New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR OCTOBER IS. 1912

dangerous stuff that he wished TO get rid OF the rats on
board his yacht and was content to wait week t the
quantity he needed was obtained from New York.
"Would you recognize Waverton again if you saw
him. demanded Clancy.
81 tink So said the Spaniard, who spoke broken
English under compulsion. "He was Americana.
but | remembare heem YER we'll
Then Clancy telegraphed the message to Stengar
that had supplied strange addendum to Wavertons
letter.
THE detective travelled straight to New York by the
first train He went to the Waldorf-Astoria, and
inquired for Don Miguel Santander, that eminent
Argentine having deferred his departure for Europe
because a revolution had broken out in the neighbor
hood of ROSala
Clancys interview with the stockraser took a ne.
cuar urnt dealt entirely with the recent history Of
the dead tutor, Charles Scott, to whom Don Miguel
gave an exemplary character.
81 met him at BuenoS Ayres six years ago. he ex.
planned an fact he came to see me- friend having
told him that | wanted an American tutor for my chill
dren Americans of education and good address who
will take on that sort of employment not plentiful
in the Argentine so was glad to secure Senior SCOTS
services especially as life rather quiet my eS
tates, where | breed cattle and horses
"Where had Scott been engaged previously?' asked
Clancy.
"On rubber plantation in Brazil far inland, in a
very wild part He had contracted fever there, and
was compelled to seek some less exposed occupation
"Had he been there long? Did he ever speak Of his
past life?"
II never questioned him, and he a singularly re-
served man in some respects. But my wife and
thought very highly of him, and my children adored
him They weep even now when his name is mentioned
did you see him after the accident"
Don Miguel shuddered. "Ah' he said, 1T was pitt
full frightful!'
at was hardly possible if it had not been for his
papers and his clothing
aPardon me, Sir, but do you return to Rosala'7
Certainly, in November, or since my visit to Europe
is postponed it may be in April
"And if Scott had lived, would he have gone with
@Without doubt. He often said that when the little
ones were grown up he would ask me for post in
nection with the estate.
"Would YOU have given him one:'
with the greatest pleasure and confidence
ale was quite denationalzed, them He had no
wish to return to the StateS,
with us he was happy. But
81 have the most urgent reason for these inquiries
Sir Suppose it possible that strange error had
been suppose Scott were living,-you and other
members Of your family would know him again and be
glad to see him.
with us as friend for six years, and he has been dead
hardly ten weeks. Believe me, Senior, | would pay a
very large sum to Senior Scott alive and in good
health
@And you would take him back with you to Rosala,
put full faith in him once more:"
Don Miguel knew he was talking to a trusted ennis
sarv of the New York Detective Bureau, or he might
have shown the anger he felt at this stupid question
As it was he contented himself with emphatic yes
"One minute more and have done said Clancy.
slave you a photograph Of Scott%
"Efe always refused to be photographed He used to
explain laughingy that he was a Nohammcdan with
regard to wine and portraits If you drive to it,
must tell you my secret belief. | think Seior Scott
broke with his world for youthful fault and asked
nothing better than be left in peace in strange land
think-indeed, | am sure-he was an arIstocrat and
or that reason he went outside my house at Palm
Beach by daylight lest he should meet some old &C.
luaintance.'
"Thank YOU, Don Miguel, said Clancy gravcly.
The detective sought his out-ot-the-way apart
nent. There he sat motonless for hours, building up
tone by stone new and amazing version Of the Waycr