Evening star., 1924-03-05
The Mystery of Lynne Court
By J. S. FLETCHER
Copyright 1923. hy Norman Reminstos Company.)

to 1t. understand that he shares
this Hat with Mt. Tress.""
Tho valet made . grimance. He
glanced at the door Of the room In
Which oYss nsi the .Sss doctors hsd left Kssssven
Shares" ne muttered. "Yss-he
might put 1t that way"
"He guarantees quiet, at any rate" }"
said Hextall. Can that be depended
I've no doubt things will be quiet
enough. sir, until Miss Tress goes
down to Lynne Court 'answered the
valet. Last night would frighten
some of them a bit-it'll be talked
about ont AMONGST them"
come to Miss Tress~any sistsrsr
The valet shook his head.
There's nobody, sir. that l know
Of but the three Of EN- he answered
even. "Mr. Tress. his sister and q
little brother. don't think they've
any relatives In England-never
heard of or seen anybody"
We'll. keep things quiet" said
Hextall. Il shall call later in tho
morning"
IAN air of queerness ehout that"
he remarked to his companion when
the valet had let them out and they
were walking toward Wimpole street
together. What did you think Of tho
coffee drinking gentleman?"
Cool customer" answered the
other. Unusually cool"a
How would you reckon him up!'
II wouldn't reckon him up until
The sister is a beauty"
The boys. like the sister-but
weak where she's strong. Handsome
I lad-in his half-Spanish way. From
the glimpse I had of him ! should
himself to death"
this business?" asked Hextall's COM
panion. who had gained an inkling
Of 1 affairs IA; at inter, intervals: and wa. a.. e1-
answered Hextall. grimly: Il shall
be sure to see him-later."
Darrell Tress was standing by the
breakfast table when Hexteli, re-
turned to the fiat at o'clock. He
| was as scrupulously groomed as
Kesteven himself, but his lips were
trembling and his hand shaky:
| there was plain odor of old brandy
in the room. and he looked at the
doctor with sheepish and furtive
II say. I'm awfully sorry about this
this beastly affair."" he blurted out.
as HeXtal entered, ana after q slight
bow. stood regarding him silently
awful mistake my sister-doine
| what she did, you know. She-ol
| course. II I'd known she had that
| revolver"
II am not concerned about what
| has happened" said Hextall. my
duty lies in seeing that nothing comes
Of 1t. Your sister will have to Be
! kept quiet for several days"
| "Oh. that's all right" answered the
| lad with evident relief. We'll see
| that nothing disturbs her. Kesteven
| and are going away for q week
of course, the nurses will stop with
Hextall, who was drawing of hi,
! gloves, looked attentively at hit
| patients brother. His professions
| eye saw sure and certain signs Of Pc
! cent incessant dissipation-but he
| also saw that Darrell Tress was quite
| sufficiently himself to hear little
plain truth: he also saw sumcient in.
dications OF latent good sense in hin
to know that he would hear straight
forward speaking from q man moi
very much his senior.
THAT means that you leave your
sister in the sole care and charge
of-strangers." he said dryly.
Darrell flushed under his dark skin
1.-THE fact Is. we don't know
anybody" he answered. We've onl,
been In England a few months
"Hag your sister no woman