Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-09-12
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feel very safe there &"
Glenister took n step forward. his
huge bulk towering over the slim
girl who confronted him. cool and
uEafraid
|. Let me make it clear to YOU" he
elied II want you to come back
sthe Grange as my wife. You will
be sorry If you don't 7 want YOU
because our marriage would be the
best answer to the suspicious you
have done your hest to foster--the
suspicion that murdered your
brother
We'll. didn't YOU" said Kathleen
dryly
Il will take my oath ! didn't D."
IF you didn't do it with your own
hands you caused his death q"
This new allegation seemed for
the fraction of second to disconcert
the accused.
Will tdhe lily Odtu iidt hcHt'
saw George Glenister. alive or dead
after he went to America g
And / don't believe you on oath
or anyhow" retor,ed Kathleen II
am as firmly convinced you are
responsible for my brothers death
and that he died al Beechwo"d ~ II
I had seen you kill him As to
marrying you. the proposition would
have been almost az absurd " all
this had not happened
The baronet had recovered
Then let us come to grips he
broke out. Here is my ultimatum.
If you don't marry me ] will make
your name socially damned up and
down the land. Captain Slater was
seen to come out of your room late
at night"
You beast!'' her fresh young
voice found vent at last. The true
story of that night would do you
far more harm than me Ycu know
very we'll what Captain Slater and
! set OUT to discover. and how we
were thwarted because you heard us
following. In a day or two ! shall
be able to tell the worh-and ha'i'
dentally the police--a good deal
more about you. Oh. Norman. you
are just in time"
The last sentence was addressed
to Captain Slater. who had entered
| the drawing.room. The young sol
dier took 81 the situation at a
Ella !. Here was all the material
for a most lovely row
What am I In time for? What's
| the racket" he Inquired quietly and
with a measuring eye on the baro
net.
In few crisp words Kathleen told
him how her cousin had made her
an offer Of marriage and described
in Dudley's own language the alter
native he had threatened.
Norman listened till the uni,.eas
ant recital ceased, ard :hen there
commenced such scene as Lady
\ Marrables' dccorous drawing-roon
had never been set for in all its
humdrum history. Norinan's rusI
was that Of a maddened bull and
would have been his own undoinc
had Glenister been an adept In the
art of self-defense. Quickly recos
nizing that he might be counting dis
aster, Norman checked his eXubef'
ance and introduced little sclerc"
| into his method. TWO or throH
siedgehammer blows did the bigger
man aim. but they fell on empty a."
ard thence onward the fracas be
came a brutal assault
Up and down the room SIR Dud;'s
stumbled. kicking over furniture ar!
crashing into low.hung pictures.
with his agile assaiiant ever IN par
suit and administering punishment
to the haDdiest part OF his anatomy
His curses gave way TO labor cd
breathing and finally he crumplee
up and lay Sprawl:ng over the chi
OF couch.
"Thc:a. ycu s'Y'He" said tire easy
victor "Tla'il teach you"
Before tie lesson 10 be learned ~
Sir Duclay c3u.d be deemed the coor
wae cp.ne6 ard man stepped il
rather hurrier!y. He wore std"'
~.aiskevs and mustache. an3
dressed in q eut CT drab roach.me'
t;owna He bore no resemblance %
TIE c:ean.shaved cleric who rad
called at Beechwovj Grange on &c.
haf of the Mission to B!eclfco: II
dams. and his voice Vas Ike '''o
crack of 4 whip.