Evening star., 1921-08-07

-'SG oHTAN1s SHE MOChED.
ed ed; casually. Then, moment later he
"Do you usually sit up late?"
We're not exactly early BIRDS"
Gianedale replied. little irrelevant
~. The mater plays lot of bridge,
You know" he added
"And that Keeps You out of bedo"
Yes and no." was the reply. II
can't afford to play with the matters
crowd; but l have to hang about until
after they've gone. The governor
mates 1t. You see," he added. conf
dentially. when a mans had to make
MS money he knows the value of it,"
True" said Malcolm Sage, but from
the look in his eyes his thoughts
seemed elsewhere.
BY the way. what time was it that
, you had shower here last night"
a. shower repeated Glanedale.
"Oh. yes. 1 remember. it was just
about II o'clock; it only lasted about
ten minutes"
colin Sage, and Glanedale. taking the
hint, strolled off toward the house
Malcolm Sage walked over to where
an old man was trimming a hedge.
Gould you lend me a trowel for
I half an hour" he inquired
No. dang it. I can't" growled the
old fellow. Il amt a-going to lend
| no more trowels or anything else"
Why inquired Malcolm Sage.
There's my best trowel gone out of
| the dollhouse" he grumbled. ''and 1
amt a-going to lend no Others"
How did it go?''
How should I know" he COM
planned. Walked out, I suppose,
same as trowels is always doin''
| when did you miss it?"
1T was there day fore yesterday
I'll swear. and I aint a-going to lend
no more"
| DO you think the man who took
the jewels stole it?" inquired Mall
| colin Sage.
| Dang the jools." he retorted, "I
want my trowel." and, grumbiing to
himself. the old fellow shuff1ed off to
| the other end of the hedge.
, Half an hour later Malcolm Sage
was in Hyston interviewing the in
| spector of police, who was incoher-
ent with excitement. He learned that
Scotland Yard was sending down a
man that afternoon; Furthermore, that
| elaborate inquiries were being made
in the neishborhood as to any
suspicious characters having recently
| been seen.
| Malcolm Sage asked a number of
questions. to which he received more
or less impatient replies. The in
spector' was convinced that the rob-
berry was the work of the same man
who had got away with Mrs. Com
1
tient with any one who did not share
this view.
From the police station Malcolm
Sage went to the Painted Flag,
where. having ordered lunch, he got
through to the Twentieth Century
appointment to meet one of the
to'clock.
tMR. GRIMWOOD. of the firm of
N Grimwood. Galton & Davy. insur-
ance assessors. looked up from the
list in his hand. He was a shrewd
little man, with side -whiskers, pince-
inez that would never sit straight
upon his aquiline nose, and an i'm
pressive cough.
He glanced from Malcolm Sage to
young Glanedale, then back again to
Malcolm Sage: finally he coughed.
4 The three men were seated in Sir
Roger Glanedale's library awaiting
the coming of Lady Glanedale.
And yet Mr.. Glanedale heard moth
ing" remarked Mr. Grimwood mus
tingly. Strange, very strange"
Are you in the habit of sitting
smoking at your bedroom Window
inquired MAlcOlm sage OF Glanedale
This eyes averted.
u "Er-no. not exactly was the
,,hesitating response.
! Can you remember when last you
ibid such a thing?" was the next
: :question.
/! I'm afraid can't" said Glanedale
with an uneasy laugh.
)! Perhaps you had seen some thing
that puzzled you," continued Malcolm
Sage, his restless fingers tracing ar
imaginary design upon the polished
surface of the table before him.
II Glanedale was silent. He figured
, Ibis moustache with a nervous hand
Mr. Grimwood looked across at NAL
colin Sage curiously.
And you were watching in the hope
of seeing something MORE" continued
Malcolm Sage.
Il" began Glanedale, starting
Violently. Then he stopped.
Don't you think you had better
tell us exactly what it was you saw?
said Malcolm Sage, raising a pair Of
gold-rimmed eyes that mercilessl,
{ beat down the uneasy gaze Of thu
[young man.
? "ISI didn't say I saw anything
1T is for you to decide. Mr.. Glane
, ldale," said Malcolm Sage, with al