Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-13
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CHAPTER .-Cohtinhed.
They drew up at last II front Of a
large building in Whitehall. David,
who recognized the locality, smiled q
little bitterly.
Am to sit In, your room again
and pursue my ingenious inquiries, /"
he asked. ''or. are YOU going to cast
me into the uoil's den?"
You are going to have. your long
delayed interview with Mr.. Harley
Packe.", she tod him.
Her NOD Seemed to BE passw ORD
in the, great block 9f government Of
fices which they had entered. She led
the way through q maze Of passages,
and David followed her; obsSssed with
a sense OF the unreality,, of it all. Yet
these enclosing walls oppressed him.
There was no longer any free air In
his lungs. He was in hostile at
mosphere. closed doors behind Him,
life. Finally they entered a large
room. where young man sat writing
at desk. He rose to his feet and
bowed. E.,
'Mr. Packe is waiting for you,' ne
said simply.
(. Miss Wren nodded, knocked at the
tell mahogany door on the. other side
of the room, turned the braSs handle,
and, with a gesture to David to follow
her. passed into smaller. more in
timate apartment; Here. too. man
lifted his head 1t was curious that
no sign Of recoEn1tioh. greeting. 81
direct address passed between any of
the three. Miss Wren simply indi-
Gated her companion.
II have brought the person you de-
sired to see" she announced.
The Right Honorable, Harley Packe
nodded slightly. Hk was AppareY1tly
a man who had scarcely vet reached
middle-ase, with Jet black hair, com
plexion of almost waxer like. white
ness, narrow brown. eyes. Astonishing
ly bright and slight black nuts
tache. closely trimmed. There was
something impressive alike about his
silence and his personality. Something
usual in the somb.e perfection, Of
his morning clothes the heavy black
satin tie and the pearl which held Its
folds together. His hands were blunt
fingered yet shapely, His speech was
unusually slow
THANK you. Miss Wren, ne said.
The event .which Ypu anticipated r.
Would have hapNened but for my
Intervention" =
Mr., Packe turned to his visitor.
Will you sit down. please?" he In
vited.
Miss Wren departed, ana David fsit
for z moment sense Of isolati0n.
He waA alone in the room. with .tl,is
man, whose eyes sttll seemed to, be
towards him he could form no idea.
You have called several times to
see me believe" the minister began.
Without success" David replied.
Mr.. Packe toycd with a piper
You found Compensation" ne re-
David feit L sudden flush * c,plor
to, h!a checks. 1ntuitiyeiy Ne ,ihdsr-
stSes sssd tst hstrsss .ysty W. EorS yh!sa e, ne
self. every question hs had asked, Aiid
her answers, were known to his IA
terlpcutor. Il. y, @ ~. 4
4 eame Is thls county. HI aAid,
TO lay certain facts concerning ny
self before. you. ana to. plead fDf 81
reAcision ot thA. sttfadition warrant
which I understand hsa been Erafitsd
81: Paske s,ptlea ssfy slish.ly.
found an ally ID ny. : & secretary =.
..At any rate have seen sunde.
ceiyed," VIZ thA curt f1pit. ASH .s,s.s
dSAif. :, Y I, s d
:: Il am MOI ii 10 10 sure about La, that he
said. Il have sreat COR tlde ence IN MISS
WsenH judgment. ana hSr attitude
t0WardS YOU n Distinctly favofttil.
Ens presssit interview 10 at hef sug-
n'lfike wren q sxcssdinsiy hind; y
navid dsciarsd guhtfllly 81 iiad fio
i9ea that she va even aware 6f NJ
Mss wren IL not ah. sssy psfsou
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that yeu 4. ssld ilays u 1sfk
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