The Washington herald., 1906-11-23
THE RED WINDOW.
By FERGUS HUME.
Copyright By c W Dillingham; Company
Copyright 1901. by c. W Dillingham; Company.
By FERGUS HUME.

| invariabIe manner, Il fancy thal Beryi
! Is ID to some trick. You have MT been
| near the place; so someone made up to
! impers0nate you is sneaking around. OF
| course. there is the other alternative
Mrs Gilroy may be telling a lie!'
she wouldn't" rejoined Gore, quickly
| she is on my side
80 you told me But your grandfather
| thinks otherwise. We were talking about
| it the other day"
And Sir Simon said no good of me"
was Bernards 5 remark. But what is to
! be done?-
only one thing. Go and see your
grandfather and have the mater sifted
4 If Mrs. GIlroy is lying. you can make her
prove the truth. II she tells the truth.
you can see If Beryl has hand in the
matter"
Gore rose and began to pace the room.
Il should Ike to see my grandfather ~
/ said be. "as 1 want TO apologize for my
| behavior. But ] am afraid # we come
! together there Will be trouble
! I daresay-if Beryl is at his elbow.
| Therefore. I do not advise you TO call at
| Crimea Square. But when Sir Simon
/ goes down to the hail again. you can
make il your business to see him and
set matters right"
Il am afraid that is impossible" said
! Gore. gloomily. unless I give up Alice.
and that ! won't do" He struck the table
| hard.
Don't spoil the furniture, Bernard, "
said Commission. lighting a cigarette.
you do what Mark says. Go down to
j Hurseton.'
You always were an inpulsive beast,
/ said Conniston, with the candor of a long
! friendship. We'll, then"-he rose and
/ crossed 70 the writing table-'I'll scTawl
/ q note TO Mrs. Moon telling her TO put
| you up at Cove Castle. She can hold her
/ tongue. and the castle is I'm so Out-of-the-
way a locality that no one will spot you
/ there. You can then walk across 10
/ Hurseton-its only ten miles-and see II
that Red Window is anght"
Your grandfather said something about
| the Red Window" said Durham. while
! Conniston scri5blad the note in kind
| OF print. since Mrs Moon was not par
| tlcularly well educated. What is it?'
/ Bernard explained the idea Of Lucy. and
/ how she was playing the part of his
/ friend, to let him know how matters
! stood- L am always startled by red
/ window now he said laughing at hls
own folly. "as Il means so much 10 me.
/ The other night ! saw a chemists sign
and It made me sit up.
It's an absurdly romantic idea" said
Durham. with all the scorn Of a lawyer
for the quaint why revive an old
| legendary idea when a simple letter.
Mrs. Gilroy and Julius would stop any
| letters" said Bernard that is, II she Is
hostile % me, which she may be 1 am
not sure Of her attitude
What is the legend OF the Red Win
/ dow?' asked Durham
! It's too long a story 20 teH," said
| Bernard. glancing at the clock. which
I pointed to a quarter 20 10, "and I'm due
/ AT barracks. I'll tell you about II on
another occasion. Meantime
Meantime" said Durham. rising. u
advise you 10 drop red windows and
/ legends and 20 down 20 see Sir Simon
/ boldly. short interview will put every
| thing right
And might put everything wrong"
No said Durham. earnestly. he
| lieve me. your grandfather will be more
/ easy 10 deal with than you think 1 am
/ his solicitor and ] dare not say much
/ bat l advise you 20 see him as soon as
/ you can. The sooner the better. since
Beryl is a dangerous enemy TO have
We'll, Lucy is my friend"
And Mrs GlrOy your enemy aionE
with BeryI.-
T m not so sure Of that" began Gore.
when Commission lounged toward him with
letter
You give that to Mrs Moon said he