Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-22
CHAPTER II.
In Which He Journeys to GodaIming
and the Game Begins.
ON e..

tnree QOZen lelterS III SIoul'S. 'S
got journey In front Of me today,
and T require large breakfast"
James Denny supplied the def!
cheney from dish that was standing
on an electric heater.
"Are you going for long, sir?''. j.
II don't know, James. 1t all de-
pends on circumstances. Which,
when you come to think Of it, is
undoubtedly one of the most fatuous
phrases in the English language. Is
there anything in the world that
doesn't depend on circumstances"
'Wll' you be motoring, sir, Or going
BY, train ?" asked james prosalcally:.
6 Dialectical arguments did not appeal
to him.
!, "By car" answered Drunmond.
"Pa1amas and a toothbrush"
You won't take evening Clothes
sir?"
mo. I want my visit to appear un-
premedltate1 James, and If one goes
about, completely encased in boiled
shirts, awhile pretending to be merely
out for the afternoon, people have
doubts as to ones intellect.
James digested this great thought In
=, silence.
"Wfll you be going far, sir?" ne
asked at length, pouring out q second
cup of coffee.
''fTo. .Godalming. A charming spot.
I-believe, though I've never been there.
Charming inhabitants, too, James: The
lady i met yesterday at the Carlton
lives at Godalming." 49,.
-. Indeed sir" murmured James non
conlmittally.
"You ID old humbug," laughed
DrRmmond, syou knoF. you're itching
-tSS Tnow-aH ABOUT It. q I had very
long and Interesting talk with her, and
one Of two things emerges quite clear
ly from our conversation: Either
James, am congenital idiot, and
don't know enough\ to come in out of
the rain; or we've hit the goods. That
is what I propose to find out by my
little excursion. Either cur legs, my
friend, are being pulled till they will
never resume their ncrnal shape; or
that advertisement has ;Thcceeded be-
yond thfNsildest dreams"
"There ARE a lot moro answers, in
this morning, sir" Denny made q
movement toward the letters ne had
been sorting. Zone from lovely
widow with two children"
Lovely" cried Drummond. "lIow
forward Of her." He glanced at the
letter and smiled Care, james, ana
accuracy are essential in secretary.
The misguided woman calls herself
lonely, not lovely. She will remain SD,
as fur as I am concerned, until the
other muttcr is settled"
"Will it take long, SIR, do you
ttllnk?"
'"ro get it settled?" Drummond lit
cigarette and leaned back in his
chair: Listen, James, and will out
line the case. The maiden lives nt q
house called The Larches, near God
aiming, with her papa. Not far away
is another house called The Elms,
owned by gentleman Of the name
Of Henry Lakington-a nasty man,
james, with nasty face--who was
also at the Carlton yesterday after
noon for a short time. And now we
come to the point. Miss Benton
that IS the lady's name-accuScs Mr..
Lakington of being the complete 1T
In the criminal line. She went even
go far as to say that he was the sec
ond mest dangerous man in England"
Indeed, sir. More coffee, sir?'
"Will nothing move sou, James"
remarked his master plaintirely.
"Thls man murders people ana does
things like that, you know
Personally, sir, I prefer u picture
palace But I suppose there amt no
accounting for obbies. May ! clear
away, sir?"
mo, James, not at present. Keep
quite still while 1 go On, or shall
get 1t wrong. Three months ago there
arrived at The Elms, the most dan
gerous man in Englund-tile 1T of
IT'S. This. gentleman goes by the
name. of. Peterson, and he owns q
daughter. From what Miss Benton
said, have doubts about that daugh-
ter, James," He rose and Strolled over
to the window. Grave doubts. How
ever, to return to the point, 1t ap-
pears that some unpleasng conspiracy
Is being launched by IT, the Ii OF
. IT'S, and the doubtful daughter, into
which Papa Benton has been unwill-
ingly drawn. AS fur as l can make
out, the suggestion is that l should
unrurel the tangled skein of crime
anu extricate papa"
In /; spasm Of uncomfortable eX-
citemcnt james sucked his teeth.
"Lumn,e, it wouldn't 'alf 90 OH the
movies, would .it?'', lie remarked. BET
ter than them Red Indians and
things" .... :,
"I- fenr,: james, tiiat you are not in
the habit Of. spending your spare tine