Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-24
cHAPTER xv

asked him.
Il have an engagement In a few
minutes. he explained. MY car Is
waiting now. looked In at the club
60 dine. found my favorite table taken
and nearly every man / evei dlsliked
Siding up to tell me that he hears
am giving a wonderful party on Thurs
day. ! decided not to dine there, after
all. and Charles found me a corner
here. / am going In FIVE minutes"
Where tor she asked. Cant
come with your"
II fear not" he answered. II am
going down in the East End"
"AdventurIng7"
''AfOre or less" he admitted.
Lady Cynthia became beautiful She
was always beautiful when she was
not tired.
Take me with you. please" she
begged. 'Tll get my cloak"
They drove along the Emhankment,
cityward. The heat OF the city seemed
TO rise from the pavements. The wall
OF the Embankment was lined with
people. leaning over to catch the Ian
guild breeze that crept up with the
tide They crossed The Overland
threaded their way through a night
mare OF squalid ntreets. where half
dressed men and women hung from
the top windows and were even to be
seen upon the roof, struggling for air.
The car at last pulled up at the corner
of long street.
II am going down here" sir Tim
othy announced. II shall be gone per
haps an hour-Fife neIghborhoOd Is
not a fit one for you TO be left alone
in. l shall have time to send you
home. The car Will be back here for
me by the. time / require It."
where are you goingT" she asked
curiously. "Why can't L come with
you ?,
81 am going where cannot take
yeH.n was the firm reply. Il told you
that before / started"
II shall sit here and wait for you"
she decided. II rather like the neigh
borhood. There IS a gentleman in
shirtsleeves. leaning over the rail of
the roof there. who has his eye on me.
believe / shall be a success here
which is more than / can say Of
little farther westward"
Sir Timothy smiled slightly. He
had exchanged his hat for a tweed cap
and had put on a long dust-coat.
There is no gauge by which you
may know the measure of your sue
L.
III there were7" sherasked. leaning
a little forward and looking at him
with a touch OF the old brllllancy In
her eyes.
IF there were" he said. with little
show Of mock gallantry, "a very Jeal-
ously guarded secret might escape me-
] think you will b~ quite att right
here he continued. at Is an open /
thoroughfare. and see two policemen
at the corner Hassell, nay chauffeur.
too, is reliable fellow. We Will be
back within the hour"
''We?' she repeated.
He indicated a man who had silently /
made his appearance during the con-
versation and was standing waiting on
the sidewalk.
"Just companion. ! do not advise
you to wait. II you lnsist-au revolr -
Lady Cynthia leaned back in cor
ner OF the car. Through half-clOsed
eyes she watched the two men on their
way down the crowded thoroughfare-
Sir Timothy. tail. thin as a Iath. yet
with certain elegance OF bearing; the
man at his side shorter, his hands
thrust into the pockets of his coat. his
manner one Of subservience. She
wondered languldly as to their errand
In this unsavory neIghborhood. Then
she closed her eyes altogether and
wondered about many things
Sir Timothy and his companion
walked along the crowded, squalid
street without speech. Presently they
turned TO the right and stopped in
front OF a public-hOuse Of some pre-
This is the placer Sir Timothy
asked.
yes. sirl"
Both men entered Sir Timothy
AttuE niE way ~ LHE LQAuAEAf-h4a GRttA-
panion to a table near. where he took
! seat and ordered a drink. Sir Tim
Dthy did the same. He was wedged
N between a heterogeneous crowd of
shabby. depressed but apparently not
ii-natured men and women. man
n a flannel shirt and pair of shabby
1laid trousers. which owed their pre-
.arious position TO a pair Of worn-out
braces. turned a berry eye upon the
newcomer. !
"Tll ave one with yOu. guvnor.~ he I
aid.
"You shall indeed" Sir Timothy as
ented. {
Strike me lucky. but I've touched
Irst time :" the man exclaimed 'sHl y
rye double tot Of whisky" he added. ;
the barman sWnI II run
o IT. guvnor7"
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