Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-25
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BY Fred M. Ohie A//n1
BY Fred M. 0hite
CHAPTER ALNI. tContinued.D

CHAPTER NLNI. ,ContinuedD
Il am sorry i have done So Chri
said. but 1 sho.l; Got have done 81
unless l had beer taken by surprise. l
was SO aoc TIA, had taken of IN!
glasses and 2us MY hair up. Thei
Frank came u2 and surprised me-.
You nave grown an excee6ingl.
f-stly girl. Chris" Littiner said crit
icl!.y. o. course 1 recognize YOU now
YOU a:e nicer looking than Miss Lee.
Chris put her glasses on and rolled
hs. hal. down resoluteiy.
You Will be good enough to under
stand that am going TO continue Mis-:
LIZ Tor the present. she said. My tasl
is long way from being finished YET
Lord Litrine-. YOU are not going &
send Frank s.way?"
Liisi!.ler looked undecided.
I didn't know he said. Frank.
have heard / area, deal to-day to caus.
ms 20 think that might have done {
great injustice. And yet an not surt
LIN any ease. il would b. bad policy
for YOU 10 remain here. Ii the news
came 10 the ears o. P>ginald HerSo.
it Nigh. upset Miss Machiavelli'
CLANS.
That had mo- oe Cured 10 NE Tor tbs
moment Chris exclaimed. On tbs
whole. Frank had better not stay. Bu;
1 Should early like 20 see You TWO sha Il
hands.
Frank Lis1in,er made ar involuntary
gesture. and then he drew back.
ibid rather not" he said. "a,
feast. not u..il my character is fully
T:ndicaced. Heaven knows 1 have suf
t=red enough for 5oyish indiscretion.'
Ard You have youth on your side,
Llrr:.soer said. gravely. Whereas L"
Il know know. II has been terrible
all round. took those letters OF poo,
Claire's away because they were sacred
property, and for no eye but mine
No eye but yours saw them was
going 10 send them baek again. 1 wish
I had"
Aye. SO do I. took them and de-
stroyed them but take Heaven TO Wit.
ness that 1 touched nothing else o =.
SIDES. If it was the last word l eve.
uitered--whar is tina, fellow doioe
mere in 1het garb? 1t is one of Hen.
SON most disreputable tools"
Merritt was coming across the ter.
race. He paused suspiciously as he
caught sight OF Frank. but Chris. with
a friendly wave OF her hand, encour.
aged him to come on.
ITS all a part OF the game" she
said. i sent for our friend. Merritt
out when l did SO had no idea tina,
FRANK would be present Since YOU
are here you might just as well STAY
and hear little more of the strange
doings OF Reginald Henson. The time
has come to let Merritt know that J
am not the clever lady burglar he takes
me for
Merritt came up. doggedly. En
IDENTITY the presence of Flank Littimer
disturbed him. Chris mpriohed him to
seat quite gaily.
You are very punctral.'' she said
Il told you l wanted you to give Lori
Litrimer and myself little advice and
assistance. In the first place. we want
to know, where that gun-metal. dia
mond-mounted cigar-case. at present
for sale in Rutter's window, came
from. We want TO know how it got
there and who sold it to Rutter's PEG.
pie. Also. We want 10 know Why Van
Sneck purchased similar cigar-case
from Walen's OF Brighton.
Merrirt's heavy Jaw dropped. his
face turned a dull yellow He looked
around helplessly for some means OF
escape, and then relinQuished the idea
with sigh.
Done" be said. Clear done. And
by woman. 100. a smart woman. ]
admit. but woman. all the same And
yet. why didn't you
Merritt paused. lost in the contem
plation OF problem beyond his intel
lectual strength.
You have nothing to fear" Chris
said. with smile. Tell US ali YOU
know, and conceal nothing, and you
will be tree when we have done with
you
Merritt wiped his dry lips with the
back Of his hand.
I come peaceably,' he said, hoarse
II. And In going TO tell you ali
about it, ....