The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-11-10

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wavs - you went past hH rot
+ your smile ell nElt Are sea hkelf
I r. D. long becauss n 81, III step my
engine
The eher man VAS now npproach-
lur ea-ally. and nrummoBd rerariof
b.m cusuany a friend 81 ouf little
PhyHls Peterson safd IBklnetoa. a.
be came up
-Ant friend ~ Miss Hentau's Is.
hape ours" said Peterson with
smile You've known her long
/ time cxpectT
quite = long time returned Hugh.
"We have Jared together - many
otcusiuns"
(which makes Il ~ ne more un-
fortunate that We should have de-
Iayed you said Peterson = can't
help thinking IAknTton. that that
oeU chauffeur Is hit ~ fool
Il hope he avoided the crash al
sight murmured prmmand politely.
Both men locked no him The
crash e said Laklngton. "Ttere was
40 question Of crash. Ne just
stopped"
Really" remarked Drummond Il
think. sir. that you mus De right In
YOUR diagnosis OF tDar hnuneurs
mentality. lie turned taasteuusiy to
Peterson when something goes
wrong. for a fellah to stop his car.
by hnking SO hard that he locks both
back wheels, Is no bon, as We used
10 say la France thought judging
by tho tracks in the dust that You
must have been In imminent danger
Of ramming a traction engine won
der IL could help your man" he
continued. "rm biz o. an expert with
Rolls
How very kind Of YOU. said Peter
son. I'm go and see lie went over
to the man and spoke a few words
"lenf # extraordinary. remarked
Hu2l 81 ow the eye of HE bass gal
vuu.es D., average mau into activ-
lty As long probably, a. Mr. Peter
son had remained here talking, that
chauffeur would have gone on tinker
ing with the engine And now look.
In u second-al serene And yet
dare say Mr. Peterson knows nothing
about Il really Just the watching
pye. Mr. Lakington. Wonderful thing
the human optic
lie rambled on with a genial smile.
watching with apparent interest the
car IN front. who's the quaint bird
sitting beside the chauffeur He ap-
peals 10 me immensely Wish To
heaven I'd had few more Ike him
III France 10 turn into snlpcrs.'
MAY nsk why you think he would
have been success al the iObl' LAX
lngtons voice expressed merely per
functory interest. but his cold, steely
eyes were fixed on Drummond
He's so motionless," answered
Hugh. "The bally fellow hasn't
moved muscle since I've been here
believe he'd sit on hornets nest.
aud leave the inmates guessing Great
Gift, Mr.. Lexington. Shows a strength
Of viii but rarely met with--a mind
which rises above mere vulgar Gu
rloslty,"
"It is undoubtedly great gift to
have such a mind. Captain Drum
nond.r said Lexington. And II II
isn't born In a man, he should most
certainly try to cultivate It. Shall
e.. oe seeing You this EVENING""
Drumm0nd shrugged his shoulders.
I'm the yaguest man that ever lived"
he said lightly. II mleht he listen
ing TO nightingales in the country
or ! might be consuming steak and
onions preparatory 10 going TO night
club 50 long. Hope you don't
break down again so suddenly"
He watched the Rols-Royce start
but seemed In no hurry 10 follow suit
And his many friends, who we're wont
10 regard Hugh Drummond as mass
~ Drawn not too plentlfully supplied
with brains. would have been puz-
zled had they seen the look OF keen
concentration on his face, as he stared
along the white dusty road. He could
not say why, but suddenly and very
certainly the conviction had come to-
him that this was no hoax and no
leg-pull--but grim ana sober reality
In his Imagination he heard the sud
den sharp order TO stop the Instant
they we're over the hill, so that Peter
son might have chance OF inspect
ing him: In flash OF Intuition he
knew that these two men we're no
ordinary people, and that he was sus-
pect. Two thoughts were dominant
in his mind. The first was that there
was some mystery about the motion
less. unnatural man who had sat be
side the driver: the secsld was dis
tinct feeling OF relief that his auto
matte was fully loaded.
ITO be Continued