The Princeton union., 1900-11-22

and said so eO1:w eOESly enough. In-9
deed, he becnn.S now SO civil that,
Judging him to be really a person Of
Importance, I gave him a brief outline
of the plot to which we believed Cap
tain Wood had fallen Il victim
"You think it is the money, do you?
Nothing else?'' he asked sharply.
4 "Why, what else could there be?''
/ He hesitated for moment. but said
at last: = ..1.. - &.@E
I'm not at liberty to tell you exact
iy. They are confidential matters con-
nected, with the service. But there
might be reasons to induce designing
people to carry off Captain Wood and
hide him for Il time. lie possesses cer~
tain information Of the highest value
to- Well, must not tell you. But
the disappearance Of these papers, Of
the dispatch box, in short. supports me
in that view.''
'*There are public grounds, then, for
instituting q keen search for Captain
Wood" .',
Every much so, indeed, and we must
instantly cali in the police. shall so at
once to Scotland Yard and set the de-
tectiyes in notion
'Guess I've been there already, and
they only laughed at me-
"By George, they will not laugh at
me. Why, this might become a cabinet
question. If those papers have fallen
into the wrong hands, there may be the
devil Of q row. Wood Or no Wood,
must have them back this very day,
and l can't stop talking here"
Zone minute, Sir Charles. My-our;
interest in Captain Wood is hardly sec
ond to yours. Anyway they are idcnti-
cal. 1t would be best, I submit, to
work together
"Quite so. That is very sensible.
Have you any plans? What would you
:, propose? He was as sweet as milk
by this time.
"Well, obviously one thing presses
urgently. a descent should be made
by posse Of police upon that house in
the Strathallan road.''
"In any case there shall be no more
delay. Here, you, sir''-this was to
Savory-"hail the first cab. I'm off to
Scotland Yard. Will you come with
me?"
"I'd rather meet you, Sir Charles, out
yonder, for suppose you'n go yourself
with the police?''
"Certainly shall, possibly ahead of
them, SO au revoir.''
"Stay. Sir Charles. had forgotten
this letter which came an hour ago. It
Is addressed to Captain Wood, and it
might throw sonce light On this mystic
rious affair. TO be sure, 1t is in wo.
mans hand, but | was just about to
open it when you appeared. Do you
think dare?''
"By all means. Every scrap Of intel.
ligence is OF the utmost Importance
now. I'll do it. can set3' afterward
if necessary with Captain Wood"
So he broke the seal, opened the let
ter and instantly burst into loud
CHEEKY laugh.
"Oho, Miss Frida, SO you have no!
been long in coming to an understand
ing with our man of many millions
Read it," he said, and he handed me
the letter. 1t was headed 1913 Hill
, street. and was signed "Frida.' There
70 were only few tines:
:. What has become Of you? l thought we wer
to you early, before luncheon. l have bee
!, , simply furious. Now am frightened. Something
l. must have happened. 1t cannot lie that you ha7
already forgotten-last night
, "Reckon know what she means b,
: last night for heard their parting a
the door Of the house in Princes Gate
, ''Where no doubt they had been bill
' ing and cooing," added the general
''But she is entitled to know what ha
J happened. You had better go round b.
e Hill street on your way to Barnes
I Enough said. Pm off,
r We soon started, Savory and |, in
: second hanson and at the mans sue
gestion took the dog.
$ He'll surely find the captain" sal,
e Savory, *'if there is any sort Of scent,
/, and the dog seemed to understand hi
T. business. for directly we reached Hil
n street be was the first inside the hous
e and raced up stairs in a businesslik
J. way and evidently quite at home in th
: place.
y By and by he came down again, TO!
lowed by about the brightest, smartes
2 and sweetest young creature Il ha
e seen since my last Sunday walk O
Fifth avenue after church.
S It's not in my line to say what sh
t. wore, but think it was tailor mad