Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-17
Through a
Woman's Heart.
BY Sidney Warwick.
BY Sidney Warwick.
CHAPTER xxvlI.-continued.

L.
prised to meet Mr.. Hume in Lendal;
then the thought had almost at once
crossed his mind that no doubt the
warning telegram to the police at
Fellsgarth had been prompted by
none other than BOnholt himself,
though be would not wish to appear
in the matter. Seeing RO1holt here
now rather confirmed that view.
mo, sir; there's plenty of time.
Lathom won't have any suspicion, if
our information happens to be correct.
| shall know him at once, If it's our
man, no matter how he's made up.
Time enough to act then"
What name is he supposed to be
playing under?" asked Bonholt, care
lessly.
"Craig-John Craig"
The detective smiled to himself. 1t
rather amused him, this pretended ig-
norance, when he felt pretty certain
that the wire had been inspired by
Mr.. Hume.
Il wonder if it is he?" said Bonholt,
in his. silkiest tones.
He pulled out a bundle of telegraph
forms from his pocket, as if he had
suddenly remembered something, and
observed to his companion with a
smile:
Your reference to a wire has just
reminded me that l shall be too late
to dispatch a telegram tonight after
the performance is over"
He scrubbed some words On the
form by the glow from the coke bra
zier; then made his way to the en-
trance through a knot of people enter
ing, and asked a question of the man
taking the money.
Eyes, sir, I'll find lad who'll take
a note behind for you in a minute or
two" said the man at the receipt of
custom
Bonholt handed him the telegraph
form folded like a note, and with the
name Craig" on it, and put silver
coin into the mans hand.
tits urgent" he said.
ct shall go almost at once, sir"
AS he spoke the man whistled for
lad and Bonholt Hume went back in
to the theater. He found the detect
i've no longer in his seat.
For, as a matter of fact, something
had suddenly aroused that individuals
suspicion concerning the alleged tele
gram; and the detective had unob-
trUsively followed the figure of Bon
holt Hume as he walked out, and had
heard the doorkeeper's words, that
lie would find lad to take a note be-
hind the scenes.
81 see," the detective had MUIR
INJURED to himself, keeping well out of
sight of Bonholt Hume; then it
wasn't Hume who sent us the wire
after all, as l thought. This begins to
get interesting
He saw the doorkeeper give the
folded note he had received from Mr..
Hume to boy.
Take this round to Mr. Craig" he
heard the man say.
The detective followed the boy. Out
side in the open, as the lad was about
to go in at the door at the back Of
the wooden building, the detective
drew alongside of him. and with
quick deXterous movement took the
note out of the boys hand, almost be-
fore the latter realized what had hap
pened.
TITS all right, my lad" he said,
quietly. There's been a mistake.
The gentleman doesn't want this de-
livered to Mr. Craig at all. He sent
me after you"
The detective read the note scrubbed
on the telegraph form, smiling rather
grimly.
Inspector From Fellsgarth here
looking for Jack Lathom," were the
words on it.
pretty deep, Mr.. Hume-only not
quite deep enough" he remarked to
himself, as he tore into the theater.
He dropped into his seat without
a word as to his discovery to Mr.
Hume, who had no suspicion in the
world that his warning to Craig had
miscarried.
Got your telegram off ali right, |
suppose, sir?" he said to his neighbOr,
with a perfectly grave face. Its for
tunate you remembered it in time"
Eyes; it was rather urgent" said
unsuspecting Mr.. Bonholt Hume.
The curtain had already gone up,
and almost as the detective took his
seat the man who called himself John
Craig made his appearance on the
tiny stage, where, besides the detect
i've and Mr. Hume, another person
among the audience was watching
eagerly for his entrance-an unsus-
pected factor in opposition that the
detective, who had so easily thwarted
BonhOlt's plan, was not reckoning
with; Margaret Strangways, who had
already formed a suspicion who the
detective was and why he was there.
Bonholt Hume had tried to warn
Lathom and had failed. If this girl
failed also, nothing could save Jack
Lathom,
AS Lathom spoke his opening lines
Miss Strangways had turned with 6
quick exclamation to DR.. Brewer, who
had escorted her; from the cast Of
characters she saw that the name this
actor played under was Craig.
cit is this Mr.. Craig whom l have tc
thank for his kindness this morning,
she whispered.
Lathom was playing very minor
part in the piece, which was boiled
down version of an Adelphi play-tha
of an old sporting squire, who shared
the almost inevitable fate of the
white haired father of melodrama, o
being dispatched early in the play b.