The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-11-17

len InnnoI before that mess - came.
Ny servant wired Il ga 10 the post.
Office herr Not that Il would have
made am difference / should have
come. anyway
An involuntary smile haNcred round
her lips for a moment then she grew
serious again. SITS very dangerous for
you 10 come here. She remarked
quietly If onoe those men suspect
anything. God knows whai NilI hap
pen.
Il was GA the tip Of his tongue TO
tell her thar IL was too late 10 Wurry
about that then he changed his mind.
And what is there suspicious tie
asked. in an old friend who happens
10 be 10 the neighhorhood dropping IN
10 eallY Wherefore your t. phone
messenger What's the worryf'
She biz her lip and duunmed with
her fingers on the arm OF the chair.
III | tell you" she said az length
win you promise the, on your word
OF honor that you won't go bunder-
ing into The Films. or do anything
foolish like thaty"
Al the present moment I'm very
comfortable where / am, thanks" re
marked Hugh
Il know" she said; "but I'm SO
! dreadfully afraid that you're the type
! Of person who who :"
She paused at loss for 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 Ia his something
| quite foreign 10 the point al issue.
In fact. II is to be feared that the
question Of Lexington and his com
panions was not expressing Drum
noud's mind as j. doubtless should
hive been. 10 tho exclusion Of ali
else
They're so utterly INSCRIPTIONS"
she continued hurriedly. so fieudishly
clever, that even you would be a child
in their hands"
Hugh endeavored 10 dissemble his
pleasure AT that little word "even"
and only succeeded In frownng hOr-
ribly.
81 win be discretion itself" he as
sured her firmly
II suppose | shall have TO trust |
you" she said Have you seen the
evening papers todayf'
81 looked M the ones that come ont |
In the morning labeled six p m be
fore had lunch" he answered. as
there anything Of INTEREST,""
She handed him copy of the
Planet. "Read that little paragraph |
in the second column She pointed
TO It. as lie took the paper, and Hugh
read II aloud
mfr, Hiram c. potts-the celcbrat.
ed American milionaire-is progress
ing favorably. He has gone into the
country for a few days, but Is suf
ficiently recovered 10 conduct business
ms usual" He laid down the paTer
and looked AZ the girl sitting opposite
"one is pleased" he remarked IN
puzzled tone. "for the sake OF Mr.. II
Potts. To be III and have name
like that is more than most men
could stand. Fl. But ! don't quite
see ="
THAT man was stopping al the
Carlton, where he met Laklugton.'
said the girl "He Is multl-mil |,
lionaire, over here in connection with
some big steel trust and when multi
millionaires get friendly with Laking-
ton. their health frequently does SUI.
fer"
But this paper says he's getting III
better" objected Drummond. "'Suf-
fciently recovered to conduct business
as usual"
IF 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 BelfastT'
search me- said Hugh. Incl
dentally. how do you know he didT
II asked al the Carlton this morn.
ing" she answered Il said I'd come
after a Job as typist for Mr.. Potts
They told me at the inquiry office that
he was m In bed and unable to see
anybody. So | asked for his score
'ary, and they told me what I've Just
'old you-that be had left for Belfast
hat morning and would be away sew
sral days. II may be that there's
nothing IN IL; on the other hand II
nay be that there's lot And its
,nly by following up every possible
'Iue." she continued fercely. that II
an hope to beat those fiends and get
daddy ont Of their clutches"
Drummond nodded gravely. and did
rot speak. For into his mind had
dashed suddenly the remembrance % I
hat sinister. motionless figure seated
y the chauffeur The widest guess
work certainly-no yestige of proof =
md yet. having once come. the
hought stuck. And as he turned il
,ver in his mind almost prepared 70
augh At himself FOR his credulity-
nillionaires are not removed against
heir will. IN broad daylight. from one