The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
TRIO-By E. Phillips Oppenhei

IF you are friends Of my wife. zen
tlemen." he said "you are naturally well
come here. At the same time you will
forgive me II ! feel that certain tri-
fling explanation would MOI he ont uf
place? You, sir. for instance" h.
added, addressing I.axworthy. appear L"
have adopted an original method of ar
resting my attention"
circumstances" Mr.. l.aNworihy re-
Piled coldly. HAY" mad" certain de-
mands upon me. | am happy to meet
you, Paul Grayes. Sit down here and
talk with us"
Il have no doubt" the newcomer re-
marked with his eyes upon Mr.. lay
worthy's revolver. that Your fingers
are steady, hut these modern weapons
l must admit, alarm me. Would 1t l."
possible to make some ARRANGEMENT
whereby you could he induced To put
| that murderous looking toy in your
pocket"
Certainly" Mr.. LaNworthy ass,nted.
Take off your coat. Leave whcr. 1t is
whatever may De in the pockets
Grayes obeyed without hesitation. He
| left the coat, however on the back Of
another chair n little nearer To him than
| To any one else in the room. Then h.
| drew a chair t. the table.
| hr. I.aXworthy's revolver was slowly
lowered and laid across his knee" ,a.
che. passed the newcomer a glass and
| Mr.. Anderson the bottle.
| so far as regards any explanation OF
our presence under your roof" Mr.. Ian.
worthy said. Il can give 1t you il you
WILL My friends and | are wanderers
upon tn" face Of III. earth with hut one
end and aim in eNistence--we seek for
| adventures. for new sensations. II
seemed to mo that nothing was more
likely To- provide these than the meeting
Tonight between YOU and the young
man who calls himself Lenheld,'
Paul Graycs pumcd ont glass ~
Wine and drank it.
"Mr. LaNworthy," he said, II agree
with you. Left To ourselves. that young
! man and myself, de- indeed believe tina,
that interview might possess grca,
points of interest. If it is your inten-
ton t" remain purely spectators. then
do not regret your presence. ! often
T feel the inspiration If an audience"
Mr.. LaNworthy smiled.
'To-nght." he declared "you have an
! appreciatve one. Now, tell US, Paul
Gray"s. In ten minutes the man whom
, You must believe. since the breaking up
OF your band, to have been your secret
enemy for all these months, will be here.
Do YOU honestly think that 1t is tn be \
fair fight. that he will bring no help
no one to aid him? That il Is Ia he
battle of either wits mr. arms between
you two, and You two alone?"
The man whose name was Graycs
smiled.
my friend" he replied, II am sure N
t."
"It would interest mo exceedingly"
Mr.. T.aNwnrthy remarked, "to becomc
acquainted with the reason of your
confidence, Do YOU mind?" he added
quickly. II am sorry To trouble you,
hut Il" not like that backward motion
of your chair | seem to YOU, perhaps
an old man, hut let me assure you that
my hand is as quick as yours See?"
Mr., .axworthy's hand was indeed as
swift as the lightning itself. 1t flashed
{ across the table and the next moment
; the revolver was there, steady and un.
falterlng. Paul Graves waved it away
, AN unnecessary alarm, let mo assure
: you he declared, "You asked me a
question: and 7 was about To reply "a
: it, The young man who passes for the
moment under the name OF I.cnficld
could bring mono of those myrmidons
, OF justice with whom he has tempered
To face me.
$ There are crimes in England which
they Will pardon. but there arr som,
for which the rankest nformer who eyer
hreathed could never hope for mercy
Lenfield knows well enough that "A dozen
: words from me and he might as well
plead for new left lung as to escape
his fate.
!. Now come let me know the mean
D Ing of this little gathering, let me know
/. to what it points. Is this "A plot? Do
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