Evening star., 1923-10-21

back. You're for the other party. I
presume?"
"The other party?" he repeated
blankly.
YES. Mrs. Vail, in Princeton. She
| got the bill for the kimono, you see.
Mrs. Drent's friend got her bill, you
see. but she'll be in-she stopped by
yesterday to make sure it was de-
livered, and I wasn't here. They told
her to call again. Wen collect from
| her. and refund Mrs. Vail. You'll get
| "Ah, see," said Roddy.
They've each got the right goods"
! the young lady went on. IT'S us that
will lose if Mrs. brent objects TO pay
/ ing the difference. II seems she
didn't leave the article herself
mo, she didn't" said Roddy.
She shot n quick glance at him.
"Oh. You know about that?"
YES" he answered. conscious too
late of his stupidity; yes. I do"
/ "Oh-o-h," she murmured thought
fully. II sort of thought you were
from Mrs. Vail-she said her husband
would be In, this morning"
Pm not exactly for either OF them"
! he blurted desperately; I'm for my
self. IL want to find the person
who brought in that kimono"
The girls eyes frightened oddly.
"Oho"' she breathed. Some funny
! business, eh?'
A wild hope flashed into his mind.
Yes. rather" he said, looking
fxedly at her.
/ IL thought so.' she cried eagerly.
II said SO to myself when she came
| in! Youre-you're in the service?"
! He scowled doubtfully.
81 couldn't help noticing your PIN"
! she confided, glancing pointedly at
his walstcoat.
X " IL X
LIE remembered the old yacht club
l. i emblem he had put on that morn
! ing to have packed and sent TO little
! Robert.
'Oh--oh, yes" he stammered.
! "You see. 1 put two and two to-
+, gether pretty quick" she boasted.
This Mrs. brent, she seemed so sur
/ prised when I told her 1t was left in
4
name. that I sort of got thinking.
. She pretended, you see. that she knew
who left 1t, but knew all the time
| party described then? Or ask the
| dateT'
Why, indeed?
n just told her that we couldn't
give no estimate at the time, as
madam wasn't in, and I'm not allowed
| to, for tinting. So the lady had to
como back, as she was anxious to
prepay. And then, the new girl gave
! her the price for the dressing jacket.
So she paid that. And Mrs. Vail
] she's a charge customer-she got the
kimono bill"
! ''I see. But 1 can't have you lose.'
| he began galIantly, so please let me
pay the difference, won't you? You
you've been a great help"
"Oh, just you wait" she assured
him, tossing her head proudly. tits
a pleasure to help out the service.
She's coming in again. you see-the
party that brought ito make sure
it ever got delivered"
'ohi She is.'' r
| ~That new girl told her there'd
| been a mix-up and that the kimono
had been sent to Princeton. She was
awful worried, the girl said. You
see, a party named James Curry, he
signed for the superintendent of Mrs.
Drent's apartment, and now it seems
he's gone to Boston. and he signed for
q dressing jacket"
Roddy's head began to whiri. He
envied Jim. safe ands obscure. in
Boston.
| Mrs. brent was anxious to know
when the lady would come, and they
told her tomorrow
His heart sank.
tBut even good tip won't do
1 everything" announced Miss Red
head grandly. You could be phoned
| TO just as well as this Mrs. brent,
couldn't you?"
| So Sue had tipped.
| Indeed, yes," he answered eagerly.
IT should be eternally grateful
| II guess we can settle that, all
right. TIL phone her that it's day
after tomorrow the party's to call in,