The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03

gangs, he said, when he had TAX
en- the chair indicated. II am
a bit rusty with disuse, but I should
very much like to try conclusions with
be worthy Of anyone g stee1.'
Beaumanoir INDUCED in a careworn
smile.
Three attempts in forty-eight hours
speaks to their zeal, at any rate,' ne
replied. "But seriously, general, you
broken up, as you call it, for there must
be no publicity. can give you no
clues nor answer any questions. All
ask Of your great experience is how to
thwart determined. laundering after
my poor life-a hankering which may
possibly cease if I survive for another
week.
'"You positively decline to give me
any assistance9'
ntP!yosittiy,s,ly; the honor Of my house
The general tried to look pensive-a
difficult matter to a gentleman of iron
visage and bushy, eyebrows. -,
II am not going to ask questions,
tioning that there were some he had no
need to ask and others which he fully
intended to answer himself: II am
here to give advice, and it is to get out
of London into the open, so that your
friends can look after you. Professors
of crime find their art more difficult in
the country 10 where i3e1 every gossiping
bic witnesses. want your grace to 60
down to Prior's Tarrant, and allow me
the honor Of accompanying you as a
guest.'
The suggestion was met by blank
negative, and caused the duke to rise
and pace the room in more agitation
than he had yet shown. 49,.
"Why, the very place is hateful to
me. since last Sunday night he ex.
claimed. "You would realize that your
SELF ge1era if yoH1 had been intro
&Ssed down tS thoi the silent eRnns sss stss
hotel BY the sea when Forsyth
and Sibyl induced me to remain here
for the night, with such lively conse
quences. Come with me as my guest
anywhere else, but not to Prior's Tar
VNevertheless, I should feel sure,
J and, I do not speak without reason
s snpeiG in lis vSSice wa Should misa al
least to be accorded. the privilege Of
, finishing my proposition
Beaum n promptly apologized. yer,
a strain on his nerves. He would b.
. delighted to listen to any proposals
. but nothing would shake his determi
= nation not to 90 back to Prior's Tar
, rant.
. my dear sir, the tangled woodlan,
q of the park there is the ideal spot TO
= a lurking assassin. Medieval architec
;, ture provided the house with nook
}, your foresight to patrol" he insisted.
|. .'But," said, the general, "there
y safety in numbers; and was goin
:, y to propose-rather coolly, perhaps
=, that you should have a house part
a there. If might bring Mrs. Sadgrov
u and Alec and Sybil Hamburg would ais
l. color to my own presence. The las
J. two-named;; as you. have occasion
= know, form valuable bodyguard.'' i
~ The duke stared at his visitor wit
J. something like Mortified amazement.
+, "You forget, general, in your kin
d eagerness to serve me, that you hav
y. guests staying in your own house whol
<. you cannot desert he said. wonderin
II how even an old man with his years b.
" hind him could suffer such lapse (
" memory when Leorlie Sherman was or
:. Of the guests. He was almost a1lg1
IL IL that his visitor, being thus reminde
y, u did not instantly abase himself.
~ But instead Of shame General Sal
% grove had only justification to offer
sr not profuse, because that was not b
r Way-but complete.
C. "I had not forgotten the Shermans,
n, he replied, in a tone Of oddly contraste
reproof and apology. ct had it in n
Ut mind that if you entertained my vie
at you would stretch a point, and NAL
- matters easy for me by inviting n
We guests as well.'' And the shrewd O
diplomatist succeeded in looking
ne tho the barefaced bait
ps was dangling was piece &
n effrontery he only dared moot und
I'd stress Of the emergency.
u Beaumanoir, flushing scarlet, stopp,
st short in his restless pacing and swt
lowed the hook.
k II never thought Of that he sal
he looking down at the general with mo
al interest than he had yet shown. "And,
he added, with unaffected modesty, {
rn very much doubt if they would come,
er This was virtual surrender, and t
= general had an easy task to brush aw,
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