Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-11

III. -c,.rr,ness Of tone and manner
$40 tn nave its effect. Twice ne
had proved to her that he couic ~
relied upon in an emergency. rseif
she was quite willing top Ut nefeeA
completely in his hands. -.o ~
.We drove at once to the nome VI
the Mrrrays on Rittenbouse sQuare:
they are old friends-very o ~
friends-and papa expected me
stop with them; but when We fe thnv
ed the house we learned tina taey
had left the city two days ago ror
|Virrinia. Hot Springs. SO we came
here" .rco,,r-
%apinely. "You came here. Ana
"Papa left .sm,e a couple OF QUIT
He had some business to attena R.
"Some business with Whom! D1o"s
The mention any names?"
She hesitated a moment ano .m.r.
"No, he didn't. When, ne ca ana
back for luncheon, though, ne SAY
he had met a man on the street maj
he used to know in Chicago. ne gu
not remember him, he said, put the
man recalled their acquaintance.
"Didn't he tell you the mans
name?" u,,
paid no attention"
.Try to remember" urged Broohe'
ut. may be important"
For a little Constance CODY was
thoughtful.
"No," she said at length. II can't
For a moment l thought I mlgnt nave
recalled it, but it vas h name OF q
dressmaker some n gave me-a
Mrs. Foy."
Brooke clutched the situation.
"Wasn't it Foley?" ne asked.
Instantly her eyes widened.
How did you know" she gasped
delightfully."-. Eyes. Tn sure OF II. II
was Foley"
IT have met Foley" ne told her.
ct knew he was coming to Philadei-
phia. 1 think I told your father so.
Now" he went on, when your father
went out after luncheon. didn't he say
where he was going?"
mo" she answered decisively;
"only that he would be back before
seven"
Brooke pondered for q moment
reviewing what he had heard pass
between the detective and Stoughtor
and what Mr.. Colby had said that
morning in New York. But there was
very little in all of this on which tc
base any shadow Of a clue to the
present whereabouts of the Candy
Trust president.
To consult the police pecause
man was an hour and a half late IL
keeping an engagement was, NJ
realized, not to be thought of. Mr.
lColby should still be absent in tn
morning such a course might be ad
visable; but in the meantime he mus
depend upon his own resources am
do what was possible; not that he be
lieved the gentleman hac come to an,
harm, but simply to allay the ap
parently unreasoning fears of tn
fair girl beside him.
And to do what was possible wa
to try to trace Kennedy, in whom h
knew both Mr.. Colby and Foley wer
interested.
"1rl do my best" he said at last
turning to her. "Irl see if I can
find Foley, who may know whcr
: your father is"
3 His words and his con inspire,
her.
"Oh, how good you are!" she muir
: INJURED gratefully. do you have t
e go far? Can't I go with you?"
. He thought a second before an
S swering.
81 understand it's about four mile
: from here" he said. $50, to lose n
time, I'm going to hire a motor cal
3 l know what it would be for yor
waiting here alone, and" he smile
t as he rose. "if you'll III now and &c
: something over your shoulders, T.
S take you along"
There was some little delay in get
e ting the car, but in less than fiftee
minutes. while the hands of the hi
Y clock in the City Hall tower benin
them pointed to a quarter past MIN
they wheeled swiftly away from tn
o curb in front of the hotel, and liver
speeding down the wide, smoot
thoroughfare that stretches south
8 ward from P~hiladelphia's centre I
f the comparatively barren reaches {
League Island.
I'm an absolute stranger in tn:
town, you know" Brooke managed t
say to the girl beside him. as the ca