Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-14
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are rrH-
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,--r MT subject. / may answer
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- ---E % be content. are the
---s -rr r.-rrDusE
b. Ike e test"
.--Hsr lest / must remain a mys-
-- -- rra any real desire 20 con-
II -r Hn-iry from you, but be-
80 rFr duty 20 others. Now / viii
81 ~r- ~ I can"
sr- greet me as Philip Severn to-
$50 ra- last evening 1 told you my
80 uas Harry Daily. How did you
- TueIs and how aid you dis
--4- -Ea Z really wasp
r- aras srarsIed with enjoyment.
e s.e that would be your first
-a. The answer is extremely
fe urI sou wonder why I did
-- -rea yol 90 those men In the
ra- ruF on. you did, You
her ron were there surreptitiously,
y rs--ee under a false name. mas
--e as q friend ~ that fellow
E- Trr knew it-well. 50 did l."
E- bow could you know thatG
r.rr gave SOU such a suspicionT And,
l~-r-e &C., why should you desire 10
-.f uaE7
au rafre your last question; that
--rr.r It's own answer" She leaned
r-E me and her extended hand
k 8 ring I wore.
arr men who wear a Yale
s- FFrS1g are not going 10 he con
-s-a with that kind OF a gang" she
So -areE.
sE--- { exclaimed. bewIlderei, how
e. 500 raHreuize the signetT'
sTfr frr.ter wears one"
aT brother, In my class? You
WI nos cen me his uameT"
aNr. Wr severn. / have reason 20
ts -s re1 know him very well, or did
a ra- sears ago. However. that was
Ttv Z trusted you 50 suddenly. j
r MS faith on the honor Of old
To- That IS why I kept silent and
uI sou 90 cali az 90 Le Compile
sr
70 rE CALL" rather Indignantly.
card was Informed there was no Miss
CrrH res ding In the hoase."
= suspected you might make some
Eh discovery. Yet your coming was
saf: 20 afforded me the oppor-
-.r Z sought O. discover where you
E.-e stopping and under what name
20 registered To confess the truth,
'.lr vas my sole object In the sudden
ra-.rn rF Miss Conrad"
Lr there Is no such personT
Z ~rl-I hardly so as far as that;
tFI'v there Is: in fact. ! know
e rrE H-f.mahIe stenographer by that
-a frf she does not reside on lie
l-r'e street"
-E-r bow could my inquiry. there
sr-a t-rr-hs you the Information de-
E 7 was not asked my name"
-A Dig -1t into the car with you
f. ~ eruer dif he n0t-a Jewish
f N.r paid no attention 20 him
E- .. you had no conception that
p -- .F also where you did and was
- - behind you when you entered
@ He dId not remain long.
- long enough 20 assure himself
t E were given n key from the
E r-. went upstairs. That proved
Pee r~ Do q registered guest. Ten
later be met me outside and
a what he had learned. Then
-lf t.u and be went away. Not
q aa duplicated. you see"
500 n-r even then your Information
So -uur-ete."
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-s .anEs DO you recall your class
-a with the names printed be-
Ts Z copied those names-it was
pre- q faSk-and. IN a way. memoir
'e -Eu With these IN mind ! nan
'--s over the hotel register until |
are 'o Philip Severn. Washington,
/. e. E1@s' Then I knew I had
T1l-r She laughed softly.
.- you did not return 20 Wash
---r
There was really no need. Be
& Circumstances compelled me to
s-H my plans"
ne -rSWer instantly brought hack
-v mind what those circumstances
-- ha Her immediate presence,
- H--a - manner and happy mode
2 Te- had Tor the moment ohliter-
@ -- dark crime with which she
'fs asse.i1ted.
ZION su4w az Ava's death. I pre-
I asked. endeavOring 20 put
- question careiessly.
Hs- Tins were grave again. but her
Hs met mine frankly.
rad what the papers said. II
- very terrible. Who DO you SUD
|E IrT'
Tie police seem 70 have no clew,
answered. astounded by he. calm
- 7 wondered II you knew aEv-
- Tie asked you 10 ride down
- hin. ara he notr
WY. yeS be did make such sug-