Evening star., 1921-06-08
Continued from Yesterdays Star.)

The colonel sighed.
I'VE might find an opportunity
later on he suggested.
at won't do Wrayson answered.
II want TO get right away from mere.
wouldn't bother you If 1t WASH
necessary
I'm sure you wouldn't" the colonel
admitted. We'll slip away quietly
when this game is over. 1t won't be
long. Good shot, Freddie! Sixpence
you divide
They found themselves in the Strand
about half an hour later.
Where shall We go? Wrayson
asked. Somewhere quiet
Across the way" the colonel an
swered. I'VE shan't see any one We
know there"
Wrayson- nodded. and they crossed
the street and entered Luigis. 1t was
early for diners, and they found "A
small table in a retired corner. W ray
son ordered the dinner, and then
leaned across the table toward MS
guest -,
Its the Barnes matter. colonel,
he said. quietly. .'Heneage has taken
it up and means going into 1t thor-
ouGhly. He saw me letting out your
daughter that night
The colonel was in the act of help
ing himself to hors d'oeuvre- HIS
fork remained suspended for mo-
ment in the airs Then he set it down
with trembling fingers The CHEEKY
,light had faded from his face He
seemed suddenly older. His voice
sounded unnatural.
"Heneage" he repeated. Sharply.
stephen Heneage! What ahair Is 1t
of his
None" Wrayson answered He
likes that sort OF thing. that's all
He saviour daughter with a lady
the Baroness de Sturm. and he see,
ing them together. after he had
watched her come out of the fiat that
night, seemed to suggest something
to him. He warned me that ne hao
made up his mind to solve the nys-
tery of Morris Barnes murder; he
advised me. in fact. 10 clear out. Anu
now, since them
The waiter brought the soup. Wray-
son broke off and talked for mo-
ment or two to the mdItre Il motel
who had paused at their table. Pres
emily. when they Were alone. he went
on:
Since then. a young brother of
Earncs has turned up from South
Africa. There was some mystery
about Morris Barnes and the source
as determined to solve this as Hene-
age seems to he to discover the-the
murderer They will work together.
and / am afraid. Not for myself!
You know for whom.
The colonel was very grave. he ate
slowly, and he seemed to be think
ing. ,;o;.
"There is one man. a solicitor
named Rentham," WraySon continued.
'who 1 believe knows everything.
But / do not think that even Heneage
will be able to make him speak. His
connection with the affair is on behalf
of a mysterious client. Young Barnes
and ] went to see him this afternoon.
but beyond encouraging the boy to
search for the source of his brothers
income ne wouldn't open his mouth"
"a solicitor named Bentham. the
colonel repeated. mechanically All!
"Do you know him." Wrayson asked.
'I have heard of him." the colonel
answered. "A most disreputable per-
son. 1 believe. He has offices in the
Adelphi.'
wrayson nodded.
"And whatever his business is" he
continued. ''it isn't the ordinary
business of solicitor. He has no
clerks-not even an office boy"
The colonel poured himself out
glass of wine.
No clerkS-not even an once ooy
Tt all agrees with what I have heard
A bad lot. Wrayson. 1 am afraid-a
thoroughly bad p>i. Are you sure that
up to now he has kept his own coun-
sel?'
swered.
The colonel seemed in some measure
to have recovered himself. He looked
Wrayson in the face, and, though
grave, his expression was decidedly
more natural.
Herbert" he asked, sinking his
voice almost to a whisper. who dc
you believe murdered Morris BarneS!
God knows" WraysOn answered
'Do you believe-that-my daughter
had any hand in it?"
NO" WraySon declared, fercely.'
The colonel was silent for mo
ment. He seemed to be contemplating
the label on the bottle of claret which
feposed in it's cradle by their side.
"And yet he said, thoughffully
'she would necessarily be involved in
any disclosures which were made"
"And so should l." WraySon de-
cIared. "And those two. Sydney Barnes
and Heneage, mean to bring about
disclosures. That is why 1 felt that
] must talk to some one about this.
Colonel, can't you get your daughter