The Washington herald., 1914-06-21

Neville to be held up in London" he re,
marked
Il am sure of it, sir" Knox replied
81 know exactly where he is"
Il suppose you know that they'll &c
for you, too, if they have any idea thai
you're in the game?'
Shouldn't be surprised, sir" Knos
admitted cheerfully.
Sir Henry took few sheets of loose
tissue paper from his waistcoat pocket
There you are" he said. Il won't ask
you what you are going to do with them,
My compliments over the other side-if
you get there-and good night"
Knox stood with his uncle upon the
doorstep. "Will you take my car to
Victoria?' the latter invited.
Not to Victoria" Knox replied. "If
you'll drop me at my rooms. I'll be
glad. IN find my own way from there. I"
Lord Tamworth did as he was asked
During the short drive he became more
and more respondent. Never had his
nephew seemed to him so pink and
white and yacuous.
Sure you wouldn't like to keep the
carp Lord Tamworth persisted, as they
drew up in Peter street.
Rather not, thanks" Knox answered
"The sooner these fellows get to work
the better. Au revoirH
He stepped lightly out and crossed
the pavement quickly. Lord Tamworth
groaned. 1t was impossible that his
nephew's looks could belle him so utter
ly. The cipher was already lostl
A few minutes after 8 o'clock Knox's
servant, with a rather formidable collec-
tion of luggage, was driven off in a
passing taxicab to Charing Cross. Di-
rectly afterward, Knox, with no bag
gage save his overcoat and a square
brown paper package, himself strolled
out on to the pavement and stepped into
taxicab which drew up Immediately in
front of him.
Where to. sir?" the man asked.
"Charing Cross" Knox directed.
The swung off into the stream OF traf-
nc, down St James Park, and turned to
the left along the broad new thorough
fare. The speed of the cab was at once
reduced. The man was driving in the
middle of the road, very slowly-almost
crawling along, in fact. Suddenly he
lifted the speaking tube from its place
by his side, and stopped down. Almost
Immediately Knox was conscious of a
sickly and and terrible odor pervading
the interior of the cab. He leaned over
quickly to the window, but found it
fastened. He tried to plug up the
speaking tube with his handkerchief, but
it was too late. His head seemed to be
bursting. A feeling of deadly nausea
had seized upon him. He spfang at the
window and thrust his elbow through
it. His last conscious thought was a
crash of glass. Then it seemed to him
that he was in the sea There were
strange noises, roaring in his ears.
Knox opened his eyes. He was lying
upon sofa in a pleasantly furnished
sitting-room. Two men were bending
together over a table in the middle of
the room, upon which stood a heavily
shaded lamp, an empty cardboard box
and number of golf balls. One of the |
men was busy collecting a quantity of |
thin sheets, which he placed in his pock- |
etbook. Knox recognized him as Ne
Ville's French servant.
And now" he heard the latter saw.
"for Parisl must leave, my friend,
at once. shall just catch the train"
Il shall go with you," the other de-
:lared, THE affair is finished here"
His companion looked doubtfulIy
across at Knox.
"He comes to his senses" he NUT
cred. What are you going to do with
lim"
The reply was inaudible. A moment
,r two later the two men left the room.
Knox heard the front door close, heard
he taxicab drive away. Then gradu-
lily he relapsed into his state of semi
itupor. The waves seemed once more
o be around him.
When next he opened his eyes, al