The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-26
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tell her that, as tar as 1 can see at
present, shall onl undertake murder
IN exceptional cases.
81 he propped the letter mp against
the stoast-rack and commenced his
hrea lfass ~ here i'd Pudlsnetoa,
James7 and one might almost ask
Why Is Pudlington7 No town has any
right to such an offensive name : He
glanced through the letter ana shook
his head. Tushl tush 1 And the VIE
of the bank manager too the bank
manager Of Pudlington, Jamesl Can
You conceive Of anything SO ireadful3
But I'm afraid Mrs. Bank Manager is
a puss-a distinct puss. It's when
they get on the soul-mate stunt that
the furniture begins to fiy.
Drummond tore up the letter and
dropped the pieces int the basket be-
side him. Then he turned to his SER
want and handed him the remainder OF
the envelopes. 4
Go through them. James, while I as
sault the kidneys. and pick two or
three out for me. / see that you will
have to become my secretary"
DO you want me to open them,
STRIP asked Denny doubtfully.
You've hit It, James-hit 1t In ona.
Classify them for me irsgroAps. Grim
inal;; sporting; amatorytnat means
stupid and
merely boring; and as last resort,
scellaneOus." He stirred his coffee
thoughtfully. Il feel that as first
venture In our new career ours, Isaid,
James love appeals to me irresistibly.
Find me a damsel in distress; beau
tiful girl, helpless In the clutches Of
knaves. Let me feel that can fly to
her succor, clad In my new grey suit
ing"
He finished the last piece OF bacon
and pushed away his plate.
Denny was engrossed In letter he
had just opened. A perplexed look
was spreading over his face, and sud-
denly he sucked his teeth loudly. It
was sure sign that James was ex-
cited, and Drummohd glanced up
quickly, and removed the letter from
his hands. '.Im surprised at you,
James" he remarked severely. "a Sec
rotary should control itself. Don't
forget that the perfect secretary is an
It; an automatic machine thing In
capable Of feeling. -. -
He read the letter hrough rapidly,
and then, turning baei to the begin
ming. he read 1t slowly through again.
my dear Box x1O,-I don't know
whether your advertisement was a
Joke: / suppose it must have been.
But read it this morning, and it's just
possible, Xl0, just possible, you mean
1t. And If you do, you're the man 4
want. can offer you excitement and
probably crime.
I'm up against it, X1O. For girl
I've bitten off rather more than can
chew. want help-badly. Will you
come to the Carlton for tea tomorrow
afternoon? / want to have look at
you and see II think you are genu-
Inc. Wear q white flower in your but
tonhole."
Drnmmond laid the letter dc.y:::: 9, az
pulled out his cigarette case. '.To-
morrow, James" he murmured. HThat
is today-this very afternoon. Verify
l believe that we have impinged upon
the goods" He rose and stood look
ing out Of the window thoughtfully.
you think it's genuine, sirY said
james.
His master blew out cloud of
smoke. II know 1t isl he answered
dreamily. "Look at that writing; the
decision In 1.-THE character. She'll
be medium height, and dark, with the
sweetesk little nose and mouth. Her
cOloring James, will De-
81 Blu: James had discreetly left the
room.
At four o'clock exactly Hugh Drum
mond stepped out Of his two-seater at
the Haymarket entrance to the Carl
ton. For few moments after enter
ing the hotel he stood at the top Of
the stairs outside the dining room,
while his eyes Travelled round the ia
bles in the lounge below.
Slowly and thoroughly he continued
his search. It was early, OF course,
yet, and she might not have arrived,
but he was taking no chances.
Suddenly his eyes ceased wandering,
and remained fixed on table at the
far end Of the lounge. Half hidden
behind plant girl was seated alone,
and for moment she looked straight
at him. Then with the faintest sus-
picion Of smile, she turned away, and
commenced drumming on the table
with her fingers.
The table next to her was unoccu-
pied and Drummond made his way to-
ward 1t and sat down.
He felt not the slightest doubt in
his mind that this was the girl who
had written him, and, having given
an order to the waiter he started RI