The Vestibule Limited Mystery — page 33: what you’re looking at

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24 THE VESTIBULE LIMITED MYSTERY, friendly little mirror near at hand, and understand that his thoughts are pleasant ones. How far will they go in this game—it is a question of great moment tome. Ido not believe the young man’s life is in danger, but such people as these hesitate at nothing when the end is worth the effort. Dinner is announced in the dining-car, and a por- tion start for the seat of war. I linger, not for want of an appetite, but because there are two good reasons. In the first place, the car will be filled at first and no room forme. Then again, I prefer to dine at the same time the strange trio opposite do. Why? Well, perhaps it may be the better to watch them, and, yes, the desire to see that wonderful face which has smitten poor Robert Hammond in such a deadly manner, possibly has something to do with it. At any rate, I wait half an hour. Then those who went first, return, and noticing the dashing colonel putting his novel away, while the lady goes to wash her hands, I conclude they intend going: in to dinner, and at once make a break for the dining- car myself. Here I have a chance to get a seat at the entrance, where the balance of the car is spread out before me. When the party enters, I will have a good op- portunity to watch them. They come. The lady sits facing me, and throws back the — short vail which has almost completely hidden her face. As before, 1am dazzled. It is not her beauty alone that strikes me so powerfully, but a some- thing beyond the power of words to describe. I realize that such a wonderfully fascinating - 4 “Ecomicbooks * d he > Se i> com * o y oe re Bre” : = 7