The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-29
CHAPTER xxxvln.-(cOntIoued.)

"Oh. indeed SO whilst YOU are pre-
pared 30 distrust Terry YOU are CIV
ing YOUR most implicit beliei TO u
mere spy creature of whom you KNOW
little or nothing. That Is an illogicai
position that nobody but woman
could take m.
You are very clever" Lady AHA
mont sneered All the same want
your opinion"
oh, YOU can have that ana wei
come. Who is the spy? DO ! happen
to know the fellOw?
II dare say YOU do. II is Henri mar
ris. He used TO be In the LIONS po'
lice force.
"Oh. | know the little sot. SO you
took the precaution OF putting MN on
to dog Terry Let me tell you some
thing that YOU don't know. Terry ana
Harris are deadly enemies. There Is
nothing that either would not do TO
inmre the other | dare say J shall
put that all right when ! go TO Paris
Tomorrow. | could not possibly Ky
today"
Il am glad to hear that you are go
ing" Lady Altamoni SAID WIN 'ones
of relief Il began to think thal even
YOU were going to play me raise.
intended 10 go 10 --
The speaker paused abruptly cue
was about TO inform O'Brien that sue
had made M her mind to cross the
Channel. but perhaps. on the whole II
would be better to keep the lnlorma'
ton TO herself Her mind moved rap
idly 10 conclusions. she WOuId us
euise herself more or less effectuaily,
- Ia.
and keep a watch on OBrien. III ne
failed. she could slip away. and mo-
body be any the wiser. Whereas II he
succeeded. she would be close at hand
to recover the spoil.
But she had reckoned without her
companion lie marked the unfnish'
ed sentence. and fully understood the
meaning OF the unspoken words.
Have YOU any money" he asked
suddenly
Plenty" Lady Altamont said, quite
taken OF her guard for the moment.
II mean | shall be- having some be
fore long Do you lack the means
# dare say | can manage, O'Brien
said. after what appeared 10 be a
thoughtful pause But there is one
little thing you seem TO have forgot
ten"
What is that? You have only to
mention il and IL is done.
II is in the matter OF those papers.
/ can do practically nothing without
them You have been promising them
to ma now for some weeks, but they
have not come 10 hand. ! cannot move
without those papers.
They are in my possession If |
could only find them" Lady Altamont
stGmmered
You are not telling the truth. ="
OBrien said cooly The papers are
i'm the possession of your sister. Per
haps Won will tell me that You don't
know where she is?"
IF | said so | should not be telling
a lie" .ady Aljamont protested Il
am ready to swear TO you that | have
not the slightest idea where my sis
tel is
You mean that you have not seen
her for some considerable time past -
THAT Is exactly what | do mean
Lady Atamont said uneasily 1T is
a fact"
O'Brien smiled as he stretched out
his hand for a fresh cigarette. He
knew exactly whom he had 10 deal
with. and he was prepared to treat
her accordingly.
Why do YOU lie To me in this
ridiculous manner he said. DO you
think that YOU have fool like your
husband TO deal with in me? Though
we have not seen much of each other
lately. | have not lost my interest In
your movements. For instance. 1t has
occurred to me more than once lately.
how awkward IL would have been had
your sister come TO London unexpect-
eddy and claimed your hospitality"
AS O'Brien spoke his eyes fixed with
a queer expression on the face of mis-
companion The woman's eyes fell
before his scrutiny.
1T would have been very awkward"
she forced herself to say.
Exceedingly awkward But thing
almost as awkward did happen. | am
abiding to the unhappy woman who
nearly succeeded In getting herself
done to death in your house | believe
that | am a bit OF novelist In my
way. anyhow | made a plot out OF the
incident. And what do you think was
the idea that occurred to me-
How could | possibly tell?" Lady
Altamont asked impatiently
Well. the absurd notion came into
my head that the poor creature was
your sister. Let us say she has come
back To London and had commenced
to annoy YOU Let us for the sake of
argument assume that she called her
self by the old name La Bell Atalan-
ia"
Lady Altamont started. She recol
lected suddenly now that AIsa Lee
troy had spoken OF La Belle ATLANTA
And here was O'Brien pursuing the
-sdfne-liae- of argument
Better go on. she said, hoarsely
Take another cigarette"
You are very good. and | will not
scruple TO avail myself OF your gen
crosby. You write a letter to your
sister asking her to come and see you
on the night of your party. Everybody
is masked. so that il gives you just
the opportunity YOU require The wo-
man is taken up TO the little room that
leads from your boudoir and there you
see her. You are a very strong wo-
man. Lady Altamont. and your sister
is comparatively fragile We will sup