Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
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CHAPTER xV-continued.
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"Quite likely" he answered. But
our first object must be to r~ediscover
Muriel. Would it not be best to send
an urgent wire to the address where |
always write? She would then reply
here, no doubt. I've told you practi-
cally everything, my dear old fellow.
The facts of the affair car be made
known only by Muriel. tell you, we
must find her"
Yes, we must-at all hazards" |
said. Lets go across to the tele-
graph office opposite Charing Cross.
It's open always" And we rose and
walked out along the Strand, now
nearly deserted, and dispatched an
urgent message to Muriel at an ad-
dress in Nottingham road, Fulham.
Afterwards we stood outside on the
curb, still talking, l loath to part from
him. when there passed by in the
shadow two men in dark o%vercoats,
who crossed the road behind US to
the front of Charing Cross station,
and then continued on towards Trafal'
gar square.
AS the light of the street lamp fell
upon them l thought | recognized the
face of one as that of a person | had
seen before, yet l was not at all GER
tain, and my failure to remember
whom the passer-by resembled pre-
vented me from saying anything fur
Their to Jack than:
"A fellow l know has just gone by,
l think"
1--WE seem to be meeting hosts OF
friends tonight" he laughed. After
all, old chap, it does one good to come
back to u dear, dirty old town again
We abuse it when we are here, ano
talk of the life in Paris and Vienna
and Brussels, but when we are away
there is no place on earth so dear tc
us, for it is home But there!" he
laughed, I'm actually growing roman
tic. All! if we could only find Muriel
But we must tomorrow. Ta-ta!
shall go around to the club and sleep
for l haven't fixed on any diggings
yet. Come in at ten tomorrow, anG
we will decide upon some plan, One
thing is plainly certain-Elma mus
at once be got out of Russia. She's
certainly in deadly peril of her life
there"
YES" I said. "And you will helT
me?"
With all my heart, old fellow" an
swered my friend, warmly grasping
my hand, and then we parted, hi
strolling along towards the Nationa
Gallery on his way back to the Jun
ior," while / returned to the Ceci
alone.
II
Captain Durnford?" l inquired O
the hall porter of the club next morn
ing.
mot here, sir"
But he slept here last night"
remarked. 81 have an appointment
with him"
The mar consulted the big book be
fore him, and answered:
Captain Durnford went out at 9:2'
last night, sir, but has not returned.
Strange, l thought, but although
waited in the club nearly an hour, h
did not put in an appearance.
About four o'clock, as l was passin
through the big hall of the hotel,
heard a voice behind me utter a gree
ing in Italian, and, turning in SUI
prise, found Olinto, dressed in his bes
suit of black, standing hat in hand.
In an instant l recollected wha
Jack had told me, and regarded hil
with some suspicion.
"Signor Commentators" he said
a low voice, as though fearing to
overheard, may l be permitted
speak in private with your"
Certainly" l said, and l took hi
in a lift up to my room.
Il have come to warn you, signore
hS bdluS WuGu L udu given uln d Sea
your enemies mean harm to you
Look here, Olinto!" l exclaim,
determinedly, I've had enough of tn
COMPOUNDED mystery, Tell me Il
truth regarding the assassination
your poor wife up in Scotland"
"Ah, signore!" he answered sad
in a changed voice, 81 do not kno
1t was a plot. Someone represent
me-but he was killed also. They |
lieved they had struck me down."
added, with a bitter laugh. Poor 4
midas body was found concealed |
hind a rock on the opposite side
the wood. l saw it-ahl" he cri
shuddering.
The police had, it seemed, 8,
ceeded in discovering the unfortuns
woman after all, and had found II
she was his wife.
you know a mar named Lei
court?" l asked a few minutes lat