Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-29


panion's coat.
Crake drew the others ann within his
own, and as they strolled up the street
together he said
Il suppose l had better hail the first
hanson we come across"
TO which Gray, who had left his
uncles house some time before and was
now in lodgings at the west end, 10.
piled:
Right You are, dear boy; only l
haven't got a blessed sou to pay tho
cabby with" Here he gave a lurch
which carried Cral;e and himself half
across the pavement.
"My dear fellow, as if my purse
wasn't at your service" exclaimed Crake
reproachfully.
A second or two later Gray came to
an unsteady halt.
"Crake," he said with tipsy gravity,
I've made dashed idjit of III shelf
t'uight"
Cant see it, my boy. What is it that
you have done:"
Eve given you l o U for the money l
owe you, while all the time I've twenty
pound note in my pocketbook.
That's no good tonight old man.
There's no place open where You could
get it changed But what does it mat
ter? You can redeem your bit of paper
when | see you tomorrow"
"Ycsh, but you won't see me tomor-
row." answered Gray with another
lurch and hiccough. "Going to Paris
by morning train. Telegram. Forgot
all about it till now. Mush go. Be
back in fortnight or three weeks. If
| you can't change note, | . u mush stand
| over till | come back"
For full minute or more Cralle stood
in silent thought The chances were,
! he argued that if the American once
| got as far as Paris nothing moro would
! be seen of him in London, in which case
! his | Q y would be SO much waste paper.
| The sum was not Il large one, but Crake
was by no means minded to lose it.
lie set his teeth hard for moment or
two and then he said;
eff YOU like to come with me as far
as my lodgings | think can perhaps
manage to change your note"
Half an hour later Marcus Gray was
on his way home in a hanson. All
signs of inebriety had vanished. He was
his usual self-kcen, alert and quietly
self possessed. In exchange for his
twenty pound note Cralte had given him
three five pound notes, his | O u and
the balance in cash.
Eustace Crake was seated at breakfast
/ next morning, with a sporting newspaper
supported against the hot water jug in
front of him, when the door of his sit
ting room was unceremoniously opened
and two men. entire strangers to him,
walked in and shut the door behind
them.
"Nou are Mr.. Eustace Crake?" said
the elder of the two interrogatively.
Crake nodded.
Il am Inspector Fountain, of Scotland
Yard" added the officer.
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faded ont of Crake's face, leaving it Of q
gray, corpselike pallor. For IA few mo-
| ments he was like Il man suddenly snit-
ten with the loss of speech then, with u
grimace which he evidently meant for q
smile he said:
ITO what may | attribute the honor
Of this visit, Mr.. Inspectors
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