The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05

ton when, as ne was III VIC 'SAN'
i thought it polite TO Ignore
though | assure you my houses can
hold their own in the matter OF
charges. Naturally, we do not
compete with Bloomsbury.
And now about Betty. l have
always been fond OF children, sir;
but IL any one had told me how
that little beggar would fill my
days l should simply have laughed.
All the same, life without her was
an absolute wash-out."
give you his words as they
were spoken; make Of them what
you will.
You gave me the tip to take
her back, and l was cudgelling my
brains how to do it safely when. by
a stroke OF luck. DR.. Jennings
wrote to you at the Cathay Hotel.
Your wonderful manager, NJ
Sayon, Immediately brought me
the letter, and as knew the writ
ing opened it.
The scrupulous Teggie looked
me straight in the eyes on making
this declaration. And, OF a truth
I must admit that I found pack
age OF letters to NJ. Ferrsnd lett
unopened In his apartment after
! his departure. They were all writ
ten by myself in different cali
graphies, and contained not few
1eux d 'esprits-but enough OF that
"A thousand pounds seemed 10
me uncommonly good pay from DIT
Jennings, and l judged, sir, that
their affairs were looking up bit
I also came to the conclusion that
Mrs. Jennings was grieVing ter
ribly for the child, and I began to
feel I'd played rather a dirty trick
I'D left Betty in Cornwall while
i stayed at Cathay. AS soon as l
had the letter l raced of to HaVer-
stock Hill, where the sight OF Mrs
Jennings face, brought me to my
knees. It was the last word OF
misery. 1 went to fetch the KID
Immediately. and took her home.
She wasn't frightfully keen to go
He made the statement with a
touch Of pride.
"ot couSe. I knew shed De
happy enough or I'd have found II
precious hard to take her. After
/ saw her fairly settled l got of to
Cornwall again to save funds for
another stay at your hotel. The
thousand pounds? Great Scott!
No, sir! Skin 'em of a thousand
pounds for restoring their own
property! That sort of thing isn't
done by private individuals.
It was some time beforee | sue
ceeded to calm this righteous out
burst, so ethical, so moral, in its
tone Of Indignation.
Naturally couldn't stick Corn
wall without the kid. II you'd ever
looked after one entirely yourself,
sir, you'd understand. / pushed for
the Cathay the moment l could.
Easy to steal her? Lord, yes.
The fair Susan wasn't difficult; l
soon knew where Betty slept. and
she'd follow her Teggie to the
moon II she could. l put her into
a little Jersey suit. and she looked
like a boy on the journey We
went straight to cottage l used
10 rent from a decent old body be-
fore the war. She was awfully
glad TO see me back; said she was
afraid l must have been killed or
something. The old soul Just suited
nv book-couldu't even read or
write. and her two cottages were
on a cliff seven miles from any
where"
where were you then, during
the war;" thoughtlessly de-
handed.
He frowned. he fidgeted, his
manner was curt. That would be
giving the show away, NJ. Ferrand'
Well. the old thing was awful!y
tickled at my nerve in adopting
Betty-thought I'd had her for
ages. | said I'd carried her OH
after a raid in which she got sep
arated from her people.
Truthful? OF course. I'm
truthful. Betty split on me? Nc
fear of that. sir; I'd trust the KID
right through.
We'll, after a bit began to
scent trouble; there was talk IN
the papers OF your coming over
from Paris. That scared me blue
SO | said had urgent business
in town. and explained to Betty
there was a new Nanny coming.
happened to have the kit OF hos
pital nurse"
The nonchalance, the apparent
detachment, with which he an
nounced it almost made me to
shudder. II he happened to have
the kit, mon Dieu! The kit OF his