The Red Cloud chief., 1907-09-20
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Once some papers which ! think will
help him materially. The police officer
IN ghoss charge he In would not allow
him 10 return, ~ bc handed me biB
keys nBd asked me ~ fetch them, ]
csb assure y0u that ! nD your masters
friend ana wish 80 DO DII that ] can 10
help bin. II II. bnJ not trusted me-.
be would not hive given me his keys.
which 10 doubt you recognize"
Groves reluctantly stood 0n one side.
II suppose ! must lot you ~, sir" he
said, "bBt I wish that the master had
sent me . line"
"We had neither pencil nor paper"
NJ. Louis said. "and the nffnir was
urgent must he bnck In Norwich
by y o'clock"
II will prepare the coffee. sir"
Groves said, turning AWAY. IF you
require more light tho switches are
behind the door"
"very good" NJ. Louis said. you
need not have tho slightest anxiety. /
am here on your masters behalf"
Groves hcaitnted aud looked for n
moment curiDnsly around the room.
"" seemed IN though he Ind something
else 10 sny. but checked himself nj the
last moment mud withdrew. NJ. Louis
drew u little breath Of relief.
ITO did not Immediately proceed TO
work. Ito threw on his ovcrcont md
~ u cigarette. Ills fingers were
stcndy enough. but hc wns conscious
of M unw0ntei sense of excitement.
Ttc WINS face 10 face with destiny. iie
had played before for grcnt stakes.
hut never such M these. A single false
stcp. m evil turn In tho wheel OF for
tune. spelled dcnth. and he was afraid
10 die. lie moved 10 the sldcb0nrd.
Everything there was IN they had left
II. lie poured out some brandy and
drank II on.
With fresh courage he moved to the
snfc, which stood Ia the corner OF the
room. II must hc there, II anywhere,
Tint tl,ls precious document lay. lie
tried his keys Que by one, At last he
found the right one, The grcnt door
swung slowly open.
iIc wna spared MI nnSicty. There on
tho top of u pile of lcgnl looking docu
ments, lenses, title deeds mud the Hike.
was u long envelope. ana across Il In
Duncombc's n~prnwling writing these
few words, Entrusted to mo by Miss
Poynton, Sept. 4th."
Ito grasped II In his fingers ana tore
open the envelope. A. he read the sin.
sle page of closely written writing his
eyes seemed almost to protrude. lie
rave 4 little gasp. No wonder there
wore these who reckonod this single
page OF manuscript worth n great for.
tune. Every sentence. every word. told
,s own story. II WINS u page of tho
worlds history,
Then u strange thing happened,
Some part Of him rcbollcd against the
instinct which prompted him To care
fully fold aud place In his breast peck,
1T this wonderful fnd of his, Ills
nerves seemed suddenly frozen In his
body, There was u curious numb sen
Hatlon NJ tho back of his neck which
forbade him 10 turn round, Ills hands
shook. his teeth chartered. The sweat
VI death WIS upon his forehead and
despair In his heart, lilo had heard
nothing, seen nothing, yet no knew
that he was M longer alone,
When Ut last he turned round h,
turned HIS whole body, Tho muscles
OF his mock were numbcd still, hi,
knoca shook aud his face wns ghastly
N, Louis or the Cafo Montmartrc
brave of tongue and gallant OF bearing
had suddenly collapsed NJ, Louis. III,
drug soddon Degenerate OF u family
whose noblca had made gay tho seat
folds OF tho Place de In Rcpublluuc
sowerod IN hls place,
u was the worst upon which h,
looked with chattcrlng teeth. but with
cut surprise, Tho door VI tho limo
room was open. ana upon tho thrcshol,
stood Toquot. small. dark and satur
sinc Touuet, with something whicl
giittored In his hand, No that NJ, Louis
already tho prey OF u diseased I'M,
CHASTITY Imagination, felt tho pain o
tho bullet IN his heart On m cas-!
was l%ounging, with n queer smile upol
his lips,
MY friend" ho said quietly, though
the seern which undcrlay his word
seemed 60 bite tho air, you have soly
at for vs. n double problem, First, how
10 account FOR the absence ~ III host
and, secondly, how to open that yer.
formidable lookins safe, You viii b,
80 good as 10 place upon the table tina
document which you hold In you
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