Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
The Wolves of the Waterfront
By Edgar Wallace.
Copyright and Metropolitan
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By Edgar Wallac'
"Dead he said simplv.

Dead" he said simply.
She looked at him, Mortified, hardly
believing her ears.
Mrs. Oaks is dead-surely you don't
mean that? How dreadful"
She's passed." said Golly.
WAS it an accident?"
Suicide" said Golly, with surprising
briefness. She was wonderful wom-
AMIN way. She knew nothing about
art and she had bit of temper"
But I don't understand. Mrs. Oaks
committed suicide? Why"
Persecution" said Golly.
He took from his pocket package of
cigarettes, selected one with the care of
a connoisseur, and lit 1t.
She was driven, as it were, into the
grave by the police-especially inspect
or Wade"
Lila was stunned at the news. She
wanted to be more sorry than she was,
but somehow she couldn't manage it.
She took poison" said Golly, putting
a smoke ring to the roof and watching
it break. Good job I wasn't there, or
they'd have said gave it to her."
When did this happen?"
Yesterday" said Golly. "Look!"
He pointed to his tie. 1t was brand
new and black.
II thought you might have noticed
was in mourning" he said. "Look!"
He took of his overcoat and showed
her wide band of crepe around his left
arm.
Mourning" he said, and added;
That shows"
Shows what?" she was curious
enough to ask
He was taken aback by the question
1T shows I'm doing the right thing
by her. I'm thinking of putting up a
monument-an angel pointing to the
sky. It's not art, as understand It,
but it's the best you can get in Eng
land"
They were following a secondary road
and met no obstruction or challenge
Lila was trying to accustom herself to
the thought of life without Mrs. Oaks,
when Golly said:
Naturally. I shan't remain single
Lila. I'm what you might term in the
prime of life. I'd like to settle down
say in South America-flowers, blue
lakes, white marble buildings, roses
everywhere-you know"
She was too staggered to reply.
said Golly carelessly. "A girl might &c
further than me and miss something .
But how terrible!" she cried. "Auntie
Oaks dead! Weren't you awfully upset
about it?"
"Awfully," said Golly, and began to
whistle softly. Between her and me
there was no what you might call silly
lovemaking. 1t was business arrange
ment, and it worked. She forgot her
self sometimes-what woman doesn't?
Was a good husband or wasn't ~"
Lila could only reply that he was the
most meek and obedient of husbands
II don't like that word meek" he
said, bridling. II was gentle. But
that's my nature. I've always been
kind to concentrated 'em as pets
That's the only way" he added.
Lila wanted to change the subject.
Where are we going?" she asked.
ITO London" he said. I've got
some flats there-Arbroath Building
might have gone there first, but who'd
have thought they'd have tumbled to
the barges? I've been IL months get
ting them ready. They were fitted ur
in Holland and came across under their
own SAIL Twenty-six hundred pounds
each-that's lot Of money for barge
But what foresight! That's always
been my strong point, foresight.
knew they'd tumble to the Seal OF
Troy sooner or later; know we'd have
to get the ole crew on at minutes
notice"
Were those men in the other barge?'
she asked.
She remembered now seeing a squat
! little figure moving through the mist
and keeping at respectful distance
when she and Golly had entered the
car.
Twenty good fellows"
But what is the Seal of Troy?
Why are we running away? Have you
done anything wrong?"
Mr.. Oaks lit another cigarette.
| NGaRrof eerVi0Q - he said and Glanced