The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-06

not put his skill as a forger to the test
of inditing a letter TO her, no matter
how brief. Finally he hit upon a COM
promise. He wired:
Stupid of me to omit address Your
concluding sentence mixed up in trans
mission. Meaning not quite clear. Am
feeling so lonely. PHILIP.
Then he tried to resume his dinner,
but his appetite was gone
In postal facilities. owing to its posi-
ton on a main line, York is well served
from London. At 8 p. III. two letters,
one a bulky package and registered,
reached him.
The letter was from Mr. Abingdon.
1t briefly acknowledged his telegram.
stated that man in the Athenaeum
who knew Sir Philip Morland had in
formed him in response to guarded in
quiries that the baronet was exceed
ingly we'll off and called attention to
some important leases inclosed which
required his signature.
The other note was from Evelyn. 1t
was tender and loving and contained a
reference that added to the mystifica-
ton of her telegram.
In the hurry Of your departure yester-
day we forgot 10 mention Blue Atom.
What is your opinion? The price is high.
certainly. but. then. picture the Joy of It
the only one in the world,
And again came another message:
I referred to Blue Atom of course.
What did the postofI1ce make it into?
EVELYN.
,s,,rr u
dimensions He cursed the thing flu
emily. 1t was high priced, joy, alone
in solitary glory. What could it be?
He strolled into the station and en-
tered into conversation with plat
form inspector.
by the way" he said casually,
'have you ever heard of anything call
ed a blue atom?"
The man grinned. rs that another
name for D. It's. sir?"
Grenier gave it up and resolved to
postpone a decision until the next
morning.
BY late train Philips portmsnteau
arrived 1t was locked, and the key
reposed in the safe Green, it ulti-
mately TRANSFERRED, solemnly opened the
/ safe in the presence of the housekeeper
and butler, locked it again without
disturbing any of the other contents
and handed the key to the butler who
/ placed it in the silver pantry.
In the solitude of his room Grenier
burst the lock. The rascal received
one of the greatest shocks Of his life
when he examined the contents - q
quantity of old clothing, some Worn
boots, a ball of Irvine, a bed cOverlet
a big iron key. the tattered letters and
a variety of odds and ends that would
have found no corner in a respectable
i ragshop.
j He burst into fit of hysterica
laughter.
Eye gods and little fshesw he cried
"What a treasure. The Clerkenwel
suit, I suppose. and a woman's Skin
and blouse. Old timers, too. by thei
style His mothers, l expect H,
must have been fond Of his mother"
At that moment Jocky Mason, beetl
browed and resentful, was reading
letter which reached his lodgings tw
hours before his arrival, in an envelop
bearing the ominous initials 20. II
: NJ. s.
1t was from the Southwark polio
station.
Sir-Kindly make it convenient to at
tend here tomorrow evening at p. n
Yours truly, T. BRADLEY,
Inspector
The following day it was Mason
duty to report himself under his ticket
of-leave, but it was quite unusual 70
the police to give Il preliminary war;
, ing in this respect Failure on his par
meant arrest That was all the off
Gals looked after.
whats up now?" he muttereC
] anyway. Grenier was right Thi
gives me a cast iron alibi. I'll az
, knowledge it at once"
His accomplce. hoping to obtai
: sleep from champagne. consumed tn
contents of a small bottle in his bee
room, while he scanned the columns c
the local evening papers for any re
erence TO a seaside mystery" on Il
Yorkshire coast.
There was none. Anson's body ha
; not been recovered yet
Before going to bed he wound Phi
ip's watch He examined it now wit
greater interest than he had bestowe
. on it hitherto.
Although silver. it appeared to be
good one. He opened the case to e.
z anime the works Inside there was a
i inscription:
Presented to Philip Arson. aged fiftee
years by the officers and men of Il
l Whitechapel division of the metropolis
police as a token Of their admiration f
= his bravery in assisting to arrest a n
: torious burglar
Beneath was the date of Mason
capture
where was I ten years ago?' l
mused
I He looked back through the SOLE
> leaves of a sordid record and four
that he was then acting in a mel