Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-25
SYNOPSIS

Grc. Nc pro''StS w "du mummy
w. " Jo rih whdfs IN dcrC;,.
IN The foor Of room, hcs man
!, crcning ciothcS. &c ron, s2j as
.swt crimson wih biood HnJ Oy h,S
,Je a huge army rerofrGi. Ihe MOlc
!, laid for two. nr,h chdniPa0ne on
~ sih unmeltcd; Tho housc 'S
@ D~oty Of human bc'n0S. trcrclmg
guy led wild life. .Hc "ssoc'a.iod
,,Tb .b inc wcalthy. nnd NJ onc t'm'
Sas spoken ,??t as I.. "mC Sr1r.,;mm m,I3"m q" !,
m,oI nmD,o%iC in her efforts 10 BRING nc
nyrdrrcr 10 J"St'cc' cfnnuc';
"ortucr in business to 'repc,lng dnd
pl pp"rlc 10 Nrs. Crecciin9, oOjecls 70
lSy actiritV and dcswG 10 "ncdrt"
%c mvsfcrN Thc dcdd mnn IS re-
mc N Lnrc quGrrPlcd wi h Doug.
portT% tT,rcrIy. rho had lcfi the house
jas nn,, ,c TTbc detective calls on the
;",imafc tricndS Of me 'rcrcnn9S 70
s.S cause tor suicide or murder
", ,>D HERE IT CONTINUES
,Iss FROST'S head, with its
MI oloborotc puAs. bobbcd ngitatcdly
Ion indignant flush notified her face
"1 Ind never realized before how thin
a., veneer; how utterly common she
con assure you, Mr.. McCarty,
y, boyc never been so insulted
J" o,bcr remarks which l shall not
,, sbc snid that she was not enid
Il ros tired of my eternal spying
Iwo, an interfering old busybody :
o,uoI,y dared to insinuate that l
sort Of society CRATER, an
.I,,t a. of charity, after all that | have
T.. h.r, 7 was simply stunned
;. ubcn I pulled myself together to
,,,, or my own accord my immedi-
'''J" J,norruro from her house she fore
.n,J mo by demanding that leave at
=. She actually dismissed mo. Gave
ro,icc qs though I were servant
r,,ds cannot describe my Illumination,
-, 70 can build social regulations
" |" ",,o Jcnolish them! Mrs. Baillie
10 will not find door open TO her
roo days from now
"uo,d on a bit, ma NJ McCarty
temnCd IN" 0u'raG'u NV"
|sbc rot in a temper just because you
,.a di.bc,ieving at her excuse about
.Wou no" the lady conceded. ~
:, di.r,stcd at the insult to my in
mi,orcs mud let her know what had
on think ! also mentioned other
,,.;,rs 70 which had taken silent
,ioction and perhaps ! expressed my
Man ng 70 being used rs cloak tor
,i"U" which I did not understand:
tOn our interview terminated
Stnd at once and came here. g.
Nm strict Justice TO the woman :
,ro, CIV TINT her manner was other
nm most circumspeCt when she was
,Jor nv eve: she was popular and had
",roI admirers. but there was no sus-
7 cion Of love AFFAIR. .,.-,
~ did not know what to thlnk OF
,osn nocturnal excursions OF hcrs. but
corld not brlicyc that there was any
inc actually disgraceful about them,
4,W servants talk and such things get
bout, was afraid, as say. OF scan
lous rumors and gossip. but ! never
bought of anything criminal. What is
Mr.. McCarty? I have. told you all |
now and am at your mercy. Tell
what hidPous nOtoricty 4 must pre-
are myself TO undergo:
None, hope, ma am. he re
ondcd. You say she wns rccklessI Iy
travagant at times; what did she
bend her money onT'
Rare jewels, more furs than she
buld possibly wear and antique rugs
kd objects Of art which she was too
norant to appreciate. She bought as
ere fancy dictated. seemingly for the
Ger pleasure Of spending money"
That ncCkpiecc that she wore out
st night and didn't have on her when
Z o came back-:" McCarty began.
That was one instance of her ex-
avagance," Miss Frost interrupted
Im. "Shc has another set of sUblCs,
well as all kinds Of fur garments for
very possible occasion, yet she must
ave these because they were rcputcd To
ave been made for the c2arina and
nuggIed out Of ltussn after the rrvolu
On. Twenty thousand she paid Van
Prlncken for the set and the very next
eek she was unable to meet her
OriSt'S bill :"
How would you describe that neck :
ece ma ann"
"A hvc'skin scarf of imperial black
EuSslan sabcS,' replied Miss Frost
rOmptIy. '"l'hc private seal of the
zarlna was stamped on the small gold
laSp which fastened it together under
pc OF the skins at the throat"
Fkcd ' .
"Who yer" Mrs. Kip's admirers
Cl say She had Scvcral--?'
MISS Frost raised her hands in pro =
really couldn't think of mention e
nalhcN, II would mean social sui =
ae Tor me to drag into the nOtOricty of
polre investigation in connection
WI 'hl' Womnn any Of the prominent
HiIIcH whose friendship | enjoy. espe-
any as | do not know what she has
ue, Her voice rose qunvcringly. Il
2u'l never he able to obtain another
hUt TINS is just confidential, between
l and me. McCarty smiled II
70" all about the Wavcrlys and
H'urh'S and Creveings, but as far
- '''h' DNI 'sNllfT IL Tue Only
Enoior IN their immediate set. "
Mr, Cutter has been attentive to
NlP, but not more so than to many
o'ncr attractive widow or divorcee. -
ns FROST observed. mo debutantc
ever interested him, although he
puIa D" a splendid catch One Of my
lalurcS was an attempt to bring
DuI a marriage between him and
wghdoyn RossmOre. managed to
~ n"r in to dinner with him three
Ies Il" succession and you would never
NV" tho trouble | took to drill con
SalIoh into TINT girl Sports with
norS d'oNuvrcs, are with the soup
" hSh, MaetcrIinck with the cntree
taa Mlth the roaSt-but all for
Tlhs lie is the most difirult--''
IA II M McCarty looked some
at daErd, but stuck dOugCdly In his