Arizona republican., 1911-02-21
By E. Phillips oppenheim-Ths Per-
 fidy of Miss Brown.
Copyright, 1909, By the Pearson Pub
 fishing Go.
(Contlnued from Yesterday.)

mat luC NtlG AOu6, ders was leaning forward just in the position he is in now, and there wasn't another soul in sight. Then you and the others came"
 John Dory rushed from the room they had brought him word that the car was waiting. At such a moment, he was ready even to forget his an cient enmity. He turned towards Peter Ruff, whose calm bearing, somehow or other, impressed even the detective with sense of power.
 Will you come along?" he asked.
 Peter Ruff shook his head.
 Thank you, Dory, no," he said. l am glad you have asked me, but shink you had better go alone"
 k few seconds later the pursuit was started. Saunders was carried out of the room, followed by the doctor. There remained only Peter Ruff and the man who had been on duty out side. Peter Ruff seated himself where Saunders had been sitting, and seemed to be closely examining the table all round for some moments. Once he took up something from between the pages of the book which the Sergeant had apparently been reading, and put 1t carefully into his own pocketbook. Then he leaned back in the chair, with his hands clasped behind his head and his eyes fixed upon the ceiling, as though thinking intently.
 Hastings" he said to the police man, who all the time was pursuing stream of garrulous, inconsequent remarks. "I wonder whether you'd step outside and see Mir. Richards. the butler Ask him if he would be so good as to spare me moment"
 "I'll do it, sir" the man answered, with one more glance through the open space. "Lord, he added, they must have been in through there and out again like catsi
 "It was quick work, certainly" Peter Ruff answered genially, but then, an enterprise like this would, of course. only be attempted by experts"
 Peter Ruff was not left alone long. Mr. Richards came hurrying in.
 This is a terrible business. sir" he said. His lordship has excused me from experimenting the service of the dinner. Anything that l can do for you l am 10 give my whole attention to. These were my orders"
 Very good of you, Richards" Peter Ruff answered, "very thoughtful of his lordship. In the first place, then. think, we will have the rest of this jewelry packed in cases at once. Not that anything further is likely to hap pen" he continued, but still, it would be just as we'll out of the way. l will remain here and superintend this, if you will send a couple of care ful servants. In the meantime. ] want you to do something else for me"
 Certainly, sir" the man answered.
 "I want a plan of the house" Peter Ruff said, with the names of the guests who occupy this wing"
 The butler nodded gravely.
 "I can supply you with it very shortly, sir" he said. There is no difficulty at all about the plan, as l have several in my room; but it will take me some minutes to pencil in the names"
 Peter Ruff nodded
 "I will superintend things here un- til you return" he said.
 "It is to be hoped, sir the man said, as he retreated, that the gentle man from Scotland Yard will catch the thieves. After all, they hadn't more than ten minutes start, and our Daimler is flier."
 I'm sure I hope so," Peter Ruff heartily.
 But, alasi no such fortune was in store for Mir. John Dory. At daybreak he returned in borrowed trap from a neighboring railway station.
 "Our tires had been cut" he said, in reply to storm of questions. They began to go, one after the other, as traced the car to Salisbury, and there isn't a village within forty miles that isn't looking out for it."
 Peter Ruff. who had just returned from an early morning walk, nodded 
 Shall you be here all day. MT. Dory?" he asked. There's just word or two l should like to have with you"
 Dory turned away. He had forced himself, in the excitement of the mo- ment, to speak to his ancient enemy, but in this hour of his humility the mans presence was distasteful to him.
 "I am not sure," he said, shortly. It depends on how things may turn put"
 The daily life at Clenarvon Court proceeded exactly as usual. Breakfast was served early, as there was to be a pig days shoot The Marquis de So grange and Peter Ruff smoked their cigarette together afterwards in the great hall. Then 1t was that Peter Ruff took the plunge. Marquis" he said, should like o know exactly how l stand with you the Double-Four,' that is to say l range myself for an hour )r so on the side of the law?"
 Sogrange smiled. You amuse yourself, MT. Ruff," he genially.
 Not in the least" Peter Ruff an- Iwered. " I am serious"
 Sogrange watched the blue cigarette Imoke come down his nose
 My dear friend" he said, I am 10 amateur at this game. When I l moose to play 1t, I am not afraid of | Scotland Yard l am not afraid" he | with little bow, even of | Tou!
 Do you ever bet. Marquis? Peter Run asked.
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