The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-14


 when read it. The address given was just London" It contained merely three sentences:
 Dear MT. Grenofen-
 My father summoned up to London suddenly last night.
 He has urgent business abroad and we are to go with him.
 It is impossible to say when
 we shall return to Blackwater.
 Yours sincerely, VERONICA SEABROKE. l I felt literally sick. This-after all that had happened! I passed the note to my mother and sat down.
 But there was hardly time for 1 her to say:
 "Tom-there's more in this thar we can see"
 ', A prolonged ringing of the bell and loudly raised voices caused me to rush into the hall.
 On the doorstep stood young Fotherbury, and beside him the man Hallett. When he saw me he yelled:
 "Ah, there you arc. Now per haps you'll tell us where Veronica Seabroke is."
 Perhaps" said I to the cub, "i1 you don't stop shouting and remove yourself from my premises, II fling you into the road for an all. conditioned cad"
 And I walked out to him with the appropriate gesture.
 Fotherbuiy flinched visibly anc then went back down step.
 What does this mean?" I asked his companion T thought you'c finished your nasty job.'
 It appeared that MT Halleti had sallied forth with two searcr warrants that afternoon-one fol Standpoint. He had gone on to the Seabroke's house and found il locked and deserted.
 MT. Fotherbury," he said thought you might know where they had gone"
 q don't. Good afternoon" saiG I. I turned. to see my mother in a whispered conference witt Miilie at the back of the hall. She beckoned me"
 GO with Millie," she said, mys- teriously. Quick, Tom
 A little quaver in her voice sent me off without further question.
 The girl went swiftly into tht kitchen garden, I following. Ther she pointed to the hedge at tht end. -~ "The American gentleman saie you must go to him: he daren' show his nose" "Somerfield! Only some grea urgency could have brought Somer field back to Woodcot I though hard.
 ''Millie," I said. Ego and get m, hat and ask Mrs. Grenofen tt give you all the money she ha in the house for me. Don't lose { second"
 The astonished girl hurried bacl to the house. I found Somerfielt still carrying the camera case an, stand, hidden behind the hedge. An he sighed his relief. "S I'm in time, Grenofen. Phew! was a near thing" Why are you" said I. Because love you so, of course We're in the soup. You know tha turn in the lane? I'd nearly go there when heard voices-tw mems and one of them Laxtons. nipped up the bank and into tn woods and waited. They didn' come far-just strolled up an, down talking. That put the lid ol what they said. If they didn' find what they wanted with tn search warrant, they were going t arrest you for being accessory t the escape of prisoner. They heard from Scotland Yard of sus picious boat and landing on tn French coast They're after Yer onica, too. stuck there for a eternity. Then the cop came ou of your place and walked down wit young Fotherbury and they a started off for the Seabrokes. Whe they've got Veronica, they'll com for you." e
 "They won't get Veronica said I.
 And I told Somerfield hurredl what had happened.
 Good little veronical" he es claimed.
 Millie came down the path wit a hat in one hand and the othe tightly gripping packet. I too both from her. told her not to sa Ia word about me or Somerfield |