The Washington herald., 1912-05-19


moment, if you please, Ellison" h.
said. Get everything ready for mt
that you can"
The two men were alone. Harda-
way, who had not taken a seat, delib.
erately drew of his glove. ard tapped
the table with his finger tips.
"peane," he said, have you any idez
Of paying visit to the Universal
Deane met him on his own ground
eoolly, and with perfect self-possession
Il have not made up my mind" he
! said. 1T might be worth il"
at wouldn't" the lawyer said
There's nothing haphazard about the
way these things are conducted. There's
detective watching Number II, day
at occurred to me-" Deane remarked
shat as there is no mystery about this
affair, Scotland Yard would not have
thought that necessary"
ct is as / have told YOU" said Hard
way. "At any time after tomorrow,
the mans clothing and documents, and
everything belonging to him, will be
removed, unless they are claimed. I'm
I'll they are claimed they are watched.
1t wouldn't do, Deane, for a man in
your position to be seen in this place,
especially when one of those papers
bears the name of your mine, and Sin
clair has just been murdered by man
for whose defense you have paid"
That's plain speaking, Deane re-
marked.
IT'S what l came to say" Hardaway
answered. Don't do it, Deane. We
are not in Africa, you know. Your
methods were splendid there. They
might spell ruin here. Good night"
The reprieve?" Deane asked.
A certainty" Hardawsy answered,
looking back from the door. TT may
be week before it is issued, but II IS
a certainty all the same"
Deane sat IN his chair, looking
through the dusty window out into the
court-a dull vista enough, and unin-
spring. OF the lawyers words he took
little enough notice. The Teprieve
would come, OF that he was certain, but
nevertheless he was beginning 10 feel
the severity of the strain. He was a
man who would have been kind-hearted
but for the continual pressure of bust
ness obligations. He was 4 great
schemer, a man of imagination, and a
brilliant hnancier. There had been lit
tie room in his life for the gentler side
of his nature to develop. Yet it had
been a genuine horror which he had
felt, which he had carried about with
him since the day he had visited the
court and looked into Rowat's white
face, and heard those awful words of
condemnation amid a silence intense,
,,,,p,tvrai b,IaOt,r l.
from which he could not easily rid him
self, a memory which had penetrated
even that splendid armor of indiffer-
thought gradually incass himself. The
eyes, had touched his heart He felt
ing almo&' uncomfortable
quietly. did you wish me to make
any arrangements, sir" he asked, "for
the journey to Scotland"
Deane looked at him for a moment
as a man without understanding Then
he suddenly remembered that to-mor-
row was the day on which he was to
leave London to join the Nunneleys
house party.
AZ am not sure, Ellison" he said
doubtfully. II will let you know in
few minutes"
Once more he was alone More inn
possible, even, than the grim monotony
Of the days in town seemed the thought
Of that prim country house, with its
well-ordered days, its fashionable,
easy-going crowd of people. He sud-
ienly lost heart as he thought of Lady
Olive and the prosecution Of his we'll
ordered courtship. These things for
The moment he felt were impossible. He !
wrote out a telegram and sent for !
/ Bradshaw. The next day he disappear
ID from London.