Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
LADY SLIPPER
Bv Ella Wistey HdtneS
Author of "MYTERIOUS SWEETHEART"
convr,rnt 1890 thompson Feature Service Inc

| sinners to incriminate her as the
murderess, employing endless little
| tricks which apparently deceived
| Straine as well as the rest of us.
Then came the wreck, and its com.
plications. Once on land and sepa-
rated. the Holmes gang ready ana
| waiting. our situation seemed nope
lesslv lost Anne was missing, we
could not be sure that she was aiive.
found a clue in the de Lesseps
Canal. but where to look next? con-
TESS that / was at my wits END wnen
aid came through quite an unexpecaeu
source. In the role of genial Fat
Kelly had kidded along a coupe Oh
native girls and one or them was
clever enough, at my suggestion' TO
get into the Holmes residence as
chamber maid. She became trusted
and allowed a good deal of freedom.
suspected myself that not a little
heart interest between herself ana
Holmes entered into it, but l was her
first love, She helped tremendously,
and through eavesdropping she learn
ed of this house with it's secret IN.
ner room, so cleverly built that IL
had us all guessing, and where we
finally found Anne, after Helmer,
Marie, Chris and 1 had been to every
place on the Pacific side OF the zone:
That, / think, tells the whole story!
But how did you ever come to sus.
pect that Straine was Lady de Vere!
Chris asked in wonder.
''Well. it took me some time to get
around to it," Mae admitted, but all
things considered, she couldn't have
been anybody else, and that wooden
leg YOU dug out of the bonfire was
my last link, Chris. it fitted the Slip
per perfectly. l didn't need anything
more"
But what were they after?" Chris
was still in complete confusion.
IAN invention Of Prof. Morris. per-
fectly safe, as it happens. one they
could never have secured, but that
did not help to safeguard Anne! NO,
we were mighty lucky. Chris. IL
il hadn't been for the mans love Tor
Anne, the woman's love for Straine'
we might not be here now! Stralne
gave his life for your girl. he was
a peculiar chap
Chris went back to Anne alteI q
time his mind still whirling. and In
her room at the hotel he was oehsnt,
ed TO find her quite herself again, ana
eating dinner with Marie. Chris lost
no time in Joining them. He was
hungry himself.
Anne" he said, after he had re-
peated Macs story. and they hao re.
viewed it with an exclamation Oh
wonder at his cleverness. II remem-
Der now where / saw Stralne. ne
entered French Army camps as pro,
fessional entertainer. a ventriloQulst!
I saw him several times! He was a
spv even then. But never mind tnat'
dear" Chris wished that Marie were
miles away, but he was to chiVal'
ro,,s to saw so. ''how did you happen
to 90 with Straine to Phil Sano .!
What happened to your?
"Oh, Chrisr' she exclaimed, tnat
was such a mistake. / lost my tenn.
per because you were so angry anu
SUSPICIOUS. You remember that you
took me back to Mr.. Kean's. put the
latchkey in the lock and opened II
a crack. and then-there in the Vesti'
bule. outside the inner door, you kiss
ed me goodnight"
az most certainly remember that"
"Wen, when you had gone. Chris,
I wanted to hear your footsteps to
the vary last-I waited. and when l
tried the door the chain was up! ]
rang and rang. and nobody came. and
lust then I saw q man going into
DR.. Sands 1t was Victori He came
to my rescue, took me in there and
tried to wake Mr.. Kean by the tele'
phone, but he couldn't rouse him so
we sat waiting there-and-and you
came -
"You can depend upon one thing"
Chris breathed sigh Of relief.
"Straine never really tried to rouse
Mr.. Kean, who sleeps with a tele-
phone right beside his pillow. He pre-
tended Anne, that was all. the crook"
II don't feel that way. dear" Anne
said gently, but for him would not
be here now" and as Marie saw ut
to leave the room at that moment.
Anne found further words unneces.
sary. Christopher's arms were about
her. Christopher's tender words were
pouring into her willing ears.
ooh. Chris she whispered back,
nothing matters now. nothingw
Christopher quite agreed with her,
and If you are fortunate enough to
get a glimpse of Anne Dahlgren's
boudoir today you will see upon her
dressing table a glass slipper, crystal
clear, which Christopher never fails
to keep flied with lilies Of the valley.
THE END.