Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 9, 1913, Page 2

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L The Cost of Living is fireat\ THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., DEC. 9, 1913. % TIME == — | = /' 4 A | “Me]ggcgrob/do’e ', to the man with something like resent- ment stirring in his bosom, for the fel- { low’s manner suggested a proprietary relationship toward the girl, which, tor a reason he did not attempt just then to explain, made him angry, As far as attire went, the man was present- able enough; but Van Vechten was not favorably prepossessed by the sullen, battered countenance, the coarse, sandy hair, nor the big, loose-jointed, powerful body. Then the cautioning glance was of a sudden accounted for; the man, satis- fied that the girl had caught his mean- ing, showed that he had noted Van Vechten’s more than casual regard, by a vindictive look from a pair of steely gray eyes—a look at once so keen and truculent and challenging that its re- cipient was for the moment dum- }grossing admiration of the girl's | beauty, was broken rudely in upon by a sudden confused movement of the crowd. With clanging bell and a I noisy clatter of iron-shod hoofs upon i the asphalt, a police ambulance drew | up at the alley. Phinney and Van Vech- | ten were jostled with the others, and young surgeon leap nimbly down; the first to join his comrade in holding | the crowd in check, the other to ren-| der such aid to the stricken man as any faint indication of life might call | for, The motionless figure, however, | was beyond the reach of any surgeon’s skill; it required but a cursory 1nspec-[ tion to determine this. Van Vechten saw, hazily, the young | physician indicate the mark on the man'’s temple, and lay the tip of a fore- finger upon another spot behind the left ear, the while he talked in under- tones to the two policemen. Then the crowd quieted, and he had an oppor- ! tunity to look at the girl again. | It was with something of a shock ' that he realized she was no longer con. | fronting him. His glance flew quickly hither and thither—even hoping for | the sandy-haired man, as a sort of clue—but she was nowhere to be seen. ! Both had vanished. The ambulance was now departing with its silent burden, the crowd was dissolving or hreaking up into little groups to discuss the tragedy, and the two friends were walking at a leisure- ly pace back to the Powhatan. Once more to themsedves, and Tom Phin- ney’s volubility returned. | “Why the dickens didn’t you want' to tell him what you know?” he de- manded. ) The answer was uttered softly. “Tom, whatever reasons I may have I couldn’t put into words. At least, I sha'n’t attempt to just now. You sure- ly know what a ‘hunch’ is; your scheme of life seems largely to be gov- erned by them.” [ “Huh!” grunted Tom, without under- | standing, but inadvertently hitting up- ' on a part of the reason for his friend's reticence. “It is the veiled lady in the taxi; you think you are on the scent of an adventure, Rats! No adventure there. She was a lady, I can tell you that.” The other gave him a sharp glance, as if estimating the degree of his per- spicacity. How much could Tom tell? “Tom"—after a moment, “if you must talk—and I know your limita- | tions as compared with your inten-' | mention the lady in the taxi—to any- | body.” Van Vechten’s manner was so delib- erate and grave that Tom favored him with a questioning stare. | “Why, sure, Ruddy,” was the prompt and hearty response—“if it's as seri- ous as all that. You know her—what?" “No, I don’t. But I think that I, should—which is quite a dl!terent| thing.” He knew that one phase of the morn- | ing’s happenings would not be too much for Tom to keep to himself, and for some unexplained reason Van Vechten wanted it to be the mysteri- ous lady of the taxi-cab. As they were turning into the Pow- hatan's granite archway, Van Vech- ten bent an inquisitive glance toward Number 1313. His curiosity was now | immeasurably augmented by a fresh interest. And he received another shock—one that fairly staggered him. For the first time in all the months that he had surveyed the silent facade, | he caught & movement at one of the | blinds. It was drawn aside, and he was afforded a momentary glimpse of . a girl's face—the face of the girl in the crowd. had walk » = }; The Jolernoster Ruby.—— flc. e L T founded. ! However, Van Vechten’s puzzlement over this strange bit of byplay, his en- ! the latter's attention was distracted * from the girl and the sandy-haired man. 1 | He watched a second officer and the ' LOCK | He was actually stung to an involun- tary expression of protest, “My God! like that!” “Er—what?” Tom jerked out, slew- ' G a casNg2t ! OPSIS But it was not this circumstance I it ; alone that stirred him, She was gaz- o . ing directly at him with a look that by was both bitterly scornful and accus-: . 'IT] oa" 10 ing. In this new mien the face was ¥ e\"::n more beautful than he had dared : ;'}(]’LU:‘W}“ i . hope for. But why should she be with [ Moo <k u ‘ering him with a look of contemptu- CHAPTER II-Several persons at regu- | ous disdain and rebuke? He had never BRIt DD Chiel Mo it | in all his lite seen Ler face before this “Van Vechten turned his attention : da¥- Don't—don’t look at me . ing around and following Van Vech-‘ ten's set gaze. But the blinds were again closed. “You need a cocktail,” Tom coun- geled pithily after a pause. thing of not going to bed at night so as to be up before noon has got you to seeing things.” “My dear fellow,” was the composed reply, “you can't imagine how emi- nently correct you are in that conclu- “This | sion.” And as they passed inside: “No | cocktail, though, thanks. do not mind, go talk to somebody else; I want to think.” CHAPTER V, Introducing Mr. Flint. Whatever it might have been that Rudolph Van Vechten wanted to pon- der in connection with the morning's happenings, he had no thought for the hourly procession of strange men into And if you | Number 1313, nor for the veiled lady | (as much as her appearance had agi- | tated him), nor yet for the murder— if murder there had been. His mind was flooded with dissolv- ing images of a fair girl’'s face. He saw her shrinking in dread before an unspeakable terror, from which he | could not shield her; he saw her eob- | bing out her heart in bitter distress, and it was not his privilege fo comfort her. And then, most vivid of all, were the scorn and reproach of her hand- some dark eyes, against whose silent accusation he could not defend him- self. $ His fruitless mental effort was chaf- ‘ing and fretting him almost to dis- traction; his head ached and throbbed; his nerves felt as if they stood stripped In a sleet storm. And a beautiful face, |88 luminous as dawn, floated elusively before him, pleading, rebuking, teas- ing, coaxing, hating, but constantly and always leaving him more and more mystified and hopelessly perplexed. As far advanced as the season was, there still remained several weeks which, earlier, he had planned to spend with the Carterets. Fred Carteret owned a pleasant summer home on the north shore of Long island, and a com- fortable sailing-yacht which Tom Phin- ney delighted to navigate up and down |the sound, while the other dined, made merry or took advantage of the cool breezes to sleep. He even regretted that he must forego Tommy’s cheerful habit of every now und then poking his head in at the czbin skylight and shouting directions to the bridge play- jers below—who, as everyone knows, always enjoy that sort of thing, He would invariably vanish before the only available missiics could annihi- late him, and becoine immersed in some profundity of his self-imposed duties. And then would have followed a journey in his own trim steam-yacht (T. Phinney, master), down to the Cheseapeake, to wait for the autumn hegira of ducks. His cousin's pros- pective arrival from abroad had al- tered all these pleasant arrangements, Paige Carew had completed her mu- sical studies in July; some day she would enchant the world—or at least that elect portion of it which she would condescend to favor—with her violin; her career at the conservatory assured this prophecy. Was not that honor and glory enough for a girl not yet twenty? Then why should she and Mrs, Dey- | ereaux go off to London for the sea- son, instead of coming home to meet the people with whom she would have to mingle after they were married, and receive their laudations and con- gratulations? i"Vam Vechten paused at this reflec- tion. After they were married! Ever since he could remember, this contin- gency had been taken so for granted that he had never thought to question It. It was so much the proper thing for them to do, such a logical union, 50 desirable from every point of view, that he and Paige had always regarded it as a settled thing—an assured fact —awaitinz only the ripe moment, True, neitler of them seemed eager to hasten the time, but if that time was ever to come it must now be near at hand; they could not much longer be content with “some time.” He frowned with annoyance, couldn’t such a sensible girl come home at the proper time, when all ar rangements had been made for her re- ‘Loutinued on Page 6.) Why et We are here for business. Everything sola under a DoBitiy, Guarantee We Sell STEADFAST, WHITE HOUSE AND M’ELVIN SHOES FOR ME§, MAY MANTON FOR LADIES, BUSTER BROWN FOR CHILDRy Gents and Boys Suits Suits made to Measure. Rain Coats Made to Measure; also a big popular line of reagy made suits for gents and boys. Also a big line of blankets ap comforts. . i We also cover buttons, any size. 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