New Britain herald., 1926-12-22

about a ring. Nina Kingsley knew i surprisingly little in answer to some of the questions we asked her. She lied when she said she had learned my name from the waiter. The waiter didn't have any more idea of what my name was than @ rabbit"
 But he might have found out for her." Rusty volunteered, "by asking at the desk where you reg istered for us. Of course, think she was lying, too, but"
 "She didn't have to know my name" Jim interrupted, ITO write me the note. She could have said dear sir with just as good results. No, she knew it all along and it just popped out when she, began to write. That's where she Made her mistake"
 What gets me-" said Betty, a puzzled frown between her eyes, lis how she came to know your name"
 Little girl" and Jim patted her haid, "I'd give this trick nickel in my pants pocket to know the an- swer to that" -.
 It was the opinion of the entire Elwell family that night, when they had returned to Camdenville and had related the strange story to Prof and Mollie, that the mysterious Nina Kingsley had not told them the whole truth.
 Nina Kingsley" repeated Prof over and over, that name certainly ought to be familiar to old-timers like Mollie and me if she was as big humdinger on the stage as she ad- mitted being"
 Mollie declared positively that she had never heard of the name. And I've always been interested in news of the stage and always read it in the papers," she supplemented.
 Both Mollie and Prof had receiv- ed a distinct jolt when they exam ined the ring and beheld in the trick setting the picture of the wo- man who had come to their home tlleL ulSIllul illSIlI III OClOlJtI lllDlc than eighteen years ago and had died after leaving benind the two little girls that were to grow up into the wonderful creatures that were now formally known as Margaret and Elizabeth Elwell.
 Why Prof." -Mollie had said, slightly staggered, as she lowered the ring from the light.
 Its her, all right" the elder FL well pronounced. Its her to a T. That nose and mouth, Mollie, I wouldn't forget them in a hundred years. Girls" and he turned toward the eager twins, this has been a big day. Somehow l feel that some- things gonna come of it sooner or later. And to think" he went on, that the ring has been layin' around here for more than eight cen years and we never had sense enough to try to find out the req son for that peculiar setting"
 Really, she told us very little when everything is summed up, with the exception of fathers name and how he died" said Rusty in an aggrieved tone. Were hardly any wiser now than before we met this Nina Kingsley"
 And we have no proof that that infonmation is correct" Jim pointed out, skeptical now of every assertion the woman had made. "Ill bet four dollars that the name Nina Kingsley is phony, as well as tho New York address she gave us. You might try out the address right away, just to be curious.
 And it's my further beliefp he concluded, that she could have told us the name of the brother the girls mother spoke of so many times that night. She's playin' a crooked game, and I'd be willin' to gamble on it."
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