Gilpin observer., 1912-07-25
CHAPTER XIII. (contlnued.)

But when | telephoned they stated
that Mr.. Billings had not been at the
club since last evening. Some one
who answered the phone thought Mr..
Billings was with his friend, Mr..
Lightnut, in the Kahoka Apartments.
And, of course, knew jolly well he
was not.
AS l turned from the telephone,
something in Jenkins expression ar
rested my attention.
"Well?" l said impatiently, for he
has so many devilishly clever inspira-
tions, you know: and. dash 1t. l like
to encourage him.
Pardon, sir, but don't you think"
Here he looked straight up at the
electrolier and coughed. About Mr..
Billings, sir; | was going to suggest
that though he isn't over at the club.
he's somewhere. sir"
Why, dash it, l thought that jolly
likely, myself! l said so.
Yes, SIR" said Jenkins darkly.
And Mr.. Billings usually knows
where he is. ! guess, sir, he's in this
neighborhood-hm
just sat staring at him a minute.
thinking what a devilish wonderful
thing intuition is for the lower classes.
by Jove, Jenkins!" said: then
you think"
Il think Mr.. Billings, sir, might pre-
fer to find himself-h'm! Yes, Sir"
Jenkins lifted the breakfast tray with
,deliberation, removed 1t from the
room and returned, moving about the
furniture and busying himself with an
air OF mystery. Dash 1t, knew he
had up his sleeve some other devilish
clever notion, and SO presently
spoke up just to touch him on.
by Jove!" ! remarked.
Yes, sir" Jenkins rested the end
OF the thumb brush on the table and
considered me earnestly. You know,
Mr.. Lightnut, last night as Mr.. Bill
ings was retiring, he says to me:
jenkins. Mr.. Lightnut has promised
to go up home with me tomorrow for
the week end. There's a tenner COM
ing your way II he doesn't forget
about It. He's to go tomorrow, now,
mind you, Jenkins; and 1t don't mat
ter what comes up. You see that he
goes up tomorrow.
by Jove!" said as he paused, and
screwed my monocle tighter and
nodded. 81 see."
or course didn't see. but knew
the poor fellow was driving at some.
thing. and wanted to give him run.
Exactly, sir" And he stood wait
ing. so, shall l pack. sir? You'll
want to take the fourteen express,
suppose?"
BY Jove, 1t was the most amazing.
ly. dashed clever guess ! ever knew
Jenkins to get of! Fact! knew
that II there was one thing more than
another in all the world that wanted
press. To think OF seeing Frances
again. and today!
left Jenkins to travel by later
train, and little after four was
whirling above Spuyten Duyvil and
looking about the chair-car to see II
there was any one knew. But, by
Jove, there was hardly n soul in the
car-nobody except Just women, you
know, and these filled the whole place
by Jove. she could be spared!"
thought, studying young woman who
stood in the aisle beside me. She was
rather heavy set-what you might call
egg-shaped. Her face and her heavy
Glasses seemed to proclaim a mission
in life. and the dowdyish cut Of her
rig and the reckless way It was hurled
on made It plain that she was on to
the fact that nature had made blum.
der IN her sex, and she wanted the
world to know she knew.
She was talking to the lady imms.
Aiateiy behind me. At least, I discov-
cred after five minutes that she was
talking. BY Jove. up to that time.
, thought she was canvassins for a
boosi The other never got in . wore.