The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-08-17

lfOm h"DhnuoDinB tue case, as JUL
supposed, he had by some means
his own successfully run the mIssir
girl to earth. The only thing tn,
puzzled Tommy was the reason for a
! this secrecy.
. Julius was speaking.
AFTER dinner" he announced, .
shall go right away and see Jane"
THAT will be impossible, / fear,
said Sir James. ut is very unlikel
they would allow her to see visitor
at this time Of night. / should sue
gest tomorrow morning about tie,
o'clock"
Julius flushed. There was some
thing in Sir James which Away
stirred him to a~ntagonism.
"All the same, l reckon I'll &,
roand there tonight and see If l cam
ginger them up to break through thell
silly rules"
1T will be quite useless, Mr.. Her
sheimmer."
The words came out like the crack
Of a pistol, and Tommy looked up
with a start. Julius was nervous and
excited. The hand with which he
raised his glass to his lips shook
slightly, but his eyes held Sir James
~defiantly. For a moment the hostility
between the two seemed likely to
burst into fame, but In the end julius
lowered his eyes, defeated.
For the moment, I reckon you're
the boss"
THANK you" said the other. "We
will say ten o'clock them" With con-
summate ease Of name he turned to
Tommy. 81 must confess, Mr.. Beres-
ford, that 1t was something of a sur
prise TO me to see you here this
evening. The last / heard of you was
that your friends were in grave anx-
iety on your behalf. Nothing had been
heard of o for some days, and Miss
Tuppence was inclined to think you
had got into difficulties"
81 had, siri" Tommy grinned remi-
nlscently. 81 was never in a tighter
place in my life"
Helped out by questions from Sir
James. he gave an abbreviated account
of his adventures. The lawyer looked
at him with renewed interest as he
brought the tale to a close.
you got yourself out of q tight
place very weIl," he said gravely. 81
congratulate you. You displayed a
great deal of ingenuity and carried
your part through we'll"
Tommy blushed, his face assuming
a prawn1ike hue at the praise.
"And since then? What have you
been doing?'
For a moment, Tommy stared at
MIN. Then 1t dawned on him hat of
course the lawyer did not know.
81 forgot that you didn't know about
he said slowly.
The lawyer laid down his knife and
fork sharply.
HAS anything happened to Miss
His voice was keen
"She's disappeared" said Julius.
"When?"
"a week ago."
.How?'
Oil Jdlito QutoliOlo larry SnOt Oul.
Between them Tommy and Julius gave
he history of the last week and their
utile search.
Sir James went at once to the root
f the matter.
"a wire signed with your name?
hat. They weren't sure Of how much y
on had learnt in that house. Their =
idnaping Of Miss Tuppence is the r
to your escape. If y
they could seal your lips h
18th a threat of whit might happen :,
, her." a
That's just what l thought, sir"
Sir James looked at him keenly. ~
You had worked that out, had you?
OF bad-not at all bad. The curious n
ling Is that they certainly did not !,
anything about you when they -
held you prisoner. You are sure -
at you did not In any way disclose ~
)ur identity?' :
Tommy shook his head. :,
That's So" said Julius with a nod. '
Therefore / reckon some one put =.
EN- wise-and not earlier than Sun !.
y afternoon"
Eyes, but who?' ~
'That almighty omnlscient Mr.. -
own, of course" p
There was a faint note of derision -
the Americans voice which made -
r James look up sharply. -
'You don't believe In Mr.. Brown, Mr.. g.
,rsheimmer?" ~
'No. sir, / do not" returned the ~,
lng American with emphasis. mot
such, that is to say. | reckon II an
that he's a fgurehead-just a bogy 80,
to frlghten the children with.
e real head Of this business is that 70,
chap Kramenin."
/ disagree with you" said Sir
mes shortly. Mr.. Brown exists"
turned to Tommy. did you hap
to notice where that wire was pol
lded in?" GOV
No, sir, I'm afraid / dldn't." or
HIN. Got 1t with your" ha,
It's upstairs, sir, in my kit" bof
I'd like to have a look at II some COO
e. You've wasted a week. Wen soft