The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-25
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Come, come, don't lose your temper.
I never do--it's mistake-in business,
md you haven't told me yet who you
are and what you have to do with Cap
tain Wood"
The shortest way was to give him
bne Of my cards. He was not unac-
quainted with the name of Saraband
and said SO courteously enough. In
deed, he became now so civil that,
Judging him to be really person Of
Importance, l gave him a brief outline
of the plot to which we believed Cap
tain Wood had fallen victim.
"You think it is the money, do you?
N'othing clse?" he asked sharply.
h. "Why, what else could there be?"
He hesltated for u moment, but said
at last:
"l'm not at liberty to tell you exact
1y. 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 time. He possesses GER
tain information of the highest value
to Well, l must not tell you. But
hhe disappearance of these papers, Of
ahe dispatch box, in short, supports me
in that view"
"Therc are public grounds, then, for
dnstituting a keen search for Captain
Wood"
every much so, indeed, and we must
Instantly call In the police. shall go at
once to Scotland Yard and set the de-
tectves in notion"
! "Guess Eve 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 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 identl-
cal. 1t would be best, l 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 a posse of police upon that house in
the Strathallan road"
! "In any case there shall be no more
delay. Here, you, sir. .4his was to
Savory-"hail the first CAB. I'm off to
Scotland Yard. Will you come with
meW
I'D rather meet you, Sir Charles, out
yondcr, for suppose you'll so yourself
with the police?'
Certainly I shall, possibly ahead of
them, so au revoir."
"Stny, 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, 1t Is In wo-
mans hand, but l was just about to
open 1t when you appeared. Do you
think dareW
by all means. Every scrap Of Intel
ligence is of the utmost Importance
now. I'll do it. can settle afterward
II 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 understands
ing with our man Of many millions!
Read It," he said, and he handed me
the letter. 1t was headed 1918 Hill
street and was signed "Frida." There
were only few lines:
What has become Of your | thought we were
TO see you early, before luncheon. ! have been
simply furious Now am frightened. Something
must have happened. II cannot be that you have
already forgotten-last night
"Reckon know what she means by
last night for | heard their parting at
the door of the house In Princes Gate. v
"Where no doubt they had been bill.
Ing and cooing." 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 |, In a
second hanson and ut 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 businesslike
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 I 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
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