Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-05
CHAPTER XIII. (ContInued.)

But when telephoned they stated
that Mr. Killings had not been at tho
club since last evening. Some one
who answered the phone Thought MT
Killings was with his friend, MI
Lightnut, In the Kahoka Apartments
And, of course, | knew jolly well ne
was not.
As turned from the telephone
something In Jenkins expression ar
rested my attention.
"WellY" said ~impatiently, for ne
las 80 many devilishly clever insplra-
lions. you know; and, dash 1t, | ike
to encourage him.
pardon. sir, but don't you think
Here he looked straight up at the
electrolier and coughed. About MT
Billings, sir; | was going to suggest
hat though he isn't over at the club,
he's somewhere. SIR
Why, dash 1t, | thought that jolly
likely, myself! said so.
Yes. SIR" said jenkins darkly'
And Mr.. Billings usually knows
where he Is. | guess. sir, he's In this
neighborhood-h'm!'
| lust 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
~ think Mr.. Billings, sir, might pre-
far To find himself-h'm! Yes, Sir.
jenkins lifted the breakfast tray will
elaboration, removed 1t from thu
room and returned, moving about tn
furniture and busying himself with al
air of mystery. Dash 1t, ! knew h
had up his sleeve some other DEVILS
clever notion, and so presently
spoke up Just to touch him of.
by Jove," | remarked.
Yes. sir" jenkins rested the en-
os the thumb brush on the table an
considered me earnestly. you know
Mr.. Lightnut. last night as Mr.. BIZ
ings was retiring, he says to me
jenkins. MIR. Lightnut has promise
10 KO uH lpLlS WIN ihV ~
the week end, There's a tenner cor
ting your way II he doesn't torg
shout IL. He's to go tomorrow, no
mind you, jenkins, and 1t don't ma
ter what comes up, You see that
goes up tomorrow,
by Iove," said as he paused. a
screwed my monocle tighter a
nodded. IL see"
OF course | didn't see, but l kn'
the poor fellow was driving at son
thing. and | wanted to give him a RI
Exactly, sir" And he stood WI
ing. 80, shall | pack, sir? You
want to take the fourteen express
suppose
Dy Joye, 1t was the most amaZi
". dashed clever guess ! ever KIN
Jenkins TO get of! Fact! KIN
that If there was one thing more II
another In all the world that | wan
20 do. It was to take that fourteen
press. To think OF seeing Fran
again, and today!
left jenkins to travel by a Ia
tYain, and a little after four |
Vhirling above Spuyten Duyvil
hooking about the chair-car to Sc,
there was any one | knew. But,
yoye, there was hardly a soul In
car-nobody except Just women,
know, and these filled the whole pl
by Jove, she could be spared
Thought, studying a young woman
stood in the aisle beside me, She
rather heavy set-what you might
C~gg.shaped, Her face and her he
glasses seemed to proclaim a mis-
IN life, and the dowdyish cut OF
rig and the reckless way 1t was hu
IN made 1t plain that she was o
the fact that nature had made a
der in her sex, and she wanted
Zee world to know she knew.
, th. She was talking to the lady II
aiately behind me, AT least, oil
at Bored after five minutes tina she
,,a. s.v king. BY Jove. up to that tr
fN 'hF light she was c-anyassing Il
The other never got in a '