Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-09-19


TT ATHLEEN turned a deaf ARR ~
IN Norman Slater's plea thu y.
should accompany her to sna-i'
Trickeys house in Brixton.
Trickey was evidently drinA --'t'
den reprobate, formidable possi!s, "a
crafty rascal where mone;' vs.,
concerned. but not the sort of ru:r.-.'
who would use methods of violeure.
So it was that Kathleen drove u
Brixton without escort, to es 49,
down In front of the garish little Wis.,
in the middle Of the afternoon. c'c,'
ing the taxi-driyer to wait. she Rae
the bell and Mas admitted by t.
smart maid without the oppod..i
encountered by Wragge on the :
vious day. She was showa iu.o
tawdry sitting.room to tne TiEb.
the narrow entrance passsse AZ.
was not until the servan, tah ~.
the door on her that sh- s~o"-
the fact that she had uetthes' H..
asked nor given her nnma
Ie LOAiSo VI q 81 o'6 SN~AA
assailed her nostrils on en,er:7c IT,,
house, and she concluded that =:
Trickey had observed per .-~l''al
from the room on the oth-i SHE o.
the passage and thai Af ~yuid join
her presently. She onlo hoped that
he would be sober
But five minutes oaGs-a ar.
neither drunk p- 4ober. G~i M
Simon Trickey o. anyone else -.
pear. Another i've minutes pac>. !
and the door oI-a.--i t. admit tnn
tinted lady who DAD patIeyed vi
Wragge from the doorstep the pr
vious day. Recoguifioi: YES mutt
and instantaneous.
sally Crimes" eaniained Kc;'t
leen.
Miss Maud BlalI' Gdvanced,
tentative hand raacy, but droo2e'!
when no responsive sisn of it beirc
grasped was sho~t
do sit down. Miss G!rG;s;er." ::
simpered. My hustuni told me t.:
was expecting a lady on busir' -
but who would have dreamed TIA i,
would be your
Bewildered. and with aens" e..
physical nausea she coaM act 1t.
count for. Kathleen sank in:o a
gaudy. plush covered chair.
Mr. Tricky is your husband J.
she gasped.
Yes. I am quite an old married. :
woman" was the giggled reply
Though I daresay they have an
other tale to tell of me at BeechweoJ
Miss Glenister."
Kathleen ignored the brazcn SUI
gestion. Nothing: but the local gos
sip that you were married reached
me-" she replied colby. Il have nrf
been much at Beechwood lately"
But you were there when II
crow flew over the shooting lunch
the lady of the house insinuated ST.
ly,
THAT is matter cannot discu
with you." said Kathleen. us
likely to be long before can S.,
your husband?"
He will be in directly / left hi:..
in the dining room with-with man
who's rather difficult to get rid OF
You don't show much interest. Miss
Glenister. in my present circum
stances. You would be surprised 10
hear that I am the chief breadwinner
in this humble abode-'Miss Maui
Blair if you please. of the films. .
Kathleen had the haziest idea os
what the woman was talking about
but she made few polite inquirie5
which more than enlightened her as
to the nature of Miss Biair's" occu
patton and the fame she had woG
thereby. And then sudden intu,
ton told her that her hostess was nc;
only talking from vanity but to gain
time-and that all the time she wa
listening intently
Kathleen listened, too, and she Wa.
almost instantly rewarded by two
sounds in quick succession. The first
was the swish of silk petticoat in
the passage and the second was tn
furtive opening and shutting Of t
front door. Kathleen was sitting to-
far back in the room to obtain full
view Of the person leaving the house.
but she caught a glimpse Of a purple
aigrette-a singular ornament Il
worn by 1.-The man" with whom. a..
cording to his wife. Mr.. Simon Trick;
ey had been engaged on the oth"r
side of the passage.
ITO Be Continued