Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-04
BY WOMAN'S WIT
By LOUISE HELEN GOODHUE
splendid, Where?

Right here at my house. We can
talk without any chance of Interrupt
tio,zs. Is that satisfactory"
4 1T most certainly is. And, Mr.
Lockwood. will you also ask Mr.
Marion to be present? We desire him
TO hear our new clues as We'll"
May not know the nature OF your
discoveries" / begged.
You will know all about it tomor-
row. Until then goodnight"
But Miss Carson"
Goodnight" she laughed, and ]
heard the click Of the receiver at the
other end.
Strange" muttered as | hung up
Turning to address Jack, found my
self confronted by a pair OF raging
blue eyes. / stepped back in sur
prise Then l began to understand
the reason for this sudden rage
Jealousy. Being in love as he was
he imagined every man was after the
girl he loved.
What Is she to you, anyway he
esid heatcdly. What is she TO You
that you arrange a meeting with her
aud at. your owa house. too? II that's
the kind Of q alan-r7''s ,ao4 ,af7s -
IS jack" | held up my hand. Be
fore yan say anything you VIII after
wards regret kitten totma, MISS Car
sen called me up on the part Of Dc
toctiye Richmond. Ii seems they have.
unearthed something new in conDcG-
ton with this case something which
she says is of value" NE
WHAT did YOU make an engagement
with her for. then?' he retorted sus-
piciously. He was such boy after
all, that / could not help smiling
his flash OF jealous. He was just
such brother I should have liked
but
I'VE, you and Miss Carson and the
rest of us are going 10 meet here to-
morrow evening at nine O'Clock tc
discuss this new matter, whatever il
is. i'll detail And" | added on in
SEPARATION, "she expressly asked that
you should be present
did she really mention me?" al
the anger had vanished ana . boyisi'
grin overspread his face As -iioesF
ashamed OF himself he hela our MS
hand. ] grasped ii warmly.
1T is no use our doing anything
more until we have learned what this
clue is they have come across II
may alter matters entirely,s' said
as jack slipped into his overcoat
"untilstomoripws thm?r y 81 =,
Yes. untifihtile o'clock tomdrrp%.
Goodnight jack :
Goodnight" he echoed, as he went
out into the darkness. Barry closing
the door behind him, locking il Sc
curely as he did SO.
As for me. / returned TO the library
TO settle myself for work upon a very
pressing case. II was no use for me
to try to concentrate upon 1pygworlo:
my mind refused to run along tho
ordinary wheels of the law. J tossed
aside the papers in despair; L w&s r.,
use. Lighting my fayorite pipe di CIV
up chair near the warm blaze OF the
Grc. OF late il seemed as if were al
ways citing in front of that fire, pom
dcrjng or dreaming. sad and alone.
The strain of this case was wearing
on me as on Jack. but l am afraid /
thought less of the trial than of tho
illness of Agnes. She had never been
's.rong, but now, when she needed
help the most, neither her parents nor
], who loved her, could do anything
for her. Jack was right, she was
breaking her heart with sorrow for
the man she had lost. Also. her sus-
picions of Jack. upon what. were they
rounded? Why should she susDccl
him of killing Whitmore.
Sitting before the bIa2ing Iog.ssI re.
viewed the entire casesfrom uss be
eiTnnings but / dared not let n,ssmind
dwell upon the outcome. II wa~
twelve O'Clock before I laid aside nv
pipe and went upstairss ny head acb.
ing my heart aching.F 10 fall tsto an
exhausted sleep.
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