The Washington herald., 1910-11-19
CHAPTER XXI-Continued.

"Good-by," he said huskily. and then
he drew her into his arms and kissed her
hair. brows. eyes. and lips with despair
ing passion. IF you were only free,"
he said fiercely. Il would give that chap
all the fortune twice over so that could
buy your freedom"
For few moments they chung to each
other until. wet-eyed and pale-faced.
Rosemary tore herself from his arms.
and, without trusting herself to another
glance, left the room.
Twenty-four hours later Sir Douglas
and Mr.. Dacre were sitting in the lat
ter's Office, talkins with grave faces to
a spruce elderly looking man, whom no
one would have taken for the sleuth-
hound of the law that he was.
Are you still shadowing the people at
Harrington street, Mr.. Thaw?" Mr..
Dacre said.
The detective nodded. Eyes. Mr.. Daore;
I've had two Of my men on duty day and
night. The man CoXon is a slippery Gus
toner and he goes out very little. but
yesterday two men arrived by motor car.
one was recognized from the photograph
we had of Knight and the other was
Craven
took Craven back with him. did he? Has
he been anywhere since they arrived"
Eyes. to a house at Willesden Green.
and my man found tnat II belonged TO
2 Mrs. Holmes. whose real name was
Knight and who was supposed 10 be a
widow"
Both Sir Douglas and Mr. Dacre ex-
claimed: Did you find out all about
herr" DacTe adding: We are most
anxious to prove that knight had a wife
before hs went TO Switzerland with
Stephen Usher"
The detective shook his head regretful-
~. "All We discovered was that on the
day the two men went 10 the house in
Willesden a funeral had just taken place.
and it was the funeral of the mistress or
the house-an old lady Beyond that we
can ind no clew 70 any OF the details Of
Knights-or Usher s-life. except those
that he told you"
Then all you can do. Thaw. Is to keep
the supervision up until We have decided
what 10 do" Mr.. Dacre said. 1T would
be better TO be able 20 surprise this mans
secret cut OF hiH-with reference to a
past marriage, l macmillan 10 perse-
cute him for personating Sir Douglas
cousin. There are reasons why my client
wants 10 Keep tNdL part OF IL cut OF the
business. so you understand how we
should much prefer the charges 10 be one
Of bigamy, don't you?'
The detective nodded Il quite under
stand. sir" he said This Knight-or
Usher-is a slippery customer. ald we
shall have TO go warily. OF course, there
Is no doubt that he Is knight right
enough. One of my men went 10 Swift
zerland and brought back a photograph
OF the dead man who was buried as
knight, and IL Is Just the picture OF a
dying cOnsumptivs.
When he had left the Office Mr. Dacre
said briskly: It's no use giving up at
the first failure Douglas / am con-
WINGED that this man has played the
scamp light-heartediy mostly all his life.
and there is bound 10 he a woman some
where who has been fool enough 10 marry
him. Rogues always get hold of pretty
fools 10 believe in them You see. he
couldn't have let the old wife pose as
the poor and young one stipulated for in
Ralph Savage's viii, SO that is how Miss
Rosemary was victimized."
Sir Douglas sighed. Il wish were as
sanguine as you. Dacre. old chap Some
how / feel that this man, Knight, or
whatever his name is, will give US a lot
OF trouble, and ! don't want that to
happen, for her sake. If only could do
something active" he went on impa-