Evening star., 1922-09-24

is stopping"
TIE waited, staring hxedly into the
! / telephone, until his answer came.
Mrs. Dodmore," stated the voice
on the telephone. "presents her COM
pliments, and wishes to say that she
neither knows Miss Dinsdale. nor has
any expectation Of knowing her. And
now considers this conversation
closed"
"All right. All right" shouted Mr..
Dinsdale. present the compliments
of Henry w. Dinsdale to Mrs. Dod-
more. tell her to go hang by her feet
from the chandelier in her pink par
lor, and to consider her husband
kicked out Of all six OF the Dinsdale
corporations in which he is now q
director. With the compliments Of
Henry W. Dinsdale," he added. and
found that he was again listening
with one ear to q vacant telephone.
and with the other to an almost hys-
terIcal wife.
MY child!" cried Mrs. Dinsdale.
Where is she?,.
You saw that girl-coming out with
that boy-who dropped that bag
"Yes?"
THAT was Laura"
Laura cried the mother. my
child! Kidnapped! In mourning"
The telephone bell rang.
Wait" said Mr.. Dinsdale, breaking
from her. And going up to the wall
jerked down the receiver.
I'm license number 4532." said the
voice. THE taxi driver you promised
that hundred dollars to. I got your
man for you"
(Which mani"
"The guy that knows all about your
party"
Bring him up to my room," directed
Mr.. Dinsdale. And get a gait on"
Are you Mr.. Henry W. Dinsdale Of
Cleveland?" asked the hard-faced and
the taxi driver.
Il am" Mr.. Dinsdsle confronted him
Look" said the hard-faced man.
Did you ever see this before?" and
he passed him = cruppled bank check
"Is 1t your signature?"
TT It. Yes whers'd you get itr'
| asked Mr.. Dinsdale. ITS my check
to Laura. Who are you?"
I'm the house detective" said the
| man. Il took 1t of those two hotel
crooks. He brought out a large and
costly solitaire diamond ring.
"where-where did you get thatT
| cried Mrs. Dinsdale shrilly.
do you recognise it," inquired the
detective.
Recognize it," cried Mrs Dinsdale
ITS Laura's. It's my daughters"'
who had that?" broke in her hus
bands voice.
THE same parties. These Proudfootl
of Baltimore, they call themselves"
Look here" Mr.. Dinsdaie sharpl,
demanded Of the detective. What doe
she look like-the girl? Dark. chunky
black hair?"
| Yes. SIR"
"were they the two that jumped ou
the side door of the restaurant down
stairs about an hour ago?"
They were-and me after them!
said the house detective. And I've go
them, too. But what beats me is wher'
did they get this check. You say it!
yours: then. how'd he get it-this maj
Proudfoot-and that diamond ring?"
Get it" Mr.. Dinsdaie answered
him. He got it from my daughter"
Your daughter" said the house de
tective. "An right-how did he get I
from your daughter"
why. you fool" said Henry W
Dinsdale. "can't you see? That's m!
daughter he's with"
your daughter" said the hous
detective, Imply.
"Vou see what's happened: shout
i ed Mr.. Dinsdale to his wife
She's come to town here-from tina
foolish school and met him - who
ever he Is. And II she has-if lie Is,
said Henry W. Dinsdale, 'I'll-"
"oh, this is indescribable" crie'
Mrs Dinsdale.
"A lounge lizard. huh?" said tn
hard-faced detective.
'fou say his name is Proudfoot?
said Mr.. Dinsdale. suddenly.
mo, sir, didn't. Z don't know
what his name is," said the detective
'The name he goes under at tn
boarding house Is another ons-Ca
hart, But the name he mkrrfed he
undsr-or she was registered here un
der, anyhow, was Proudfoot."
Registered! Married" shrieke'
Mrs. Dinsdale.
'Married?" demanded Mr.. Dinsdale
How'd you know they're marriedF'
"She told me so with her own lips
that's all know! replied the detect
i've casually. -.
Married." his wife exclaimed faint
ly. 'Proudfoot"
"where are they?" demanded MI
Dinsdale.
"Over In the cells-in the Distric
police station" replied the expert
enoed detective.
'Come on. Come on. then!" said MI
binsdale. "Put on your hat and wei
90 right over"
"All right, sir. All right" said tn
agreeable taxi man. 'T'l take yo'
right over sir-ehe whole party"
And when I get there" ASSERTED
Mr.. Dinsdals, when I see him
rli-"
Look hsrs!'' said the hotel detect
i've severely. "You let me handle hin
l-me and the rest-and youH ge
somewhere"
"All right" agreed Mr.. Dinsdaie.
You can sit in the next room-an
listen in" conceded the detective.
'T'm going, too insisted Mrs. Dins