Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-22

theories, and only from her can we
obtain the real truth"
but surely you know where she isi
She writes to you" ! said
THE last letter. which received
at Glib. ten days ago, was from the
Hotel Bristol at Botzen, in the Tyrol
yet Bartlett says she has been seen
down at Eastbourne."
But you have an address where
you always write to her, | supposeT
Eyes. a secret one have written
and made an appointment. but she has
not kept It, She has been prevented,
Of course. She may be with her par
ents. and unable to come to London"
you did not know that they had
fed, and we're in hiding?"
"Of course not. What I've heard
tonight is news TO me - amazing
news"
And does It not convey to you the
TRUTH"
1T does--a CHASTITY truth concern.
ing Elma Heath" he answered in a
low voice, as though speaking to him.
self
Tell me. What? I'm dying, Jack,
TO know everything concerning her.
Who is that fellow Oberg?"
Her enemy. She by mere acct
dent. learned his secret and Wood.
roffe's. and they now both live in
deadly fear Of her"
but Chaterg"
Il know very little concerning him.
He may have conspired with them, OF
he may be innocent It seems as
though he were antagonistic to their
schemes, II Leithcourt and his family
really fed from him"
and yet he was on board the Lola.
Indeed, he may have helped to COM
nit the burglary at the consulate" /
said.
quite likely" he answered. But
our first object must be TO rediscover
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 pracu-
cally everything, my dear old fellow.
The facts of the affair can be made
known only by Muriel tell you, we
must find her"
Yes, we must-at all hazards" l
said. Let's go across TO the tole-
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 adj
dress in Nottingham road. Fulham.
Afterwards We stood outside on the
curb. still talking, I loath to part from
him. when there passed by in the
shadow two men in dark overcoats,
who crossed the road behind us to
the frclt of Charing Cross station,
aud then continued oil towards Trafal-
gar square
As the light of the street lamp fell
upon them / thought recognized the
face Of one as that Of a person had
seen before, yet J was not at all GER
tain, and my failure to remember
whom the passerby resembled pre-.
vented me from saying anything fur
Their to Jack than
"A fellow l know has just gone by.
! think"
I'VE seem to be meeting hosts of
friends tonight" he laughed After
all, Old chap, it does one good TO come
back to our dear, dirty old town again.
We abuse it when we are here, and
talk Of the life in Paris and Vienna
and Brussels. but when we are away
there is no place on earth so dear to
us, for it is home. But there" he
laughed, I'm actually growing roman
tic. All! il we could only find Muriel.
But we must tomorrow Ta-ta!
shall go around to the club and sleep,
for / haven't fixed on any diggings
yet Come in at ten tomorrow, and
we will decide upon some plan. One
thing is plainly certain-Elma must
at once be got out of Russia. She's
certainly in deadly peril Of her life
there"
Yes" / said and you will help
me?"
with all my heart, old fellow" an
swered my friend warmly grasping
my hand and then we parted. he
strolling along towards the National
Gallery on his way back to the Jun
Tor" while l returned to the Cecil
alone.