Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05

vate. as Robert Is feeling stiff now
after his mornings adventure. Mar
garet suggested"
Where is Mrs. Capella?' inter-
rupted the barrister.
Miss Layton answered
She Is with Mr.. Frazer They
have found a quiet corner Of the
ladies' smoking-room-I mean the
smoking-room where ladies go-and
we have not told them yet what has
happened to Davie."
We'll" resumed Hume. Mar
garets idea Is that we should all
leave here for the North tomorrow.
She wanted you to approve OF the
arrangement, so | got into u hanson
aud started for your chambers. It
was raining "A little, and the street
was full of traffic The driver asked
II would like the window closed.
but would sooner face a tiger than
drive through London in a boxed-up
hanson. 40 | refused The middle
OF the road, you know. has long line
Of waiting cabs, broken by occasional
crossing places. The horse was just
getting into trot when a man,
wrapped in a macintosh. ran along
side, caught the off rein IN the crook
Of his stick, swung the poor beast
right round through one OF the gaps
In the rank, and down We went
horse, cab. driver. and myself--in
front of brewers dray. Luckily for
me and the driver. we were flung
right over the smash into the gutter,
for the big, heavy van ran into the
fallen hanson. crushed it like a
matchbox, and killed the horse Had
the window been closed we'll, it
wasn't. 80 there is no need for ro-
nlancing.'
Poor Nellie chung 70 her lover as If
10 assure herself that he was really
uninjured
Did YOU see your asssilant
clearly"
Unfortunately no. The side win
dows wore blurred with rain, and I
was trying 70 strike match. The
first thing ! was conscious Of WAS a
violent swerYe looked up, saw
tall, cloaked figure wrenching at the
reins with crooked stick, and over
we went. ] fell In bed OF mud II
absolutely blinded me. | Jumped up,
fancying that the bleckguard ran up
northumberland Street dashed af-
ter him. cannoued against some
passer-hy and we both fell A news-
runner, who witnessed the affair, did
20 after the cause of II. and received
such a Knockout blow on the Jaw
that he was hardly able to speak
when found by a policeman"
Where is this man now"
with the cabman in small
hotel across the road had not
the nerve ~ bring them here. II
We have any more adventures, the
management will turn us out.
fancy they think our behavior is
hardly respectable. The instant
Robert or ! endeavor 10 leave the
door we are used TO clean up por-
ton Of the roadway"
Miss Layton, would you mind
Joining the Others for a few min
utes. MIR. Hume is going out with
MIR. Winter and myself"
The barrister's request took
Helen by surprise.
is there any need for further
risk" she faltered Moreover.
Margaret will see at once that
something has gone wrong. I am
poor hand at deception where
Davie is concerned"
Have no fear. Tell them every
thing. Mr.. Hume will be very So
riously injured-in tomorrow's pa
pers. This expert in street acct
dents must be led to believe he has
succeeded. In any case. aided by
miserable fowl he is far enough
from here at this moment We will
return in twenty minutes"
The girl was so agitatel that she
hardly noticed Brett's words. But
their purport reassured her, and
she left them.
The three men passed ont into
the dri2zling rain. Owing TO the
Strand being up" continuous
stream OF traffic flowed through the
Avenue. Hume pointed out the gap
through which the horse was forced
and then they darted across the
roadway.
Il fell here" he said, indicating
muddy food Of road scrapings. in
which were embedded many spin
tiers from the wreckage OF the han
som.
Brett, careless OF the amazement
he caused to hurrying pedestrians.
waded through the bed Of mud.
kicking up any objects encountered
by his feet.
He uttered an exclamation OF tn
umph when he produced stick
from the depths.
Il thought l should find It," he
said, When the horse fell 1t was a
hundred to one against the stick be-
ing extricated from the reins. and
its owner could not wait an instant
You and the stick, my dear Hume.
lay close together"
A small crowd was gathering. The
barrister laughed.
Gentlemen" he said. why are
you so surprised Which Of you
would not dirty his boots to recover
such a valuable article as thisY'
Some people grinned sympatheti-
caliy. They all moved away.
In an upper room Of the neigh
boring public-house were a suffering
runner" and a discOnsolate cab
by" The runner" could tell them