The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-02

was speaking again ''Do you ramem-
Der that man who was found dead In
q railway carriage at Oxhey station.
He was IN Italian Giuseppe by
name; and the Jury brought Ia q YER
dict OF death from natural causes. ,A
month before, he mad an interview with j
Lexington, which took place at Gar
house: because the Italian, being
stranger. came to the wrong place, and
darlington happened to be with US Of 1
the time. The interview finished with
q fearful quarrel" She turned to
Drummond with a slight smile. t.Not
much evidence, Is there? OnlyI know
Lakington murdered him. 1 8Know 1t.
You may think I'm fanciful Imagining
things; you may think I'M Sexaggerat-
ing. I don't mind IL you do because
you won't FOR long, d
Drummond did not answer imnedi-
ately. Against his saner Judgment he.
was beginning to be profoundly i'm
pressed, and, at 4he moment, he did
not quite know What to say.
what about this other MANI" he
asked at length.
Il canten you very little about him, )"
she answered. ''He came to The Films
that is the name Of Lakington's
house three months ago. He is about
medium height and rather thick-set;
clean-shaven, with thick brown hair,
aecked slightly with white. Els fore
head is broad, and his eyes are a
sort Of cold grey-blue. But it's his
hands that terrify me. They're large
and white and utterly ruthless" She
turned to him appealingly. "Oh! don't
think I'm talking wildly" she i'm
plored. He frightens me to death
that man: far, far worse than Laking
ton; He would stop at nothing to gain
his ends and even darlington himself
knows that Mr.. Peterson is his mas
ter
Peterson ]" murnured Drummond
sit seems quite a sound old English
name."
The girl laughed scornfully. ooh!
the name is sound enough, if it was
his real one. AS it is, it's about as
real as his daughter"
There is lady in the case, then?"
by the name Of Irma," said the
girl briefly. "She lies on sofa in
the garden and yawns. She's no
more English than that waiter"
A faint smile fickered over her
companion,s face; he had formed a
fairly vivid mental picture Of Irma.
Then he grew serious again.
A a q IL II
think there's mischief ahead?" he
asked abruptly.
The girl shrugged her shoulders.
what the novelists call feminine in
tuition, suppose" she answered.
''That-and my father" She said the
last words very low. "He hardly ever
sleeps at night now: hear him pacing
up and down his room-hour after
hour, hour after hour. Oh! it makes
me mad. ;. Don't you understand?
I've got to get him away from those
devils. before he breaks down COM
pletely."
Drummond nodded. and looked
away. While she had been speaking
he had made up his mind what course
to take, and now, having outsat every
body else, he decided that it was time
for the interview to cease. already
an early diner was having cocktail.
while darlington might return at any
moment. And If there was anything
in, what she had told him, it struck
him that it would be as well for that
gentleman not to find them together.
Il think" he said, we'd better go.
My address is GOA Half Moon street;
| my telephone 1924 Mayfair If any
thing happens, If ever you want me
at any hour Of the day or night-ring
me up or write. If I'm not In, leave
message with my servant Denny. He
| is absolutely reliable. The only other
thing is your own address,"
'sThe Larehes, near Godalming," an
swered the girl, as they moved toward
the door. ooh! IL you only knew the
glorious relief Of feeling ones got
some one to turn to :" She
looked at him with shining eyes, and.
Drummond felt his pulse quicken sud-
denly.
MAY / drop you anywhere7' he
asked, as they stood on the pavement,
but she shook her head.
No, thank you. I'll go in that taxi"
She gave the man an address. and
stepped in, while Hugh stood bare
headed by the door.
Don't forget he said earnestly.
'aAny time Of the day or night. And
while I think Of it-we're old friends.
Can that be done? In case come and
stay, you see
| She thought for a moment and then
! nodded her head. "All right" she an
swered. we've met a lot in London
during the war"
With a grinding Of gear wheels the
taxi drove off, leaving Hugh with a
vivid picture imprinted on his mind
| OF blue eyes. and white teeth. and q