Evening star., 1909-02-28

had seen him. Indeed, he nearly yielded to the
monentarv impulse that bade him hasten to the
booking office and secure a ticket for ST. Moritz
forthwith. He dismissed the notion as quiXotC and
unnecessary.
Bowers attitude in not pressing his company on
Miss Wynton at this initial stage of the journey
vealed subtlety that demanded equal restraint
Sponsors part. Helen herself was SO far from
suspectng the truth that Bower would be
PEELED to keep up the pretense of casual meeting
Nevertheless Spenser'S chivalric nature stirred
to the depths. The conversation overheard in the
Embankment Hotel had given him knowledge of
the characteristics of two women that would have
amazed both of them if they had been told of it. He
able to measure too the exact extent of Bowers
acquaintance with Helen, while he was confident
that the relationship between Bower and Micent
Jaques had gone great deal further than night be
inferred from the actress curt statement that he
was one whom she wished" to avoid. These two
extremes could be reconced only by most unfavor-
able estimate of Bower, and that the American
conceded without argument.
OF course, there remained the possibility that
Bower really traveller that day by idle chance
but Spenser blew aside this alternative with the
first whiff of smoke from the cigar he lit mechan-
callv as soon as the train left the station.
No, he said, in grim self communing the
skunk found out somehow that she was going abroad
and planned to accompany her. l could it in
the snirk on his face he discovered her
whereabouts on the platform If he to
mer at Maloggia guess my thousand dollars
expended to no good purpose, and the quicker |
put up another thousand to pull things straight
the happier l shall be. And let tell vou mother
that if l get Helen through this business we'll and
happy, l shall quit fooling round godfather.
stage uncle, any other of soft hearted idiot.
Meanwhile, Bower has jumped my claim"
HIS glance happened to fall on an official with the
- legend Ticket Inspector on the collar OF his
coat. He remembered that this man. other
closely resembling him, had visited the carriage in
which Bower travelled.
Say he cried hailing him on the spur of the
moment. when does the next train leave for ST.
Moritz:''
AT two-twenty from Charng Cross, sir But
the Engadine Express is the best one Did you miss
No Just blew in here to see friend off and
the trip kind of appealed to me. Did YOU notice
a reserved compartment for Mr.. Mark Bower:
Il know Mr.. Bower very well. sir He goes to
Paris or Vienna twenty times year"
To-day he is going to Switzerland
had. But he's sure to bring up in Vienna or Frank
fort. l wish ! knew half what he knows about
foreign money business. | shouldn't be punching
tickets here very long. Thank YOU, sir Charing
Cross at two-twenty; but you may have difficulty
about booking berth in the sleeper. Just now
everybody is crossing the Channel"
1t looks like that, said Spenser, who had OBJ
tanned the information he wanted. Taking cab
he drove to the sleeping company's Office, where
he asked for map of the Swiss railways. Zurich.
Bowers destination, puzzled him; but he did
not fater in his purpose
The is rogue he thought, or 1 have
never seen one Anyhow night in the =, train
bill for week as we'll as London or Scotland.
HE fortunate in the fact that some person
- wished to postpone journey that day, and the
accident assured him of comfortable quarters from
Calais I; onward Then he drove to bank and to
his second bottle of beer. Bv this time he regarded
Spenser amiable lunatc. He greeted him
with much gee his dreary nature
capable Of
Hello" he said Been to see the last OF the
lady,
Not quite. l want to take back what 1 said
about going to Switzerland. I'm following this
afternoon"