Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

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appoint must follow that clue up faithfully, and in
such manner as | may suggest. That is only fair.
DO agree?' said Eunlop.
The Others nodded, and said that they agreed within
reason
1T is now time to dress for dinner" said Masters
"Is that clue?" asked Hodgson Are you going
to suggest that go about dressing in any unusual way
al suggest only that you first bathe, said Masters
The Others thought this was good enough to pass:
but to Hodgson it seemed that his friends powers OF
repartee were grown very rusty indeed
THEY did not dine without circumscribing the propo-
! sition with various stipuations and agreements;
most gern1ane of which that If any adventures
should transpire their encounterers should withhold
narration until dinner the following night.
Dinner for halfpas seven; but at that time Dun
lop who had been sent off on clue shortly after
lunch had not returned. They waited for him until
after eight and then curious to what might have be-
fallen him. but without anxiety they elected to dine.
DUNLOP had gone down the lake to see if Barker
- could throw fly from the landing to the nearest
lily pads Whether Barker could or could not did not
matter, there enough money staked to make the
attempt interesting in either event And Barker was
just explaining away his repeated failures, by saying
that there head wind which you couldn't see,
and wouldn't suspect, when they heard Masters call
ing to them from the terrace
9.Come up here quick" he called. i've got good
clue for one of YOU.
So Dunlop climbed the sharp hill to the terrace and
said, I'm up. What else s?"
There is lady," said Masters in Van Dietrich
road to Stamford"
Well said Dunlop that's to the left when you
get of your entrance drive and straight That
perfectly simple Why didn't you tell her so?'
Because" said Masters, Il want you to- 1t may
"Oh, if it's clue" said Dunlop and he passed
through the house and out at the front door. Here
quietly purrng, was which either blue or
black it impossible to say which, which had two
gogged and dust proof men in front and dust proof
girl in the She had thrown the wells back over
her hat And glance at the charming, serious, gray
eyes and the which they belonged made Dunlop
very glad that he had been appointed to tell her the
left and then straight on seemed difficult matter to
put clearly and succincty into words.
The girl smiled. He said said she, and Dunlop
knew that she referred to Masters that he didn't
know the road to Stamford but that he had in his
house the worlds amateur champion pathfinder, the
original and country directory the only accredited
what's what and where it is in America, the walking
Typographical map of Weschester County and Connect
cut, the only living signpost Are you that wonderful
and useful person."
But though she smiled as she bantered, she had
troubled look which appealed to Dunlop even more.
q am he said. "all those things. and other things
besides; but when you ask for the road to Stamford
asking for set of directions that pretty nearly
as complicated as the German game OF skat Now II
told you to go out by the came in to turn to the
right until you to lane that turns of just before
you to stunted pine tree and that having reached
the end of that lane you to point where
three roads the second of which, just after passing
white house with green shutters, again divides into
three Are you all right SO far?
The man who was sitting in the drivers seat glanced
at Dunlop his shoulder laughed like relative and
looked more fixedly at the steering wheel.
Cant you make it any clearer" said the girl.
Its clear enough here said Dunlop, tapping his
forehead but its very difficult to explain. Just be-
fore you reach the stunted pine tree you turn Off
"Now wait" she said earnestly. LET me try to get
it right. Suppose go out by the way came in?''
NO" said Dunlop, with sudden resolution, 1t
won't do / There is some property just here
that am looking at that that have looked at and
look again. If you will give lift far
at point beyond all the complications
But how will you get back?" the girl asked. Never