The Washington times., 1918-08-12
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Basil Follows BOrradale and Esther
to Railroad Station and Encounters
Strange Band of Gypsies
(Continaed From Saturday,

TIL the carriage paSseo-C couIo
10 no other way-and then follow
at his leisure to the station He lit
his pfpe and wheeled his bicycle
under the protection Of some trees
for there was no fence at this par
tfcular part Of the wood, and the
public were allowed to wander
about II as they pleased As he
waited-with all the patience that
that he could muster-he fancied
that now and again he heard the
sound OF voices At no great dis
tance from him
Presently a figure approached on
the road 1t was that OF an old
man, walking slowly, and as he
drew near. Basil recognised the
butler West. 80
@Hullo, westr he cried, and the
old man halted
"Oh, it's you. sir" mumbled
West 81 didn't recognize you at
frst. Ny eyes are bad. and In this
Light I can't see much. I've been
20 the station" he added, and now
I've come back again 1t wasn't
no good was afraid Of it.
Afraid"
sYour master and mistress and
Mrs. wIlloughby are going up by
some train about o'clock" said
Basil. II am waiting to see the
carriage pass 1t should be here
by now"
~whst!s Grief the old man. "Are
they all goingr Then I'm blessed
II return to the house to be domi-
neered over by that fellow Paul
and the rest OF them only stay
ed on the the sake OF Mrs. Bora
dalA But what am to do? Oh.
Lord. what am I to do?" He
wrung his hands in helpless de-
spair.
SEQ up to town yourzslf. as you
proposed" suggested Basil. 'in
Madison avenue"
They've got their own servant
thera." muttered the butler, "and
don't want me. But go back to the
Towers I won't, not II you paid me.
don't like it; don't understand
things That PAUL see him talk
ing to the gypsies, q cutthroat lot
that have been hanging around the
place for the last three weeks.
believe he's q gypsy himself. and
it's him brought them hera see
him going down the road just now
with one OF them. They've shifted
= LuCAI camp anu arg gubl = DtN
ther down the road. You can hear
them talking II you listen"
This accounted for the voices Ba-
sil had heard
There's . whole lot Of them" the
old man went on. "and q nuisance
to any neighborhood, say. At
least six wagonA"
you saw Paul talking to one Of
them Just nowT' asked Basil.
"Yes. He saw me and leered.
He doesn't mind a bit what he does.
How Mr.. Borrowdale"-
He must have left the Towers
after me then" interrupted BaziL
I went q little way toward Helm
and turned round. I wonder what
he's up tor
~I don't know" cried the old man,
helplessly. 7 don't understand
things, and I don't know what to
do. / think I'll walk on to Helm
and stay with Mr.. Cooper at the
hotel there. won't go back. I
won't"
At that moment, Just when Bazil
was beginning to think that his
suspicious had been justified, the
sound of approaching wheels was
heard on the road, and almost i'm
mediately the gloomy landeau ap-
peared- Basil sprang aside into the
shadow OF the trees, and the car
Tiage passed quickly by. He had
been unable to see the occupants,
but. from the luggage carried, 1t
was evident that the station was
their actual destination.
Basil quickly disengaged his BIZ
cycle from the tree and mounted.
-
and he did not wish to be out
distanced- He thought no more of
the old butler.
A sharp bend OF the road brought
him in sight Of the gypsy en-
campment It was on a broad
piece of ground, from which the
trees had long since been cleared
away, and II stood back from tne
road Another bend, q little far
ther on, helped to isolate it. The
carriage had disappeared round :
the farther bend.
A fre was burning in the tradi-
tionai gypsy fashion beside one OF
the vans. Five or six men
lounged close TO It, and there were
two or three more by the road
side. These seemed to be talking
TO each other excitedly.
As he passed one Of these men
hailed him
"Hi, sir! One moment. sir! We
need help"
Basil sprSnG from his machine
with an oath What could these
fellows want with him? He would
be delayed beyond all possibility
of reaching the station in time to
carry out his project
what is the matter?" he asked,
tmpatiently.
"If you are going to the town.
sir, will you send US up q doctor 1t
q very urgent sudden illness-"
~ am q doctor" said Basil He
could not In AL humanity deny him
self
~oh, thank you. You are good.
VIII you come-at once?" The
speaker was q big. swsTthy man
with q beard He was dressed in
rags
yes. Tell me about the patient.
I was IN . great hurry-but, Of
"sir. she is my niece. know not
what has happened" The man
spoke in short. abrupt sentences,
and with q slightly foreign accent
-It came over her quite suddenly.
She just faint away and become
quite pale. think II nothing. I
laugh. I say she will be well
presently. But she does not get
well And cold-she has become 90
take me to her at once"
The gypsy led the way among