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woman answered. In her own mind, and
after a conversation with another Of the
head servants, she had put Senior CUT
fanta down as some foreign picture deal
er, or connoisseur, who had received per
mission from her master to inspect the
collection at the Chase" and, conse-
quently, she considered him entitled to
give an opinion, especially as that opinion
was n favorable one. They are thought
TO be so, sir
Yes; no doubt But have seen them
all now, and l will leave tomorrow"
Very well, sir"
80, if you please, I will have that
young man TO drive me to the station. l
will go by the train that he told me Mr..
Smerdon travelled by"
That night as Senior Guffanta paced up
and down the avenue leading TO the house
and smoked cigarettes, or as he tossed
upon his bed. he confessed that he was
no nearer TO his task
"Everything fails me-" he said, "and
yet a week ago | would have sworn by
San Pedro that l should have caught
him now. There is only one chance-one
hope left. If that fails me too, then |
must lose all courage. Will it fail me?
will it fail me:'
1T is strange, too" he said once to
himself in the night. when, having been
unable 10 sleep, he had risen and thrown
his window open and was gazing from
it, that | cannot meet this man Smerdon,
this man who believes that | shall fail
as por Dios, | almost now myself be-
lieve! Strange. also, that he should have
left on the very day | came here. |
should like to see him. It may be that l
shall do so in London tomorrow"
He left Occleve Chase a the time fixed,
and by his liberality to the housekeeper
and the other servants who had waited
on him he entirely dispelled from their
minds the idea that he was a picture
dealer
Il suppose he is one of those foreign
swells. after all" the footman who had
served him said to the housekeeper. as he
pocketed the douceur the Senior had given
him; there is plenty of EN- in London
society now"
He reached the London terminus late
in the afternoon. and babe the cabman
he hired drive him to the Hotel Lepanto;
but, before half the journey to that house
was accomplished. the driver found him
self suddenly called on by his fare to stop.
and to turn round and follow another cab
hanson cab which had passed swift
ly the one Senior Guffanta was in. cab
in which was seated a young man with
a brown mustache. and on the roof of
which was portmanteau and a bundle
of rugs.
Quick the Senior said. speaking for
the first time almost ncoherent English;
follow that cab with the valise on the
top. Quick, say. l will pay you any
thing
How can I be quick the man said.
when I can hardly turn my cab around?
Which is the one you mean"
The one with the valise | say. that
passed just now. | will give you every
thing have in my pocket if you catch it."
But it was no use. Before the cab
could he turned and put in pursuit. the
other one had disappeared round a corner
into a short street, from which, ere Senior
Guffantas cab had reached it. it had
again disappeared.
Am l never TO seize him." said the
Senior TO himself. Then he once more al
tered his directions TO the cabman, and
made him drive TO Occleve House
He walked into the room in which he
heard that Lord Penlyn and Mr.. Stuart
were seated and the excitement visible
mao -nabpef1t7I - -'--- - -
Il have seen him." he said, going
through no formalty Of greeting; he was
far too disturbed for that. II have seen
him once again, and once again have lost
him."
Where have you seen him." Stuart
asked
Not at Occleve House, surely" Penlyn
exclaimed
"No-here. in London. Not half an
hour ago, in a cab. And l have missed
him. He went too swiftly, and l lost
sight of him
What will you do?" they both ex-
claimed.
AT present l do not know. feel as
though shall go mad Then a moment
after he said: Give me the keys Of the
garden: at once, give them to me"
Penlyn took them from a drawer and
gave them TO Senior Guffanta. and he,
bidding the others remain where they
Wore, opened the door leading into the
garden from the back of the house, and
went out into it.
1t was but a few minutes before he re-
turned, but when he did SO the bronze
had left his face and he was deathly pale
Lord Penlyn,' he said, biting his lips
as he spoke, and clenching his hands until
the nails penetrated the palms, Ito whom
have you given those keys during my
absencef"
To no one" Penlyn answered. Il
promised you l would not let any one have
them"
You have given them 70 no one?" CUT
fanta said. while his eyes shone fercely
as he looked at the door To no one.
To no one. Then will you tell me how the
murderer Of Walter Cundall has been in
that garden within the last few hours