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     Posie Carrington laid her dimpled and desirable chin upon her hands�察�



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and forgot her audience  a faculty that had won her laurels for her。 

     ;I   don't   seem   to   recollect   any   Bill   Summers�察─  �she   said�察  �thoughtfully 

gazing straight into the innocent blue eyes of the rustic young man。 ;But I 

know the Summerses�察�all right。 I guess there ain't many changes in the old 

town。 You see any of my folks lately�拭─�

     And   then   Highsmith   played   his   trump。   The   part   of   ;Sol   Haytosser; 

called for pathos as well as comedy。 Miss Carrington should see that he 

could do that as well。 

     ;Miss Posie�察─�said ;Bill Summers�察──�I was up to your folkeses house 

jist two or three days ago。 No�察�there ain't many changes to speak of。 The 

lilac bush by the kitchen window is over a foot higher�察�and the elm in the 

front yard died and had to be cut down。 And yet it don't seem the same 

place that it used to be。; 

     ;How's ma�拭─�asked Miss Carrington。 

     ;She was settin' by the front door�察�crocheting a lamp´mat when I saw 

her last�察─�said ;Bill。; ;She's older'n she was�察�Miss Posie。 But everything in 

the   house   looked   jest   the   same。  Your   ma   asked   me   to   set   down。   'Don't 

touch   that   willow   rocker�察  �William�察─  �says   she。   'It   ain't   been   moved   since 

Posie left�察�and that's the apron she was hemmin'�察�layin' over the arm of it�察�

jist as she flung it。 I'm in hopes��' she goes on�察�that Posie'll finish runnin' 

out that hem some day。'; 

     Miss Carrington beckoned peremptorily to a waiter。 

     ;A   pint   of   extra   dry�察─  �she   ordered�察  �briefly�察   �and   give   the   check   to 

Goldstein。; 

     ;The     sun   was    shinin'   in  the   door�察─  �went    on   the  chronicler     from 

Cranberry�察 �and your   ma was   settin' right in it。 I  asked her  if she  hadn't 

better   move   back   a   little。   'William��'   says   she�察  �'when   I   get   sot   down   and 

lookin' down the road�察�I can't bear to move。 Never a day��' says she�察�'but 

what I set here every minute that I can spare and watch over them palin's 

for Posie。 She went away down that road in the night�察�for we seen her little 

shoe tracks in the dust�察�and somethin' tells me she'll come back that way 

ag'in   when   she's   weary   of   the   world   and   begins   to   think   about   her   old 

mother。; 

     ;When I was comin' away�察─�concluded ;Bill�察─ �I pulled this off'n the 



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bush by the front steps。 I thought maybe I might see you in the city�察�and I 

knowed you'd like somethin' from the old home。; 

     He   took   from   his   coat   pocket   a   rose   ´   a   drooping�察  �yellow�察  �velvet�察�

odorous   rose�察  �that   hung   its   bead   in   the   foul   atmosphere   of   that   tainted 

rathskeller   like   a   virgin   bowing   before   the   hot   breath   of   the   lions   in   a 

Roman arena。 

     Miss      Carrington's      penetrating      but   musical     laugh    rose    above     the 

orcbestra's rendering of ;Bluebells。; 

     ;Oh�察  �say� ─  �she   cried�察  �with   glee�察   �ain't   those   poky  places   the   limit�拭  �I 

just know that two hours at Cranberry Corners would give me the horrors 

now。   Well�察  �I'm   awful   glad   to   have   seen   you�察  �Mr。   Summers。   Guess   I'll 

bustle around to the hotel now and get my beauty sleep。; 

     She   thrust   the   yellow   rose   into   the   bosom   of   her   wonderful�察  �dainty�察�

silken garments�察�stood up and nodded imperiously at Herr Goldstein。 

     Her three companions and ;Bill Summers; at´ tended her to her cab。 

When her flounces and streamers were all safely tucked inside she dazzled 

them with au revoirs from her shining eyes and teeth。 

     ;Come around to the hotel and see me�察�Bill�察�before you leave the city�察─�

she called as the glittering cab rolled away。 

     Highsmith�察  �still   in   his   make´up�察  �went   with   Herr   Goldstein   to   a   cafe 

booth。 

     ;Bright      idea�察  �eh�拭   ─ �asked     the  smiling     actor。   ;Ought     to   land   'Sol 

Haytosser ' for me�察�don't you think�拭�The little lady never once tumbled。; 

     ;I   didn't   bear   your   conversation�察─  �said   Goldstein�察  �but   your   make´up 

and   acting   was   0。   K。   Here's   to   your   success。   You'd   better   call   on   Miss 

Carrington early to´morrow and strike her for the part。 I don't see how she 

can keep from being satisfied with your exhibition of ability。; 

     At 11。45 A。 M。 on the next day Highsmith�察�hand´ some�察�dressed in the 

latest mode�察�confident�察�with a fuchsia in his button´bole�察�sent up his card 

to Miss Carrington in her select apartment hotel。 

     He was shown up and received by the actress's French maid。 

     ;I   am  sorree�察─  �said   Mlle。  Hortense�察  �but   I   am  to   say  this to   all。  It   is 

with   great   regret。   Mees   Car´   rington   have   cancelled   all   engagements   on 

the    stage   and    have    returned    to  live   in  that   how    you    call  that   town�拭�



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Cranberry Cornaire� ─�



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                    THE CLARION CALL 



     Half of this story can be found in the records of the Police Department�察�

the other half belong behind the business counter of a newspaper office。 

     One afternoon two weeks after Millionaire Nor´ cross was found in his 

apartment murdered by a bur´ glar�察�the murderer�察�while strolling serenely 

down Broadway ran plump against Detective Barney Woods。 

     ;Is   that   you�察 �Johnny   Kernan�拭─     �asked   Woods�察  �who      had   been   near´ 

sighted in public for five years。 

     ;No   less�察─  �cried   Kernan�察 �heartily。   ;If   it   isn't   Barney  Woods�察  �late   and 

early of old Saint Jo� �You'll have to show me� �What are you doing East�拭�

Do the green´goods circulars get out that far�拭─�said Woods。 

     ;I've been in New York some years�察�I'm on the city detective force。; 

     ;Well�察   �well� ─  �said   Kernan�察   �breathing     smiling   joy   and   patting   the 

detective's arm。 

     ;Come into Muller's�察─�said Woods�察 �and let's hunt a quiet table。 I'd like 

to talk to you awhile。; 

     It lacked a few minutes to the hour of four。 The tides of trade were not 

yet loosed�察�and they found a quiet corner of the cafe。 Kernan�察�well dressed 

Slightly   swaggering�察  �self´confident�察  �seated   himself   op´   posite   the   little 

detective�察�with his pale�察�sandy mus´ tache�察�squinting eyes and ready´made 

cheviot suit。 

     ;What business are you in now�拭─  �asked Woods。 ;You know you   left 

Saint Jo a year before I did。; 

     ;I'm selling shares in a copper mine�察─�said Ker´ nan。 ;I may establish 

an office here。 Well�察�well� �and so old Barney is a New York detective。 You 

always had a turn that way。 You were on the po´ lice in Saint Jo after I left 

there�察�weren't you�拭─�

     ;Six    months�察─   �said   Woods。     ;And    now    there's  one   more    question�察�

Johnny。 I've followed your record pretty close ever since you did that hotel 

job in Sara´ toga�察�and I never knew you to use your gun before。 Why did 

you kill Norcross�拭─�

     Kernan stared for a few moments with concen´ trated attention at the 

slice of lemon in his high´ball�察�and then be looked at the detective with a 



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sudden�察�crooked�察�brilliant smile。 

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