Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-10-17

"1's don't care" she broke out.
again. I'D go to the gallows gladly.
IL you were to hang, too. And simon's
diary will work that all right" >
., 'But you haven't got simon's
diary-ati least so you say" Sir Dud.
ley returned. Look here. Ivy. why
can't we run this on business lines?
We are both tarred with the same
brush. and the tar Is thicker on you
than on me- Let's call 1t deal. I
don't believe you were fool enough to
burn Sfmon's record. which would be
your only real hold on me. I will
give you ten Thousand pounds for It."
"You brute-to suppose I want
your money" her anger rang out.
"vou have got TO accept my terms or
I give you away"
Sir Dudley shrugged and, walking
to the table. poured himself a stiff
drink.
IF that is your ultimatum, here's
mine." he said calmly. "As soon as
you start giving me away shall lay
an information against you for doing
Simon in"
Wragge's complacent thought that
the information was as good as laid
already was interrupted by move.
ment flashed on his vision from a
quarter apart from the principal
actors in the scene below. It took
place outside one Of the French win
dows Of the library. and as It TO.
cussed through the monkish spy.hole
on the retina Of the detectives eye It
gave him the surprise Of his life. The
whole pile Of evidence built up dur.
ing the last ten minutes fell with
crash.
For standing outside the window,
his fishy eyes staring through the
plate glass into the library, was Mr..
Simon Trickey. He didn't look as If
he had been buried very deep, unless
1t was in the recesses Of a saloon bar.
His nose was perhaps little more
infiamed, and his check suit hung
little looser than when Wragge had
seen him last But there was no
doubt that he was very much alive.
and deeply interested in the couple in
the library.
Wragge concentrated all his atten:
ton on immediate developments. Did
the reprobate intend to reveal his
presence, and If not what were the
chances that he would be able to re.
treat without being seen? Mrs.
Coningsby had her back to the win
dow and unless she turned round the
apparition there would remain I'M
noticed by her so long as it pre-
served silence. But Sir Dudley had
only to raise his eyes from the wo-
man confronting him and he could
hardly fail to perceive the malign
countenance Of his former clerk.
This was exactly what happened.
In setting down his empty glass the
baroner had to turn slightly to the
window. and the detective. watching
him like cat, saw by the CLEAN Of
surprised horror that he had recog-
iiized Trickey. WrGgge could scarce
" contain himself. Would Sir Dudley
rusi! forward, fling open the window
and denlasil explanations from the
dissolu:e blackrcailsr who had so
nystefiously risen from the dead, or
would he conceal his discovery from
the woman who he'd somehow failed
to administer a fstG. dose to the
man ou:aide?
Five second. it,. ~ tie mastery
manner IL 1iIicr =: ey:iop:cd the lat
ter course, Sir Outlay I'D earned a
grudging Inc9d % excavation from
the detective With perfect com.
posuya ;.o l-aiItcs,eI the lady in the
OILY wy possible il he was not to
loosen lis hold o, her oy revealing
ne. failure.
":Yeil," he SAID Are you going
20 aace the music. I+y?"
'*Ei:e shortest way down to. the
saGen. Mr.. E,nksey?" he begged.
There Is not a moment to spare"
The butler gave some brief direc-
tons and a mir1te later Wragge
emerged from the gun-room door by
si,ich Norman apd Kathleen had
left the mansion on a certain memoir
able night. A few steps brought him
round the angle of the house and SO
into view Of his quarry. Mr.. Simon
Trickey was still lowering nee" he
library window. having only Tth
drawn far enough ID -
from the interior
Go Be Cc.i.,t"n,