The Lamar register., 1921-06-22

'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 gorgeous dress
ing-gown; in his place there sat
keen-faced man nodding from time to
time as a fresh point was made clear
Al length Hugh finished. win you
do 1t. old muni" he asked.
"of course returned the other
But wouldn't 1t be better. Hugh" he
said pleadingly. 'to whip up two or
three of the boys and have u real
scrap? don't seem TO have anything
10 do
Drummond shook his head decided
ly. No, Peter. my boy-not this show.
We're up against big thing; and II
you like to come with me, / 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. Right you are, dearie
Your instructions shall be carried out
to the letter Come and feed your
face with me-
Not today" said Hugh. i've 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 lind yourselves being
fOllowed-as you probably will be-
keep your heads Having arrived at
the booking office-take ticket TO
Cheltenhan. say good-by to Mrs. Den
ny in an lmpassioned tone. and eIhort
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 mer
"Yes, SIR"
"Your wife-she has a sister or
something. hasn't she. knocking about
somewhereT'
''She as a palsied cousin In Gambler
liable pride.
Magnificent" murmured Hugh.
"Sh- will daily until eventide with
her palsied cousin-if she can bear
it-and then she must 20 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'n have drawn them o6.
When she gets to Goring. I want the
itors." He paused and lit q cigarette.
"Above all. James-mum's the word
As told you 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
spprovingly. TO think there are still
people who think military service q
waste Of time :" he murmured -Four
years ago you couldn't have got one
word of 1t right
He dismissed Denny, and sat down
at his desk. First he took the half
torn sheet out Of his pocket, and put
ting 1t In an envelope. sealed 1t care
fully. Then he placed 1t in another
envelope. with covering letter to his
bank. requesting them to keep the In
closure intact
Then he took a sheet Of nOtepaper.
and with much deliberation proceeded
to pen a document which afforded him
considerable amusement. judging by
the grin which appeared from time
to time ON his face. This efrusion 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 coincided 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- seeing
that h.. h.H for fhras- hnnrs