The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-11

ese," exclaimed blenklns0pp ais
gustedly. throwing down the last
OF them. Later on, after I have
seen Mutton again, I'll go down
and interview this professor Of
yours at the Dover House and see
II he can help with any idea or
suggestion"
"Ill give you a note to him."
volunteered Burgess. HE Is
queer misanthropic sort Of creature
and resents intrusion, so II may
makeshim more easy Of access and
inclined to be helpful-if he can be.
I'll hang It on the peg Of thanking
him for what he did yesterday. and
giving him news of the patient"
So they left me smoking and
=, thinking idly. The word "misan-
thropic" had started a train OF
thought IN my mind, Illogical and
indefensible; but allowed my
imagination to toy with It, as one
often will, TIL Ann returned from
the kitchen quarters and claimed
my attention.
Men are such nuisance TO
feed" she said. sitting on the arm
of the chair next to mine; they
do eat such lot. Yesterday was
a great and unexpected raid upon
the larder, and this morning. in con-
sequence, Mrs. Morrison and have
to restock and plan In advance for
few or many without any clear
knowledge of how many there are
likely to be. -.
81 wonder II Lord Bullingdon's
uncle, Colonel Confession, win turn
up? Thank goodness he Is a bach
eior. under the circumstances! I
should hate to have to entertain an
anxious aunt-by-marriage Of Lord
Burlington, twice my age and
more, and full of q sense of her
own great importance"
"You know you would do It very
nicely. Ann, my child" I remarked
banteringly. you have all the
makings Of great and most expert
hostess, in that you give people
exactly what they like and don't
worry them too much. But /, too,
must confess to feeling of relief,
as Il would make everything so In
formally formal, and put us all upon
our best 'boiled-shirt' behavior.
We shall probably hear about the
gallant colonel, as people still term
them In these perfectly peaceable
days, from Sir Humphrey when he
arrives after lunch. Hello, there's
the phone"
Jeyons appeared from nowhere
as usual aud answered It.
"It's Mr.. Wellingham and Sir
Henry verjoice, miss" he an
nounced to Ann. "They want to
know IL they can come down."
So Burgess had to be fetched,
and he told them they could come
to lunch, though It was doubtful
whether they could see Tony.
Then he was ready, and we set
off with Blenkinsopp through the
grounds, taking the way Burgess
had taken with Ann the afternoon
before, which. as he said, seemed
weeks ago. ~
!, We struck through the wood, and
we found the place where the body
had been discovered, roped of AMI
covered with tarpaulins-"not that
there Is much to preserve In the
way OF Clues" as Blenkinsopp re-
marked eynically; but Mutton is
nothing II not thorough In his des-
peration."
Then we put him on the bride
path for the Dover House, and
made across to the left TO the scene
Of the disappearances. Burgess took
me all over the ground infinitely, up
and down the road and In and out
of the fields; but I must frankly
admit Il conveyed or suggested
nothing fresh to me, interesting
only as the actual spot OF these
strange happenings. The remains
OF the big Napier, which had been
most carefully searched, through
without revealing anything Of Inn
portance, lay in q heap where Il
had burnt itself out. also covered
with tarpaulin.
There was a greater crowd than
ever, kept back by a Gordon OF po-
lice; and several reporters. who