Evening star., 1923-02-20
Continued from Yes. .rday's star,.

1T is probable that I may be called
out of town today, and there are
some things that must, be attended to
here before l co." HaVkshurst. re.
piled.
nison explained. will l be able te
see you then?"
=, lis is nari i, in - sonnection' with matter
which were taken from Charming al
the Weymouthshire. ] am going to
ask you to take no further action
concerning the matter unit! after
have seen you this morning"
Il will respect your wishes in the
matter, of course, Rennison. 1 will
Eat 10, Colonel. Meantime. please
rgard as quite unfounded the sus-
picions I expressed last night con
convinced that was mistaken. The
papers I withheld from him must be
given to him today"
Rennison heard his chief clear his
throat before replying.
Il am glad to learn my views OF
those suspicious were correct, Renni-
SON. Despite your representations on
the subject. my confidence in the in
tegrity of Horsford has remained un-
shaken"
"At 10 o'clock. then, colonel"
"All right, Rennison."
The army officer smiled grimly as
he hung up the receiver. But in an
other moment the smile was gone.
Again his gaze rested on the recum-
bent young woman on the couch. II
was time to waken her and bid her
farewell.
Rennison crossed the hoor slowly
and laid a hand gently on one of the
shoulders of the sleeper. whose face
now was turned toward the wall.
The actress stirred ianxu4dly and
opened her eyes. An expression OF
a quick movement, she raised to one
of her elbows.
For several moments each, gazing
at the other, was silent. AS the dread
faded slowly from Miriam's eyes u
seemed to find increasing expression
on the face, and in the eyes OF the
waiting army officer ~.
TT is time-time. for you-.to go?'
the actress. faltered.
Rennison nodded, and once more
fear gripped his spirit and accel-
Grated the beating of his heart.
Yes" he answered thickly. I'm a
few minutes l must be on my way to
Washington
He turned away and walked slowly
toward a window. AS he moved she
saw the clenching and unclenchtnG OF
the hands he had clasPed behind him:
She threw back the coverlet and
"dtCneQ MIN Will du6S
ness as she swung her feet to the
floor and rose. In the aspect OF Rem
niSon now there was something which
seemed to belle his reputation as "A
man with nerves of stee1.f a shadow
came over her features as she, stepped
toward the dressing case and. lean
ing toward the. mirror. began to ar
range her disortlered hair.
For several moments the silence OF
the room was broken only by sounds
that entered IL through the open WIN
dows-the cries of newsboys, the toot-
ing of automobile horns and the clang
of trolley car gongs.
Looking out of the window, Renni-
son saw that Carrick and his automo-
bile had disappeared. =
When the army man turned from
the window Miriam. her back to the
mirror was leaning against the dress
ing case, with her hands resting on
its marble top. She was the first to
speak. and in her voice was strange,
metallic note that startled him.
You are ready to see It throuxh!''
she asked.
His hands moved from behind him
and sank deeper into the outer pock
cts of his coat A new sternness had
settled on his face but .s1le eaw the
Dlty I'm his eyes. The huskiness had
left his voice.. which Has softly
tone of decision.
"Yes, Miss warburton, we must see
It through he said. -,
And she knew the speaker was
again the man with nerves OF steel"