The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-11-11

N'NiS uiu not KNOW what TO ans
wer. He had at first championed
" Lady Wilmersley because he had
h,,. believed her to be his proteges.
convinced that shs had had in some .
way way been Victim of her husband s
cruelty? He had TO acknowledge that
ne mad not only no adequate reason, but
picions.
q" You are mistaken" he said at last
IN any way assist you to unravel this
mystery. / confess l neither liked nor
, ,nn my cousin. had no spec al
Teason-it was simply case Of DIR.
his treatment of her ladyship. But
Goesn't the choice of a Turk and a
Spaniard as attendants on Lady Will
mersley seem to you open to criticism
Not necessarily, my lord. We trust
most those we know best Lord WILL
mersley had spent she greater part Of
his life with Turks and Spanlards. II,
therefore, seems to me quite natural
that when II came to selecting guard
ians for her ladyship he should have
chosen a man and woman he had pre-
sumably known for some years-whose
could rely on"
That sounds plausible" agreed Cyril
Still, / can't help thinking It very Pc
culiar to say the least. that Lady Will
mersley was not under doctors care"
Her ladyship may have been too I'M
balanced to mingle with people, and yet
not In a condition to require medical
attention. Such cases are not uncom-
mon."
True. and yet l have a feeling that
Douglas was right when he assured us
that her ladyship was not insane You
discredit his testimony on the ground
that he Is an ignorant man. But II a
man OF sound common sense has the
opportunity of observing woman daily
during three years II seems to me that
his opinion cannot be lightly ignored.
You never knew my cousin. Well
did, and as | sad before, cannot
cite one fact to Justify my aversion.
cannot believe that he ever sacrificed
himself for anyone, and am much more
inclined to credit Douglas suggestion
that It was jealousy which led him
to keep her ladyship in such strict Sc
eiusion. But why waste our time In
idle conjectures when 1t Is so easy to
ind out the truth. Those two doctors
who saw her yesterday must be found.
II they are men Of good reputation, of
course i shall accept their report as
final"
Very good. my lord; will at once
have an advertisement inserted in all
the papers. asking them to communi-
cate with us. II that does not fetch
them, l shall employ other means of
tracing them"
Has Lady Upton. her ladyship's
grandmother. been heard from"
She was wired this morning asking
for further particulars, Mr. Twomb-
ley answered her, | believe"
slight pause ensued. during which
Judson watched Cyril as II expecting
him to speak.
And you still have nothing to say
to me, my lord?" The detective spoke
with evident disappointment
mo; what else should have to say?"
replied Cyril. with some surprise.
That is. Of course. for you to judge.
my lord"
His meaning was unmstakable.
Cyril flushed angrily. Was It possible
that the man dared to doubt his word?
Dared to disbelieve his positive asser-
ton that he knew nothing whatever
about the murder? The damnable-sud-
lies he had been so glibly telling all day.
Why should anyone believe him In fu-
ture? His ignominy was probably al
ready stamped on his face.
= II have nothing more to say" re-
piled Cyril in a strangely meek voice.
That being the case. I'd better be
of" said Judson, rising slowly from
his chair.
IT can't quite tell, my lord 1t is my
intention to vanish, 80 to speak"
vanish"
YES, my lord. work best In the
Out you VIII near from Hle as
soon as have something definite to re-
port"
II hope you will be successful" said
Cyril.
THANK you; I've never failed so far
IN anything I have undertaken. | must.
however. warn you, my lord. that in
vestigations sometimes lead to conclu-
sions which no one could have foreseen
when they were started. / always make
a point of reminding my employers Of
this possibility"
What the devil was the man driving
at. thought Cyril: did he suspect him,
by any chance? That would be really
too absurd! The man was an ass
II shall never quarrel with you for
discovering the TRUTH" said Cyril,
drawing himself up to his full height
and glaring fercely down at the little
gray man Then, turning abruptly on
his heel. he stalked Indignantly out OF
the room, slamming the door behind
him.