar mark--a mole or scar, |
for instance--let US say, on his armT'
why. OF course. Everybody knows |
II; everybody has seen It when you
play tennis"
"Seen what?"
Don't pretendi The mark on your
arm below the elbow"
(which arm7'
The girls brown eyes began 10 d.
late. "What-what makes you talk i
this way?"
(which arm is the mark on7" he In
sisted.
She replied in half whisper: "The
right"
He drew up tie loose sleeve OF his
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