Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-02

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hon she put TO me?"
whether you were in love with the
girl suppose"
Exactly. / said no, that l took q
brothorly interest in her-1 ought TO have
said brotherly-in-iaw interest, eh2-and
that the only girl I was ever likely TO fall
in love with never gave thought TO me
All that sort OF footie, YOU know. But she
did not seem at all interested, and began
to talk about the girl again before had
quite finished The advertisement Will be
sent In tomorrow"
Martin was Infected by his brothers
good spirits "She has probably left the
country by this time" he observed.
'If she has made up her mind to earn
her own living she Is more likely to stay
In London. However, we shall know
within day or two. Cheer up, old mani
You will probably have a telephone call
from her before all, asking you TO meet
her In Battersea Park or the Tower Of
London, OF some such outlandlsh place"
Il shall employ detective, anyhow"
said Martin
There would be no harm In that.
should not be surprised II her people set
a detective on to you. They probably
share my belief that che will look you UP
and that the surest way Of tracking her
is to keep an eye on you. Well, good
night"
Richards expectations were realized.
AS Martin crossed Victoria street at the
tea hour he noticed an ordinary looking
man step out from a doorway and saun-
ter after him. Later on he saw the same
man seated at a table in a distant corner
/ OF the tearoom, evidently watching him.
He mentioned this to Richard, who sug-
gested various pranks that they could
| play upon the man. Martin shrugged his
shoulders. THE poor beggar has his liv-
ing TO earn he said. why make It any
harder for him? When 1t is necessary to
give him the slip shall know how to
do ao."
Notwithstanding, Richard sent the office
boy out to the man to present him with
slice of bread and Jam and MIR Arrols
compliments, sir"
The sea Is a good school for patience,
and Martin awaited the result of the ad-
vertisement and of the Independent in
qulries he had set afoot somewhat in the
mood In which he had often put to sea
while matters were left in suspense
ashore. The servants at the fiat had
orders to bring all letters TO the Office as
soon as they arrived; he seldom strayed
for more than an hour together from the
immediate neighborhood of Victoria street
Should Maud at last decide to write he
took care that she should not be kept
waiting very long for an answer.
Meantime he pondered over the plans
originally conceived in the dead admiral's
property OF himself and his partner. He
would give much to meet Sydney Dereve
The man might have come by the papers
quite honestly, but II told against him
that he had waited so many years before
attempting to make use of them. Mrs
Plessey had declared that her husband
had been shot by the agent of a foreign |
Power. II Dereve had been that agent 1t
was difficult to understand why he should |
have retained possession of the plans in
stead of handing them over to his prin-
cipals. 1t seemed moro likely that he was
himself a spy and had copied the plans |
when they had come into possession of |
the foreign Power.
In that case he must be deceiving his |
brother also. The designs could not be |
called original IL they had already been |
carried into effect in a government tor
pedo works somewhere or other In Eu-
rope.
OF course these might not be the plans
which the admiral had agreed to sell.
They might have been disposed of before |
or after his death in n perfectly legiti- /
mate manner to some one or other; but |
the legitimate purchaser would not keep |
them IN his pocketbook for l3 years. No, |
Martin had no doubt that the papers be-
fore him were copies OF the designs which
had been stolen from Admiral Plessey's
desk by his murderer.
Had they been the originals" he re-
fiected, 'I should only have had to put
them in the fire TO destroy all proofs Of
the adnirars guilt. AS copies they may
at least prove clues"
What do you think of those plans2"
asked Dereve, scanning his face eagerly.
"It is a splendid idea, but 1t is not
original" said Martin decisively.
The engineer started. mot originall
Good heavens. what do you mean? Where
have they been executed?"
'I will not even swear that they have
ever been executed; 80 far they may be
original But 1 distinctly remember the
late Admiral Plessey formulating such an
idea while l was at his side watching the
naval maneuvers OF Bere Haven in 1S9-"
Martin leaned back in his chair and met
the troubled gaze OF his partner. TITS as
well you should know this" he said
Dereves face frightened. "Well, what
do we care? It does not follow because
the admiral conceived such an idea that
he ever took any steps to work 1t out,
much less give It practical shape Coin
cidences of this sort are OF constant re-
curTence in all branches of science. Look
at the discovery OF Neptune by Adams
and lie Verrier at the same time and the |
conclusions Of Darwin and
Russell Wallace But 1t may not be
entirely a coincidence There were on ]
oera standing by the admiral when he
formulated this idea, I suppose?"
al that particular moment / was the
only other person within hearing"
well, even so. he must have spoken
about It after to other people. You know
how Ideas get passed from one brain TO
another. Long after the idea died in the
admirafs brain II came to life again An
my brothers That's how II was" J
Arrol rested his head on his hand and
tapped on the blotting pad before him. G
4 know as fact that the admiral did
work upon the idea and that he was /
working on II some little time before his
ieath, You don't know how he died, {
10 you7' !
NO, I don't don't know that ever
heard OF him." ,
Il am not likely to forget" said Martin /
with bitter emphasis. He was found shot /
n his study by me. and because / was /
The nrst TO find him 1 was charged with |
me crime. ] was acquitted, OF course" ,
You must tell me about that some !
other day." said the engineer, Tar too !
much troubled about his plans TO listen /,
10 the recital OF any tragedy, even one
Affecting his partner He walked up and
iown the room, hts hands In his pockets.
MS brOws contracted.
THE only question for u.s." he said at
ength, 'is whether these designs have
been carried into effect They
nave not been patented In this country or
any other OF that our patent agents
"a I