Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-30
Ask No Questions
By eldon Duff
copyrirh. 1885, By North american Newspaper Alliance
copyrirh. I,e.

Free Press had had a disturbing eff
feet What has John Diamond to dc
with me and my affairs?"
"A very natural desire to help a
neighbor." said Cropsey, who did not
believe one word of what he was say
ing. The chief telephoned me this
morning Got me out of bed, in fact
to say ] was to come right up here
and offer you and your woman COM
panion the protection of his roof for
tonight. or until you could make other
arrangements"
II do not care to accept the offer
answered the mistress of Brides House
with some acidity, nor do / thank
him for it. You may tell Mr.. Diamond
exactly what 1 have said when next
you see him"
The manag ng editor looked properly
distressed. Why, Miss West; what
has Mr.. Diamond done that you should
dislike him so heartily"
Since you wish TO know" came the
prompt reply, 81 once appealed to the
owner of the Free Press for help and
he insulted me-had his servants turn
me out of the house. If you please
now, We will change the subject. !
have letter here. should like to
have it mailed-in the city. It's rather
an important letter" From beneath
one of the sofa cushions she drew a
thick mauve envelope with six stamps
and the words. Special Delivery" on
it. There was a daub of purple sealing
wax on the flap. 1t looked, as she
had said, important.
Cropsey took the missive and weighed
1t absently on his palm ut shall be
dropped in the first mail box 1 come
to-" he assured her. Anything else
can do?"
Yes" said Miss West, unexpectedly:
II have taken the liberty of telling the
person to whom that letter is written
that If he wishes any information con-
corning me he can get it from you at
your office. Do you mind?"
Not Bit he made haste to assure
her. But don't you think 1 ought to
know the name of this-er-person so
that there may be no mistake in case
he does call me up
you have only to look at the en-
velope." Miss West told him, watching
while he took her at her word and
did so.
Mr. Gately Terhune,
The Hare and Hounds Club,
- East 47th Street,
New York City.
So that affair was still going on!
Miss West seemed to read what was
passing through his mind Mr. Ter
hume and / were at one time engaged
to be married" she said rather hesi-
tatingly 1T has since been broken
Off In fact, We haven't spoken to
each other for--for weeks. But now
that this-this has happened I thought
maybe he would be anxious to know
that was-still alive The papers will
be full of Tiny name, suppose, and
all sorts of exaggerated rumors It
would be pity for Mr.. Terhune to be
anxious about me-"
The interview had all but terminated
when some chance movement on Miss
Vests part drew the managing editors
eyes to the great open fireplace before
which they both stood. In the
blackened plaster under the mantel
shelf, he saw three words, dug crudely
and deep, as though the implement
used had been either a nail or the
point of chisel
Ask no questions!
by Jove! the very clause in the
lease What concidence!"
The girl looked at him rather oddly
scarcely a coincidence. It's much
more likely one was suggested by the
other. I've a notion that If we were
to discover exactly what this Ask NJ