The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-16
CHAPTER xXxIv,
The Puxzling of Henson.

CHAPTER XXXIv.
The Pushing of Henson.
Chris smiled with the air Of one who
is perfectly satisfied with her work.
For the present fancy we have
done enough" she said. II want to go
to bed now, and want you both to do
the same. Also. shall be glad II you
will come down in the morning as II
nothing had happened. Tell Reginald
Hencon, casually, that you have been
convinced that you have done DR.. Bell
a grave injustice, and give no kind Of
particulars. And please treat Mr..
Henson in the same fashion as before.
There is only one other thing"
Name it. and it is yours" Littimer
cried. p.
Wen cut the margin off that print,
or, at any rate, turn the margin down,
fit it into the frame, and hang it up.
as if nothing had happened"
Littimer looked at Chris with a puz-
zled expression for moment, and then
his features relaxed into a satyr-like
grin.
Capital" he said. IT quite under
stand what you mean. And must be
there to see, eh?-yes, must be there
to see. would not miss 1t for straw
berry leaves!"
The thing was done, and the picture
restored to It's place. Bell drew Chris
aside for a moment.
do you rise early in the morning."
he asked, meaningly.
Always" Chris replied, demurely.
IT find the terrace charming before
breakfast. Goodnight"
Bell was down betimes, despite the
fact that it was daylight before he was
in bed. Along the terrace looking over
the cliffs Chris was already walking,
great cluster of red and yellow roses IN
her hand. She looked as fresh ana
bright as If she and excitement were
strangers. All the same, she seemed
to avoid Bells eyes.
"Isn't it lovely here?" she exclaimed.
"And these roses with the dew still up
on them. Well, DR.. Bell, have you
made fresh discoveries"
IT have discovered that Henson is
Bell said, gravely. "Also, that he re-
that time I hope to be in the corridor
with Lord Littimer and yourself. AL
SO. I have made further discovery.
"And what is that, DR.. Bell?"
"That you and have met before
once before when I attended you in
kind of official capacity, and when I
behaved in a distinctly discreditable
professional manner. DR.. Walker was
VIZ IN
been singularly short-sighted."
TIL crosses fell from Chris's hands on
the path. Her face had grown very
pale, indeed; there was a frightened,
appealing look in her eyes.
CDR. Bell" she gasped, 'do you sup
pose that anybody else knows-Hen-
sen, for instance? And I imagined that
I had utterly deceived him!"
Bell smiled, meaningly.
ct don't think you need have the
slightest anxiety on that score" he
said. "You see, Henson is comfortably
assured that you are dead and buried.
Whereas, know all about it. For
tunately for me, became mixed up In
this strange business in behalf Of my
friend, David Steel; indeed, but for
Steel, should probably have given
you away to our friend Walker"
"But, surely, you guessed that"
mot for the. moment. You see, it
was only few minutes before that
a flood of interesting light had been let
in upon Henson's character by your
sister to me, and my first idea was that
Henson was poisoning you for some
purpose of his own. Subsequently
Steel told me all about that side of the
story on our way back to Brighton"
"But how did you penetrate my dis
guise?"
"My dear young lady, I have not pen
etrated your disguise. Your disguise
is perfect-so quaint and daringly orig
inal-and would deceive even Henson's
eyes. I guessed who you were directly
I found that you were taking philan-
tkropic interest in our friend. It came
to be by kind Of intuition. the knack
that stood me in such good stead in my
professional days. When you said that
you had been warned of Henson's COM
ing by teleEr am, I was certain"
Then perhaps you guessed that Enid
sent me the telegram"
"That was obvious. Also, It was OBJ
vious that Henson brought Frank Lit
timer along"
"oh, he did. It was Franks mission
to steal the picture. confronted him
with q revolver, and locked him In one.
OF the bed rooms. It took all my co,lr-
age and good resolutions to prevent;
me from betraying myself to the poor;
fellow s.,i II s. III \;
Rather cruel Of you. wasn't it?''
''well, yes. But wanted to make
the exposure as complete as possible.
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