Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-26


similar cry near the brick-stacks at
Guinchy, and two nights later he had
| found the giver OF it, at the edge
Of mlne-crater, with glazed eyes that
still held In them the horror of the
final second. And more perslstently
than ever, his thoughts centered on
the fifth occupant Of the Rolls
Royce.
1t was with almost look of relief
that Mr.. Benton listened to Ills tale OF
woe abou: his car. /.
"Of course you must stop here for
the. night" he cried. "Phyllls, my
dear, will you tell them to get a
room ready%
.. With an inscrutable look at Hugh,
| In which thankfulness and apprehea-
sion seemed mingled, the girl left the
room: There was an unnatural gilt
ter in her fathers eyes-a flush on his
cheeks hardly to be accounted for by
the warmth Of the evening; and
1t struck Drummond that during the
time he had been pretending to LOOK
at his. car, Mr.; Benton had been forti-
flying: himself. 1t was obvious, even
to the soldiers unprofessional eye,
that the mans nerves had gone. to
pieces, his daughters worst forebod-
ings were likely to be fulfilled. He
talked disjointedly and fast; his
hands we're not steady, and he seemed
TO be always waiting for something
to happen. -.
Hugh had not been In the e;room ten
minutes before his host produced the
whisky, and during the time that ne
took to drink mild nightcap, Mr..
Benton succeeded In lowering three
extremely strong glasses Of spirit
And what made 1t the more. sad was
that the man was obviously, not a
heavy drinker by preference. -.
At eleven o'clock Hugh rose and
said good night.
You'll ring If you want anything,
won't you?" said his host. 1--WE don't
have very many visitors here, but.
hope you'll find everything you re-
quire. Breakfast at nine"
Drummond closed the door behind
him, and stood for q moment in
silence, looking round the hall. 1t
was deserted, but he wanted to get
the geography Of the house firmly i'm
| printed on his mind He stepped
across toward the drawing-room. In
side, as he hoped, he found the girl.
She rose the instant he came IN,
and stood by the mantelpiece with her
hands locked.
"What was it1" she half whispered
-.'that awful noise at dinner?'
|. d. he looked ut her grayely. for a
while, and then he shook, his head.
"Shall we leave it as a night-bird for
tile present?" lie said. quietly. Then
he leaned toward her, and took her
hands in his own. "Go to- bed, little
GIRL" he ordered; "this is my show.
And, may I say, I think you're just
wonderful. Thank God you saw my
!advelrisement!,", :. -.
Gently he released her hands, and
walking to the door, held it open for
her. ''If by any chance you should
hear things In the niglt-turn over
and go to sleep again"
.'But what ore you going to do?"
she cried.
: Hugh grlnneG. II haven't the re-
motest ldea," he answered. "'Doubt-
less the Lord will provide"
The instant the girl had left the
room Hugh switched off the lights, and
stepped across to the. curtains which
covered the long windows. He pulled
them aside, letting them come to-
gether behind him; then, cautiously
he unbolted one side Of the big CEN
ter window. Silently he lodged across
the lawn toward the big trees at
the end, and leaning up against one
Of them, he proceeded to make more
detailed survey Of his objective, The
ElmS. It was the same type Of house
as the one he had just left, and the
grounds seemed about the same size.
a wire fence separated the two places,
and In tile darkness Hugh could just
make out a small wicket-gate, clos
ing q path which connected both
houses. He tried 1t, and found to his
satisfaction that it opened silently.
Save for one room on the ground
floor the house was: in darkness, and
Hugh determined to have q look at
that room. There was chlnk in the
curtains, through which the light was
streaming out, which struck him as
having possibilities.
Keeping under cover, he edged
toward 1t, and, at length, he got into
position from Which he could see
inside. And what he saw. made him
decide to chance 1t, and so even closer.
Seated Mt the table was man he
did not recognize; while on either
side Of him sat Lakington and Peter
hson.. Lying on sofa smoking a
cigarette and reading novel was a
tall dark girl, who seemed completely
uninterested IN the proceedings of
the other. three. Hugh placed her
at'once us the doubtful daughter 1rma,
| III, ,,.oSoh IN trrn,1r,