Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-23

/ you. The hunt will have to start
from there. We shall have to work back
ward"
II shall be ready to leave here in a few
minutes, Mr.. Murray We can all motor
down to Harptree together. Now about
these"-and he glanced at the articles on
the table.
IT will leave his young lordships things
here" said Mr.. Murray; the others l will
take back with me-"
Lord Arthur left the room and the de-
| tective replaced Dick Meriet's belongings
! in the brown bag.
Bears 1t pretty we'll, doesn't he?" said
| Russell.
yes, but he's that sort. Hard as
nails"
Amy chance of earning the reward, do
you think?"
"Oh, yes"
But not for u.s. eh?"
You have as good chance as any one
else. You can work from this end.
You're on the spot"
| wouldn't like to make an arrangement
to divide-whatever happens?"
II might-well talk 1t over when 1 come
back from Span.'
DO you think Vertigan is in it?''
| Cant say"
Ten minutes later Lord Arthur re-
|
! "if you are"
They took their seats in the motorcar
and the footman placed two trunks on the
roof. Then the car glided away into the
| darkness.
"If this motorcar could only speak,"
said Mr.. Murray, at could tell us a
story"
"Yes, indeed" said Russell. Upon my
word, with so many clues there ought to
be no difficulty"
Lord Arthur leaned forward and began
| to read some papers he had taken from
his pocket The car was brilliantly lighted
and had small table on which he rested
! him arms
zone thing we have to be thankful for,
my lord" said Russell after pause, and
| that is the death of this scoundrel. If he'd
| lived he'd have had a try at your lord
| ship"
| ly and then resumed the reading of the
| papers A moment later there was sharp
| crack as though some one had struck the
window with a small pebble. Murray
| made a quick movement of his hand, and
| the interior of the car was in darkness.
whats the matter?" querled Lord Ar
| thur sharply What are you doing, Mr.
Murray? Turn on the light again."
mot Just yet, my lord-if you don't
mind. We don't want another Dullet
through the window"
"Bullet?" querled Russell and Lord Ar
| thur together
| ''Yes-clean through both windows
| high yelocity-never broke either of them
| Just a hole in each pane OF glass-it
must have been meant for you. my lord
odd we should just have been saying that
| you were out of danger"
why don't you stop the carp said
| Lord Arthur angrily. and he groped IN
| the darkness for the speaking tube.
mot just yet, my lord, II you don't
mind. We can't do anything. That was a
bullet from a rifle, and We don't want
another. 1t might find Its mark. Wen
| run straight on down into Harptree,"
You must be mad. Do you mean to
/ say we're to take no notice-just go on as
| II nothing had happened3"
| That's what do mean, my lord. The
fellow doubtless relied on our stopping
| Then he could have got clear shot at
| you Besides, there is no time to be lost"
THE train doesn't matter. Look here
Mr. Murray do you intend TO let thin
| seoundrel escapeT'
! I'VE can't find him in the dark, my
lord, and as likely as not he'd shoot us IL
| we did. The one important thing is to
/ get down to Harptree as quickly as
I possible"
"Vertigan2" queried Russell
'Yes-that's 1t. II he's out of his roomA