Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-26
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A Woman's Enchantrnent
By WILLIAM LIE QUEUX.
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Copyright, 1909, by william lie Queu11

BY WILLIAM LIE QUEUX.

You must go back to London with U.s.. :
My heart fell within me.
What were these two friends like?
Describe them
Both were gentlemanly-lo looking men,
and Londoners from their speech.
The doctor gave you no instructions
as regards letters. I suppose?"
None. But he said he hoped to return
ere long. l fear he won't, however, be-
cause he took all his belongings with
him.
stood speechless. The truth was pal
pable. Even the good woman who had
been Granny's landlady had her sus-
picions aroused by the pair from London
Could one Of them have been Garshore
himself:
1 questioned her and came to the con-
clusion that both men were detectives
!, She put them down as Londoners. This
caused me to reflect. and l saw that from
| the moment of the receipt of his telegram
/ to me at Stapleton Grange to the mo-
| ment Of his arrest, there would be just
sufficient time for warning to be given
to Scotland Yard and the arrival of po-
| lice officers.
He had not been gone ten minutes
when telegram arrived for him." the
| good lady remarked. That. of course,
| 1 gave back to the boy.
| My warning wire. without a doubt.
| I dined at the inn. and in an hour S
| time was in the up Scotsman"-which
was. fortunately. little late-traveline
swiftly toward Kings Cross.
| l we'll knew that, on my return to
my Chambers. l should at once fall
again under the surveillance of the pc.
lice. To me that mattered but little
=, Indeed. my mind as l sat alone in the
railway carriage was full of other
| thoughts-thoughtS of the beautiful
! bright-eyed girl beside whom ] had sat
at luncheon that day. and who had
charmed me by her beauty. by her con-
versation and by her innate daintiness.
( I was in loye-desperately honestly and
| hopelessly n love.
| On the other hand. however l was
haunted by the fear of catastrophe. Had
| Granny been arrested"
Why had he. at the order of the two
strangers returned suddenly to Lon
dom The one fact that he had not
sent any word to me showed his inabil-
ity to do SO. And inability meant ar
rest.
where I sprang into d cab and drove
straight to my chambers. arriving at
about II: 80
| I switched on the light and found a
pile Of letters on my table. One OF them
| VERY urgent in his neat handwriting
and | tore 1t open.
| Would I go round to Danes Inn at once
1 on my arrival in town? He wished to see
4 me most particularly.
| Danes Inn was always open. therefore
/ | took a cab along the Strand, passed
! the commissionaire, who acted night
| porter and saluted me. and just after
midnight knocked at my friends dcor.
Yes. There was movement within. He
/ was at home,
! by dear fellow he cried on seeing
me. Come in! I've been very anxious
! about you, wondering where you'd got
| to-
! | followed him into his shabby sitting
! ROOM He was in evening Clothes and
| apologiZed for them by saying:
| I've Just been to a COMPOUNDED city din
ner Only worth par, but had to sit
| the whole thing out. Have drink?' and
i he pushed the whisky and siphon in my
! direction as i seated myself in the old
| armchair.
| Well, | asked at last. what makes
j, YOU so anxious about me-?
| Because l want to tell you something
| privately. Phil, old chap, he answered.
| looking at me Very seriously. You rec
| ollect that curious affair in Radcliffe Gar
dens, don't you?
| Certainly.
Then just tell me the truth. Granville
! Cough. whom everybody calls Granny a
| thorough-going cosmopolitan, is a friend
of yours. recollect you speaking of
! him.
| Certainly he is.
We'll. the police are in search of him.
| They are convinced that he killed that
poor woman.
held my breath, and tried TO appear
surprised.
Il think the police are slightly off the
i track this time. George l said quite
calmly. You can tell Morton that. with
my compliments"
But my dear fellow. there's evidence
''Circumstantial only" I said. Cough
| knew the woman"
More than that. It is alleged that the
woman was his enemy"