Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

| time. I'm not prepared to say that your
suspicion is absurd and 1t may be impor-
tant that the car should be ready for use
at any moment of the day o. night. Don't
let him or anyone else get at it. Could you
manage to make up a bed in the coach
house?"
once 1t would be no hardship to the little
chauffeur to take his rest in the embrace of
the mistress whom he loved.
telegram on"
| The little man drove OH, and Eustace-we
will call him that for the present; his right
to the name has been challenged but not
disproved yet-turned and saw that Harvey
| Wiseman was advancing to meet him. The
disttller wore his customary diplomatic
| smile, and actually had the eTrontery to
| hold out his hand
ITO what do l owe this peasure?" he
asked. rs Sir Eustace Ho land anxious to
know whether his wife reached her destna-
| ton In safety? She did. | drove her in
| myself, as her husband was too busy to do
sou
Eustace ignored the hand
want to ask you a question or two,"
| he said.
! All the articles of war; said Wiseman
with nod and smile of comprehension
Il remember that we never drew them up
| formally"
DO they include attempts to murder?"
| asked Eustace grimly.
| serious.
Come up to my room. and I'll tell your
| he said, and turned sharp round
| EuStace followed him at once, remark
| ing casually:
1T may save trouble If 1 tell you now
that my chauffeur has instruction how to
| act if he does not find me waiting for him
| on his return from Elgin."
| Harvey laughed again
| The same instructions which you gave
| him before you went into the hole in the
| refectory WALTZ he asked.
| AM said E,uStacp. COO that your
| gauSer has already told you of our meet
| ing! Yes. the instructions are the same"
Nothing more was said until they reached
Wlsemans study. Eustace drew back on
seeing that Black was waiting for them
| there.
Excuse me- he said to Wiseman. IF
| that man stays, do not come in What 1
| have to say is to you alone"
oh, but Black is my partner! We have
| no secrets"
Eustace shrugged his shoulders and
sourly, and the distiller exclaimed:
Don be in such hurry, man! Black
| snail CO. If you're afraid of him."
II am not afraid of him."
NO of course not! But YOU think he's
dangerously careless about little matters
like ventilation. and the escape of fumes
| from d1stillers' resduals Ell? Come YOU
see I'm admitting my share in the thing!
| You asked just now if murder was In the
| articles of war. Well it isn't. We didn't
mean to murder you: but III tell you what
| we old mean to do. We wanted to give you
| very bad headache, bad that maybe
| you become insensble Then we were
| going to tuck you up in bed and keep you
| there till you were cured"
| But, Black cut in, your cure would
| not nave been sudden. 1t wouldn't have
taken place until you agreed to our terms
| lei MIN what our terms are, Harvey"
Sertainly, said Wiseman, with a keen
| look at the young man. "Acquiescence in
| your claim to the Holland estates. and a
| substantial bonus out of the profits of an
| industry with which you would undertake
| to cease all interference. That's handsome
l THINK; any way it's as handsome as we
| can afford to make it. If you are sensible.
we can arrange on those terms now Come
lets all three have a nip of benedictine.
and talk the thing over in a friendly wavl''
Eustace had listened to all this In silence
| He answered coldly:
docs that man Stay?'
BACK got up with snarl and a sheer
NO., he said. TN go! But Haryey.s
as pig blackguard as 1 am, you know!'
Il believe that" said Eustace drvly.
Ihen what the thunder are you so par
ticular about? We're all frauds Of one sort
or another You're a fraud yourself, or any-
way you haven't proved that you're mott.
Eustace drew back to let the man pass.
There are degrees" he said contemptu-
Dusty. Have you told Wiseman that you
o1fered to betray him to me for thousand
! pounds| He turned to the distiller. you
said just now" he went on, that. as mart
ners, your gauger and you had no secrets.
Has he told you that?'
Go be continued tomorrow