The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-10-08
By SEWELL FORD

from the start. After that it was
simple. Merely case of stringin
her along.
Lets see," says I. did l get youl
name right when you came "
Lucille Blodgett," says she.
"Blodgett?" says l, shakin' my head
Sorry, Miss, but it amt on the list
That was a bit raw, I'll admit, but
t seems to work. She glances around
nervous, to see if anybody's near, and
then she grabs by arm.
"Please!" says she. "Ill go right
away Tiff it's necessary"
What makes you think it might
be-" I asks.
Why says she, "you-you're a de
tective, aren't your"
mot so bad as that" says 1. "Only
a private Sec"
"Oh!" says she, twistin' her fingers
in and out. "Then-then you know
I'm not really a guest?"
Since you mentioned it, Miss Blod
gett," says I, 81 expect do"
WELL" says she, liftin' her chin
defiant, Ego ahead. What is it that
you usually do to them in-in such
cases?"
Depends a good deal on the case
says 1. Come now, what was the big
idea, your crashin' in on a Dunmore
Hall function all on your OWN"
Il simply wanted to see how they
did such things" says Lucille.
That's little SLIM" says l, shak-
in my head. Lots of folks are curl
GUS about the same thing, but few of
EN- have the nerve to rush the inside
guard the way you have. Besides, that
don't explain the notes."
She lets out a sigh and shrugs her
shoulders. "If you will pin me down. .
says she, II came to gather material
Not dress goods?" says I.
NO" says she. Fiction. I'm a
novelist. At least, l hope / am. Any
way, have written some short stories
that have been published in one of the
Perhaps you've read some
of them-about Corinne, the Cow
Girl?"
Must have missed 'em," says l.
"But you wasn't looking for that wild
and woody stuff here, were your"
I'm bringing Corinne East, you
see," says she. THAT is, am writing
a novel about her in which she is to
marry a very rich New Yorker and
live in a wonderful home like this
the-the idle rich.
"Eh?" says l. 1.-THE idle rich?'
1.-THE kind of people Robert Cham
bers writes about in his books, you
know" says Lucille. "The sort that
say and do such weird and eccentric
and-and naughty things. Of course,
l don't know any such persons, but
/ had heard of Mrs. Oakley Jones,
and l found out where Dunmore Hall
was, and so Il came. l had read
about such people being guarded by
but l thought if just held
my head up and was bold enough
they wouldn't notice me. l hadn't
thought about there being a private
secretary though"
Il suppose you'll put me in now"
says I, "red hair and all?"
Miss Blodgett smiles uneasy "You
haven't said what you were going to
do to me yet" says she. Send me
home, l suppose; or will you try to
put me in jail?"
(which is nearar?" says l GRIMM
why" says she, 81 live in Sioux
City"
Some ways off, isn't it?" says 1.
Know Jack Lyons, do you?"
NO" says she and probably l
wouldn't know any of the people there
that you have met You see, Dads "a
a labor union official. He's an organ
izer."
oh" says 1. pulls off strikes,
Ell "
Sometimes" says Lucille. "He
oes around and makes speeches to the
miners"
About the idle rich?n I asks.
Lucille mods. "He really doesn't
know much about them, except what
he's read" says she. Neither do l.
That's why 1 wonted to see for my
self. And I've been here only such
a little time. l wish l didn't have to
be sent away now"
ut might be fixed,' says I. THAT
is, if you'd do your part"
my part?" she echoes.
Haven't you any speciality" says
1, "any stunt that you do that might
be entertaining"
Why" says she, nothing but
broncho riding and little trick rope
throwing that 1 learned summers .uI
at Cody"
wild West acts?" says 1. "Fine!
Say, Lucille, l think we can use you
right away and get you right in with
the idle richers. Are you gamer