The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-08-26
Revenge
BY GUY THORNE.
CHAPTER xlIl-Continued.


off, sir, said he knew you, and as he
could not find you and was not going
by the train would / give you this
note?"
Williamson produced an envelope,
addressed Michael Grant, Esq.," In
the curiously thin, spidery handwrit-
ing in which German manuscript text
is usually written, with its careful
loops and curves.
Grant looked at the envelope and
showed ii to Basil Il can guess who
the writer of that was" he said, grim
ly, in an aside. And then, turning to
the valet, he asked him what sort of
a gentleman 1t was that had given
him the note
Was it, williamson" he said, "a
gentleman with spectacles and a grey
beard and moustache, looking like a
foreigner"
"Oh, no, siri" Williamson replied
quite young gentleman, sir, clean
shaved"
"All right then. Get aboard now,
Williamson" Grant replied. Captain
Marriott and myself will not be a
minute more. We will look into this
In the carriage" he whispered to
Basil; I'VE don't know who on earth
any one of those people drinking cof-
fee there may be. Let us hope the
whole affair was nothing"
He put the note into his pocket,
finished his coffee, lit a cigar, and
strolled out towards the train-big,
splendid, and apparently without a
care in the world.
They found their carriage duly re-
served, and Williamson had already
put their dressing bags and rugs into
II.
well, we shall be quite undisturbed
here, at any rate" Grant said. THE
lavatory is at the end of the corridor.
We shall not have any sudden visitors
without being well prepared for them.
They can only come one way, after
all, and that is by the corridor"
He pulled the heavy sliding door,
which opened on to the carpeted cor
ridor, into its place, drew down the
thick blinds on both sides of the car
riage, and then took the letter from
his pocket.
Nov, then" he said, let us see
what this isl"
He tore open the envelope and with
drew sheet of note-paper, headed
with the English and Belgian flags.
1t was piece of note-paper from the
writing room of the steamer, and
showed that the note must therefore
have been written on board.
These few words confronted him:
you will be very well advised, to-
gether with your friend, to return
home to England at once. 1t will be
much better for you. You will not
find where you are going at all
healthy at present"
Number one," Grant said, grimly,
holding the letter out to Basil.
That's the warning! Well, wei, see
what comes of 1t. But l wish"-his
face clouded, and for the first time
look of real anxiety and fear came
had dissuaded the Duchess and Miss
Hobson from coming with US. AS a
matter of fact. l did try very hard,
but ii was of no use. She would have
gone by herself II I had not come
also. And yet-if only a way could
have been found to stop her! Yes!
Marriott. you are quite right! We
are treading In dangerous paths"
THAT was quite obvious from the
first" Marriott answered. "All the
better. Far more exciting; you feel
jollier when you have circumvented
the beggars. l should say that--at
conservative estimate, my good
friend-it would take pretty consider
able cleverness on the part of one
person, or whole gang. to get the
better of you and myself. i speak
without pride, nor is my heart 'puffed
up like the gentleman in the Psalms.
But still" He grinned quietly to
himself and lit a cigarette. Then,
placing his hand behind him, he with
drew from hip-pocket a small, shin
ing Webley revolver, the silver-plat-
ing glistening In the electric light
which poured down from above.
You never thought OF that, did
your" he said to Grant.
"Well, cannot say l did," the 9TH
er answered. ruefully.
"Of course. you are not so accus-
toned to carry about this sort of
thing as we are in the Service" Mar
r.ott replied. you must sometimes.
in some of the odd places one goes
ashore, can tell you! If you will
just press the spring of that dressing
bag there, you will find the twin
brother OF this chap, which you had
better put In your pocket. I suppose
you know how to manage them?"
''Oh, yes; quite Welt"
"Goodl would slip some cartridges
into the chambers, II were you. You
will find little green box In my bag
You never know exactly"
He smiled significantly and returned
the little weapon to his pocket.
Grant found the othcr. loaded 1t.
and also bestowed 1t about him.
The train had started by this time.
and was gathering speed and mo-
% entum for its great rush to the
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