Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

presence there must look suspicious.
What do you want me TO do?"
7 don't want any fuss about this,
said the manager, However, my guests
insist that the police be informed and
I have called the chief a. Yorktown.
They viii send officers over the FIRST
thing IN the morning. Meanwhile. I'm
afraid III have TO ask you 20 allow US
To lock you in your room until they
get here"
The color famed into Dicks face at
that, but he managed to calm himself.
'verv we'll" he said. with a forced
smile Il was thinking OF going TO BED
anyway"
Tfe manager arose, evidently for the
purpose Of taking Dick to his room, and
Dick followed him with q rather stiff
nod in the direction Of his accusers.
Sally was standing just outside the
Office door as they opened it and ner
face showed that she was consumed
where are you going. Dick?" she
asked eagerly.
I'm going 10 bed. Sally" he replied,
and he and the manager stepped INTO
the elevator. leaving the little girl gaz-
ting after them III wonder.
Gut Sally was NOT 70 be easily put
Of. A few minutes later, after the
manager had seen Dick 10 his room
and locked the door from the outside.
Dirk heard soft rapping on the panel
and SaIly'g whispered call, Dick
Dick"
He crossed the room. Eyes. Sally,
h SAID What do you want?'
What's the matter. Dick" she asked
arxiously. i sax him lock you in. :
Dick was silent He felt that the
fewer the people who knew about TINS
affair. the better Yet ne was perfectly
Innocent ard he knew that ne could
trust Sally implicitly.
Hastliy he explained the situation 10
fhe LITTLE parl While she tried 70 keep
from CRYING ngit IN wonder and anger
when iee la5 Gn.shed she SAID eagerly,
Cant ] he'3 you escape? Maybe !
ceul3 get rope and you could get out
the m.n@rN OF I could steal the Key 10
TIRE Foc.l from the manager.
E~. no Sally you mustn't Go that.
c~saH Dick sitting q chuckle at the
ggs e,thUSiasrn over q possible rescue.
"fngRav I don't want 10 escape. How
eFer. goa might tell your father very
cslet,y what has happened Hon kno"
tee oes- thing 70 &c !"
81 right I'll 60 rigizl away, said
f@..~ Then he heard hsr take q few
STEPS blt immediately ran back. you
esn a@ able % teach me the jack
Er5~ G.e@ IN the morning now, VIII
s08 sae SAID her voice heavy with
eUrg-..G.u
Im AFRAID a9t Sally But We can
g. sba a1aH
p.cz t5suea. pioked up book and
fst de-l3 TO read for q time before going
u bed
A. realized That ne vas IN an en-
baYYassluq position. but there seemed 20
~ nothing that ne could dc ~ help
himself OF course, they could 30
prove that he rad taken Miss Walpole' =
3ygse. but he knew that his presence 81
f7er room. however innocent IL was ~
realty. was suspicious enough 10 cause
him Some trouble Unless the purse va
feund or the real Jnicf discovered. il
seemed Inevitable that he would suiIeI
arreef Ia the morning
n is not surprising that 30 spent
rather a aioepIes" night. The rain l4ac
ceased and several times before day
light came. le got up and sat ~ tfi
WINDOW overlooking the beach prefer
ring That 10 IDS endless and aluleG
tossing 9b the bed.
BIT DICK aas not he only person %i1i
as spending q Nakeiul night. Ate
ezllv left MS door she hurried at ono
~ M, fafner and told him VI the troubli
that Iylck Was III Mr. F3Der was III
gsgueuf Is tf4f accusation against ia
young maH whom he admired, and b
hurried n the manager with Hja pro
SIS tFr FarMeU assured Mr. faDsl
ana aae u valued guest that ne re-
1rettea lhe necessity Ut locking Dlck I'D
go ezg.aiueo that it was the only wa
n an.rh he could satisfy his accueert
SIR FaDer say that i vas impossible
= 10 anything for Dick anf4 morning
ff ne secured the promise 0f the mar
ageg that amen the officers arrived z
vo4.n 8e summoned - Eogcn fer I'D
sogEg te guard
Eanv sent n bea and he could na
e. DieEs nreciosmeat eHt ~ !lat mjnf
sGe thma.t af eli aorta 81 Hlid sehen]'
fag helping rim 6ne wondered u tA'