Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
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cssy,g,ssss, iissSit - ithe S'fp fpa5ito I0d0er o.
'" -. iust there" answered
: ,yop an saw himT
Issaaw-afterward?" y saw ,r,s found.
'",sscsUunediately after nc t., wac Wby do
lm nnOw all that, Breton'
lsS You ask n now" 900 still staring at the
Breton' .'.hich he had fixed ms eyes
placts, cts,,1sins x into the entry Sn00A n''
lead. ;. ,row." he answered, IL II.
"Dopt knoMN,et's see IL old Cardie-
but come pnl, us anything.
stone can anotber charwoman, armeu
There was md buckets, outside Gar
with pals INV hnr into which she was
dlestones oo0k key. II was evident TO
inst fitting sbo knew Breton, for she
Spargo thai a;,o 9I as she opened the door.
smlTiyVd ~ don't think Mr' 0dIe,s generally
s;r| she said. M M timeMhim
10, Sm, nnt to breakfast at ntsor TINS .. I"
gone Mr. Tr Elphick goes togetneHrIi II want 70
and ddInst MI. see," said Breton. ,e. wnms 20 .
Just 4 SeI1 he is In" The charwoman % y,
sssc,sped see red the chambers ana ifnr'
scresnr,se,o.. cen,,s,. so," remarked spargo.
"Qai.e that I expected to hear. Car
,Iaas "iitous, you see, Breton is also
sfp ,,r made no reply. He rushed
Breton L aharwomau, with Spargo in
elcs'es elc.'sdad e1G%odManother !" groaned Bre-
ton, .,o confusion in Elphick,s rooms
, uo had. that in Cardlestone, e,s
bad veen was worse. Here again all
east sas features Of the previous scene w Were
lnass,toted-drawers lns had been torn open
I.psrs thrown about; the hearth was
psSaytsS pSytS with light ashes; everything was
siSes and sevens. An open aoor
,snS sM into an inner room showed that
isau,hls iesaollsstone. like Elphick, had hastily
CaIudb Ca,Iad q bag: like Elphick had changed
PaeAs, ~ As,otbes, and had thrown his dis
DE n,.S garments anywhere, into qny
enuer er Spargo began to realize what
sDiI soa taken place-Elphick, having made
~ w. own preparations for flight, hat
ns 70 ~ Cardiestone. and had expedited
lin @ and they had fled together. But
why? A.,
,s.rost chair and began to moan and
ABB: Breton strobe forward, across the
lssaps Of papers and miscellaneous OBJ
Nd tossed aside in that hurried search
,d clearing up, into the inner room.
And Spargo, looking about him, sud
denly caught sight Of something lyin,
an The floor at which he made a sharI
rlutch, He had just secured 1t anC
hurried It into his pocket when Bretor
~ don't know what all this means
spargo," he said, almost wearily. g.
nppose you do. Look here" he wen
on, turning to the charwoman, 'stol
that rows-that'll do no good, yo,
know. | suppose Mr.. Cardlestone'
zone away in hurry. You'd bette
what had she better do, Spargo?"
"Leave things exactly as they are
lock ND the chambers, and as you're
friend Of Mr.. Cardlestone's give you tn
key" answered Spargo, with sig
nifcant glance. "Do that, now, an,
lets so-I've something to do.'
Once outside, with the startled char
woman gone away, Spargo turned T.
Breton.
"Ill tell you all I know presently
Breton" he said. SIN the meantim
want to find out il the lodge porte
saw Mr.. Elphick or Mr.. Cardleston
leave. must know where they've gon
1t can only find out. l don't sup
pose they went on foot"
Albright" responded Breton gloom
ny. well go and ask. But this
all beyond me. You don't mean I
My--"
"Wait while" answered Spargc
"0ne thing ut once" he continued a
they walked up Middle Temple lane
This is the first thing. You ask tn
porter If he S seen anything Of eithe
Of them-he knows you"
The porter, duly interrogated, re
sponded with alacrity.
Anything Of Mr. Elphick this morn
Ing, Mr.. Breton?" he answered. Scr
tainly. sir. got taxi for Mr.. Elphic
and Mr., Cardlestone early this mornin
soon after I. Mr.. Elphick said the
were going to Paris. and they'd break
last at Charing Cross before the trai
left"
Say when they'd be back?" aske
Breton, with an assumption Of entir
carelessness.
No, sir, Mr.. EIphick didn't" an
sWered the porter. But / should 81
they wouldn't be long because they
only got small sutcases with them
sHfh as they'd put day or two's thin,
In, SIR"
All right. said Breton. He turnc
away toward Spargo, who had alread
moved of. What next?" he aske,
Charins Cross, l suppose?''
Sspargo smiled and shook his head.