Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1923, Page 31

" @he asked. “In a way,” he replied We are preparing for some festivities on Thursday. Her face fell “Another party?" “One more,” he replied. “Perhaps * the “upon our_file He met the gentieman in here one |the handcuffs, as I did myself with|edge myself your debtor, but in the| “You have no message for Mr. Wil- | w. TLYE s o (OX OMF, river to the Jower part of the Hudson duy. Would you care to have a look |the young man Fairfux. But a case | matter of Sir Timothy Brast, you more, then?’ Francis ssked. el g Bl Aieshtdited | aates back to the time of the early {at_the hospital, sir?" {like this, which includes a study of | will forgive my saying with all re- | “Nothing definite. sir but you can |t pe Dutch settlement in New Jersey (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) Animals brings us news of a dog o | Francis apent a quarter of an hour 'temperament, requires something | spect, sir, that our ways scem to lie |assure him of this. Iis brocher s e you North river is the historic name of 5 ln cat being ill-treated, we either pur- | wandering around. When they left|more.” ;a little apart.” | not likely to come to any particular PHILLIPS & SON the lower course of the river which “Am I to take it that 1 am likely |chase it or acquire it In some way the place Shopland turned to him | They were seated once more in the “Will you tell me why you have harm. 1 have no absolute informa- iz e = flows between Manhattan and the t cceive an invitation?" anlull'(»r other and Keep it here. with a smile. taxicab. on thelr way westward. |arrived at that conclusion?’ Francis | tion to offer, but it ix my impression | 11€ taxicab came to a sudden stop. | Jerseys. It was north of the New -‘;k:&‘e“e ey i i your ‘dogs in the window,” | “Now, sir.” he said, “shall I tell you ' Francis for the first time was con- | asked. t wuu'} who fl‘rxsnin-:uhgd that Mr. Reginald Wilmore will be | Francis glanced up. Very breathless, | Jersey settiements. just as the Del L ! esible,” Tranc all seem to be in | at whose expense that place is run? of an utterly new sensation | you to set a watch upon Sir Timothy. [ home before u week is past. Geod | S ¢ 2 | ware was couth, and the two rivers R ouldLgntak Gt UOBRIVIE) wanderful condition,” Y ninic Y oan: suess” Trancis re- egard (o his companion. He | It was o vou I first mentoned cor | afternoon, sir.” el C o pUCIREH eRol it ACHE S wIn were known lo the Dutch co as Sy A o The woman smiled. - [ plled. “I should say that Sir Tim- : half-clos piclons 1 myself had with re- | Shopland stepped out of the taxicab dro, etter.” ghe et siienand Sliei Soutixiver aWhat about Margaret? 2 | “We have a larze dog and cat hos- | othy Brast was responsible for it.” \ nt-looking 1ittle |gard to him. I treated you with cvery [and, raising hie hat, warked guieme| P soded o e Eaeped. it | respectivery. Ay entertainment would not an- ;v hing” she explained, “and a | The detective nodded. He was a|man whose clothes, though neat, were confidence, Why do you now with- V. " Pranglt dedtar the' i Lo ; peal to her,” Sir Timothy decl “The women whom T have been in the | habit of asking are not women of| t (Copyright. 1923, by Littls, Brown & Oo.) attendand ther THE EVIL SHEPHE By E. Phillips Oppenheim. are bi urgeon who is alwa The animals are t pught in. and fed “But iz thls a commerclal taking,” Francls inquired ca | - they ‘are ready to sell, we them.” 1 “It's quite a private affair, s | woman told him. | v 3| shillings for the doss and to be elther known to us or | duce references. | of vourse, to make a profit.” 'Who on earth is responsi the upkeep? “We are not allowed to ment! fact 1 think t! vour friend tittle disappoin broken-down hors; the Walled House “or is it a‘branch of the 8. P. C. A “We charge only crown for the cats, but every one who | has one must rign our book, promis- ing to give it a good home, and has We do not attempt, names here, sir, but as a matter of “You know about his collection of n the park at show | pose? under- | he shows himself.” refully, " | admitted. he got out of his car, ir,” the half a it home.” Shopland smiled, inscrutably, with the air of one vastly please to pro- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., JULY I5 1923 - They come whinnying after | the mouth dogged. him like a flock of sheep whenever |away out of the window. “I know about them, too,” Francis|a wave of unreasoning but positive |0, your relations with Sir Timothy | deliberately read it through. “I was present once when knocked a carter down who-was ill-treating & |case to an end?’ he asked. horse, bought it on the spot and sent yet d. “These little side shows.” he said, “are what help to make this, which 1 beliove will be the greatest case of ble for|my life, so supremely ion any | tinued, with knows. and whose tie was an ill-chosen, fonse. Th to denote unusual intellizence 1 sup- eves were ¥mall and cunning interesting. Any one of my fraternity” he c an_air of satisfactio “can take hold of a thread and follow | the force | it step by step, and wind up with a good many of- ere was nothing in the face i and And Lady Cynthia {up if they are out of condition. When hen frowned slightly. 1f in some difficulty as - Lady Cynthia,” he admitted. | the guardian of nobody's RIORRIE ioram N aensoR ok Hisly g tastes, but my entertainments are for men. *The women whom I have hitherto asked have been women ir whom I have taken no personal in- terest. They are necessary to form & picturesque background for my rooms, in the same way that I look to the gardeners to supply the flora! decorations. Lady C; s instincts however. are somewhat adventurou: She would scarcely be content to re main a decoration.” 3 “The issuing of vour invitations,” ‘s, of course, a nobody else remarked, ter which concerns except vourself. If you decide to favor me with one, T shall be de- lighted to come, provided Margaret as no objection. 1ch a reservation promises well the future,” Sir Timothy ob- with gentle sarcasm. “Here et, looking very well, S me for ecived, forward to greet futher before stepping, into the They exchanged only, a few tences, but Francis, whose inter- est in their relations was almost ab- normally keen. fancied that he could detect signs of some change in their demeanor toward one another. The <old propriety of deportment which had characterized her former attitude toward her father seemed to have en place to something more uncer- 4in. to something less formal, some- . thing which left m n’ for ure of cordiality. She looked 0 differently. It was as thoug some evil thought which lived in he heart concerning him had perished “You are busy over there, father?” ast—for the present, at any rate.” waited as though expecting %im to explain. He changed the sub- however I think you are town this morning, up at the gray vise to run up to he said, glancing “By-the-bye, tonight, you some of marvelous wine. -dsam, but Au revoir!” { Francis, after a pleasant lunch at Ranelagh, and having arranged with | argaret to dine with her in Curzon | spent an hour or two that noon at his chambers. As he | was leaving, just before five, he came | "¢ to face with Shopland descend- e if vou dine at Curzon str do ask Hedges to Serve the '99 Cliquot. A as you doubtless know. I it should be drunk. you latter inquire half an hour? “An hour, if you like,” Francis as- eented. h Shopland gave the driver an ad- dress and the two men seated them- Belves in the taxtcab. “Any news?’ Francis asked curi- ously. Not vet,” was the cautious reply. *“It will not be long, however.” “Before you discover Reggle Wil- more?” The detective smiled in a superior way. “l am no longer particularly inter- ested in Mr. Reginald Wilmore,” he! declared. ~ “I have come to the con- ciusion that his disappearance Is not & serious affair.” | It's serious enough for his rela- Francis objected. i ot if they understood the situa- | tion,” the detective rejoined. “As- | sure them from me that nothing of | consequence has happened to that young man. I have made inquiries at | the gymnasium In Holborn and in other directlons. 1 am convinced that his absence from home is voluntary, | and that there is no cause for alarm | as to his welfare.” | Then the sooner you make your | way down to Kensington and tell his mother so, the better,” Francis said, | @ littie severely. “Don't forget that | i put you on to thi ! “Quite right, sir,” the detective ac- quiesced, “and I am grateful to you. The fact of it is that in making my preliminary investigations with re- gard to the disappearance of Mr. W more I have stumbled-upon a blgger thing. Before many wecks are past, 1 hope to be able to unearth one of greatest scandals of modern times.” “The devil!” Francis muttered He looked thoughtfully, almost anxiously at his companion. Shop- land’s face reflected to the full his usual confidence. He had the air of a man buoyant with hope and with sti self-satisfaction. 1 am engaged,” he continued, a study of the methods and habits of one whom I believe to be a @&reat criminal. 1 think that when I place my prisoner in the bar, Wain- wright and these other great artists in crime will fade from the memory. “Is Sir Timothy Brast your man? Francis asked quietly. His companion frowned portent- ous] ir. Ledsam?” the an you spare me | ' he begged. g that it was I who first put you on to him,” Francls expostu- lated, “I don't think you need be so sparing of your confidenc “Mr. Ledsam.” the detective assured him, “I shall tell you everything that is possible. At the same time, I will be frank with you. You are right when_you it was you who first directed my attention toward Sir Timothy Brast. Since that time, how- t ever, your own relations with him, to an_onlooker, have become a little puzzling. | “1 see,” Francis murmured. “You've been spying on me?” | Shopland shook his head in depre- | cating fashion. | “A study of Sir Timothy during the last month” he said, “has brought you many a time into the focus.” | ‘Where are we going to now?" Francis asked, a little abruptly. “Just a side show, sir. It's one of those outside things I Have come across which give light and shade to the whole affair. We get out here, if you please.” ¢ The two men stepped on to the pavement. They were in a street a little north of Wardour street, where the shops for the most part were of a miscellaneous variety. Exactly in front of them, the space behind a large plate-glass window had been transformed into a sort of show-place for dogs. There were twenty or thirty of them there, of.all breeds and va- rleties. “What the mischief Is this?” Fran- cis demanded. “Come in and make inquiries,” Shop- Jand replied. “I can promise that you willi find_it interesting. It's a sort of_dog’s home.” Francis followed his companion into the place. A pleasant-looking, middle-aged woman came forward and greeted the latter. “Do you mind telling ‘'my friend what you told me the other day?" he asked. “Certaifily, sir.” she replied. “We collect stray animals here, sir."~she continued, turning to Francis. “Every one who has a dog or a cat he can’t afford to keep, or which he wants to get rid of, may bring it to us. 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Concerning the remaining three nothing has ever been heard Such particulars as are on “Within the course of the next few married to his daughter, Oliver Hil | diteh’s widow.” “You seem to be tolerably well in-. Shopland,” days, sir,” he replied. “And the charge?" | The detective turned around | formed as to my affairs, “Mr. Ledsam,” he said, “we have | Francis remarked. been old friends, If you will allow | Only so far ay regards | me to use the word, ever since 1 was [ ciations with Sir Timothy,” 3 _in | deprecating repl “If you will ex- You have trusted me with | cuse me, sir, this is where I should ases, and I acknowl- | like to descend. (To be continued tomorrow.) North River Lower Hudson. From the Wide Waorld name North hold yours from me “It” ix quite tru, Shopland admitted, ho first pointed « Clarge; t. 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