Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-31
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| .soh. yes She has been back from India
very stranse and eSsvsr r slo Ys sh
has been engaged more than once But the
Iengagements are always broken on. Violet
waE always In love with herself. But very
bade fair to- become quite 4 famous . artist,
and she has had stories in the magazines.
Her last fad was the stage and that has
lasted quite long time In fact she Is on
the stage now.
IN London, my iady7', Field asked. .she
| is not acting under her own name Of
| course?s
NO., Lady Parkstone explained. .'she
| is Miss Adela Vane; at present she Is play
| possible that you know the name"
Field knew the name very we'll He de-
parted presently well satisfied with the pro-
gress that he. had made. 1t was
getting quite late by the time he had
found cut where Miss Vane lodged.
but he had time to go back to Scotland
yard again: There. note from the superin-
| tendent of the Wandsworth police was
awaiting him, asking him to go down as
soon as possible. The note was vague, but
! 1t suggested possibilities.
The Wandsworth authorities had not
| much to say, but they had one detail. Last
night one Of the men who was told to watch
No. 100 had seen something. The windows
were all suffered from top to bottom, each
shutter having a little ventilator in IT..
Field nodded, for he had noticed this him
self.
Very well. then" the superintendent
went on. so far as we know the house is
empty. But is it? IF SO why should a
light have been seen last night, behind the
little round ventilator? The light came and
went, and in a great flashing dazzling kind
of way for half an hour, and then stopped
1t was as If child was playing with the
switch of the electric light
Field nodded and smiled. He looked ex-
ceedingly pleased with himself.
Guess 1 understand" he said. "Espe-
eially as we are seeking for military gen.
tleman. Well go as far as Audley place
at once, and Investigate. Only we shall
have to call at the post office and borrow
clerk out OF the telegraph department Come
along"
Field volunteered no explanation, and his
puzzled colleague followed him out of the
office. The telegraph operator and the
others stood opposite the house in Audley
place till the patience of all was pretty
well exhausted. Then suddenly the light
began to flicker in the upper part of the
house.
isn't that a message of some kind?'
Field asked of the telegraph clerk.
Right" the other said promptly. That's
kind of telegraph dash and dot system.
Whistle bar from when we are married.
Thank you, sir. That's what the gentleman
who is sending out those flash signals is
asking somebody to do who happens to I'M
derstand That last lot of flashes means
Thank the Lord! Now he's getting to
business. He wants to know who we are
before he goes on"
Can't you give it back again in any
way?' Field asked. Say it's me-"
Very loudly the telegraphic operator tap
ped the pavement with his stick 1t sound
ed quite meaningless. but the light in the
house fared up and down in triumphant
kind of way. The Pickering began once
more and then stopped.
Its Col. Bennington the clerk said
presently. HE says you are not to bother
about him in the least as he is quite SAFE
and SO long as he is in there the men are
not likely to do anything rash. And here
comes the gist of the message. You are to
go to Edward street in the borough and
keep an eye on one of the houses there
the colonel doesn't know which. And you
are to go at once, he says
Go be continued tomorrow