The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-07-08
Loves Victory
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He managed TO put a note II cheer
fulness IN his message.
This telegram had reached ne IN
the afternoon, when she mad oeeb
sitting out in ner garden trying to
read. With neI mind so fuI of all
that might be passing with Lorna
and her mother. and also beng great
ly troubled abou everything that
Ellen Storey mad told her, the read
ing was not a success. There were
so many things to claim her atten
ton. Pauline was one:
L was while she was still sitting
under the trees. though the after
noon was growing late. that ner u
Ter brought her the information thai
a gentleman mad Just arrived IN =
small motor car and was very AnxI
Gus to see her
He hasn't got d caro-, ma am. on'
he told me TO tell you that his name
is Shannon and that he's come from
Mr.. Craven"
IN come n, Of rather Jrlng TINS
gentleman 10 me here, Parsons.
said Mrs. Northwood. She felt SUD
denly excited and got up from her
chair to meet her guest as he war
ushered out of the house.
AS they clasped hands Ano she
spoke, there was a catch in neT voice
II am so glad to see you. MI
Shannon, Come and sit down Have
YOU had your tee? Can | offer you
anything?"
IF | might nav something &c
drink. ! would De very grateful
have flown here. | came down In q
little village about four or FIVE miles
from you, and / was lucky enough
to be able to hire a small car
Parsons was waiting. ano Mrs
Northwood peckoned to Dim. She
ordered refreshment for bel guest
and then asked him to sit down.
1T is so pleasantly cool mere O
the sun has gone down" Then she
added: Jerry told me in a telegram
which l received ar nour or so age
hat he had met you today. Mr.. Shan
non. I thought o were In Lon
DON
I'VE were both / n Londo until
this afternoon" Noel Shannon eI'
planned. Then | took him down In
my little bus to Paxton Common.
and there | nave left him. Things
are moving, Mrs. Northwoodl You
can speak freely to mel Jerry has
opened his heart and ! know every.
thing"
wait until you nave had a nice
long drink" said Bertha Northwood.
land then you can tell me all YOU
know"
She lietened preathlessly TO the
story Noel Shannon had to tell her:
and when she heard that he had left
the man who called himself Julian
Emerson a good many miles away
from The Moet her face lit up.
What do you propose to do next,
Mr.. Shannon"
The young man gave her a smile.
II mean to go to The Moat," he
said. "Of course, we are only work.
ing on supposition, but putting two
and two together, ] am pretty sure
we shall ind something very inter.
esting at The Moat, and II what we
Jerry and ]. about hid
Miss Malhngate and her
mother in the house from which this
man Emerson came this afternoon
why we shall in a very little while.
hope, be In q position to put q stop
to all that Is happening, and ] hope
be able also to hand this Mr.. Julian
Emerson over to the police. He n
an ugly customer. Mrs. North
wood"
~And you really win go to The
Moatf" queried Mrs. Northwood
That's splendid i shall ask you to
take a little letter when you go.
am writing a few lines to this young
woman who is calling herself Mrs,
for I am not deceived j
know that she Ia Lorna Mallingate's
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