The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-08-31

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At that moment julius re-entered
the room, carrying q glass half full |
Of the spirit which Ne handed to Sir
James While Tuppence lifted her
head the lawyer tried to force little
Of the spirit between her closed lips
Finally the woman opened her eyes
feebly. Tuppencs held the glass to
her lips.
"Drink this"
| Mrs. vandemeyer complied. The
brandy brought the color back to her
white cheeks, and revived her In q
marvellous fashion. She tried to alt
up--then fell back with groan. her
hand to her side.
ITS my heart" she whispered Il
mustn't talk"
She lay back with closed eyes.
Sir james kept his finger on her
wrist a minute longer, then withdrew
II with q nod.
"She'll do now"
All three moved away, and stood to-
gether talking In low voices. One and
all were conscious Of a certain feel
ing Of anticlimax. Clearly any scheme
for cross-questioning the lady was out
of the question for the moment. For
the time being they were baffied, and
could do nothing.
Tuppence related how Mrs. Vande-
meyer had declared herself willing to
disclose the identity of Mr.. Brown.
| ond hoxr cb.. had cnncaptad IN discOver
and reveal to them the whereabouts or
Jane Finn.
"Well," said Tuppence, with an at
tempt at cheerfulness, 1--WE must wait.
that's all. But don't think we ought
to leave the fiat"
, "What about leaving that bright boy
Of yours on guard?"
"Albert? And suppose she came
round again and hooked It. Albert
( couldn't stop her. She seemed very
e frightened of Mr.. Brown Said even
walls had ears"
3 Miss Tuppence is right" said Sir
James quietly. 1--WE must not leave
the fat--if only for Mrs. vandemey-
: er's sake"
/ SthIcu Ut INN.
"You think he'd get after herr Be.
n tween now and tomorrow morning.
n How could he know. even?"
( 1--WE have a very formidable adver.
= sary. I believe, X we exercise all due
q care. that there Is a very good chance
Of his being delivered into our hands
But we must neglect no precaution
i We have an important witness, bu
y she must be safeguarded. I woult
suggest that Miss Tuppence should q
to bed, and that you and I. Mr.. Hers
3 heimmer, should share the vigil.
Tuppence was about to protest, bu
happening to glance at the bed she saw
+ Mrs. vandemeyer, her eyes half-open
with such an expression of mingled
# fear and malevolence on her face tina
II quite froze the words on her lips.
I For moment she wondered
v whether the faint and the heart attacl
had been a gigantic sham, but remem
h bering the deadly pallor she coult
hardly credit the suppositlon. AS sh'
]. looked the expression disappeared al
a by magic, and Mrs. Vandemeyer laI
IL inert and motionless as before. For {
e moment the girl fancied she must have
o dreamt 1t. But she determined never
d theless to be on the alert.
y She hesitated a moment by the bed
It The intensity of the expression sh
had surprised had impressed her pow
I, erfully. Mrs. Vandemeyer lifted he
lids. She seemed to be struggling t
8. speak. Tuppence bent over her. q
"Don't-leave-" she seemed unabl
le to proceed, murmuring something tha
re sounded like sleepy"
Tuppence bent lower still. 1t wa
only a breath.
st "Mr.-Brown-" The voice stopped
But the half-closed eyes SCENE
re still to send an agonized message.
s, Moved by a sudden impulse. the gil
re said quickly:
ic 'I shan't leave the nat. shall sl
up all night"
n A flash Of relief showed before tn
lids descended once more. Apparen
or " Mrs. Vandemeyer slept. But he
n words had awakened a new uDeas
~ ness In Tuppence. What had sh
meant by that low murmur, m
ed BrownT Tupoence caught herse
n nervously looking over her shoulde
t. The big wardrobe iUeued up In sil
lister fashion before her Eyes. Plent
Of room for q man to hios In tina
Half-ashamed Of herself. Tul
or pence pulled 1t open and looked insid
10 one--of course She stopped dow
n and looked under the bed. There WI
Du M other p0ssible hiding Mace