Evening star., 1921-06-26

, brandy and soda, and drunk half OF 1t
at a gulp.
'I haven't been in the club yet"
! IAN right. l believe l haven't been
! in myself for a week.. Heneage an
Swered.
/ wrayson looked at him in surprise
! Haven't been in the club for
week" he repeated. That's rather un-
| usual isn't ito'
| Damn it all, I'm not obliged to go
! there, am l?' Heneage exclaimed testify
! Wrayson looked at him in amaZement.
| Heneage, as a rule, was one of the
| most deliberate and eVen-tempered OF
! men.
| "Of course not" he answered. You
| won't mind telling me how the colonel
| is. though. will your
"I believe he is very WELL; HeneaE.
! answered, more calmly. He doesn't
| come up to town so often TINS hot
| weather. Forgive me for being bit i'm
patient. old fellow. I've got Mt OF
| nerves. l think
"You want a change" Wrayson said
| "a rnestly There's no doubt about
that"
cage answered "As soon as can get
| off. l don't mind telling you, Wrayson.
that I've had shock, and ii has upset
me-
"Wrayson nodded sympathetically:
'All right old chap" he said. I'm
beastly sorry. but if you take my ad-
vice: you'll get out of London as soon
as you can. Go to Trouville or Dinard.
or some place where there's plenty OF
life. l shouldn't bury myself in the
rC''n'rv if 7 e'ere v"T. p'- frn -" - w.
added. "there is one more question I
should like to ask you. if you don't
mind
Heneage called a waiter and ordered
more drinks. Then he turned to Wray-
We'll" he said "go on"
about that little brute. Barnes bro
ther Is he about still?''
hencaSe lace u... ned He cienched
his fist. but recovered himself with Il
visihl" effort.
Yes" he answered shortly. "he is
about. He is everywhere. The little
brute haunts me. He dogs my footsteps.
Wrayson. Sometimes l wonder that l
earth"
But Why" Wrayson asked. What
does he want with you?"
II will tell you" Heneage answered.
when he first turned up. I was inter-
eSted in his story, as you know. We
commenced working at the thing to-
gether. You understand. Wrayson?
"Perfectly,''
"Well-after a while it suited me-to
| drop it. Perhaps l told him SO little
abruptly. At any rate. he was disap-
pointed. Now he has got an idea in his
| brain He believes that l have discov-
| cred something which l will not tell him.
| He follows me about. He posters me
| to death He. is a slave to that one
| idea-a hideouS, almost unnatural crav-
| ing to get his hands on the source OF
his brothers money. l think that he
| will very soon be mad. To tell YOU the
truth. I came in here tonight because
| thought I should be safe from HIM.
| don't believe he has five ShillinGS to
get in the place"
Wrayson Ill cigarette and smoked
| for moment in silence. Then he turn
| ed toward his companion.
"Heneage." he said. II don't want to
annoy you. but you must remember
| that this matter means good deal to
me- l am forced to ask you ques-
| ton. and you must answer it. Have you
really found anything out? You don't
often give 4 thing up without a reason"
Heneage answered him with greater
compoSure than he had expected. though
perhaps to less satisfactory effect.
Look here. WraySon.' he said. you
appreciate plain speaking. don't you?'
"You can go to hell with your ques-
tions! You understand that? It's plain
| English
swered. land perfectly satisfactory
| what do you mean?
"It answers my question" Wrayson
declared quietly.
Heneage shrugged his shouldpers.
"You can get what satisfaction you
| like out Of it," he said. doggedly.
'Tt isn't much" Wrayson admitted.
q wish I could induce you to treat me
| a little more generously"
Hensage looked a him with a curious
gleam in his eyes.
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr