The Detroit times., 1910-05-03
CHAPTER xL.-(Continued.)

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II was no use TO think about Paris
I for some hours 10 come. The eve
ming train from Clearinghouse was Tar
the best for that purpose. Besides, II
was impossible 90 travel without an
outfit Of some kind. however terrible.
Lady Altamont had often wondered
what IL meant to feel like a fugitive
from Justice. and now she knew.
She procured her outfit here and
there. and then conveyed N all To the
cloakroom At Clearinghouse. When
this was done she still had some
| hours 90 wait The process or killing
time proved to be somewhat diiiicult.
and after lunch Lady Altamont had
nothing TO do. She walked about aim
lessly in one direction and another,
! and came by instinct AT last 10 Yer
on.terrace Dressed as she was with
her veil down, she was not afraid or
being detected A sudden impulse
seized her. She crossed the road, and
rang the bell at No. II.
A servant languidly demanded 10
know her business. In small and
! humble voice Lady Altamont asked n
II was possible 10 see Sir Charles.
! The speaker had message from
: Lady Altamont which she had promls-
cd TO deliver 90 Sir Charles direct
Fortunately. Sir Charles was at
home. and he had his own reasons
for desiring 20 hear from his wife. A
little time later and Lady Altamont
was sitting on the edge Of one OF her
own drawing-room chairs and pretend
ing that the place impressed her Sir
Charles himself came and desired to
know what he could do for his visitor.
II am quite safe, then, seeing that
you do not recognize me-" Lady Alta
mont said. as she pushed back her
veil Give me a cigarette, as haven't
dared TO smoke one since ! left the
house this morning. Has anything
happened
What clever one you are Sir
Charles said admirngly II should
never have known YOU had you not
put that veil up Your voice was diff
ferent. your very figure has altered.
And vet the whole thing is so delight
fully simple"
oh, never mind my figure Lady
Altamont exclaimed impatiently. "A
visitor came To see me very early this
morning who gave me the name OF
Inspector Burles. lie came from
Scotland-yard, and had reason TO be-
leve that he was in possession OF
certain information. At any rate, |
had not the courage To see him; so /
managed TO get out of the house dis
guised as YOU see me. | meant TO
have gone straight to Paris. and adj
vised YOU by sure hand from there.
Then IL struck me that | should like
to have something more definite be-
fore my Journey, and ii further occur
red tn me that | could get into my
own house first. Did you see Burles?'
"Oh. saw Burles right enough, y
Sir Charles explained. He got tired
OF waiting, and rang the bell TO see
If YOU were not ready for him. Then
he was told that you had probably
forgotten all about him. and gone out
After that he asked to see me.
We'll? How slow you are, DO get
along with the story
My dear girl. there is very little
story to tell | though that the man
seemed 10 be very much annoyed at
first. but he soon got over that He
asked a great many questions about
orr late visitor. and OF the way in
which she had vanished. He made
mere or less point of seeing all over
the house. and, OF course, he had to
have his own way But. then, that
may have been blind TO conceal the
real object Of his visit here. did
not know what had become OF YOU
But | guessed that YOU had some lit
tie scheme on. Perhaps, after all,
Burles knows nothing.
Make no mistake about that Lady
Altamont interrupted. He knows
everything From what | could gath
er last night. Burles seems to be quite
friend of Miss Lefroy's-'
But YOU did not see Mis- LEROY
last night"
Indeed, | did But | had forgotten
/ all about that in the excitement OF
! the moment meant to have kept YOU
/ posted with all the recent develop
ments. but This visit of Burles's put
everything else ont of my head. But
| did see Miss LEROY last night"
THE deuce YOU did | should like
| TO know how that came about
| We'll. | was very anxious to know
whether or not that face YOU profess
ed 10 sec AT the window In the next
| house was a delusion. You were GER
tainly not in NJ state To speak def
nitely. SO | made up my mind 10 de-
eide for myself In the first place |
discovered that there was a panel
leading from the house next door, and
that aroused my suspicious. Ii was
really you who made the discovery in
way that you should recollect."
IL remember it," Sir Charles NUT
tered. Rather awkward. was II not?"
1t might have landed you in seri-
! Gus trouble. Still, we need not wor-
~ about that There was the panel
right enough in the woodwork. and
| here plainly before my eyes was the
way in which the woman could be
conveyed from one house TO another
without causing any suspicion The
/ house was full Of guests. the servants
we're all busy downstairs. and there
! YOU are And on the top of this there
was your declaration that you had
seen a woman's face at a window next
door. Surely enough. there was "A
strange woman next door OF course
that might have been a mere comet
dence. but | was not leaving anything
! 10 chance. | made up my mind at
the first opportunity TO see this
strange invalid for myself"
And | bet you succeeded Sir
Charles said admiringly Trust you
20 find a way IL the thing is humanity
possible This is interesting. Go on
We'll. / decided to put my plan into
execution late last night ! waited TIL
thought that all was qufnt next door