The Washington times., 1906-10-14

.'N"s yes' ! d'du5 ulacc fl az FIRST
F.ess ,our heart Alr- EOyd. hc Is not
one of oUr men that IS not one OF
our regulars"
DO you mean that lie Is not reEu-
llr.y employed by vou?"
Precisely. J, is only rarely that
we have work far one ~ his years
ard experience. IS, have used him
40 odd tima-- LDWecer- tHe last being
lrt 3n- 500 IleIanlr---
Tine cadaveros~ msn quickly gp-
pa-rrd an thc 3n1r.
when did we last employ Martin
Tnlsy2 Do you ramem5er2''
About three months ago. sir.
think Ou fha Billings divorce
--ThaIU do. snapped VugIr. at
which HelsEoT vanished rs guirkly "a
Pc had appeared "Nhsf about Pin
Ier SIR. Boyde Nothing wrong with
Tmley. is there JAS he frrrcd you
J1 use"
well not exactly smiled Boyd.
.SHH since ] am here. ] would Ike
tn ask IL YOU consider him quite trust
worthy"
Yes. perfectly so." Yusle prompt
lt declared. with q nod of Lfs pm
asr"u- head LAS square as "a brick.
-ir. Boyd cannot Say mucf csr his
ability i"r he is young yet. bur Lls
lrnestg-thsrs's no question about
thsJ."
"A remarkably positive opinion.
coming from one who al first couIi
Har even recall Finley's name" r-s,-
Sarsj Royd distrUstfully. az hs bowed
himself uuJ after thanking his Iuf9r-
maut. ~ m blessed II 7 quite fancy
lhat joint, despite iJs nno furnishings
and au aspect Of eminent reepecta-
bUty"
Instead ~ hurrEiHg awsy. Boyd Jim
Gar-I iu the corridor FOR q few mo-
WeuIs. and presently ha heard ths
distant tiuklr ~ q telephone bell eFi-
IDENTIFY from one of tho Inner rooms
gf rbR Urivatc detective bureau
Communicating with somebody. eH1
That's about what , suspected" A" hs
ErimIE muttsred Vow for Gregsou.s
office end for Finley, This is a
d-ueedIv hHe-spuu thread. I'm blessed
tf it isn't. Yet lt'a rE-ee. -
rolIovIng-so here goes
i1 was precisely haIf-Past nine when
NryI arrived at tho office % Gregsuu
& Gr.ea. where be found tho clerks
i4 Confusion. and Green iu d state Of
mfud bordering on distraction.
"I.y. seen nothing of Finley Cole
usau whispered 10 Buyd, when tHe lat
Ter entered
"THIess { am Of the track. Jimmie.
Hr'H presently show mp" BOYD quiet
Is replied. Eirh a Significant wink
-lu which ease leave him entirely 10
n,. Got Disguise with youe'
"fes. crrta,nly.'
-Ca out and ct into a. Then wait
,u abs curling opposite the street
door Watch for any cUs that / may
give E.U
.Tra-t me far that. Felix"
Coleman nodded. and presently with
drew while Eovd FASTENED to relieve
she imUauenes ui GregsoH's partner.
and Inu vHar De- knew of The lat
t,r.- mysterious absence.
ir appeared chat Gregzon lived lu
Rav.u~Woad where ha long had
owned and occupied fine old wooden
mansion. having q park and quite eN-
rlrsiva grounds along the bank or the
r.y,r. sis household comprised Uuiy
ais VIII. and "a maiden sister and TW8
female servants Tie had diUed al
home as usual The previous evening.
af'ss which Ee had gone alone 70 his
nrHtHeUsr. intending tu row about on
IHs river until dusk. hls habiJual rec
r-a-tau at thar hour when the weather
permitted TIe had not. however,
since l,ar.r- his dwelling that even
lns. i-ra s,.u bv any ~ its inmates.
Iar circumstances under which LIS
absence was loot discovered until the
next morning were not az all eXtTaoT-
binary Gr,E-on occupied q chamber
apart from that of his wife, and he
IaH during hiS recent stress Of bust
U.ss. frequently worked nearly al
nsght Ir Eis library on the ground
floor Nt dusk the previous evening
servant had lighted The library lamp
as uzl.I. auJ them closed tho door OF
tr.- rauIn- 81 o'clock the family
l-d retired. under ise impression that
Gr,EsIu Had returned home, and was
ar work u Jh- library.
Next morning. after preparing break
fast. tu- servant had found the IL
brafy lamp s1H burning. and 50 once
spread tEe alarm. A search quickly
revealed tHaI GrsEson had not occu-
pied H.- chamber. nor hHd ne returned
rr1rr tr~ river. lis light oveTcOgu
was found lying ou the boathouss
a,-r and his boat an ordinary lap-
freak TEWRnafr Was Lliie1AAtE az.
spfts has skill as boatmau, the evil
d.r., strongly indicated that SONS
accident had bcfalleH Gregson, and
f1rt De- lad been drowned
y..nlv h3Ting that her husband had
r.-, his ,as. somewhere. however. and
.....rr..l 1n bis office in the city. a
,,,--,IsIrt, suggested by the important
business tu,a engaging MIN, Mrs
Grse-uu had hurriedly telephoned
Tie sr,rjIu2 fact. Jo Mr.. Green, who
I.I arrvci r1rly that noruine at the
firms o'fre.
It t,ok F,IiN Poyd several minutes TO
e.r tu.>, details of tH- case. .yhiea3
ccrtaiair would have presented 20
most mon nothing of "a very encouT1E-
me nature. Yet Boyd-s forcofI coun-
tcrauce took on an expression NJ usly
determination while he listened, which
AIRS viVidly Ga contrast with the ghast-
ly perturbation and dismay Of Greg
sons partner.
-'Nlat die you advise AIRS. Grsgson
tu 81" about tbe case 2" Boyd quick
iv demanded. Urou learning tle facts
mentioned.
81 told beer 70 go absolutely nothing
uI tl 1 bad consulted you, Green sx-
citedlv rejcired.
Very good. clad you did so"
sent EhiIip after ycu M once. !