The Washington herald., 1907-05-26

he said. little unsteadily. IF you can
only prove her innocent"
II SHALL broke in Godfrey.
Heaven grant that you may" said the
doctor. but
He stopped. On the pavement below a
man had come to a standstill and was
looking up at them CuriOusly. He was "a
pale. thin wisp Of q man. with eyes that
never looked out straight. but always
from their corners, and he seemed sub
ject TO moods. For at first sight he had
merely raised his hand % lis hat In salute
on seeing the doctor. but as his glance
fell on Godfrey. he stopped and turned
Forgive me for interruptjng you, doc
tor. he said, but shall YOU be at the
club tonight. and ready for a same Of
billiards? I'm your man if you are"
He did not look at North as he spoke,
but at Godfrey. and the doctor nodded
abruptly
That is Barker. the lawyers clerk. d"
ne said as the man passed on. DO you
remember him."
Involuntarily Godfrey shrank back, and
he asked North a similar question TO one
he had asked To Sealey little while
before.
FHfl''0N llt N'AAffa At"t A'A.'s ilIeH talf-
would he?' he asked. Il suppose no one
wOuld?'
The doctor shook his head.
4 don't want 20 be known" Geoffrey
added. If I am TO find Hetty. and-and
You understand
Yes" said North; all right. and you
can rely on me. I'll not let on"
grr
uTe Of Barker disappear before he slipped
away down the steps into the street
An hour or two later at the club Bark
er met North with queer smile.
You're in luCk's way, doctor he said.
"Eh? HOw?' asked North.
Why. the associate of a millionaire, %
said Barker Warnings worth cultivat-
ing. I reckon"
The doctor repeated the name stupidity,
and for answer Barker drew from his
pocket a London paper.
Surely that was the man you were
talking TO on your doorstep tonight. "
he said, and held out before him the pic
ture Of Godfrey snapshotted on the steps
Of the Hotel Cecil
DR.. North stared at it with the blood
dying from his face II WAS like. it was
strangely like! He recovered himself with
an effort
BY Joye, What a queer likeness" he
said But my friend wasn't Waring. or
any relation to him
Barker looked at him oddly. then shrug-
ged his shoulders. and as he turned to
chalk his cue his eyes had narrowed 10
two ugly Sits
1t was Waring" he said to himself.
1t was the man who called on Jackson
to-day. or my names not Barker. Won
der what he is doing in OldCastle, and
why he asked old Jackson about Hetty
Lancaster. What has he to do with her?
Wonder what his game is?"
He stood so long rubbing tine chalk on
his cue that DR.. North grew impatient.
and the clinking Of the balls on the green
cloth reused him sharply. He turned once
more ana looked at the doctor with his
brows contracted.
"Waring," The name so occupied his
thoughts that he missed his first stroke.
How the papers had rung with that name,
Only a few days ago he had been pre-
sented at court. and it was said trat he
was to be knighted 1t was said that he
was millionaire.
A sudden thought shot through him. and
his hand became 50 unsteady that he
missed a second stroke. He stared down
at the green cloth. but between him and
the little balls that raced over il there
arose the sudden memory of a worn,
stained. and faded paper, bearing the un-
steady signature Godfrey Clavering." He
had seen il only a week or TWO ago when
he had been going through some papers
Of the earls. and again the cunning light
/ flashed into his eyes II Godfrey Claver-
ing and Waring, the millionaire. were one
and the same, what then?"
The ugly cunning deepened as he bent
over the table.
If Clayering was Warng, then that
! little bit Of faded paper lying forgotten
| in the earls desk would be worth steal
! ing