The evening world., 1920-09-25

second MMNN anu NmNTN va. nv NlAA.
TO reach him somehow. he must b
stopped with a word but what wordi
Everything depended on that Shear
desperation Inspired her.
stop Hes my lOveri" she cried.
Don't shoot"
Ruthven SMITH tall ianky iEurs
In long overcont-kcpt his wcapun
aimed at some one out Of the girla
sight. but he tcrkcd his head aHid4
Tor a glance down at her 10 waa =
brief glance. FOR the man who dreaded
burglars would not be caught nap
ping he turned again Instantly -
I face q possible antagonist eyes ~
well as weapon ready
but the Hight from below had 10
un hla features for a second; and
/ Anneslcy realized that disgust aud
establishment were the emotions her
l confession" had inspired
Mr. Nuthvcn smith. what MiW
Grayle says is the truth We're en-
gagged TO be married All I want "
| n chance "a explain why YOU find M
where I am I'm not armed. 90 you
can safely give me that chance"
you know my name3" eKclaimed
/ Ruthvcn smith. susplciously He stin
covered the other with his pistol. ~
Anneslcy could see now. bccauna
I Nelson Smith" had coolly advanced
I within a yard % the Browning small
] olhck muAAlti anu Huuihh tut Nt1-tt -
switch. had flooded the upper corri-
3 dor with light.
rive heard your name from Miss
/ Grnye." said the younger man. Z
know 70 must be- YOU. because no
other person has a right % make
himself 40 home In this house as YOU
ore doing I certainly haven't bW
bringing her home few minutes aEo.
after dining out. We saw a light ia
what She said wns vour room. 6ho
was AFRAID aome thief had cot n,
and I proposed 90 her that = ahuulA
take quiet look round while ahe
went 20 see N Mrs. Ellsworth vas
safe. No doubt SHE was all right be-
cause heard them talking together
while examined your premises. Tue
next thing ! knew. a. ! was coming
down with the news that everythinG
was quiet YOU blnEed away 10
was quite a Furprisc."
u fired IN the AR, not az you,
Vuthvcn Smith excused himself. mora
or loss convinced Annesley clutches
tho hanisterH In the sudden weakness
~ great revulslon from panic y
relief. she might have known thae
he would somehow rescue her, ever
from her own laundering
- should always nre tho hrst sh9t
IN the air." Ruthven smith said
unless directly threatened
LUCKY TOT INC NNNlAfW NWN NNAANNM
~ don't want 10 die yet. And II would
have been hard lines. A. was trytng
10 do you a good turn-rid you or q
thief n there we're one. But 7 sup
pose you or some servant must have
FER the light on In your room"
I'm pretty sure didn't" Haid
. Ruthven smith. still speaking with tia
nervousness OF suspicious man, vet
AZ the same time slowly. half reluc-
family, pocketinR his pistol we mus
and out how this happened. Perhaps
, there has been n thief'-
mo sign Of anything being disturbed
In your room" the younger man as
: sured him However, you'd best have
look around II you llke"-and he
laughed n frank sounding laugh-"rm
quite willing 10 be searched before j
leave the house. 20 you can make sure
I'm not going on with any booty"
certainly not! Nothing OF the
kind I accept your explanation"
protested Ruthven smith.
n was at this moment Mrs. Ella
, worth chose 10 appear. halbited once
more In "A hurriedly donned dressing
, gown, a white silk scarf substitutes
In haste for u discarded niEhtcap-
Painting with anger. and fierce with
I curiosity. she had forgotten h0r
rheumatism and abandoned haE
! murtNfed honnit Tor WhuQllus run
Thus she pounced out al the foot
p Of the stairway, and was upon the
b girl before the three absorbed actors
D In the scene had heard the shuening
4, feet In woollen slippers.
( what does this mean7" she quav-
Z cred, so close 10 Annesley's ear that
, the girl wheeled with "A start % re-
r Moved alarm who's this strange
r man in my house7 what's this talk
- about enEagements'T"
y "A strange mani" echoed Ruthveu
- smith, pricklinE with suspicion again.
r Haven't YOU met him, Mis- Grayle'a
- dancer
b Miss Grayle's hddlesticIsl" shriiied
the old woman The girls baggage
/, la worthless baggage! In my room
= lust now she struck me-heat my
Z poor rheumatic knucklesl For nvo
. years I've sheltered her given her the
. best Of everything. even 20 the clothes
she has on her back. This Is the way
I. she repays me--with insults and crli-
city. and smuKgles strange men ss-
. cretly into my house al night and pre-
tends 90 be engaged 20 them!"
, The dark young man IN evening
! dress passed the lean figure IN trav-
I. elhng clothes without a word ana,
uniting Annesley gently aside
stepped betdween her and Mrs. Ella
>, worth
!. There is no question OF 'pretends
y inE'." ne said. sternly. Miss 0rayl8
has promised TO marry me. In our en-
. eugefnent has been kept a secret. its
n only because the right moment
: hadn't come for announcing H. 1 en-
I. tered your house for few moments
" to- night. for the first time, on an
i. crrand which seemed important az
: Mr. Ruthvcn Smith Will explain. Z
" don't feel called upon 10 apologize Zoe
my presence In the face Of your attt-
tude TO Miss Grayle. II was our tns
!. tention that you should have plenty
" ~ notice before she left you, time 70
ind some one for her place; but after
= what has happened, it's your own
VI fault. madame n we marry with a
n special license and | take her out or
% this house tomorrow. I only wish 10
~ might be now
p ~ shall be now." Mrs. Ellsworth
screamed him down. '"rhe SRI
doesn't darken my doors anotheu
hour. I don't know who YOU are, and