The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-09


tiently.
Let it 90 at that Tomorrow morn
ing. in the neishborhood Of s O'Clock.
you'll be convinced that Reeves was
500 hard nut even for the demon OF
tie House CT Suspicion 20 crark'@
'Fayles. don believe o. That
man. too. is gone
Their Viewpoints. FOR the time.
seemed 10 lie leagues apart They
wisely RETAINED from further discus
sion. and the argument had no oppor-
unity 20 grow more violent. Half way
down town, Penrose looked Up sud
denly
I'm going TO sleep at the club" M
announced. III By any chance that
call comes over the wire al 5, 1 want
10 be on hand"
Aha Fayles laughed outright
do you know that I had Just decided
upon that Identical thing nvseIf9
Dawn was not many hou-y away
wnen IN s. retired. Penrose. after a
while. seeded down 20 very necessary
slumner- Fayles. however. in the ad-
Joining apartment. might have been
found at the end Of fun two hours
staring through the darkness AZ the
ceiling, cropping. specializing. wonder
ing
u was Fa- les. too. who awoka IFS
friend In the morning AZ :. Tacy
breakfasted. chatting meanwhile with
forced gayety. Nervous tension was an +.
the air. coffee seemed 20 have acquired
a most peculiar way or spuIine itself,
the half OF grapefruit rolled from
Penrose's hand 70 the floor. vet he
seemed quite unaware Of the fac:
Even Fayles absSat-mindedlv buttered
one finger as his ears strained for a
sound OF the telephone bell
Five minutes OF s." he cried Al
lest 'Tn just five minutes now III
bet, we shall begin TO hear about the
House OF Suspicion
I hope so. most sincerely.
We shall Fsvlas rs
head suddenly cooked at a suspicious
rtnkle. very nearly lost track OF himself
between the two words. Was that
the phones"
IF Il was. Wen be called"
No messenger appeared. however. In
one OF the rooms the hour OF s vas
toued on
And he hasn't called up said
Penrose.
Coed gracious, Give the man =
minutes leeway. can't you?'' Favles
muttered. IT'S Just possible. every
thing else excluded. that his watch
isn't on tick with that clock
He's not going to call up. the other
persisted
Fayles scowled and went on silently
With his breakfast Penrose sat back.
lighted cigar. and smoked IN gloomy
meditation Presently Fayles followed
suit. and they faced each other.
ITS within three minutes OF half
past 5. Penrose," the more optimistic
Of the survivors admitted And. with
a slight effort he added. You were
right and was wrong
I know it. Fayles" Penrose.s head
shook sadly. i've known II ever since
Reeves started last right"
"Stil. he may have called up. after
ALL YOU know. There may have been
some misunderstanding on this end.
and-Henry,"
es. SIR The waiter hurried I'd.
See whether any one has been Try
ing 20 get M Penrose or myself on
the telephone
The man returned very shortly with
an answer which clinched matters oe-
yord any doubt:
No one at all has called I'D this
morning. sir. They haven't had 10 an
swer the telephone once
Very we'll"
FaSles rose, and Penrose with him
1T looks bad the former said
briefly. 1T looks bad. but In, not
so.7g TO believe the worst until 7 have
TO. Wen call at Reeves house. he
lives with a sister. believe. Come
along"
Before they were sitting IN a com
Portable fiat parlor. Steps approached
swiftly, and a moment later a woman
Of fifty hurried in Her face was lined
with anxiety. and both men knew
too well the cause.
Mrs Parsons. Penrose began.
We called 10 see Captain Reeves"
oh The woman dropped into 6
chair IL thought you were bring
ing some news from him
He has not been home since last
EVENING"" Fayles said quickly.
He left here last evening. ana he
meant TO return before 10" Mrs Par
sons replied. There was some sort Of
case some one wished tossee him about
but he meant % return last evening in
any event IL is most eNtraOrdinsr-i
OF course, Robert has been gone days
at a time. but when he says that ne
will return"
She broke OF. Fayles stared ar the
floor.
Madam. was the man who handed
him the case I fear
has anything happened % him7"
We don't know We're going 70
make the hardest kind OF an EFFORT 70
mo out now"
IN the open air again. Fayles ex-
tracted a card from his pocket
Whoever Philip Darling may be-"
ne sad. 'tJ's Philip Darling for ours
now. Penroset"
The detective Reeves mentioned -
Yes The Cross Building isn't far
from here. Wen be able TO start him
on IN hurry. That's one consola-
And what DO You suppose he'll do.
20 70 work and make himself the sixth
victim Of that awful place."
III give Il up" said Fayies Hell
have 10 decide that for himself"