The Ordway new era., 1920-03-12

eIeyafor sss nosS<se-z IAe s.%szrnr
ear WIS w. and ~ hard Il eoCi.k
down ] did not ring ] Vas s-s1fi1E
with NY back 10 the skzzfr- f2<1-s tie
door Of the rear nzf-I s-o1c 3, Dos-
three feet away froza that conr-
Without the siIznfss- so-ct 0. foot
sfsps from the hall % rss fat that
door orened-a mans fzee boxed OF
looked at nae-and the ccrr noise
Iessiy ciosest
IL happened 10 fash ~ s5ien-ly-
thar had my back besl turned lad
been watching the cssoe-r Of tie esr.
I should have been none the zts-=r-
The ussn who Opened th@ door rzs
Monsieur De RavenoL
could not possibly Be mistaken
The main hall light shoue full OF bis
face. He was hsriess. Ard what ~ss
noore-he recognized ne and knew
had recognized him.
| was stupefe,i. TIE nzn zzs eri-
IDENTIFY living in the zane house with
me,
The ratfiinz elevator recalled ne to
my senses as George. s1al;tng and talk
ative, opened the doc. for ne 70 get In
How much did George knos7 The czr
slid up.
who is the gentleman living In ;hf
rear fsty' ! asked with IS much un
concern as could The French gen
tIeInan-foreizner-I don't know II
he's French or what What Is his
naneT'
His nameY" George considered TIL.
past another floor. and repeated the
question.
Il don't know his nsme-he amt
been here long
when did he take the fat7-
'weil. now ! dom &sno= jes' which
day II was. but II was before you come
horDe-msybe two days maybe week
an he amt really moved In yet-only
a bed an some chairs. He say he got
furniture comm from the other side
an he don want to buy no more here
than he can help"
Naturally. Did he speak TO you
about meT' put the question boldly
as the car stopped q; my floor George
besffsfed and then admitted:
We'll. he did say he thinks he knows
you" He appeared reluctant 10 dis
cuss monsieur
broke out in new line THE gen
tiensn is very rich. George. hope he
tipped you we'll"
George was Instantly enthusiastic.
%He done that, He gimme ten do,-
lars"
Hes good for another tn. George
II you work him right / affirmed.
"oh, you needn't be 50 shy, He asked
you don't want me TO know II. You
told him everything you knew"
well. that's right" George broke In
sheepishIy. He did ask me some ques-
tons. but honest TO goodness. amt
tell him anything bad tell him l
don't reeiy know much about you
That's what tell him. honest to good.
ness"
He really paid you for telling him
every time went out or came in.
didn't her
guard at once. He threw open the car
door without answering.
-Oh. NIL right" said ! carelessly. hut
not stepping out as I saw he wished
me TO. "You needn't give 1t away. but
/ know. all the same. 50 II doesn't mat
ter whether yor-tell me or not"
''What you suppose he 10 perticuler
to know fer!' asked George. ingenu-
ously feeling he was guarding his
secret while gratifying his curiosity.
How should I know7 Maybe he
wants to hang flowers on my door.
He's very rich. understand"
George grinned. Interested and SYM
pathetic. He scented romance and II
explained all TO him rs adequately rs
1t had to Mrs Jimmson.
unlocked my door as quickly as !
could didn't mean to let George
think ! attached any importance to
monsieur ! knew enough. The man
was a fellow tenant In the same house.
George was his paid spy. AS shnt
the door. asked myself. what
Irext 2"
hnd feetiDg idea Of keeping
Jimmson with me for the night; but !
couldn't think Of any explanation for
20 unusual request. / could not
take her into my cOnfidence-if she
stayed. could hardly keep her out Of
H.. She was anxious to 20 home-l
INV that and I didn't blame her; and
was anxious to be alone and think,
and felt only relief as saw the last
of her faded skinny weeds. her faded
skinny form. and said good-by to her
heartily, little reulizIng that she was
the one human being who stood be-
tween me and mons!aur's mnchIna-
tions. and that when she closed her
self out. she closed me ina prisoner.
Locked in her own apart