The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
THE HEART OF A Woman
By BARONESS ORGY.
Author Of "The Scarlet PimperneLr "petteo,+ Ru.u 81.
By BARONESS ORGY.

The man who hailed the a in
Shaftesburl a~Venue-what was he like?
l could help you if | knew"
IN have his description properly
written out. my lord, and bring it to
You in the morning"
can't goa tell me now? Every mo-
ment lost is irr~etrievabie in cases like
these
II am afraid, my lord. that l cannot
tell YOU definitely now. There's a dense
fog outSide-and-'
The ~clrauffeur's descriptions are
vague i~nterposed Lord Radcliffe with
a sheer. the eternal excuses for in
competence"
NV lord protested the man.
All right. all right. No offense
meant l assure Nou o must pardon
an Old nan's irritabilty-the news you
nave brought me does not make for
eVenncss of temper, / rely on your de-
partment to clear this matter up with
the least possible scandal"
! Il am afraid that scandal is inevita-
bic" retorted the officer dryly, for he
still felt sore at Lord Radclyffe's ILL
tempered thrust we shall have to
rake up a great deal Of what might
be unpleasant to many parties"
why should it be unpleasant"
w shall have to know something
of the murdered mans past, of his as
sociates before-hefore he vas able to
| establish his claim to your lordship's
| consideration
Il have no doubt that the late Philip
de Mountford had many undesirable
associates in the past" remarked Lord
| Radcliffe curtly.
The silence which followed was tan
tamount to a dismissal. The officer
rose to 90. He felt nettied at the old
mans obvious sneers: they had been
4 ltlLo n Io,,1lNA $50, Ia. Ar@ a. r~z
for the case had already drifted into
his hands and 1t promised to be he
most interesting and most sensational
criminal case of modern time.
You a not he said before tax
ing his leave. told me, my lord, what
you wish lone about the body" g
Surely" replied Lord Radcliffe
make any arrangements. What is the
time?"
Half past 10. my lord"
Surely tomorrow morning we can
discuss all that"
Just as you wish, of course"
Tomorrow moring-as early as you
ike Ny servant will be at home then
the house will be ready-and I can
make arranEenents-or else Wen wait
as you say until after the inquest"
The sound of "A bell broke the silence
that ensued
OH fIluSL GACuSe lie, Sdlu lbs L
ship dryly, my servants are out, and
there's some n at the front door"
81 can hear footsteps below stairs,
my lord" remarked the officer.
"Ah, 1 believe you're right. Those
two b~lackguards must have come home
ard l didn't know 1t. They do pretty
much as they like"
Shutting, uncertain footsteps Were
heard across the hall. The officer said
hurriedly: -,
"One more thing, my lord-you will
pa rdon my asking but-you had not
thought of-er-offered a reward?'
What for"
or useful information that would leae
to conviction"
"Oh! All, yes; a reward by al
means. OF course I'll give a reward
to stimulate Incompetence, EN-?
"What will your lordship make it.
asked the officer, determined this time
to show no resentment.
Two hundred-five hundred-havt
what you like-so long as you get tina
brute"
Five hundred, my lord, would stimu,
late us all
VERY WE'LL" said Lord Radclyff'
briefly. Good evening
Good evening, my lord. And to
morrow morning well be ready for thu
body to be taken away, if you wish it
t But the inquest will be the day after
SO perhaps it might be best to wal
until then. At the ~coroner's court
Victoria, my lord-South KensinGton
: you know-everything will be all right
: Good evening, my lord"
The two men tool their leave, glat
| enough to have done with the unpleas
, ant interview.
AS they walked to the door that CAV
: from the library on the hall II wa
, opened from the outside, and a seed.
7 looking man, dressed in shabby eve
ming clothes that bore many traces o
past libations. walked unceremoniousl.
midway into the room.
will you see Mr.. Luke de Mount
t ford? ?" he muttered addressing his mas
! ter.
Certainly not" replied his lordshiI
t "It's much too late. Ask Mr.. Luke t
call again tomorrow. And you an
E your wife can go to bed.
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