The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-05-06


unable TO answer. did, however. OK
tract from him the Information that
nothing had occurred after / retired
for the night that could have alarmed
the women at the residence and
prompted this abrupt departure. There
was 10 reason why Alice shouldn't run
to town If 1t pleased her To do so, and
yet 1t was odd that she hadn't men,
toned the matter. Flynn hurried
away, and from the window followed
the cars course to the house, and a
moment later caught glimpse OF 1t
on Its way TO the gates.
/ called from the window to one OF
the gardeners who knew how to man
age machine and told him to be
ready to drive me to the village In
half an hour. There was an EXPRESS
at ten-forty, and by taking 1t l would
at least have the satisfaction of being
somewhere In New York when the
runnways arrived. Antoine packed nv
suitcase; I am not sure that he didn't
shed tears on my belongings The
old fellow was awed into silence by
the rapidity with which history had
been made In the past twenty-four
hours. and clearly was not pleased by
my desertiOn.
We drove past the tOol-hOuse, where
/ found the prisoner seated on a
wheelbarrOw smoking cigarette. He
was no more communicative than
when l had questioned him after his
capture. He smiled I'm q bored fash.
yx,h II oil H.
thing. and said he would be obliged
Tor cigarettes and reading matter. He
volunteered nothing as to his Identity,
and the guards said that q thorough
search ci tile captive's clothing had
disclosed nothing discriminating. He
had three hundred dollars In currency
(fhis was to cover Elsie's bribe money,
conjectured), n handkerchief, n cigar
cite case, and box Of matches. | d.
rected that he be well fed and given
all the reading matter he wanted, and
hurried on to catch my train.
i took room at the Thackeray club
and pondered carefully whether, In
spite of my misgivings, hadn't better
see Torrence and tell him all that had
happened since his call on Mrs. Bash
ford. If there was any chance Of do
ing the wrong thing in any matter not
prescribed In the laws governing the
administration Of estates, he would
be sure to do 1t; but / was far from
satisfied with the results of my own
management Of affairs at Barton /
finallT called up the trust company
and learned that Torrcnce was in Al.
l,., t,.i.. ,,f. ,,.tI
and might not be In town for q couple
of days. His secretary said he had
instructions to wire my daily report to
Albany. l told him there had been no
Developments at Barton, and went ont
and walked Inquiries at hotels large
anl small occupied me until seven
O'Clock. No one had heard Of Il Mrs.
BashfOrd or Mrs. FarnswOrth. My
inspection of the occupants OF several
thousand automobiles proved equally
fruitless. ! ate n lonely dinner at the
club and resumed my search. Hang
fng about theater doors, staring at the
crowd, Is not a dignified occupation,
and by nine o'clock, having seen the
most belated theatergOers vanish,
was tired and fOOtsore. The flaming
sign OF Searles' "WhO Killed Cock
Robin?" over the door Of the "As You
Like II" caught my eye. I sought n
seattle last I'm the rack--and
squeezed into my place In the middle
OF the last row. As I had seen the
piece at least a dozen times. its nov
city was gone for me, but the laughter
OF the delighted audience was cheer
ing. The hrst act was reaching It's
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