Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
CHAPTER VIII


walked at his side. He knew that Mis-
.Brokaw was talking and laughing
and that he was nodding his head ant
answering her, while his brain raget
for an idea that would give him al
excuse for leaving her to follow
Jeanne and Pierre. The facts tina
(;reeson had left him so strangely
that Eileen had come with her father
and that, instead Of clearing up the
mystery in which they were so deeply
involved, the arrival of the London
shin had even more hopelessly en-
tangled them, were forgotten for the
moment in the desire to intercept
Jeanne and Pierre before they could
leave Churchill. Miss Brokaw herseIt
unconsciously gave him the oppor'
tunity for which he was seeking.
"You don't look very happy. Philip
she exclaimed, in a chiding voice.
meant only for his ears. Il thousnt-
perhaps-my coming would make you
glad" 10
philip caught eagerly at the hait
question in her voice.
"I feared you would notice IT, ne
said quickly. II was afraid you "ou'u
think me indifferent because l ala NOT
yo ont to meet you in the ooa'' anu
hecause I stood hidden at the end oI
,ha r;er when you landed. But /
was looking for n man. nave oe','
hunting for him for a long time Anu
,av his face just as we came
through the crowd. That Is wny am
ar, ratified" he laughed. "Wii you
excuse me if / go back? Can you ii',r
some excuse for the othersE WIN
,..,,,-n In a few minutes, ana 'nen
,vo,, will not say that I am unilappS'
III. pro,sav drew her hand from
his arm. ,,y sbe
cried. "Hurry. or you may lose nm
.,,,d rka 10 go with you If II Is
going to be exciting. .,,o
philip turned to Brokaw an% '"e
,,,ho we're close behind him.
"I am compelled to leave you ne
he explained. II have eNcuseo NY 'e
Mis-. Brokaw, and will reJoin you
almost Immediately.
Ie lost no time in hurrying oach ~
tho shore Of the bay. AS ne eNpe'''N
r.,nne and her companion "ele "o
80. in sight. There was oniy ohe
,,ract;on in which they couid na'e
a,sappeared so quickly ana ''iis wa"
,oward the cliff. Once hiddeh os s"o
r-,roa or forest. he fastened MS s.epS
81, he was almost running. lie nau
:, ,ro base of the huge mass oi
-, ,,,a, rose up from the sea- "'e"
down the narrow trail that leu ".
,,,,, there came a figure 10 meet ~
:. an Indian boy. and he adNaiceu
- question him. If Jeanne anu
.ssed that way the boy ii'us'
surely have seen then' -, r,n
Refore he had spoken the iau a.,
,on,ard him, holding out sone'II'iS
"a. h.rd The question on thlhp
o.onged TO an exclamation Oh Jos
Va recognized the handkercNiei
ab,cb he had dropped upon 'h' - ,,,'1
few nights before, or one 30 n.a,
;. .,,,t ha could not have tod the'''
-, II was tied into Knot anu ,'D
~, ,he crunpllng of papers unoe' '''e
., bis fingers. He almost 'orc
.he hit Of lace and linen IN MS cos
,ass 20 rescue the paper. wh'ch q nv
-, later he held In his fingers. hF.e
.S.rt lines. written in fine old,ias"
,.n.d hand. were all that It held 10.
,,m But they were sufticieh' " "
his heart beating Wildly
viii Monsieur come TO the Top VI II.e
,he rock tonight, some time oe'"ee"
,ha hours Of nine and ten!
rhere was no signature 10 tHe ho'e'
hut philip knew that only JEANNE
ia have written It, for tho letters
-. almost OF miscroscopic smailhess'
aa,,cate as the bit Of lace in whlcl'
thew had been delivered anu o ,,, :,
,,a,ntness of style which adueo s'H.
,oors TO the bewildering' mystery
,,S,ch already surrounded these peo'
,,o He read the lines half a dozen
,,n,.s and then turned to find that the
Trd,an boy was slipping away thFous"
the rocks. oraad IN
..tJere--you," he commanded !"
1rry,,sh. Come back!
Th. bov's white teeth cleaned IN
,.u.h as he waved his hand and leapeo
I've away. From Philip his eyes
I.,,tsd ,n a quick. searching glance to
-" ,o, Of the cliff. In a flash rhiiii
,o,,owed its direction. He unoers'oo'
the meaning OF the look FROM .H'
ms T.anne and Pierre had seen MS
a.oacb and their meeting with th'
Ipd,an boy had made 1t possible 'o'
nam to intercept him in TINS manner
rs-,, were probably looking dowr
n,n now, and In the gladnes'
~. moment Philip laughed up a
hare rocks and waved ms car
s~-.his head as signal OF ms ac
of the strange invitation h'
te. eived. ..
sravssly he wondered why they had
S prosF meeting for that night wher
the q or four minutes he could have
NJ, ,nam up there in broad day
--wSSfhe central tangle OF the mystery
hat had grown up about him during
~. r..t few days was too perpiexine
a. .mbro,der with such minor detail
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