Middletown transcript., 1921-05-28

1Ou We I'LL u, JGiueS- IL III oiiS.
Classify them for me in groups. Grim
lnal; sporting; amatcry-that means
of or pertaining to love; stupid and
merely boring; and as a last resort,
miscellaneous" He stirred his coffee
thoughtfully. IL feel that as Il first
venture in our new career-Ours, said,
James-love appeals to me irresistibly.
Find me Il damsel in distress; a beau
tiful girl, helpless in the clutches OF
| knaveS. Let me feel that l can fly to
her succor, clad il my new grey suit
| ing"
He finished the last piece of bacon
and pushed away his plate.
Denny was engrossed in letter he
had just opened. A perpiexed look
| was spreading over his face, and sud-
denly he sucked his teeth loudly. 1t
| was sure sign that james was ex-
| cited, and Drummond glanced up
| quickly, and removed the letter from
| his hands. I'm surprised at you,
James," he remarked severely. "a sec
retary should control itself. Don't
forgct that the perfect secretary is an
It; an automatic machine-a thing in
| capable of feeling.
He read the letter through rapidly.
| and then, turning back TO the begin
ming. he read it slowly through again.
f: "MIy dear Box Mol don't know
whether your advertisement was a
| joke: suppose it must have been.
| But read it this morning. and its just
possible, MO, Just possible, you mean
it. And if You do, you're the man
want. l can offer you excitement and
probably crime.
I'm up against it, MO. For girl
I've bitten off rather more than l can
chew. l want help-badly. Will you
come to the Carlton for tea tomorrow
afternoon? l want to have look at
you and see if l think you are genu-
inc. Wear white flower in Your but
| tonhOle"
| Drummond laid the letter down, and
pulled out his cigarette case. TO
morrow, James," he murmured. THAT
is today-this very afternoon. Verify
l believe that we have impinged upon
the goods" He rose and stood look
ing out of the window thoughtfully
"You think It's genuine, sir? said
James.
His master blew out cloud of
smoke. Il know 1t is" he answered
dreamily. "Look at that writing; the
decision in 1.-THE character. She'll
be medium height. and dark. with the
sweetest little nose and mouth. Her
cOloring James, will be-
But James had discreetly left the
room.
TWO.
AT four O'Clock exactly Hugh Drum
mond stepped out of his two-seater at
the Haymarket entrance to the Carl
ton. For a few moments after enter
ing the hotel he stood at the top of
the stairs outside the dining room,
while his eyes Travelled round the ta-
bles in the lounge below.
| Slowly and thoroughly he continued
his search. 1t was early, of course,
vet, and she might not have arrived,
but he was taking no chances.
Suddenly his eyes ceased wandering,
and remained fixed on table at the
far end of the lounge. Half hidden
behind a plant a girl was seated alone.
and for moment she looked straight
at him. Then with the faintest sus-
oh fy,rn ny
commenced drumming on the table
with her fingers.
The table next to her was unoccu-
pied and Drummond made his way to-
ward it and sat down.
He felt not the slightest doubt in
his mind that this was the girl who
had written him, and, having given
an order to the waiter, he started to
study her face as unobtrusively as pos
sible. He could only see the profile,
but that was quite sufficient to make
him bless the moment when more as a
lest than anything else he had sent
his advertisement to the paper.
Her eyes, he could see, were very
blue; and great masses of golden
brown hair coiled over her ears, from
under a small black hat. He glanced
at her hands, and noted. with approx
al, the absence of any ring. Then he
looked once more at her face, and
found her eyes were fixed on him.
This time she did not look away.
She seemed to think that it was her
turn to conduct the examination and
Drummond fumbled in his waistcOat
pocket After moment he found
what he wanted, and taking out a card
he propped it against the teapot so
that the girl could see what WAS on il.
in large black capitals he had written
Box Mo.
She spoke almost at once. You'll
do MO" she said, and lie turned to
her with a smile.
"Its very nice Of you to say So" he
murmured. "If l may, 1 will return
the compliment So will you"
She frowned slightly. "This isn't
foolishness, you know. What said in
my letter is literally true. I want
YOU to tell me-" and there was no trace
of jesting in her voice, "tell me, on
your word of honor, whether that ad-
vertisement was bona fide or joke"
: He answered her in the same vein.
st started more or less as joke. 1t
! may now be regarded as absolutely
genuine"
She nodded as If satisfied. Are
you prepared to risk your life?"
! Drummonds eyebrows went up and
then he smiled. "Granted that the
inducement is sufficient" he returned
slowly, Il think may say that am"
He saw that she was staring over
his shoulder at some one behind his