The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-08-10

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some few adventures"
zone or two" replied Tommy mod
estly. and plunged into his recital.
Julius listened sp~ell-bound. At the
end he heaved a long sigh.
"Bully for you. Reads like a dime
novel?"
He. In his turn, assumed the role
Of narrator. Beginning with his I'M
successful reconnoitering at Bourne
London, the buying of the car, the
growing anxieties OF Tuppence. the
call upon Sir James, and the sensa-
tional occurrences of the previous
night.
but who killed herr" asked
Tommy. II don't quite understand"
"The doctor kidded himself she took
it herself" replied julius dryly.
"And Sir James,? What did he
| Think"
'Being a legal l%uminary, he is like
wise a human oyster" replied julius.
81 should say he reserved judg-
ment.'" He went on to detail the
events of the morning.
lost her memory, eh?" said Tommy
with interest. "By Jove, that explains
why they looked at me so queerly
when / spoke of questioning her. Bit
of a slip on my part, that! But 1t
wasn't the sort of thing a fellow
would be likely to guess"
There was a moments pause, and
then Tommy reverted to Mrs. Vande-
meyers death.
There's no doubt 1t was choral?
Let's go round to the scene of the
crime. / wish we could get hold of
Tuppence. The Ritz would enjoy the
spectacle of the glad reunion"
Inquiry at the office revealed the
fact that Tuppence had o yet re-
turned.
"All the same, I guess I'll have a
look round upstairs" said julius.
"She might be in my sit~ting-room."
He disappeared.
Suddenly a diminutive boy spoke at
Tommy's elbow:
1.-The young lady-she's gone away
by train, l think, sir" be murmured
shyly.
"What?" Tommy wheeled round
upon him.
THE taxi. SIR l heard her tell the
driver Charing Cross and to look
sharp"
Tommy stared at him, his eyes
opening wide in surprl,se. Emboldened,
the small boy proceeded. $50 1
thought, having asked for an A.B.C.
and a Bradshaw"
Tommy interrupted him:
when did she ash for an A.B.C.
and a Bradshaw"
when 1 took her the telegram, sir"
"a telegram?"
"Yes, sir"
"When was that?'
about half-past twelve, sir"
At that moment julius came back.
He held an open letter In his hand.
81 say, Hersheimmer'' - Tommy
turned to him-'Tuppence has gone
off sleuthing on her own"
"Nucksl"
Eyes, she has. She went off In a
taxi to Charing Cross in the deuce of
a hurry after getting a telegram" His
eye fell on the letter In julius hand.
"Oh; she left a note for you. That's
all right. Where's she off tor
Almost unconsciously, he held out
his hand for the letter, but Julius
folded it up and placed it in his pocket.
He seemed a trife embarrassed.
II guess this is nothing to do with
1t. It's about something else-some-
thing l asked her that she was to let
me know about. See here, I'd better
put you wise. I asked Miss Tuppence
to marry me this morning"
"Ohi" said Tommy mechanically.
He felt dazed. julius words were
totally unexpected. For the moment
they benumbed his brain.
I'D like to tell you," continued
Julius, that before 1 suggested any
thing Of the kind to Miss Tuppence, 1
made it clear that l didn't want TO
butt In in any way between her and
you"
Tommy reused himself.
THAT'S all right" he said quickly.
and have been pals for
years. Nothing more" He lit a Gig
ytrth a hand that shook ever so
little. That's quite all right. Tup-
)ence always said that she was look
ng out for"
He stopped abruptly, his face GRIM
but julius was in no way dis
composed.
"Oh, I guess it'll be the dollars
hath do the trick. Miss Tuppence
me wise to that right away. There's
o humbug about her. We ought to
zee along together very we'll" /
Tommy looked at him c~nriously for !
minute, as though he were about to I
peak, then changed his mind and said :
Tuppence and Juliusl Well, I
Thy not7 Had she not lamented the
act that she knew no rich men? Had
not openly avowed her intention
( marrying for money If she eve had
chance? Why blame her because [