New Britain herald., 1921-11-23


 They should not be permitted 10 carry th!a man, ,or Y they do, only one of their party should go, the woman, and the rest ot the escort should con- g!st 0; your own men, or people known 10 you, l myself, will be glad Co make one ot the escort. And Insist that the others Of this party be guarded {, not placed under arrest until this thing is investigated" \ Wild Thought
 II was plainly 70 bc seou that his natura. arrogance, his dislike oi hav- Ing an opinion c: his discrcditcd, or some other less clear reason was urg- ing him 10 this demand so proposter- ous. In any ordinary asscmb,age he would have been laughed at heartily. 1 But SO great was his influence among the loungcrs at the inn that from sev- eral Of them came an asscntinr mur- mur.
 must have heard his words, for found aiterward that I could repeat them just as they fell from his lips But at the time he was speaking I was conscious Of nothing but his voice. That l had heard it before I was cer- tain, and yet was equally sure that never in my life had seen him. Could I ever have heard his voice over q telephone or in q crowd, or a speculation so fantastic flashed into my mind that l thought my brain reeling q bit. and I pushed it away az unworthy of crederce.
 Did He Change Color?
 Rut his whole attitude and manner so antaeonized mc--he is the over bearing irsolent type of man I most l detcst-that I longcl 10 discomht him before his satellites. Of course, the | exhibition of Lillian's badge would do il, but that was not a thing to faunt l lightly; instead something to be saved l for use only when everything else had 1 failed. I cast swift, furtive glance at Mir, Coserove and the twins, won | derlng f they had been discreet in what they had said, decided that they l had, and spoke incisively:
 May I ask how you know that we 1 found the man in the reservoir grounds?"
 
 | embarrassment if his answer should show 10 me that either Pa Cosgrove or the twins had definitely named the place Of our discovery. but one glance at their faces showed me that had struck twelve with my question.
 For just 3 fleeing second l saw startled confusion in the cold, brilliant eyes Of the man named Smith. But he was too poised to show his defeat His voice was metallic as he an swered:
 Some one or your party said so.' (Which one?" faced him squarely, compelling his attention to me. I saw that the troop captain, Hastings, was glad of my Interruption for he, with the physician and Pa Coserove, | had not waited for the completion of @~it''s demand for our arrest to begin the transfer of the young trooper from the table to the car, and 1 therefore had no fear thpt l wa1 de- ayinG things by my colloquy.
 '''~" o~o inaolort :" He lifted his chin arrogantly, staring down at me Al t,r.. r ur HIn.ut that woman | 9HobiI tdI3 70 question nm. But l was standing directly in his path which was so hedged by tables that he would have had to use physical force to push me aside.
 No, only inquisittve," I answered coollT. "4nd I would also like to know whether you have accounted for your own movements this evening""
 Did he change color? I almost could have sworn that he did. At any rate, his voice was raucou8, snarling. as he shot a quick question back at me:
 What the devil do you mean. you"
 i ] interrupted him with q quick glance Of alarm toward Dicky for I feared his temper if he should hear the manner in which the man named smith was speaking 10 me. But I need moi have feared his ,interfer- once, ! told myself bitterly, for his back was toward me, and Beas Dean was clinging to his arm