The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
CHAPTER vlII-cootinued.


must pretend to be content Are the +
terms too rigOrous?" 5
cit sounds like a test"
ct is a test must remain a mys- v
terry. not from any real desire to con-
ceal my identity from you, but be- I
cause Of a duty to others. Now / will d
tell you all l can"
you greet me as Philip Severn to- C
night. yet last evening 1 told you my
name was Harry DAILY. How did you b
know / lied? And how did you dis j
cover who l really WASP"
Her eyes sparkled with enjoyment
Il knew that would be your first /
question The answer is extremely G
simple. Did you wonder why l did a
not denounce you to those men In the
other room? Oh, you did You V
knew you were there surreptitiously
in disguise. under a false name. mas Il
querading as a friend of that fellow a.
Horner You knew ft-well, so did |" Y
But how could you know that?
What gave you such a suspiciOnf And, 6
Iznowing( #. why should you desire to t
prOteC me?' II
"F waive your last question; that s
can ait its own answer" She leaned d
toward me and her extended hand v
touched a ring / wore. c
Because men who wear Yale {
slgnet OF 1899 are not going TO be con- Il
nected with that kind of a gang" she v
said gravely. v
But" I exclaimed. hewildered, how a
did you recognize the signet?" Il
MY brother wears one" r.
Your brotherl In my class? You a
will not tell me his name?" 4
mo, Mr. Severn. / have reason to
believe you know him very well, or did
a few years ago. However, that wasf
why I trusted you so suddenly. /id
b pinned my faith on the honor Of n and
Yale That r.. why l kept silent hpte
asked YOU to call at PAT LIE Corr
CALI rather indigI Y '' .aIiss
was informed there was e."
Conrad residing in the hous Ike some
Il suspected you might m &ming was
such discovery. Yet your cGne the oppor-
appreciated; it all Z discover where You
tunity sought t98nd under what name
were stopping F To confess the truth
YET registered Cole object in the sudden
this was my Miss Conrad"
invention 1ere is no such persona
Then lid hardly 20 as far as that
49, Etedly there IS In fact L know
undery testimable stenographer by that
name III but she does not reside on lie
Compile street"
But how could my inquiry there
have BRO ought You the information de
sired? In was not asked my name"
"a bod y got into the car with you
at the II orner, did he pot-a Jewish
boy2 Yot u paid no attention TO him
after tha1 you had 10 conception that
ne got on also where you Oh and was
not far bGAlind you when you entered
the hotel. SIe did not remain long
merely long enNOugh to assure himself
that you were Xgiven key from the
box and went tEpstairs. That proved
YOU to be a Registered guest Ten
minutes later htN .-met me outside and
told me what ~ Is had learned Then.
] paid him and he went away. Not
at all compheat4 ed. you see"
mo, but even %then your information
was incompl etc
yet / foundE it quite easy to fill In
the details. DE you recall your class
picture. with fthe names printed be-
FOw2 / copied those names-it was
quite task Land, In a way, memoir
tied them. with these In mind I ran
back over Bhe hotel register until
came 10 Phillip Severn, Washing on,
D. c., G-14G Then I knew 1 ad
found you.Y She laughed softly.
''Then Y pu did not return to Wash
There was really no nSed Be
sides. circumstances compelled me TO
change my plans"
Th&aAnswer instantly brought back
to myNnFnd what those circumstances
might be. Her immediate presence.
her easel Of manner and happy mode
of speech had for the moment obliter-
ated the dark crime with which she
was associated.
'Yog know of Alva's death, 1 pre-
sume1 1 asked, endeavoring to put |
the question carelessly.
Her lips were grave again, but hep1
clear eyes met mine frankly.
Il read what the papers said 1t /
was very terrible. Who do you sup
pose did itT''
The police seem TO have no cIew,"
answered, astounded by her calm
ness. II wondered if you knew any
thing7 He asked you to ride down
with him, did he not7'
Why, yes, he did make such q sug-
gestion but / never liked the man.
OF course, I only met him that night
you remember in the saloon, but he
was very disagreeable even during the
short time we were together. would
not have ridden alone with him at that
hour for worlds. Mr.. Krantz and
came downtown together on street II
car-he was the old man, you may
remember asked him to escort me-"
Il am very glad to hear You say
that"
~G4adl Why, what do you meanr
Ter eyes widened. with sudden appre-
tmsiom. you dld not suppose I was |