Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-28

Not yet. haven't told him. But he's somewhere about. I'll tell him now." tl
 No, don't. I don't think we'll have that done after all. I expect he'll want to go out soon; at any rate, some time during the day. Let him go whenever he likes I'll sit upstairs bit In the clubroom."
 "very well. But how do you know Steggles will be going out?"
 "Well, he's pretty restless after his lost protege. isn't he? I don't suppose he'll be able to remain idle long,"
 And about Crockett. Do you give him up2"
 "Oh, no! Don't you be inpatient can't say I'm quite confident yet of laying hold of him-the time is so short, you see-but think I shall at least have news for you by the even ing" sI
 Hewitt sat in the clubroom until the afternoon. taking his lunch there. At length he saw, through the front win dow, Raggy Steggles walking down the road. In an instant Hewitt was downstairs and at the door.
 All the way to Padfield town and more than half through it Hewitt dogged the trainer. In the end Steg- gles stopped at a corner and gave a note to small boy who was playing near. The boy ran with the note to a bright, well kept house at the opposite corner. Martin Hewitt was interested to observe the legend, HI. Danby, Con tractor" on board over gate in the side wall of the garden behind this house. In five minutes a door in the side gate opened, and the head and shoulders of the red faced man emerged. Steggles immediately hur- ried across and disappeared through the gate.
 This was both Interesting and inc structive. Hewitt took up a position in the side street and waited. In ten minutes the trainer reappeared and hurried off the way he had come, along the street Hewitt had considerably left clear for him. Then Hewitt strolled toward the smart house and took good look at it. At one corner of the small piece of forecourt garden, near the railings, a small, baize cov- cred, glass fronted notice board stood on two posts. On Its top edge ap- peared the words I'll. Danby. Houses to be Sold or Let" But the only no- tice pinned to the green baize within was an old and dusty one, inviting ten ants for three shops.
 Hewitt pushed open the front gate and rang the doorbell. There are some shops to let, see," he said when a maid appeared. "I should like to see them, if you will let me have the keys"
 Masters out, sir. You can't see the shops till Monday"
 Dear me, that's unfortunate! I'm afraid can't walt till Monday. Didn't | Mir. Danby leave any instructionsy
 Yes, slr-as I've told you. He said anybody who called about lem must come again on Monday"
 "Oh, very well, then. I suppose must try. One of the shops is in High street, isn't it7'
 No, sir; they're all in the new part Granville read"
 'Ah. I'm afraid that will scarcely do. But I'll see. Good day"
 Martin Hewitt walked away couple of streets lengths before he inquired the way toi Granville road. When at last he found that thoroughfare, in a new and muddy suburb. crowded with brick heaps and half finished streets, he took a slow walk along its entire length. It was a melancholy example of baflled nterprise. A row of doz- en or more shops had been built before any popula ion had arrived to demand goods. Wo i'd be tradesmen had taken many of these shops, and failure and disappointment stared from the win dows.
 There was little difficulty In identi- flying the three shops offered for let ting by Mir. H. Danby. They were all together near the middle of the row and were the only ones that appeared not yet to have been occupied. Al dusty ITO Let' bill hung in each win dow with written directions to inquire of Mir. H. Danby or at No. '. Now, No. ! was a melancholy bakers shop, with a stock of three loaves and plate of stale buns. The disappointed baker assured Hewitt that he usually kept the keys of the shops, but that the landlord. Mir. Danby, had taken them away the day before to see how the ceilings were standing and had not re turned them.
 To the Hare and Hounds Hewitt's pace was brisk. Come" he said us he met Kentish's inqulring glance. ''this has been very good day, on the whole. know where our man Is now. urn think we can get him by little management"
 Where Is her
 "Oh. down in Padheld. As a mat. ter of fact. he's being kept there against his will we shall find. l see that your friend Mir. Danby Is a build CT as well as a bookmaker."
 Not a regular builder. He specu- iates in a street of new houses now and again. that's all. But is he in iti'
 Hes as deep in 1t as anybody, l think. Now. don't fly into passion. There are a few others in It as well: hut you'll do harm if you don't keep quiet"
 But go and get the police: come and fetch him. if you know where they are keeping him. Why
 "So we will. if we can't do it with