The Washington herald., 1912-06-23

] low. He was white to the lips Wini-
! fred hurried to his side. Once more
she turned upon the two.
"Are you satisfied" she cried. You
have nearly killed him-for nothing. l
know very well that no document of
any sort such such as you describe has
been found. If Mr.. Sinclair ever had
It, it was probably stolen from him"
"Stolen, yesP Hefferom Said-"stoien
right enoughl That is what we are
here about This young lady is his
niece, and Pm his partner. What was
left behind belongs to us, and, so far
as know, the only thing worth having
was that document We want It, and,
by God" he wound up, we've got to
have It'll"
DO you imagine" the girl asked,
without change of countenance, that
you will find It here"
Il will tell you what / do imagine"
Hefferom answered Men don't COM
init murder for nothing. Your brother
tried to steal that paper, or rather he
did steal it The games up now. He's
no opportunity to make use of it, and
# belongs to US. It belongs to US and
we've come for it. There, now you
know the truth. We've come for II,
and we've come to stop until we get It
Rowan raised himself little in his
seat 'Hefferom," he said, "it's no ,use
talking like that l haven't it. I'll
be frank, frank as you have been. /
know no more than you do who has
got It. | quarreled with Sinclair, and
he got suspicious. We fought in his
room, and the result wou know, but l
was arrested before / left the hotel.
Everyone knows that. The paper-I
never had it-I never even saw II.
Where it is now God only knows. l
don't"
Rowan fell back in his chair, cough
ing violently. For several moments he
was incapable of speech. Winifred
knelt by his side. When he had finished
coughing, she held a wineglass to his
lips and made him sip its contents. He
lay back now as though completely ex-
hausted. She turned to face these TN
welcome visitors.
You see" she cried, pointing to him,
"a little more of this and you will kill
him. Go away, both of you. He has
nothing to tell you"
Heferom laughed a little brutally.
Come" he said, this game won't do.
We are here for the truth, not to be
put off with these fairy tales. II is the
truth we want, and the truth we'll have,
or I'll wiring it out of him even if It
kills him"
Rowan's eyes were closed, and he
showed no sign of having heard. Win
fired stood up boldly before him. you
are fools'p she said. He has told you
all he knows If Sinclair ever had the
deed Won sneak of he oarted with IL |
TO someone else, not to my brother"
DO you take US for fools? If he part
ed with that deed, he parted with it for |
a fortune. Where's the money? Show |
US the deed or the money, and we are !
satisfied. Show US neither, and we'll !
not leave this place until he has spoken"
A step upon the shingle behind sud
denly diverted their attention. The !!
eyes of every one of them were fixed |
upon the tall figure who was walking |
swiftly up the slope. They had been :
so engrossed that they had not even
heard the sound of the motor car which |
was standing there, splashed. with mud,
and with its engine still painting. With
his glasses in his hand, and his long
gray coat thrown open, Stirling Deane
strobe up to them.
Come" he said, 1t seems to me that
| have arrived opportunely What does
this mean? Who are these people?
Miss Sinclair, is this man your COM
panion? What does he mean by speak
ing in such a tone to a dying MANI"
No one answered him. Hefferom
stood as though turned to stone, but his
eyes never left Deane's.