ough to use," directed Aunt Betty.

Alfy started off to look for things to press; ribbons, belts, ties,
collars and the dresses that they wished to wear that night. These she
laid on the bed, and Aunt Betty left her there, as happy and content
as she could be in having found some way in which she could be useful.

When Dorothy was all alone at last, she opened a letter that the
clerk had given her when she arrived, and read as follows:

DEAR, DEAR GIRL:

I received your postal and letter from Washington, but was
rather disappointed not to have had another letter from you
ere this. But I suppose you have been very busy sight-seeing
in all the places you have been, and then you must have
given up considerable time to practicing for your concerts.
I know that you have little time while you are traveling
about.

I read the accounts of the first concert in the New York
papers, and they all referred to it as being a great
success. I am very proud of you, dear.

As yet I have heard nothing at all from the detectives
concerning your locket and chain, but I have heard of a new
detective, a private man. A fellow in the office was telling
me about his good work in many cases; it seems that he is a
friend of this fellow's. The chap is a nice boy and is under
me in my work. His name is Billie Clarke, and he lives
uptown in New York. He has invited me up to his home to meet
his mother and sister, some time next week. I shall go
because it is very lonely here in this big city without
you, dear. I miss you, little sweetheart, in a hundred
different ways.

Mr. Van Zandt telephoned me and said that he had submitted
the proof he had concerning you, to his colleague, who would
comment upon it a little later, and would submit it to the
London solicitors; and just as soon as I hear anything about
the result I will write to you.

I asked him if he had been able to do anything in the line
of tracing up little Lem's people, but he said that he
couldn't say much as he had just started, and had found but
very few traces. So that is something we will still have to
hope for, though I am sure he will do his best to solve that
mystery.

I like my new work very much indeed. There is a lot to
learn, and I spend all my evenings reading up on matters I
am not quit