The Detroit times., 1910-05-05
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\ ~Pretend 10 be talking" he went or
\ under his breath. Don't even %
kmuch as glance i'm my direction ana
IN will let YOU know all that Is he'"S-
\ sary Won are quite right in snppCS
Ting that yonder staggering reno"
~ friend OF Lady Altamonts, ana 'h@'
4 his name is Terry AT the pfesVue
moment he is supposed 10 DC III JN.t
here. but the charge was Only NoiE
/ frifiing one. engineered by the reno"
for his nwn ends. and he is free AGAIN
as Won see And now am solns l|
astonish Won. though YOU must h"'
DISPLAY your feelings. That vulgar
4 rascal was the person selec''n
1 nv LADY Altamont as the proper ma"
/ ~ dispose of your mothers diaihoA"S'
4 Miss WanIess He came 10 rams
with them for that very PURPOSE '"'
4 from the first he made up ms mn,
I what 10 do. He has not the sllSn 'e9t
intention that Lady Ntah'oht No. -,
benefit a penny by her scheme
4 know that his fellow has the diamoiuS
4 somewhere. and the problem IS now 10
1 get them. | have a KIND OF p"l
| IN my proeram in the person or M
( O'Brien' who was brought TO me ~
| Mr.. John stern, but my pa 'hc,
/ pretty scheme was thwarted ~
\ fact that Terry is no longer IN 'u
! hands OF the police. Therefore We
| to change our plan of campalsu a. ''.
last moment ! wanted you h'iV
identify the diamonds II theE ""
fallen into the hands or tne pm
AS they have not done so INC "
thing you can do is to GET away -
quickly as possible =. -. 80
"But can't we stay and see II on''
| Grace pleaded. 49,. p,,~,as
II had far rather you dan l. put les
replied. From the first nave nav
my misgivings as TO bringing you ln.o
the house at all. Let me ten you a.
once it is anything but desitaole
| residence for two young girls IKE
yourselves Still. II is just posslo''y,
that YOU may be useful, ana shali s,'l'
have an eve upon YOU all the time
I'm that case. I hope YOU are s'HF-
inp here" Ailsa murmured.
"Of course. have another ally
s,aving here with me. but it has nor
leen deemed prudent for him to sh""
himself as vet. If you will take my
advice YOU will go of TO some place
NJ amusement directly you have dined
and keen away till quite late VIII ne /
certain IN see Won somewhere quietly
tomorrow morning and tell you ever!
thing Meanwhile. the less said. lhe
better Now please ignore me.
The girls did as they were told, ahG
the rest OF the meal passed in silence.
II was quite late before the girls hot
hack 10 their hotel most OF the IN |
habjtants had retired. and the Whoie
Mace was silent as the grave Il
feure passed from the dining'room !
and disappeared along dingy CORR
dor. Grace grasped Ailsa's arm
.Dfd YOU see who that was she
WHISPERED. Didn't you notice MS
face?" -,
.sThe figure occurred 10 me as tamil
far" Ailsa replied. But | did not see
the face. Who was, il, Grace? Ant
how you are trembling
"Tm frightened" Grace admitted,
am hound to confess that all this gets
on nv nerves The man who mas Just
cone down the corridor is John stern
I expect that he was the ally that III
spector Burles was talking about
Ailsa was conscious OF the fact that
her own heart was beating Htt'e
faster. II was very strange sac
thought. that the presence OF John
stern had this effect on her. Inc TWO
girls stood chatting for moment by
their respective bedroom doors, as II
10th To part Then Grace laughed IN
Quick hysterical kind of way.
II had better own at once what
coward | am" she said Il don't dare
10 think of the idea of sleeping alone
In this house. ct me come into your
room and share your bed. daresay
YOU will think that this IS very weak
and foolish on my part.
"Jndeed. don't" Ailsa said. ca
nestly. II am very glad that you met
toned il. Come into my room, a IL
is larger and little brighter.
The ARRANGEMENT was at once con
Guided. and a little later the door
was locked and the thin little candle
I extineuished. Despite her nervous
fears Grace was soon asleep, as Allsa
could testify from her regular breath
ING There were sounds in the house
now. as If somebody was moving
about the creak OF a door, and then
a sudden draught Ailsa could reel
the cold air streaming over her race
and stirring her curls. Then It seemed
TO her that she could hear sound
that drew every drop of blood from
her heart. She touched Grace. who
turned over unconsciously in her
sleep. A moment later. and the giT.
was as wide awake as was Ailsa her
self. She caught Ailsa by the arm.
What is it, she whispered
"Where does all the cold air come
from?'
Not so loud Aiisa replied under
the bed clothes. Not SO loud. Don't
move. | am quite sure that there Is
a man in the room
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