The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-07-28
CHAPTER VIII-continued.

not DC uluSA'
You mean 1 am to question your
"You may try, but warn you; am
avery difficult subject. 1 may answer
and may not. If I refuse, still you
must pretend to be content. Are the
terms too rigOrOuS?
1T sounds like a test"
1T is test. l must remain a mys-
terry. not from any real desire to con-
ceal my identity from you, but be-
cause of a duty to others. Now will
tell you all / can"
You greet me as Philip Severn to-
night. yet last evening I told you my
name was Harry DAILY. How did you
know I lied? And how did you dis
cover who I really WASP"
Her eyes sparkled with enjoyment.
II knew that would be your first
question. The answer is extremely
simple. Did you wonder why I did
not denounce you to those men in the
other room2 Oh, you did! You
knew you were there surreptitiously,
in disguise, under a false name, mas
uuerading as a friend of, that fellow
Horner. You knew it-well, so did l."
But how could you know that?
What gave you such a suspicion? And,
knowing it, why should you desire to
protect me?"
"Tll waive your last question; that
can wait it's own answer" She leaned
toward me and her extended hand
touched a ring l wore.
Because men who wear a Yale
sgnet of 1899 are not going to be con-
nected with that kind Of a gang" she
said gravely.
But" I exclaimed, bewildered, "how
did you recognize the signet?"
MY brother wears one"
Your brother! In my class? You
will not tell me his name"
mo, Mr.. Severn. l have reason to
believe you know him very we'll, or did
a few years ago. However, that was
why 1 trusted you so suddenly.
pinned my faith on the honor of old
Yale. That is why kept silent and
asked you to call at 247 LIE Compile
street"
y did CALL" rather Indignantly.
"And was informed there was no Miss
Conrad residing in the house."
II suspected you might make some
such discovery. Yet your coming was
appreciated; it afforded me the oppor-
tunity l sought to discover where you
we're stopping and under what name
you registered. To confess the truth,
this was my sole object in the sudden
invention of Miss Conrad"
Then there is no such persona"
~ would hardly go as far as that;
undoubtedly there is; in fact, know
a very estimable stenographer by that
name but she does not reside on LIE
Compile street."
But how could my inquiry there
have brought you the information de-
sired? l was not asked my name"
"a boy got into the car with you
at the corner, did he not-a Jewish
boy? You paid no attention to him
after that; you had no conception that
ne got off also where you did and was
lot far behind you when you entered
the hotel. He did not remain long,
merely long enough to assure himself
that YOU were given a key from the
BOX and went upstairs. That proved
you to be q registered guest. Ten
minutes later he met me outside and
told me what he had learned. Then
paid him and he went away. Not
at all complicated, you see."
No, but even then your information
, was Incomplete"
Yet / found 1t quite easy to fill In
the details. Do you recall your class
picture, with the names printed be-
low! l copied those names-it was
quite task-and, in a way, memoir
zed them. With these in mind ran
Oack over the hotel register until
zane to Philip Severn, Washington,
- e., G-145.' Then knew I had
found YOU" She laughed softly.
Then you did not return to Wash
ington"
There was really no need. Be-,
SIDES, circumstances compelled me to
cnange my plans"
Inc answer instantly brought back
- my mind what those circumstances
.ulght be. Her immediate presence,
"er ease Of manner and happy mode
~ speech had for the moment Obliter-
uleo the dark crime with which she
was associated.
lou know Of Alva's4 death, / pre-
sulneF 1 asked, endeavoring to put
0E question carelessly.
A., ner lips were grave again, but her
. "a, eyes met mine frankly.
No. read what the papers said. 1t
na very terrible. Who do you sup
pose did itY'
me police seem to have nc cleW,"
noa answered, astounded by her calm
tbin.. ! wondered If you knew any
WIFI :. He asked you to ride down
'I a,,,l him, did he notr'
s0st Hny' yes, he did make such a sug
but I never liked the man.