Evening star., 1925-07-05


have a letter to write for me-"
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DANIEL ROOKIE passed the letter
read it.
She studied it carefully:
"Honored Sir
Seeing your advertisement in the
Times, l can put you into touch with
Joseph Londe; as / am now living in
the same house with him. know him
well, as | was a warder in Chigwell
Asylum, and. he was there. My wife
and l have been cook and butler to
him most of the time since.
My terms would be a thousand
pounds down and no questions asked
about me and my wife helping in the
escape from the house in Salisbury
Plain. If agreeable to you, motor
slowly along the road between Cob
ham and Ripley, near i o'clock tomor-
row, with white handkerchief tied to
the rlght-hand door of the car. Come
alone, or you will see nothing of
JOHN GRIGGS"
The light famed In AIMS eyes, her
lips trembled, her wonderful air of
self-possession seemed gone.
rs there any reason why this
shouldn't be genuine?" she asked.
mo, I don't know that there is,
Daniel admitted. 1T sounds all right.
From what l can remember of the
man Griggs, 1 should think he would
sell his soul for a thousand pounds"
IF this We're only the end"' she
murmured passionately. Shall we go
down in the Crossley?"
"We?"
Naturally. You know why I am
here. 1t was always understood that
we hunted Joseph Londe together"
n1
piled. But this is a different affair.
The letter may be a trap"
She laughed at him.
well, l suppose youll take a few
reasonable precautions" she OBJ
served you'll have TO ten Sir Fran
els about it, and he will come along
behind"
Nice idiots we should look, motor
ing along the roads with a white
our door," Daniel grumbled-
People will think we have just
been married" she observed de-
murely.
IF we had 1 shouldn't mind SO
much" he declared, with unwonted
gallantry. Anyhow I'm not going
TO take you"
1T is no good, Mr.. Rookie; am not
going to sit here and wait while you
are CHASING LOnQe.
So she went, as Daniel always
knew that she would, notwithstand-
ing his remonstrances, and it was
not until they had passed through
Gotham that he was conscious of
any real uneasinesS. Close behind,
although kept carefully out of sight,
was a police car containing Sir Fran
els, Windergate and two highly quail
fed subordinates.
His own automatic was close to
his hand and he had made up his
mind to shoot at the slightest signs
of treachery. For himself he felt
nothing but Il pleasurable thrill of
excitement. He knew perfectly well
that the nervousness at the back of
his mind was wholly connected with
the girl who sat by his side. Excite
ment became Ann well, except that
her eyes were a little too pitilessly
bright. her mouth drawn into a shade
too straight a line. She was intense
ly alive-a human magnetic force.
At that moment of crisis Daniel
began TO see certain things in life
with singular and disconcerting clear
ness.
Ann, on the other hand, was en-
tirely absorbed in their immediate
object.
I'VE ought to be seeing something
of Mr.. Griggs shortly" Daniel re-
marked.
CHE turned her head to look at
- him. His tone was unusual.
Then she looked once more along the
level stretch of road and pointed. A
very old Ford car was drawn up by
the side of the path. The bonnet
was open and a man was apparently
examining the engine. He stood up
as they drew slowly near He was
almost unrecogniZable, pallid, shrunk-
en-, and with a strange expression of
fear.
Daniel brought the car to a stand
still. Griggs took a step forward and
caught hold of the wind screen. He
seemed in need of support.
Have you brought the money,
master?" he demanded.
Daniel nodded.
II have 1t in my pocket" he said
1T is yours as soon as we can arrest
Londe"
He's a devil" Griggs muttered.
You'll never be sure of him until
the handouts are upon his wrists"
Bring us to him." Daniel de-
manded.
I'll be glad when it's over"
Griggs groaned, watching the other
car slowly approaching. II wish I'd
never set eyes on him. You both
follow me-" he went on. About a