The evening world., 1915-02-02
tinue militant here on earth?"
IL believe she has had her fill Of

tinue militant here on earthT
II believe she has had her fill OF
militancy."
Not she!"
"I'll go bail for her IL you like. 1t
was an accident. She Is heartbroken
about it-and you don't know her---I
do! I'd back her not to rum the risk
Of such another accident!"
And what II she rounded on me-
would be my ruin. Dollar"
1T wouldn't come out through her!"
I'm not trying to get at what l
want in a roundabout way" he had
the nerve to state. i've given up try
ing to pump you, Dollar. but--would
II make a very great scandal II we
had to fix this thing on this particu-
lar young lady?"
u can't answer about scandals"
replied the still not unwary doctor
1t would break hearts-probably
cause death-make her a double mur-
derer in her own eyes. and God knows
what else as result! And II wouldn't
do anybody the least bit Of good, be-
cause you would still have to give
Croucher q suitable term for his au-
thentic offense."
1t was o'clock on Christmas
morning when they saw the lights
Of London from the top Of Brockley
Hill; a minute later they were on
most Immediately in the purlieus Of
the town.
The trip did not end without a
telling taste of Mr.. Wilson's very in
dividual quality. In Mazda Vale he
suddenly announced his intention OF
having the life preserver identified
in those very, small hours by the
pawnbroker who had sold It on the
morning Of the autumn raid. The
crime doctor was terrified: for aught
he knew the man might be well aware
that he had sold It to Lady Vera
Moyle. She was notorious enough.
In all conscious; his only hope lay
In the fact that he himself had not
known her by sight before that day.
In vain he raised various objec-
tions; they were we'll met by his own
previous arguments for the immedi-
ate reprieve OF Alfred Croucher and
he feared to press them. He knew
only the name of the pawnbroker's
came In again and they were pound
ing on the right shutters ct half past
3. An upstairs window flew allght,
up went a sash and out came an an
cry head.
my name 10 Topham Vinson." said
one of the swaddled men In q sepul-
chral voice. I'm the Home Secre-
tary. but I can't force you to como
down and speak to me because of
that. I can only make 1t more or
less worth your while"
case as he spoke. In another minute
the private door had shut behind him
and Doctor Dollar. and an obsequious
sack Of humanity shuffled before
them into a sanctum still redole nj
OF a somewhat ly-seasoned meal
II remember 'aving It In the thop.'
said the unkempt head protrudins
from the sack. but can't thay 'ow
II came here-that can thwear In
a court Of juthtith. my lord! It'th a
narthy. beathly thing. but I thweal
II wath here when I took over the
bithneth."
II don't care how or when It came
here said Topham Vinson. counting
the sovereigns In the gold case at
tached to the watch chain Of Other
memories. II want to know II you re-
member selling this iife-preserver7
"Yeth. ! do!"
''When?"
1T would be--let me thee-thom,
time lartht October or November"
DO you remember who bought II p
"Yeth-a young LADY,"
Dollar breathed again. The man dit
not know her name; at first he wa.
extremely shaky on the point OF per
sonal appearance. But the doctor as
sisted him by scrupulously suggesting
number of marked characteristic.
which Lady Vera Moyle did not hap
pen to possess. The man fell straigh
into the trap. recalled every imaginary
feature. and finally earned big gold bi
quito convinoingiy connecting the sal,
Of the life-preserver with the date 0
the women's raid Mr. Vinson looked
very stern a. he led ths way out int
tn greet and lt Uns - Who ahaxnll