The Washington times., 1913-04-17

him"
lounged out of the cab. and at sight of
| him, Gwendolyn and Jack both ex-
| claimed their pleasure at the meeting.
| l got my change back from the driver
| of the taxi and then. just as / was
| turning away to join the group. / saw
| another taxi round the corner. 1t might
| have been fancy, but / thought / recog-
nized il for the same car that had come
| up behind us just as We We're leaving
my office. We had been followed, then,
after all. The car was jogging along
in no greater hurry than we seemed to
| be in ourselves.
what are you people going to do
| with yourselves" asked Gwendolyn
| as We came UP.
| why, I don't know" said Jeffrey.
Why?" .-..~.
Then come along and dine with
dine at, one Of the restaurants"
You people are dressed" said Jeff
''oh?"- said Gwendolyn. what does
that matter? Well go where you won't
mind" - .
"An the while the other taxi had been
drawing closer. Just as 1T came op-
posite Us Jeffrey said
Wen have to. run away afterward
We've an engagement for the end of
the evening g. -.
Let's waste no time beginning it
them" said Jack. and, he caught JEFF
frey by the arm and began pushing
him toward the car.
'All right" said Jeffrey.
I followed without a word. The other
taxi had gone by, still rather slowly.
Our car started Off with jump the
minute the door was shut behind me.
Evidently the chauffeur had been told
NJ "a m In A fha ma ftlr nod
TO the right, which was natural enough
IL one wanted to follow the avenue
downtown. But at the first corner We
whipped around to the right again and
high speed northward.
We timed that pretty well, I think"
said Gwendolyn. II never dressed SO
fast in my life and I'm sure the hooks
up my back are just caught into any
thing. But it certainly went as smooth
ly as If II had been rehearsed. l was
SO afraid ] wouldn't be able to say
Lafayette at the right time. But he
did hear. I'm sure" She turned and
peered out of the little back window.
And he isn't following
"Oh, II worked" said Jeffrey like
a charm. Even when We don't turn up
at the Lafayette he won't know that we
haven't changed our minds and gone 20
some other restaurant
AN awful clever idea said Gwen
doiyn.
Drew thought Of it," said Jeffrey.
"All l thought Of" said !. was to
ask jeffrey TO telephone you that /
shouldn't be home tonight Whenever
I've tried to ask him any questions
since. about what all these maneuvers
idea. But I've only Just got II through
my head what it's all about. Did Jes-
frey also tell you?" ] concluded, where
we were going and what We are going
TO do, and did he tell you that this was
my idea, too?'
He only told u.s." said Gwendolyn.
that you were going TO burgle Beech
Hill"
don't believe any professional ever
spoke OF cracking a crib more casutl-
ly than Gwendolyn did.
''I think I've got everything you
need in here" she said. everything
you spoke of. and I have put in an
extra suit of clothes of Cliffs and one
of Jacks for you. 1t ought to fit
pretty well, / think. And then. If any
thing happens. if your looks get da m
aged or anything. the fresh clothes
will be much more respectable"
Bully for you" Jeffrey said You
know you people are a pair of trumps
to turn in and help US out this way.
We're making criminals of you. too
Accessories before the fact That's
the term, isn't il, Drew"
We're going to be ever so much
more accessory than you think" said
Gwendolyn. We're going all the way
to Oldsborough. Oh! Jack says it's
all right" she went on in answer to
my movement of protest What's
the sense of our getting or at the
ferry and going back when We can
just as well go all the way and see
the fun"
Il don't doubt if it turns out TO be
precisely a picnic" said Jeffrey seri-
ously Il don't see exactly how were