Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
wiring before going same place."

This telegram had been handed in
at an oxford Street ONCE.
The third, 80. p.m.:
Nothing important. All quiet.
Wiring before your local ONCE
closes"
The facetious Winter had signed
these messages Snow"
Brett promptly wrote a telegram
to the detectives private address:
Your signature should have been
Frost n that Fat man turns up
again follow him. Call on Jap and
endeavor TO see his wife. You may
be sadder but wiser. Meet me Vic
toria Street. s pm. to-day"
He called waiter and gave in
structions that this message should
be sent off early next morning. Then
he lit cigar to soothe his disap-
pointment.
81 cannot emulate the House Of
Commons bird" he unused ''Sr at
this moment | would be close TO
Jiro's Nat in kensington. and Mt the
same time crossing Lombardy In an
express What an ass Winter Is, to
be sure, whenever subtle stroke
requires an ingenious guard. Jiro
dresses his wife in male attire and
sends her on an errand he dare not
perform himself The fact that they
depart together from their residence
Is diplomatic in itself. If they are fol-
lowed, the watcher Is sure TO shadow
Jiro and leave his unknown friend.
Just imagine Winter lodging Jiro
around the Rosetta Stone or the
Pheobus Apollo, whilst the woman Ia
visiting some one or some place Of
infinite value TO our search. It Is
positively msddening."
Perhaps, in his heart, Brett felt
that Winter was not 80 greatly to
blame. The sudden appearance on
the scene OF a portly and respecta-
bic stranger wes disconcerung, but
could hardly serve az an excuse for
leaving Jiro's trail at the point OF
bifurcation.
Moreover, 1t Is dinicult to Sis
denotes Winter had the best OF
negative evidence that they are not
adapted for "treasons. spells, and
stratagems" Even a convicted rogue,
n corpulent. demands sympathy.
But Brett was very sore. He
stamped about the room and kicked
unoffending chairs out OF the way.
f,tI Tn tfpr oil In,
rare opportunity had been lost. II
was we'll for Winter that he was be-
yond reach of the barrister's tongue.
A valid defence would have awaited
him naught.
David entered.
~ Just seized an opportunity"
he commenced eagerly, but Brett
levelied his cigar at him as IL It were
a revolver.
"You want to tell me-" he cried.
that before you were two hours In
Portsmouth you ascertained Frazers
| address from an old friend You
caught the next train for London,
went to bis lodgings. encountered a
nasging laudlady. and found that
your cousin had taken his overcoat
to the pawnbroker's to raise money
for his fare TO Stowmarket. You
drove frantically TO Liverpool Street,
interviewed a smart platform inspec-
tor. and he told you"
That all I had to do was to ask
Brett. and he would not only give me
a detailed history OF his own actions,
/ but produce the very man he sent me
In search Of" interrupted David
laughing. Nothing the barrister said
or did could astonish him now.
What has upset your" he went
on. Il hope | made no mistakes"
None. Your conduct has been ir-
reproachable. But you erred greatly
In the choice OF your parents There
are far too many Hume-Fraze rs in
existence.
please tell me what is the mat
teri"
Read those. Brett tossed the de-
tective's kilograms across the table.
Hume puzzled over them.
Il think we ought to know who
that fat man was" he said.
We do know. She is a fat wo-
man, the ex-barmaid from Ipswich
Next time. they will send out the
youthful Jiro in a perambulator."
But why are you so furious about
ite" demanded Hume. Was il sc
important to ascertain what she did
during that hour and quarter?"
important! It is the only reaI
clue given US since Rabbit Jack
saw a man Ike you standing motion,
less In the avenue"