Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1929, Page 40

THE RAGGED PRINCESS Edynr Wallace e it § s Copyright, 1925, by cluuqu Deily News (Continued From Yesterday's Star.) CHAPTER L. EFORE the words were out of his | o6 mouthsnmnmm dnwn the stairs. In the street thonzunotn:mwflkln(up "Audfi!l" hl cried, joyfully, and be- fore he realized 'hlt he was doing, had taken her in his “My dear, this is wondertul!” he said, and his voice shook. “You don't know what this minute means to me.” “Didn’t Mr. Smith tell you I was waiting?” she asked, gently disengag- ing herself. “He 'mxldnz let me come in until he had found whether you ‘were the: “Then he expected me to be here?” said Dick in surprise. “He thought so; he .said that this would be the first call you'd make.” He hustled her into the houu md u to Smith's room, Smith recef 1‘; new ‘visitor with the zreutest ulm- ness. And then the girl told her story. “I was near the deor when I heard you, as I thought, come down the stairs and say something in a whisper to the policeman. It was not until the man dashed past me and opened the door that I realized I was mistaken. Dick, it was Mr. Malpas!” “Malpas? Are you sure?” “F ositive,” she said emphatically. “I couldn’t mistake him. He wore a soft felt hat and his coat collar was turn up to his chin, and that awful nosel My first thought was to scream. And then my hand, which was in my ket at the time, touched the silyer m?e, and I began to realize a de- tective's responsibilities.” “And you followed him?” said Dick. “You mad woman!” “He was across the road by the time I had made up my mind, and I flew along after him, keeping him in sight. He walked down to Panton street into Leicester square and turned up toward Coventry street, and I kept behind him and at a little distance. At Coventry street he crossed the road, passed up the little street that runs the side of the Pavilion theater, and, crossing Shaftesbury avenue, wnlkefl quietly up Gren Windmill street. I saw a car by the sidewalk, but didn't re- uln at it was his until he jumped in and started it moving. And then I did & very foolish thing. I shouted ‘Stop!” and ran toward the car. Instead of go- ing off at top speed, as I expected him to, he looked around and kept the ma- chine gol at a slow pace, just fast enough to keep ahead of me, and then he suddenly stopped and I came up to it before I realized what danger I might be in. It was a closed limousine and I could not see the -face of -the driver. ‘The street was dark and there was no light of any kind inside the body of machine. “‘Is that you, Miss Bedford?”” he asked. Although all along I was cer- tain it was he, I was simply struck speechles when I fouud that my sus- piclons were correct. ‘Come inside; I flash. There was nobody in sight, and I was terrified. I don't know how I got away, but I did. Looking round, I saw that I was not being followed, and the car couldn’t be seen, of course, because I had turned three or four cor- ners before I lost my breath and could g0 no farther. Just as I was deciding that I ought to look for a policeman and tell him, Mr. Smith walked into 'E' I had a fright; I thought it was K‘ That is all, except that Mr. lml brought me to your flat, and on the way wc met a detective who told us you had been inquiring about him.” Dick drew a long breath. “So the mystery of your omniscience is a mystery no longer, Smith. How came you to be In that neighborhood?” & wu following the young lady.” Not & muscle of Smith's face moved, ?ot mde!y:lld{hm&mt is what was doing—fo young lady; though, if I'd known she was one ot X t ipsos custodes. That's Latin, and it means “Who shall trail the traller?” And now Il guess you are wanting to go, cap- hln, and I'll not detain you. Nothing 15 missing so far as I can see, but if you find any of my property in your Ppocket when you get home maybe 'll send it to me by express de- Dick drove the girl to her hotel, and, with the relief which her. safety brought, came the reaction. Some- "Run to dear,~for a can of PRUDENCE Corned BeefHash ed | Delieve m-c 1 was sane. wlunlnundm'lndlmdlwn the possession of thel dld pot make the situation Any less CHAPTER LL Audrey woke the mext, momig, a lit- tle bewildéred to discover higrself in an he | apartment as richly appointed #is her new! lodgings Were plain. Theré was a tap at the sitting room door; she unlocked it and scurried back to bed as a trim mald came in, wheel a little wicker r.rolleg on which her breakfast was laid. By the side of the plate was a letter, and glancing at it she. uttered an exclamation of surprise. It was from Dora, and was addressed to her, not only at the Ritz-Carlton, but gave the number of her suite. Audrey smiled. Onod news travels ‘al- most as quickly as bad, she thought, and opened the hnvlly underllned et- ter, wanderl what had led her sis- ter take this unusual course. The nuccuw lines filled her with amaze- ment: “My Dearest Child: I wonder if you are evmin( to forgive me for all the horrid gs I've done and said to you and for my terrible and wicked conduct a year 8go? The remembrance that you went to prison innocently for an offense which was really Martin's haunts me. And when I recall my dreadful attack upon you, I can hardly X want you to let bygones be bygones and to come and see me. I've a lot to tell you—one act of mine I can at least undo. Will you be a forgiving angel and telephone me? Your loving sister. .“DOROTHY.” m"Domthy?" repeated Audrey frown- g . Yet, despite the conflicting emotions which the letter aroused, on the whole she was glad. The maid had haraly ne before she was at the telephone. ’s volce answered her. “Of course I'll come and see you— this afternoon if I can. And you're not to worry about the—the Holloway inci- dent. I can’t speak more plainly on the_telephone, but you understand?” D‘;‘Yes. dear,” sald the low voice of “"Ym:u h“ln‘t asked me what I'm “ 1. know all about that,” said Dora's dispirited voice. “You're work- ing for Stormer’s, arén’t you?” Audrey gave a gasp of surprise. “How did you know?” “Somebody told me, but that doesn't matter. You will come, mfl' you do forgive me?” Audrey went to her hfll feeling & lightness of heart that she had. not ex- perienced for many a day. Deep down she was fond of her sister, and her enmity had been a real trouble to her. It seemed as if one of the major unhap- pinesses of life was dissipated. She did not, however, forget her curious mis- sion. While she was dressing she took advantage of the maid's presence to ask about the mysterious Mr. Torrington. “They say he’s a mllllnnllre o uld the mald, in that despairing which people who are not mulmnnlnl speak of those who are, “but I don't see what pleasure he gets out of his money. He never goes anywhere, never does ‘anything, sits in his room all, day, reading and smoking; goes sneaking out at night—not to theaters, as any other decent gentleman would do, but Jjust loafing around the streets. That's not what I call enjoyment. had all that money I'd see life! to the Palais to all the good pictures you could see in the afternoons.” “Perhaps he doesn’t dance,”. sald Audrey. “He could learn,” said the girl. man with that money could learn any- this “I¢ he ia his room now?” The girl nodded. “He was five mtnutu when* 1 mokmmnubmuun I will say this !or mm that he's vm polite and his hal are regular. Do you know that he'n up at 5:30 evm morning? It is & fact, miss. The night porter has to take him in coffee and rolls at that hour! He says he has been in the habit for years of getting up at 5:30 and he can’t break himself.’ “Has he a secretary?” ‘The maid shook her head. “No, he hasn't got a even a parrot,” she said vquely In the course of the morning Audrey got into touch with Stormer’s and made her brief report. It could have been the sfore. it, she caught the girl 4 and lookod lovingly “You have forgiven me, For some reason, Audrey felt awk- and gauche. It was as thqugh was some tension in the air that felt without bei ble to define. ps it was the al Nch disconcerted hz see-him; the reconciliation was in- complete without his presence.’ And it was strange that Dora made no refer- ence to or apology for his absence. “Sit down, my dur. and let me have 8 good look at you. You haven't changed very much since the old days, really you haven't. Nobody would dréeam that you were a year older than 1" Audrey looked up in amasement. "Meu"s fldlex”"l she said. why I wanted to see You'll have some tea?" it “But I don't understand you, Dora,” d the girl, ignorin, Q\l invitation. am not older than Iam s year younger.” !‘"Youre a year older, darling,” she “Dear mother was responsible for the mixup. For some reason, which I bit- :cnr‘l’yhremt, T"‘fi.'i' did not. like you, er dishki & Queer expression, a8, we have reason to know.’ o “I have always understood that T was born on the 1st of December, 1904~ began Audrey. “On the 3d of February, 1903,” smiled Dora. “I have your birth certificate. T wanted to show it to you. She opened the dranr ‘of the gacre- tary and from a blue envelope took out me long oblong "dlp “There it is, dear—Audrey Dorothy Bedford. That was mother's first hus- band. I told you that she never called you by your name.” Audrey was examining the document, bewfldered “But she told me—she said you were the older—Ilots of times. And, Dora, I remember, you were always in a class higher than I at school. If wh say is true, then my father— “I told you that yopr father was on the breakwater, but it isn't so.” Dora dropped her eyes. “It was my father,” she said brokenly. “He was an Ameri- can, who came to South Africa and met mother when she was a young widow with a child only a few weeks old. They were married three months later,” Audrey dropped down into a chair. “How queer!” she said. “But I am Audrey! And we.are both Dorothy? That must be so. But’—she shook her head helplessly—“I can't believe that I'm older than you." Dora checked her rising anger with a great mental effort, but what she had t?w say was interrupted by a cry from girl. “I can prove I'm the younger!” she sald, trjumphantly. “Mother told me where I was christened—at a chapel in Rosebank, South Afri In the bedroom above the room in which they were talking Martin Elton, his ear to the floor, listened and grew suddenly hiiggard. Audréy Torrifigton must be put awa By what way, in what fashion, he not care. He walt- ed, listening, and when at last her foot sounded on the stairs he got up and opened the door, Dora’s voice, laughing and carefree, came up to him, -nfl presently the street door closed and he went down to meet Now, if I| hj I'd go|; du Danse every night, and {his' f; “ | sh (Oenthlud in" Tom 'x‘vmnrmw'l Star.) EXPECT LOWER PRICES. cnu UP).—Julce {nw are share the raisin's roubles during Until recent the juice grapes en- joyed a favorable price position in com- parison to other types of the vine prod- uet. "'me acreage, however, has been SANTA ROSA, A Hearty Meal - 4 - read to eat in 3 mini tes ‘ Be sure and try a can today At All Sanitary, Ptuly Wiggly and American Storss PRUDENCE. READY TO BROWN Corned Beef Hash ek 0 ‘of Martin |3 She EUELELE b g e UBGES WOMEN OF FARMS "’""’ e TO WORK THROUGH CLUBS mrm- to l‘odmfion Chairman nomic Justice Must Come .fi'mfi-: GIRL CARILLONNEUR 16. 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