The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-03

and Deering entered, well dressed,
cool, distinguished-lo looking, as ever,
but with somewhat haggard aspect,
and a set, sinister expression about
his mouth
Il suppose you have heard nothing
fresh? no discovery of any clue to
the whereabouts of Lambert's daugh-
ter?' he asked
Nothing. Her father went down
to Bordeaux yesterday at the sugges-
ton of M. Claude to identify a girl
described as resembling Miss Lam
bert. | have just had this telegram
from him.
Hal" said Deering, on reading it.,
II doubt if Lambert will afford M.
Claude much assistance. I fancy
some of his rafish associates have
carried off the young lady, and he is
too much in their power to be very
earnest about discovering or punish
ing them. Z
Have you suggested this idea to
the chef de la surete?" asked Glynn
coldly.
why should you think so?''
Because he talked to me Of Lam
bert's concealments as initiating
against the success of the search, Just
after you left him. 2
behring's brows met in fierce,
quick frown, and then resumed their
ordinary naughty composure. Yes;
thought it well to warn him. / am
even now endeavoring to sift Curl
GUS story about Lambert; it may be
true, but ! am good deal concerned
at this disappearance of his daugh-
ter, and / think so are you. She is
a fascinating morsel of female flesh,
and it is maddening to see the prize
you had marked for your own carried.
off under your very eyes. Really
there is no line deep enough to
fathom woman.
II never marked Miss Lambert as
my own" said Glynn angrily. i OBJ
ject to your mode of mentioning her.
do not believe that Miss Lambert
left her home willingly, unless de-
coyed by false pretences.'
sBe that as 1t may, l would give
good deal to know where she Is /
believe she is in England; she was
brought up there, believe. Well, !
cross tonight, and will set the police
at work SO soon as get to London.
Shall you be much longer here?"
My movements are uncertain, z re-
turned Glynn stiffiy.
You'll wait and assist the be-
reaved father, / presume said Deer
ing, with an unpleasant. smile. by
the way, Vincent has returned, and
is awfully cut up about the affair.
Vincent was, I fancy, sutton; might
have been decent match for Miss
Lambert; he is a shrewd fellow But
you are in hurry, | will not detain
you.
He bid Glynn good-morning" with
curious friendliness, and left him
half-maddened with torturing waves
of doubt, which seemed rising on all
sides.
Another long miserable day.
No letter from Lambert, and fail
ure in an attempt to see the chef de
la surete completed the days trials.
The fourth morning brought Lam
bert's promised letter. The girl sup
posed to resemble Elsie was a rouged
modesto, with dyed hair and rather
good blue eyes, the only real point of
resemblance. The reasons for his
expedition to Marseilles were too ma
merous for letter. Lambert wrote.
HE had some faint hopes of sue
cess, and would tell all when he re-
turned, if Glynn was still in Paris. "
If how could he tear himself away
till this cruel mystery was cleared
up?
In the porter's lodge, as he passed
out, Glynn found police agent with
a message Could he come soon to
the Bureau de la surete? Me lie chef
wished to speak with him.
Glynn's reply was to hail fiacre,
and making the agent come with him,
drove at once to the bureau.
80 the commissaire at Bordeaux
was mistaken, said M Claude That
is the difficulty of descriptions, even
photographs sometimes deceive. !
am having several copies made of
mademoiselle's, and shall send them
to the principal towns" He paused.
and looked at Glynn, said II do not
approve this demarche to Marseilles;
M. Lambert should have confided his
reasons to US. He cannot work in
dependently; but he will make moth
ing by his journey. Were he here
there is a fresh and more hopeful re-
port from Bruges this morning"
"And it ISL" exclaimed Glynn,
leaning forward in his chair, culver
ing with anticipation.
To be Continued.