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any case I needed a wiser head than his to oppose the cunning or the enemy, not to say that we should welcome two more strong arm should it come to the. fact of war. That the captain and his friends, whoever they were, were in deep earnest and would stick at little I was by this time fully convinced. It was very plain that we were none of us in a position to demand assistance from the law. We were adventurers all, and now that I had had time to face the thought I confessed it with- out a blush, resolved, it anything, that ltwasavirtuonsactiontobaflesnch a pack 9: .hmened. wig, 13m CHAV‘I‘EI! VII. HAD already resolved that i! would be folly to depend upon Montgomery alone. Now that he was aroused and upon his guard 1 had no doubt or his constancy for a few days. But there was no saying how soon he might. relapse. And in An expression or anfist‘ncttea m up his nature; "Tau win no: ware: it." ho said; "And as {or that nvquudm fiewembe“ who paused. with a «wage lack at din: Hieâ€""1 will eaten him and break his be!!!“ over his head." “I am going to trust you.” I answer- ed him. “and In proof of my resolve I willhleave you in charge hero tomor- He looked up eagerly. “Do you give me another chance?”' he asked earnest- ly. “Mr. Greatorex, I will ask no ques- tions. I don’t pretend to understand the position. But you are free to use “That Is very likely.” said I dryly. “But now you have the cha'nce to amend.” “I have done what I would all my life," he said moodily. “And I am all the worse for it.” "You could be a very good friend to me.” I answered, “it you would obey orders. A good soldier, Montgomery, has a scrupulous conscience while on duty. Outside that he may be what he will.” "That is no excuse," he retorted hot ly. “I have acted like a cad. but I will ask you to believe that I have the best will in the world to be your friend.” "As it turned out, you have done me less mischief than you think," I re. plied. “You have said hard words to me, Mr. Greatorex,” he said, “none the less hard because they are true.” I appreciated the struggle which had been contested in the silly head. He took the hint, turned‘from me a blotchy face of shame and hurried with little dignity from the room. It was half an hour ere he returned and me sented me an air of determination which I could guess had been assumed with difliculty. It was then that, with- out referring to his own conduct, I ex- plained in a general way the harm he had done me. “Montgomery,” said I, “you have been guilty of a grave breach of faith. But so far we are not the losers by it, and I think It you will take the advice of your friend, the captain, we shall be In a better condition to discuss this presently.” I stood for a time regarding him with indiflerence. but presently another mood overtook me. He was honest and lea], I could swear, but he was an arrant fool and had a very sorry vice. "Faith, I am in the way here,” said the captain merrily, and without more ado he shuflled out or the house, leav- ing me alone with the wretched youth. “You had better take him away," said I curtly, but at that remark and after glancing from one to the other the boy’s eyes rested upon my face with a look of consternation, and sud- denly he buried his face in his arms with a sort of sob. water!” And he clapped him on the back in a friendly fashion. “Ah,” said the captain pleasantly, “my young friend is himself again, or at least wants but a bucket or cold Montgomery lay where I had left Mm, but lifted his head upon our en- trance, glaring with a stupid and mis- erable eye upon us. “No.” said I. “You keep sober, 1 grant you.” and stalked somewhat an- grily down the stairs. “My dear sir,” said the captain, laughing now quite cheerfully, “there is no concoction necessary, I assure you. A bottle of whisky or Burgundy to his elbow and my young friend Montgomery asks nothing better. And I trust that you will give me credit {or this, that I do not trespass upon an- other gentleman‘s cellars.” 0, “As you choose,” said I sullenly. “And that being so, I will trouble you to awaken your host from a drunken slumber, concocted I know not how.” He came into the passage. “1 be- lieve," said he as amiably as ever, “that I am now within the precinct: or my right and within the rights 01 hospitality." “What, In my chamber?” said I hot- ly. “The devil take your invitation That I reserve for myself!” CO The smile vanished from his face and was succeeded by a nasty frown. “You forget,” he said, “that I am here as an Invited guest.” “I know this, Captain Sercombe, that I give you three minutes to be free of the castle and outside the gate. After that time I will take what steps 1 choose against burglars." “Then, Mr. Greater-ex,” said he, “we have concluded, and we knovr where we stand.” At this I pulled myself up short, and. fetching my watch out of my pocket, I said: my, certainly not!" said he gayly and as one who had gained his point. ”Very well,” said I, rising. “And that commits us to very little.” “Then, Mr. Greatorex," said he, “we have concluded, and we kBOW‘ where we stand.” At this I pulled myself up short, and. fetching my watch out of my pocket, I said: of which one was to determine how far this plot had run and the particu- lars and persons of our enemies. Ser- combe himself was one, and I had no doubt that he was cooperating cordially with Hood, that sleek and impassive scamp. Questions upon Bar- nett also flickered in my mind, and for the rest I must keep my senses brisk and my wits awake. PAGE FOUR WThe Adventurers (Concluded from last week.) COPYRIGHT. 1898. BY HARPER b BROTHERS June Inch "Captain Serenzhbe m" I asked as @9112: . 2‘“ . if in the most 11mg”. A.”â€" mmagfpm mmmifiam *m: , By I. B. MARRIOTT WATSON I strode OR to find Williams at the stables. The stranger had been there. Of that there was no question. Wil- liams, a sharp, undersized and black avised Welshman, with a passion of sentiment in his meager body, con- firmed the description given by Mrs. Main. The man had inquired if there was any chance of a job, but seemed (so thought Williams) inconsiderably concerned as to whether there was or was not. He added that the intruder was a foreigner, but to this statement I paid no attention, as to the Welsh and indeed to all country people the word implies little more than stranger. It was plain, however, that the fellow was my arboreal spy, and that was all of me, took his pipe from his mouth and touched his hat with his habitual respectfulness. I had been wondering how the man would demeau himself, aware as I was or his connection in some way with the plot against me. But not a trace of discomfort or confu- sion showed in his face, which was as grave as ever. He was clothed in a suit or very dark tweed, his brown face, out very clean and without an ounce of waste flesh, cool as a statue’s, the thin smoke rising from the pipe which he held behind his back. It a It was upon ll whee I started :9 rm law Raymond. for “pen second thought I evaded 19 leave my mm mm and we up with m pwvlsloa at my own chambers: la tne‘rémple. As I reached the Wamlmnn the min fig- ure at mm was diauevalble smoking la trout at his door, Well: me alumnae I saw that. he was tallilna with a com: Iranian. but when I drew level mm the in the second man had disappeared. Hood straightened himself on the sight I wanted, as, in fact, it was more than enough. I admit that I was disconcert- ed. but the more resolute to go forward with my London expedition. I have said that I reckoned upon an interval of truce. My ideas were destined to a rude subvei‘sai; 1 e e y [1 Li t ' used to his own labors. The last and . ‘ work was to put up my writing case Moreover, if I went to London my pa- per should go with me. And what was easier than to persuade Sheppard and secure my document at one throw? These considerations pointed to a jour- ney to town, and that I must take at once and before either Montgomery’s ardor had failed or the enemy had pre- pared a blow. I reckoned upon an inter- val of time after the recent exchanges between myself and the captain. What quickened my intentions was an inci- dent which occurred shortly after breakfast and while I was still debat- ing the dangers of the situation. I went to my room at 11 and began to “pack a valise methodically in the man- ner of a man who has all his life been 1 the most important particular in this securely. To make sure of my precious paper I unlocked the case and took out 3‘ the sheet. I was upon the point of re- placing it when I suddenly decided to put it in my pocket, which accomplish- ! ed I buttoned my coat tightly. ; At this moment I heard the noise of : a snapping bough and hastily looked forth by the window. The lowermost ; branch of a sycamore that stood upon I the edge of the moat hung swinging in the air and showing a great gap of na- ked white wood. I sprang up, put my head out or the window and could just catch a sight or some one vanishing round the corner or the building. This ' news of the enemy came very sharply upon me, and without stopping to com- ! plete my packing I ran out of the door l and took the stairs three steps at a time. But no stranger was visible when I emerged upon the park, and I was driven back upon Mrs. Main. 1 Here I had a clew, for certainly a stranger had come up to the castle by 1 1 the gates half an hour before; but, ac- ‘ cording to the housekeeper, no mys- tery enveloped him. He had rung man- 1 fully at the bell and demanded Mr. 1 Williams, and had been sent on to the 1 ; farm buildings by Mrs. Main herself, 1 1 who had overseen his interview with 1 the housemaid. i “What was this man like?" I asked. 1 “He was a short, dark young rellow, y 1 sir,” said she, “and something odd I about him.” But what that oddness ‘ was she could not tell, and completed I s c I I the picture by ascribing to him “a Squint and somethink funny- like in his walk,” adding again and with a sudden elation, “Like what a sailor might be.” But the most instant task lay before me that morning and had been decided ere I went to bed the previous evening. I must have Sheppard or Rogers to s help me against these odds, and that forthright. Here again I was con- fronted with a third necessity and luckily saw a means to conjoin both. These rascals were after my piece of parchment, without which their own fragment was useless. I must dispose of this at once and get rid of so much peril at the least. It was true that 1 might possibly drag Sheppard down by ‘ the telegraph, but then again this was most uncertain in a man of his tem-’ perament. He would want the persua- sion of a sudden impulse and above all I a stirring narrative to thrill his pulses ! such as might be presented to him in a personal interview. $ E'everal fiuâ€"tiés imborfunéa ‘me gi-éatlyâ€" “I am afraid you are an indiflerent sportsman. Captain Senombe." said I after I had acknowledged the introduc- tion ceremonlously. “You do better with the rod than with the gun. I_ see I must take you in hand for a lesson. When you nee me shoot I shall shoot “night, even it the enemy be a hare.” Set-combo laughed Ind potted my horse’s flank. The vicar looked from one to the other in some bewilderment, ”wellhe-ight. torwehoddiooeed ot a curious inddent somewhat ava- Hie impuaeaee wee aunt-mu; Here was a man who had just made a have faced enema upon my life «or that was new I eeneeived m, and he was amassing the eeavemuea pea friendly term and in the nest eheer= ta) :9th between his Needed mum and me meager who and all but lens: may witnessed his streeleua net 0! treeehery. The have audacity had let! me swing at the emeet e! the en: eeuater. but the very process 9: 1m easy talk served to give me my Wm new. and I was able to meet him up on his even terms. which I did. deliv- eries e lent. keen clause at him. I was too much astounded and far too Indignant for words. “I thought I’d got the hare all right.” he resumed nmlably to the clergmnn. “Lucky for you, Greatorex, as well as for me.” And then tumlng to me, “Do you know Mr. Morgan, the vicar of Llanellan? Hy trlend, Mr. Greatorex, you knowâ€" lately succeeded to the castle yonder. A fine property. I envy him.” "Good afternoon, Mr. Morgan," said be. “How do you do, Greatorex?’ be continued coolly. “No, I am glad to say there’s no harm done, is there, Greatorex? But it‘s all my fault. This infernal undergrowth diverted the shot. I hope it did not scare you too much '3" he asked, smiling at me. “I hope there is no accident,” gasped the clergyman. Sercombe put out his hand. I rode into the reach of forest beyond Llanellan and presently came out up- on a more open spot, where the trees hemmed in a piece of ground tufted with bush and bracken. At a turn of the road beyond me I saw a figure, seemingly that of a clergyman, walk- ing to meet me. As I made this men- tal observation and without a note of warning there came the crack of a gun, and a bullet plowed a ridge in the grass before the horse’s belly. The beast reared and came down upon his haunches, nearly throwing me, and I was aware that the man in front was running toward me, shouting. As I steadied the horse my eyes went in an- other direction and lit upon Sercombe stalking easily toward me, with a gun upon his arm. The two men came up to me about the same time. I was utterly confounded by this genteel, civil spoken Scoundrel, with his impassive audacity. It began to dawn upon me now in what relations these men had stood. The legacy I at- tributed, as no doubt did the recipient, to a piece of eccentricity on Kesteven‘s part. But I had more than an inkling now of the plan of treatment which he had adopted. Hood knew too much, and he was bound to keep up appear- ances with him. Kesteven had a good idea of the danger with which he was threatened, had probably discharged the man with that knowledge, and yet up to the close he must needs keep his secret by a feint of his former kindly relations. I remarked several occa- sions upon which Hood had made an appearance in our conversation, and I now recognized the way in which his name was treated. “Thank you, sir; good afternoon, sir," said he civilly, and I struck my whip into the flanks of the animal and rode of! without so much as a nod. I shook my reins with an oath. I could make nothing of the fellow. Hood stepped back as the horse shied. “No, sir,” said Hood quietly. “You came too soon, sir.” “Upon my soul,” said I, “I am not cure but I ought to give you in charge! You admit you were robbing your mas- ter.” “No sir; struggling with him.” cam- me answer, pat as you please. 1 starâ€" ed at him in amazement at the eflront- cry of the adm§ssion. I laughed. “Assisting him no doubt.” I said dryly. Hood’s luminous eyes rested on mine for an instant, but he never moved a muscle. “I was with my poor mas- ter,” he said. “Look here, my man,” said I, “what were you doing that Tuesday after- noon by the stream yonder when your master met with his accident?” “I have wondered myself, sir,” he said. “But he was a kind master, and he seems to have been pretty eccentric, as you might say, in his manner of leaving.” “I wonder what made him leave you that?” I asked. “Yes, sir; thank you, sir,” said Hood. “Very acceptable, sir, from my poor master.” “Have you received your legacy yet?” I asked. “No, sir," replied Hood; “He's fish- ing, sir, I believe, down the valley." BEYEL unlocked the case and took out the sheet. court were enveloped in the somber wadows of evening. As I stood pose- in. out of the window 1 wss struck roughly lnto'snother wood by the ep- paritlon of a face on the pavement be- low. It csme suddenly late the lamp- llght and vsnlshed in the next Instant, but I had recognized that horrid squint in the huh. I drew away sharply and considered. 1 will confess the discov- ery chszrlned me and set the pulses throbbing in my body. There could he no doubt that the fellow had tucked me here and was watching for me to come out. Here acaln wsa the hand of my unscrupulous enemy. striking at me WMuawayandlntheheartot ' I ,1;ch mustneeds cone tea hes-mane» I at std» m niiia't no relald. no. myere after the plece at W Temple 1 made a more unable mm‘ to: the town, and. um completed. tend my watch mad at 7380. The night was mph“: tie-mama. and I|= may the em: in the Men: at 9e was in a veritable net of suspicion. . And when I examined the particulars ’ it was his companion who bod jostied meâ€"I might, to be thoroughly suspi- cious, say shoved me. Why had I been shoved? Perhaps it was an soci- dent, and the two men had no relation to each other, nor the second man with the squint to Mrs. Main’s friend. But, on the other hand. that shove came near sending me through the open doorway of the next carriage, and but for my own obstinaey I might now be seated in the seclusion of that car- riage with my two neighbors in an ex- " press that did not stop for forty miles. : At Paddington I took a ah. I could I see the man with the squint nowhere. ‘ and I looked for him pretty sharply. ' His companion's race I had not seen, and should not, or course. recognise . again. It was quite possible that they had been passengers to an intermediate station only, in which case, as I con- ceived, I had been using my imagina- ; tion in vain. It was by this time a lit- i tie after a. and. as the dead season had - fully set in, the streets in the west 1 end were bare of carriages, but a con- ‘ course of people still streamed along ‘ J the pavementsâ€"the tide of life ran. to 1' 1 . I all appearance. as populous as ever. When 1 reached my chambers in the . . , I put up the horse at the Swan and hurried to the station, barely in time L to catch the London train. I took my 1 ticket hastily and, rushing down the platform, cast about me precipitately ‘ for a first class carriage. The guard I had retired to the back part of the strain and stood impatiently, flag in hand. I came upon two compartments I or the class I wished and gave a hur- ried glance into each. The one appear- ; ed empty, but the other already cou- gtained two or three travelers. This 1 latter, however, was labeled “Smok- ’ ing,” and for a second or two I waver- , ed in the balance until a sharp “Now, i then, sir!" from the guard finally whip- ped up my decision. I opened the door or the smoking carriage, but as I did so a man rudely stumbled against me, i and I fell against the next compart- ‘ ment, the door of which had just been opened by a third person. In the flurry of the moment I merely remember get- ting back my clutch upon the handle, and the next instant I was in the smoking carriage, somewhat hot and angry. Out of the window by which I sat I saw in the tail of my eye the two men stepping swiftly into the next compartment, and something vaguely , troubled my senses. ‘ I settled into the cushions as the train drew out of the station and look- ed about at my companions. Then my mind returned to the landscape. which was now passing pretty swiftly. It struck me in a flash what was exer- cising my mind. A squintâ€"that was it! Mrs. Main had described the in- truder or the morning as a man with a “squintâ€"tunny-like." And the man who had got into the next carriage was a man with a squint. The coincl~ dance was only remarkable beanse I that I need fear no more for the pres- entâ€"at least tron) the captain. “Very well,” said I. “I am glad you agree with me.” he remarked. “It is a saving of dignity.” I said no more, but whipped up the horse and left him, with a mocking bow, which he returned gravely, and the last I saw or him was his bulky form leaning upon the gun and assid- uously following me with his dull and fishy eyes. IWMWIWM I! taken aback. and his high color strengthened “Oh, come. my dear sir,” said he. “I ask you to consider it It be worth while. For my own part, I have no desire to fire in your back, no:- dare I it I had. You see. I am plain with you." An indefinite eipression of surprise passed over his face. He was evident- "You will do_ me the favor, Captain Sercombe." said I sharply, “to hand over your cartridges.” It is not an uncommon practice with me tocarry a pistol. and certainly. If it had never entered my head before, I think that the strange fortunes of the last week would have persuaded me to the precaution. As it was, the revolv- er lay to my hand in my coat pocket. and I took my course forthwith. Whip- ping round the horse, I drew and pre- sented the weapon at his heart. “Let me walk with you a little way,” waded the captain. shouldering his gun. Suiting his action to the invita- tion, he marched beside me. “It to V9?! plain, Mr. Greatorex." said he pleasantly. “It means that you must have a lesson, but I need not assure you that I bear no ill will to you On the contrary. I have taken a great taste for you. But it is obvious to you that sentiment has no place in a mere matter of business.” He certainly Ins, and I uw at once o! huh}. he 13va £671. S'e‘réolib’n andlwmlertuponthemdwucon- fronting etch other. “And now, air,” said I quietly. “Will ’00 be xood enough to tell me what this means, and why you shoot at hares with bullets?” Somewhere between 1 and I l toned nine" new in Kauaiemau. av. rather. in mm Malian or respectable. Gamma end gloomy house: Irina about ”low water road. The chase had to and somehow, We drove up a mad dimly "lined end narrow. I suppose my cat» men muet heve been almost as weary ee 1. end probeny were eleepy. At any rate. I had ceased to nude hlm tor eone tint He had taken the Initiative hlmult. commuting himself. 1 con- celve. the mullet: at an. harmleu lu- natic. At all event; It was loan plaln that we bed entered I cul-de-eec. The eltuetlon prlcked my molutlon to the proper polnt of ecflon. A- It fell out. ‘ You will doubtless dub me s tool in I that I didn't forthwith take the shelter or the luv end put myself under sate custody. But I had two reasons against thatâ€"the one, that I hsd s sort or htorml hsrgsln with Sercombe not to bring the authorities into this feud. but to fight ont s prints wsr; the oth- er. that I would see these sconndrels in the infants! regions before 1 sur- rendered to them. And when you come to think of it. to call In the police for help in the distinctly liiegal job which occupied me would hardly be In tsste. Bo there was nothing for it but the rod. and the rosd It was for the next two hours and more. By that time my ah horse. s nne npstnndlng chestnut. land mm rnn himself down. and so i . hoped but my put-anew onhl Rut of thin i could not he mill. end. in m1: «use. It was nut their «Mail to Mamie an open trams; A! l lmmlml. the: merely sought le mm m to earth name: when And it was obvious hr new that i could not drive about in (um I" night I had this dilemma now before meâ€" ‘ that I dared not go back to my rooms. 5 The risk was too extravagant. And ' .the question as to where I was to pass the night became important, as it was now past 11. Of course I could go to a hotel, where I should be compara- tively safe, but I had no fancy to spend the long hours of darkness awake ‘andonmyxmrdonthechancethat this scouudrel would make an attempt on my room. No, I must be rid of him first. As the cab drove 0!! I peeped through the little window at the buck and saw my squinting friend in con- versation with another man, no doubt the second of the gang. houn we visited quite half or the me- The cab passed through Knights- hridge and toward Kensington. and then I turned the driver through the park for Bayswater. Presently I was aware of s rattling behind and looking out through my spy hole again perceiv- ed a second cab close upon us. “Very well.” said I to myself. “You shall have your wish. A stern chase is s long chsse." . I fancy my csbman must have thought me near upon s lunatic. I chopped snd changed his directions I dozen than. and during the next two wanna-mamas“ And into a cab again I jumped. “Driveâ€"westâ€"anywhere," said I at last to the questioning cabman. "I’ll direct you." “Very well.” thought I. for it was plainly of no use to deal with the ras- cal. “You may wall: as much as you like. I am for a cab.” “I am desirous to walk about the street. sir,” he said softly. “I have made up my mind to see London by night. It is var’ beautiful.” as if in surprise. “What the devil do you want?” I re- peated. There was a slight pause. and with my hand in my pocket I ostentatiously cocked the revolver. The faint click caught his ear. “What the devil do you want?" I asked angrily. I confess that I begun for the first time to have the feeling or being hunt- ed. I strode over to him. When I got out into the street I was conscious that the man was behind me, and, turning quickly. I confronted him. My action was so abrupt that it took him by surprise. but he took off his hat politely and with a “Pardon, sir!" in a slightly foreign accent. avoided aim col- lision that had been imminent. i Jumped into a cab and drove straight to Sheppard’s rooms in Down street. As luck would have it, he was out. but it was a relief to find that he was in town. According to the maid, he was to be back in the morning. In consid- erable disappointment I ran down the stairs and banged the front door, and there was my man across the roadway. stiekataslhsdhadproof. [made upmymlndtotryfos-Sheppard. It was possible that he was in town. and 1!: any ease I would not leave the docu- ment 0! my persim. In the meantime I was feeling extremely hungry and was resolved to make a meal. It was certain the scoundrels would not assail me in the open. I scrutinised the court as I came‘out, but naturally the spies were not likely to show themselves. Then I drove to the Cafe Royal and enjoyed an excel- . lent dinner. From where I sat in the dining room I had a view through an open door of the great hall beyond, in which the representatives of a dozen nationalities drank and chattered and played their dominos. Halfway through my meal I looked up. and there was my friend unobtrusively sip- nlnx a glass of vermuth rid: on» site the doorway. It was plain that I was followed still. as I had suspected would be the case. To lose sight of me. on the chance that I had bestowed what they wanted in my rooms was not a piece of their policy. I suppose the room would keep. I had a good view of the fellow, and as I leisurely drank my wine I watched him. Clear- ly I was to have an adventure for my pains. and the first thing was to run Sheppard to earth. llsir!7, said he and looked up at me "la "IO flmmgmacreg. “adamant... Mk. up our minds to to on. but what ma ! manly, 0 Iain; an 9" "Cimmunm ho hanged!” hate!L 3'”de picked up. time table. "Im- NPM m mum-m. “While I have Mum" Nd he. "to arch the 3 45 ahumhhmtovor my hand me needy train to Raymond. If you’ll drive and the criminal “all never want “Nlhttoyour rooms I'll meet you 8‘ Miter." Eddington." An Inca-val at “I...“ mm, which When I not to the station he was as one of MI companion choc. m hmk load a his void. and. stimulated by on u- on m: by mm; up and MI W limits. I entered busily into flouting: pun-lb» plan. In which occupation we “:17: 3- n and m up the t... mmmmmmfi I. __ 1 (Continued on Page :2.) A unanimou- nemmw. shamed at the mum. floated his anemone M a sum mum calm I thoulm u my U9}: tglvonyun for mm!!- | ically. “My lord," said I, with a smile, "it it were. do you think a thief like my- ! self would confess it?" He broke out laughing and without any more ado beckoned me to follow and walked in his uncertain gait across the hall and toward a farther room. , from which issued a great noise or 1 talk and laughter. flinging the door 0M. be strode in. “Gentlemen." anid he, “here in an- other guest to Join us. Pray charge your glass." "The DIM a! tho I". gunman.“ continued In hm. new". on! A than of mm I! am «Mme: hand. "man own new at our men. WMHM m tumor down "as paHuumm mmmnwn. u i ask you a mud h: m. shall I ask in ma?“ A we beam from the mm mm tho “Int-non we which um mm- ment \un Int-L Belt e doeen young gentlemen were epneed about the huge room, some at n and table. and n generou- row of hot- tles instilled to the dominant occupa- flen of the evening. A “enou- but hurt: laugh greeted thie. “I nut expiein to you. gentlemen." continued my host, lighting another eignr. “that Inaâ€"Mr. Whet‘e-hieâ€"thle gentlemen is engaged in the perilous mu 0! seeping from a hostile arma- ment outside. And it in our duty. 1 need not en]. us English gentlemen to move him.” “Quite right." says the young fool. taking the cigar from his mouth, “quite right. Stolen goods?" he asked com- in: In your house, and no I took the liberty of asking your assistance to evade them." Gentlemen." said he. “here a another “The situation is easily settled.” said I. “I have something of value upon me, and I have been chased by two rascals in a cab. The light was burn- “Mine‘s Winthorp,” he explained â€" “Lord Winthorp. You may have heard of me recently â€"corespondent in di- vorce case, you know." .um “You ask me my name?" I answered. "Well, there is no concealment I would practice on you, and so it is Greatorex, for what use you may care to make of It.” He stared at me (or some moments In silence. “Pray state your case." he said politely and sticking the stump of a clgsr in his mouth, but supporting himself upon the table. “My name, air, is Immaterial," I re plied. “But it is your services I want in a certain crisis, and it you be a gen- tlemln, u I see you are, I shall have no doubt of the issue." “Faith," said he. smiling rather fool- ishly, “it it is a hand you want, you must needs look for one steadier than mine." And. true enough, there he was sway- ing somewhat unsteadily upon his legs and presenting me a face flushed with the use of liquor. But this was no moment for parieying, and I pressed my point promptly. “Then, ray. let me shut the door for you," as d l, stepping in forthwith And without more ado I closed the great door with a bang. He led the way docilely enough into a neighboring mom and, turning up the gas, faced me. "This is all very well,” says he more soberiy. “But I have still to learn who the devil you may be." 00 bear with me and allow me two minutes in your private room I make no doubt that I can satisfy you." “Who the devil may you be?" says he. surveying me from top to toe with a pulled look. “Sit." and I. “this Is no place upon your doom to exnlain to 3011- But Inmlnhnedlateueedotakfindly bond. and ltyou will have thegoodm !n a second. I stopped the nu and Jumpedontbetonthedoor. Alldid ootheueondenbnloocunetonpnnse. My ab tuned slowly round end stop- ped thrust of his fellow. I would swear I now the two figures alight. God knows whet the enhmen nude of it all. I pulled at the hell. but for n time could get no answer. But at last. nndlnruponsetonlouderpealthan usual, the door was opened. and there confronted me a tall. slight man some- non: my own age In evening THE WATCHKAN-WAR‘DER, APRIL 5th, "39 f"- M." said L "l mum! m h’ quite open with sun. «mi: as lul" m" MW #0" and me I have new Intention at sticking m it. But am: I» a" H“ N" “V "36 matter. We «an M. “P 0"? wads to so an. inn what “ Mu on?" “Mum Naked up a time table. “Im- NWW‘ ma he, “to catch the 345 Ml! t0 unload. If you’ll drive m: to your mom I'll meet you at H! emu ffom m. vhalr. "My aw Mow. ma mm mm“ and hp. "tau an: in thin cubism was am" paw forward. with an ndwmm Mr nu- NMCQ If Q‘Ou tier-k h *MW (bailout, Bi? 1666 N66. 1 Wm Mm mp yam-r- MT rm hands and mm an m: finnw v» If}?! Imam: That‘s us; than": “ W that I had given my pursu- ers the slip I was confident that I should not be at further trou- ble with them for the present. I for once I and my parcel were out of their sight for.an_v spam of time there could be little doubt in their minde that ‘ I would accept the chum-e to dispose of it. But. as a matter of fact. 1 did noth- ing of the kind. The document would be of little use deposited in some Lon- don safe. It might be of ('Ollcidt-rxtble value down at the castle. I still mg- ged my secret In my pocket and. hug- ging it, set out next morning to find Sheppard. I caught him upon his re turn about midday and opened the sit- uation to him over lunch. It did no good u use his eyes sparkle at the tee mm. "Why. tfll II the seventeenth century It lent. Ned.” said he In his excite- mt. “A unsure. bummer: and I M handed. murderous gang! Do I It!“ on my head or my heels?" And he eluded his thigh In sheer 103009 nus. mm II vs noun.” I replied. "hut no forget that It is no ehnd‘s rm. This In El“ Moon. I! l have n W "on of the Men, and we must flee the 0|!” PM“? human; and boldly if we dqtglde to no form-am." i The garden “as black and s lent when the door dosed upon me. I Eis- tened for a few minutes, but could hear no sound save that of laughter trom the house. Then I scrambled among the bushes at the back of the house and presently came upon a high wall. Climbing to the top of this with dimculty, I looked down upon a road. and. lowering myself softly, I dropped upon the footpath. Right and left no one was visible, with which fact. much enheartened, I walked briskly away. I suppose I had gone about a mile among the maze of roads when I at last happened upon a lmnsom and drove to a hotel. No sign of my enemy was vis- ible, and for all I knew or (-arozi they were still watching outside Lord Win- thorp’s windows. “I think,” I said. “that your silent prayers would serve me better. And 1! you will show me the garden I w]! make shift for myself. And be assur- ed," said I, with great ceremony. "that It will remain one of the red letter days in my life to have met so courteous a host as Lord Winthorp and so genial a company as the present." house, but I wouldn‘t swear to It. However, if you like to try, We'll 1.3m the way." But this was not to my taste. for I was in no humor to attract my pursu- ers by this drunken concourse “nah lights. “Gentlemen," said I, with great p9. liteness, “I should be (harmed Io jozn you in your game but that it must be apparent to’you that I am playing a bigger game tonight. The cards are all against me, and I must use a}: my wits. Lord Winthorp. is there a back way from your house?" The young nobleman roused himult "My servants ten the," said he. “L’mt “Let him stay and take a hand." said some one, and a chorus of assent went up. "W," said 1. raising my voice above the din, {or we should never tench (h. end at this mm. “the so culled toe in unworthx or \our steel 1 only £8]! pamission to 1:0 forth by a back way and leave you to the pleaqm recreation I have so ruddy interrupt- W .58.. 81 m C2â€"lll drugg‘nu In. T. A. SL000”, Limited, Toronto. 500. Per Bettie There yOu have the whole matter in a nutshell. La Grippc and colds are among the forerunners of consumption, This man had one, his wife had the mher. Psychine not only cufed both but i! bum them up so that the-r bodies are Strong enough to msist_<1ise§§e. All seed: of coms‘fimption are killed by ‘CURED ms WIFE l or LA GRIPPE a My wife took La Grippe when she “a: inOttnwa."says R: N. Dafoc of Nonhfieid Farm, gum. in an Interview. “She gm bottle 0 Psychinc “(1 after using it far a few days she was quite we“. I took a c 01 d and am using it and am getting all right I think Psychine is one of the best 10,.“ on the mukct to-day." 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