Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-07

lie was Wild with himself wild with
Grenier and reached higher pitch of
fury when Mason surlily refused to say
what grievance he harbored against
| Arson.
"a nice muddle I've made of every
thing" cried the disappointed youth.
"And precious lot of friends I've dis
covered! l tell you everything, place
myself unreservedly in your power,
and you not only let me drift into
stupid blunder, but decline to share
your condolences with me-
He rose to go, but Grenier firmly
pushed him back into a chair.
Don't be bigger fool than you are,
Jimmie, and leave those who will help
you. told you the cab adventure was
mistake. 1t might go wrong In TWEEN
ty ways and right only in one And
you must admit that never heard Of
Arson from you until tonight
II may be to blame" was the sulky
admission, "but who is your friend
Hunter, and why does he not be as
outspoken as I?''
"There are reasons. Hunter was
cleaned out in Africa on account Of
Anson's manipulation of a diamond
mine. He wants to get even with
him. That should be enough for you"
Mason smiled sourly at his leaders
ready explanation, and Langdon saw
only the venom in the mans face
HE ought to have said So" he NUT
tered. Il am In no mood to be denied
the confidence of those who act with
me in this matter. In any case, what
can we dor
Grenier procured decanter of brandy
and passed his cigarette case.
I'VE can accomplish nothing with
out money"
Money! What avail is money
against a millionaire?"
"None directly. You would be
swamped instantly But we must
know more about Arson. He has
servants. They can be made to talk
He has susceptible cooks and house
maids in Park lane and at whatever
place he owns in the country. / am
great with cooks and housemaids
There is a mystery, an unfathomable
mystery, about his supply of diamonds.
1t must be probed"-
mo mystery at ALL" snarled Jocky
Mason. "He found a meteor In a
slum called Johnson's News 1t was
cram full of diamonds. / saw some
Of 'em."
"You saw themw
His hearers allowed all other emo
lions to yield to the interest of this
astounding statement.
Eyes. don't say much; / act.
You'll get no more out of me. I want
none Of your girls or property. want
Philip Ansons life. and I'll have it If
swing for It'll"
my dear Hunter, you are talking
wildly. Have another drink"
Grenier, cool as an icicle, saw unex-
pected vistas opening before him. He
must be wary and collected. Here was
the man who would pay and the man
who would dare all things.
Mason's truculent determination gave
hope even to Langdon. He, too, gifted
with certain power of vicious rea-
soning, saw that this new ally might
prove useful. But he was afraid of
such bold utterances and hoped to
achieve his purposes without binding
himself even tacitly to the commission
of a crime, for Mason not only looked,
but talked, murder
II think l had better GO" he said
suddenly. your brandy is too strong
for my head, Grenier. Call and see
me in the morning"
The aStute rogue whom he address
ed raised no objection to his departure.
He instantly embraced Langdon's atti-
tude in his wider horizon.
YES" he agreed, "let us sleep on It.
We will all be better able to discuss
matters more clearly tomorrow"
Thenceforth the fiat in ShaftesbuRy
avenue became a spiders web into
which the flies that buzzed around
Philips life were drawn one by one,
squeezed dry of their store of informa-
ton and cast forth again unconscious
Of the plot being woven against their
master.
Within a month Grenier knew An
sons habits, his comings and going2,
his bankers, his brokers, many of his
investments, the names of his chief
employees, the members of his yachts
crew, the topography of his Sussex es-
tate. Nothing was too trivial, no de
tail too unimportant. to ESCAPE a note
undecipheratle to others and niche
in retentive memory.
EIe made a friend of one of Philips
footmen by standing treat and lste2
ing reverently to his views on the next
days racing. He persuaded one kitch-
en- maid in Park lane and another -
Fairfax Hall that he had waited all his
life to discover woman he could love
devotedly. 1t was most important
discovery when he unearthed in a din
gy hotel the man whom Philip had dis
missed for tampering with the locked
portmanteau. From this worthy he first
heard of the quaint adjunct to the be
.longings of the young millionaire, and
ittHiripng iYp