Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
Continued from PAGE Twen.ya


It was a relief to he able to laugh.
MISS Palliser sighed, but with UNI
diminished cheerfulness of aspect.
Sounds all right, doesn't it? But
! can't keep 1T up. That's the bother
Win me. Next time he came with
his Don't you think this. and don't
YOU think that. and can't YOU re-
member about the other he got me
10 say as like as not I.aydon was Jim
Field.
And for all know. he'll he back
again in day of two and talk my
mead on. and I shall come around
and md I've put my name to some
"oh. you mustn't-ycu wouldn't do
well. l wouldn't unless he both
cred me into 1t. But I might IL he
Miss Palliser rose and picked up
ner FUR. We'll, SO long. dear-and
II anything more turns up I'll let
Sir Henry Pro,hero came in as
Evelyn was finishing tea. Miss Pal.
User had refused to stay. though
obviously much gratifed at being
pressed to do so.
1t would have given her a good
zeal of pleasure 10 recline grace
fuliy in one Of Evelyn's armchairs.
and watch the supercilicus Ponson
bring in the tea; but she felt herself
Obliged to forego this pleasure.
Fact is" she explained. Henry's
waiting. He said he'd take a turn
and come hack. and / eXpect"-she
straightened her hat and giySled-
expect his temper will be a bi;
the worse for wear as it is"
Sir Henry let himself down rather
YEARLY into a chair. took a cup OF
tea with Thank You. thank you.
my dear" stirred il. slipped from it.
and then began to sniff.
EVELYN, what an extraordinary
er-scent."
Isn't 1t awful" said Evelyn, Its
like sort of nightmare compound
or all the cheap scents | used tn
love when l was child. | remember
one OF the housemaids giving me a
bottle of Cherry Blossom. and how
furious Mamma was. Could you hear
II | opened the window for a
moment"
She didn't wish Ia tell Uncle
Henry about Pearl Palliser's visit.
As she stood by the open window
holding back the curtain. she plunged
into talk Of the Mannings. and to her
relief. his attention was diverted.
Lacy seems very pleased about
the nat you've been able 10 get for
them. She says it sounds absolutely
Tt
BY the way. have YOU heard from
her. She said She was writing but
she usually SAYS that At least three
tunes before she gets any farther
No, she hasn't written
Or Monkey" My dear I think
that window might he shut now
She shut it and came back 10 the
FIRE.
NO. haven't heard from Monkey.
He doesn't write unless he's got
something to say"
Sir Henry ran his hand over his
chin.
i heard from him this morning
he said
did you"
Yes. He'd just seen the man they
sent down to make inquiries about
that identity dick
"Oh'" Evelyn drew in her breath
very sharply. she looked. but dill
not speak
Sir Henr~ raised his hand and lie,
IL fan again.
ITS ease of spurios versenkt-
NOT trace of 1T. not I. single trace
And the extraordinary thing in tina,
not only can he net trace the disk
itself. bur he cant trace any one
VINO ever saw the thing or heard OF
any one else seeing 1T
oh. said Evelyn. The brea In
that carried the. sound was so soft
that Sir Henry wondered whether ~
had really detected a tome OF relief.
he said. "A little more tea. ms
dear-it's one of the coolest DAYS !
can remember
Then when he had taken his cup
again he barked hack: Its a mos.
extraordinary thing. because Anna
Blum particularly says in her de-
position that she left the identit,
disk lying on top OF the clothes BIZ
the waterfall.
Well. the man-his names Muller.
by the way. and he's half German
Muller says ne interviewed and
crcss-examined six people who saw
and handled the clothes. and they
all swear positively that there was
no identity disk. The local author.
tiles gave him every facility.
The records speak of a British
omcer. name unknown: and there
In a rough wooden cross on the
grave with similar Inscription.
II appears that the clothes were
found. In the FIRST instance. nv tw1
boys OF IL and -. They swear tina,
they didn't touch them: they said
they were very frightened and ran
away. The father Of one of them.
the grandfather and uncle OF the
other. and woman who seems to be
the village busybody. returned with
the boys IN the waterfall
They al swear that the clothes
we're lying In a pile. and that there
was no disk.
Now. my dear. we've all been
building very much on the belief
that the disk would he recovered
il would naturally have settled the
question Of identity once and for al
Wei, II hasn't been recovered"
Sir Henry put down his run and
leaned forward. speaking very ear.
nestly.
ut hasn't been recovered. and
can now see no prospect Of it's being
recovered. My dear. don't want 10
distress you. But you must really cor.
slider whether you are justified in
Withholding any information you
POSSESS"
EyeIyn siinpef out Of her chair