Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-23
Who Is Miss Mystery?

"Not an adventures. them"
II don't know. But / do know shes
a thicf-or how did she get that money
and the ruby?''
Perhaps Doctor Warins gave them
to herr"
Then she is wrong one. Why
should be give strange girl such
! thines:"
III he was in love with her."
! Now, look here. Mr.. Cray. do try
to show ordinary common sense. Doc
tor Waring was about to marry Mrs.
Bates, a sweet, dear woman, of suit
able age. Is he going to have n little
tlibbertigibbet coming to see him late
at night. for any romantic reasons?"
Cray hesitated to speak his mind,
but he Illuminated that he had heard
OF such things. in the course Of his
life. Miss Bascom, he thought, was
an unsophisticated old maid. but there
was certainly new condition to be
investigated, and the case OF. Miss Anita
Austin must be carefully considered.
"Now. Miss rascom," he snid Dip
!omatically, II II have TO ask you to
keep this whO.c matter quiet for II
time. You must see that we can't
work successfully II we take the whole
town into our confidence. Or even this
entire household
Don't you try to bamboozle me,
stephen Cray. know your sort. You
want to keep this matter quiet because
you want to get that girl of scot
free! know you men! Just because
she has a pair Of big, dark eyes and
slim little shape you are ready to hide
her guilt and let her off easy. l won't
have 1t That girl stole those things,
or else she got them from poor John
Waring In way no decent woman
would"
What are you talking about, Liza
Bascom!"
Mrs. Peyton appeared In the door.
way. and though she asked the ques-
tion. it was fairly evident that she
knew the answer, and had been listen.
ing.
YES" size went on, eve been
listening at the door. and I'm glad |
did. First of all, l won't have DR..
Warnings name traduccd, and next, ii
there's n girl implicated in the matter,
the whole truth about her has got TO
come out l know the girl, she was
here Sunday afternoon, ana more
brazcn. fhced bold hammered chit, l
never want to see'
She was here!' asked the bcwil-
dcrel Cray. "You know herr
IL know all I want to know of her."
Mrs. Peyton declared. "Yes, she was
here-came over with Emily Bates and
pinky. Wouldn't condcsccnd to be
really one Of us, but just acted oflish
ana seemed to me about half -witted"
Don't be silly" put in Miss Ras-
com. That's the Inst thing to say Of
her. Whatever t hat girl may be, she's
got all her wits about her! can see
that for myself"
WAS DR.. Waring present when Miss
Austin was herc?' asked Cray, think
ing hard.
Yes" replied Mrs. Pcyton, "and
that's Il strange thing. When he first
saw hcr-unexpectedly, you know-he
dropped his teacup.'
because of the mceting?' asked
Cray.
II don't know" Mrs. Peyton said.
"IIe declared afterward he had never
seen the girl before--but-oh-I can't
believe she came back here that night :"
"Of course she didn't" Cray said.
"IIow could she get in, unless some
one admitted her.
"There's the French window in the
study Mrs. Peyton suggested, uncer-
her in that way"
"Well. hc didn't" Miss Rascom de.
clared Land! I've known John War
ing all my life. and he's not the kind
Of man that had anything to do with
tiirtatious young women
Of II truth, Liza Bnscom had known
Waring for many years and had spent
number of them in desperate effort
to persuade him to renounce bachelor
hood In her favor.
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