Evening star., 1915-01-03

MANEn ana e1t tne CluD smoking room without
NyQY6N undue haste any outward signs of
GHSZ having overheard the conversation that
@SSS had been carried within few feet of
him. Nevertheless, the two men looked
at each other little ruefully.
81 had no idea that Annerley behind that paper"
remarked. u am afraid he must have overheard"
His companion shrugged his shoulders. "He must
be used to that sort of thing he declared "Hes not
the kind of fellow to about the imelight, either"
Hate it, should think. One rather admres his
pluck, under the circumstances l hear his play
is coming very soon, with Syb Cluey in the prin-
cpal part; that is, if nothing happens between and
then
The man who had introduced the subject smiled.
what should happen?' he demanded. "After all,
reasonable person connects either of them with the
affair; motive, for thing"
His companion, who was younger, and therefore more
of cynic raised his eyebrows Zone knows"
he said. II think I'd answer for Annerley myself but
Sybl Cluley is puzzle to everyone. One doesn't
know where to place the young comedy actress without
history
4Thats your beasty point of view, his older friend
declared Have drink"
The fragment of conversation that he had overheard
stirred new emotion in Jermyn. It's dramatic
qualities and the omnpotence of the halfpenny press
had chosen to make the murder of Lord Lakenham
cerse. The sensation only now after nearly
weeks abating little for sheer lack of fuel There
seemed to be nothing more to write about. To all ap
pearances the police had dropped the Only those
conscious of ceaseless surveillance Sybi sub
jected to something even more rigorous. These two
alone, perhaps, knew that there saclening in
the hunt And at Scotland Yard Inspector Fielden,
who in charge of the case had made dogmatic
statement from which he was wholly disinclined to
bulge.
"The affair done by amateur he pronounced.
ct done under circumstances that make adequate
evidence exceedingly difficult to obtain 1t done
by amateur, however, and later the in
evitabe will happen, history will repeat itself that
amateur will give himself or herself away. Anyone
commit crime: conceal all traces Of it
forever but person with the instincts of criminal"
ermyn left the club without any clear idea of where
he going. He had spent several hours already,
earlier in the day. in his study trying in vain to write
The thought of immediate return to it suddenly
hateful Then he thought of Lucille; he remembered
his duty to her. He had not her for many days,
and her presence was, at any rate always soothing.
Slowly he made his way to Grosvenor street, where she
had small house. 1t almost his first spontaneous
visit to her since his return to London
LUCILLE was at home and he was ushered at once
- into her dainty little drawing room. She dis
pensing tea to two visitors when he entered both of
whom seemed to Jermyn whose all edge,
trlfe overcordal in their greeting of him. 1t
though they wished him understand that although
they aware of certain unpleasant runors they
prepared to disregard them and to range them
selves his side
This is indeed unexpected honor, my dear Jer-
myn," Lucille declared, smiling as she handed him
tea. Il am really glad to see you. l going
to ring you up this afternoon"
She touched his fingers fondly they met. Her
eyes were soft and bright with pleasure For mo-
ment he allowed himself to be sufficiently distracted
from his detection watch her admiringy. She GER
tany graed his of the picturesque regarded
both her own personality and her environment She
long jacket of black silk, with little rufae of