New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
BY JOHN IRONSIDE
Drawing by p. c. Yohn

it. Lost nv hat too: t blew Off I answered oye
nv shoulder as | ran up the stairs Lightly clad
though he was. Jenkins seemed inclined 10 stay COS
siping there till further orders.
V7HEN got into my fiat and switched on The
w lights l found | still held, crurPled up N my
hand the bit of geranIuTn l had picked up on ne
river steps, But for that evidence might have per-
suaded myself that had imagined the whole thing
l dropped the crushed petals into the waste paper
basket and as | hastily changed from my vet
clothes into paiamas, mentally rehears5d the scene
over and over again. Could have been r1lSlec OYs
chance resemblance Impossible, Anne was no.
merely beautiful girl but a str1kingly distinctly.
personality had recognized her figure, her gait asl
would have recognized them among thousand ina
f1eeting glimpse of her face had merely colHrmed the
recognition As for her presence N WeStrl1nSter a.
a time when she should have been at Mrs. DennS
Suther1and's house in kenSingtOn, or ac home VIII
the Cayleys in Chelsea. that could be easily accoune
for the presumption that she had not stayed Iol
at Mrs Suther1ands. Had the CavIeys already dlS
covered her flight Probably not. Was CaSSavei1
COgn1zant of it. concerned with It m any way, an
the incident of the open door that had so per
picked Jenkins another link the mysterious cIal
At any rate CaSSaVettI not the man -- eSSe1 aS
sailor, though he might have been the nan II I7
boat.
The more | brOoded over it. the more 5eTIdere-
distracted my brain became. tried 20 dismiss tas
problem from my mind. to give It up, m act, anc
sleep OF the question. to ugc-py rySe-
with preparations for the packing tha- must =
if | to start for Russia on NOndaE morning
But it was no use. | could not concentrate ny
mind anything; also. though m an ahStemlo@
man as a rule. | guess | put away O. e1-Sidera's
quantity of whisky. Anyhow. I've no ~eyol lect1on@
going 10 bed: but | woke with a splitting headacl'
and thirst | wouldn't take FIVE dollars tor and to'
first things | saw were whisky bottle and Sou1
syphon, both empty, on the dressing table.
A S Law blinking at those silent witnesses ths
bottle had been nearly full overnight and ui
ing TO remember what had happened, there came
knock at my bedroom door. and Mrs. er ,i-lS CANE
in with my breakfast tray.
She was auStere dame and the glance She 'A
at that empty whisky bottle was more >iSnlnCal'
and accuSatory than any words could have oeeL
though all she SAID was 90 knocked beto-c SIR, WIZ
your shaving water, but YOU didn't hear II 5 'o~
now: but II put some fresh outside directly -
| mumbled meek thanks. and when she retrea'1Il
bacon. the alpha and omega of British ideas .
My soul-and my stomach -revolted &c the VS'
thought of such fare. -.
had scarcely slipped my tea when 1 hearu -
telephone bell ring IN the adjoining room. l sean
bled up and at the door when Mrs ienNiIs a.
nOunCed severely. The telephone. Mr. ynn. @D~
retreated 10 the landing.
Hello,
=" Is that Mr. Wynn, responded a soft, rltn iel %
nine voice that set my pulses tInghng. On itS
Maurice. I'm glad, We rang YOU up from W %
sea; but could get no answer Nou won AH0
who 1t Is speaking. 1t Is |. Anne PeudennlsI
CHAPTER vi
Murder Most Foul