The Washington times., 1916-09-16

/, and appealed to me for explanations OF
Jeffery's extraordinary conduct.
You saw the original manuscript OF
the The Greater Gioryf'" 4,
Yes" lied.
did you see the original manuscript
Of The Diamond Gate'32
was It among xSrian's papersY"
Not to my knowledge, Probably X
Ad,ian didn't sent 1t to the printers he
II don't believe he destroyed It. Jaf-
ferry has got II and he has also got the
manuscript Of The Greater. Glory
That's a leading question. my dear,
which ] can't answer. because 1 don't
know whether he has them or not. In
fact fact; ! know nothing whatever about
"It sounds horrid and ungraclous:
Hilary. after all you've done Tor me. "
said Doria. but really think you
ought TO know something"
But we parted for the night the best
II was rather late the next morning
when suddenly noticed the absence OF
Jaffery's key on the wall.
You've got Il in your pocket az
But this time I was blameiess; !
haven't touched IT," ! declared. "and
I saw It this morning"
II don't know about this morning,
there yesterday. because Doria drew
our attention to it,
"Dorla" I cried. and rose with
mouth asape. and our Dyes met in a
Good Heavens! do you think she has
who else7" said I. "she came out
from here to say good-by to me In
the garden. She had the opportunity
She was preternaturally animated and
demonstrative at the statlon-your sex
little guileful way ever since the world
began. She had the stolen key about
fiat to hunt for those manuscripts"
"Well. let her." said Barbara. 1--WE
know she cant find them. because they
don't exist"
But, my darling Barbara" / cried,
everything else does. And eerythins
else is there. And there's not a blessed
thing locked UP In the place.
DO you meanTi-she cried aghast.
Yes. l do ! must get up to town al
once and stop her."
so once more, on altruistic errand, ]
motored post-haste to London. We
alighted at Bt. Quentin's Mansions. My
friend the porter came out to receive us
Has a lady been here with key OF
mo. sir. not to my knowledge"
We drew breaths Of relief. Our Jour-
ney had been something OF strain.
THANK goodness said Barbara.
SHOULD a lady come. don't allow her
to enter the fiat" said !.
81 shouldn't give a strange lady en-
trance In any case" said the porter.
Good" said l. and was about to 90,
But Barbara. with her ready common
sense. took me aside and whispered:
why not take all these compromising
manuscripts home with u.s."
In my letter case ! had the half
forgotten power OF attorney that Jaffery
had given me at Havre. | showed II 10
the porter.
II want to get some things out of Mr.
Chayne's nat"
Certainly, sir" said the porter. "I'il
take you up"
We assembled in the lift. The porter
opened Jaffery's door We entered the
sitting room. And there. In a wilder
ness OF ransacked drawers and strewn
papers. with her head against the can
non ball on the hearth rug. lay a tiny.
| black, moaning heap OF a woman.
We carried her distraught from that
room OF awful revelation. put her into
| the car and brought her back to North
| lands. or course Il would have driven
her mad to return to the haunted nat
haunted now by no gracious ghost. but
by an unutterable presence, the thought
OF which. even In her quiet. lavender
scented country bedroom. made her
scream OF nights.
DORA could never enter her dismal
lowed paradise again.