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All unconscious of the slur just cast upon her forty years of single-minded devotion to the Van Gorder family, Lizzie chose that particular moment to open the door and entleman's room is ready," she saidher patron saint that she would not have to show the gentleman to his room Her ideas of detectives were entirely drawn froazines and her private opinion was that Andersonfalse whiskers to a bomb!

Miss Cornelia, obedient to the detective's instructions, promptly told the whitest of fibs for Lizzie's benefit

"The maid will show you to your rooht" There--that wouldquite a lie

"My toilet is un loaded," answered Anderson carelessly The allusion to the gun made Lizzie start nervously, unhappily for her, for it drew his attention to her and he now transfixed her with a stare

"This is the maid you referred to?" he inquired Miss Cornelia assented He drew nearer to the unhappy Lizzie

"What's your na to her

"E-Elizabeth Allen," sta like a small and distrustful sparrow in the toils of an officious python

Anderson seeallery of other criminals named Elizabeth Allen that he had known

"How old are you?" he proceeded

Lizzie looked at her ot to answer that?" she wailed Miss Cornelia nodded--inexorably

Lizzie braced herself "Thirty-two," she said, with an arch toss of her head