Gunnison news-champion., 1924-03-28

r"t'" 20 ."aE az the name 0r the
maker
"EE-..sn' tobacco" h. murmured.
"Ey-ras bye What ila you say the
young uan.- rrm- vusT'
"Hrs.aa.l wumore." Francis told
him
- E"uI nam..- Sr Timothy mur.
INJURED i lu sure wish you both
every En"f fnrrurr Iu your quest
Would % nr t.s. uu,fI 'U a,k uUs.. Mr.
Led for the -.1-rr minute alone. =
49, an Hran- Frnar.s nussvr,.,i-
'IIl a.f Boz rL- office. n / may.-
ShH'.n srE-rs',.l rising 'u biz feet.
i Nnnr r. H.re aEp'brr word aIlh
you h"'ar~ -."
Nj r'--e a.rh Mr L.d-am Is "
fn... r.r.rr. Sir Tmu,hy said
alphabetically. rs S.uplaud PASSED out.
u w.. ..' a.-I h.m tDr more than a
mumsur
SHals sI closed the door b,hInd
him SIR Tmu'ay waited until be
'"HrI h- departing fpots,eps Thea
o." tuFUrr. back lu Eruurls
Mr. Ie1srn." h. said. = have come
4" H-a 2n- u yug En"a anything u my
duu-a'..e .n.rraUulr-sr
"Nnr..as wu.'r.rr." Fran~ls replied
i wa= uu 'ar In.nr u rlnglHs you up
im U-. l"I IUr -rur question"
DID 7lc tell .ug tia, she WIS Ieay.
Ing m" Saarruurg go
"She Euyr me nu, the slightest Init
nation 81 &c." Fruurjs assured his
Guesti"ner "l1 fact. she invited me 10
meet her 10 the rose garden last night
When | arrived there. she was gone
! hHy" heard nothing from her since"
You spent the evening with herT'
''Iu my great content"
What happened between youT'
Nothing HAPPENED. took the op.
p"rtuu.ty however. Of letting your
daughter understand the natur. OF my
feelings 10 her"
Dear me May ask what they
nreT'
Il viii translate them into words"
Frnncis replied Il wlsh your daughter
10 become ms wife"
You amaze me-" Sir Timothy cx-
claimed with the old mockInc smile
az Nt'r hAl." l''NN VIII NpI lN'~-llHAN ''t1ls
template a..yriatIon with tho dnugh.
Ter " wan whom you suspect and
dssirrsi rs you do mef"
I'll ! suspect and dis,rns, you. II is
your own fnu'i." Francis reminded him.
You hav" declared yourself To- be
criminal and Il friend Of criminals.
am iUrltuvI to believe that you have
F4s.k lon d.. ~uf Q Z.
Just AS llt,l" IT, care for the fact that
you are Il millionaire. or that Margaret
has been ma rr.ed TO a murderer In.
."nd her to hccome ny wife"
did you encourage her to leave
mel"
Il dId not had not the slightest
idea that she had left the Sanctuary
until Lady cynthia told me. halfway
10 London this morning"
Sir Timothy was silent for several
moments
Have you any idea in your own
mIn6." he persisted. "as to where she
has gone and for what purpose?"
Not the slightest In the world"
Francis declared Il am just ms anx-
Aeua " HNttt mum i'l, anu W hllhN
where she Is. as You seem to he"
Sir Timothy sighed.
II am disappointed" he admitted. II
had hoped to obtain some information
from you. l must try in another dIrec-
tion'
Since you are here. Sir Timothy
Francis said, as his visitor prepared to
- ,,shn
any objection TO my marrying your
daughter
Sir Timothy frowned.
The question places me In some
what difficult position" he replied
coldly. In a certain sense have a
liking. for you. You are not quite the
ingenious nincompoop took you for
on the night Of our first meeting. on
the other hand, you have preiudices
against me. My harmless confession
OF sympathy with criminals and their
ways seems 10 have stirred up q cloud
Of suspicion in your mind You even
employ a detective to show the world
what a fool he can look. sitting In n
punt attempting to FISH, with one eye
on the supposed abode of crime"
Il have nothing whatever to do with
the details Of Shoplaud's investiga-
Hons" Francis protested. He is In
search Of Reggie wilmorc"
-Does he think have secret dun
Eeons In my new abodet' Sir Timothy
demanded. "or oubliettes in. which l
keep and starve hrainless youths for
some nameless purpose7 BE reason
able. Mr.. Ledsam. What the devil
benefit could accrue to me from abduct-
ing or imprison!ng or in any way lay.
ing my criminal hand upon this young
man1-
None whatever thnt we have been
nble to discover rs yet" Francis ad.
fnitted
"A leaning towards meiodrama. ad
mirnbie In irs way. needs the leaven Of
wcll-balanced discretion and a sense Of
huDor." Sir Timothy observed. ''The
i1ntfer O,f.fltfy In ns n r,,la xfncnla n .