Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-14
Observation-Disclosures
yane Smith . B, s.1 vi, L. W. sssves.a

mo, 1t wasn't Mr.. Ember."

mo. 1t wasn't Mr. Ember"
who was it?"
Il believe you know" said Jane,
speaking slowly.
Was it a woman" said Molloy.
He dropped his voice to a whisper
| and looked over his shoulder.
Jane nodded.
Glory be to God" said Molloy.
Did you see her face?" Jane nodded
again. Molloy came quite close. bent
down, and whispered:
Was it the old mans daughter?
Was this voice dropped to the
very edge of inaudibility-'was 1t
Lady Heritage?"
Jane nodded for the third time.
Molloy spun round, went straight
| to the steel door and, opening it,
looked up the passage. After mo-
| ment he came back
You saw her face? Will you
swear that you saw her face?'
Yes, of course"
Then you've seen more than j
| have. Do you know, I've never really
been sure. Ember's talk, and-it was
her face you saw, not that mask
| thing they wear in the laboratory
| for that's all I've seen? You saw
| her face?"
Yes. 1 saw her face quite plainly
| said Jane. In her own mind some
! thing seemed to say with cold final
ity, Then Lady Heritage is Number
| One"
We'll Well Well
- said Mr.. Molloy.
There was a long pause He seemed
| lost in thought, but suddenly he
turned on Jane with the question
which she hoped he had forgotten:
You were saying that there were
| two others who knew the secret-you
| saw them down here?-down here In
the passages?"
Yes" said Jane, without hesita-
ton, II did They were men. One of
them had beard. / couldn't tell you
their names or describe them any
| more than that"
Molloy looked desperately puzzled
| ''Ember may know" he muttered.
He may" said Jane. 81 should ask
him"
Molloy gave a grunt and began to
| walk up and down again. The simile
| Of the rat in the drain which he had
made use of in conversing with
Ember came back upon him with un-
| pleasant force. His thoughts were
| confused by an access Of unreasoning
| fear. Every time the question Of
what to do with Jane presented itself
he SHE'D away from it. Jane knew
| too much. There was no doubt about
| that She knew too much.
In the circles frequented by Mr..
Molloy self-presevation dictated a
| certain course with regard to the
person who knew too much. After
/, 80 years Molloy still disliked the con-
| temptation OF that course of action
| He was of those who pass by upon
| the other side. He had a we'll cult
waited faculty for looking the other
way. 1t occurred to him that, after
all. Jane was Ember's affair. Let
her go back to the house, she was
Ember's affair, not his. He became
instantly very anxious to see the last
| of Jane.
| Just as she was wondering how
! long this rather horrid silence was
going to last, he walked up to her
in purposeful manner. put his hand
on her arm, and pulled her to heI
feet.
You'd best be getting back" he
said shortly.
Jane felt as If some one had lifted
| a heavy weight off the top Of hel
head. The weight must have beer
| fear, and yet she did not know thai
| she had been afraid.
At the gate Molloy turned to her.
Can you get into the hall?" he
said. without being seen, I mean
I'm not sure, it's awfully risky
But I could walk home from the
headland, that would be much safer
and If I've been missed, it would
account for my absence
Molloy bent a sulky look on her.
1.-THE headland you know that
too?" he said. Then, with an impa-
tient jerk he switched or the light