The Washington times., 1935-07-27


"What's that you were doing?"
Betty asked. "1'll bet it's the
history Of your life and it's so
terrible that you don't dare leave
it out where the very young,
like myself, might get Q look at
it, and thereby corrupt their in.
nocent morals"
mot the history Of my life,"
he met her teasing seriously,
but the history Of parts Of the
lives Of other people"
"1ll bet it's awful" she per-
sisted. 1T you have to lock it
up. I hope I'm not in 1t, Uncle
Cyrus"
"How can you expect Q red.
headed imp like you not to be
in everything?" he tainted.
"Well. am I in your Book Of
Doom there?" she cried to sound
in Jest, but her attempt OF light
ness missed sadly.
I'm not telling you, young
lady" he said. It'll tell you this
much, that I'm trying my best
to keep you ouEbut it's a
mighty hard job-one Of the
hardest I have ever undertaken. "
He broke off suddenly, and
looked at her keenly and pierc.
ingly.
whats on your mind, young
woman?" he asked.
I've got something that I want
to tell you," she said, something
that worries me . lot-in more
ways than one"
go ahead" he told her. Tim
all ears"
I'm worried on two counts, -
she said. II feel that I have
failed in my duty AS . news.
paper woman: the other worry
is mainly because Of some one
1'm-fond Of"
Lawrence Vane?" Cyrus e.
was gentle though laconic.
eyes," and then Sto told him
the tale that Bohhe Nichols had
told her Of the old chemist who
had sold the veronal to Q man
who chAtted with him, and said
he was the artist Lawrence Vape.
Think you're quite Q little
detective, don't your" Cyrus K.
meant to tease her out Of her
self.Gccusing mood. The reaction
was unexpected.
Betty famed into 0 temper,
stamped her foot ct him, and
started for the door.
Maybe I am" she cried. MAY.
be I'm Is good q detective as
you are. I will show you that I
can find out . thing or two,
Mister Uncle Smart Alec" She
flounced angrily from the room,
but turned OF the head Of the
stairs to call back over one in
dignant shoulder:
I'm going down on Long Island
to the Schuyler Millbanks house
party, and Is you know everything
I suppose you know that she wa
Donetta Dane, the dancer" HeI
voice trailed away, but he could
distinguish the words clearly "a
they floeted back. and Law
renee Vane will b there, too-and
. lot Of Others"
Cyrus K. leaped to his feet.
Betty" he called. "Corne back
here. 7 want to ask you some
thing about Donetta Dane.
But Betty had gone.
Down Long island, at the Show
place estate Of the Schuyler Mil
banks, everything was very gay
The servants were In Q double
state Of excitement, for not only
was o house party under way but
they had just finished mastering
out for the unexpected reception
Of the young masters bride.
Butler and maid, cook and gar
dener. had dropped into lax
wayS-all the servants did, when
ti10 master was away on one OF
his long trips. An easy time they
had Of IL OF Millb&nk Manor, and
the autographed news Of their
young masters sudden marriage
out Ia California, and Of his i'm
mediate arrival home. had set the
whole house agog.
Whsn they had all lined up II
Eho huge entrance hall TO welcome
the young couple home, every
servant had had his or her pr
vato opinion Of the change IN the
Mil1b0nks menage. Not one Of
them but had acknowledged that
the new mistreSS was "as pretty
a. O picture" and very sweet In
her ways" and oil had agreed
that although now there would
BE- undoubtedly more work, still