The Washington times., 1913-03-31

I Anyhow. tell him Some cock -and-bull
| story that will keep MIN quite for a
while. while you're doing that I'll &c
| down and see nv friend Richards. OF
police headquarters"
| II thought you hadn't much opinion
of the police when it came to detective
work. said ].
mo more 1 have" was Jeffrey's an
call for detective work. The police
know who the thieves are. they know
the fences and what particular sort of
stolen property. And IL it's a case
| where they are really interested. they
go and get 1t and bring 1t back. I've
done Richards many a good turn be-
fore now, in my old newspaper days,
and I've an idea he'll do what he can
He was struggling into his overcoat
the end he moved toward the door
that led out into the corridor. On
reaching the door he stopped impulsive-
ly and came back to me.
II don't know, old man." he said,
the world or not. But you're Good
Samaritan. anyway. If you'd taken
my story the way anybody could have
been expected to take 1t. and If YOU d
said any of the ordinary. so-called.
comforting things about nerves and
overwork and SO on, don't know what
I'd have done"
Il haven't done much yet" said l.
But it's my affair now as much as It
He caught my hand In a grip that
fairly hurt. Stay here till ! come
and find out from Togo II the doctors 9
gone II he hasn't I'll wait In the
ante-room. You show him out this
IAN right" said 1, and the next mo-
ment / heard his footsteps echoine
down the hall.
It wasn't until I'd directed Togo to
show DR.. Crow into the study that l
ing there, or for asking his business on
Jeffrey's behalf But a lawyer is al
ways in need OF explanations for things,
and I have found an excellent expedi-
emit when all others fail: in telling the
misleading, provided you really want
to mislead anybody. as the most in
genious fiction.
DR.. Crow entered in a quick. eager
sort Of way. looked around the room
| the only person in the room, stopped.
| hesitated and then spoke In tone OBJ
viously puzzled. :,
II want to speak to Mr.. Jeffrey"
he said. "I--understood his man to tell
| me he was here. Indeed, 1 thought l
| heard his voice"
He was here" said I. HE only
| went out this moment"
That's singular said the doctor.
| Didn't his man say I wanted to see
him?'
Yes" said !. But I'd noticed be-
fore that he seemed rather upset. And,
on hearing that he had another visitor,
said abruptly that he could see no one
asked me to stay and see you, and bolt
ed. I suppose his parting injunction
entities me to ask II I can be of any
service 10 you. I'll try to do anything
you ask me to, except explain Mr.. JEFF
frey's departure. I'm afraid that's be-
yond me-"
While talked was recalling to mind
Jeffrey's description OF the man that he
had given us the night before, the
rather charming young doctor who had
arranged for the portrait between him
and Miss Meredith. He fully justified
Jeffrey's adjective. good-looking
young chap-dark. slender, very bright
eyed. His smile came quickly when he
wanted it-almost too quickly. so that
II reminded one a little Of switching on
the electric light
The advantage Of being an artist
he said amiably. is that one doesn't
have to explain things like that. Tenn
perament will cover anything-in the
case of a gifted man as Jeffrey. any
thing he could possibly take 1t into his
head to do"