Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-22

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not endure forever the day must
! dawn that would see her cure com
plete. Meanwhile he was assiduous
in his attention, unfailing in sympa-
thetic understanding and so fire.
quently guest or the villa that sell
! dom two days passed without seeing
his car at its door.
Today he was tapping at her door
/ before Priscilla knew he was in the
/ house. She recognized his knock and
! had wan smile of welcome ready for
him. Nothing in hS manner suggest
! ed that the visit was TO prove extraor-
! binary as he sat down beside the
chaiSe-longue, his finger tips upon her
pulse, and amiabiy recited the ritual
of inquiries concerning her condition.
"A little weary, Philip" she told
him in answer to one stereotyped ques-
ton 81 began to wonder If one ever
does recover from some things"
Such as-?" he smiled.
Things you've forbidden me to talk
about"
Fosdick looked thoughtful II don't
know" he said in a speculative tone.
Perhaps I've been wrong about that:
or perhaps the time has come when
we may talk. In fact. rather think
it has--if you feel strong enough
Meaning, presume" she said with
a quiet smile, you've something to
tell me-"
Meaning" he laughed, "just that.
1t was no good our talking till had.
pocket handful of old letters: "The
solution Of the mystery" he an
nounced-"at lastl"
Don't tease me, Philip"
81 won't, but first / must explain.
Has it ever occurred to you to wonder
how Andrews and l happened to be
with Mario that morning When we
found you in the cabin with Carne-
han?"
1--WE wondered yes wondered
whether it was true or not. All that
time seems so unreal as l recall it,
I've Wondered often If perhaps it were
nothing but another kind of dream
something | thought / lived through
While l was actually in bed, delirious."
''No; it was ali true enough. But
let me tell you The afternoon
you disappeared had spent out of
town, trying to interview an inmate
of home for the aged up near Paw
ling-an old, old woman, registered
on the records of the institution as
Mrs Leonora O'More"
Mother O'More !"
The same. On the clue you gave
me of that name Andrews traced her
to the home. She refused to talk to
him. She refused to talk TO me. I
tried bribery, but money wouldn't
tempt her. She had enough for her
small needs, and took malicious
pleasure, fancy, in watching me
struggle with my temper when she
wouldn't talk. However, her very tao
iturnity told me she must have some
thing to tell, and ! hoped that you,
posing to her as Leonora on the
strength of the resemblance, might
worm the secret out Of her. At all
events, we were on the right trail. So
/ hurried back to towI--and found
you missing, Mrs. Tr0wbridge In hys-
ferries. the lock broken on the studio
door the devil TO pay all round
meanwhile Andrews had run up to
Kingston to hunt for Mario-on the
strength Of your dream in which you
heard him tell Leoaora he must hurry
to catch his train there When | got
home, between three AMI four in the
morning, after a night of fruitless
searching for you, / found a long dis
lance call from Kingston waiting for
me. Andrews reported that he had
located the camp which Mario bad
rented for his honeymoon. On the Off
chance that he might have been con
eerned in your disappearance - /
couldn't rest of course, and 1T was
something to dol jumped into nv
car and arrived at Kingston about
nine o'clock In the morning. Andrews
had a road map, it'll the location Of
the bungalow clearly marked. We
struck Immediately back through the
hills.
about five miles from our destina-
ton we met Mario afoot. You know
what he had to tell us. While we
were taIKing--it took some time to
make him understand you weren't
Leonora and that we had any right to
butt in--Carnehan boiled up the road
in high-powered roadster, making
about forty miles an hour on a stiff
| grade-didn't see US, because we'd
stopped just around a bend in the
road, until he was almost on top Of us.
He got his brakes on 10 tire to stop
| just short Of my car, which Of course
was blocking the road. Andrews and
Mario recognized him instantly, and
he i-new Mario. After as interesting
a thtee-cornered pistol fight as / ever
care to see again In the role of limo
cent bystander, Carnehan took cover
in the woods. We pursued.