Evening star., 1921-08-21
Sleuthing With 'Trilby May, By sBwE11 FoR1


3. init you do it well-too wei
rs a rule. But for the love of MARY
Pickford lay of it now"
And Inez replies eloquent with 8
slow roll OF her gray eyes as she
shifts the spearmint cud from port
= to starboard. Which means that hel
mind Is still in a plaster cast. But
I'm quite used to going hoarse try.
. ing to make Miss Petersen see a
point.
'I hope they never get you on a
jury Inez," says I, for If they do
o equal suffrage is going to get another
-, hard jolt. and the nineteenth amend
= ment isn't any too popular now.
II don't wanna go see Uncle Nels,'
protests Inez. That dumbbell"
, "Oh come now" says 1, don't be
: too hard on the old boy. just because
he has developed a fad for sailing
tin steamers in a triple set OF bath
tubs. It's an innocent indoor sport
after all"
Foolish" insists Inez.
t II don't claim it's a highbrow pas
time" says I. like spinning toddle-
top, or fly fishing in stocked lake
or playing bridge whist with grand.
. mother. But why not overlook 1t?
Just remember, Inez. that for the
third time Barry Platt and have re-
trieved this trick uncle OF yours. and
that at last we seem to have MIN
where he will almost sit up and beg.
, his favorite niece we could have him
quite tame. True. he's bit odd in
his ways, and not much to look at;
but the fact remains that he is rich
uncle. So let's go around and be nice
to him while he's In the right mood"
.,,sk ~so yrvha a
our good business, is he:" demands
: Inez.
which brought US right back to the
starting post. with no ground gained.
More than ever, it seemed. I had 1nez
on my hands; and. with $50 pounds
weight. I wasn't eager to tackle any
extra hurdles. Yet it was just then
that our friend Barry comes crashing
in with complications. -,
''why so wild in the eye, Barry?
I asks as he pauses in his dash up
Miss weIlby's front steps. Have
they made you London correspondent,
or has the managing editor wished
you good-bye?'
Tits my aunt" says he. shes
very ILL.,
you up?" says l.
DAIRY mods. They've sent Tor me
u to come" he goes on, land must
catch the 10 o'clock express. It's
tough luck"
.Oh, well, says I. soothing. perhaps
auntie will pull through and be lot
better by the time you get there. They
often do"
But that isn't it, says Barry. I've
got to leave Just as I'm we, working up
Lerfect whale Of a news story
.eyVhy. YOU cold -blooded young brute!"
aDon't say that, Trilby Maybe pro-
tests. You don't understand. Really
this is the biggest yarn I've ,. ever i.n naa sna
land it I'd be In strong at the once. Oh,
wouldn't 1. Say, do you know what I've
THE missing witness in the Loudman
divorce case?" is my guess
..Rstter than that" says he. 1--WE To-
Gated the queen of the coke runners"
Sounds like the title of an sth ave
nue. movie feature, says Is tnlS
crook stuff such big news as all that?"
ssWhat If the lady happens to be Prin-
cess Chu, niece OF the Chinese min
lister, and is playing her game right
from the embassy" demands Barry,
whispering excited. -
Does listen sort Of thrilling. !
admits. How'd you come to dig up all
that2'' 80
:.Just lucky break" says Barry. II
was getting material for Sunday spe-
ciafa grind about the spread OF chop
suey jointS-so I dropped into one OF
them on 42d street for plate of chow
main and a little CHA t. with the boss.
While | was there. in comes. this, slppy
female with the slanting eyebrows, the
high face coloring and the pointed chin.
! noticed how she had 'em all jumping
around Seemed to own the place.
who's all this?" / asked. Then the
Chinaman confided that she was Prin-
feed that to some tourist Summer,
Charlie says l. II she was sure
enough princess she wouldn't be in a
chow joint like this But he only
lunches his shoulders and walks OF"
..Well, was sheT / asked.
Wait" says Barry. Pretty soon
I saw the boss open big safe and
take out black suit case-one Of
these classy. overnight bags. The
lock was sealed with a big COB OF
yellow wax He put it on the counter
so that she could inspect it. Then
she waved for waiter to lug it down
TO a taxi. And as 1t was carried past
/ spotted a gold dragon painted on
one side. The embassy mark. you
know. But of course all that might
have been faxed. So I went to a
phone booth and called up Jimmy
Gordon, who's been chief of our
bureau for years, but
who's in town for a few days' lay-oR.
"He says there is q Princess Gnu.
all right, and thSt she's quite a lively