The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27

the bye. and in another compartment.
There was a well-turned- -out wagonette TO
meet us when We reached Basingstoke and
after q drive OF something under an hour
through some OF that glorious pine seen
cry OF southern Berkshire. we entered
short drive edged by thick laurels, and
were shortly at the gate OF the Wood
fields. or the exterior OF the house l saw
nothing, for. as l descended from The
wagopette, l chanced to catch the eye Of
the foorman, who had a finger 10 his lips;
and an exclamation almost broke from my
lips. Notwithstanding his disguise l rec
osnized the man in a moment. He was
the oxford youth" who had given me a
cigar in the park on the morning after
the dance in Grosvenor Crescent.
Abel" said /, that footman who
drove us from the station must be one
OF the Scotland Yard lot; what's he do
ing in this house?"
Abel whistled, and by instinct sup
pose. put his hand upon his pistol
Have you got your revolver with
you. sir?' he asked.
"Of course 1 have; and III take this
opportunity TO charge the chambers but
don't believe for moment there will
be occasion to use it. The mans on a
false scent entirely It's necessary at
the same time 10 act like wise men.
TO be near me while we're in the place.
| II there's any knavery afoot, we shan;
hear OF 1t until the place is asleep; Dut
| then we shall know what to do
l sent him off with this TO the sery-
| ants quarters, and dressed though an
| indescrlbable sense OF nervousness had
taken hold of me, and L found myself
peering into every cupboard and Granny
| like an old woman looking for a burglar.
| The situation was either as dangerous
| as II could be, or | was the victim OF
| farcical fears. Yet the very shadows
across the immense floor, and the aure-
ola upon the carpet about the dressing
table seemed TO give gloom 10 the cham
| Der. So thick were the walls of the
| old house that no sound reached me
| from the rooms below; and when the
| gong struck the hour for dinner it's note
reverberated as wave OF deadened
| sound through some curtained chapel or
chill vault. What did 1t mean. 1 KEEP
| asking myself, the Illness was 1t sham
| the man from London, was he on FOOLS
errand? my visit was IL foolhardy?
I walked into a trap at the bidding OF a
| pretty woman Were all the guarantees
| ] had received in the colorels favor
| fraudulent or mistaken? l could not
think so. Again and again told my,
self that the fellow from Scotland Yard
| was an absurd crank upon a false scent
and that ninety jewellers OF hundred
would have done as l had done: and
And with this thought | took a better
courage and hastily finished my dress
| ing. ] need scarce say that l had the
| jewel in my pocket when ! went to the
| determined that IL should not leave me
| for a moment / got rid, however. of
| more OF my lsdTS WleH ! tHlSEGu INC
| artistic and homely room where Mar
| garet Klein was waiting; and in the
| brighter scene of light and laughter the
absurdity OF suspicion again occurred 10
| me.
| The meal was an excellent one. ad-
| mirably served: the wine was perfect
| / sat at my hosts right. facing his
| daughter, who seemed TO exert herself
unusually to fascinate. making delicate
| play with her speaking eyes; and prom
| ising me all the possibilities OF a Berk-
| shire rest. II | cared 10 stay with them
| over the week.
4 lean. lank looking butler served
! the colonel and myself with coffee when
| she had gone; and after that my host
took me TO the drawing room. whore ]
| found her engaged in the pursuit OF try
| ing over n "coster' song. The colonel
| suggested business at once saying;
| 'Iu leave you with Margaret while
| I go up 10 Hermann and learn II ne s
| well enough to receive. us; l dare say
| you can amuse yourselves. l shan't be
! gone five minutes"
When he was gone she went on playing
for some minutes. turning away at last
inpatently from the piano, and facing
round with n serious, almost alarmed
| look. What she meant TO say or do
cannot tell for at that moment the coll
oncl came back and told us that his part
! ner was in the dressing room upstairs,
and would be glad to see me at once.
| Margaret may come too?" he asked