The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-14

Sald. linen, II you choose 10
espouse my cause, you will at least
do SO with your eyes OPEN"
And told him everything, sup
pressing only, as in honor bound to
the man whom believed to be at
the eleventh hour trying to serve
me, the true name of Sir Gideon
Marshes emissary. In my disclos-
ure Herzog was called Doctor Bar
rabies" and SO; without any slip on
my part, he remained to the end.
From Ralph Gardens boyish poin,
of view, Herzog did not seem TO
matter at all. All his idsas ran on
Roger Marske, and the implication
of him and his father in my life
tragedy.
"By Jove, Rivington!" he ex-
claimed, as his hand sought and
gripped mine in the darkness, you
have convinced me now. I'll be
square with you. When ! came /
was in Muriel's interests alone. but
I'm in yours, and in those of that
plucky girl of yours, now. What Is
best to be done? We seem to be in
! the thick of business that will set
England ablaze. Those blackguard
Marskes!"
But nothing has been proved
against either of the Marshes" :
pointed out. IT'LL Janet is found l
am the only witness, and am
worse than useless. The moment
stepped out into the open to prefer
charge | should be hanged out Of
hand. And l could not even hope
for post mortem rehabilitation, for
cannot expect the man, whom
must continue to call Doctor Bar
rabies to come forward and i'm
plicate himself"
Il was struck by that fellow the
other night" said Garden. He
seemed strong man, but can you
be sure that he Is running straight
in your interests? Is he really
likely to produce Miss Chilmark.
and any proofs she may have dis
covered, If he is lucky enough to
discover herr"
81 would not trust him an incn
unless our interests were ident-
leah" l replied. But as they hap
pen to be so, could have no more
powerful support. | am convinced
that the aim of his life is. to get the
Marshes on the hip, and have
even thought lately that he went
into this business not only because
he was compelled to, but with that
end In view"
There was silence between us in
the darkness, and l did not break
it, for | knew that Garden was
striving for way to cut the
Gorian knot
~ give 1t up he announced at
length. "The first essential seems
to be to BATTLE the inquisitive Croal,
but as to the wider issue of how
to save you in the event of recap
ture l am all at sea. If I go with a
yarn like this to Lord Alphington
he will think I've been getting 1t up
for Marske."
There was no gainsaying the
force of that argument. With the
wild improbability of the uncorrob-
Grated story. my advocate would
start heavily handicapped, but the
fact that he was Roger Marshes
rival would get him laughed out OF
court at once.
Il can only suggest" said l, that
you should submit the whole thing
to Lady Muriel, and be guided by
her. One woman's wit has gone
far to help me already. and l am
quite willing to trust that of an
other for this part Of the tagle."
by George, Rivington, but that's
the line to take" Garden exclaimed
enthusiastically. I'll be off and
try and catch her in the garden at
'Ardmore' tonight You must buck
up. old man. Muriel will pull you
through" ~
After he left I flung myself on
the coucn in the drawing room Of
the empty house and snatched a
fitful sleep.
Ito be continued)