The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-25

70 tne weak power to bring the strong Ia
confusion. Your accomplice charges you
with having. to use your own phrase.
gwen tne show away. You attribute TO
MIN the same onense: whereas It was
VINO gave you both away I saw what
You sid: I warned your Intended victim
over the telephone She came to this
man armed with a knowledge which en-
aoied her to convict him of imposture out
OF his own mouth. The shame of his do
lection and Of her plain speaking ram
killed.. He sent her a telegram signed by
the namc Of the man whom she int.nds
to marry, asking her to meet him in
Richmond Park. In Richmond Park she
was met by one Of this mans emissaries.
who drugged and kidnapped her. He
holds her at present In confinement. and
sent this man just now to the King.
restaurant with a proposal TO hand her
over to you for a consideration. 50 that
you might practice such vile arts as YOU
thought proper to force her to become
your wife and use her money to paw
your debts-which are, some OF them as
you are aware. Of a very peculiar kind
and give you something approaching
respectable position in society. How the
law Furnishes such offenses as yours you
know: would put II instantly into ac-
ton We're 1t not that I am reluctant to
allow that ignorant. innocent unsuspect-
ing child-in everything that counts she
Is but child-to run the risk Of becom-
ing the leading figure in a hideous pub
lie scandal. II she Is back again in her
own home, sound in mind and body, this
evening. by o'clock sharp. may keep
silent. II she is not. by a quarter past
warrants shall be issued against all three
Of you
On that / went. leaving them to max.
amt an rh..g-
might think most appropriate.
IL was with feelings which were dis
tinctly mixed that I alighted from the
taxicab which drew Up at the door OF the
house in Hyde Park Gate few minutes
before s As / entered the hall I saw
Mays dainty face peeping over the stair
case. When she saw who IL va. .h.
came rushing down the stairs, two or three
at a time, and tore towarL me. When
she was. to all intents and purposes. in
my arms. she whispered:
"Oh. Miss Leet Miss Lee. Lucille has
come home. Do come upstairs and see
her"
1 went upstairs. and on the threshold
OF the drawing-room there stood a tall
slim maiden. dressed in some wonderful
concoctioiI of cornfower blue, with naxen
hair. in which there was natural wav-
ing ripple. which was parted in the mid
die and brushed close to her weIl-shaped
head.
II am Lucille Goodwin: il was YOU who
sent me that telephone message? put an
advertisement in the paper asking who
ever it was to communicate with me. II
is just as well you did. because I meant
to put il in again and again until you
answered"
Have you anything to do" asked May,
with her being here now?'
told them what had happened sine.
the morning. Their excitement was
amusing. They interrupted me with in
terjections, calculations. ordinations OF
horror and surprise. When had finished
Lucille clasped her hands in front OF
the rapt enthusiasm OF a medieval saint;
she looked the character. too.
"Oh. it's simply wonderful. LISTENING
to you sends little thrills all UP and down
my back. Do you know you're a miracle
worker. Miss Lee?'
Should I be intruding myself upon
your confidence IL I ask where you have
been since last Tuesday, I replied.
That's Just it, don't know. Isn't IL
awful? But I tell you what I do know.
/ took a cab up to Richmond Park gate.
Instead of Jack. whom I was dying to
see. a dapper little man, in a gray over
coat and a gray felt hat"
The same man." interposed May. at
must have been, who wanted her Jewel
case and things"
II saw the gray overcoat and gray felt
hat this afternoon" I observed
He said that Jack was waiting with a
motor down by the Penn Ponds. Some
thing had happened to the engine. and
he was waiting to see il put right. Would
i mind walking down to him? I thought
it rather odd. but didn't see what else
1 could do. so walked down. As I went
Il remember we were right of the road
close to a plantation-the man took a box
out OF his pocket. and said Mr.. Upcott
had told him to give 1t to me. When I
opened il there were chocolates inside.
OF course. Jack knows how fond I am OF
them, and / supposed he sent them to
beguile the way. / put one in my mouth
and I bit il in half. 1t seemed to full OF
some queer-tasting lidueur, which 1 had
swallowed before I knew II. and-that's
all I remember"
What do you mean by that's all
II mean what I say. The next thing I
do remember is that had rather head
ache and was feeling stupid. and couldn't
make on. where I was. Then all at once
/ realized that ! was in a railway car
rage which was standing at platform.
and that an oflclal OF some sort was ~
the open door OF the compartment. look
ing at me as il he wondered what was
wrong. Your ticket. please. miss. Isn't
that i, in YOUR hand?' There was some
thing in nv hand: 7 held il out to him:
he took it, and of he went, so l suppose
il was my ticket; but how 1t got there,
or whore il was from, j have not the
yaruest notion. Presently the train
slammed again. I asked the porter who
came TO the door what station 1t was
Waterloo. miss. Any luggage I told
him that had no luggage. but I wanted
him to get me taNicab. He got me one.
about il. Who's that at the front door?
II can't be-
Who it could not be she did not say.
These were lively young ladies. May
rushed to the door and listened. Foot
steps were heard ascending the staircase
NAV threw the door wide open and .
tall young man came in, his countenancs
greathed in smiles
"oh, Jackr' cried Miss Lucille Goodwin.
oh, you darling. darling jack
Almost before I knew it, and quite re-
yardless Of my presence. she was in the
arms. He seemed a hearty
Toung man.
You are a nice sort" he told her "Di-
-ectly after / wrote you that note from
Vice, I won a handful at the tables: with
t ] bought a necklace. which I felt
oound to bring you straight away; so
iere I am and here's the necklace"
He held out to her a string of cleaning
,tones which he had taken from leather
,ase.
"oh, Jack, what a beautiful necklace,
What a treasure you are! Please viii you
,ut II on?''