Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-05-08
E. Philips Oppenheim

othy said calmly, that you have lald
your informationT
! i've parted with It and serve you
right" was the bitter reply. "Pm not
saying that you're not brave man.
Sir Timothy. but there's such a thing
as being fooIhardy, and that's what
you are. WASN'T asking you for half
your fortune, nor even a dab OF Il, but
II your life wasn't worth a few hun
bred pounds-you, with all that money
well. II wasn't worth saving. So
now you know. I've spent ninepence
to give you a chance TO hop II, be-
cause met a gent who has been good
to me. I've had a good dinner and
feel merciful. So there you are.
ado / gather" Sir Timothy asked.
in a perfectly level tone. that the
deed Is already doneT
TITS already done and done thor
oughIy." was the nncompromising an
swer "Pni not ringing up to ask you
to change your mind II you we're to
offer me FIVE thousand now. or ten,
couldn't stop the bally thing You've
a sporting chance Of getting away II
you start at once. That's all there is
to It,"
"YOu have nothing more 10 sayT'
"NOthlngl Only ] wish 10 God I'd
never stepped into that Mayfair agen-
cy. wish I'd never gone TO Mrs.
Hilditch's as a temporary butler. ]
wish I'd never seen any one Of you
That's all. You can go TO HI which
way you like, only. II you take my
advice, you'll 60 by the way Of South
America. The scaffold isn't every
mans fancy"
There was a burr Of the instrument
and then silence. Sir Timothy care
fully replaced the receiver, paused on
his way out Of the room TO smell a
great bowl OF lavender. and passed
back into the garden.
more applicants for lnvltations7"
Lady Cynthia inquired lazily.
Her host smiled.
Not exactly Although" he added,
"as matter Of fact my party would
have been perhaps a little more com
plete With the presence of the person
to whom have been speaking"
Lady Cynthia pointed to the stream.
down which the punt was slowly drift
Ing. The moon had gone behind
cloud. and Francis figure. as he stood
there, was underlined and ghostly. A
thought seemed TO flash into her mind.
She leaned forward.
"once," she said. ''he told me that
he was your enemy.
THE term is q little melodramatic,"
Sir Timothy protested. I'VE look at
certain things from opposite points of
view. You see. my prospective son-ln-
law, II ever he becomes that. repre-
sents the law-the Law with a capital
(which recognizes no human errors
or weaknesses, and judges crime out
of the musty books OF the law-glvers
of old. He makes Of the law a me-
chanical thing which can neither bend
nor give, and he judges humanity from
the same standpoint. Yet at heart he
is good fellow and like him"
land your"
"My weakness lies the other way
he confessed. @sand=uIy sympathy II
with those who do not fear TO make
their own laws ("
She held out her hand. white and
spectral In the momentary gloom. Al
the other end OF the lawn, Francis and
Margaret were disembarking from the
punt.
Does It sound too shockingly OBJ
vious," she murmured. .lf say that
| want to make you my law3"
II would have puzzled anybody, ex-
cept, perhaps, Lady Cynthia herself.
to have detected the slightest altera-
ton in Sir Timothy's demeanor during /
the Following day. when he made At
ful appearances AT the Sanctuary, or
AZ the dinner which was served lit
tie earlier than usual before his final
departure for the scene OF the fes
tiyities Once ne paused In the act (
II helping himself TO some dish ana
listened for moment to the sound S
Df voices In the hall. and when taxi s
cab drove up he set down his glass 7
and again betrayed some interest
The maid with my frock thank "
leavens r. Lady Cynthia announced. c
ylancing out OF the window. MY last b
lnxlety Is removed. am looking for a
yard now to q. wonderful night. \
you may very easily be disappolnt- c
d" her host warned her. MY en-. y
ertainments appeal more. as a rule. {
o men," &
why don't you be thoroughly orig
nal and Issue no invitations to aomen
4 alIf" Margaret inquired. e
For the same reason that you
dorm your rooms and the dlnner-table
With flowers" he answered. zone a
leeds Them as a relief. Apart from L
hat. / am really proud OF my dancing 4
Dom, and there again, you see. your
ex is necessary" e
1--WE are battered" Margaret de. I
Jared. with a little bow. 1T does b
cen queer to think that you should Il
'wn what Cynthia's cousin, Davy Hin II
on, once told me was the best floor "
a London. and that have never t