The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-30

uu Will IT, he QeCidTSN. i QOu [
like your description at all"
= It'll be all right with YOU, Merries
declared. eagerly. It's my nerves.
that's all. You see. was there-when
the accident happened See here he
added. tearing a pocketbook from his
coat. . have three hundred and sew
enty pounds saved up in case had 10
holt Iii keep seventy-three hun
dred for you-to dispose of it.
Run leaned over the motionless
body. looked into its face and nodded
Masters. the bookmaker,'' he re-
marked. HIM! l did hear that he
had lot of money coming TO him over.
the Cambridgeshire.
Merries shuddered
:. May go? he pleaded. " There's
the three hundred on the table. For
Gods sake, let me go.
Peter Run nodded,
wish you'd saved little more
be said. However-''
He turned the lock and Merries
rushed out of the room. RUIZ looked
across the room towards his secretary.
Ring up 1885 Central he ordered.
sharply.
Peter Ruiz had descended from his
apartments on the top floor of the
building in new brown suit with
which he was violently displeased, to
meet q caller.
am sorry to intrnde-Mr. Ruff.
believe it is?- Sir Richard Dyson
said. little irritably- but have
not great deal of time to spare"
Most natural. Peter Ruff de
clared. Pray take chair, Sir Rich
ard. You want to know OF course
about Lord Merries and poor Mas
ters"
Sir Richard stared at his questioner,
for moment without speech. Once
more the fear which he had succeeded
in banishing for while, shone out OF
his eyes-revealed itself in the white
ness of his face.
Try the easy-chair, Sir Richard"
Peter Ruiz continued, pleasantly.
Leave your hat and cane on the
table there. and make yourself COM
Portable. | should like TO understand
exactly what you have come TO me
for"
Sir Richard moved his head toward
Miss Brown.
Ny business with you he said, $ Is
more than ordinarily private. | have
the honor OF knowing Miss
Miss Brown Peter Run inter
rup,ed quickly. In these offices. this
young lady's name is Miss Violet
Brown
Sir Richard shrugged his shoulders.
II is of no Importance. he said.
business with you scarcely requires
the presence of third party. even
one with the discretion which I am
sure Miss-Brown possesses =
In these matters, Ruff answered,
my secretary does not exist apart
from myself Her presence is neces-
sary. She takes down in shorthand
notes OF our conversation | have a
shocking memory. and there are al.
wars points which / forget AT this
conclusion OF our business, whatever
it may be. these notes are destroyed
could NOT work without them
Sir Richard glanced little doubt
fully AT the long slim back of the girl
vno sat with her face turned away
from him.
OF course he said, If you make
yourself personally responsible for her
discretion"
lam willing to do so" Ruff inter
rupted, brusqueiy. guarantee It.
Go on, please
do not know, OF course, where
you got your information from Sir
hrtS I fr rrry
true that have come here TO consult
you upon matter in which the two
people whose names you have men.
toned are concerned. The disappear.
ance OF JOB Masters is. of course
common talk; but ] cannot tell what
has led you 10 associate with it the
temporary absence of Lord Merries
from this country"
Let me ask you this question. =
Ruff said. How are you affected by
the disappearance OF Masters?
Indirectly. it has caused me great
deal OF inconvenience, Sir Richard
declared.
Facts. please" Ruff murmured
1t has been rumored." Sir Richard
admitted, that / owed Masters large
sum Of money which could not pay
Anything else?y Ruff asked
1t has also been rumored.' Sir
Richard continued, that he was seen
to enter my house that day. and that
he remained there until late in the
afternoon.
Did he?' Ruff asked.
Certainly not sir Richard an.
! swered
Peter Ruff yawned for moment,
but covered the indiscretion with his
/ hand.
Respecting this Inconvenience he
said. which you admit that the dis
appearance Of job Masters has caused
you, what is its tangible side?"
Sir Richard drew his chair little
nearer to the table where Ruff was
sitting. His voice dropped almost to
whisper.
1t seems absurd" he said. and
yet. what tell you is the truth |
have been followed about-shadowed
in fact--for several days. Men. even
in my own social circle, seem to hold
aloof from me. 1t is az though" he
continued slowly, people we're begin
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