Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-15

glided swiftly away. trailing a thick
cloud of dust behind it.
Tho two men looked at each other for
second in blank amazement. Even Den
ham, without the aid of glasses, could see
that the car was being driven off along
the road. Then Lord Arthur laughed.
Done in the eye, by jove," he ex-
claimed. Our precious yokell Upon
my word, Denham, you've a bit to learn
In your professionalism fellows got the
better of you"
Denham flushed angrily and stepped
off the marsh onto the wet sand.
I'D better go after him. my lord" he
said "at once"
You'd better do nothing of the sort.
You're not likely to overtake him. and
we've arranged to stay here"
But the motor. my lord-it must have
cost Thousand pounds" ~
1T cost twelve hundred, to be precise,
Denham. But It's not the sort of thing a
man can steal. We shall get the motor
back all right. He's only borrowed it,
expect"
my lord" stammered Denham. '"You
you think I ought to have been pre-
pared for something of this sort You
must be fair to me, my lord. Such a
thing as this could never have entered
any one's head. don't see what they re
playing At"
Lord Arthur took cigarette from his
case and lit It Then he looked at the
mainland with a puzzled frown. The
horse was still standing patiently by the
edge of the road and trying to make a
meal off the canty herbage. The motor
was out of sight. and not even a thin
cloud of dust remained to mark it's trail
across the lsvel plain of marshes.
II went to the farmer, as told you,
my lord" Denham continued: "a man
~ of s.4A
wanted the horse and cart to take some
ballast across to Bartsea- He didn't
jump at the idea at hrst, and II wasn't
TIN offered him . govereisn that he
asreed to let me havo the thing, I pre-
sumed the man was ono Of his carriers.
What else should I think. nay lord7 I
don't see what they're playing at at
ALL
Lord Arthur placed ths neld-glasses to
his eyes and searched the coastIine.
Then he smiled.
"A man running" he said, ''along to
the left there shouldn't wonder IL that
isn't Brantwood's carter"
He handed Denhan the glasses, and
the latter watched the man FOR nearly
q minuts.
THAT is what It Is, my lord he said.
'NOur Fellow got hold Of the cart some
how. Still. I don't see why. He could
easily have eons up afberward and taken
on the motor"
The man came up to the horse and,
ssiEing IL by tho bride. turned 1t round
Then he Jumped up into the cart and
began 30 gsstiouia&s. throwing his arms
mp above his head and then pointing IN
land and out to sea After a minute OF
these antics he Iashed the horse with his
whip and the azafnal broke into a gallop.
They're all gone mad" muttsred Den
ham; '-qufts mad
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'sWeli, it's been something to pass the
time" he said We've lonz, duli wall
befors us. And. by Jovs, It 4 oold.s
IT wish I knew why that fellow went
on IN that car my lord"
'Nons OF the gang. sxpeet. DanhAA.
Very likely he's gone TO tell them that
the money is waiting for them
TITS possible my lord, but Still
''ssems waste OF time. doesn't ttf Ard
it's all the better for us-help US after.
ward In tracking the fellows down, en- r
.<Yes, my lordI thought Of that
There are ! dozen dstsotives In Hssez
today waiting to set to work. directly
We have his young lordship safe and
sound. II any of these see the car
we'll Murray would recognise II. and tha
othsrs may have some information about
it
They walked around TO the Other sids
OF the island and looked out across the
sea to the east
7 think ven eat cur sandwiehes.~ said
Lord Arthur. '-and then ws'u keep our
selves warm BY walking"
TITS o'clock sid Lord Askhun look,
ing at his watch
Dsnham ala not spaak He vas sszr5E-
ing the seas with the neid-glasass foz
Any sigma of the men who ws1a to bring
Lord Wimberisy. Between the island and
the mainland there was now : vide zhsst
Of foam-hecksd water. The wind vac
bioainE half gale from Ehs east, and the
suu WaH low down on the western horizon
There aas not craft within ave miles
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