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him el00 and turned him out of the
house. and from that day to this he has
never been seen in ,Lamford !: I believe
I he went to sea in a merchantmen, but
nothing definite has ever been heard Of
him from that day. There have been
rumors Of his being seen in all sorts of
places under all sorts of conditions - a
hanger on at Monte Carlo. a billiard
marker in Melbourne and bar waiter
at the Cape, but these are only rumors
All that ie definitely known IL: that he
has gone tothe dogs. 81: - .
Mabel seemed immensely relieved
when read her this letter. Ill.,.
There, Duncan; so she had brother
after ALL You do not know how glad
am to havethis news. May we not now
believe, she was doing what she could
to redeem him?''
1T don't know that we are justified
in believing that, Mabel-at any rate,
not with our present information. The
robbery in which she seemed to be an
accomplish scarcely looks like an at
tempt to improve his morals. But, first
of all, we have to identify the brother.
Which of the men was he--the one
armed man, Lambert, or, the other
Dacre?' IT, ~ 49,
Lambert seems the more likely Ac-
cording to MIR. Vandeleur, he had led. a
wild, rowing life, which would fit in
very we'll with what Mr. Wray writes
about the brother. y . - 81.
Yes, that is so, Mabel, but the other
man may have been equally wild. We
seem to have very little information
about him. I must ask Wray to get me
description Of the brothers appear
ance That will no doubt help us, as
Lambert was fair and the other man
dark. But even then we cannot be sure
that he was really her brother, not I'M
til we find the man himself, which
may not be all easy matter. -
The one armed man may have joined
theatrical company again.
He may, and in that case it ought
not to be difficult to trace him-one
armed actors are not so very common.
But hardly think he would take kind
~ to the stage again after a successful
robbery. You may depend upon it he is
busy with other little ventures in that
direction.
You take very gloomy view of
things, Duncan" said Mabel, with a
weary sigh.
perhaps do, dear. but the further
we get into this awful affair the more
! mysterious and complicated it becomes
| That must be my excuse"
wrote off to Wray for particulars
Of the brothers appearance, and the
next morning first thing / set off to call
upon MIR. Keighley Gates about the
mysterious photograph had seen in his
! room.
CHAPTER XII.
WAS MIR. KE1GHLEY GATES LIAR?
FIRST of all called at Scotland Yard,
and as a favor I was allowed possession
of the photograph substituted for Lady
Florence Mostyn's. Armed with this
called at the MetropoIe and again in
quired for Mr.. Keighley Gates. Yes, he
was in-in fact he was confined to the
house by a cold. | made my way no
stairs, and on turning the corner of the
corridor leading to Mr.. Gates room |
ran into some one.
"Ccnfound you, sir!" said a voice
seemed to know. "Should look where
you are going. l might have been the
Prince of Wales-]eze majesty, sir
they'd have hanged you for it!''
apologized for tie occurrence and he
seemed Modified
"All right, sir-keep yonr blinkers
off next time. Go straight ahead now
don't bring the monument down. and
he passed on.
The voluble gentleman had not recog-
nized me, but knew him in an instant.
He was got up in irreproachable attire,
from his patent leather boots to his
shiny silk hat. But despite his altered
appearance there was no smistaking the
once seedy looking vagahond who called
himself DR.. Fitzgerald. The last time
we had met was beside the still warm
body of the murdered Lady Florence.
What was he doing at the Metropole?
Had he been to see Mr. Keighley Gates?
If SO. about what?
= l had not time to pursue these reflec-
tions any further, for a few steps
brought me to the door of Mr.. Gates
room.
Mr.. Gates was in very bad temper,
that was evident. He scowled ferocious.
~ as entered, and when he recognized
me ittevidently required An effort on his
part to greet me in a friendly way
You must excuse me- Captain Brett,
il I am not in my usual form today"
he said. ~ have got an internal cold,
and there axe one or two little matters
that have annoyed me this morning"
!. +. Was DR.. Fitzgerald one?'' I loosely
,5 3 9 DR.. Fitzgerald:'' said Gates looking
at me inquiringly. .ss"5 '<@5 ;:
&. II met him in the passage just now.
He seemed to be coming from this direc-
ton. Gannt looking man---speaks dis
jointedly.'' T 81 - e, S l: +
Oh, that fellow!s He did not give
me the name you mention. He came on
f. begging Grand Do YOU know him?''''.
s5:ss Z The last time saw: aim indeed the
only time before was on the night Of