Evening star., 1924-03-08
(Contfnued from Yesterdays Starr
CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER ".
The Greek Gentlemen.
Hextalps soul rose in revolt on
hearing this news. He realized that
he was suddenly thrown into an un-
pleasant predicament. These men
were evidently bent on mischief. The
master of the fat was away, and his
mentor with him. Fowler, after all,
was only a serving man. And there,
behind a door or two, was an invalid.
"WeIl?' he said. looking at the
valet.
Fowler returned the look with a
shake of the head which suggested
perplexity and entreaty. 1t was clear
that he was the sort of man who in
stinctively depends upon stronger
will than his own.
"They won't go away for me, sir"
he said. ''They declare they're going
to stop here until they see somebody.
I thought, perhaps, that you would
spsSk Mhs1e s1 sre asked ths aea
No. Sir; L didn't let them in.
They're on the landing. l told them
that neither Mr.. Tress nor Mr..
wouldn't believe me. Perhaps if you
told them-ah.-he broke off as the
electric bell rang again. There they
are, you see, sir. If they start that
Hextall suddenly left the room and
marched to the front door. He open
ed it quietly, slipped out and closed
it behind him. The two men without.
both medium -heighted, slightly built
individuals, stepped mechanically
back as he emerged and looked up in
some surprise at his tall figure. And
one muttered a couple of words to his
companion.
The DOCTOR
Look here" said Hextall. with
characteristic bluntness. You must
be good enough to go away. 1 cam
have my patient disturbed by your
ringing or knocking. The man serv-
ant has told you that Mr.. Tress and
Mr.. Kesteven are not here-they are
away from home. You are aware that
Miss Tress met with a serious acci-
dent the other night--in your pres
ence. AS her medical adviser"
The man of the sinister eyes inter
rupted him with smile that was hall
incredulous, half sneering.
THAT is all very we'll he said, in
voice marked by strong foreign
accent But we do not know any
thing about Miss Tress or Miss Any
body-we do not know any names OF
anybody that lives here-Miss, Mrs
or Mr. We want those two men that
we met here the other night-the
man that brought us here and the
other We found herewith the young
woman"
Hextall started at the contemptu-
Gus tone in which the last two words
were spoken. His face flushed, and
he drew himself up and looked the
speaker over in warning fashion.
II think you had better adopt a
civil tone.' he said.
The man addressed laughed, show
ing his white teeth under his black
mustache, and a resentful CLEAN came
into his eyes.
.'All right-just so." he said. with a
glance at his companion. IF l speak
plain to you, it is not so plain as
can speak to the police-eh? We &C
there if we don't get satisfaction
here, you understand? No offense to
you-you are the doctor-eh, yes
But-you don't know all"
Il can't have my patient disturbed
repeated Hextall, who could think OF
nothing else to say. 'I must ask you
to go away. Come back--if you must
when Mr.. TreSS returns
Mr. Tress? Oh yes, but we don't
know any Mr.. Tress," retorted the
incredulously. All we know is-this
fat. And what happened to us--here
Some of it you saw-the end of it
Look you! he continued, his volubil.
ity increasing. I'VE show you how il
Is, eh? Then you will understand
We are Greek gentlemen i in bust
moss in Manchester-wel known gen
tlemen. We come to London for g
little pleasure, eh? The other nigh