Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-25
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He rejoined the others in the car
''Drawn blank" he said 'The fellows
there-has been there since o'clock. We
must look elsewhere. my lord. for the
gentleman who is such a remarkably good
shot"
They drove to the station. and while
Lord Arthur took the tickets the detective
and the inspector walked 10 the far end
Of the platform.
you'll have to ferret out this. Russell"
said Murray. But do it quietly"
"The chauffeur will talk. Murray. He
viii see the holes in the glass of the win
dows'
"You must see to that-tell him to hold
his tongue. The windows must be taken
out and kept, and you must label them
right and left and inside and outside
It seems to me, Russell. that the whole
lot of us have been on the wrong tack
all this time I'll take the matter up di-
rectly come back.
"And you agree to going halves, Muir
ray?''
'T'Il fix that up when we come back"
No, now-you've only got to give me
your word.
''well. give it TO you. OF course. sub
Ject TO official approval"
"Of course"
Five minutes later the train steamed out
Of the station, Russell returned to the
ear which was to take him home. A tall.
gaunt-featured tramp hastened to open
the door
"'Ad a bit of haccident. guv'nor, 'aint
yer7" he said. when the inspector de-
clined to give him a copper. Some bloke
as run is stick through your windows"
Russell leant his head out of the win
dow, Police station" he said to the
chauffeur.
..oh. lor." muttered the tramp. and he
shufied on into the darkness.
From far and wide the great folk OF
the county came to the little church.
yard IN the grounds OF Monksilyer to do
their last homage to the young Marques
Of Wimberlsy. And there were humber
folk In their hundreds-farmers and farm
laborers. and servants. great masses Of
them, more than ever the church OF even
the ehurehyard could hold. They clus-
tered round the gates. the MEN with bare
heads. the women in tears.
And the whole OF Harptres School was
there-more than 800 boys in all, and the
masters. and many OF the HaFptTee
tradespeople. And there were reporters
from the London newspapers, and even
men with cameras, that the crowd looked
on with hostile eyes And far away on
the very edge Of the throng was Verti-
zsn. and not far away from MIN 3 de-
fsctive in plain clothes
Never IN the memory OF living men had
80 many people gathered together to pay
their last respects TO any one In that
place There were tnose who had seen
tHa Harquesses OF Wimberley laid to
rest. ana the old Peer had been Knight
OF the Garter and q member OF the Cab
met But nothing had ever been seen
IKE this-no such numbers. no such gem
niHe grief For nothing touches the hu-
nan heart SO deeply as the death OF
laoss ~no are born 70 q splendid iRneri
lance and are cut on IN their childhood
IS fhs hand of death. The young heir
fa 3 great estate has many friends and
na enemies The whole countryside
zaGeh him srow uD with anectionate IN
zsfssf tie viii be like his father,' they
SAL II bis fafner was a good man. And
$ fheF do not Ike bis father they hfnly
believe that the coming-of age OF the
haIr HII alter everything Tor the eet-
Ief
ne saa snons brightly On the scene as
80 e3lan mas lowered into the grave. and
- aId clergyman. his voice trembling
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