Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-08
CHAPTER XXI.


Lord Broadstone looked after Sadie in
amazement and then turned for an ex-
PLANTATION to Dorrison.
'One too many for you, Gilbert?" he
asked with gliding laugh. You don't
feathers. eh?"
Dorrison went back to the table. pour
ed himself out a glass OF neat whisky,
and gulped it down in silence. then lit
a cigar and after few turns up and
down. the room. decided on his course.
What have you done?' he asked.
quickly.
Broadstone shook his head. Nothing.
No chance. But what Of this woman '
Il told you she was dangerous. She Is.
1t is she who has Queered everything.
She got on to our plans somehow"
What does she know" asked Broad
stone nervously.
She's a cOnnoisseur in chocolate for
one thing"
THE devil she is: What else?",
Enough to make it hot for you. She
hates you; and when she gets hold OF
the fact of that first marriage you may
bet on it she'll put you in the dock. She S
converted me. anyway. I'm going to
travel the safe and easy path Of letting
Eva learn the facts as to her position
through legal channel. I'm leaving
tonight. I can catch the mail. I sup
pose can have a trap to the station"
DO you mean she has frightened you
away like that?"
That's about the size OF it. Bertram
and it will be your turn next" He had
recovered much of his usual manner now.
and picking up a timetable. turned over
the pages coolly. ''Of course. the mail
can be stopped at Cuban on signal and
save me a cold ten-mile drive into West
chester" and he rang the bell. Tell
them about the trap, will your
You don't. really mean to go?''
Never meant anything more seriously
in my life
'"Teil Manton to get the brougham
ready said BroadstOne to the servant
who answered the bell. mir. Dorrison
mai at Culham. What time do you
want 1t. Gilbert?
..As soon as he's ready. The train
passes just after IL and We have TO give
ten minutes notice. It's past 10 now
"Tell Manton at once" and tile servant
hurried out. by Jove. this sudden fit
ting startles me more than anything else
Gilbert. II you're scared away like this
what is there behind for me? What shall
l do?'
You'd better make a bolt Of it. Ber-
tram. IL Were you I should get all
could out of Eva before she hears the
truth, and go for a tour in America. All
that this devil of a woman. Hutchinson.
wants Is TO separate you two so that she
can handle all the golden eggs herself
BY the way, she knows enough to make
1t dangerous for you TO have that syringe
and the rest of 1t In the house. I'll take
en- with me If you like and pitch them
out of the window on the way up to town
siian't bother about my luggage as
times so short. Robertson can pack 1t
and you can send it on afterward. I'll
just go and get my hand bag.
But | want to talk to you. man.
say. don't do anything about letting Eva
know until I've seen you. 1t mayn't be
necessary after all. you know
You'll have to be devilish careful with
that she devil on the warpath. But
can't stop to talk now. Drive to Gull
ham with me--we can talk on the way"
'All right I'll go and get those thipgs''
They went upstairs together. Dorrison
lamenting pretty loudly the nuisance OF a
night journey to London. He went FIRST
TO Lord Broadstone's room-which adj
Joined Eva's-and finding Robertson
there. spoke again of his hurry to catch
the train. and sent the valet to pack the
few things on his dressing table into his
smallest handbag.
Broadstone then gave him the sna II
packet which was to be thrown from the
carriage window. and this he thrust into
an inner pocket of his coat.
On the way to the station Broadstone
did most OF the talking-urging reason
after reason why nothing should ba done
But Dorrison was so silent and absorbed
that at length even Broadstone noticed
his abstra ction.
Cad! that woman must have frightened
you. Gilbert. I've never seen you so upset
before.
II have ceased even to think Of her.
shall be glad to get back to town. / was
only weighing what you said. ] won't do
anything in hurry, and I'll wait until
hear from YOU"
.'Oh. you'll soon hear something
rye no doubt Of that. Let's hope 1t will
be good news"
Don't see much chance 1t was i'll luck
that brought that woman across our
path: not much good news about her
"Oh, / don't know. 1t may be for the
best after all We may have cause yet
| to be thankful that she showed her claws
! in time"
Here's the station. Shall waltz
| Just as you hke-yes, YOU may las
we'll
| They went in and gave the necessary