The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-07

of his Investigations he remained dumb.
6Have you discovered anything?"
asked eagerly, on the occasion of his sec
ond visit.
He hesitated, at length answering:
..Yes-and no. I must see Ethelwynne
) tomorrow, without delay. Telegraph
and ask her to meet you here. I want to
ask her a question"
''Do you still suspect herr"
IIe shrugged his shoulders with an air
Of distinct vagueness-
"Wire her tonight" he urged. your
man can take the message down to the
Charing Cross office and she'll get 1t at
o'clock in the morning. The funeral is
over, so there Is nothing to prevent her
coming to town.
was compelled to agree to his sugges-
tion, although 10th to again bring pain
and annoyance to my love. I knew how
she had suffered when q few days ago I
had questioned her, and I felt convinced
by her manner that. although she had re-
fused to speak, she herself was Innocent.
Her lips were sealed by word Of honor.
Tho message sent requested her to
meet me at my rooms at halfpast In the
afternoon for It being Saturday Sir Ber-
nard was absent according to habit. Sat-
urday was always a. light day. for my chief
declined to see patients. He liked to re-
main at home always from Friday night
until Monday. s....-....ls..sss
According to oappointmentJe Jevons met me
when I had finished my mornings work
at Guys. and we took a glass Of sherry
together In a neishboring bar. Then, at
his invitation, accompanied him along
the Borough High street and Newington
Causeway to the London Road. until we
came to a row OF costermongers' barrows
drawn up beside tho pavement Before
one Of these, piled with vegetables ready
4 for the Saturday night market, he stopped.
and was Immediately recognized by the
q toll tive loot FIVE
whose face struck mo somehow as being
familiar. ..
''well, Lanerc my companion said.
'Busy, chr ... r.
mot very, SIR" was the answer. with
the true Cockney twang. Trade amt
I very brisk, There's too bloornin many
OF us ERE nowadays
Leaving my side my companion ad-
vanced toward the man and whispered
some confidential words that could
not catch, at the same time pulling some
thing. from his breast pocket and showing
1t to him. ---+
ooh, yes, sir No doubt about It'll" I
heard the man exclaim.
Them in reply to a further question
from SJevons, he said:
ATTY 'Arding used to work at Curtis.
30 I fancy that 'ud be the place to find
out somethink I'm keepin' my ears open,
you bet and he winked knowingly.
Where I had seen the man before
could not remember. But his face was
certainly familiar. ~. -,.s... u. a,
When we left him and continued along
z the busy thoroughfare Of open shops and
itfnerant vendors I asked my friend who
he was, to which he merely replied:
well, he's a man who knows some
thing Of the affair. I'll explain later. In
the meantime come with me to Gray's Inn
Road. have to make a call there, -
and he hailed a hanson, into which we
mounted.
Twenty minutes later we alighted be-
fore a dingy-looking barber's shop and
inquired for Mr.. Harding-an assistant
who was at that moment shaving Gus
Il toner of the working class. It was a
house where one could be shaved for a
penny, but where the toilet accessories
appeared to be somewhat primitive.
While I stood on the threshold Amble
Jevons asked the BARRIERS assistant if h
had ever worked at Curtis, and if Will
there hesknew g. man whose photograph
he showed him.
Eyes, SIR answered the barber, with
out a moments hesitation. That's MI
Slade. He was a very good customer
and Mr.. Curtis used always to attend o.
him himself"
"slade, you say, is his manner" repeate
my friend: .-.- ..-..
Eyes, sir"
Then thanking him, we re-entered tn
b cab and drove to an address in street OF
1T 6hafIeSbury avenue.
slade! slade" repeated Amber Jevon
to himself as we drove along. THAT
the name I've been In search Of for weeks
S If am successful believe the Seven Sc
crets will resolve themselves into one G
the most remarkable conspiracies Of mod
ernz times. I must, however, make thi
call alone, Ralph. The presence of a. zee
m going to see from making g. full an
STRAIGHTFORWARD statement. We must no
FISK failure In this inquiry, for anticipat
that It may give us the key to the Who'll
situation. There's bar opposite th
Palace theater. I'll set you down there
and you can wait for me. You don't MIND
@ do you2" --- ....~~ - ----@
-. Not at all. II you'll promise to explai
the result Of your Investigations after
wards" '-'- -
You shall know everything later" h
assured me, and few minutes after
wards alignted at the saloon bar he q iua ha,
indicated long lounge that Is patronize
4 good deal by theatrical people,
he was absent nearly half an hour an
when ne returned saw from his face tina
ne mad obtained some information tina
was emlnently satisfactory.
We lunched at Simpsons. in the stranf
tnat Old Fashioned restaurant where tn
huge joints are wheeled from table t
table, but he still refused to tell mo any
thing. .0l0.-'- = 0.-' '
Aopo 70 iesdIu something further th1
afternoon" he said before we parted. 81
DO I shall call on you about g." The
ne jumped into a hanson and disappeared
Jevons was a strange fellow. He rushe
hither and thither, telling no one h,
business or his motives
About the hour he had named he wa
ushered into my room. He had made
complete change in his appearance II
wore tall hat and frock coat with
1e black fancy waistcoat whereon whit
flowers We're embroidered. BY few arts
tic touches he had altered the expressio
OF his features, too-adding nearly twent
years to his age. His countenanee wa
one of those round flexible ones that ca
SO easily be altered by few dark line
To be Continued Monday.
ASKED AND ANSWERED.
singletonLHow long is tho honey su
posed to last? -
Wederly-Until the bills for bacon exceed I,
bills for bonbons. aEE- :, - ~->r'"'.99'' =