The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-12
CHAPTER I.
A Message for Irwin

Monte Irwin. Alderman OF tho city
OF London. paced rcstiersly from end
TO end of the library OF HIS house
In Princes Gate. A tiny spaniel lay
beside tho fire. his bcady black eyes
following the nervous movements OF
the master OF the house.
Suddenly IN. spaniel ran 90 IN.
door. shifting eagerly. A mufrled
sound OF voices became audible. and
Irwin opened the door. The dog ran
out. and an expression OF hope faded
from irvin's face as he saw n tall
fair girl talking to Hinkes. the butler.
Irwin would have retired again. but
tho Eirl glanced up and save him.
Good evening. Miss Haley hc
said. Were you expecting TO find
Rita at homef II there any mes.
sag. I can give herr
"Wsli'--1she h~aitat.d---you might
toll her that only returned home
at o'clock. No l could not com,
around any earlier
~she wishes TO see you partieu-
larlys-
Yes She isf, note tiis after
tAfRNs CAfN NAAtt'4 a. AtttAs sAt -
troubled way. We'll. muppo~. ~
cannot bc hsless&E-A aha ADDED Good
night AFR. Irwin Don't bother 90
come tn tho door
But irwin walked out % the little
runabout ear which WAS standing out.
side the house
"Phew, a beastiy night he said
~Foggy and wet"
ITS brute. isn't it, said tho gfri
lauEhingiy. opened tho door OF the
little car and drove off
when the rcd tsiliiEht had van
ished in the mist. Irwin returned 10
tho house and rc-entered the library.
II only all hls wife'a friends were
like Margaret HALEY. he unused. he
might have been spared the insup-
portable mlsgivinRs which were goad-
ing him 10 madness.
Then came tho expected surnmonS
The telephone bell rang. Monte
Irwin inhaled deeply and took up the
recciver.
'Hallo-' he said
MY name Is Brislcy. have n
message for Mr. Monte Irwin"
Monte Irwin speaking. Anything
10 report. Brisley7"
Yes. sir. Tho lady drove by taxi
cnS from Princes Gate TO Albemarie
st Went up to chambers Of Sir
Lucien Pyne and was admitted.
Twenty minutes later came out
Lady was witfr Sir Lucien. Both
walked around to Old Bond st AThc
Honorable Quentin Gray"
"Ahr' brcathed Irwin.
Overlook them there. He got
out Of a cab. He Joined them. All
three up to apartments Of a profcs
sionai crystal gazer styling himself
Kannah the dreamresder
a puzzled expression began 10
steal over the face OF Monte Irwin,
Go on" he directed.
Seven TO ten minutes later re-
sumed tho. nasal voice. MIR. Gray
came down"
The fact that the invisible speaker
was reading from a notebook he be
trayed by his abbreviated sentences.
He walked off rapidly I'm dircc
ton Of Picadilly. Near the RITZ he
obtained a cab. Returned In same
10 Old Bond st. He ran upstairs and
was gone five minutes. He then
came down again. discharged cab and
walked away. Colleague followed
He saw Mr.. Gray enter Princes
restaurant In the hall Mr.. Gray
met a gent unknown to colleague.
Following some conversation. both
gents went In 10 dinner. They are
there now. Speaking from Dover st
Tube"
Yes, yes. But the lady7"
"A native. possibly Egyptian, ap-
parently servant OF Kazmah. came
out a few minutes after Mr.. Gray
had gone for cab. and went away.
Sir Lucien Pyne and lady are sull
In Kazmahs rooms"
"Whatr' cried Irwin. pulling out
his watch. But it'a after 8 o'clock
yes, sir. The place ia all shut
up, and other offices In block closed
at 6. Door OF Kaznah's is locked.
knocked and got no reply"
"Damn ~ You're talking non.
sense! There must be another exit"
mo, sir. Colleague has just re-
lieved me. Left two gents over their
wine at Princes"
Then it's Pyner' Irwin whispered.
The hand which held the receiver
shook. 'Brfsley--meet me at the
Piccadilly end OF Bond st / arm com
Ing now"
He put down the telephone. crosed
10 the wall and pressed button. Tho
clock in the han struck haif-past 3.
II Was rather less than two hours
earlier on the same evening that
Quentin Gray cffne out c. the con.
foctioner's shop In Old Bond St
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