Evening star., 1921-08-08

CRIMINAL What is it. MIR. McCartvp
have told you all know and an,
al your mercy, TeS me what hideous:
undergo?" u
None. None. I hope, ma'anl." he re-
sponded. You say she was reclIesslv'
eAtravagant at times; what did she
spend her money on?"
Rare jewels. more furs than she
couid possibly wear and antiuue rues
and objects Of art which she was ton
ignorant to appreciate. She bought as
mere fancy dictated. seemingly for tne
sheer pleasure of spending money"
mat neckpiece that she wore OUT
last night and didn't have on her
gan. "e-
Ihat was one instance of her ex
,raNasan nee. Miss Frost iuterrupted
him. She has another set of safles-
Is wen as all kinds Of fur garments
Tor every possible occasion, vet sha
must have these because they were.
reputed to have been made for the
cZarina and smuggled out of Russia
dIter the revolution. Twenty thous-
ahd she paid Van Brincken for the set
and the very next week she was nm
aoie to meet her florists biu"'
piece, ma'am?''
"A five-skin scarf of imperial black
RUSSIAN sables." replied Miss Frost
L Iic seal OF the
clarina was stamped on the small
gold clasp which fastened it together
under one OF the skins at the throat"
Ihere was pause and then Nc
Carty asked:
Who were Mrs Kip's adrnirers?'
You say she had severai-?"
MISS Frost raised her hands in pro-
test. IA
Il really couldn't think of mem.
,ionins names, II would mean social
suicide Tor me {" drag into the no.
torlety OF a police Investigation in
connection with this woman any of
the prominent families whose friend
snip ] enjoy. especially As I do nor
know what she has done" Her voice
rose quayerinely. II would never be
able to obtain another client"
But this is just confidential, be-
tween you and me-" G1cCarty smiled.
Il know all about the WaverIys and
y RourkeS and trevelings bur as far
as l can make out Cutter is the only
bachelor in their immediate set"
Mr.. Gutter has been attentive TO
MRS KIP. but not more sa than To
many another attractive Widow or
divorcec. Miss Frost observed. No
debutante has ever Interested him. al
though he would be a splendid catch.
one of my few failures WAS an AT
tempt to bring about p marriage he. %
tween him and Gwendolyn Rossnore.
managed to send her in to dinner
with him three times in succession
and you would never believe the trou-
BILE L took 10 drill conversation into
that girl! Sports with the hors
doeuI'res. art with Tho soup and fish.
Maeterlinck with the ontree. opera
with the rosst-hut all for nothing!
He is the most difticjIlt-''
"Ha- :" McCarty looked some
what daZed but stuck doGgedly to his
point About the gentlemen who
paid attention to Mrs. Kip. Who were
the others. Miss FROST
We'll. if YOU must know. Fales
Ogden. Jr. and Harry Paiiadia ana
Jules Thoreau were among others. hut
compelled TO say that shc did not
encourage them. Although / lived IN
! The same house with ne~, We wai,
never upon an intimate footing and
| could not induce her TO discuss the
past but l gathered that widowhood
sured me more than once that she
| would never marry again"
We'll. a'am." NcCarty rose. "I'iI
not be detaining you any longer now,
| nor viii j give you away. Mrs. KIP
! may be all right as far as We know.
her UP and make sure Good day 10
you'am.''
Leaving the aei;ated social sponsor.
McCarty made his way from the Fiiz-
| Maurice TO d modest gIick-!uHch eStab-
| lishment near the Grand Central S;2-
; tion. He had forgotten all about
| breakfast in the excitement of the
morning and now he ordered a hearty
| meal. pondering as he ate upon the
! information he had just gained. Whar
| could be the explanation of Mrs. Eip's
| mysterious conduct? What dominai-
! ing factor caused her to Set aside the
| social ambition which had been her
ruling passion for years. ignore in
| vitations for which she had long an
gled in vain, and steal almost surrep-
| titiously from her own house on Sc
cret errandS@
CONTINUED in Tomorrows StarD