The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-27

suit. | suppose, and . w0man's skis
and blouse Od timers. zoo. By the
style Ills morher's. expect ii
must have been fond u his mother
At mat moment Ioeky Mason. heefl
browed ami Fe~rntfnl. was reading
letter which reached his lodgings tw
hours before his arrival. In an envelop
bearing the ominous initials 20 II
NJ. s."
Il was from the Southwark polio,
station
sir-Kindiy make Il convenient TO at
tend here tomorrow evening al ,. m
Yours truly. 7. BRADLEY.
inspector
The following day II was Mason,
duty 10 report himself under his ticket
Of-leave. but It was quite unusual TO-
the police to give preliminary warn
ing in this respect Failure on his part
meant arrest. That was all the OH
eials looked after
whats up now7" he mutterel.
Anyway, Grenier was right. Tbs
gives me a cast iron alibl. III ne
knowledge it at once"
His accomplice. hoping to obtain
sleep from champagne, consumed the
contents Of a small bottle In his bed
room. while he scanned the columns of
the local evening papers for any ref
erence to seaside mystery" ON thU
Yorkshire coast
There was none. Anson's body had
not been recovered vet
Before going to bed he wound PHI
ip's watch. He examined 1t now with
greater interest than he had bestowed
on it hitherto.
Although silver, it appeared to be
good one He opened the case to ex-
anime the works Inside there was nj
inscription:
Presented to Philip Arson. aged nftee1
years by the officers and men Of the
whitechapei division of the metroporitaa
police as token OF their admiration for
his bravery In assisting to arrest a ne
tOrious burglar.
Beneath was the date Of Masons
capture
"where was ] ten years agoY" he
unused.
He looked back through the soiled
leaves of a sordid record and found
that he VAS then acting Ia a ineio-
drama entitled The Wages Of Sin
And the wages OF sin is DEATH The
irama insisted on the full measure of
Biblical accuracy. Altogether Grenier
ay down to rest under unenviable con
litions.
He dreamed that he was falling down
,recipices and striking sheets of blue
water with appalling splashes. Each
ime he was awakened by the shock
But he was a hardy rogue where
conscience was concerned and he
wore himself to sleep again. Rest he
must have. He must arise with steady
cad ana clear brain.
He was early astir. His first act
vas to send for the Yorkshire morn
ng papers. They contained no news
Philip Arson dead, but the local
beet chronicled his arrival at York
This was excellent. The banker
Tould see It. A few printed lines car
y great weight In such matters.
Then he signed the leases. dispatched
hem In a typewritten envelope and
siegraphed
Documents forwarded this morning.
lease meet wishes expressed In letter.
Surely" he reflected, "AbingJlon ]
I'll not give another thought 30 my
Philip Arson is not
oy in leading strings" !.
He wired to Evelyn:
Sorry for Misunderstanding Blue Atom
uat wait until my return.
Here was way out. Whatever that
FETCHED speck of color meant, 1t could
} dealt with subsequently .
But Evelyn's prompt reply only made 1
worse COMPOUNDED: -
Delay Is impossible The man has put
the duchess two days already -
So man and a duchess and period q
time were mixed up with a bia@
onk He must do something despt 2
e begin his plan Of alienation soon :
than he intended He answered: :
zoo busy to attend to matter further
ing to Leeds today. Letters here :
lal
And TO Leeds he went Residence I'll y
'rk was fever-a constant fret. 10,
'eds he was removed from the aren't
, passed the afternoon and evening -
roaming the streets, consumed wits -
iery desire to be doing, daring, BRAY y
: difficulties.
But he must walt at least another
v before he could lay hands on any :"
rtion OF Philip Anson's wealth save -
} money stolen from his pockets. =.
1t the hotel there was only one letter
d no kilograms
The London bankers wrote: q.
70 beg to acknowledge yours of yester-
:. Your cash balance ut date Is :,
40 &c. Id. Your securities In our pos nj
sion amount to a net value at today's M
,cs Of about Rs9oO including e2s000J sls
sois at par. We win forward you q de- -,
cd list II desired and viii be pleased to va.
lizo any securities az directed. vi
indy note thai instructions for sale hi
uid be given IN yosAr handwriting and
typed.
here was Jog, iHtcxicating almost 10 =.