The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-15

you came to make their acquaintancef'
asked the senator, in an arid tone.
II travelled in the same ship withthem
from New Yerk, and General Sad
grove, with whom they stayed on arri-
val, happened to; be the uncle Of my
friend and secretary, Alec CorSyth,'
Beaumanoir made answer
An amused twinkle flashed into the
senator g clear eyes. He was quite GER
tain now that the man was an i'm
postor with designs on the three mil
lions. The only spice Of truth in the
fellows story, he told himself, prob
ably was that he had sailed in the st.
opportunity Of gathering from his wife
or Leonie the particulars he was now
working on. The senator had no doubt
that if he accompanied this rather poor
specimen Of a criminal decoy an at
tempt would be made to relieve him of
the bonds-possibly to murder him. It
was all little too thin-especially the
to catch an American. This part Of the
scheme really annoyed him, as casting
on foible of his fellow coun trymen a
reflection which he felt to be not wholly
undeserved. The senator became dan
gerous.
every we'll, your grace; if my family
IS IS. under nae your roof, 1t is the right place
! LII Liz, ue SAID more auaDly. &C
cept your invitation in the spirit in
which it is given. I have matter of
three million sterling in securities to get
from the bullion room, and then I m
your man. Kindly wait here.'
A grim smile played round the SEN
ator's firm lips when, after going thru
the needful formalities With the purser,
carrying the leather dispatch box. He
would lead the rascal on. making his
mouth water, gently titillate his ex-
pectations and then, having got him
fairly on the hooks, hand him over to
the police. Delighted with the pros
Pect of thwarting rogue, he sought
his stateroom to collect his personal
baggage and have it conveyed ashore.
The first thing that met his eye on en-
terlng the stateroom was a letter in his
wife's handwriting that had just been
It bore date of the previous day, and
| Informed him that the writer and
Leonie were staying as the guests Of the
duke OF Beaumanoir at his country
seat, Prior's Tarrant. Mrs. Sherman
, went on to explain the circumstances
} the invitation, and she wound up will
the hope that the senator would joi1
r them Immediately on landing. The
( duke, who was the embodiment Of al
> liability, had cordially expressed tina
: WISH, she wrote; without, however
l mentioning the duke 8 intention of go
: ing, to Liverpool to meet the Campania
: Senator Sherman read the lette
I twice, assured himself of the authen
e ITCHY Of the handwriting, examined tn
D postmark, and-made a wry face. I
r looked as if he had been too hasty II
Q jumping to a conclusion about tn
f young man. waiting for him on the hui
ricane. deck, and he began to regret tn
u curt demeano he had assumed. H
: ing to the absence Of any allusion t
/ the duke. meeting HMM itself an ez
v traordinary proceeding. Good republ
g can as he was, the senator fully, ar
d preciated the cleavage Of English elias
S distinctions, and he was aware tia
?. great mobiles do not, as a rule, wait a
/ seaport towns to welcome perfec
q strangers. It was possible that tn
e depressed individual on deck nigh
l. after all, be a criminal who had dis
t covered Mrs. Sherman 8 visit. to tn
- duke of Beaumanoir and was turnin
e his knowledge to evil account. Still
- tho caution was called for, his wife
t. letter invested the MANS story with
e credibility which he had wholly Lacked
e manner was altered accordingly. Th
t. duke having telegraphed for the ca
10 riage to meet them at Tarrant roa'
e they took a cab together to Lime stree
d station, and were fortunate enough
le find a train on the point Of startini
h It was a corridor express, made up e1
tirely Of vestibule cars, and the fax
~ caused the duke an annoyance whic
- partially revived the senator's su
le picions.
1T dom like this, - Beaumanoir sal
lg glancing with what looked very lii
le dismay up and down the well filled cs
y as they took their seats. 81 shou]
l have preferred an ordinary frst-cla
It. compartment that we could have he
If reserved
in "Ahl suppose duke is bound to
&c a bit exclusive, y said the senator guar
III eddy.
Beaumanoir, who q month before he
W regarded ride in q eBoWery streetc'