The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-05
CHAPTER XII.
MRS. WEBLEY CHANGES HER
MIMI

+ loo road. / raised tho Flap and asked
f the driver TO take particular notice
{ whether We were being followed
who'll be following you gef-
tlomen or a lady" asked the man
a gcntiemhn@in a light gray
frock coat and a Panama Hfras
bat" replied .fiie viii probably
/ be- IN another hanson" -
Right you are. Miss III sEiEe
you the office n I see him. and
| down came the flap.
Across the bridge aud along the
Strand aud PlccAitlly the traffic
was 20 dense that I dld not expect
any Communication from my Jehti
lie would be fully occupied in Steer
Ing bis own cab. but when be had
turned up Park Lane and travef7ssi
about half % that street the flap
was again raised.
Il reckon I've spotted your toff.
miss. lie Amt ia a keb leastwayA
not IN 'orss ksh He's in one ~
those blamed private tick -tackH.
wlth = shower IN livery.
That Mr. Marake should have
wired FOR hlH own motor cas 10 meet
4 him Wns more than likely lie be-
iouked 10 the class that Possesses
auch luxnrtsa.
A little later the flap was raiaed
once more. He's everlasting ms
fast. misa. Seems az thoaEh he was
going 20 run past "a" was tbs lat
esi report
Rad then I remembered. what IN
the turmoil pressing ON my poor
brain had forgotten that SIR Old
con NAfska. Roger MarHke's father.
lived IN one ~ the smaller reHiden-
ces ia tho Rriatocratic tkoronKhfAre
| through which We were passing
There was the chance that he might
not he following mo after all. but
merely b. Eoing 70 hlA fathers toSn
house.
Aad sure enough. even ~ the
thought occurred. n smart private
motor cab flashed by Ne and drew
60 the curb opposite a house a little
ahead Roger Marsks ieaped out
and stood parleyinK with the chat
feur. apparently unconscious that !
Was sitting back in my hanson lest
he should aee me. His eyes never
once strayed my wAY. and my cab
pAaaed--to be chncked almost Inn
mediaiely by a NUMBERING railway
van in front. The delay vas little
more than momentary. but | ehafed
az ~ while IL lasted. and I ceuld
have sung for JOY when my driver
found an outlet and. whipping up
his horae. forged ahead 81 the OBJ
structton. In anauer 10 my hurried
question whether tho motor cab had
started on again IN pursuit. he gave
an emphatic denial
The machines waiting and the
gents gone into the house" he
said. and banged down the flap.
! brcathed a Sigh 0f relief Ny
design for hiding my tracks WAS
the simple and, ne ! flattered my
self. ingenious one of entering the
Great Western hotel from tho street
and walking out b. the back way
leading into the terminus This l
determined 20 carry out even
though pursuit had ceased.
Having paid the eabman liberallyk
little thinking that be had sold me
like a sheep I'm that brief interval
during our Etoppage by the van. I
/ put my scheme into execution.
Making an excuse % the hail porter
that ] was going to the coffee room
/ for Refreshments before going on
my train. fastened through the
corridors. aud 20 down the staifn
giving access 10 Paddlngtun atation+
/ Going round 10 the arrival plat
form I was quickly euHconoedk 10
another cab. having. I fondly sbr
lieved. given any possible purauer
the slip.
Al the corner OF High street. Not+
tlnE I'm. I dismissed this seeond
cab and set out on foot to find No.
/ 800. ! had 10 walk n considerable
/ distance before ! came to a. and
/ proved 20 be a small newsvenders
shop. with the legend displayed IN
the window.
LISTERS can boz Called for or For
wardcd Fee One Penny"
First ascartalninE that the name
or Webloy was stili over tho door. I
crossed the dingy threshold. A
stout woman. who had been knit
ting. rose at my entrance To In
! grafiate myself with her / bought a
slxpenny magazine and half dozen
penny periodicals.
was unfavorahly impressed by
Mrs. Webley's appearance. and still
more 80 by her manner Casually