Evening star., 1927-06-03
CONTINUED from Yesterdays Starr
CHAPTER MI.

legal opinion would help him
ont but also that he had no right to
take an attorney into his confidence
without consulting Holly.
His own opinion was that, although
he had planted what amounted to
bomb in the Cox household. there was
no reason to believe that anybody
was waiting to touch off the fuse.
Nevertheless he had sold stolen
bond. and it was With mixed feelings
that he went to the office. Every
thing there was the same as usual.
apparentIy. Hawkins was working at
the board, and half a dozen men stood
watching it, The ticker ratified on,
like a distant machine gun, when he
had first gone into the office; it often
took him back to the war, and Miss
Sharp. the stenographer, would catch
the far.away look in his eyes.
well" she said once, you must
have enjoyed 1t. whatever it was.
Been to a party?"
"Yor might call 1t a party" he
told her
Like the cashier at the Red Rose,
she found him attractive. He may
mt be much of a salesman" she said,
- once or twice, but, believe me, he's
some man."
He never f1irted with her, but he
knew she had a good brain and an
amazing memory. SO 1t was to her
he went for information
Put away your book" he said.
ann not going to give you any let
ters. | want some information. DO
you remember when man named
Bayne got in trouble at the Harrison
Bank
''Do l remember the San Francisco
earthquake. Sure / do"
n,tf af Of aYtrann0llS
terial, he dug the story. Bayne
had tried to get away, but had failed:
he had spent a good bit, but some OF
it had never been accounted for.
He had not left the office more
than five minutes when they came
after him.
"How should 1 know where he's
gone" Miss Sharp said, eying the
detective.
But you're. expecting him back
Depends on how far he's gone"
she told him.
But Warrington did not so back
He went around to see a certain
young man, the only attorney he
knew in the city, for he needed
advice, and he trusted Meyers dis
cretion. Meyer, however. was argu-
ing a case. and, after waiting an hour
IOr nlI0, NChb away
Save for q sense of inner urgency,
there seemed to be no immediate
danger. He decided to think the
matter over, and, having a prospective
customer out of town, he took an IN
terurban car and proceeded TO the
days work.
IT is rather interesting to note that
had he taken a train instead ne
would have been under arrest betore
he knew it. AS things were. now
ever. he sat safely enough In the
street car. And, after a while, he put
the Baynes, including Holly, out OF
his mind and concentrated on the
business before him.
He sold five bonds. which netted
him the munificent sum or ten ooi.
lars. But before he did it ne mad
had to lunch with the buyer and stop
in to see his family.
Not important, all this, save that 1t
made him very late getting back to
the city.
He drew a long breath. as he sat in
the car. and then stirred impatiently.
He could see Holly as she had been
that morning in the lower hall. thin
and wretched; and he could see
Margaret Cox, at the end OF her rope,
too, lying down in the kitchen TO emu
everything in one last desperate
gesture.
But Margaret hadn't. She had had
the courage to take happiness where
she found it. He did not, for a
moment. believe that Holly would.
Once in the city again, his mind re-
turned to the suit case. He looked at
his watch. The banks were closed
now, and the Office soon would be.
Hardly worth while going back. Per.
haps he'd better go home and tell
Holly what he had done--or, rather,
had not done. He got out and
walked across town, and stray dog
followed along.
IT was a wretched creature, but,
when he tried to turn 1t back, 1t
looked up at him with eyes so hopeful
and so hungry that he finally gave up
the attempt. He stopped and bought
a bottle of milk, and with this under
his arm, and the dog at his hceis,
reached Kelsey street.
Later on, he was to thank this I'M
pulse for a few hours respite-that
and his pride, perhaps. For, block
away, he saw Brooks car in front OF
the house, and was not minded to
pass the. drawing room door. and that
gentleman inside it, with his present
encourage.
He was irritated as he turned to
the rlSDt, along a Slue street, anu 81
along an alleyway to the gate leading
into the yard of the house.
'IIl get out" he told himself.
''That's what I'll do. It's only by
chance I'm here anyhow. What
would they have done if I hadn't
turned up?"
He slammed the gate so violently
that he set the dog to shivering.
Ashamed of that, he stroked its head.
The kitchen door was unlocked, and
he got pan there and took 1t outside.
Here, old boy" he said, and poured
out the milk.
When this feast was over and the
animal swollen to bursting, he put it
out into the alley. But it whmpered
there and scratched at the gate, and
he let it in again. He found an old
piece of carpet and placed il under
the steps, and then, and only then, he
went~into the house.
As he opened the door to the hall
he saw Mrs. Bayne III the front hall
with her back to him She had drawn
aside the curtain of the front door
and was peering out, and as she
peered she talked to some one in the
drawing room.
'I really don't understand it, Fur.
ness. She hardly ever goes out. And
she knew / was not well. She will
certainly be back soon.''
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