The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-10-19

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julius listened spell-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 accommodating at Bourne
mouth, he passed on 10 his return to
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 her?" asked
Tommy. Il don't quite understand"
"The doctor kidded himself she took
1t herself" replied julius dryly.
and Sir James? What did he
think?"
Being a legal luminary, he is like
wise a human OYSTER" replied julius.
II 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 l spoke Of questioning her. Bit
Of a slip on my part, that! But it
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 clloral!
Let's go round TO tie scene of the
crime. | wish we could get hold of
Tuppence. The Ritz would enjoy tAe
spectacle of the glad reunion"
Inquiry at the Office revealed the
fact that Tuppence had not yet re-
turned.
"All the same, / guess I'll have q
look round upstairs" said julius.
"She might be in my sltting-room.'
He disappeared.
Suddenly a diminutive boy spoke at
Tommy's elbow:
THE young lady-she's gone away
by train, / think. sir" he 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 surpriae. Emboldeled
the small boy proceeded. $50 ]
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 l took her the telegram, SIR
"A telegram"
Eyes. sir"
"When was that?"
about half-past twelve, sir"
At that moment julius came back,
He held an open letter in his hand.
II say, Hershcimmer" - Tommy
turned to him-"Tuppence has gone
off sleuthing on her own"
"Shucks!"
Eyes, she has. She went off I, @
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 1t up and placed 1t in his pocket
He seemed a trifle embarrassed.
II guess this is nothing to do with
II. It's about something else-some
thing l asked her that she was to lei
me know about. See here, I'd better
put you wise. l asked Miss Tuppence
to marry me this morning"
"Oh!" said Tommy mechanically
He felt dazed. julius words were
totally unexpected. For the moment
they benumbed his brain.
"Td like to tell YOU" continued
julius, shat before I suggested any.
thing Of the kind to Miss Tuppence, ]
made 1t clear that l didn't want to
butt in In any way between her and
you"
Tommy reused himself. <,
Ahdto al iiSht, hC Sulu QuiCkly
"Tuppence and / have been pals for
years. Nothing more" He lit a Gig.
arctic with a hand that shook ever SO
little. THAT'S quite all right. Tup.
pence always said that she was look.
ing out for"
He stopped abruptly, his face Grim.
soning, but julius was in no way dis.
composed.
"Oh, / guess it'll be the dollars
that1l do the trick. Miss Tuppence
put me wise to that right away. There's
no humbug about her. We ought to
gee along together very WELL"
Tommy looked at him curiously FOR
a minute, as though he were about to
speak, then changed his mind and said
nothing. Tuppence and Julius! Well,
why mott Had she not lamented the
| fact that she knew no rich men? Had
she not openly avowed her intention
| Of marrying for money II she ever had
the chance? Why blame her because
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