Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-07
CHAPTER XIl-Continued.

my dear Ledsam," he said, 81 do
hone that you will excuse this early
call could only have been an hour
behind you on the road. l dare say
you can guess what | have come to
see you about. Can we have a word
together?
Certainly" was the ready reply.
"YOu remember my friend ShOpland.
Sir Timothy? 1t was Mr.. Shopland
who arrested young Fairfax that night
at Soto's."
81 remember him perfectly" Sir
Timothy declared. 81 fancied, direct
ly entered, that your face was ia
miIjar," he added, turning to Shop
lnd 81 am rather ashamed of my
self about that night. My little out
burst must have sounded almost ri
cc0ouS to you two To tell you the
TRUTH | quite failed at that time to
give Mr., Ledsam credit for gifts which
nave since discovered him to pos
4 SeSs.o
MT. ShoDand and l are now dis
CoS.ng another natter" Francis went
on pushing q box Of cigarettes toward
Nh Timothy who was leaning against
Inc table in an easy attitude. Don't
60 ShopIand, for a minute. We were
consulting together about the disap-
P'IaDce OF young man, Reggie Will
more the brother of a friend of mine
ANDREW WiImore, the novelist"
disappearance" Sir Timothy re-
pya'ed' as he lit cigarette. THAT is
rather vague term"
The young man has been MISSING
NUN nome for over a week." Francis
'"u' ana left no trace whatever Of
1S whereabouts He was not in fnan.
,'"' trouble, he does not seem to have
we. en'angIed with any young wom-
s 81, Tie mad not Quarreled with his peo.
5 ,,, anu ne seems to have been on the
b ,g, VI ,efms with the principal at the
, nyuse OF business where he was em.
LO,tu' His disappearance. therefore
t. 10 say the least of it, mysterions .
S Sr Timothy asseuted graveIy,
q ~ "e lack OF motive to wbicbs vo,,
s"uUe' he pointed out, "makos tho
,ag interesting. Still, one must 20.
ct,r g.' 'uat London is certainly the
~" | VI modern mysteries IF now
m %Ju'an Nights were written, If
Gov ~, wen De about London, dare
IVY W.T. Snopland will agree with mo ;,
r,, yOa II turning courteousIv TO-
srco, Wv uelective, that disappear-
rnclmw N, 'Ils sort are not nearly so
oar.r r,'On as the uninitiated would
N. ne.e For one that is reportaG D IN
Which b' oe there are half a dozen
49,, Where do you supnosa tbon a,.o
E Pear tO9n u. 't'''SC tlley QlSaD-
rwS %' Francis Inquired.
h ,ep- y"O &c. Gon teII?" was the speculative
there ~. 'or an adventurous youth
70 ro,n r'e a thousand doors which lead
Of rs ora Besides, The lives of mono
Even T re, quite 50 simple as they seem
Hs , }oun has its secret cbontors
De On ' S,o man, for instance. migb -
he En o,s way to Australia, hapny SIN in
from s am,euse that he has esconad
which win murky chapter of life
may ur @.a now never be known. He
/, hint. ''y no TO his friends, giving them
Over" "Hole thing will blow
ns sos'' s may =. be cases such as Won
for as sr rsg. ", Our tnvestigatiops ''s se
Don, hoT saras the young man in one 80
Sir Timo Fs, 10 not point that wav, y
feae to opu Ial, turned over his I ciga.
raker 'O0A at the name of the
-sF T,tSSsI.Sa' s tobacco" he murmured
9aups n Ysy, what did you 'G saw lpu' tbe
en 'u "iImore" Francis told
N's,. "a nal name" Sir Timothy r,ur
'sFy GOOD .,. sure wish you both