Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-26

Il would give a good deal to know"
said Hugh grimly. Then he smiled
reassuringly at the motionless man,
and led the way back to the sitting
room.
"Sit down, Peter" he said. Get
outside that beer and listen to me
carefully"
For ten minutes he spoke, while his
companion listened in silence. Gone
completely was the rather vacuous-
faced youth clad in a gorgeous dress
ing-gown; in there set
Keen-Taced man nodding from time to
time as a fresh point was made clear.
At length Hugh finished "Will you
do it. old MANI" he asked.
"Of course" returned the other.
But wouldn't it be better, Hugh" he
said pleadingly, ''to whip up two or
three of the boys and have real
scrap? I don't seem to have anything
to do"
DrummOnd shook his head decided
ly mo, Peter, my boy-nOt this show.
We're up against big thing; and if
you like to come with me, I think
you'll have all you want in the scrap
ping line before you're finished. But
this time low cunning is the order"
Darrell rose. Fright you are, dearie.
Your instructions shall be carried out
to the letter. Come and feed your
face with me-"
Not today" said Hugh. 1--WE got
quite a bit to get through this after
noon"
AS soon as Darrell had gone, Drum
mond again rang the bell for his serv-
ant.
This afternoon, James, you and
Mrs. Denny will leave here and go to
Paddington. Go out by the front door,
and should you find yourselves being
fOllOwed-as you probably will be-
keep your heads. Having arrived at
the booking Office-take a ticket to
Cheltenham, say goOd-by to Mrs. Den
ny in an impassioned tone, and eXhort
her not to miss the next train to that
delectable inland resort. Then, James,
you will board the train for Chelten-
ham and go there. You will remain
there for two days. You will then
return here, and await further orders.
Do you get me?"
Eyes, sir"
"Your wife-she has a sister or
something, hasn't She knocking about
somewhere"
"She as a palsied cousin in Gambler
well, sir" remarked James with justi-
fable pride.
Magnificent" murmured Hugh.
"She will daily until eventide with
her palsied cOuSin-if she can bear
it-and then she must go by under
ground to Ealing, where she will take
a ticket to GOring. | don't think there
will be any chance of her being fol-
lowed-yOu'll have drawn them off.
When she gets to GOring, I want the
cottage got ready at once, for two Wis
itors." He paused and lit a cigarette.
"Above all, James-mums the word.
AS I told you a little while ago, the
game has begun. Now just repeat
what I've told you"
He listened while his servant ran
through his instructions, and nodded
apprOvingly. ITO think there are still
people who think military service a
waste of timer" he murmured. -Four
years ago you couldn't have got one
word of it right"
He dismissed Denny, and sat down
at his desk. First he took the half
torn sheet out of his pocket, and put
ting it in an envelope, sealed it care
fully. Then he placed it in another
envelope, with a covering letter to his
bank, requesting them to keep the in
closure intact.
Then he took a sheet of nOtepaper,
and with much elaboration proceeded
to pen a document which afforded him
considerable amusement, judging by
the grin which appeared from time
to time on his face. This effusion he
also enclosed in a sealed envelope,
which he again addressed to his bank.
Finally. he STAMPED the first but not
the secondhand placed them both in
his pocket.
With the departure of the DennyS
for PaddingtOn, which conceded most
aptly with the return of Peter Oar
rell period of activity commenced in
Half Moon street. But being interior
activity, interfering in no way with
the placid warmth of the street out
side, the gentleman without, whom
keen observer might have thought
strangely interested in the beauties of
that well-known thorOughfare-seein
that he had been there for three hours
remained serenely unconscious of it.
His pal had followed the Dennys to
Paddington. Drummond had not come
out-and the watcher who watched
without was beginning to get bored.
About 4 80 he sat up and took notice
as some one left the house; but it was
only the superbly dressed young man