Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-06-06

| raised and little twist OF the lips thai
was oddly Ike her grandfather's she
read It and handed it back. AS she
did so she glanced at Renshaw, but
he was unconscious Of the look. His
dark face wore It's most somber Ell.
| preston. He was = closed and shut.
tered habftation, Of which his soul had
drawn down the blinds.
Campbell handed him the mass Of
/ letters.
"All right" he said "We can catch
the mall very comfortably. Perhaps
you would Ike to drive over to the
station with Hart, though Of course
there's no need OF It. But you might
| Ike the air and to see a bit Of the
/ country, Why not have Hart drive
you around for an hour or SO before
dinnerT'
THANK you, sir; perhaps 1 will"
Renshaw was turning to leave the
room, when the old mans voice
stopped him.
That's very interesting thing
you've DONE he said, noddlng toward
the letters.
The other did not pretend to misun-
derstand.
'"They wrote themselves" he said.
81 dldr.t realize til l read them that
had been impersonating you. II you
would rather have me do them more
formally"
! Campbell shook his head
ITS an amazingly clever piece Of
work" he said. I'm quite convinced
that I dictated every one Of them.
They're done exactly the way 1 should
have done them-if l could %
When the door had closed behind
the new secretary. Campbell crossed
the tips OF his thin old fingers and
stared past them into the fire.
There's a man inside that fellow"
he said slowly. HE shows it in his
work"
''He does not show It anywhere
else Verify unkIndly observed. My
first impression Of him Is deepening
every hour. He's uncanny. He makes
me think Of a ghost who hates his
job Of being a ghost" She shlvered
a little. Don't talk about him !" she
begged.
Renshaw. his letters signed and
sealed, went TO the garage in search
Of Hart He found him testing the
engine OF a four-seat roadster. The
chauffeur was about the age Of James.
He had sleek brown hair and the thin
Tipped, unsmlling mo1th that seemed
characteristic of the servants In the
Campbell menage. He came forward
at once 10 receive the young mans
message, and his thin unsmiling face
held look OF respectful readiness.
My name Is Renshaw," said the
newcomer
ayes, sir"
Hart saluted with a finger TO his
bare head. The salute had a semi
military quality
i've a lot OF letters TO go out and
Mr.. Campbell suggests that drive to
the station With you when you're
ready"
Very good SIR. will be at the
door In five minutes"
Certainly the Campbell servants
were well trained
Dinner that night was cheerful, al
most gay. Madame Hvoeslef had
thrown Off the air of strain Renshaw
had observed in her during their pre-
vlous meeting and was putting her
social gifts through their PAGES These
gifts were unusual. She was a really
charming woman, Travelled, sophlsti-
Gated, tolerant, humorous, and under
standing She seemed to know every
body. II was plain that she had
moved In high places But though
she talked well always and brilliantly
st times, she resolutely confined her
self 70 impersonal topics Her talk
was the talk Of the visitor to many
lands
When they returned to the living
room. Verify sang again. accompanied
by the foreigner. whose familiarity
with the piano was close and sympa-
thetlc BY the fire, David Campbell
and hls sister listened and dozed and
Renshaw, In his corner near the IN
strument, felt again the untangling
OF nerve knots, the deep inner con-
tent this girls voice had given him
from the first
II was Madame Hyoeslet who final
ly broke up the circle with vague
murmur about letters to be written
Renshaw accompanied her TO the door
and held II omen. she passed through
with an inclination OF the head. but
as she reached the threshold the sa-
lutte ended In a quick forward Jerk OF
command that mohoned him into the
hall He followed her closing the
door OF the living room as he left 1t.
Who is Madame Hvoeslef and
what does she want OF RenshsS.