Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-03

| Cecily doesn't leave by the boat to-
morrow she cant go for ten days. Ten
days from now I'm going to have the
committee ready to SAIL and when
get them to Martinique I'm going to
give them sample Of creole hospital
ity. l wish you could come" he add
ed warmly. 'I'd like to have you"
"Thcre's nothing I'd like better" I
said, suddenly conscious of how / had
slandered him in my thoughts. but I
fear it isn't possible just now
"Well, some day / shall have you
there, ana | warn you l shan't let you
go in a hurry. Come in he added in
response TO n knock at the door.
Two waters entered and in a mo-
ment the dinner was served.
That will do" said Trcmaine. prcss-
Ing n coin into the hand of each Of
them. well attend to ourselves.
Send up in an hour for the dishes. |
thought that was best" he added as he
closed the door after them. I'VE can
talk freely now"
lie stepped to the inner door
"Cccily"' he called.
She appeared in a moment, with eye.
lids Il little puffcd and red. but on the
whole in much better spirits than I
had expected. She was arrayed in all
her tnery-shc had put on every piece
Of jevery, think-and she paused in
the doorway to throw me q courtesy.
Tremaine took her hand and led her
to a seat with grace worthy of the
grand monarquc.
See the spoiled child" he said,
laughing across the table at her. a
moment later. shes been making her
self miserable FOR nothing. In two
weeks we shall be together again at
Fond Core"
She answered his laugh with a thin
smile and shot mo glance pregnant
with meaning. | knew she meant that
her prophecy had come true.
lie Lrimmed her glass with wine
Drink that" he said, TO our meet
ing in two weeks
ITO our meeting in two weeksw she
repeated ironically and drained the
glass.
But in few moments the mood
passed and she became quite gay. Not
till then did it occur to me that Ire
maine had made 10 reference to the
tragedy at Ed-cmcre. Then 1 caught
myself just in time, for l remembered
suddenly that was not supposed to
know he had been there.
$50 you have been successful" l
asked finally.
yes. l believe so. I've succeeded in
Interesting some capitalists. Richard
Delroy-perhaps you know him?'
mo: only by reputdton.'
"IIe has helped me greatly"
you got through, then, sooner than
you expected"
Eyes; I thought It would take
week at least Mr Delroy bad arrang-
ed that the conference should take
place at lis country house near Baby
Ion. We finished the details yesterday,
and" he added AFTER the fainteSt hest
tations IAN extremely unfortunate
event occurred there last night which
made any further stay impOssible-I
dare say you saw an account of it in
the evening papersF'
ooh, yes; that murder and robbery.
The evidence seems to point very
strongly toward Il young fellow named
Drysdale.'
every strouGiy." be agreed, nodding
with just The right degree of concern,
although I'm hoping that he may be
able TO prove himself not guilty. An
. tol
pulsiye and headstrOn--bu let us not
talk about it. Its too unpleasant.
This evening we must be gay"
There is no need for me TO detail
what We did talk about, since it III
no way concerns this story, but had
never seen Tremane to better advan-
tage He WAS the Uneyceptionable
gentleman, the man of the world, who
had Travelled far and tasted many
things, a brilliant and witty talker-a
/ personality, In a word. on the whole 50
fascinating and Impressive that long
before the evening was over l had dis
missed rs ridiculous my vague suS
piclOns Of IN hour before The story
that Godfrey had built up was, l re
Elected, wholly hypothetical, timsy
with the flimSiness which always at
taches 10 Circumstantal evidence.
knew how a jury, looking nj Tremaine
| would laugh ut Il. No lawyer would
risk his reputation with such a case,
no magistrate would allow it TO pro
coed before him. Why, Tor all knew,
Tremaine could prove an alibi for the
tragedy in suit fourteen rs complete
as that which Delroy bad offered for
him in the Edremere mystery. God
frey and had been forging Il chain of
sand, imagining it steel. As for that
prison photograph, | had been deceived
by chance resemblance.
THE boat starts from pier 81 North
river, at the foot OF West Twenty-sev-
cnth street. at s O'clock were Ire
naines last words to me I'VE shall
look for you there"
Is there any virtue In dreams, |
wonder? That night while | slept,
the tragedy in suit fourteen was re-
enacted before me. | witnessed Its
every detail-I saw Trcmaine snatch
up the pipe and strike a heavy blow
then, suddenly behind him, appeared
a face dark with passion, hand shot
out, Il pistol flashed, even rs Tremainc
tV.fs, IL 4 all