Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1925, Page 36

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. ¢, heDoul BY A E A Mystery Story of Drama 11928, hy Dodd. Mead & Co. Copvright Leaving the lawyer's office, Stanley walked two hlocks south on. Broad way. In that distance some five or six men recognized and howed to him He saw none of them. He turndd to the left and {n the middle of the hlock turned In and was carried 20 stories up. Issuing from the elevator, he walked into his old office and. in quired for Mr. \Waterman Name, please.” said an office hax whom he had never seen hefore. He gave his name and was taken direct Iv inte his old private offce pow Waterman's Here you are.” gavly Seem like home to vou, eh?" Yer, ves Always' liked vour priSaze office the best, so after vou'd gone, L moved in here. Well. how’are you>" Hope re going out 1o Inch with me?” “Sorry,” said Stanley. “Can't. I've &Kot 10 go uptown.” » had. How about sald “Waierman dinner at the 1't make -it. Yon see ['ve sot ami more or less on my hand until I get him launched 1've got by s commen Waterman the idea? What's he He's arranging dresses . hefors varipus for a series of ad learned so n. s and hear him. Hew abont His visi v thing he et he had made the ap 1 design. It was im of the & the had now and - Doris end at hic h Fverything that. Ie therefare wished everything in his power fo ma Waterman feel at ease with him. So he answered Yes. I'm free for lunch tomorrow Anywhere vou like Fine." said Waterman Strollers’ Cluh. Never see any know. We've gat a i and wesshan't he embarked erman shauld spend the week the - the Stanley You're a lot to talk ahout he sald.” as he turned te vou're coming down to ur ' Saturday “Sure,” agresd Waterman prompi Wouldn't miss it for anvthing o let her go while T was 1 dont think vewll find complain of the menu.’ nned Waterman. “if I and my money hack As he spoke he clapped Stanley on the shouider in his old hearty. friend- Iv way. His hand rested for an in stant within six inches of the Colhy Alamonds! CHAP Thus far, Wa the week end party at Stanley’s country house had entirely successful Tt was Sundav night. and Waterman was comfortably dressing for dinner Through the open door of the spa clous white tiled hathroom came the aoothing sound of genily splashing water as it slowly filled the marble tub. Waterman drew his silken dre. ing gown about him and lay down upon his couch with a comfortable sigh. Yes. it had heen an agreeahle day. full of fresh air and exercise The gentle weather still held on and the country remained henignant Within his hody a pleasant glow slowly diffused itself from the pre liminary cocktail which, at his or der. Jefferson had fust bronght him Waterman had net come upon this vislt withou trepidation. So far as Stanley was concerned, it is true, he feit nn uneasiness. He had seen nothinz in his old friend’s man ner to alarm him in the least. There were, to he sure. moments when he senged a difference. but after all, he reflected. they had not seen each other for over a vear, and. say what vou would, ahsence did change peo ple. Of the change in himself he did not think. There was nothing introspec tive about him. His mind. to be sure. was not whollv at ease about Dorle. Seif-centered and unohserv fng though he was. he had aware of the change that had come over her even hefore her ahrupt re aquest for a divorce. Nevertheless he had no idea that aversion-to himself had gone so far. For the moment the discovery had shocked him, but upoen reflection he reassured himself. He saw clearly that he had overplaved his hand-that he had taken her ton much for granted hut such his confidence in his awn attractions that he had na doypbt ¥ to reesiablish himse zood craces he now reflected. he must pull up a hit. He had. in fact, during the 4 hours that d since their nlev’s honse. hean mare magnetic hovigh zelf than for » time past. Frankness and ramaraderie had wrapped him about like a mantle. The excellence R XV. erman reflected some her like h Basty Cocoa and Delicious (Chocolate (ake BAKER’S Cocoa =nd Chocole}te Delightful foods and beverages of high quality, pure and healthfal. WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. - ESTABLISHED 1750 DORCHESTER, MASS. CANADIAN MILLS AT MONTREAL Booklet of Choice Recipes sent free. rising and givirnz him it hand. | ‘Make it | heen | THOMAS. Power. of his impersonation had wrung a e luctant admiration even from Stan himself. though ji in no way alt; the purpose whieh had taken pos | sfon of his mind and soul. - had arrived .late ternoon by motor from rl They were welcomed not only by Jdim himself. but alse by Mrs. Hutchinson, Jim's only sister, who had motared over from her own coun try houge a dozen miles away. 10 complete the party-at her brother’s request. There had been dinner and bridge unfil midnight. The follaw [ Ing ‘morning threeiof the party had | attended service at.the beautifut }t tle villa hurch. St Paul's.in-the Hills, where a famous New York clergyman was announced to preach | that day. Waterman had drawn the | line aY this, contenting himself: with |a ramble through the countryside. After lunch the four had hetaken themelves to the nelghboring coun try club, where they had plaved a | round of olf. finishing the last hole hefore twilight deepened into Doris and Stanley Had teamed np nst Mrs. Hutchinson and Water . and the latter combination had roved easily victorious. Waterman A Metropolitan handieap of A, and though a little out of practice. on the eighteenth green he sunk a 4-foot putt for an 81. As Jim missed his | 5-footer. the vietory went to Water. man’s side hy 1 up. There had heen no opportunity for intimate talk. Stanley had taken care of that. His mind was =0 filled with ihe thing he had do that vers night that he had no wish for a teiea-tete either with Rellin or with Dorls. His maln concern was to keep Waterman in Dlissful unconsciousness of the hlow that was ahout to fall upon him To this end he hent all his energy to his impersonation of the character of genial host There had been. 1t Is true. a minutes in the locker roem at the clubhouse when the two men were | alone together. This imerval Water man had seized upon for ihe purpose | of delicactely sounding out the | possibility that Stanley might be dis- | posed ta he of some help to him in his | pecuniary difficulties. He let fall one | or two hints that his prosperity had not heen great of late. Stanley saw | the point at once and answered with | apparent frankness I'm sorry, old boy.” he said. “that thinge aren’t going better with von. | but times have been dificult. I'll come | 10 the office <ome day next week and we'll see what can he done.” And now as Waterman waited com fortably for his tub to fill he reflected | that, after all, it was a good thing for him' that Jim had come hack. Jim | had alwavs been his good falry no | douht he wonld continue to he 5o, | Inanother raom just across the wide hall reflections of a quite different character were at that same moment occupying the mind of Doris. She too, was dressing for dinner-not with her usual deliberation, hut with urgent haste. She felt that she must in some WAV manage to gel u few maments | alone with Jim. There were certain things that must be said between | them. She had in no wav altered her | point of view regarding her hushand since the day she had asked him to consent to a divorce. Her eves now fully opened 1o his character, she had felt only contempt for the transparent efforts _he had since heen making to regtote himself to her fayar. 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