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from Egypt with which Sais re-
sponded to the letter sent to Hood
less by Barr acting for Lord
Lissmere.
It was Hoodless who wrote-but
he was careful to explain that this
time he wrote strictly at her dicta-
tion-and his letter was addressed
not to Barr but to Lissmere.
The letter arrived by an after
noon post, and was brought by
servant to the garden-house where
Louise and her husband were hav-
ing tea alone.
The Summer was slowly yielding
to Autumn now and the grounds
and gardens were hushed save for
the low hum Of insects. The birds
had come to an end Of their sing
ing for that year, and the glory
of the garden was already fading
to the more mellow, golden tints
or the waning year.
It was drowsy there and peace
full, and the afternoon had been
something of a little holiday for
them both-one of those rare
afternoons free from. callers. They
had been playing tennis and were
planning another set after tea.
Louise caught sight of the
stamp on the envelope and
recognized it.
''It is from Egypt, Dick-.from
Mr.. Hoodless?" she cried.
"Yes"- he heard the note of
anxious impotence in her voice
and invited her to read it with
him.
His mind was intent only on the
child In Cairo. The reply had
come so quickly that he was quite
certain that it had to do with the
child.
1t was not without confidence
that he opened the envelope and
drew out the thin sheets. The
proposal that he had finally au-
thoriyed Barr to send had been
generous, practical, and very
obviously designed to benefit Sais'
child. Briefly it. had contained an
offer to place in the hands of
trustees for the boy the sum Of
twenty-five thousand pounds, pay
able to him at the age Of twenty
one, provided that sails would
agree to allow his trustees to take
charge of him at the age of four
and bring him up and educate him
in England. Lord Lissmere would
defray all costs of this. Sais would
have access to the child whenever
she desired, subject, as he grew
older, to the usual, reasonable un-
written but implied restrictions
during the period of education and
discipline which every parent
recognizes. There were many
minor points-but these never
arose.
Everyone - including Roger
Marchurst-expected that sails
would readily agree to this sug-
gestion or some modification of it,
for the advantages to the child
were palpable-it offered a future
for the boy which was not to be
paralleled by anything Egypt
could give him, and it denied sails
nothing that any mother with the
interests of her child at heart need
mind sacrificing.
Lissmere spread out the letter
openly, holding it so that Louise
could read over his shoulder.
Before he had read one line his
confidence had disappeared.
e.. L ask you to understand
throughout this letter that it is
written at Sais' deliberate dictation
with the sole exception that / put
it into plain English. accept no
responsibility. | am most anxious
that this should be quite clear in
reasons which the following will
make plain.
"Sais completely rejects the
proposal you made-through Mr..
John Barr. She will not even dis
cuss it. She bids me say that she
does not abate one farthing of her
demand that a hundred thousand
pounds be settled on her child
and she insists that she and
should be sole trustees. | cannot
conceive why she should select me
but l give you her own words.
"She bids me to say that unless
this money is paid in the way she
directs, she intends to make known
to the police the facts relating to
the death of the man she says you
murdered in her house at Cairo,
and to Lady Lissmere the fact that
the man killed was no Turk but a
wealthy American named Charles
Lammarsh, then husband of the
lady who is now your wife. / fear
that this is true-Sais has shown
me unshakable prOofs."