Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-18
CHAPTER xIlI-cOntlnued.
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cret of t.: and yeti did explain
his whole conduct since landing, as
Toye had said.
She could only shut her eyes to
what must have happened, even as
Cazalet himself had shut his all this
wonderful week, that she had forgot
ten all day in her ingratitude, but
would never in all her days, forget
again!
There won't be another case" she
heard herself saying, while her
thoughts ran ahead or Jagged behind
like sheep It'll never come out
know it won't"
'Why shouldn't it?" he asked so
sharply that she had TO account for
the words, TO herself as well as to
him.
Nobody knows except Mr.. Toye,
and he means to keep it to himself"
why should he?"
81 don't know. He'll tell you him
self"
Are you sure you don't know?
What can he have to tell me? Why
should he screen me, Blanche?"
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with suspicion. but still the voice was
lowered
He's a jolly good sort you know"
said Blanche, as if the whole affair
was the most ordinary one in the
world. But heroics could not have
driven the sense of her remark more
forcibly home to Cazalet.
"Oh, he is, is he?"
I've always found him So"
$50 have l, the little I've seen of
him. And | don't blame him for get
ting on my tracks, mind you; he's a
bit of a detective, l was fair game,
and he did warn me in a way. That's
why / meant to have the week" He
stopped and looked away.
Il know. And nothing can undo
that" she only said; but her voice
swelled with thanksgiving. And GAIA
let looked treasured; the hot suspi-
cion died out of his eyes, but left them
gloomily perplexed.
still, | can't understand it. don't
believe it. either! I'm in his hands.
What have l done to be saved by
Toye? He's probably securing Lon
don for me-if he isn't watching this
window at this minute!"
He went to the curtains as he spoke.
simultaneously Blanche sprang up, to
entreat him to fly while he could. That
had been her first object in coming to
him as she had done, and yet, once
with him, she had left it to the last!
And now it was too late; he was at
the window, chuckling significantly
to himself; he had opened it, and he
was leaning out.
''That you, Toye, down there? Come
up and show yourself! / want to see
you"
He turned in time to dart in front
of the folding doors as Blanche
reached them, white and shuddering.
The flush of impulsive bravado fed
from his face at the sight of hers.
You can't go in there. What's the
matter?" he whispered. "Why should
you be afraid of Hilton Toye?"
How could she tell him? Before she
had found a word, the landing door
opened. and Hilton Toye was in the
room, looking at her.
Keep your voice down." said GAIA
let anXiously. Even if it's all over
with me but the shouting, we needn't
start the shouting here!"
He chuckled savagely at the Jest;
and now Toye stood looking at him.
1--WE heard all you've DONE" contin-
ued Cazalet. 81 don't blame you a bit
II 1t had been the other way about,
might have given you less run for
your money. I've heard what you've
found out about my mysterious move
ments, and you're absolutely right as
far as you gos You don't know why
1 took the train at Naples, and trav-
eled across Europe without a hand
bag 1t wasn't quite the put-up job
you may think But If it makes you
any happier l may as we'll tell you
that was at Uplands that night, and l
did get out through the foundations"
The insane impetuosity of the man
was his master now. He was a living
fire of impulse that had burst into a
blaze.
81 always guessed you might be
crazy, and now know It," said Hilton
Toye STILL | Judge you're not so
crazy as to deny that while you were
In that house you struck down Henry
Craven and left him for dead?"
CaZalet stood like Fed-hot stone.
miss Blanche" said Toye. turning
TO her rather shyly Il guess cam
do what l said just yet. / haven
breathed a word, not yet, and perhaps
never will, if you'll come away Will
noe now-back to your home-ant
never see Henry Craven's murderer
againi"
''And who may he be?" cried I
voice that brought all three face
about.
The folding-doors had opened, and I
fourth figure was standing between
the two rooms
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