The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-05-29
continued Henson would relax his Wig.

re SeeWeu 10 nnu out everything, ah'
% read others before they had made VI
helr minds for themselves.
The cigar seemed to dance like q
knocking sprite into the bushes. If Reg.
lrald Henson was afraid OF one thing
II was Of the dogs. And in return, they
hated him as re hated them.
Ends mind was made up. II the
sound Of that distant voice should cease
for a moment, she was quite sure Hen,
son would turn back. But he could
hear II, and she knew that she was
safe Enid slipped past him into the
bushes, and gave a faint click OF her
lips. Something moved and whine l.
and two dark objects bounded towards
her. She caught them together by
| their collUs and Cuffed them soundly
Then she led the way back, so as 20 get
on Herson's tracks.
He was walking on ahead of her now
beating time softly 10 the music Of the
family soag with his cigar,
Enid could distinctly see the sweep of
the red circle.
Hold him, DAM" she Whispered.
Watch, France; watch, boy!"
There was a low grCwl. as the hounds
| found the scent and dashed forward.
| Henson came up all standing ana
sweating in every pore. II was not the
| first time he had been held up by the
dogs, and he knew, by hard experience,
| what to expect If he made a bolt for Il.
Two grim muzzles were pressed
| against, his trembling knees; he saw
four rows of ivory flashing In the dim
light. Then the dogs crouched at his
feet. watching him, with eyes as red
and lurio as his own cigar. Had he at
tempted to move, had he tried coercion,
they would have fallen upon him and
torn him in pieces.
Confusion to the creatures!" he
cred, passionately. "I'll get a revolver;
III buy some prussic acid and poison
the lot. And here I'll have to stay un-
I'll Williams locks up the stables.
Wouldn't that little Jezebel laugh at
me If she could see me now? She would
enjoy it better than singing songs in
the drawing room TO our sainted Mar
garet, Steady you brutes! / didn't
Move"
He stood there rigidly, almost afraid
to take the cigar from his lips, while
Enid sped. without further need for
caution, down the drive. The lodge
SthNNS NNAW NiOoCbs anu lllC dCsiI pOIltA >
house in darkness, so that Enid could
unlock the wicket without fear of de-
lection. She ratified the key on the
bers, and a figure slipped out of the
darkness.
Good heavens, Ruth. Is It really
you?" Enid cried.
Really me, Enid I came over on
my bicycle. am supposed to be round
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Square, and one of the servants is sit
ting up for me. Is Reginald safe? He
hasn't yet discovered the secret of the
bridesmaids book?"
That's all right, dear; but why are
you here? Has something dreadful
happened?"
We'll, ] viii try TO tell you so, in rs
few words as possible. / never felt so
ashamed of anything in my life"
Don't tell me Rat your scheme has
failed!"
Perhaps need not go so far as that.
The first part of II came off all right,
and then a very dreadful thing hap
pened. We have got Mr.. David Steel
into frightful trouble. He is going TO
be charged with attempted murder and
robbery"
Ruth! But, tell me. I an quite in
the dark"
ut was the night whe1-wel, you
know the night. 1t was after Mr.. Steel
returned home from his visit to 219
Brunswick Square.
You mean 21S, Ruth"
"It doesn't matter because he knows
pretty well all about 1t by this time. 1t
would have been far better for US If we
hadn't been quite so clever. 1t would
have been far wiser to have taken Mr..
Steel entirely into our confidence. Oh,
oh, Enid, IL we had only left out that
little sentiment over the cigar easel
Then we should have been all right"
Dearest girl, my time is limited. I've
got Reginald held up foc the time. but
at any moment he may escape from his
bondage. What about the cigar case?"
well, Mr.. Steel took IT home with
him. And when he got home he found
a man. nearly murdered, lying in his
conservatory. That man was conveyed
to the Sussex County Hospital, where
he still lies, in an unconscious state.
on the body was found a receipt for a
gun-metal cigar case set with dia-
monds."
Good gracious. Ruth. you don't
mean to say"
"Oh, / do I can't quite make out
how IT happened, bat that same case
that we--that Mr.. Steel has-has been
positively identified as one purchased
from walen by the injured man. There
is no question about Il. And they have
found out about Mr.. Steel being short
of money, and the eL000, and every
thing"
But we know that that cigar case
from Lcckhart's, in North street, was
positively"
Yes, yes. But what has become Of
that? And In what strange way was
the change made? 1 tell you that the
whole thing frightens me. We thought
we had hit upon a scheme TO Golve the
problem and keep our friends out of
danger. There was the American at
Genoa who volunteered TO assist us. A
week later he was found dead In his
bed. Then there was Christiana's
friend, who disappeared entirely. And
now we try further assistance in the
case of Mr.. Steel, and ne stands face to
face with a terrible charge. And he
has found as out"
"He has found US out? What do you
mean?'
''Well. he called TO see me. He calico
at 2l9, of course. And directly heard
his name I was so startled that / am
afraid / betrayed myself. Such a nice,
kind, handsome man. Enid; 50 manly
and good over Ii all or course. lie de-
clared that he had been at 219 before.
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