Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05

10 put INTO execution this plAn-A&
doubt fnstilled into her mind BY Ants
of returning with her wealth to hei
native Land. she will simply be led into
some safe place and then effectuall,
put out of the way forever. That Il
what think OF the case II 1t is to be
regarded In the light of a swindle, but
II Chichester is really dead, murder. moi
suicide. Is at the back Of his taking OF
and-oh. well. we won't say anything
more about 1t just yet awhile. I shall
want to look over the ground before ]
jump to any conclusions. You are still
stopping In the house. you and your
son: think you remarked. II you
could contrive to put up an old army
friends son there for q night, major,
give me the address. I'll drop In on
yon there tomorrow and have Q little
look around"
0am-sea1orth announced the dilemma
IN which. through his own house being
temporarily closed. he found hamseH
OWING to the proposed visit Of Lieut..
Rupert st. Aubyn. son Of an old army
1rleno, Auilika was tho drst to suG-
eest the very thing he was fishing for.
An. Yet him como here, dear friend, /"
she said in that sad, sweetly modulatsd
voice which SO often wrung his susceptible
Old heart. There Is plenty Of room.
plenty, alas! now, and any friend Of yours
can only Be friend Of mine. He viii not
annoy. Let him come hsre."
Only the sad expression OF Zuilika's
eyes tod that she 80 much as heard, -
she rose to greet the visitor. CARRIED
from head to foot in the deep. violet COL
ored stun which 10 the mourning of Turk
fsh wo1pen, her little pointed slippers
showing beneath the hem OF her frock, and
only her dark. mournful eyes visible be-
tween the top of the shrouding yaShmak
and the edge of her seQuined snood, she
made pathetic picture as she stood there
waiting to greet the unknown visitor.
Sir. you are welcome" she said in a
voice whose modulations were not lost
upon Cleek's ears as he put forth his hand
and received the tops Of her little. henna
be with you. who are OF his peopio-hs
that l loved and mourn" Then. as II
overcome with grief at the recollection
of her widowhood, she plucked away her
hand. covered her eyes. and moved stag
geringly out Of the room. And Cleek saw
no moro Of her that day: but he knew
when she performed her prisons before
the mummy case-as she did each morn
ing and evening-by the strong. punssnt
odor of incense drifting through the house
and filing 1t with a sickly scent.
Her absence seemed to make but little
impression upon him. however. for, fol-
lowing up 2, , well defined plan Of ACTION.
i. devoted himself III wholly to the Span
gratified her vanity by allowing her TO
learn that man may be tho silliest ass
Imaginable ana YET quito understand
how to flirt and to make love to q wom-
an. And so 1t fell out that instead Of
Lieut. Rupert st. Aubyn" being ell
bowed out by young Burnham-Seaforth
it was Lieut.. st. Aubyn" who eibowed
him out. Without being In the least
aware Of it the fattered Anita, like an
adroitly hooked trout, was being
played" in and out and round about
the eddies and the deeps until the angler
had her quite ready for the final din Of
the net at the landing point.
All this was to accomplish exactly
what 1t did accomplish, namely, the iii
temper. the wrath, the angry regent
ment Of young Burnham-Seaforth. And
when the evening had passed and bed
time arrived Cleek took his candle and
retired in the direction Of the rooms aet
apart for him, with the certainty OF
knowing that he had done that which
would this very night prove beyond ali
question the guilt or Innocence Of ono
person at least who was enme shed In
this mysterious tangle. He was not sur
prised. therefore. at what followed his
next step.
out the light Of his candle. slammed the
door to hts own room. noisily turned the
key and shot the bolt of another, then
tiptoed his way back to the staircase
and looked down the well hole into the
lower hall.
mA5or had retired to hts. and now xptta
vas taking mp her candle to retire to
hefA She had barely touched Il, how
svse. whsn thseeaoasas . sound q awt&t