The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
The Adventures
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Z !" He lives at a boarding house In
Russell Street, Bloomsbury" Sir
Richard said. It Is Mrs. Bognor-s
clearinghouse. She calls it. be-
Heve, the American Home from
Home The number is IL
A boarding house." Peter Run re-
peated. thoughtfully. Makes it a
little hard to get at him privately,
doesn't IT."
Fling him bait and he will come
to you," Sir Richard answered. He
is an adventurer pure and simple,
though perhaps you wouldn't believe
1t to look at him now. He has grown
tat on the money he has wrung from
me-"
You had better leave the matter
In my hands for few days." Peter
Run said will have talk with
this gentleman and see whether he is
really so unmanageable. II he is,
there is, Of course. only one way, and
Tor that way. Sir Richard, you would
have to pay little high
II l were to hear tomorrow" Sir
Richard said quietly, that Teddy
Jones was dead. would give Eve
thousand pounds to the man who
brought me the information.
Peter RUIZ nodded.
It would be worth that he said
quite. viii drop you a line In the
course OF the next few days"
Sir Richard took up his hat, lit an
other of Peter Ruff's cigarettes, and
departed. They heard the rattle Of
the lift as 1t descended Then Miss
Brown turned round in her chair.
Don't you do it, Peter, . she said
solemnly. The time has gone by for
that sort of thing. The man may be
unfit to live. but you don't need TO
risk as much as that for a matter OF
ave thousand pounds
Peter Run nodded
Quite right" he said; "ouite
right, Violet. At the same time, FIVE
thousand pounds is an excellent sum.
We must see what can be done
Peter Ruff's method Of seeing what
could be done was at first the very
obvious one of seeking to discover
any incidents in the past OF the per-
son known as Teddy Jones likely to
reflect present discredit upon him IL
brought to light From the first. 1t
was quite clear that the career OF this
gentleman had been far from immacu-
late. His researches proved, beyond
; doubt, that the gentleman in ques-
tion had resorted, during the last
ten or fifteen years, to many and very
questionable methods of obtaining a
living At the same time. there was
nothing which Peter Ruff felt that the
man might not brazen out His pres
eat mode OF life seemed-on the sur
lace, at any rate-to be beyond re-
proach- There was only one associa-
ton which was distinctly question
able, and It was in this one direction,
therefore, that Peter Run concen-
trated himself. The case, for some
reason. interested him SO much that
he took close and personal interest
In Il, and he was rewarded one day
by discovering this enemy OF Sir
Richards sitting, toward five o'clock
In the afternoon, in cafe In Re-
gent Street, engrossed in converse
ton with a person whom Peter Ruiz
knew to be very black sheep in
deed-a man who had been tried for
murder. and concerning whom there
were still many unpleasant rumors.
From behind his paper, in corner of
the cafe, Peter Run watched these
two men. Teddy Jones-or Major Ed
ward Jones, as 1t seemed he was now
cailed-was a person whose appear
ance no longer suggested the poverty
against which he had been struggling
most OF his life. He was well dressed
and tolerably well turned out His
face was a little puffy, and he had
put on flesh during these days OF his
ease. His eyes, too, had somewhat
furtive expression, although his gau-
eral department was one of bragga-
docio. Peter Ruiz, quick always in his
likes and disIikes, found the man re-
pulsive from the start He felt that
he would have a genuine pleasure
apart from the matter Of the FIVE
thousand pounds, in acceierating
Major Jones's departure from world
which he certainly did not adorn
The two men conducted their con-
versation in a subdued tone, which
made 1t quite impossible for Peter
Ruff, In his somewhat distant corner,
TO oyerhear single word Of It. I.
was obvious, however, that they were
not on the best Of terms. Major
Jones's companion was protesting
and apparently without success
against some course Of action OF
speech Of his companions The con-
yersation, on the other hand, never
reached quarrel, and the two mer
left the place together apparently Or
ordinary terms OF friendIiness Peter
Ruff at once quilted his seat and
crossed the room toward the spol
where they had been sitting. He divet
under the table and picked up a news
paper-it was the only clue left Il
him as to the nature OF their CONVEX
sation. More than once. Major Jones
who had, soon after their arrival. sen
waiter for IT, had pointed to GER
tain paragraph as though TO Civ
weight to his statements. Peter Rui
had noticed the exact position OF tha
paragraph. He smoothed out TIL
paper and found 1t at once. 1t wa
an account OF the murder OF wealth.
old woman, living on the outskirtl
Of country village not far from Lon
don. Peter Rufus face did not chang
as he called for another yermouth am
read the description slowly. Yet b
was aware that he had possibly stun
bled across the very thing for wbic,
he had searched an urYentfyf TT