The Washington times., 1924-01-08


Eyes. Trent telegraphed me yes
terday that Hohenhauer was ar
irving at Huntersville last night
and would come up here In the
morning to see Mary. He said
the matter was most important.
I went. to Mary's room after you
came in from the lake and showed
her the message. She was ex.
tremely annoyed and said at first
that she wouldn't see him. But
pointed out that she couldn't
possibly avoid 1t. Then she said
he shouldn't come up here, and
she was very emphatic about It.
The only thing to do was to take
her down. OF course you viii be
reasonable and see there was
nothing else to be done.
what did that Internal black
guard want Of her? And why
did she go Off with him?"
The Hired Car
''She didn't go off with him.
She hired a car directly after
lunch, intending to drive as far
as Saratoga and take a train
from there. She left Hohenhauer
to cool his heels until it was time
to take the local for the Adiron.
dack Express. She could easily
have taken him along, but
think she was melting out punish
ment."
Punishment"
Eyes. They had a private con.
ference for nearly two hours,
and whatever happened, 1t put
her in an Internally bad humor.
She scarcely opened her mouth
during luncheon, and as Mary
is a woman of the world, used
to concealing her feelings. I
thought it highly significant.
She looked as If she were in
a secret frozen rage. Hohen-
hauer, however, was quite him.
self, and the meal-corned beef
and cabbage!-went off very WELL
What did he want of herr"
''Of that I haven't the vaguest
idea. Something momentous, be-
yond doubt. If may hazard
guess, it has something to do with
this special mission of his. and it
is quite possible that he has asked
her to go to Observation-Disclosures
upon it--appealing to her love of
Austria. I confess i don't see
what she can accomplish there,
for she never did have any Wash.
ington connections-of course she
could get letters from Trent and
trust to her personal power and
prestige. But let me tell you that
she didn't do il to please him.
She looked as If she hated him."
us he still in love with her?
Are you sure he didn't come here
to ask her to marry him."
''It he did he had his journey
for his pains-although l can see
that it would be a highly desir-
able combination from his point OF
view. But he's not in love with
her. Til stake all I know of men
on that"
You are sure?'
LAS sure as that I'm alive"
well, take the morning train
for New York"
Lee" said Mr.. Dinwiddie i'm
pressively. take the advice of an
old man, who has seen good
deal of men and women in his
day, and stay where you are
until you hear from Mary. Some
sort Of crisis has arisen, no use
blinking the fact. but II you burst
in ON her now, while she is
Madame Zattiany, encased in q
new set of triple-plated armor,
you may ruin all your chances of
happiness Whatever it is let her
work it out-and off-by herself.
made her promise she would not
leave the country without seeing
you again-for 1 didn't know
what might be in the wind-and
when she had given her word she
added that she had not the least
intention Of not seeing you again,
and that it was quite possible she
would return to the camp. If you
go down you'll spoil everything"
II suppose can trust you, Din,
but I've seen plainly that you
don't want me to marry her"
THAT is true enough. l want
nothing less-for your sake; and
Hohenhauer would be a far more
suitable match for her. But
don't believe you even question
my faith"
mo. l don't. You're a brick,
Din. But I'm unspeakably wor-
ried-almost terrified. I have
never felt that I really knew her.
She may have only imagined
but that il impossible! How in
Gods name am I to sit round here
for three days and twiddle my
thumbs?"
Don't. Take one of the men
and go off on a three days tramp.
Climb Mount Moose. That will
give you no chance to think, All
your thinking will be in your
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