Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
TWENTY SIXTH INSTALLMENT

~ N leaving John, Sergt. Maj.
Flannery's first act was to go
10 what he was accustomed to
~ call the orderly room and
make his report. He reached
it only a few minutes after its oc-
cupant's return to consciousness:
Chimp Twist had opened his eyes and
staggered to his feet at about the
moment when the Sergeant-major was
offering John the cup Of tea.
Mr.. Twists initial discovery, ike
Johns, was that he had a headache.
He then set himself to try to decide
where he was. His mind clearing q
was in England :. and, assembling
the facts by degrees, in his study at
Healthward Ho formerly Graveney
Court, Worcestershire. After that,
everything came back to him, and he
gave himself up to scorching reflections
onn the SUBJECT Of the resourceful Mrs.
Molloy.
He was still busy with these when
there was forceful knock on the door
Chimp held himself together like one
sees q match set to train of gun
powder and awaits the shattering ex-
plosion. His visitors lips had begun to
move, and Chimp could guess how that
battle-ground voice was going to sound
to a man with q headache like his.
"Hrarp-h'm," began Mr.. Flannery,
clearing his throat, and Chimp, with a
sharp cry, reeled to a chair and sank
into it. The noise had hit him like a
shell.
"Oo-er!" doomed Mr.. Flannery, noting
these symptoms. "You aren't looking up
to the mark, Mr.. Twist"
Chimp found he experienced little
relief, II he put the palms over his eyes
and pressed hard
I'll tell you what it is, SIR" roared
the sympathetic sergeant-major. whats
'appened ere Is that the nasty, feverish
cold of yours has gone and struck in
wards. It's left only you'd have took
taraxacum and hops, like I told you
go away" rnoaned Chimp, adding in
low voice what seemed to him a suit
able destination.
Mr.. F1annery regarded him with
mild reproach.
There's nothing gained by talking
that way, Mr.. Twist. merely thought
you would wish to know I've had a
conversation with the verlent case up
stairs, and the way it looks to me, sir.
subject to your approval, is that it 'ud
be best not to let him out from under
lock and key for some time True, e
did not attempt anything In the nature
Of actual physical attack, being pre-
vented no doubt by the fact that there
was iron bars between him and me, but
his manner throughout was peculiar,
not to say odd, and recommend that
al communications be conducted Till
further notice through the'window."
do what you like" said Chimp
family.
1T isn't what like, SIR" beloved Mr..
Flannery virtuously. TITS what you like
and instruct, me being in your employ
ment and only ere to carry out your
orders smartly as you give them. And
there's one other matter. sir. AS per-
haps you are aware. the young lady
Don't talk to me about the young
lady"
II was only about to say, Mr.. Twist.
that you will doubtless be surprised to
hear that, for some reason or another,
having started to go off in the little car,
the young lady apparently decided on
second thoughts to continue her journey
by train. She left the little car at
Lowick Station. with instructions that
1t be returned ere. found that young
Jakes, the station-master,s son, outside
with 1t q moment ago. footing the 'orn,
he was, the young rascal, and saying he
wanted half crown, using my own dis
cretion, gave him sixpence. You may
reimburse me at your leisure and when
convenient. Shall I take the little car
and put 1t in the garage, sir?"
Chimp gave eager assent to this pro-
position, as he would have done to any
proposition that appeared to carry with
it the prospect Of removing this man
from his presence.
ITS funny, the young lady leaving
the little car at the station, sir" unused
Mr.. Flannery in voice that shook the
chandelier. Il suppose she happened to
reach there at a momnt when train
was signaled, and decided that she pre-
ferrred not to overtax her limited
strength by driving to London. I fancy
she must have had London as her
objective"
Chimp fancied So too. A picture rose
before his eyes of Dolly and Soapy
reveling in the metropolis, with the loot
of Rudge Hall bestowed in some safe
place where he would never, never be
able to get at 1t. The picture was so
vivid that he uttered groan.
Where does 1t catch you, sir?" asked
Mr.. Flannery solicitously.s
"Eh?"
1.-The pain, sir. The agony. You ap-
pear to be suffering If you take my
advice. you'll get off to bed and put an
'ot-water bottle on your stummick. Lay
1t right across the abdomen, sir. 1t may
dror the poison out. I had an old