The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

Weelum; three men in her. and gye
and angry they were at being keepit sac
lang. But he had that in his pooch that
wad quiet them, III wager / saw the
man at the bow oar bite on something
before ever ne wet his blade T. the
water. Aye, / bit on mine, too. II was
good. He was a fine young man, though
a furreneer."
Let me see the COIN" said the inspec-
tor, unguardedly.
I'm rale vexed. but it's spent" said
Weelum Elhe (whose ruH name in bap-
tism was Elphinstone). But l dinna
mind in what shop, l got nineteen and
eleven change. Here's the change!'
The search for the slayer of the slain
was ended.
That same afternoon Vic Morris. hav-
ing, as he said. "tinkered her TO rights, -
put them through all the long way TO
Kirktown. hearing from Phil, as he sat
beside him, the astonishing news of the
overturn in the fortunes Of the greatest
men in that village.
Vic Morris listened, his eyes on the va
rious bags Of tricks" with which the
Mercedes was abundantly supplied
These interested intensely one part of
his brain. But he was quite wide awake
comments. too.
Took him down to her room. did she?
And has tended him good ever since.
call that-wel, don't know what 20
call il. l hope I shall think of a word
before l see herr
Again this was what Vic Morris said
when he was told OF the present posi-
ton OF mining affairs at Portogarten
Cove.
Your hole paying its way already
Old Carron seami-Wel, I'll favor you
with call and a look over. l may put
you on 20 something. I've had lots of
openingup experience lately. Spain is
the country for that But first and fore
most. l must call and pay my respects
to Vida"
He took the Christian name on his
tongue much too trippingly TO please
Phil. SO much so that the kindness of
the previous offer was lost upon him
He growled out a rejoinder. which was
equally thrown away on the forceful en-
gineer-used TO living his own life and
thinking his own thoughts
She is much occupied with her father
with Mr. Romer" said Phil; IF you
come UP 10 the mine first. l shall be
happy 10 go down with your
Gently. old lady" CVic was speaking
to the Mercedes. booming too closely
round curye) mo. Phil: l viii trop in
on Vida all by my little self And don't
you say word. l trust you. I'm going
TO take this round 10 Kahns old place.
and find a shed 10 sleep in somewhere.
I've only bag along. 1 want my sur
prise party to begin tomorrow. Not be-
fore"
All this alarmed PhiI-needlessIy, OF
course. But. then. of all Kirktown. only
a certain minister's daughter. with a
certain quite unusual color OF eyes. was
In the secret Of Mr.. Ludovic Morris re-
cent private correspondence. But Phil
was not going TO let Vic give himself a
cold If he could help It, After all, he
was his old chief, the first man who had
given him start And If he went to see
Vida alOne-well. il would be a poor
love prospect il he could not trust Vida
Still, he felt distinctly uncomfortable
I'LL he had arranged with Grinding that
the Mercedes should be stalled at his
place for the night.
The inspector. though without any real
hope of entrapping Vic as an acCOmplice.
was nevertheless Ioath 20 lose him so
quickly from sight. SO both were To stay
the night with Grinding. But nobody
was to say a word Of Vics arrival IN
Kirktown.
They skirted the village BY the high
CORN Castle avenue. now beginning 10
be somewhat grass-grown. in spite Of the
manful efforts OF Abram Dyfe, who had
everything now to attend to.
Presently they were at Grindling's. and
Phil, on his way TO the new mine on
the Heugh. borrowed a cycle from the
acting superintendent. took some tele-
grams for the inspector 20 the post-office.
and so rode anxicusly on to the shack
which he occupied till the managers
when he reached it before nightfali
He ran to the flagstaff and looked down
at the little white house in the cove Far
below was futtering array of bunting
on Dick Finnan's mast.
John Knox exclaimed Phil 'it will
take me week 10 spell out all that"
All fthe same he got his loose. WELL
thupbed code. and presently was at his
task. Even with the second word some
thing familiar tickled him. The next two
decided him, and he threw down the book
with a joyous laugh. Il was Nelson's ia
nous signal She had had il all fixed
and ready for him against his return.
England expects every man TO do his
duty"
He ran 10 the bunting cases in the
shack and in a moment more was
hoisting the flags as fast as he could at
tach them TO the halliards.
Certainly; am coming down at once,"
In this way he would forestaH Vic Nor
ris, and he hugged himself on his wisdom
IN sending Vic to spend the night at Wal
ter Grindling's under the stern eye of In
spector Henderson.
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