Evening star., 1924-03-20
The Mystery of Lynne Court
By J. S. FLETCHER
{CopyrfEht lozs, by Norman Rsmiastsa Osapany J

door, walked q little way within. and
looked round. Then he saw Miss
Brock again; She was sitting at ;,, a
of-fare was in her hand; waiter
stood attentive at her side 1t was
very evident that Miss Brock was
going to dine
Hextan drew back quickly. pos
ton. He hurried to the nearest tele-
phone box, hastily turned over the
leaves of a directory, and rang up
Smiths chambers in the Temple; In
Styler. Smith, said Styler, had just
zone. but he, Styler, was very much
Then got yourself into a taxi this
booking office. Charins Cross-main
line. as fast as you can." commanded
Hextall. Don't lose a second. even in
replying-most important!'
He was SO sure of Stylers immedi-
tte obedience that he rang off and
vantage ground wherefrom to keep
IN eye on the door of the restaurant
now and then he kept strolling into
he booking stall, and within ten
Good mani exclaimed Hextall.
He pulled the clerk along to the plat
forn and pointed to the door behind
wh1eh .,11e1,, MISS Brock was doubtless
'aIniiy edtIHB. Styl6, ne Salu,
.noW-is masS brGek IG tbetas mtss soverness you
Styler's sharp features became
% more Il fsrret-like tha@ ever; stylers
5sss ,ens@s eInsfsnea. sa .s1d
alone. Now do you know her-
iid You see her at Lynne Court? You
ltdn't? Then go a. little way within
ne door, and you will see her. She's
u table at the far side in the
IN -It trvl.& Cot
haired young woman, in a plain, dark
'oat and skirt-you can't mistake
her HerMher hats bit on one side.
styler glided away, and in two
minutes was back again.
An right" he said. I've seen
ourSt %ha, "a Ssss ne1ss -: asked He1talL 'she
she il doesns es1l9w knoT n replied Ye St sty1sr n
ioctor. Leave it all to me. I've
iothing to do but to make ready for
-omofrow's journey, and I can sit up
III night to do that Look here-Fll
irop In at your house later, and tell
you about her movements"
Hextall went away and dined else
Were, and later he drove home and
;pent the evening listening to the
eport Of the locum tenens who had
looked after his patients during his
ABSENCE. An in the course of the
'vening- in came Styler, imperturb-
able and confident as ever
Il followed her said Styler, when
ne and HeItall were alone ''She
spent some time over her dinner too,
But she came out at last, and she took
I taxi and drove to a certain house
n kensington. And she hadn't gone
nto IL many minutes when up came
eenton! So there's another little link
In the chain, doctor, and it'll hae to
ne examined when Mr.. Smith and l
return from where we're going"
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Sea Captain.
Toward sunset of the next day, q
short, stoutish gold-spectacled gentle
man, who wore 4 deerstalker hat. a
suit of very loud-patterned tweed,
saily colored stockings and consp!cu-
GUS brogue shoes, and who carried a
sketchbook in one hand and a faded
green umbrella in the other, stood
on the edge of 4 cliff which over
looked q tiny cove that lay silent and
deserted amongst the western rock
of Portland Bill Beneath him Law
the gray waters which stretch in a
wide, little e-ship-frequented bay from
Portland to the mouth of the Exc.
on his right hand. growing less and
less distinct as the daylight faded
into twilight. and the twilight into
the first shades of the night, the
c!ihs and headlands of Dorset rose
above that vast expanse of rock and
pebble which folk call the Chesi
beach. And behind him rose the en-
carnpments and ramparts of the Bill.
known to all the world as the pro,
nontory or serni-iSle whereon one of
our biggest convict Establishments is
roused. and not so well known. save
70 tourists. as very busy thickIy popu-
lated community of little towns and
villages. Smith was already familiar
with this country. He had more than
once, holiday-making. crossed that
,rfee1mely ,rhioS 1 long and weary road
ancient Isle Of Vindilis which, in these
times under its new name of Port
land, gives a title to a duke and
houses many ne'er-do-wells until
their various offenses are puryed i.
He knew all about it's history, from
the times when it was inhabited by
the ancient Baleares, the stone
singers He had visited all its
famous places: Fortunes Well and
Castle and Pennsylvania. And he had
often stopped to read those notice
boards, which appear at FREQUENT in
tervals on these wild and strong
wastes. whereon are set forth the
pains and penalties which await peo-
Pile who do anything toward aiding
and abettng in the escape of the
prisoners in the great, gaunt build
ings on the heights. There was one
or these boards just behind the spot
on which he stood. and he turned and
read its warning before the sun sank
behind the far-off hills Of distant
Devonshire.