The evening world. Newspaper, September 30, 1915, Page 17

St owmarket Mystery A New Type of Detective Story by the Autoor of * The Wings of the Morning By Louis iracy ‘ ' biwe corms, & red v ’ we s . : . ‘went out i. ra ee hs That te Cried Helen jee . . . . M A uttered ne word She a fear, . om * with b eped andy nl ‘ ena meriel mos os We courin ae . y fy gaabess Ad & meamerte offe | CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XIV. | Further Complication The Trail. | KETT devoted balf « hour LTANDING «@ the steps of to reser business peat th hotel, Brew e . morning David wee pres- | searching giance along the ent, and t result of the line of wetting ane . Conelave Was hiehly ealisfactory He wanted @ stron eure Brett took the t tram to tOWR, gooted boree “nd reached Victoria @treet Mr Wi awaiting by fully nursing at to find m and care paper parcel He fuund the stamp of gre-gee be needed fourth on the ra Ik Was an easy matter to Qa th we “1 wot your wire, Mr, Brett.” be eonstable who had been @ pawn d erplaine “and this morning after at the crossing When (he Seeciden Mr. Jiro w it al happened, This man produced bis “Where did he Ko t note-book containing the number of there ‘Town and Victoria bus, the driver of uinining manuseripte, my as- which had so cleverly avoided @ eas | Glatant told me. He was particularly castsophe, The policeman knew Both. ras hit of eee, ret the ing of events prior to the falllag of ‘Nihon Quai Shi, the ‘External Hise the horse, There wie the usual crowd tory of Japan,’ com 1 by Rat San- of hurrying people, the scream of a! yo between 1806 and 1827, containing f each of the military fam ptart and wou the n, @ rush of Fr } Th I) Greek » me, but ng . ‘ neath the prostrate animal, cen tar f m." Ubrarian to Jot it Did you chance tu notice the dea- “Your man has brains, What of the 9 or Paar ind ‘were you going to say when J inter “3 ¥ fuptea you? P | Only this. No fat companton ap- w Atlas” | tay, 80 1 called at No, 17 noted the exact time Manstons in my favorl ident occured Puracter #s an old clo’ man. » SIF A 15 A. M. pitting The barrister expressed extrava- tras lucky io bitting admiratic nb show, but en itself, 16 reason, Was downcast, Station, waiting its turn to enter the) saw Mrs, Jiro, and knew in an inciosure, ‘The driver was willing to nt that she was the stout gen. talk man who left her husband at Pic- “I never dtd geo anything Ike It cadilly Clreua yesterd 1 was that sir," he confided, “The road was quit annoyed | could hardly do @ deal, clear, an’ I was bowlin’ along to get How here they are." the inside berth from @ General jus He n to unfasten the string bebind, when this yer gent was chuck- which fastened the brown paper par- ed under the ‘osses ‘eds, Bli-me, I would ha’ thort ‘e was a suicide if 1 ‘adn’t seed a bloke shove ‘im orf th kerb. “Oh, you saw that, did you? ‘Here are what?” cried Brett. "Mrs, Jiro's coat, and trousers, and waistcoat,” replied Winter desperate- ly. “She doesn't want ‘em any mor ‘couldn't ‘elp it, sir, i was look- sold ‘em for a song—glad to be rid jn’ ant for fares. Jack, my mate, sawr of em, in fact it ‘The conductor th contirmed the state described appealed to CHAPTER XIll. ent. They both) the assailant as very like} | ) IMADE A FORTUNE | "Pt FLE Sto UGH T ON 2G 10467 anes ago | 20 and SovD OUT SHARES ON MARC SELL AT The Third Man Appears. HE Rev. Wilberforce Layton raised no objection to his i) Gaughter's excursion to London with Mrs. Capella, Indeed, he promised to niet them in Whitby a week later. Next day at noon a telegram reached Brett: “Come at once, Urgent.— HUME.” He drove to the ho where David and Helen were sit in the foyer awalting his arrival. en was pale, David greatly per- his would-be victim in size, appear- d garments, terminus The conductor remembered the sud- den stoppage of the Road Car ve- hicle. “Ran over a man, sir, didn’t it?” he inquired “Nearly, not quite. Now, T want you to fix your thoughts on the pas- sengers Who entered your ‘bus at that point, Can you describe them?” The man siniled, “It's rather a large order, air,” he been past there twice anybody you know par- 1'me what he was ng If it’ ticular, and you t ed. terrible thing had happened he like, | may be able to help you aid, ina low voice, when he grasped — Brett would have preferred the the barrister’s hand. “Some one tried conductor's own unaided statement, to Kill Bob an hour ago, The blank amazement on Brett's face caused him to add hurriedly: “It ie quite true. He had the nar- rowest escape, He is in bed ne The doctor {x examining him, We have secured the next room to his, and Margaret ts there with a nurse.” but seeing no help for tt he gave the man a detailed description of David Hume, plus the beard. Jas he got bi kK, snaky s, and high checkbones?” the conductor in- quired thoughtfully, The barrister had described a fair man with brown hair, and the ques- Brett hurried to the sick room, the tion in no way indicated the color two following. Robert then explained o¢ the Hume-Frazer eyes, Yet the the aecident, odd combination caught his atten- “Lam sound enough, thank good- tion, nes, but | had a very close shave, “y he eald, “that may be the Don't laugh, Davie, My ribs are sore. man," ‘As the ladies decided not to go out "wwe, gir, 1 didn't pick him up until the weather took up, Davie said tnore, but 1 dropped him there at 9 he would keep them company whilst [tinck, I picked him up aBthe Ele- I seized the opportunity to visit @ dhant, and noticed him particular tailor, I left the hotel and walked quickly to t.e corner of Whitehall. yt was hardly worth while taking a cab to Bond Street, and I intended to because he didn’t pay the fare for the whole journey, but took penn'- wd am greatly cbt to you, Would cross in front of King Charles's Pela Ee gpgeey A piatue, It ia an awkward place, and YOu. Know him Stl ie nad w f lot of buses, cabs, and Vane Were Qe ee vee gpoke, Just howling along’ downhill from, the shoved a penny out whenever 1 came trand and St. Martin's Chureh. a hy oy signe ™ eee omEnt ae the curpevane Cocohe amlce £ bed to, refine te “Was he a foreigner?” ‘Not to my idea, He looked like a Scotchman, Don't you know him, air?” Not yet. I hope to make his ac- quaintace, Can you remember the ‘bus which was in front of you at Whitehall at 10.452" “Yes; Lean tell you that, It was a Monster, Pimlico, The conductor is a friend of mine, named Tomkins, That is the only time I have seen him to-day.” hing for a favorable opportunity, when suddenly L was pitched head foremost in front of a passing ous, My escape from instant death was solely due to the splendid way in which the driver handled his horses and applied his brake, The near horse was swung round so sharp that ye fell and landed almost, not quite, on the top of me, I could feel his hot, reoking body against my face, and al- though the greater part of his impact vaa borne by the road, T got enough “At the Monater, Pimlico, after an- @ by the state of my clothes if Again Brett described David Hum room how T wag flattened adorned now with “black, enaky eyes mud. By the way. lt le YOUF and nigh checksbonese : b "7 " n) . “Of course,” said Tomkins, “I've ‘You used the word ‘pitched’ De snotted ‘im, "E came aboard wiv a m mean tat Rome: 0 run just arter a hos fell in front of Inst OUT tt. Te wan no accident the stato, Gimme a penny, 'e did, an / Not BIE of (t TY was no scoicene Jumped ore at the ‘Orse Guards with: te Ai DR GIY Ono out a ticket afore we ‘ad gone a an umbrella. T have been a sallory tundredyards, I thort 'e was frigh oe fae een Bimagt gears eget oe Know ‘im agen? maint my balance Kr r w tim ant fhreh, Uk do it gntuttively, “Tt 1s aa iG ectster rewaiied the ec! much a of my second aclf as gicn'ot the hanaom, using my eves or enrg with unco hu, John's. Mansions, Kenaineton,” poloys Aacour ome man—A DIK, he said to the driver, and then he MARCI MARUErDAMANEEIY LEAH. KIM Stic acon the aaa te ihe mcee vwlown, and did so very sclentifically, first pressing his knee against the tondons of my left leg, and then using his elbow, Not one in a thousand Londoners would know the trick.” ou are a first-rate witness, Pray go on,” said Brett allor, however, T did man- age to twist around slightly as I fell, and I'm blessed tf I didn't think tt “ wag Davie bere who did tt.” The barrister's keen face comfortable attitude permitted by the construction of the vehicle. On nearing his destination he stop- ped the cab at a convenient corner, “I want you to wait here for my return,” he told the driver, “How long will you be, sir?” t more than fiftecn minutes, only asked, sir, because | want- ed to know if I had time to give the horse a feed." Cabby was evidently quite con- Mehted curiously, The others, closely watch- vinced that his eccentrio fare was ing him, afterward agreed that he not a bilker, reminded them of a greyhound strat Brett glanced around, In the neigh- ing after a luckless hare, “That seems to interest you, Mr, * Brett,” said Frazer, “I assura you the snomentary* impression was very dis- tinct, My assailant was dressed like boring street was a public house, which possessed what the agents call ‘a good pull-up trade.” He pointed to it. "I think” be said, “if you walt Brett's next visit was to an Atlas ~ | AND GAVE ORDERS To (@) GETA bose Fur Seis Buy AN AUTO. AND GET ME A VALET WIFEY, | VE JUST BOUGHT 607421 OF P < IFELE aIN,AT PT. 1915 PIFFLE 60 Punic. 40 MADE FFLE STOc GMT SOL? AT GHT PIFF or SLAVIN: » 20000 ” So ( The Evening World Daily Magazine. Thursday. September 30. 1915 THE MORGAN Kim After eerutiniving the band fur ) ome me be mere ot terres a Ghd Foumhig estimated thet the owear A years O © handed soe os ona Th bet oe 6 ume now drew near ‘o,” be growled savagely, “the A RUBWort o nd that etruck 40W8 Alan was tho 'S WEALTHY Now, Ske thet sought my life an hour STOCK ON ‘An’ your cousin's thie w oaid Brett “The rdiy bruiot If he hue @ ArVdee exaines wy Louilly, why dvewn't he come out inwo the open? Me w not have feared dev on, © sa eee am Lcoud fouod veh Why dida't he mires " y faee 1A never yet rum eWay from troyuie oF danger, Tou wie eigally in error regard hun,” Observed rev. jhe men ‘a hend Invermeww, but no is wo {0 Kill, 10 Work and’ be taKns that end. To PIFFLE BD. SOHN, You Baa 'S (TS Now there it will be more comfortable for you and equally good for the horse.” The cabby pocketed an Interim tp with a grin, ‘ve struck ft rich to-day, he murmured, as he disappeared through a& swing door bearing the legend “Tap,” in huge lett unwhile Br ered pust St. '3 Mansions, the road a man was leaning against the railings of a large garden, being de im- mersed in the columns of a sporting paper, The barrister caught his eye and walked on. A minute later Mr, Win- ter overtook him, “What does it all mean?” inquired Winter. “It means that you must listen care- fully to what 1 am going to tell you eis my cab. Jump in. Driver, surprised that a man of your in- tolligence should waste your money on a public house cigar, Throw it away. Here is a better one, And now, Victoria Street, sharp.” As’ they drove to Brett's flat the barrister told Winter what he had learned. On their arrival they found two telegrams and a typewriting ma chine, The messages were Naples, © first: this morning,’ The second: “Johnson's proceedings fer to poorhouse and church reg from Holden, ‘ohnson arrived here Johnson {8 Capella explained Winter, “I forgot to tell you we had arranged tha Brett surveyed the second tele- gram so intently that the detective inquired: How do you read tht, sir? ‘apella is securing copies of cer- tificates—marriages, birtha or deaths, perhaps all three, He is also getting hold of living witnesses,” “Of what?” He will tell us himself, He preparing a bombshell of sorts, It will explode here, Goodness only knows who will be blown up by {t He took the cover off the type- writer, seized a sheet of paper and beg mintpulate the keyboard with the methodical carefulness of one unaccustomed to its use, He wrote: “About Stowmarket, Frazer killed cousin, girl in road, David Hum after 1 A.M: “Do you mean to sa detective, “that you ean the anonymous letter wo You have only seen tt onc was several days ago.” Yot only word for word, but the pacing, the number of words in a line, the Ines between which creases appear, Look, Winter. Here ts the sinall broken ‘e,' the bent capital ‘D,’ the letter ‘a’ ont of register. Where is the original?” “Here, in my pockebeok.” They silently compared the two typed sheets. It needed no expert to note that they had been written by the same machine, “It would take @ clever counsel to upset that plece of evidence,” sald Winter, “I wish I had hold of the writ "Yo time: is n David Hume- usin talked rl walted wood razer met girl In road eried the rememb A for word » and t a have spoken to him several urely you cannot mean Jirol” “Who else? Jiro 1s but the tool of & superior scoundrel, He is Just be- ginning to suspect the fact, and trying to use It for his own benefit, 1 wish 1 was in Naples with your friend Hol- den. “But, Mr, Brett, the murderer ta ip London attemp: “My dear fellow, you are already constructing the gallows. Leave that to the gaol officials, What we do not yet know is the motive, The key to the mystery is in Naples, probably in Capella's bands at this moment. If 1 were there it would be in mine, too, Do not question moe, Winter, | um not inspired. 1 can only indulge in vague imaginings. Capella will bring th reality to London “Now, he went on, mark me, Winter, Just as the breed of the chicke indelibly stamped on it in the of a man skilled in chickens, go by characteristics so plain that a child of ten, properly trained to use his eyes, might disvern them. What you and I suffer from are defects im- planted by idle housemaids and doting mothers. Let us, for the moment, adopt the policy of the theosophists and sit in consultation apart from our astral bodies, Who killed Sir Alan Hume-Frazer? I answer, a relative, What relative? Someone we do not know, whom he did not kuow, or who committed murder because he was known, What sort of person is the murderer? A man physically like either David or Robert, so like that ‘Rabbit Jack’ would swear to the identity of either of them as readily to the person of the real murderer, Why did he use such & weird instru- ment as the Ko-Katana? Because he found it under hiv hand and recog- nized its sinister putpose, tu be left What about this morning's implanted in the breast or brain of fin enemy's lifeless body, Where is the man now? In London, perhaps outside this building, perhaps wateh~ ing the Northumberland Avenue Hotel, waiting quietly for another chanee to take the life of the person Who caused Us to reopen this inquiry. To sum up, Winter, let us find such an individual, a Mume-Frazer with black, deadly eyes, with a cold, cal- culating, remorseless brain, with @ knowledge of trick and fence not generally an attribute of the Anglo- Saxon race—let us lay hands on him, I say, and you can book him for kingdom come, via the Old Batley.” " broke in Winter exolted- motive!" tu, Brute! Would the disciple rend his master? Have 1 not told you that Capella will bring that know!- edge with him from } I have s even of your long-no Holde: 1 4 friend, giving us all the details we “What did the murderer steal from Sir Alan's writing-desk, from the drawer broken open before the blow Was struck?! “The motive, Winter! laughed Brett Me was interrupted by a boy who entered with a note, It wus from The motivel” Helen, Brett rea wae collng (0 se@ you was attacked. Can you come to use at once? mh “P. S.—-David {8 all right—only shaken and covered with mud, It oveurred five minutes ago." David'e They set off at once to hotel They were met by David himeaelf, seated in the { by the side of Helen, who looked white and fright- en “This chap is a terror,” began Hume, once they were safe in the privacy of their sitting room, “I would never have believed such things were possible tn London If they had not actually happened to Robert and me to-day, Wea had dinner rather early, and dined in private, as Robert le feeling stl! now after Uae morn- ing's ges! adventure a Where ix Mrs. Capella?” interrupt- ed the barrister, Miss Layton answered: “She is with Mr. Frazer, ‘They have found a quiet corner of the ladies smoking room—T mean the smoking room where ladies o—-and we have not told them yet what has happened to Davie.” i garet’s idea Is th Margaret sug- resumed Hume, Mar- t we should all leavo here for the North to-morrow. She wanted you to approve of the ar- rangement, so f got into a hansom and started for your chambers, It was raining @ little, and the street was full of traffic, The driver asked if | would like the window closed, but 1 wou oner n drive through London tn a boxed-up hansom, so I refused. Tho middie of the road, you know, has a long line of Waiting cabs, broken by occasional crossing places, The horse was just getting into a trot: when a man wrapped in a mackintosh ran along- side, caught the off rein in the crook of his stick, swung the poor beast right round through one of the Kat in the rank, and down we went horse, wr and myvelf—in front of a brewer's dray, Luckily for ma and the driver, we were flung right ove into the gutter, for the smash ig, heavy van ran into the fallen ike a matehbox, Had the win- nsom, crushed it and killed the he dow been clo: 40 there is no ne Nellio clung to her lover as if to assure herself that he was really uninjured, “Did you see your assailant clear- ty?! “Unfortunately, no. The side win- dows were blurred with rain, and I was trying to strike a mateh, The first thing L was conscious of was a violent swerve. I looked up, saw & tall, cloaked figure wrenching at the reins with a crooked stick, and over we t. T fell Into a bed of mud. It absolutely blinded moe. 1 jumped up, and fancying thet the blackmuard ran up Northumberland Street 1 dashed after him, Teannoned againat ome passerby and we beth fell, A news runner, who witnessed the af. fair, did go after the cause of tt, and received such a knockout blow on the jaw that he was hardly able to speak when found by a policeman" Where is this man n “With the eabman tr across the road to bring them hore. more adventures the mans turn us out. JT fancy the t behavior ts hardly respectable Instant Robert or I endeavors to leave the door we are used to clenn up a portion of the roadway." “Miss Layton, would you mind Join- Ing the others fora few minutes? Mr Hume ta going out with Mr, Winter and mysel ‘The threo men passed out into the drizzling rain, Owing to the Strand being “up.” a continuous stream of traMc flowed through the avenue. Hume pointed out the gap through which the horse was forced and then 4 sinall hotel T had not the nerve If we hove any ant will k our they darted across the roadway "T fell here," he sald, indicating a muddy flood’ of r scrapings, in which were imbedded many splinters from the wreckage of the hansom. Brett, careless of the amazement he caused to hurrying pedestria waded through the bed of mud, kick ing up any objects encountered by his feet, He uttered ao of exclamation hie wind Uh fais pay le Blver HObKVa”, It Lever eve ure to hin, but @ coward no. Th of the nerve tired Ww commit robbery and mu under the cond. obtained ut Meee croft on New Leare bye, Think of the skill, the ready resource, which made so promptly availiable the con ditions of two assaults to-day ‘ quarry lea penis, @ Poe among Lavok 1 Winver, tat ffs are well fixed when \, of he will slip from y mutes uf Boot eriminals. your hat you arrest ty your Krasp at jlund Yard.” “ret hod my fing - bewan Dave ow would be @ conds later,” said the barrister, thr narmed, had hin tne ets equally defenneleas, 1 1s round hia wind | room wi, should regard issue Margaret entered “Mrs Capella round upon the lady, h in London or on the Ce ever include any Japan om ances? te, hor lips tenne Margaret wae white, her lips \. the brilliancy of her large eyes almost unnatural, “ Tell me about them. ewWhat can [tell you? They wore brieht. lively little men, They annused my friends by thelr quaint Ideas, and interested us at tines Ls Ae unting “dents of life in the Fe ast, vere, they all ‘ttle’? Was one of them a man of unusual statur triumph when he produced a atick ‘No. guid Mararet. Fretn the SaOtre © The barrister knew that sho was “{ thought I should find 4t," ho profoundly distressed E said, |"When the horse fell it was a "If she would be candid with me, hundred to one against the stick he mused, “L would tear the heart being extricated from the reing, and from thiv mystery, to-nieht, have decided,” she sald, here to-morrow morning, IT she does not object. Our united ward~ will serve all dn of the » Robert's tailor visited him te day, and assured him that the result would be satisfactory without any preliminary, trying on,’ Do you ap- ve, Mr. Brett?” PriMost heartily, T can hardly be- Neve that our hidden foo will make a further attack until he Vongne that © its ow could not walt an instant. You and the stick, my dear Hume, lay clowe together." In an upper room of the neigh- boring public house were a suffering “runner” and a disconsolate “cabby.” The “runne vuld tell them nothing tangible concerning the man he pur- sued, 1 sawr ‘im bring the hoss dahn like a bullick," he whispered, for tho poor fellow had received a terrib! ro wide: lo by e " he has been fotled again. you Mend the tut SOrRER ant Kacenate will all be happler, and unduest/on= ravine a punch that would ‘ave ably efor, away from Londen. De farted Corbett any ono here know where you are ae ee fist?” inquired FONT ne, 1 have not told either my “Nah, gov'rnor—'ie ‘o ‘im, maid or footman, It was not necons I ane dee Diet | hg leon im nary. aa, we intended to remain here Lean use ny dukes a bit mywelt.” 8 MEK a on teave the “And now, you,” said Brett to the cabman, "What did you see?” “Mel with a snort of indignation Little over an hour ago f sawr u emawt keh n’ a tidy little nag wot 1 gey thirty quid fer at Ward's in the Edgware oad a fortnight ta Toosday. And wot do T see now? Marylebone Work'us fer me ant the missist e kids. My keb gone, my best hos killed, an’ a pore old crock left, worth abart enough to pay the week's stablin’. [see a lot, Edo.” The mun was telling the truth, He was blear-eyed with misery. Brete ked at Hume, and the latter rang 4 bell, He asked the waiter for a pon and ink “How much did your sald to the driver, who t that he actually fal interpret David's hotel tn the morning give Yarmouth ae your destination, Not until you reach King’s Cross need you inform your servants that you are really koing to Whitby, Would you objes to-ah, well that Is perbaps, dimfcult. 1 was about to suggest an assumed name, but Miss Layton's father would object, no doubt.” “It he did not, L would,” said Rob- ert impetuously, “Who has Margaret to fear, and what do David and t care for afl the anonymous scoun- drols in creation?” “In there rv ally so much danger that much a proceeding Is advisable’ inquired the trembling Nellie “To-day's circumstances speak for themselves, Miss Layton,” replied Brett. “Nolther you nor Mrs, Ca-~ preila run the least risk, I will not be answerable for the others. Grave dimeulties must be surmounted be- cab cost?” he Was #0 down: ed to cori action. The ly question lad to be repeated before an answer eame 5 . p fore the power for further Injusry ts sunt wasnt 8 Bow “un mister, Te! taken from the man We seek. In my hy ceatar erie ¥-Ave rofmmonal capacity, I say act open- pound fer it it done up use of ti to fica the missin, Wait just a an’ three pun ten to ‘ave But there! What's the n'? Tin ort ‘ome, I aim, ly, advertise your destination, make It Known that Mr. Hume eseaped from the wreck of the hansom unhurt, Should the would-be murderer follow you to Whitby he cannot escape me in London he {x one among five millions, Hut speaking as a friend, I advise the utmost vigilance unless another Hume-Mrager ta to die in his Uttle while," satd David kindly you hardly under- tand this business, ‘The madman Who attacked us meant to injure me, not you. Here is a check far £100, which will not only replace your horse and cab, but leave you # Iittle for the joss of your me. ‘One m sald Brett, “Surely ive some ides of the appearance raseal who pulled your hores “Do your Have matte “Yes, thoy ha His voice was col most stern. “Kindly telegraph your Whitby ad. van what you say? hod that stage? The man was alternately aurveying the eheck ar 1 looking Into the face gress to me,” he said to Hume, Then of ils benefactor he waiked away to the door, leaving vag dann’ cried, after & pause them brusquoly “I feel wa bit mixed. ‘This gentleman ~ For once in hls career ho was desply ere 148 square as 6y yea, omos of a good yet~ I ‘umbly ax yer paw Oine le aud loved %, in ang he se some pett don, wir hut the feller who tried to [ttle secret, wee, Bares some ey Kil! you an’ me might ha’ bin yerown fair, and deem Its preservation more brother, important than thelr own happiness, or the lives of their best friends ” , They are all alike—duchess ¢ seule CHAPTER XV, lory maid, Their fluttering hearts Margaret's Secret, are ail the world to them, ant every- thing else chaos, If that woman only HE walter managed to re. choso'— move the most obvious “Mr. Brett!" came a clear votce ‘vache et aBseiia. anes Along the coridor It was Margaret in the gutter, and ine hastily. . tally cleaned the atick. “Why do you suspect ma?” she ex It wae a light, tough ashplant, with sisimed brokenly "Tam the moat co nleartiacn mie . miseraliie woman on earth, Suffering a silver band around the handle, The gna death environ ine and overwhelm barrister held it under @ gas Jet and those nearest and dearest. Yet what examined 14 closely, Nothing escaped have I done that you should think 5 She came to him me onpabe of concealing Wom fans cure boas eee ater vat yee? The berrirler wee tempted 00 stat at ©eet sue belered to . - doa ss al tan ore bm, be the contrary H bed geod, Te te me the @ on face, and h moved him te aay oe Ww peur iriends, : opelie om” simont eure ae 108 youree!( about Wifes, “ i you are santred of toe te ok het le ow ae wil be cleared up on further, | would sear enything you @iab ment Teter my handa CHAPTER XVL The Meeting. HE! be said to ttm. olf, ae he passed down. stairs, “Ll am Just a9 big a te we ehe la, She fol- lowed me to make «Gleam everything, and I gend her * with a request to keep her Itps 4 Yet lam angry with her for rink @ite te Uninet” 4 the hall and was about to crows the foyer when he caught the words, “Gentieman thro out uttered by « handsome girt, cheaply but gaudily attired, whe wae making some inquiry at the bureas, stopped and searched for @ Teen he became interested latest news, pinned in strips baize covered board ef @ oMctaL she had witnessed an accident Dreast o the of @ cab, tt mateh, the the “tleker.” The girt explained to that tn that evenini wos told that @ gentioman who lived in the hotel was hurt, Was he seriously injured? rhe hvtes man, from long prac- tee, was enabled to sum up such im- quirers rapidly, “bo you kaow the gentleman?” be inquired, “Now that im, alightly.”" “Well, wadain, ie you give me your card t wih wend it to his trends, They will give you al) necessary in- fo ation,” She became confused, She was not accustomed lo the quiet elegance of 4 Kreat hotel, ‘The men in evening dress, the gorgeously attired ladies Dasmug lo elevator or drawing-room, seonied to be listening to her, Why did (he bureau keeper speak #0 = ly? Then the assurance of the Cotk- hey came to her ald, “1 don't see why th such & fuss about nothing,’ “I don't know hin people. 1 saw the gentleman pitched out of a cab and was sorry for him, go | just called to ask how he was,” She angrily tossed her head, and stared insolently at an eld lady wie 7 eee My a if there: were-nany jettera for the Countess of kerry and Ness, “No letter. your ladyshtp,"salethe man, “And you, miss, must either send & personal message or nee the manager.” The young woman bounced out in 4 fury, and Brett followed her, silent- jy thanking the favoring ‘planets which had sent him down the stairs at the very moment when the wan proftering her request to 3 clerk, ¥ rtunately, the weather was better now. There was a clear sky over! and the streets looked quite ‘cheertal after the steady downpour, Lat myriad lamps being reflected Klistening gigzags across the wet pavement, The girl did not head towards the busy Strand, but walked direct to Charing Cross Station on the District mlver, he barrister thought she in to go somewhere by train, He be ened his pace in order to be able to rapidly obtain a ticket and thus keep up with her, Herein he was lucky. To his surprise, she passed out of the station on the embankment aide, He followed, and nowhere could he see her, ‘Then he remembered the steps leading to the footpath alo! the Hungerford Bridge, Running these steps he soon caught sight of tho younk woman, who was walking rapidly toward Waterloo, A man of the artisan class stared at her as passed, and said some- thing to her. She turned flercely, “Do you want a swipe on the jaw?" demanded, What had he done, sh he did not, he would like to know, “You mind your own business,” she sald. “Where am deed. What 5 RN tle i t got to do with you? ‘The episode was valuable to the Its- tening barrister, — It classified the enxl us {oqulrer after Hume's health, er abashed admirer hung bak, and the irl resumed her onward progress, The man was conscious that the gentleman behind him must have heart what passed. He endeavored to Justify himself. “Shot pretty O, she erinned. “Do T. is” you know her?" now her by sigh rk now ant then. the can evidently sald Bret Seen in take ‘a , Don't you so mugh as look at her, mister, or off goes your topper Into the river, She's in @ bad er to-nieht,’ ther, {t lauched and walked On reaching the Surrey side made for the W o Road. Phere she mounted on top of a bus. fhe barrister went Inside, He thought of “mon with black, snaky UJ “ ‘took pennforths” afl the wag. from rel nt to Whitenalty And now Brett, took a n= tp the phant. The 'bus hed hat flarr o ing the ‘ute tot ‘ nington Park Rosd, the latter thoroughfare the skinned down fr the roof, and Fy daining the ¢ is offer to. at swine herself lightly to th The hurrintar followed, and aon tauwe himself tracking her along @ BOY etreet of dingy house: J these she vanished, it or posite & max she walked past he made am aT rally it was exactly Nee polehhors dull, soled. pinehady: curtains, worn blinds. biistered To Be Continued) =, | to one « od to be _—