Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
A Wonan's Enchantn1ent
By WILLIAM LIE QUEUX.
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Copyright. 1909. BY william LIE Ques1.,

up to the Grange. as | want 20 see the
gentleman I saw this morning
Which gentleman?
The gentleman dressed in gray and a
straw hat.
why do YOU want to see him. my
lad?" l inquired.
The boy turned red. and. hesitated in
Il must see him privately. sir. Is he
at homer
why privately: What business can
you have with him? Have YOU GOT
message for him."
No: sir. IT. tn, the lad responded. I'll
But why. my lad? Tel me the reason
The gentleman probably won't see you
unless he knows your business.
There was something about the boy
manner which had aroused my curiosity.
Its private business. sir" y
You've told me that already. Come.
now. tell me why you wish to see him. l
shall be with him presently. and will in
form him..
The lad hesitated; then. with downcast
eyes admitted In sheepish voice:
II did wrong. this morning. sir. and
and I want to give him back his money
His money? Did he give You money
them" l asked.
YES sir. You remember ] brought you
a telegram" the lad said. We'll, after I'd
gone down the drive and was just turning
out Of the gate. heard somebody shout
| mounted. and he hurried UP to me. saying
that If could scribble copy Of the
message you received when / got back to
the Office he'd give me a sovereign.
didn' t believe there was any harm in TAX
| ing the tip. though at dinner time, when l
| told my mother, she made me promise TO
see the gentleman and give him the
money back.
what! Then he went to Parnham with
your
mo. sir: he walked halfway, and sat
down and waited till ] got back. rode
on, and getting to the office watched the
! m!ssus out of the way and looked at the
duplicate Of the message. 1t was an ad-
dress. wasn't it?''
Yes; 1t was!'' l gaSped. And did you
give it to that gentleman
YES, sir: rode back to the spot close
to Howe, where he was waiting for me,
change for IT, and he exhibited the coin
In the palm OF his hand.
Then the postmistress Is in ignorance,
eh?''
YES. sir II she knew I'd get the sack.
Eyes, and imprisonment az WE'LL l
said angriY. do you know that to give
away the secret of a telegraph message
is criminal offense?'
II didn't know, sir. till mother told
me-" cried the lad, "or I'd never have
done it. But mothers very poor and
we've just lost father, and I thought a
sovereign would be very useful to her.
You won't say anything to anybody, will
you?"
"well-no, I won't. But you need not
go to the Grange now-not till tomor-
row. The gentleman has gone to York.
And give me back that telegram. I must
go to the Office to alter 1t and send 1t
myself
/ saw that Garshore had, by clever
and hiding place. He might have al
ready wired Ii to London.
The thought was alarming, therefore
hurried forward into the small VII
lage. where at the little general shop at
the corner by the church the telegraph
office was established. From there 1 sent
| a hurried message Of warning. urging
Granny to change both name and abode
| Immediately. and to advise me at once.
II Garshore had telegraphed he would
no doubt have done SO from York. And
| If he had sent a message to Scotland
Yard, then already the people would be
on their way to make the arrest.
Truly his vengeance had been bitter
la fiendish one!
1 returned to the Grange hot and weary.
| wondering If my warning message would
be in time to save my friend. Garshore's
action convinced me of his INSCRIPTIONS
ness. and 1 intended when he returned
from the flower show to explain what
the telegraph messenger had told me.
But when the car swept up to the
house just before 6 o'clock he was not
among the party.
Why L cried to my host, where's
Garshore?"
oh. It's most unfortunate" explained
old Mr. Stapleton. He called at the
post office in York for a telegram he
expected and found that he was sum-
moned at once to London. He had just
time to catch his train"
/ stood astounded.
Why had he left so suddenly? Was it
! in obedience to my demand: or was 1t
in order to go to Colsterworth and
identify to the police the man whom he
had denounced as an ASA sin?
- Go be continued tomorrow.)