The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-11

cottage got ready at once, for two Wis
itors." He paused and lit cigarette.
above all, James-mum's the word
AS l 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
waste of time - 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 il 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 a
keen observer might have thought
strangely interested in the beauties of
that well-knOwn thOrOughfare-See seeing
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 30 he sat up and took notice
as some one left the house; but it was
only the Superbly dressed Young man
whom he had discovered already was
merely Il clOthes-peg calling himself
Darrell.
The sun was getting low and the
shadows were lengtheniIfg when taxi
drove up TO the door. Immediately
the watcher drew closer, only To stop
with faint smile as he saw two men
get out of it. One was the immaculate
Darrell the other was a stranger. and
both were quite obviously what in the
vernacular is known as oiled.
/,
Darrell say affectionately, "thish blink
ing cabsh my show
The Other man hiccoughed assent,
ana leant YEARLY against the palings.
Right" he remarked, "ole friend Of
me youth. II shall be ash you wish.''
With tolerant eye he watched them
tack up the stairs, singing Justify in
chorus. Then the door above closed,
and the melody continued To float out
through the open window.
Ten minutes later he was relieved.
1t was quite an transformations relief;
Another man merely strolled past him.
And since there was nothing to re-
port, he merely strOlled away. He
could hardly be expected to know that
up in Peter DarrelPs sitting-rOOm, two
perfectly sober young men were con-
templating with professional eyes an
extremely drunk gentleman singing in
a chair, and that one Of those two
sober young men was Peter Darrell.
Then further interior activity took
place in Half Moon street, and as the
darkness fell, silence gradually settled
on the house.
Ten o'clock struck. then eleven
and the silence remained unbroken. 1t
was not till eleven-thirty that a sud
den small sound made Hugh Drum
mond sit up in his chair, with every
nerve alert. 1t came from the direc-
ton of the kitchen-and it was the
sound he had been waiting for.
Swiftly he opened his door and
passed along the passage TO where
the mOtionless man lay still in bed.
Hiram c. Potts." he said in low,
coaXing tone, sit up and take your
semolina. Force yourself Iaddie, force
yourself. I know it's nauseating. but
doctor said no alcohol and very little
meat"
His voice died away. and he rose
slowly TO his feet. In the open door