the great city. Dun-colored clouds drooped over a muddy Park Avenue as they were swept up town. On the side streets the electrics were but misty splotches of diffused light which threw feebl

these narrow bars of light. She was not in any respect a timid girl, but the dull, heavy evening, and the p

red lights. They crossed 5th Avenue and swung into Central Park. Dorothy caught glimpses of the gaunt shapes of trees i

lightful buying orgy that she was surprised when their cab

rothy," he said. "The fewer peopl

She buried the lower part of her face in the soft fur collar and

e elevator. Two shining rows of white teeth fl

Mr. Sanborn gave the order

d." George smiled again, and

e night swept in upon them. A moment later they were crossing the flat roof of the apartment house toward a small group who stood near the parapet at the roof

are directly above Janet's window, which is three flights below,"

the auto-crane?" she asked with just

perfectly safe. Bill te

laugh. "Oh, I'm not

ou aren't

o I tak

r you're

now, then

ans' flat is on the seventh floor, you remember, so Janet's window is the third one down." He moved to the low parapet and leaned over. "The window is dark, so everything is O.K.," he said, coming back to her. "Pull your seat in with you when you enter, Doro

, th

though you may not see us, I or some o

d stepped into her swinging seat. She sat dow

ene?" as

ff!" sai

of and she felt herself swung upward. Then the ascent stopped, the arm of the crane swung outward

e small courtyard far below. But the crane was lowering her now close to the wall of the building. She was

o rest beside the third, whose lower sash she saw was open. Then tw

an excited voice so like her

ly, nevertheless. "Gee, it's dark in here! Be a dear and shut down the window on this

As she stepped free of her conveyance, the lights fl

an

rot

ch other and Janet, the more over-wro

he said at last. "We'll just have to get going, I guess. They're waiting for you on the

orothy gasped, for she heard her own voice

in the corner of the room. "I knew that we wer

at, while Janet was dressed in a wine-colored silk frock, she would have had difficulty in knowing which was her own reflection. "Maybe I'm half

. Two minutes of snipping and Janet's bang was duplicated on her own forehead. The hair she had cut off had b

You and I had better change clothes, J

to talk about. You can't realize what a horrible time I've had-and t

t out of her own dress. "Meanwhile, you'll have Howard. He's waiting on the ro

born hadn't insisted that by changing places with you I'd be really helping the governm

ey both undressed, she watched her cousin's mannerisms, storing away in her mem

er tone was softer, an exact duplic

I am beginning to wonder if I'm not seeing double and ta

up right. I sp'ose most of your things are

in the top bureau drawer. I left the trunk open on purpose. When Mr. Lawso

are-that's

closet. Your coat is much better looking th

who love each other?" laughed D

lothing had been made, and the girls

"that when Howard sees you he'

fferent. But it's a shame to leave you here,

w, and just remember that this ki

ake it up to you

nt, then smiled. "You can do

at do y

uggestions that Mr

at-you're hiding s

aps I

t is

mind,

Doro

into that swing arrangement

ut kiss me go

s Janet took her place on the seat attached to

k, I mean, about Mr. Sa

her hand on the window sash ready t

locking the doo