Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

CNAM taller than his friend, ne Iookeu raw. ,
er uncomfortable and indeed had ma
den the shortcomings Of the garments under q
gorgeous dressing-gown, relic OF DICK VHsi|
days. But Commission had procured through pul'
ham several suits of Cores clothes when n'I
been left behind at the Hall when he was turner
away by his grandfather. These he had
brought with him, and Bernard was glad enough
to get into comfortably fitting garments.
After dinner the two friends piled the hre
with great logs as it was freezing hard without
Mrs Moon brought up coffee hot and strong, ana
when she left the room the young men produced
their pipes Then Conniston sat on one side o, ,
the FIRE and Bernard on the other, and ootn %
them prepared to 20 into the case and to see
exactly how matters stood.
TN the first place." said Dick, filling his pipe
carefully, "let us consider what actually nap'
pened. Sir Simon was alone that evening
"He was when found him dead, unless you
call Mrs. Gilroy anyone"
'T call her very important person., sald
Dick, dryly. "I tell you what, Gore, you evl-
IDENTIFY don't know everything. Just tell me
what you do know"
"I have told you," said Bernard, impatienty,
'I left Durhan's house at ten o'clock; you men
toned the time yourself."
'I did," responded Commission, gravely, "and
mentioned also the day of the month. 1t was
the"
"The twenty-third Of October. Shall I ever
forget a date so ominous to me? l lett the
house. and small boy stopped me. He said
that lady-he did not mention her name-had
told him to inform me to follow him to the
Red Window"
"Your cousin Lucy knew of that?"
eyes And 1 thought the lady in question
was Lucy, but the boy did not mention any
lIkoAL L.. L-I AaoY
to by the lady down Kensington way. Now
knew from Durham that Lucy was living with
Sir Simon, who was in Crimea Square, Kensing
ton and that knowledge, coupled with the men
ton Of the Red Window, made me follow the
boy"
"Can you describe the lad?"
mot very well. / caught glimpse of him, un-
der lamp-post, but the fog was SO thick that I
obtained only vague impression. He seemed
to be fair, innocent-looking boy with fair hair
the kind of pure angelic creature depicted by
painters as a chorister."
"By Jovei" Commission dashed down his pipe
excitedly. "You describe Judas to the life. The
plot thickens."
"The plot"
"The plot which was to involve you in the
crime and by Jove! those who contrived it
must have hired Judas to be your guide"
"Are you sure that this is the lad-Mrs
Moons grandson
AS sure as l. can De from your WOTQ pdl0Gl1g
Jerry-Judas suits him much better--is just
what you say: an innocent butter-won't 'tmelt-in
weymouth sort of brat who looks like angel
and acts like denizen of the internal regions
And now I remember" went on Dick, 'the little
brute spoke to me after you left me when we
talked in the Park. He was then bare4ooted
and selling matches"
"This boy must be the same,'' said Bernard
thoughtfully. "He also had bare feet and car
ried boxes of matches in his hand"
"It's Judas sure enough" muttered Connis
ton pulling his mustache and staring gloomily
into the fire. II wonder what he doing in
that galley? You followed him?"
eyes, because he mentioned the Red Win
dow. He kept little ahead of me, and several
times when got lost in the fog he reappeared"
did you see the Red Window"
'1 saw a red glare in window on the first
floor. / don't suppose the glass was red, but
think some red material must have been placed
over a lamp and that placed close to the win.
dow"
might have been blind" unused Dick, "and
yet when Beryl looked and his friend Mrs Web
ber they saw no Red Window. Are you sure ?"
II am certain" responded Gore, emphatically
"When saw the Red Window 1 was convinced
that Lucy had sent for me, and, thinking that
she had persuaded my grandfather to relent, |
would have entered the house for a personal in
terview but that Mrs. Gilroy came out"
Gould you be seen from the house?'
'T don't think so, the fog was very thick re
member"
"Was any signal given?"
Bernard looked hard at his friend. "You think
it was a trap?
"a peculiar kind of whistle. Something like
this!''
Gore whistled in kind of ascending scale
shrilly and in particularly high key. The ef
feet on Commission strange. He jumped up
from his seat and walked hurriedly to and fro.
Judas" he said. T remember when was
down here that the little scamp had a kind of
whistle like that-something like it, Listen"
Conniston whstled also and Bernard nodded.
That's it." he declared; "the whistle was Civ
en- twice"
"Then the boy was Judas He used to signal
to Victoria in that way when the pair were up
to their pranks, Wait!" Commission opened the
door and whistled loudly in the same way.
Twice he did this. Shortly after the second time
the pattering Of steps was heard and Victoria
came running up the stairs with lighted candle
in her hand She looked white and scared
"Dd you expect to see jerry" asked her mas
ter blaDdly.
The girl stared and turned even winter than
she was. 81 thought it was Jerry, sir" she
murmured, leaning against the balustrade "He
used TO whistle like that when he came homel"
'I learned it from Jerry" said Commission,
mendaeiously, "and tried to see If il would
bring you. Go downstairs, girl. There's moth
ing wrong"
Victoria stared at Conniston with suspicious
look in her hard eyes, and then with toss Of
her head ran down the stairs. Dick returned to
the room and shut the door. What do you
think nowyY
"of course And the signal was given to