Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-03
CHAPTER NNru.


1t chnrsccd that the Gibraltar steamer
arrived nj Portsmouth on the morning of
the same December day the evening of
which brought into port the South AZ
rican steamer Caledonia. with Wcems
on board.
viii you accompany us, Dashwood?'
c%licerfully asked Dunlnorc. as he stood
with his party on the dock. preparatory
10 seeking the railway coaches for Lon
don.
lit depends upon what your intentions
chance TO be-" said he. in response.
Then. il not disagreeablc to Miss Muir
and yourself. | should like to he with yon
Tor Il day or two
"Disagrecable? How oddly You talk.
but I've given up all hopes of under
standing your singular moo,s.' said Dun
mo:r. with even more coiliality. while
Miss Muir smiled pleasantly, and even
little Robbie. who WAS holding Mingo
Bingo'S hand ut one side OF the group.
| looked wisttnlly ut Eastwood. whom the
| little fellow still Doubtless remembered
| with tenderness in the light of shipwrcck
associations. I'VE are going to stop in
the chief London !epot-or rather my
companions here will do so. while | at
tend TO putting Robbic'S inheritance in
safe kecping-and after that we shall pro-
coed direct To Kingssatc. where we shall
remain for II few days mt the new Rail
way. Hotel. which is said to he Il grand
affair"
Il should think you likely to put your
own valuables in safe keeping nj the
same time." suggested DaShwood. with
All innocent mir.
Not I-or. rather. | consider them
safer in my own custody than anywhere
else" said Dunmorc. laughing. Come.
shall YOU 20 with u.s."
"les. since you are 81 kind" >ai.i Dash
wood. with suppressed eagerntss. II will
gladly accompany you 10 London. and
then. while you are transferring Your bust
ness there. go IN to the kinssgate Hotel
.yom speak of in advance Of yon.'
When punmore and his party reached
the Railway Hotel AT ISingSgatc. Il few
hours later. they found ,hi, the head
clerk had been duly appraised OF their
coming by DaShwnod.
Dunmorc WAS given No. 1876. a hand
somr apartment in Il new wing ut ill.,.
rear; Miss Muir and Mrs. NaSrby. n wild
ow lady who ha,! attached herself To the
! party nj Gibraltar. were accommodated
with equal pleaSln!IcsS in the main build
! Ing upon II corridor communicating ,i-
rcct!y with Il long. Wide passage that pen
ctratcd TO the further extremity of the
rear wing. and on which Dunmurc's room
opened: as for Robbie. punmorc took
him with him, after mentioning to the
clerk that the lad would remain Int a
few hours in the hotel: and Mingo-I,in-s.
after b?in. assigned an apartment in the
servants quarters. followed his master
upstairs.
Soon after the servant, had disappeared.
and after Dunmore had made some exam
nation of his apartment and its surround
ings. he sent MinGo-B ingo To rclurs; one
of the clerks to come up and sac him. Tho
head clerk himself answered the sum-
mons. smiling affahly. and seemingly i'm
pressed with the notion that. in Duninurc
he was entertaining a gentleman of
wealth and. pcradvcnture. of distinction.
Are You satisfied with your accommo-
d%ations. MIR. Dunmorc?' said the clerk.
Yes. but at the same time somewhat
puzzled" said Dunmorc. why have L
been assigned a room that seems to he
the only occupied one on the floor of this
section of the building! The ncighboring
CONS. l noticed in passing. do not seem
to lc even furnished"
II will explain. sir. Mr.. Eastwood. who
came here Il short time ago. and advised
me of sour coming, was good enough to
say that you were u gentleman of rescrv-