Evening star., 1923-07-25
THE EVIL SHEPHERD
b. E. Phillips Oppenheim.
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, Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Copyright. 1s22. By Little, Brown 3 Co..


Nou to see," Sir Timothy said
thoughtfully. "My gymnasium, which
IS one of the principal features here,
Is- closed just now for special per-
formance. of which l will speak in
Ipoment. The concert hall 1 see they
are using for an overflow dance room.
What you have seen. with the
grounds and winter garden, comprises
almost everything.
sThey moved back through the hall
with difficulty. People were now
cIowding in. Lady Cynthia laughed
softly.
."Why. it is like a gala night at the
opera, Sir Timothy" she exclaimed.
How dare you pretend that this is
: Rohemia!'
s"It has never been 1 who have de-
seribed my entertainments" he re-
minded her. They have been called
eyerything-orgies. debauChes-every-
thing you can think of. l have never
Sentured myself to describe them"
sTheir passage was difficult. Every
nov and then Sir Timothy was COM
his newly arriving guests. AT last.
however, they reached the little sit
ting room. Sir Timothy turned back
to Wilmore. who hesitated.
You had better come in, too, Mr..
Wilmore, if you will" he invited.
You were with Ledsam the first day
we met, and something which / have
to say now may interest you
= II iiil liOl " llHloIc
niurmured
4They entered the room. still jeal-
ously guarded. Sir Timothy closed
the door behind them.
CHAPTER XXXIv.
The apartment was one belonging
to the older portion of the house, and
great library. The walls were oak
p4neled. and hung with a collection
os old prints. There were some easy
Srnalrs' writing table. and some well
Two bronze statues of gladiators, a
wonderful study of two wrestIers, no
Htlnor ornaments. Sir Timothy
plunged at once into what he had to
say.
II promise you, Lady Cynthia. and
you Ledsam. he said. Ito divulge ex-
aetiy the truth as regards these much
S4an Sa4kea OF entertainments here. You.
stances are e@GeT eaua,v eircpm
Wllmore, are Ledsam's friend, and
!pu happen to have an interest in
snis particular party. Therefore, 1
am gIad to have you all here to-
gether. The superficial part of my
entertainment you have seen. The
part which renders it necessary for
me TO keep closed doors. I shall now
sk,Ipialn; l give prizes here of con-
Wpich are conducted under rules of
our own. One is due to take place in
a. fery few minutes. The contests
ssry IN CHARACTER; but 1 may say that
sporting Club are usually to be- found
mere only, of course. in an unofficial
capacity. Tho difference between
contests arranged by me, and others
use sometimes an Illegal weight OF
glove and they sometimes hurt one
anolher. !f any two of the boxing
fraternity have a grudge against one
apother, and that often happens. they
IRE permitted here to fight II out
ander the strictest control as regards
'alrness, but practically without
toVes at all. You heard of the acci-
ent. for instance. to Norris? That
rppened in my gymnasium He was
pocked out by Bursin. 1t was
wonderful fight.
However, I pass on. There is an
aaer aaa,, Class OF contests. which fire.
nently takes place here. Two box
RS place themselves unresnryedIy il,
my hands. The details of the match
are arranged without their kpowl-
suse; Ihey come into the ring with
opt knowing whom they are going
20 hsht. Sometimes they never know,
1or my men wear masks. Then we have
private matches There is one TO.
n!snt. Lord Meadowson and l have a
wager or "a thousand guineas He
has brought tonight from the Fast
End a boxer who, according to the
terms of our bet. has never before ON
sssed IN a professional. contest. /
same conditions. The weight is with
IN few pounds the same. neither has
eyer seen the other only In this case
,5e nght is with regulation gloves
apd under Queensberry rules
no is your amateur Sir Tim
ognN WI more asked harshlv.
a Your brother, Mr.. Wiimorr." was
prompt reply. You shall see the
a astamnt III II nave ave your promise not to
Milmore rose to his feet.
do you mean to tell me-" he de-
Tlanded, that my brother has been
uSroged mere, Kept here against his
gtests?" 'oui
g Wilmore, ! beg that you will
hs reasonable" Sir Timothy evpos-
: hsSlated. saw your brother box at
MS gymnasium in Holborn My agent
made him the offer for this fight. One
or my conditions had to be that he
came here to train and that whilst
ne was here he held no communica-
Ny trainer has ideas of his own and
this he insists upon. Your brother
N the end acquiesced He was at
nfst difficult to deal with as regards
ths condition. and he did, in fact. 7
believe. Mr.. Ledsam, pay a visit TO
your office, with the object of asking
you to become an Intermediary be,
tween him and his relatives"
.'He began a letter to me-" Fran
CTS interposed, "and then mysteri-
ously disappeared" -
-, Ihe mystery is easily explained"
Sr Timothy continued. MY trainer.
T1ger Hagon, varsity blue. and
the best heavyweight of his year
occupies the chambers above yours
He say from the window the arrival .
OF Reginald Wilmore-which was ac-
ccrdlng to instructions, as they were
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went down the stairs to meet him.
apd, to cut a long story short, fetched
MN out to your office Ledsam, with
oet allowing him to finish his letter.
ious condition, perhaps, but Hagon
insists upon it, and l can assure you
that he knows his business The mys-
tsry, as you have termed it, of his
aassappearance that morning, is that
ne went upstairs with Hagon for sew
eral hours to undergo a medical ex-
apnination. instead of leaving the
building forthwith"
r."Queer thing never thought of
Hagon." Francis remarked. "As a
matter of fact. I never see him in
the the Temple. tempt and thought that he
MAY I ask" wilmore interviewed,
when my brother will be free to re-
tarn to his homer
S"Tonight, directly the fight is over"
SIR Timothy replied. SHOULD he be
sgccessful. he will take with him a
sim of money sufficient to start him
In any business he chooses to enter"
sWilmore frowned slightly.
sBut surely" he protested, that
would make him professional pu-.
gflist?"
For one thing. the match is a private
one in private house; and for an
other the money is gift: There is
no purse. If your brother loses. he
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