Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-22

him curious not onfs au n 81 oveu hor n0rsan nauo
aIity, bst IN observa bar roo nt,o,P 60 tho
news OF Vbe tro ogc5y sha no,,iJ w, ~ 'ho he
on as intimate terms with tho Crcvei.
inrs as friends Of ysars' s,snd;ns hnt
would she, too. scout The snuvostion Of
suicidep "
Her house was small n mere slice
between two larger ones but % gas ~itb
window boxes ablaze with color. An
express wagon was drawn nm Mt The
curb before IL and os McC,artY reached
the foot of the stebs tbs door onened
and n man appeared bcar;nv unon bis
| huncbed back n huge dark green ward.
robe trunk plcntifully shattered with
labels.
With a grunt he slammed IL down
upon the sidewalk and turned to nm
hook the blackboard of the wagon and
the tag fastened TO the single handle Mt
its top was directly beneath NcCarty's
eyes. In a glance he read the inscrip-
ton written neatly In small but wayer. .
ing characters:
" Misc I.,;,,o Fros,
Heal 'Eit. Wo,,.ioo
Na,, YnrL a;.,, -
~, 10y
Inc front uoor was still open and q
.rim httle maid IN smartly frilled
apron regarded MIN curiously as he
mounted noun the steps. On sudden i'm
pulse ne asked for Miss Frosts
Sae gone, sir; Went suddenly
,us. tnis m morning. the girl volun-
eerea zee sne taken her dog with her,
1Io, 20 II you re he man from the
n,eehuaie III osa. kennels come to see about
'"arpBns IL !.
,,.,.L nn NOT Mcarty interrupted
NIL NIL d'snl.y., IL MISS frost is not
DR. Ins i T9u,d IKE TO see Mrs. kip.
.roata.. ese um neI IL S matter OF the
s'eTteSt Tbe r, ,mpprtance. h,,, A.. ..
do,,h,f, nne g,ri ,h5 hesitated, then somewhat
o.u.;. "uy.,u,iy ushsred MN INTO small re,
cepti1n ,, room room glitterins with mirrors and
,r;th 1850, Iesseu CIV, iurnitnre ana neady
M.n perfume from the silken cushions
,,.t,u,' tM,I.arly snined. choked, tried cha,r
wn,cn ,',an creaked % aiarmngiy ana hnaiiy
rnr,,, nn.vH % n.'se,, s tn .ne center Oh the
''Ih, III hs tasms the d4orway ana waiteo.
~ fen,;nina a an n;ons ,u'ss.nsuisnao'e s murr Hr
y, iehe uL VOICES rom nooVe; the gri
T%an Tu "no.ner' no "isn .pitcnso anu PetuianI.
nnon ,hn s,o;na pa",., 'ne rustie Oh si.n
woman Nth hsnnaoJ h., p'umP , ,oums
iidded hazel .xes sao"d % hnf unn me"ny n
rjgbt arm was n si;nn onJ I'm hnr saea
drawn as with min s anu "'' law
."J am Mrs Kin Won w;sbod %
see me?" w
,.Ya, o,o ..
n moment - He odded. ~ 20 como
from Mrs. Eugene Creyelinv's house"
"Oh!" The lady flung ont her free
hand. "If YOU are a reporter I have
positively nothing 10 sayi know tbe
Creyelings. OF course and 7 am deenlv
shocked TO learn of what has bannened
hut I do not care to discuss II
"You mean Mr. Crevei;ng's deatb
ma'am? How did von hear NJ II ~
McCarty asked ouickiy "'J,is NOT /,
the papers vet, :"
II was awakened this morning by n
message which was brought To meHbut
/ really have no more TO sny - She
turned toward the door and as the Iight
fell upon her face he saw that there
were deep rings about her ewes and the
rouge, in spite of the artistry of it's
application, stood out In blotches
against the unnatural pallor of her
cheeks.
"At what time did this message
reach you?" McCarty stood his ground.
about 8 o'clock, I think. had re.
tired early but passed a wretchedly
wakeful night. | slipped on "a rug
yesterday and fell, spraining my
arm" She broke of, biting, her red:
dened lips. IL must ask you to excuse
me-"
who sent that message, Mrs. Kip?"
McCarty interrupted sternly.