Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

/! win take risks that you won't Now--we
are stin dealing In supposItions-suppose |
| do refuse your hush-money. after all! What
| then7"
What thenY' Harvey repeated why.
| this! You will give my partner and me a
| lot Of trouble which / should like to avoid;
because It win be necessary for us to do In
days-or at the most. weeks-what We had
| planned to do in eight months. We shall
sell our whisky, but it Will have to be
done In hurry, we shall get about halr
the price for 1t that we had counted on
And" he paused. and then finished slow
i1y-'perhaps your life while We are doing
1t won't be as healthy a one as Mary Hol-
land would like it to BET.
Eustace smiled. and walked to the door.
Il was waiting for that" he said. L
thought you would end with a threat. OF
course, refuse absolutely. And. this time.
am speaking without suggestions. Well?''
failed to realize that his game was up.
IF you serious. you are a fool! II
you still blufflng me. that's a fools
game. too! So any way-you're a fooi.''
''Oh. quite sol / don't expect you TO UNI
derstand my motives What / want to
know is-are you going to prevent my
leaving this room? Or is the unhealthy lie
you spoke of to begin now?
Harvey got up with a sudden oath.
1T would begin now" he said savagely:
IF could get hold of your monkey-faced
chauffeur. too! If 1 even had fairly
strong suspicion that what you said about
telling him to bring the police was a lie,
L would take the risk and chance it! But.
confound you, l believe you told me the
TRUTH"
IT'S bad habit 1 have said Eustace
smiling. so am to go?'
Yes, to h, If you like!' roared the
distiller. as he picked up a vellum-bound
copy of "Gammer Gurtons Needle, and
hurled 1t at the young mans head. 1t was
an undignified ending to what had prom
| ised to be satisfactory business deal, but
| Harvey Wiseman's temper had been soreiy
! tried. Though Eustace broke into a shout
of laughter, the professional humorist for
once failed to see that there was anything
funny in the scene. He was defeated, ana
utterly discomf1ted; and he had dangled
! dangerous figures before the eyes of an ad-
| versary who was not tempted by them,
| but would of a certainty use his newly
acquired knowledge of them Harvey had
not a smile left for use under these trying
| circumstances.
Twenty minutes later Eustace was stop
| ping his motor car outside the Royal Hotel
II may be some little time here he said
to Sims Take the car round to the
stable yard. / will send you message
when l am ready"
He went to the hotel office, and asked
whether. a telegram had arrived for Mr..
Wortley.
NO. SIR said the manageress.
"Wil you let me know at once when 1t
does?" he asked Il am expecting it to
arrive at any moment now, and will wait
in the hotel till it comes"
very Wen, Sir snail you require d
room?''
mo. thanks. I will wait in one Of the
public rooms. You have lady staying here
who arrived with a child this morning, l
think?"
Yes. sir-Lady Holland said the man
ageress with some pride. You will see her
name there, in the visitors book Do you
wish to speak to her? What name shall
1 give her?"
"The name 1 told you just now-Mr.
Wortiey.'
The manageress shot a curious look al
him, and while he was specializing on the
reason, there was interruption.
A pretty laugh rippled behind him. He
turned and saw the woman he was asking
for She laughed again in his face, and
then spoke; and the voice spoiled the music
of the laugh.
why not Sir Eustace Holland?' asked
Sir Eustace Hollands wife. L told the
manageress 1 was expecting my husband.
Come into the coffee room. There's no one
there. and l have engaged a coy table IN
the corner for tea.
Go be continued tomorrow