The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-10

nous reguldf1Cy-Lne IgnC OF Ueueidl
Sadgrove's cigar as he waited in grow
ing Impotence for the coming OF the
duke.
After his social duties Of the after
noon he had paid a hurried visit to
Beaumanoir house. to arrange for the
dukes departure in company with his
new secretary, and then, armed with
by preparatory telegram, he had pro-
ceeded to the Hertfordshire seat by an
earlier train. He had good reasons for
travelling separately. And now the car
riage which he ha d sent to the little
wayside station Of Tarrant road two
miles off was overdue and the general
was beginning to chafe: o,-
sure,' he muttered, under his close
trimmed gray mustache. - pinned my
fellows safety on the journey at
| least.'
He took another turn, and then,
It was twenty minutes to IL, whereas
if those he expected had caught the
S:45 from ST.. Pancras, the carriage
should have been back half an hour
ago. He had hardly finished this cal
culation when from behind gigantic
vase on the plinth Of the steps Leading
to the lower level Of the gardens there
sounded the hiss of a cobra, thrice re-
peated.
softly.
His faithful servitor glided forward,
almost invisible in the shabby blue
tunic which had replaced the .spotless
white garments OF GrosVenor G "a ms
not more SO than some we Wot Of in
the byways of the Deccan,' he Wh1s-
pered, glancing up at the loom OF the
great mansion. :'Well, I have done
: thy bidding, and have secured a lodgcc
!; ing in the village as poor vendor OF
, oriental trifes. Furthermore, 1 have
5 "You have discovered that there are
| strangers dwelling in the places'
"Not so, sahib; but they have been
/ seen in the village,' was the reply:
3 1.-The woman with whom I have. hired
, shelter says that two men, protesting
l to be painters, were in the park all gay
painting the trees and the deer, for
: which purpose they had obtained per
!, mission of the steward. Whence the
: men came the woman did not know, but
s they drove in in a dogcart on the ST.
;, Adams road.' :,
t "Your informant could not tell you if
l the picture was INSTRUMENTATION the
Q men were coming again9" the general
+ asked quickly
IL was GOU LIN w oSO V1AS %oAAe'AA
face, but ring in his carefully man
Q aged undertone told Of pride in the
Q NShe could not tell me, sahib, but ]
h can tell you. The picture makes the
l; street look like cau1ifowers and the
q deer like unto swine. Moreover, it is
l. not finished, and the men are coming
) again-tomorrow perchance.
d General Sadgrove congratulated him
lea1 Il ic nh q WI
s. preferred having Azimoolah in the
!, house with him, but he had detached
him from personal service, and had sem
a him down separately to pick up un':on
II sidered trifes in the character Of {
Il travelling huckster. And the ole
r. sleuth- hound had done well, after only ;
couple Of hours in the place, in bring
n paint, yet were Returning on the NOR
~ row. The general had such absolut
% trust in his henchman s methods that b.
~ did not trouble to inquire how the new
~ ~ had been acquired, thereby sparin!
"a Azimoolah the needless narrative Of
st deal with the landlady Of the "Han
It bury Arms where the strangers ha
T put up their cart and lunehed.
every good, old iungle-wolf,' wa
~ all the comment he vouchsafed, ant
r making a mental note to see that tn
H. park was barred in future to the lin
ners of "deer like unto swine.' he wa
h. passing on to further instructions whe
r. the sound Of wheels was heard far ava
. down the avenue, and moment late
r. carriage lamps twinkled into vie
" around corner in the drive.
= HHere they Gomez he said. "Be
~ ter make yourself scarce now, but sta
within call in case want you.'
"Azimoolah vanished in the darkness
n n and the general strolled on to the en-
tn Of the terrace. where the descent of
fight of steps brought him to the mai
entrance Of the mansion. Stationin
himself under the portico, he waited tt
emily swung to a standstill, while tt
big hall door was opened wide b
~ ready hands, and she'd a blaze Of igl
~ on-an empty carriage.
n "What's this mean, Perrett9' aske
ed the general, outwardly calm for all tt
in big lump in his throat, and cool enoue
ed to remember the name of the gra.
o coachman, learned on his own drive fro
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