Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02

he had not been born some new variety OF tool,
and found that hour and three quarters as long
week. But at last ten O'Clock came. and he reached
London before eleven.
1t was too late then, he thought, to go hunting
after van Hupfeldt. On the morrow morning he
would again try at the Constitutional. Meantime,
he lit himself fire, and sat it broodng, cudge
ing his brain for some plan of action: Then the
diary drew him. He would reread that tragedy
throughout. He put out his ARM half turning from
over the fire to get the book
1t was longer the table!
He stood UP and stared at the table. No diary
was there. Yet he seemed to remember He set
to work to search the flat.
Suddenly, in the midst OF his work. Hood OF
1g.:t broke in upon him. He thought that, if the
letter which he had written to Violet, telling her
that he had the diary, had really fallen into van
Hupfeldt's hands, then van Hupfeldt knew that he
had the diary; in which case, it van Hupteldt
who had put back the clocks hand in the farm house
at Pangey. Van Hupfeldt knew all the time that
David was shadowing him, had put back the clock
and held the diary, for which both he and David
would have given all that they were worth.
David with lowering brow went out into the
streets highstrung, his fingers cramped together
He jumped into a cab, and drove to the fiat on
King st, Chelsea.
But what earth can the man mean" said Miss
LEstrange, peeping through the slit OF her slightly
opened door, coming to ladys fiat at this hour
of the morning?"
In reality it about half-past twelve.
NO. it's use talking said David, :" you must
let me in l know you have a right good heart, and
l rely upon it's action when l tell you that it is
matter Of life and death this time"
But I'm alone.
$50 much the better"
We'll, l like your cheek"
you like the whole of me so you may as well
up to it, and be done"
"Rats You only come here when you want some
thing done. 1t ism t me you come to see.
IN come to see you some other time. Just throw
something on and let in "
Throw something on indeed I'll throw some
thing you, and that II be hot water, the next
time you come bothering about at this hour. Oh
well, never mind; you're not bad sort Come
in"
The door opened, Miss LEstrange fed, and
David went into the drawing room, where he waited
washed from the nights stage paint with some
thing voluminous wrapped about her.
Now, what is it said she. Straight to the
point-that's me-.
You must give me Strauss address," said
David.
That l sha 'n't!" said she. "What do you take
me for? ! promised the that | wouldn't.
have told you that he isn't thousand miles
from Piccadly, and that's about all you'll get
from me-
"Goodl understand your POSITION" said David.
But before you refuse out and out, hear what
have to say. This Strauss is man who in
duced Gwendoline Barnes, whom you knew, to
leave her home, married her while his first wife
was alive, and SO caused her to make away with her
SELF And this man, under the name OF
telling her th-t he even knew the girl whom he has
murdered. don't know what the sisters motive
for marrying him is-quite possibly there's some
love Now, just think moment, and tell if
this is fair to your mans mind"
"Oh that's how it isl" exclaimed Ermyn
L'Estrange.
"Al the facts which have mentioned l know
for certain" said David.
Then, that explains"
Explains WHAT"
IN tell you; but this is between u.s. mind.
Sometime ago Strauss comes to me, and he says:
1 have given your address to young lady, Miss
Violet Mordaunt, who is about to write you
letter asking whether you did did not find any
certificates in picture in the Eddystone Mansions
fiat and | want you in answer to deny to her for
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