Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-05
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an, Won Want His Name Stained?
ur pON'T know" The calm little
,cc was rs cxpressionless as
own. and she made her state :.
c.o"e nt os STRAIGHTFORWARD as If it had
been true, +, c.oro ,noke severely
..v cts to your advantage TO ADOPT
NV, moro amenable manner. lou VIII
). T Soln YOUR cause by prevarication
AZ evasion. Unless you VIII saI ai''"v W.,
w. ouestions truly, ! must hnd out
~ .ssse things for myself. can 40 II.
Wi ~ Won can find out vino sent that
..,,s,oIn, go ahead" she flared Mt MIN.
s'es ~ s,sIl vol, ! don't know who sent It,,
.na don't know who "A is
~" "1 know who she is,' said Fibsy,
80, ,bsn Anita's quick, startled glance
,.S sroved TO the boy that his little ruse
plu'es ssuccessful and he had at least
.~sss.d as the sex Of the sender
s'Gi womon," the astute lad unused,
".,J she has annexed Carl. Maybe
rsrI is another name for that escaped
lsnanese. But it's all so far away.
How can they conduct operations De-
tween here and California !!
"liiss Austin" Stone tried to win
a.. con6dencc, "believe me, I am most
.u,,ous M TO help you. Please tell me
,hv you came over here that Sunday
si,tt' It Is utterly useless to deny
th.t vou did come. now tell me why.'
Anita looked bafi'ed, but after a
uampnt's pauSc, she snid. 'Do you
think | killed Doctor Waring:
n know you didn't" broke in Fibsy.
With cnthu Easm. Now. come across,
Miss Austin, and I'll bet you +. Stone
| c,n done out the whole game.
II know most of the circumstances
Already" Stone smiled, and followed
10 the small advantage he had gained.
"You came over late, secretly, across
the snowy field. Doctor Warins let
you in:'
"Yes," Anita brcathcd the word, and
hpr starry eyes never LETT Stone face.
She seemed almost hypnotizcd..
Then you sat down in the chair
you'rs in now. and he locked the door
Why did he do that ..
Il don't know-he didn't! Stop
You have no right to torment me like
thh, / have counsel--Mr. TraSk here
Is ny lawyer. Let him tell me wha,
10 do!'
Her nerves were tense, and her little
fingers were continually twisting round
themselves. Ter face was agonized. and
Stone felt as II he were guilty OF utter
cruelty. But he must 60 on.
"Mr. Trask cannot tell what he does
not know" he said. coldly. IL am In
spthnpitv VliI
N. 'Waring give you the money and
b. ruby pin?"
Yes, he did,
why"
"As gifts. Why does any one give
reents?"
Because he loved you?"
YES" Anitas voice dropped to q
utter tone, her eyes had faraway
look, and her sensitive little mouth
wivered
yet you had known him but a few
dys. You had never seen him before
you came to Corinth?'
Never"
"lsn' I that strange admission? How
could he become 80 infatuated in sc
short n timc?"
Have you never heard Of such q
alng! the face was almost roguisl
DOW, and the dark eyes showed Il hint
u smile.
Stone was baflcd. lie gazcd at this
range young person. who was either
0ollng him to the top Of her bent OF
N helpless. harasscd child.
Was DR.. Waring related to your
ksked, with sudden new idea.
Oh, no. He was no relation. I tell
(oo ! never met him before I came
And he gave you the valuablcs?"
he did. I'll swear to that-thougt
nave no witness to prove It"
And you accepted them. Accepted
= urge sum of money and pin SET
WIN precious stone from a man you
Nafey knew \ man engaged to bt
Married a man Of twice your OWL
slplanaton. "
why does it? Hadn't he right tc
'Te e me those things il he ChoSe?"
wait minute. Miss Austin. You
Maybe"
IL Hpu VIu, 30 you want MS
.sme stained, his memory blottcd by
aonable?' ' Wv ''"''' a'e'
"niut he did give them to me-"
u. on'ess you cnn say more clearly
~ ne did so I'm not sure | car
"''e'e WE you, Did you ask for thcm?'
,,ier ner disclaimer sounded true, bu,
mw ,,une began to think she was con
aever falsifer. 100 80 "'' ID
u, well he said, after short pause
may as well tell YOU, Miss Austin
ma, am here to solve this mystery
nm = am not at all satisfied tina
Nv are telling me the truth that
is,e,sore, l shall have to seek the trutl
"Iere' S'nI,eere' ! will tell you, too, tha
,hoU,s hSUh I want to implicate you, that
s, u.d =, much prefer to keep your nam
AZ ohN VI II al. but that you leave IN
n,e.tiaa.e, U.'e but TO go ahead with m,
A feaIlohs fsMe wherever they may lead
n "W w, more questions and YOU mn,
sb., n Mhat was Doctor Waring doinI
"a. iNhe ie.he, was sitting at his desk, ,.
md Iuoked sS troubled at Stones spcecI
,is, nSeemed half inclined 10 no mor