Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-17

the dispatch box. in short. supports me
In that view"
"There are public grounds. then, for
instltuting a keen search for Captain
Wood"
every much so, indeed. and we must
instantly call in the police. l shall go at
once to Scotland Yard and set the de-
tectives 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 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 can't stop talking here"
zone minute. Sir Charles. My-our
interest in Captain Wood Is hardly Sec
ond to yours. Anyway they are identi.
cal. It would be best. / submit. to
work together"
"Quite so. That Is very sensible.
Have you any plans? What would you
proposeT He was as sweet as milk
by this time.
"Well, obviously one thing presses
urgently. A descent should be made
by a 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
meY
T'd rather meet you. Sir Charles, out
yonder. for suppose you'll 60 yourself
with the policeT'
Certainly shall. possibly ahead OF
them, so au revoir."
"Stay. Sir Charles. l had forgotten
this letter which came an hour ago. 1t
is addressed to Captain Wood. and 1t
might throw some light on this myste.
rious affair. To be sure. It Is In q 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 settle afterward
If necessary with Captain Wood"
So he broke the seal. opened the let.
ter and instantly burst into a loud.
CHEEKY laugh.
"Oho, Miss Frida. so you have not
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
were only q few lines:
What has become Of your ! thought we were
to see you early. before luncheon. ! have oeen
simply iurious Now am frightened. Something
must have happened. It cannot be that you have
already iorgotten-last night
Reckon l know what she means by
last night for heard their parting at
the door of the house In Princes Gate"
"Where no doubt they had been BILL
ing and cooling" added the general.
"But she Is entitled to know what has
happened. You had better go round by
Hill street on your way to Barnes.
Enough said. I'm off,"
We soon started. Savory and l. in
second hansom and at the mans sug.
gestion took the dog.
Hell surely find the captain" said
Savory. If there Is any sort Of scent" ."
and the dog seemed to understand his
business. for directly we reached Hill
street he was the first inside the house
and raced up stairs In businessllke
way and evidently quite at home in the
place.
BY and by he came down again. fol-
lowed by about the brightest. smartest
and sweetest young creature | had
seen since my last Sunday walk on
Fifth avenue after church.
It's not in my line to say what she
wore, but | think 1t was tailor made