Evening star., 1925-10-06
Who Stole the Bride? And Why!
The Night of the Wedding
h c. ". 80 A. III. WILLIAMSON,
Authors Of shsning and other fascnatns
OF mystery ana love
EosvrisAt 1874. Public Lsdoo ComeoaI.

II did dream that very thing. How
did you guess?"
Il don't know. / do guess things,
generally guess right. And I've
been thinking a whole lot about Miss
Haste lately"'
You have" note of surprise
perhaps of resentment. sounded in
Wells voice. (This pleased Dagon,
lie had played for it) "Why?" Wells
went on. you've never even seen
her. ! Think"
'I've seen her photograph. And
I've heard enough about her 10 KNOW
not just to think. but to know
that she must be about the braves
most loyal girl this side of-well. not TO
exaprerate, let's say the North Pole.
shes all Of that" agreed Rawdon
Wells. "You say you. stranger.
have been thinking about her Il good
deal. 1t isn't very strange, then, con
sidering what she tried to do-"nal
she sacrificed-for me. that 1 snpoi"
b. thinking of her-dreaming OF hef'
too--all the time
"No, it seems to me it would be
bit strange if YOU didn't, agreed
Dagon.
"Stil, I hope you'll forgive my bu'-
,;pp IL, on yo,,r affairs. You see, I've
had TO make them my business. and
you've had to make me some conn
dences. You told me yourself youo
been hard hit over Miss Carroll
marriage. SO you must be thinking
of her some Of the time--eh?-to the
exclusion Of Miss Haste.
mot TO the exclusion OF MlsS
Haste" Wells caught him up
dou't mind any one kno"ing-espe
cially you--that I've come 10 ina
senses these last days-those fasn
davs. I've seen clearly-inEse,t &c
am and things as they are. IL
dora Haste were in my reach a' -
minute. and I weren't a 'I a.,
kidnaper-or Woise-i
her 10 be my wife. o,.
.. ,.o,,, senses with a vengeance, 81
Hawdon" almost gasped the ue
tive. u s,,.,d take
"Not that I'm sure at an ENC
me" Wells amended.
"of course. that's the proper splrn.
| said Dagon. But we We ooeii 81.
trairs in our heads. The girl "as
| ready 10 throw away her NE am am
| .yarvthing else to save
nit hout much hope of gratitude. -.
".... ..nba,s got the gratitude, though
nv. Wells. And thousant
| times more. ,;,,. . hoy.
then stopped, looking confused ulioe'
Baudon Wells surprised stare.
"yon see, I'm pleased" the delec
| .;,.a evnIained. ~ like things I"
n.orI, .m ont right in this life. Don
.h;,I, I,ye got the cheek of the oesi'
;t ask Are YOU falling in love VIII
Miss Haste? Honestly, quite a io'
tanss on il. III explain, If you II an
swer." ,,aor Gym
not falling in love ] have ialie,' III
love with Pan. Since all TINS Iar
| nened. and what she did 1or me-
wondered If I was ever realiS Al !oo
| witb Miss Carroll ! thougnt Wa
| mad about her-for a WINE.
| that's the right word. "as iiiau
| Her eyes-that smile oil hei,
one talked about-and-ano LII. 20,
iu . 20 driye me half out OF m!
sansss Every man wanted her.
,hnuoh, I wanted her, too. i DC
taya6 that she cared. I've tod YOU
Wa weren't actually engaged, ou. :!
thought it amounted to that. Ana II
u-.s q blow over the heart when she
n,ro,e-she didn't tell ME by wora o.
,,on,h-that she'd changed her fnlho
| 60 found she hadn't loved me. heii
naay haste was the only man siie
| .yer seen whom she wanted TO MARI
The dav sent her back the letter
sha asked for-just pretty ittle holes
nothing in them really TO huf' Hs" ,.;,, =,
he'd seen ,hem.-I did feel could XIII
her and him both. But
AN. Dagon cut in sharply. ou
rar told me this before. You sem
taol, nor letters. That's why fanhH
! T.;Ila.t searched in vain Tor tne"'
,..hare she expected they couio oe
found Did you. by the by: express
Those sentiments to any one!
yes. to Pan. I've been repIoa.n
ing myself for il. And 1t WASH oiilS
then. II was afterWaro. IL Wa
the dav of the wedding. But that .ii,ls
wasn't in earnest. I'd got over III.
worst. l said the thing-weii' on. -
sheer damnable idiocy, ano 10 see ~
pan would open her big eyes. w
dering why she came here tnAe ., nasn
I remembered suddenly. ~
upon me like bomb. me sni 80,
hacause I said to her, Now anotneE' g
W;oSad u Sir Rawdon Of Hidden Hal
Court will have his chance to MAKE
lhride disappear I believe the poo'
child must have taken that IN eaThes
.thought I'd asked the liastes ner'
for their honeymoon with a henoisi
motive. That's why she came. An.
ths,.s why--on top of all the PROOF
against nls-Pan believed me suliIS.
yhy she took the crlme-I lhete
heen a crirne--on herself 10 w,
wonder I've turned to her: Inat
see 7 must unconsciously have love
har since she was Il child and that
shall love her all the rest OF my lie
whether it's short or long?"
!, NO. I don't wonder" said Dagoh
"The wonder was always the othe
u.av round. 1t wouldn't have been m
business exactly, if I hadn't every rea
Son 10 believe that Miss Pandor'
Waste and ! are brother and sister
You know who it is i look nKe nov
, don't YOU? Well, l was a 1ouhdliil'
and she was a founding. I've see
the cloak she wore as oapy ~ne'
, she was left at the Hastes' door. !
waistcoat / had on when turned "
, alone in Canada was. made OF IN
, identical stuff, with the same KIN
Of buttons; and though I've no tim
: 10 explain much more TO you JUS
now. I'll say this: I'm tracing our or
, Gin hack to your house-to your IAN
iIv sir Rawdon Wells