The Red Cloud chief., 1906-01-05

face was beaming when | ended.
And you start for France tomor
row." he asked.
Tomorrow morning. The boat sails
at 10 o'clock"
well, I'm going with you" he cried.
why" 1 stammered, startled by his
vehemence, ARE you strong enough2
I'd be mighty glad to have you, but do
you think you oughtf How about 1t,
doctor?"
Jenkinson was smiling with half shut
eyes.
ITS not n bad idea," he said. "He
needs rest and quiet more than my
thing else, and he's bound to get a
week Of that on the water, which Is
more than he'll do here. I can't keep
that brain OF his still, wherever he is.
He'd worry here, and with you he'll
be contented. Besides" he added. 'he
ought to be along, for l believe the ex-
petition Is going to be successful!'
l believed so, too, but | recognized In
J%enkinson's words that fine optimism
which had done so much to make him
the great doctor he was. I shook u
Juniors hand again In the Joy OF hav-
ing him with me. AS for him, he seem
ed quite transformed, and Jenkinson
gazed at him with a look Of quiet
pleasure.
you'll have to pack" I said. "will
you need my helpT'
mo; nurse can do II, with the doctor
here to help us out" he laughed. "You
have your own packing to do and odds
and ends to look after. Besides, nell
Their Of us will need much luggage.
Don't forget to reserve the other berth
! In that stateroom for me-"
NO" l said and rose. "Tll come for
you In the morning"
"All right; I'll be ready"
The doctor followed me out to give
me n word Of caution. Mr.. Royce was
still far from well; he must not over
exert himself; he must be kept cheer
full and hopeful, IL possible; above all,
he was not to worry; quiet and sea DIR
would do the rest.
I hurried back to the Office to make
my final report to Mr.. Graham and to
get the abstract which Rogers had
promised to have ready and which was
awaiting me on my desk. Our worthy
senior was genuinely pleased when he
learned that his junior was going with
me, though our absence would mean a
vast deal Of extra work for himself.
The canvass Of the city stables had
been completed without result, but l
suspected now that Martigny himself
had hired the carriage and had per-
haps even acted as driver. Such an
easy and obvious way to battle u
pursuit would hardly have escaped
him.
I finished up some odds and ends Of
work which I had left undone and
finally babe Mr.. Graham goodby and
started for my rooms. My packing
was loon finished, and | sat down for
n final smoke and review of the situa-
ton.
There was n development Of the
day before which quite bafied me. /
had proved that there were indeed two
women. and l believed them to be
mother and daughter, but ] could not
In the least understand why the young
err n had so completely broken down
after the departure Of the elder with
Miss Holiday. ] looked ut this point
from every side, but could find no rea-
sonable explanation Of it. 1t might
be, indeed, that the younger one was
beginning already to repent her share
in the conspiracy. There could be no
question that it was she who had
struck down Holiday In his office, that
she had even refused to 60 farther In
the plot, and that her companions had
found II necessary to restrain her, but
this seemed to me too exceedingly i'm
probable to believe, and as l went over
the ground again found myself be-
ginning more and more to doubt the
truth of Godfrey's theory, though |
could formulate m to tax its place.
l became lost in a maze Of conjecture,
and at last l gave it up and went to
bed.
l called for Mr.. Royce, as we had
agreed, and together we drove down to
Morton street. He, too, had limited
his baggage to a single small trunk.
We secured a deck hand to take them
into our stateroom, and, after seeing
them disposed of, went out on deck to
watch the last preparations for depar-
ture. The pier was in that state Of
hurry burly which may be witnessed
only at the sailing of a transatlantic
liner. The last Of the freight was
being got aboard with frantic haste;
the boat and pier were crowded with
people who had come to bid their
friends poo5hy two tuyS uara n,ano