Evening star., 1921-05-08
He paused again and stood rubbing

! He paused again and stood rubbing
| his head ruefully.
"Hh," said Harley; was there any
! thing particularly remarkable about
this man in the Lyons Cafe?"
hampton reflected silently for some
| moments. Nothing much" he con-
fessed. He was evidently gentle
, man. wore blue topcoat, a dark tweed
! suit, and what looked like a resimental
, tic, but | didn't know the colors. He
! was very tanned. as / have said, even
! to the backs of his hands-and. oh. yes,
| there was one point; he had gold
| covered TOOTH
| Which TOOTH"
Il can't remember except that it was
on the left side. and l always noticed
| it when he smiled
! Did he wear any ring or pin which
you would recognize?'
! No"
| Was there anything queer in his
! speech or voice.
, No. He spoke like thousands OF
other Enelishmen.'
Harley nodded briskly and buttoned
/ ton" he said: we will detain you nc
, longer"
AS We descended the stairs, where
the smell of frying sausaGes had giver
| place to that of something burning
probably the sausages-Harley said;
Il was half inclined to think that Maj
| Ragstaff's ideas were traceable to a
former touch of the sun. l begin tC
believe that he has put us on the track
of pretty unusual crime. l am sorry
| to delay dinner, Knox. but 1 propose
to call at the Cafe Dame"
| On entering the doorway of the
Cafe Dame we found ourselves in a
a carpeted stair and to the right a
glass-p paneled door communicating e
with discreetly lighted little dining
room. which seemed to be well
patronized. Opening the door. Har-
| ley beckoned to waiter. Il wish
to see the proprietor he said.
"Mr. Meyer is engaged at the mo-
ment. sir" he answered.
| where is he "
I'm his Office upstairs. sir. He will
be down in moment"
! The waiter hurried away. and Har-
| ley stood glancinG up the stairs as
il in doubt what to do.
! Il can't imagine how such d place
| can pay" he muttered. The rent
must be enormous in this district"
| But even before he ceased speaking
became aware of an excited conver-
sation which was taking placing in
| some apartment above.
J It's scandalous,' / heard. in a
] woman's shrill voice. You have no
! right to keep it: It's not your prop
| u
! you give il up"
/ A mans voice replied in voluble
| broken English. but | could only dis
| tinguish word here and there.
saw that Harley was interested, for.
catching my questioning glance, he
! raised his finger to his lips, enjoininS
me to be silent.
tinued the female voice. "of course
| you know it's blackmail?"
| flow Of unintelligible words an
| swered this speech.
| cried the woman, who will make you
! give it up
! Knox" whispered Harley in my
| ear, when this woman comes down
follow her. I'm afraid you will bun
| gle the business. and l would not ask
YOU to attempt it if big things were
not at stake. Come back here:
shall wait
i AS a matter of fact. his sudden re-
quest had positively aStounded me
but before l had time for any reply
a door suddenly banged open above
and respectable looking woman
who might have been some kind OF
upDer servant, came quickly doWr
the stairs. Without seeming to no.
tice our presence, she brushed pas'
"Of you go, Knox" said Harley.
| X \
cEEING myself committed to an un
~ pleasant business. | slipped ou
of the doorway and saw the woman
five or six yards away hurrying in tht
direction OF Piccadilly. ] had no diff
ficulty in following her, for she wa:
ievidently unsuspic'ous OF my pres
cnce, and when presently she mounted
a wcstward bound bus l did likewise
Though she found seat inside.
went on top, and occupied a place or
the near side where l could observe
any one leaving the vehicle.
At Hyde Park corner l saw thu
woman descending, and when pres
emily she walked up Hamilton place