Evening star., 1924-01-02

mind that he would see Rupert Ashs
at the first opportunity.
1t was noon before the last Of his
paraphernalfa was removed from the
tage with Rufe and Lady, Geeff pre-
pared q hot cup OF coffee to accom-
pany the frugal cold dinner. It did not
occur to him to throw 1t away. al
intended for his evening meal await
ed re-heating on the back OF the
stove.
Doc Hood must be informed at once
Geoff decided that he would take q
quiet stroll along the shore front and
maybe pick up q little news about
SerEt. Eliots activities. Early the
next morning he might go on a jaunt
| theory which had occurred to him
| during the interview with Zoe Dawn
| on the night before, although he was
a trine hazy In his mind as to how to
60 about It. He had not forgotten
it would be time enough to start
work at the Corners by the end Of
| t,oxs %GeCf9, H9i.A Are you , in .here?, A eau:
| he rose hastily and went TO the door
in the path. what are YOU doins
bone bone at this time of day?-HelIo,
Ihole, ohu teitOWi
The hound had bounded out and
was leaping upon him in clumsy but
unmlstakable evidences of affection
ate greeting. AS the newcomer fon-
died him Geoff noticed with quick
missiVing that his eyes were sunken
drawn. r~.' "''~
I'm finishin' up my dinner. Mr..
Ashe; Inc response was literal, as
usual; usual Wouldn't think that there
dtstsmper for me last summer, would
you? Reckon this is the first time
you been here since. Won't you come
IN and set spell? It's cooler out
from fpom ths ma mnir .n.S porch rnh can be saw plain
man hs1ks; foliow.d ! Ess Es, you" you The young
and then paused with staring eyes.
herself iess nSInsp peinsp,,x lady had raised
crawling forward. Good lord! HT that's cs
Senkards prize woifhound that he
peat almost to death because she
how Miss Mildred cried afterwards
when she told me about it and what
she had called her uncle. II she had
been there when it happened I know
had to attack tho infuriated wretch
herself. but she was in town for a
days shopping. I thought
he hesitated, and 7Geoff finished
1
You thought Lady was dead? So
did Bernhard. He give me ten dollars
to take her out and shoot her" The
| slim, beautiful creature had reached
his side. and as she laid her patri-
knee he looked down at her with a
wondrous tenderness in his eyes; but
| when they met those of his visitor.
once moro they were hard and grim.
That That was ost one o, the reasons why
the murder from the start. Kinder
| seams to me that the end come too
quick for Bernhard to feel 1t much"
II Shouldn't wonder il moro people
are Of the same opinion that YOU
work? I've been prowlinE around
catch a glimpse Of you. Then / saw
that all your junk was gone from
the terrace and I didn't know what
50 make Of Il; How come. Gsor?"
out that I'd been too nosey and in.
| quisitfve bout the case and interferin
In the family affairs. let alone bein'
too thick with Doc Hood to suit him,
though it come TO him kinder Iate!i
Geoff grinned. "Howsomever, he tel
ephoned to Mis- Cayley this mornin'
maxim, maxim put. out he'd n. heard ,. tell was
and sailin' under false colors, so
was told real polite that I wouldn',
be needed round there no longer"
sars Tsss xnpsf'
you DR.. Hoods deputy, Geofr? I,
seems TO me that heard rumors my
self to that effect, but from another
source than, Lane would think OF
! sSeanin' Mr.. Robins I reckon