Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

RocheSter. TO mt nm win an APP
propriate pseudonym would be. i'm
possible-Fool, idiot, sumph-Jones
tried them all on the image of the
defunct, but they were too small.
"Plinlimon: Bird Baron" read Jones,
created 1881, Albert James. b. March
10th. 1862. OS. of second Baron and
Jnlia d. of j. II. Thompson of Clifton
m. Sapphire, d. of Marcus Mulhausen.
educ privately. Address, The Roost,
Tite street, Chelsea"
Mulhausen! He almost dropped the
book. Mulhausen! Collins, his office
and that terrible family party all rose
up before him. Here was the scamp
who had diddled Rochester out Of the
coal mine, the father of the woman
who had diddled him out of thousands.
The paragraph in who's Who
turned from printed matter to nest
book on the table, rose up and began
to pace the floor.
The girl-wife in the Victoria, his
own position-everything was for
gotten before the monstrous fact
half guessed. half seen.
Rochester had been plucked right
and left by these harpies. He had re-
ceived five thousand pounds for land
worth a million from the father, he
had paid eight thousand, or good
part of eight thousand. to the daugh-
ter. Fine business that!
fighting Voles. to terrier. He had
good deal of the terrier in his COM
position, the honesty. the roofing out
instinct and the fury before vermin.
Men run in animal groups. and If you
study animals you will be surprised
by nothing SO much as the old race
fury that breaks out in the most civil
lied animal before the old race quarry
or enemy.
For few seconds, as he paced the
floor, Jones was in the mental condi-
ton Of dog In proximity to a
think clearly. The obvious fact before
him was that Voles, the Plinlimons
and Mulhausen were gang; the pre-
sumptiVe fact was that the money
paid in blackmail had gone back to
Mulhausen, or at least a great part
of it.
Was Mulhausen the spider of the
web? Were all the rest his tools and
implements?
Jones had good deal of instructive
knowledge of women. He did not in
his heart believe that woman could
directed to her for the purpose of ex-
tracing money from the man who
wrote them. Or rather that. while
she might use them. it was improb-
able that she would invent the
method. The whole business had the
ly INSCRIPTIONS. Even at first he had
glimpsed this vaguely. when he con-
sidered it probable that Lord Pin
limon had hand in the affair.
Now" thought Jones. "if l could
bring this home to Mulhausen. l could
squeeze back that coal mine from him.
/ could sure"
He sat down and lit another cigar
to assist him in dealing with this
problem.
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Mulhausen." it was a different thing
to do it. He came to this conclusion
after few minutes earnest concen-
'tration of mind on that problematical
person. Hitherto. he had been deAling
with small men and MASTERS. Voles
was plain scoundrel, quite easily
overthrown by direct methods. But
Marcus Mulhausen he guessed to be
Dig man. The first thing to be done
was to verify this supposition.- He
rang the bell and sent for Mr.. Church.
Come in" said he. when the latter
appeared, land shut the door. l want
to ask you something"
Yes, my lord"
IT'S just this, I want you to tell
me what you think Of Lord Plinlimon,
ana what you have heard said about
Yours"
Well. my lord" began Church. ITS
not for me TO say anything against
his lordship. but since you ask ne
Will say that it's generally the
opinion that his lordship is a bit
soft"
DO you think he's straight"
yes. my lord-that is to Say"
Spit 1T out" said Jones.
well, my lord, he owes money
that's well known; and i've heard it
said good deal of money has been
LOSE at cards in his house, but not
through his fault Indeed, YOU your-
self said something to me to that eff
feet. tiny lord"
eyes. SO ] debut what ] want to
get at Is this: Do you think he's
man who would do scoundrelly
thng-that's plain?"
"Oh. no, my lord he's straight
enough. It's the other party"
Meaning HIS wife,
liam"
"Ah."
Church warmed bit He's always
ABOUT there, lives with them mostly.
You see. my lord. he has no what you
may call status of his own, but he
manages to get known to people
through her ladyship."
Kind of sucker" said Jones.
Mr.. Church assented. The expression
was new to him, but it seemed to APP
ply. &c..
Then Jones dismissed him.
The light was becoming clearer and
clearer Here was another member of
the gang. another instrument of Mar