South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-15
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- day that unique partnership was
- entered into across the breakfast
table in the Waidorf-Astoria. New
York To all appearances Constance
Robinson had resumed her vocation as
public typist, except that the contrast
between her comfortable Office of the
present and the bare room in Hender
street in which Brooke first met her,
was pleasantly sharp.
Brooke sat by, watching her fingers
dance through the transcription of a
page
Il cannot understand" he exclaimed,
why you 20 on grinding away at that
wretched copying You get ninepence
a thousand words for It. II isn't in the
least worth your while. VIII YOU come
out somewhere for a drive this after
noon7'
Il will not, she replied calmly. You
ought to have gone down and played
soiL AS you did not, wish you would
80 round to your club or somewhere
You distract me"
He shrugged his shoulders and left
her He found Constance sometimes
almost uncomfortable. Her resolution,
her indomitable front toward all his
attempts to alter in any way their rela-
tons, was beginning 70 tell upon him
At the club he was distract He wan
dered from the oardroom. which bored
him, abandoned the billiard-room with
out an effort to play, and finally found
himself in the library, the most deserted
spot in the club It's only other occu-
pant laid down his paper at his ap-
proach and welcomed him.
Mr. Brooke" he said, your coming
is rather a coincidence 1 was on the
point of ringing he bell to ask whether
you were in the club"
Brooke looked at the speaker in sur
prise.
Il didn't even know that you remem-
bered me, Sir William" he remarked, a
little dryly.
Sir William Dennison smiled as he
drew up his chair.
"On the contrary. I remember you
very well" he declared. 1T was in
Vienna that last met you"
II am fattered, said Brooke. cas-
Fly. TO have remained in your memory
SO long"
Sir William glanced around the room
as though to make sure that they we're
alone
II have heard of YOU once or twice
lately he announced, through friend
of mine whom I need not uame-you
and young lady-Aliss Constance
Robinson, ] think"
Brooke sat quite still
81 am told that in one or two cases. g"
Sir William continued, you have
shown. between YOU, an unusual amount
O. determination and ingenuity have
. commission to offer you Are you
prepared to take it3'
Without doubt" Brooke answered
1t doesn't seem, On the face of it..
a very interesting affair." Sir William
went on. zone can't tell. however. what
It might lead TO These are the facts
About a fortnight ago a Monsieur
huroy came over TO this country. indi-
rcctly on behalf of the French govern
mont ] may say that we have received
from them. within the course of the last
~" months. a strong protest against
our neglect in- the matter of war bal
looms and aeroplsues generally
Euroy was sent here TO attend some
experiments at AldcrsboL and to be IN
trusted by MS with a complete scheme
ct our proposed reorganization. He
was To- have received these at the war
oHoe az "a o'clock las, Friday week He
presented himself at the appointed
place q, that time but VIC were not quite
ready and we asked him TO call again
the next day
Dupoy was perfectly willing. 7 hap
rcred 60 be there myself and invited
.m 90 dine with me that night. an in
v.tation which he accepted at once.
Since then nothing whatever has been
seen of Monsieur Dupoy."
Are you sure that he did not return
hame.'
Quite" Sir William replied. No
one has seen or heard anything Of him
since he left here last Friday week"
Il haven't noticed anything about It
In the papers" Brooke remarked.
Sir William smiled.
The disappearance of Monsieur Du-
poy' he said softly, lis not one OF those
gases which are advertised in tho press. 3"
Where was he staying" Brooke
asked
AT Delscher's Hotel, on the En-
bankmcnt'