Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-05

he was going TO have any leisure TO
enjoy the picture undisturbed, he was
soon disillusioned.
"Why have you come here, Cap
tain Drummond?" she said, little
breathlessly. Il said the Carlton
the day after tomorrow
unfortunately" said Hugh, I'D
left London before that message came.
My servant wired it on to the post
office here. Not that it would have
made any difference. l should have
come, anyway"
An involuntary smile lowered round
her lips for a moment; then she grew
serious again. Its very dangerous for
you to come here" she remarked
quietly. IF once those men suspect
anything, God knows what will hap
pen.'
1t was on the tip of his tongue to
tell her that it was too late to worry
about that; then he changed his mind.
''And what is there suspicious" he
asked, sin an old friend who happens
to be in the neighborhood dropping in
to call? Wherefore your telephone
message? What's the worry?"
She bit her lip and drummed with
her fingers on the arm of the chair.
eff [ tell YOU" she said at length,
twill you promise me, on your word
of honor, that you won't go blunder-
ing into The Elms, or do anything
foolish like that?"
AT the present moment I'm very
comfortable where I am, thanks" re-
marked Hugh.
81 know she said; "but I'm so
dreadfully afraid that you're the type
of person who who
She paused at loss for a word.
"Who bellows like bull, and
charges head down. interrupted
Hugh with a grin. She laughed with
him, and just for moment their eyes
met, and she read in his something
quite foreign to the point at issue.
In fact, it is to be feared that the
question of darlington and his com
panions was not engrossing Drum
mond's mind, as it doubtless should
have been. to the exclusion of all
else.
They're so utterly INSCRIPTIONS"
she continued hurriedly, $50 fiendishly
clever, that even you would lie child
in their hands,
Hugh endeavored to dissemble his
pleasure at that little word "even"
and only succeeded in frOwning hor-
ribly.
81 will be discretion ITSELF" he as
sured her firmly.
81 suppose l shall have to trust
you" she said. "Have you seen the
evening papers today?"
''I looked at the ones that come out
in the morning labeled six p M; be
fore / had lunch" he answered. rs
there anything of INTEREST,""
She handed him a copy of the
Planet "Read that little paragraph
in the second column She pointed
to it, as he took the paper, and Hugh
read it aloud.
''Mr. Hiram G. Potts-the celebrat-
ed American millionaire-is progress
ing favorably. He has gone into the
country for few days, but is suf-
ficiently recovered to conduct business
as usual" He laid down the paper
and looked at the girl sitting opposite.
Zone is pleased" he remarked in
puzzled tone. ''for the sake of Mr..
Potts. To be i'll and have a name
like that is more than most men
could stand. But / don't quite
see :"
"That man was stopping at the
Carlton, where he met LakingtOn,"
said the girl. "He is a multi-mil-
lionaire, over here in connection with
some big steel trust; and when multi
millionaires get friendly with Laking
ton, their health frequently does suf-
fer"
But this paper says he's getting
better;" objected DrummOnd. "'Suf-
ficiently recovered to conduct business
as USUAL"
eff he is sufficiently recovered to
conduct business as usual, why did he
send his confidential secretary away
yesterday morning on an urgent mis-
sion to Belfast?"
Search me-" said Hugh. "Inci-
Gentaliy, how do you know he did?'
'T asked at the Carlton this morn
ing" she answered. II said I'd come
after a job as typist for Mr. Potts
They told me at the inquiry office that
he was i'll in bed and unable to see
anybody. SO I asked for his secre-
tary, and they told me what I've just
told you-that he had left for Belfast
that morning and would be away sew
eral days. 1t may be that there's
nothing in it; on the other hand, it
may be that there's a lot. And it's
only by following up every possible
clue" she continued fercely, that l
can hope to beat those fiends and get
daddy out of their clutches"
DrummOnd nodded gravely, and did