Mower County transcript., 1904-01-13
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
Richard Dysart's first act, after set
ting foot on dry land at Southampton,
was to dispatch two letters-one to
Marcia at Gatewood, the other to Stella
to Denecroft. All his boyish anger
with Sir Arthur had long since evapo-
rated, and he rightly Judged that his
brother would meet him. halfway on
his homecoming, and let by-gones be
by-gones. He would arrive almost as
soon, as the letters. !;
Ninety minutes later he was in the
metropolis via the steamer train, and
after breakfast at his old club, the
Raglan, he made sundry visits to the
tailor, the haberdasher and his bank
ers, and then drove to the identical
private detective agency ip ;Welling-.
ton street which Rossiter Kane had
visited only few hours before H.,
If the case had gone to Scotland
Yard he might've do not say he
would, but he might-have learned
that there was sort of polite hue-and-
cry out after himself But the private
inquiry people do not do business that
way, they have for one of their mot
Toes. Let not your right hand Know
what your left hand is DOING" anu
then proceed to collect backsheesh
from both. Which is all in the way
of business.
Being straightforward sort of fel-
low, Richard wrote his name on
sheet of paper, intimated that he
would like to see the manager in per-
son, and was forthwith shown into
the sanctum of the great man, when
the following colloquy ensued:
What can we do for you, Mr.-er-
Dysart?" inquired the manager, as
though he had not heard the name OF
his visitor in that very room consider
ably less than a week previously.
II want you to undertake little in
Qu1ry for me-" was the reply.
CONNECTED with any particular per-
SOM"
"No one that can name to you now
that is for you to discover"
''Quite sufficiently vague" was the
retort, "but if you will give me your
instructions we will endeavor to carry
out your wishes"
81 wish 10 find out whether there
has suddenly appeared in London-or
In Europe, for that matter-within the
last year any man of great wealth hail.
ing from South Africa, and whether
that person has been in any way con-
nected with the diamond fields, or has
marketed any considerable quantity
Of stones. That's it, ] think, in a nut
she'll" 4
"The instructions are explicit
enough, Mr.. Dysart," said the man
ager, "but l may be allowed to point
out that there are probably dozen
zuea in London or in Amsterdam at
this moment who would come under
your classification"
Every good," said Richard, coolly,
"and the person want will be one of
the dozen. If it lies within your prov
ince, send me description of the do
ings of EACH"
''Very good, sir. Anything more?"
II think that will be enough for a
starter" said Richard, Except that I
should like you to trek at once-I mean
make haste, you know-and you need
not worry about the expense" laying
ffty-pound Bank of England note
on the desk.
"You will hear from us in a few
days, Mr.. Dysart. Have I your ad-
dress?"
"Denecroft by Blandford, Dorset
and so saying he took his departure
'We must give them both run fol
their money" soliloquized the astute
manager, "but it strikes me as a case
of Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The
first thing is to notify Mr.. Kane that
his man is in England"
But before the report was prepared
in the customary verbiage of the
agency, there arrived dispatch from
Rossiter Kane in these words:
discontinue search; the gentleman
has been found"