The Western news., 1936-01-02
STORM MUSIC

little wiry figure-and was heading
straight for the stairs. :
1t was my old friend. Dewdrop.
Now ! saw In a flash that unless of
the four 1t was he that had been lying
In walt to identify me at Lass, | stood
very fair chance OF being no more
than suspected as | went by.
|, therefore, held on my way, and
since he was looking down, Dewdrop
did not perceive me until he was three
steps off And then our eyes met
for an instant.
His surprise was his undolng.
AS plain as though he had said so.
| knew that be knew who l was and
the second he spent In staring served
my turn. AS his fingers flew to his
mouth, hit him under the jaw and
leaped for the door.
Now all would have been very we'll
II | had not made one mistake.
had had the advantage of Dew
drop, for he had been standing below
me and I was the heavier man. But
the hall below us was tagged and
was afraid to hit hard lest he should
topple backwards and split his skull
on the stone. And so, though the blow
was heavy, 1t was not heavy enough.
Lay hold OF me he could not, for his
balance was gone, but as | gained the
forecourt his piercing whistle rang
out.
MY cousin heard it-I saw him. He
had his back to the inn. and the bon
net OF the Rolls was open and he was
making some adjustment. spanner In
hand. For an instant he stared. And
then the bonnet was shut, and the
spanner was In his pocket and ps-
tol was In his hand.
Before | could speak
'4Take the Wheel said Godfrey
"and back her the way we came.
There's corner hundred yards back.
Turn her around there and walt Is
that their carr"
"Yes. but"
Quick" cried my cousin, and
started to stroll to the Inn.
As | flung myself into the Rolls,
| saw Dewdrop. running towards us.
stop In his tracks AS Godfrey fired,
the fellow turned and doubled. dodg-
Ing from side to side: to my amaze
ment my cousin began to give chase.
The engine Of the Rolls was run
ming and let In the clutch. Then
lifted the car towards Godfrey across
the road.
"A closed car was standing In the
forecourt beside the door OF the Inn.
As Dewdrop whipped behind It, my
cousin fired again. Then he turned
II see me waiting six PAGES away. !.
Pharaoh was standing In the door
waV. with hand to his hip. as he
DREW arms, Rush thrust out from he
hind him and sent him against the
1amb | shall always believe that
this hlunder saved Geoffrey's life
! had never stopped the Rolls and
as Godfrey leaped for the step. let
her 20 In that instant two shots were
bred, and bullet went By my face to
splinter the driving mirror. And then
we were flashing through the village
Godfrey was speaking.
'I'm much obliged. my son. But
another time you simply must do as
say. It's you they're after. not me
And now please put her along. I've
holed their petrol-tank. so I hardly
think they'll start: all the same be
lleve In distance"
| OF a by-road on to a grass-grown
track: where this curled Into thlcket
/ threw out the clutch.
MY Cod said Godfrey. and wiped
the sweat from his face. And after
| all that trouble to cover our tracks
| Fate beats the band sometimes Ant
now tell me exactly what happened"
| / told him the truth.
Colossal" says he. Colossal
| There's no4other word. However, there's
no harm done" He pulled out a map
"And now let's see where we are
| We ran through village called Wa
gen some four miles back"
We were twenty-five miles from Plu
mage. and the hour was just ont
| O'clock
"Tea with the goddess" he said. IA
five o'clock What could be better
But don't want to walt till then. Be
sides, we must find lodging
-
Plumage lay. more than two mile.
from the high road. The farm was Sc
on the floor of fairsized valley tha
ran due west. The dwelling ltsel
was handsome white and gray ant
low, with shutters OF olive green.
Il must try and paint that" sale
Godfrey. "The world will say IT..
unnatural but never mind.'
We stole down the lane In silence
and as brought the car to rest, Lad,
Helena Torick came out OF the house
| and, behind her. great Alsatian. {
very beautiful hound.
! Here for the first time ! saw how
| truly lovely she was.
introduced my cousin and the lad,
| gave him her hand
IL know your work" she said "Yot
| painted my mothers brother six years