The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-21

Was natural 70 me, M4 leEM hd-
wiser. however never altered hia
manner Of reply or department Ito
was always the same. unotuous. ls-
sal. courtly.
Your affairs arc IN excellent
train" he ISSUED me. 'of tho two
people Ia whom We arc interested.
one leaves as We have uurmlscd, for
Manchester tonight. tho other TO
mains alone"
They have made no arrangement
with any hank yet ~
My companion shook hls head
They are both. under tho circum-
stances, suspicious" hr said Their
position. OF course. is-er- peculiar,
They are eustodlans Of a hundred
thousgnd pounds in gold. with which
they hope 10 establish a few private
credits Ia this country. ON the other
hand. the country 10 which they bo-
long owes us something like n hum
drcd times that amount They have
a somewhat natural fear that any
bank with whom they might deposit
their treasure might be disposed 90
hand Il over 60 tho government. or
that tho government. BY some legal
means. might attach a."
Therefore" l observed. 1t re-
mains In their roomsf"
Precisely They consider Il tho
lesser risk"
That is so the lawyer muir
INJURED
AND Gor,y goes TO Manchester to-
nlghtT'
$50 far all seems we'll" ! said.
THE great thing rs that the sold has
not becn removed and that Metxger
will be alone. There were other little
details"
'Just sol" Mr.. YounEhushand as
scented. leaning back In his chair
with his fingcr-tipa pressed together
so far as regards tho setting OF IL
affair. 1 think you win ind Il In
order. Mctzgcr and Gorty Occupy
suite 50 nj tho Milan hotel. which
suite consists, m you know. OF two
bedrooms. bathroom and a sitting
room The sitting room Ia on tho
extreme right-hRnd side OF the
suite. and the gold Is kept IN Metz
gers bedroom. which opens from the
sitting room. The bathroom IL be-
tween tho two bedroomA"
Il have had tho plan" interrupt
ed little impatientiy,
Mr.. Younghuaband declined 10 be
hurried He had the air OF giving
difficult legal advice on a technical
point.
suite So he continued. consists
OF bedroom. bathroom and alttlng-
room only. and n occupied by Mr.,
and Mrs. jose do Miguel. very rich
South Americans They arc leaving
tonight hy motorcar for Southamp-
ton TO catch tho steamer there for
Buchos Aires In tho morning"
Their luggage Ia already packed7~
I asked.
Already packed" Mr.. Younghus-
band agreed Tho porters have
commented upon It's weight"
And Madam
Appears TO have fulfilled her
task" was the somewhat hcaitaing
anEwcr.
detected signs ~ uneasiness in
my companions speech. and ] qucs-
ton him about Il promptly.
Have you doubts OF the woman Z
| asked.
None whatever Mr.. Younghus-
band assured mo blandiy. eat the
same time. shs II. without doubt, the
weakest link In the chain. she has
temperament enough AotsEsr
seems 20 have beon an easy victim: .
but I should have had moro conf
denee In tho lady who yiEtsd me the
other day"
Il can no longer put complete
faith In my wife, ] replied coldly.
Mr.. YounEhushand was startled
out OF his dignitlcd serenity Of man
ner. He leaned across the table
What do you mean by thhtr' hn
demanded hRrshly do you know
that aho has been hero. tho one place
/ in London you should have been
careful 20 keep her away from. II
/ you had any doubta7''
II have no doubts whatever m 10
her fidelity" ! declared. You know
what mean when say that. In the
/ parlancs Of our friends. she has gone
soft. II is pity
Mr. Younghuaband seemed no
lleved but puzzled.
~ woman who could do what she
DID on the golf-links at Working" he
murmured reminiscontly. must
have changed very much II sho
merits your present criticim."
| The subject was by no means n
pleasant one TO me, I abandoned Il.
"In any case" reminded him.
"she Is In touch with Greyea and he
knows too much"
wonderful capacity for existence.
! that man" Air. Younghusband re-
marked suavely.
| Harsh deeds--I am not lover OF
them. l seldom 30 out OF my way
to kill. or allow my subordlnates 10
do so. II my ends can be obtained
/ otherwise. Al that moment. how
ever, | felt n sudden rcsurEnnce into
my brain Of that one bloodthirsty do
sire Of my life.
AS soon as this affair II safely
concluded" said. and we are in
funds once more. shall take occa-
sion to deal with Norman Greyes my
self"
1T occurs TO me that you would be
we'll advised" my companion acqui-
esced. THE person in question pos
sesses the one gift which might make
/ him dangerous TO us. He has lmagi-
nation"
! ] nodded was tracing figures
upon the bIotting paper. debating
with myself different methods OF
dealing with Norman Greyes.
EVERY channel which might lead
to the firm Of Younghusband. Nlchol-
son and YounRhusband." tho lawyer
continued meditatlvely. seems, 40
/ far az human ingenuity could ar
range II, permanently blocked. but q
] ..au ,,,tAb l,,,o aI r, q siap t,,bn Ia not