The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
ETER RUFF returned his secre-
tary's morning greeting a little
l. absently.

violet, ne asked, nave you ever
been TO Paris?"
More times tina you. | think, Pc
ter" she answered.
That" he exclaimed. lis very pos
sible, Could you get ready TO leave
b. the t~wo-twenty this afternoon"
What. alone?" che exclaimed.
"No-with me- he answered.
''Of course l can" she exclaimed.
what a spree!'
Then she caught sight OF a certain
expression on Peter Ruf's face. and
she looked at him wonderingly.
is anything wrong. Peter" she
asked.
No he answered. Il cannot say
that anything is wrong. ! have had
an invitation 10 present myself before
a certain society In Parts OF which
you have some Indirect knowledge.
What the N mean ! cannot
say"
Yet you 60" she exclaimed.
81 60" he answered. Il have no
choice. II | waited here twenty four
hours. | should hear OF IT,"
They can have nothing against
YOU she said. ON the contrary. the
Jill INV ivy HaHt aNINtiAfA " AbNA
aid. you gave A."
Il cannot see" he admitted. what
they can have against me-. And vet.
somehow. The wording Of my invitation
seemed TO me a little ominous. Per
haps.' he said, Il have a liver this
morning"
Are YOU going 10 close the office
altogether" she asked, a little irrele-
vanity.
Peter Run nodded.
Put up q notice" he said-"RaCk
on Friday Pack mp vour books and
take them around to rhc bank before
you leave. The lift man will call YOU
a taNicah.'
They had a comfortable Journey To
Dover. q .ooI. bright crossing. and
found thec places duly reversed for
them in the French train. Miss Brown
in her neat travelling clothes and furs.
was conscious OF looking her best.
and she did al that was possible to
entertain her travelling companion.
But Peter Run seemed like "A man
whose .abors under some sense OF
apprehension. He had faced death
more than onc". during the last few
years-facod b. without fiuchirc. and
with a certain cool disregard which
can only come from The highest sort
Of courage. Yet no knew. when he
read over again IN the train that brief
summons which no was on his way TO
obey. that he had passed under the
shadow OF some @ and indeGuahle
fear. He was perfectly we'll aware.
too. that both on the steamer and on
the French train he was carefully
Swallowed. This fact. however. did
not surprise him lie even went out
Of his way 20 enter into conversation
with n of The Two men who's" fur
tive r'anccs into fh"ir compartment.
and Whose constant proximity had
first attracted his attention. The man
vas civil. bur vague. Nevertheless
when they took their places IN tho
dining car. they found the TWO men
81 the next table. Peter Ruff pointed
them ouf 20 his companion
Double F'our-' be- whispered.
Don, you feel like q criminal"
She laughed. and they tool no more
lotice OF the mon Buf as the train
drew near Paris hp fe't some return
81 the depre. ion which had troubled
aim during tho earlier par Of the
aay. He feIt e. sense OF comfOr' IN
his companions presence. which was
thing utterly strange ~ him on
he other hand. be was conscious 81 q
certain regret That ha hsd brought
ner with him iu;o 1911 adventure NJ
which no could not for"see the end.
Tho lights Of Paris flashed around
ihrm- 'hc train was gradually slack
ening sneed Petcr Rur. with q sigh.
began 70 collect their belongings