The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03

very amusing. But he had suihcient
confidence in his wife 90 feel that the
ultimate victory would he with her
Go on" he said. Il want 10 know
how you managed TO get the better
OF her"
Bat | didn't get the better OF her.
Lady AltamOnt said with some heat.
Il was beaten all along the line from
the very first That girl knows every
thing. she knows all about my iettef
To the victim, all about the masked
dance. all about the roo'. beyond the
boudoir. and the meeting there with
Terry's brother. She even knows all
about the bottle of champagne. And
when she mentioned Inspector Burles
in the same connection | had rare
fright | could have strangled the
child we were practically alone IN
the dead Of night and my escape
would have been easy and certain. |
could see the very spot on her white
throat whore could
Don't Altamont said with shuc-
der. Il hate 10 hear you speak like
that. Resides. If others knew. what
would have been the good?'
Il thought OF all that But ! could
not have done II IN any case, for the
girl was not i'm the least afraid OF me-
She looked az me with those great
fearless blue eyes OF hers, and coull
not meet her glance And then. when
| thought that | had an opening, she
actually offered to show me her
patient
"Ah, thar was playing into your
hands with a vengeance, WHAT hap
pened then?"
Why, took the chance-you may
be certain OF thar ! tried 20 find ont
II the victim had had any papers about
her, and was told that she had, and
they were in the hands OF those VINO
would know how 10 use them when
The time came OF course. | knew then
beyond all doubt who the victim wae.
that those papers were outside our
possession fer all time " IL a.terri
BILE bother because O'Brien wante!
those papers before going 20 Paris for
me TO Try and retrieve the mess that
Terry has made Rut as | wanted to
make assistance doublv sure ac-
cepted Miss Lefroy's Offer You We're
quite right. Charles-un the bed Law
the woman that We both knew so
well
All Did YOU find our how it was
all managed"
II didn't I didn't dare 10 ask BIT
you can quite see that pretended
that had never seen the poor crca.
ture before | had 10 say that she was
not in the least ike the poor woman
who met with the accident in our
house. II you ask ne If Miss LEROY
E haifna+pH Z ginnIH M
you see. she knows that her invalid
and ours is one ana the same person q"
Does she know anything more ?"
Sir Charles asked uneasiy
How can | saw Does she not
know enough? And what Is the use
of our deniais in he face OF what thai
cCl IS In a position 10 prove? And
now that I have told Won everything
you will see for Yourself how 20 act.
/ Before | 60 any further should Ike
/ 10 have a few words with OBricn
! don't want him 10 be Informed of the
fact that II is my full intention 70 90
TO Paris this evening II Is far better
that he should not be aware that I
am 70 a certain extent spying on him.
will stay here till YOU come back
II shall be perfectly safe seeing that
my disguise deceived my own ser
wants. and Trey still regard their mis-
tress as being absent from the house.
Gu and find OBrion. and bring him
here. II you have to seek all over Lon
don for him II is important that We
should meet before he goes 20 Paris.
/ Sir Charles raised an objection or
two, but his wife waved them aside
impatientlv She sat down TO Kill the
time as we'll as possible. II seemed so
strange TO her that she should be hid
ing In her own house in this fashion.
Nobody was likely to call and II they
did they would be told that Lady Alta
mont was out
IN hour pas ed, and no sign Of Alta
mont. Very impatienty the woman
( began TO pace mp ana down the room.
She stood behind ne curtains 30 that
she could sec what was going on IN
the road Presently cab drove up
10 No - and q girl got out With a
bitter smile Lady Altamont Recognized
the girl rs Grace WGnless
The plot IS beginning TO thicken,"
she told herself. III looks as If the
nee were getting tight Well. we shall
SEQ. ! wonder how those two girls
got 10 know each other? | wonder
bat what Is the use OF wondering
about anything?
The cab remained for few minutes
outside No IL. and then Grace Wan
less returned. ACCOMPANIED by Ailsa
Lefrov The two girls drove off TO-
gether, and scarcely had they depart
ed before thu doctor called. the doctor
who was attending Ailsa's patient. lie
STAYED perhaps half an hour before he
departed and then Archibald Colvilic
appeared on the steps IF the house
and placed cab whistle 10 his lips
The old man appeared 20 be going
somewhere. for ne had a portmanteau
ON the Steps by his side.
Il wcndeT II he has been found out
also?" Lady h!tamOnt mused We
seem 10 De getting exposed all round.
Thank goodness here is Charles NJ
last
a hanson came flying up the road
and Sir Charles tumbled out He an
rcare1 90 be- greatly disturbed about
something for he left his stick in the
cab aud rad ~ go back for IT, He
came into the drawing room AZ length
and dropped into chair
What is the matter with the man."
Lady, Altamont cried Have you seen
a ghost or what is more TO the
point, have you seen O'Brien?"
"Oh | saw O'Brien right enough"
came the thick reply Mad dance he
led ms But saw him down ~ tho
Savoy St length where ne was having
coffee and CigarN after good lunch