Evening star., 1923-10-21

LIE decided, while shaving, to get
l. l. it over at breakfast. But even
as Sue passed him his coffee Bob be-
gan to chuckle.
"From now on, remember that any
| thing you say may be used against
| you, Rod" he said. I'VE are on the
trail. If you didn't wear the kimono,
did you perhaps lend 1t? Think. now
but don't answer, II you don't wish
to, you know. You have a right to
consult your lawyer"
Don't be any snlier than you can
help, Bob" Sue warned him. What
would Roddy know about It? Today
I shall go all over the place, of course.
1t will be easy enough to find out
ITO find out what?" Roddy de-
manded, staring at her..
"To find out whether anything is
missing, of course" she returned, sur
! prise in her clear brown eyes.
Really, neither of you men quite
| seem to see that something very odd,
| to say the least, has happened in this
| apartment while we've been gone"
/ MY dear GIRL" Bob said, "if you
| mean that a burglar. male or female.
! entered this apartment in our alb
| sence. took off his or her clothes and
| put on your kimono, in order to
| burgle to better advantage, and hav-
| ing escaped with the loot. and the
I kimono. then cleaned and returned
| that agree with you that some
| thing very odd indeed has happened
| In this apartment"
Sue was a little staggered.
! Nevertheless, 1 shall go over
things" she said.
Roddy soon lost himself in whirl
of business. dining with his partner
and letting himself In late at night.
"Pve been over the whole apart
ment and the storeroom," Sue an
! nounced, "and nothing is missing"
"Of course, not Roddy advanced,
| incautiously; 80 that's over and of
! your mind"
IT'S not off my mind at ALL" she
answered crisply. II never really
supposed they took anything"
Roddy stared.
| I'm going to work on another
track now," she continued. 'Tm 60
, ing to Renee's and trace the thing by
the date. They may remember who
brought IT."
Roddy walked uncomfortably TO the
subway. 1t seemed now that he'd
better get hold of that girl.
Why hadn't he seen her in the hall:
But, Of course, her hours were not his
Sue could easily find out the date Of
the PACKAGES receipt by the cleaners
If that date should coincide with his
visit to his apartment!
Returning at dinner time. he
stopped in the hallway to pick up
lady's handkerchief. and brilliant
| thought came to him.
The young lady who lives in here
dropped this, I think" he said to the
hall boy. will you take it in TO
her? Or perhaps l will"
There amt no young lady lives
there" the youth returned. That's old
Mrs. Tallmadge and the old gentle
man. They're here six years. There
amt nobody else lives there"
81 see. l thought 1 saw her go in
! 1t was probably a visitor"
They don't have visitors" said the
! boy obstinately. Hes sick all the
time
Dear, dear" Roddy returned
vaguely. and gave him the handker-
chief.
There was a guest for dinner and
bridge. But suddenly Sue looked up
from her hand.
Isn't it annoying" she said
"Renee's books are being checked up
or something. and they can't get at
! them for me. Not for week. But
the girl there thinks she remembers
| the kimono. and a lady brought it in.
she says. It was some time in the
summer, she thinks-in August"
Hard luck, Sue but we can bear it
for n week. can't we?'' Roddy en-
Joined.
Surely he could trace that blue girl
in a week.
:: y :. y
THE next morning he recalled that
the pass key had been named jim
| he lost his key.
+Can I see Jim a momentT' he
asked OF the superintendent "He
did something for me when I was
here In August"
"Jim's gone, sir" the man replied
politely. "He left last week. Said
he'd landed a job in Boston, but
couldn't say where"
sit doesn't matter" Roddy assured
him.
I'm sorry. Your sister, she was
wanting him, too. yesterday. to ask
him about some thing"
Sue was after him too! II she could