Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-02
6he Quinton Jewel
Affair.
Bly,.
ARTHUR MORRISON.
Published by Arrangement With
Harper q Brothers.
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WAAA NC taclc pretty SOOu, anu / snail
be on his heels"
Hewitt hurried after Wilks, and 1
took the cab and did as he wished.
There was an hour and a few minutes,
l found, to wait for the next train, and
that time l occupied as best I might,
Keeping a sharp lookout across the
quadrangle. Barely five minutes be-
fore the train was to leave, and just
as 1 was beginning to think about the
time OF the next, a cab dashed up and
Hewitt alighted. He hurried in, found
me, and drew me aside into a recess,
just as another cab arrived.
Here he u.s." Hewitt said. 81 fol-
lowed him as far as Euston road and
then got my cabby to squirt up and
pass him. He has had his mustache
shaved off, and I feared you mightn't
recognize him and so let him see you"
From u retreat we could see Wilks
hurry into the booking office. We
watched him through to the platform
and followed. He wasted no time, but
made the best of his way to a third
class carriage at the extreme fore end
Of the train.
I'VE have three minutes" Hewitt
said, "and everything depends on his
not seeing us get into this train. Take
this cap. Fortunately, we're both in
tweed suits"
He had bought a couple of tweed
cricket caps, and these we assumed,
sending u hats to the cloakroom.
Hewitt also put ON a pair of blue spec
tacles and then walked boldly up the
platform and entered a first class car
rage. 1 followed close on his heels.
S far so good" said Hewitt when
we were seated and the train began
to move off. 81 must keep a lookout
at each station in case our friend goes
Off unexpectedly"
81 waited some time," 1 said.
"Where did you both get to-"
First he went and bought that hat
he is wearing. Then he walked some
distance, lodging the main thorough
fares and keeping to the back streets
in a way that made following difficult,
till he came to a little tailor shop.
There he entered and came out in a
quarter of an hour with his coat mend
ed. This was in q street in Westmin-
ster. Presently he worked his way up
to Tothill street, and there he plunged
into a BARRIERS shop. l took a cautious
peep at b window, saw two or three
other customers also waiting and took
the opportunity to rush over to a mo-
ton shop and buy these blue specta-
cles and to a hatter's for these caps.
He was rather a long while in the bar.
ber's and finally came out as you saw
him, with no mustache. This was a
good indication. 1t made it palmer
than ever that he had believed my
warning as to the police descent on
the house in Gold street.
when we alight, we shall have to
follow Willks again under the most
difficult possible conditions, in the
country. There it is often quite i'm
possible to follow q man unobserved.
1t is only because it is the only way
that 1 am undertaking it now. Wilks
has hidden the ruby, and without his
help it would be impossible to find it.
We are following him so that he will
find 1t for U.S."
HE must have hidden it, 1 suppose,
to avoid sharing with Hollams."
o course, and availed himself of
the fact of Leamy having carried the
bag to direct Hollams' suspicion to
him. Hollams found out by his re-
peated searches Of Leamy and his
lodgings that this was wrong and this
morning evidently tried TO persuade the
ruby out Of Wilks' possession with a
revolver. We saw the upshot of that"
kedderby station was about forty
miles out. At each intermediate stop
ping station Hewitt watched earnestly,
but Wilks remained in the train.
At kedderby we saw him jump out
quickly and hasten from the station.
The train stood for a few minutes, and
he was out Of the station before we
aighted. Through the ratings behind
the platform we could see him walk
ing briskly away to the right. From
the ticket collector we ascertained that
Radcot lay in that direction, three
miles off.
/ At first for a little the road zigzag-
ged, and then the chase was compare
lively easy. We waited behind one
bend till Wilks had passed the next
and then hurried on his trail, treading
in the busiest parts Of the road or on
the side grass when there was any to
deaden the sound Of our steps. At the
last Of these short bends we looked
ahead and saw a long white stretch Of
road with the dark form of Wilks a
couple of hundred yards in front.
Just ahead we saw the square tower
Of an old church set about with thick
trees. Opposite this Wilks paused,
looked irresolutely up and down the
road and then went on. We crossed
the road, awaited ourselves Of the OPP
posite hedge and followed. The vii
lage was to be seen some 300 or 400
yards farther along the road, and to-
ward it Wilks sauntered slowly. Be-
fore he actually reached the houses he
stopped and turned back.
. 1.-THE churchyardy' exclaimed Hewitt