Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1928, Page 31

THE FVENTNG S TWASTITNGTOY, ™ *, TWEDXTSDAT, TANT ARy 1928.° ss Brown of X.Y.O. By E. Phillips Oppcnheim. 1027 by B Philline Oppenheim Conyrieht INSTALLMENT L | “Sitting | veplied. T hav 1S5 EDITIHE BROWN sat on | jie nodded the Tottommost of a short | cutticient flizht of steps. with her back " o an invisible house writer?” mto an invisinle w “1 am considered so ™ 1 thre He teancd over, turned up a lamp | o with he Ly his side and ma sosture (o his e - handle '\[ h" sorva whe touched @ further switch st which 1112 the room with Jisht With her was obvious pain the man ow deseription. choki Himselt upon his couch For m ‘] an h':‘ an hour n wand 2 ahout, patient coming a little as was her h hitude in a state of complete & B upon your doorstep.” she | n lost in the fog." ation was | her. | working for me. shorthand | am not a thief o criminal, i at yon mean.” he assured “You won't break any laws by Tt will be the law- breakers you will have @ name is Dessi “The explorer Yes She unfastened her mackintosh it tidily over the vack of her and produeed her notehook. Any sitation which she may have felt he ul vanished should like o work of yours.” she said sin now.” U won't mind if it hrings vou o certain amount of trouble, perhaps— 1 must make vou understand this—of isted, sstablishing her wwn her chair a little closer to him. Without her mackintosh. he he expl are an expert IANAANANA \\‘»\\\\\\‘\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\‘»\ indertake any you mind el nearer?™ he invited Miss Brown laid her ease upon the | on. How she had found hor | table and approached the foot of the way into this square she had no idea’ | couch. The suffcring man looked at But. after the hooting of cars almost | her with an unfathdmable expression | in her ems. the hoarse shouts of be- | shining out of hix clear eves—the ex- | wildered pedestrians, the muflied tur | pression of one who secks w f it thoroushfare, she was | hopetully, vet with a deep Nt to sit for a fow min- | Miss Brown was wearing a saw that she was very neatly dressed sice. It | mackintosh which had scen better | in a plain one-piece zown of blue W that the quict | days and a plain little felt hat suitable | serge, that her throat was pleasantly | thin was o be | for the weather wes had been | white, and that her figuee was slim monded. her shoes were tidy and her | mer and daintior than it had seemed " t too short. She had blue | under the enveloping mackintosh Vivid patehos of romance ather broad forchead and an id of anythin: in s in a new and te mouth. Her complexion. 4 him. it v it she could have exee the presence of -l quietly for the fivst time, At least tained room a ona le, was unusually f that is porhaps e e which she was pres little wisps of her | atvaid sometimes. when every day is > would have pi SWhitn e santins sical v like the others, of hecomini 1 under her hat. were of an ontented. 1 t understand, of vory eolor. What seemed to bring rodiet to | cowse, what you mean. wheiher von went | the man whe was studving her, how- | are tiving to frisht>n me or not. 1 was the fact that her blue eyes ' don't see how just taking down what Miss ever, “Where did Mergen find you?" he demanded. “Nitting on vour doorstep. I was lost in the fog,” she replied. \\\\\\\\\‘\\-\\\\\\v‘\\\‘\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\\\“\\;\\3\\\X\\\\\\\\;‘\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ot .‘-\\\\\\“\\\‘\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ row n notwithstanding har demure met his without once m.lkmg any | vou want me to type for you can lead red .An her life | effort whatever to avoid his. me into any sort of danger here in n an unprobed spirit of romance. “1 must know something about you | London. ever, even if it should, She sat deliberating upon her where- | before we begin to Work.” he said | I am perfectly willing to do it all the The roar in her ears must | unexpectedly same. . £h2 fancied. from Kensington| “Do you mean that you want a ref-| The man upon the sofa gave a sigh street, the thoroughfare which | erence? You can ring up the college | of satisfaction. His eyes rested upon | 1 recently quitted. and she must | where I was trained or any of my |her foramoment appreciatively. With Bave found her way into one of those | clients—but 1 see you can't,” she |her stylo pen in her fingars. her book | secluded and opulent squares lving to | added, looking at the cut cord. with fts virgin pages stretched ont flat | southeast of it. Presently she de | “I'don’t mean that sort of reference | befora her. her lips a little puckered nother effort | at all,” he answered, “I don’'t under- | her eye fixed expectantly upon him nearer to her | stand your being there—upon my door- | she possessed an air of complete effi rket by seeking | step " _|cieney, the air of a woman alike ca > vicinity. While | “It happened just as T told you.' le and well polsed. up her mind to start, | she assured him. 4 was trying fo] “I have been very fortunate.” he front door behind her | find my way home and the square | said, “that you chose to rest upon | way down | seemed 8o quiet and restful I sat down | my doorstep. Whether you will think | | for a moment.” | Yourself equally fortunate in days to “You had no idea where you were?" | come of not I do not know. At least s. | he asked, his eyes demanding the | you will not be bored. Please take beg your pardon” he said, | tru ek e e “I' didn’t see that any one A8 her pen moved Miss Brown felt " unsuspected depths within her heing respond to a new and growing sense of excitement. She realized for the Understand this, please,” he went | first time, ax one after the other she “I have some dictation of very | turned over the pages, the starvation which I must give to | of her simple life. It was romance for it—in case things o | which «he had craved, the stir of life wrong You can see that 1| lived for other purposcs than suecess am jll. The person to whom 1 give ft | ful commerce or politic. of the county must not only be trustworthy, hut shs | council type e felt around her must understand that the fuct of her |the glow of the world of which xome- | naving my notes in her possession miy | times in her happiest moments she had lead her into d What sort of a | had faint, shadow dreams born only person are you i anish like Spring clouds. The an (o tingle in her vei the slightest in the world.” | He seemed to some extent satisficd. “I hope T'm not a muisance,” she | He rised himsel a little higher on the red. ‘l lost my way in the fog 1g to think out wher: ssured her of passing on tiracted by the : ise she was ca: ing. He stooped down and looked at more closely. His fac %0 near now that it almost touched hers—the #mooth face of the “gentieman’s serv-| " She remained quite patient with him | blood ent.” with neat collar and black tie.|,nq gbmolutely composed. Notwith- | Never once did her confident pen There was something about his exures | yanding the quietness of her manner, | Occasionally he tested her. sion. however. which denoted under- | nouc ¥ {2 97Etess 8L her manner, | Ooo A e e vomiance.” reath the calm exterior & ferment | jiyle faster. She felt a curious tingling | 1n each case she repeated it fault o in her veine There was something | lessly. To her own ears, her voice o apatieiiocs ot dendii | there behind the screen—the leather | sounded unemotional V on 1 screen which sheltered the far side the couch knew better. the v et the room—a man's leg. the shoe | response In her to the drama of ti ou're not a typist by any chance. | yuyheq with mud ottom of the miss?” he asked akain with & queer Trouner turned up. % note of eagerness in hie tone . mitied, "1 have been | Wil 8 shudder. ‘It out doing some in Kensingzton I am try find my way arked pt almost ut inbx hind stood by his “de and drained its conter “Would you ke to Fng”" whe asked compassionately, but without any siens of fur | He shook his head His slight move | ment hud disclosed something which for u moment had made her fingers There wax a rough bandige i cont, n staln on the left wide When she opencd | .mk d no « "My na “I am an sitting room ix Brown,” wh, phan and 1 eaned over until she was almoxt He woemed 1o be studying her | o le 0L ingrily. 1t wan an honest face, | g 5L PO tion even in that | . | srences. brought up ound. The man dr Ly brousht ur Erount 11 know that I am honest and 1 am i B "":':x',:’*" x ;"j“u";‘ sure that 1 sm trustworthy. 1 have | shake ' 4 i J BN had work of some importance given to | under me from time 10 time.” She closed her “Do you mind taking o rikk?” he | them ugain it waw forgotten, asked eagerly. “If you do thin wo “I am all right,” he declaved. At for me §tmay change many things in | teagt T whall be until 1 have finished your life. You will be well paid, but | with you. You're not-—getting nery You may have to give up everything “lse for a Ume. You may even have to hide,” “Is it honest work” ork for a gen nportant work? #he assented, welcoming ey : -+ « smiled across at him reassur | dngly I can take down evervthing that she ventured Mother! Child Gets Sick, Cross, Feverish if Constipated y. drawing both with hix fingers oA @ door, he paused he confided, “ie i) answered i seermed now 2 and g1 Your child jsn't saturally peevish. See if tongue 15 | vated; Ahis is w sure sign the Dt bowels need a Motl fother sy and tomach v and Wihen 1i cold, breat e pale, feverish, full of || thioat sore, doeswt || cat, sleep or act naturslly hi ki ache, diarthea, remember, a gen | e diver and bowel cleansing should | always be the first treatment given | (B Nothing equals “Califorma Vg | Syrap” for children's ills; give a tea o Aurned Bis o nful, and in a few hours all the | o | foul waste, sour bile and fermenting Hond which s clogged in 1 ot of the system wnd | have a well and playfol child wod LAN children bove i o frunty daxative” and it neyer fads to ettect a wond Cinside clean ny Dhivecvions for babies childves atlages and grown-ups are plan the hattle Keep it handy i your e given today sives o ne trom the "oy which place it pe worke y typist spon the ad sn g ession of e howels | l ""”i‘ wiin | this harmless, de worrow, bt gt Cin o deagist for o boate of o formia Fig Syvan "ore homie A is maide b I ik child ) Sy Compang, Caliioving by '| vou give me.” polged over the paper, her fingers firm “And ask no questions? “And ask no questions.” He ro g It had been 20 minutes to door of the hertson Square had opencd Brown had been transg new world when, the conch halt elq “That's all.” he Miss Brown remamed il poised in e seemed to have Was a4 new exy the expression of the visionary. She the st quite still, gazing steadily through to upposite wall of the room. . Her | which h . 19 trav | at that n under | her. Al b of un- [ own newly “ .-\m..n.u dang power & when | e T . tim, house in Lom | ped, silent, walk tinduference thre she promised, her pen mmenced : with cir- [ had brought aomael | faneied herself A eedate way, s and Miss | rted into her | quarter past § he man on It wa after a b 5 and wonder. It ioward the end that she felt with the pen been led by the I ity of the sort hand BT eyes |y the mi some in her shivers sion in her face— | o . to [her colleg come The fuli siznificanee of the 2 Mr 5¢ El Palencia “iory to which sk i difference in herself which this amaz ing flaghlight into her note - down from d whole [ of common sense had said about Miss Brown | tor vet,” he when she 1oft to stait for herself. “A wirl who contd be trosted anywhere.” | torm. It res The new Miss Brown was not so sure | zolng ‘to die klothe | e spoke with rently S5 vt pround it | She found he Then 0e | ituation with perfect 1 listensd and to fect had | wned pon | * ¢+ She, forced herself b o her | present. closed her hook the {ndinsted the elastic b ind placed it in her n unknown world rose to her feet t She suddenly “Don’t von more making her | “that von ¢ t to wend for a doctor?” long | “Why” he asked Ay Onee more she @niffed the tation a price | close atmosphere of the room A s, jewelry, | “Beeause ™ she said, “you have ap- <tory tomorrow. This is Oppen- me commad | parently bheen shot, vou are il and heim's hundredth novel, and he thought st | vour wound ought to be properly once more his l!r""lllll pen has ctical and full | dressed ™ ereated an pal of | e time hasn't come for the doc- Tnfolde from day to day with- told her. “Mergen will out a dull moment «end for him presently, as 2 matter of motions calmn: think,” she ventured Read on it the thrilling ad- res of Miss Brown and her rather 7 ple mysterions stenographic ¥ the next chapter of this e T i D L Rl B e PRI LN \\\\\\\ e S A e R ot ., Cigars / ~ Phone Main 5215 The Bl Palencia is a mild. mellow, even hurming - made from the choicest quality tobaceo, Tts 1are- is distinguished by the delightful aroma Cigarettes Old Gold—Yorktown Camel — Chesterfield Piedmont—Sovereign Lucky Strike reet Caporal Phg. 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