THE MYSTERY GIRL fly CAhOLYN HELL*. (Copyright, m>.) {Continued from YeMerday.) For Anita was positively laughing at some foolishness of Pinky Payne's Still, Lockwood concluded, watching her narrowly, yet linobsi rvcd. she was laughing Immoderately. She was laugh.ng for some reason other than merriment. It v rged on hysterical, he decided, and wondered why He Joined the group of young peo ple, and In his uuit but effective way, lie Said "You've bad enough foolery for the moment, Miss Austin—come utld talk to me." And to the girls amulenitmt he took lier hand and led her In a dav enport on the other side of the room. "There," lie said, as he arranged a pillow or two. "is that right?" "Yes," she said, and lapsed into si lt nee. She sat looking off into vacancy, and Lockwood studied her. Then he said, softly "It's too bad. isn't li?" "Yes.” Anita sighed .and then sn.l ilenly; "what do you mean? What's too had." "Whatever It Is that troubles you." The deep blue eyes tnet her own, but there tws no sign of response or acquiescence on the girl's face. “Good-by,’’ she said, rising quickly, "I must go.” “Oh, no—don't go," cried Pinky, overbearing. "Why, you've only Just come.” "Yes, I must go." said Miss Mys tery, decidedly. "Good afternoon, Mrs ]in tew. and thank you for bring ing me. Good afternoon, Mrs. Pey ton." including all the others in a gen eral bow of farewell, the strange girl went to the front door, and paused for tlie attendant Nogl to open it. Donrtending the assistant butler un derstood and he punctiliously waited until Miss Austin had buttoned her glove ;uid had given an adjusting pat to her veil, after a fleeting glance In the hall mirror. Hut it was Immediately flung open $10 Sends a Piano Home for Christmas Select your instrument from this special list of used, returned from rr-nt and shop-worn bargains, and save 25% to 50%. 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"Please not.," she said, Indifferent ly. scarcely glancing at him. "Yep. Ootto, iletting near dusk, and you might he kidnaped. Needn't talk If you don't want to." "1 never want to talk.” was the surprising and crisply spoken retort. "Well, d.dn't I say you needn't! Don't get wrathy—don't 'ee, don't 'ee —now—aa my old Hootch nurso used to gay." "How'd you like the looks of the doctor?" Pinky asked, hoping to in duce conversation. "I scarcely saw him." "Oh, you saw him—though you hail small chance to set to Know him. Perfect old brick, hut a little on edge of late. Approaching matrimony, 1 suppose. Did you notice his ruby stickpin?” "Yes; it didn't seem to suit him at all.” "No; he's a conservative dresser. Rut that pin—It’s a famous gem—Whs given him by his own clast—-I hieiin Ida graduating class, but long after they graduated, and he had to pi'om ise to wear It once a week, so he usually gets Into It "on Sundays. It's a corking Stone!" "Yes.” said Miss Austin. On reaching the Adams house, the ! girl said a quick good-bye, and Pinky 1 Payne found himself at liberty to go In and see the other members of the household, or to go home, for Miss ' Auslin disappeared Into the hull and up the staircase with the rapidity of ' a dissolving view. Young Payne turned awnv and ! strolled slowly bark to the Waring ' home, wondering what It was about the disagreeable young Woman that made him pay any attention to her at all. Tlr found her the toplo of discussion when he arrived. "Of all 1 udo people," Mrs. Peyton i declared, "she was certainly the worst!" "She was!" Helen agreed. "1 couldn't make her out at all, And I don't call her pretty, either." "I do," observed Emily pates. "I ] call her very pretty—-and possessed of great charm." “Charm!" scoffed Helen. "I can’t : see It.” "She isn’t rude," Pinky defended ] the absent. "I'm sure, Mrs, Peyton, she made her ndieux most politely. ' Why should she have stayed longer? I She didn't know any of us—and, per haps she doesn’t like any of us." "That's It,” Gordon Lockwood i stated. “She doesn't llko us—I'm | sure of that. Well, why should she, if she doesn't Want to?" "Why shouldn't PhP?" countered Tyler. "She's so terribly superior— I can't hear her. She acts as if she . owned the earth, yet nobody knows Who she is. or anything about her." 1 "Where is Miss Austin?" asked Dr. | Waring, returning, quite composed ] and calm. "She went home." informed Mrs. i Bates. "Are you all right, John?” | "Oh, yes, dear. I wasn't ill, or any thing like that. The awkward acei dent touched my nerves, and 1 want ed to run away and hide." He smiled Whimsically, looking like a naughty schoolboy, and Emily Hates tool: his hand and drew him down to a seat beside her. "What made you drop it, John?" I Stic snid, with.a direct look Into his i eyes. He hesitated a moment, and his own l glance wandered, then he said, "I don't know, Emily; I suppose it was a sudden physical contraction of the 1 muscles of my hand—and I couldn't control it." Mrs. Bate’s didn't look satisfied, hut she did not pursue the subject. Then the discussion of Anita was resumed. "How did you like her looks, Dr, Waring?" Helen Peyton asked. "i scarcely saw her,” was the quiet reply. "Did you all admire her?" "Some of us did." Mrs. Rates an swered; "I do, for one. Hid you ever j see her befora, John?" Dr. Waring stared at the question. ' "Never.” he declared. "How could 1 I have done so?" "I don't know. I'm sure," Mrs. Bates laughed. "I just had a sort of impression—" "No, dear, I never saw the girl be- i fore in my life," Waring reasserted. The Tragedy. That same Sunday evening the War- , lng household dined alone. Oftener | than not there were guests, hut to- | n ght there were only the two Pey tons, Lockwood and John Waring himself. Ito, the butler, had holiday Sunday afternoon and evening and Nog I, the Second and less experienced man, war trving his best to satisfy the exactions of Mrs. Peyton as to Ins service at . the table. Helen Peyton was in a talkative mood and commented volubly on the caller id the afternoon. Miss Austin. She met little response, for her mother was absorbed in the training of the Japanese, and the two men seemed Indisposed to pursue the sub Ject. "Don't vott think she's odd look ing'.’" Helen asked of Dr. Waring. "Odd looking," ha repented; "1 don’t know. 1 didn't notice her espe cially. She seemed to me a rather distinguished type." "Distinguished is (lie Word.” agreed Lockwood. "What about the lecture tomorrow night, doctor? A V 111 Fes senden take care of it?" "No; 1 must lecture myself tomor row night. I'm sorry, for I'm busy with that book revision. However, I'll look up some data this evening, and I shall be ready fnr it." “of course you will," laughed Mrs. Peyton. "You were never caught un ready for anything"' "Hut It mentis some work." Waring added, as he rose from the table. He went into the study, followed be Lockwood. whose experience made him aware of what book* his chief Would tleed, and lie began nt otico to 1 take* them from the shelves. "Kight." Waring said, looking ovor (he armful of volumes Look Wood 1 paced on the desk'and seating him self in the swivel chnlr. "Tiring me Marcus Aurelius, too. I please, and Martial.” "The Classic i touch," Lockwood | Smiled, ‘ , "Yes. it mills dignity, jf one Is a bit "by Of mntsrial." Waring admit ted. good nnturedly. "That's nil, Lockwood. You may go. tf you like.** "Xo, Rlr. I’ll stay until 11 or so. I'm pretty busy with tho reporta, and. too. Rome one may call whom I can take rare of." "Good chap you are. I.oOkWOOd. T appreciate it. Very well. then, don’t bother me unless absolutely neces sary." The secretary left tho room and closed tho study door behind him. 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