Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-25

conversation, in which l joined now
and then. and my eyes, or aN least
|One of them, was on the waiter, for
I was quite anxious also not to miss
either Kennedy br Miss Claremont
should they appear in the doorway.
Mechanically I picked up the nap
kin o n the table before me, and as
l did so Ravenal could not resist an
exclamation, pointing at the table,
cloth.
A New Warming.
On the tablecloth, underneath the
napkin. was written in lead pencil.
"Kennedy-She will not be. here to-
night" The Black Menace,
I gazed at the writing in consterna-
ton, as the other leaned over and
read 1t, too. Our saturninc-faced
waiter was not about. His extruor-
binary %polteness had taken him off
to get something for our comfort.
Who had known and anticipated US?
Had it been this man or somebody
back of him?
At that moment Ravenal caught
hurrying Toward us. who wrote
that thtng?" demanded Ravenal ac-
cusingly of the waiter.
The waiter looked at it a moment,
but not q. muscle of his face moved
as he shook his head, II don't know,
sir" he said quickly, II didn't fix the
table up. Pardon, sir: l will get Mon
sieur Louis, the head waiter"
He was gone before we could, ask
him another question. Ona could
hardly criticize his eagerness for at
tention, but It was at least, T. felt sus-
ptcious. Just then there was 4 dis
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could see several OF the uniformed at
! tendants and guests gathered in a
group. Our waiter had disappeared
n thai direction, and, together all
three of us rose and hurried out to-
ward the lobby. The waiter was no
where to be seen nor the head waiter.
either.
Poor thing! Isn't it a shame?"
heard a girl whisper to her. escort.
What is the matter?" I demanded
ora page boy who passed from the
direction of the revolving street door.
Just AZ girl-drinkin' too much,
guess-private dining room upstairs
he returned as though II were a usual
occurrence. Then, catching sight OF
another uniformed attendant. he cut
short his words. as though he remem-
bersd that the least said about such
things the better for the reputation
OF the Crystal Paldce.
A>Qutck Glance.
A quick exclamation from Speed
caused us to turn in the direction in
which he was looking Through the
glass doors to the street We could
catch a glimpse Of a girl surrounded
by two or three attendants OF the res
taurant almost carried as She was
helped into a waiting taxicab. Speed
had caught just q glimpse of her face.
"By George, that looAs like Clare
he exclaimed, starting toward the
door.
AT that moment the door Of the
taxicab banged shut and the car
whose engine had been running start
ed off with a Jump uptown through
without stopping for our hats and
cQats we hurried out to the sidewalk.
Someone mus have been ahead Of
us for the oniy. other taxicab standing
there hadSpulled out before we could
engage 1t. We looked about helpless
~. Speed turned frantically to the
starter. Get me q cab he cried,
why don't o have more than one
waiting here7" Confound 1t, it will
be too late to follow by the time We
get another"
Here's one" cried Ravenal. spy-
ing another that had just rounded the
corner. and was wiling up with q cou-
pie Of passengers. We commandeered
1t. scarcely waiting for the man Id
pay his fare and, were off after the
other two ears which were several
blocks ahead Of US. -
(Cnntinued Tomorrow Eyen,ne.,