Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-19
THE HEART OF A
WOMAN
BARONESS ORGY
Copyright. BY George h. compary)
BARONESS ORGY

gentlemen said anything about that. but
the visitor e went out first, and Mr.. de
Mountford followed i'm into the outer
lobby. Then e turned and spoke to me. y
who did,"
"Mr. de Mountford. sir: the other gen.
tleman wasn't a yard away from i'm and
must ave card every word e said.
What did he say
&c said to me: Power, ] say, you've
no business to allow people to enter the
| waiting in the all. one will get hopelessly
pestered by beggars at this rate Them
were Mr.. de Mountford's very words, sir,
I'd take my Bible oath to every one OF
the outer lobby, sir. and e must ave
! card every syllable. / caught sight OF is
face and, my word, there was murder IN
is eye
"That'll do. Power" admonished Sir
Thomas. thus checking the mans flow OF
excited eloQuence.
VERY good SIR" replied the other
humbly.
"And after that what happened"
Both gentlemen went off. sir. I tried
to look after 'em. but the fog was that
thick one couldn't see ones and before
ones eyes"
$50 you lost sight of them just outside
the clubhouse?"
That's right, SIR
And did you see either Of these two
gentlemen since then?"
mo, SIR And the mans voice drop
ped to q solemn whisper. "Mr. de Mount
ford was murdered in a taxicab, sir-must
ave been soon after e left the club"
VERY soon. I should say. But the
81 saw the other gentleman this morn
Ing .s,, sir.
'Mr. Travers from the police. sir. e
called to see me at the club. and e took
WA to- 4, 40
told the shoffer, sir. to pull up by the
curb on the garden side. Then e told me
to watch a partik.lar 'ouse opposite and
see 90 was goin' in or out. I didn't ART
like it, sir. because I'm not supposed to
absent myself for very long of morning,
though the committee amt very par
tik'lar. But Mr.. Travers e was Of the
police. sir. so thought it was right to do
as e told me-
quite right. And what did you see?'
Nothing much for close on an hour.
sir; a carriage drew UP to the door Of the
'ouse and an elderly gentleman got out.
Mr. Travers told me that 1t was the doc
tor. e rang the bell and went into the
'ouse. Then after a bit 90 did 1 see
walking down the street and straight UP
to the front door OF the partik'lar 'Ouse
I'd been told to look at, but Mr.. de
Mountford's visitor Of last night
You recognized him?"
Couldn't mistake i'm, sir
did you call Mr.. Travers' attention to
him? %
Yes. sir. I told i'm that was the gen.
tleman 'oo'd 'ad an awful quarrel with
Mr.: Philip de Mountford at the club last
night ..
That's all. Power won't trouble you
further now, . .a 80 {
mo trouble, SIR
Your position at the club is q perma-
nent one?" 49,.
Yes, sir.
You are always to be found there?"
Always, sir, whenever you want me. u
well, send a line to the chief superin-
tendent at Scotland Yard in case your
plans get suddenly modified and you are
no longer to be found at the club
Not likely, sir. Thank you, sir. Good
morning.
Good morning
Sir Thom&s touched the electric button
in the wall behind him and a man in a
dark blue uniform appeared. Frederick
Power was dismissed. He saluted both
gentlemen. and, turning on his heel in
proper military fashion. he marched out
OF the room, obviously delighted with his
own importance and with the adventure
which varied SO pleasantly the monoto-
nous evenness of his existence.
TO be continued tomorrow