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TRt'tuiIAY, JAUJARV 21, 10111 i
Port o f Missing Men
t('Oathtaed from Inoue di
"I might soh to b4.• portrait. 'that
ue and wbite scarf la tied beautiful-
, and bis ptodle would be splendid
fir wee ut wax ub w,rb*d,
a ule,lalllon, 1 believe from bra uoae
may b: English, atter all," sbe add-
, with a dreamy alr assumed to add
her brother's Impatience.
LWIt4L-dwestt't help the matter wa•
'Jokey that 1 con see!" exclaimed the
nig luau. "With a full beard he'd
►baby look like u Sicilian bandit. If
bought be was really pursuing you
this darkly mysterious way 1 should
!teal" give him a piece of myetmer•
is mind. You Wight suppose that a
1 would be safe traveling with her
other •,
'1t but yuur fault, Dick." laugbed
r girl. "You know our parents dear
•re sr:h us when we first Degan to
tkr him -that was In Rome -nod
w that we are alone be continues to
liow ,sur trait just the same. It's
bore, a former ambassador to two or
the greatest Euruleee courts, was
counsel for several of the euatesslea
arxd a recognlaed authority In Interiaa-
tlonal law. Ile had been to Rowe to
report to the Italian government the
result of his effort's to collect damages
from the Malted States for the slaugh-
ter of Italian laborer, in a railroad
strike and had proceeded thence to
England on other profeeilonal bust -
nese.
Dick Claiborne had been Ill aid Via
atn'oad on leave In an effort to shake
off the lingering effects of typhoid
fever contracted le the Philippines.
Ile was under orders to report for duty
at Fort Myer on
the 1st of April,
and it was uow
lute March. IIe
'uud his sister
spent the tnorn-
lug at their
brother's school
and were eu)oy-
Ing a dejeuuer
at the Mout*
Roan 'there ex-
Istcd between
them a pleasant
coruradeshlp
that was In no-
wise affected by
divergent tastes
a ti d tempera
melts Dick bad
Just attained 111, ass
cuptalncy a n d
was tbo young-
est man of his
tank In teeserv-
Cuptalre Claiborne.
fee. Ile 4141 not know •n orchid from
a bollybock, but nu man le the army
was a better Judge of u cavalry hore.
and If a Wagner recital bored him to
death his spirit rose nevertheless to
the bugle, and he drilled his troop un-
tie be could play with It and snap 1t
about him like a whip.
Shirley Claiborne had been oqqt of
college a year and afforded a plelsant
refutation of the dull theory that ad•
vonced education destroys a girl's
illy deeming. and It you were a charm or buoyancy, or whatever It Is
ud
lethea you'd trod out all about that is so grentll- admired in young
a• and we aright even do stunts to- wontanbood. She gave forth the fm-
tber tie• ilia of us, with you all
premien of vitality and strength. She
lab hfu! Iia;s•run You forget �a.'_t' `tltifnll�falr, w_itb a high color
w 1 have worked f,.r '. iI Dick. I est accentuated her yotfthlllltW. . Ilex
brown bale, caught up fro11t her brow
Ma the fashion of the earls years of the
century, flashed gold lie suutlght.
Much of Shirley's Oilseed land been'
upeut in the Vlrgiukt hills, where Judge
Claiborne bad longnmh41alae•d a refuge
from the heat of 11'asbhrgtuu. I'romr,
childhood she had rad the c:l!eudar of
spring as 1t Ix written upon the land.
*cape Itself. Iler lingers found b3' ins
stlnet the first arbutus. Site ,Loety
where white violets shone first upon
the rough breast' of the hillsides, and
particular pat(bt's of rhodeclendron
had for her the intimate interest of•prl-
tate gardens.
As the Clall,ortice lingered nt their
table a short stout man espied them
from the door and adeitnee d beamingly.
"Ab, my dear Shirley, and I)14. -k! Can
tt be posait,le? 1 heard only by +the
meet champ that you were here. But
Switzerland Ir the rent Meeting platy.
of the world "
The young. Americans greeted the
Newcomer cordially A waiter placed,
l Cre'tt chances In for lag :w ac -
111 ranee with those frosty English
dile at Florence Just because pod
re easy about the s, rnwuy blond
o wore the frightful (rats. 1 wasb
bands of you bereafter. Your taste
arts is Irsrrbble."
Your ruled has been affected by
ding be., fake kingdom romances,
ere a ridkulous prince gives up
ne and mother and bra country to
rry the usual beautiful American
wbo trivets about haying silly ad -
lures. 1 be•!uug to (he Know Noth.
party-Amerlrs for Americans and
r white men 011 guard!"
'les, Richard, your "'aliment" are
rthy, but they'd have more /velght
hadn't seen ynu staring your eyes
very tone we carne within a mile
t penny princess. I haven't forgot -
your disgraceful conduct 1❑ cot
ink photographs of that homely
V7`^•Ic daughter of a
I r 111 certain lenges!)
' A•1) "C duke. We'll call
the Ineldent
closed, little
brother."
"Our frlsad
('hauveseteven,"
contlnned Cap-
tain
laptaln Claiborne,
"is less persist-
ent, leas gloomi-
ly present on the
horizon We
bavea't seen him
for a week or
two. But be ex-
pects to v
left
Waathisbingtoe this
•prfng. His
waistcoats are
9terlr1l magnificent The
governor shies
Ty time the fellow unbuttons his
1."
Mr. Chauvenet Is an accompllabed
a of the world." declared Shirley,
h an InahNere sparkle In ber eyes
ile Ilya by his wits, and lives well."
110s rending the Neue Frets
vow." remnrked Dick, "by wbkh
e n t nrgtte that be's some sort of a
trhmnn. IIe's probably a traveling
0t for a Vienna glass factory or a
mmer for a cheap wine house or the
nt ter a Munich brewery. That
old ercoont for bb travels. We sim-
ian In with his commercial torte•
roe seem to Imply, brother, tbnt my
ems are not la themselves snAtclent.
a cnmmercital traveler hardly rem -
els that tine repose, that dlstine'
tent Dir cif having been places and
t things and known people" -
Nish' 1 have seen American book
nts who heti all that, even the alr
having seen plates! Your Instincts
ht to serve you better, Shirley. It's
I that we go on tomorrow. i shall
ei mother and the governor that
need watching."
tlriey Claiborne's eyes rested again
n the calm reader of the Nene
>r Presse. The waiter was now
Ing certain dishes upon the table
hint apparently interesting the
ns re'ntleman In the least Then
unknown dropped his newspaper
buttered a roll reflectively. ills
e swept the room for the first time.
ling over the beads of Wm C1af-
te and her bmther unseeingly with
Imes too Oodles' sn sir of tndtRer-
lptaln Richard Plarbwne and his
er Hhlrley had stopped at Gersva
lend a week with a yeller* bsotb-
vbn was In school that! aid were
nln their father and mother at Ur.
MI and sail fee home at *ares,. 'til
beiron were permansldt residents
R'aa6ingtoa, where Hilton t
!
>
"AN my dear Shirley, and I)lek•1"
e (ballr for blm and took his hat --Ar-
(bur Singleton was nn .tmerh'an,
though be had lived abroad so long as
to have lust bis Identity with any pee
tkular city or state of his native land.
Ile had beet' , u an attache of the Ameri-
can enlII:tsxy at London for mnny
years. Administrations changed and
ambassadors came and went, but Sin-
gleton wits uever rnolested. it wall 1411 141
that be Led lila position on the score
of his wide acquaintance, he knew ere
cry one, and be was a great peddler of
gossip, particitlnrly about people In
high station.
The children of Milton Claiborne
were not to 1*' overlooked. Ile would
Impress himself upon them, as Vas his
way, for he was sincerely social by In-
atinct and would go f:ir to di) a kind -
nese for people he really liked.
":Ch me! 1o11 have arrived oppor-
tunely, Miss Claiborne. There's mys-
tery In the sir the great Stroelel is
here -under ells rery roof and In a
dreadfully had humor. Ile la n clan
genets man -a eery dangerous 111:In,
but falling fast. Poor Austria! Count
Ferdinand von Stroelwl can have no
successor. IIe's only n sort of hold-
over from the nineteenth century, and
wltb hen and his emperor out of the
way -what? For my part 1 see only
dark days nle'ad" And be concluded
with a little sigh tent Ittpllrrl crum-
bling thrones amt Miting dylaatiea. -
The reader of the Nene Prete Presse,
preparing to leave his table. tore from
the newspaper nn entree that seemed
to have attracted blur, placed It to his
cm -dense and wniked toward the dont'.
The eyes of Arthur Singleton lighted
In r.cognition, and the attnebe, mutter-
ing an apology to the Claiborne', ad-
dressed the young gentleman tar-
dtally.
I "Wky. Armitage, of all men" and be
rose, still fuclyg the Claiborne,. wit'(
an air of elubrucing the yoi:n:: ,1:11011
taus In his greetings. Ile never like.l
to lose an auditer. and he would In us
circumstances 1111448 a ch(n4e to d!atllay'
the wide elr4'nurfcretwe of 11� ; min :lu:-
ance.
"Stasiey-knew'
to present air. Artaltuge." The youug
army ofllcer and Artul.tage thou shook
bands. and the three men *!Doll far a
moment, detained. It seemed. by the
old attache. wllu_laatL.lu-eilree....e t
for the beet hour or two and resented
the idea of being left ulone.
"One always meets Armitage'de-
clared Singleton. "ile knows 'our
America us well 118 we do—and very
well ludeed-for an English unn."
Armitage bowel gravely.
"You^ make 0t Leccarnry for me to
disavow any allegiance to the powers
tfat rule Great lintel's len really n.
fair sort of American. 1 'hare some-
times told Nett York people all about
Colorado, Mloa3uuu: New Mt•xico!"
lila voice and planner were those of
a gentleman. Ills_ color, as Shirley
Clalborbe nod observed. was that of
an outdoors man. She was familiar
with It In soldiers and sailors bird
knew that ft testified to a vi;;nro::s and
Wholesome dire. - - '
"Of course iltutl're not English"" ex-
claimed Singleton, annoyed us he re-
membered, or thought lie did, ten Ar-
hilta>'e bad on sante Mine hitt
Made the same protest.
."1'm really getting sensitive 'about
It," said Armitage. mere to the 'CI
berries than to 'Sluglet:eu. "But roust
we all (44• from somewhere? Is It ,tai
ymelanchobv n plight to be man with
out n country Y Y.
l' .The mockery lee lib tope e i belied
-by (he g9o11iathtor In hi; Ince. 111,
eyes caught Shirley's vassetely, arc!
she amlled ut hien. It ses•nu•d n 11a1u-
rnl, a ptef(ectly Inevitable the to 4114
SIM liked the kind tolerative. with
which be sufferett'the babble of Arthur
Singleton. whom some orb had called
an internatipnnl bore. The cot:cg :u:uf4
dignity was only an expression of reit
reepect. lila appreelatln•i ;of the exact
,
proprieties r:mien(rya t'.1•: easeea!
Introduction to herself and line hro'hcr
was perfect. Ile 'tens n!reut,y r:!t!1-'
erawing. -Y wafter hid f11'011141 11•1
h
withis discarded ::0-'rnen;•• • .t•••
Chapter HI
other day. lin wall t lair game fur
an assassin," said Claiborne.
"Nu; he deserved u better tate," re-
marked Armitage.
•'Ile ea* n grand old rune." saki
Shirley ups limy left the shop uud walk.
name annoy. ell toward the carriage. "Father ud•
1.11
1to culsli Aux tuareatter . tiered reod him unsettle A4 is tereible to.-
Shirley Claiborne went think ut hid being wurderc•d."
Into a Jeweler's ou the "Yes; he was u wise n : I useful
Oraol (dual bi purchase luau," observed Armitage. still grave.
,u tt'luket that had caught "lie %vas 0110 Of the great men of his
leer eve while she 'Walled for Dick. (line."
who bad gine off N their carriage to IIls tuna w:a1 riot lhat'of nue wbo
the (satiate •e to stied some telegru is discusses catinteliy u bit of news of the
1t was a an all shop need the Hine early hour. nod Captain Claiborne paused a
ofterutxtu. v•lecn feu peerpk' were about. 11101140111. ut the Carriage door, caritas
A 1111111 who hall pr,•t•4•411-ei her was its ,lee what Armitage might say fur -
looking at wit tidies nlet 4.c..weed deeply 'i her.
absorbed in tido occupation. She heard "Aad now tvt• shall see"- began the
lits Ioqulr:e:s tri 10 (}ua1 :•v :till pt•lee )oung Atnerlcnu."
and kite* that It mai ,trutitoge's %0lee "We shall see Joiettm. WtILeltti die of
before stn. net•ogulze I las tall figure, old age within a few years at most.
She nettle leer purchase (1k'kly and 1 and then Charles bout,, lily turn.' will
watt alxxlt to leave th • y'n• , w'hell he be, the e11tpet,,r-.king 111 Ills place. olid
turued toward Ler, and 4,:i:' Powell. if he should ta, hence without heirs his
"(loud aftortoott, .ytis 1(1MI(4 rue euuslu Frattell wunld rule In the house
These are very teutpUug (agua4:r, N'ea't •of '11144 father. a11(1 lintels Is corrupt
Utley? If the tibomineble tariff lairs of and worthies Ault ,quite necessary to
.lmericu did nut g1Ye us pause"- the plaits of destiny for the divine or-
' Ile beat above her, hat In band, 111111 der of lenge." •
lug Ile da:111 co:winded the purchase Ji Itu Armitage stood beLidle the eau
*1rQPIzeelterielta rage quite erect. hes bat and stick and
now wrappleg 111 u box., gloves lee his right bund, Lia left tbrust
"1 have Jest purehni ed a little re- •tightly Ines the side pocket of hie coat.
I:rembrunee for my ranch foreman out "A queer devil," observed Clalborue•
1:1 Montana. and before 1 eon place It_ as they drove teeny _ e.t solemn cue
111 his halals It must be examined and (inner and not cheerful enough to
n1eh,raleeel nue all the pleasure Of the make, n good drummer, By event slu.•
gift rdi'iitreyed by the custom officers veiar ell:II c'e•dlil he tied 3'6u Iu t)1nt
it New York. 1 hope 300 are a goal shop:•"
smuggler, hilsa Claiborne.".
"1 feted hiss dearest brother, If 1
"1'd tike to he. Women are supposed mast mikethe bnntelatlugdleeloaure."
to have a knack at the business, but 1 abnuld11't have believed It! 1
toy fatIat» Is so patriotic that be uakesa.'. Nardi: shouldn't
you would carry it so
tme-d ee lees c.rr b thhe1."
far.^
"Patriotism will carry one far, but 1 "An 1 while. he May 1* n' salesman
object 'INC' to being tared and to the
of halt:tllott crit eines be bas expen
alternative of corrupting the gentlemen rive taste*."•
who' l' ie In wait at the rx•QI!,t of ens., Ford help us, he baso't been buy -
Ise you a watch?"*
"Of course the nnw%ver Is that Amer -No; be Was lavishing himself on e
irllage took it :eel fel'y dropped it on 2
elude.
"liar"e you' lined the news. Armi-.
taw? The here -01
this very bbust"' wldx!,ered.$fugletoit
inn preset rely-. •
"Yes; to be sere. Cir::at von Stroebel
Is here, but he wilt probably not -re
multi lung. 'l'lu• .(1pi will 441:4 be safe
again. 1. anr,glad to late niet you."
Ile lamed to the Ckuthoyiu-. iix-tmdve-.:.
ly, nodded In. re4gw4xe to Singleton's
premise to Took 111111 alt. later :uu1 left
tbetn.
'IVITnrl rhtrl:'y amt .
eel their 491111 111011 1111111:.1 -rom, Ukk
('Inllxlrne einghlegle Lehi up the copy
of the Nene l'rele I're••a• which Arurl
tage•14:111 cast 1:8141, -at their table.
Now we 511011 know!",_lir declared.'
unfolding the Ietivspaeer. ,
"l' lour •,v h it iy:`leka
"At lease what icer friend w'ltlm at a
colliery Is iro Interested 111."
Ile opnened the paper. from which
haft a column lied 1.eeta torn, ilott,a1 the
date. rang the belt and ordered n copy
of the same Issue. When it was
hronght he opened It, funud the place,
long!led loudly and `passed the sheet
lcana should buy at hn:ne, replied watch for the foreman of lstls's-ten (la in
tad}aey.._.)iho.reeelroel her eluuage. and hfontann."
:1r:nit:"k• placed We small Niekage fu -II:1111ph! 'Veti're t'bnAing '•
hes tiili'lb(t.• -Not •In the least. Ile, paW-I
1(c brother e!t!Mcted to ween the ('0111(181 help being a '.ltlre.14 to the
,1Ic ran o:, tflttl mar earrl.tge," trase•au'tLoh -be actually paId:.00francs
ftlrlec expl0Ined. - 'fore watch to give, to the foreman 111
"There hu•t errands are :ewers (rye' tees ranch-t)Is, ramet. rilrl 3844: 1•
Inge There are lnnuwerable things one `f'.ntatra, C. S.,,1.' Ile e, ok'e of it IP -
would I:Co to emit,' It c'!: for from 1141.1-
it•eau. tariff or no t acre[." cldentnilt ee't (bough ha" were nlwaya
• "'there's the wireless." .al:d, gilalrlt`v, buylug w'rt.:e:s fir e.,wbo3•x. Now:
a un•
re,-sTln11T 4180-toZ•on:wjt where -does thht leave nM?"
our ate rthuugbtsto It. lint lost clew's "On afraid It rather does for try
an hunt a 1* managed that way. Aft theory. 1'It fait; 111141 III) when 1 get
r I get Itn:tie t V1111 11 ;111It M sdures or. hollies Montana Isn't a good biding
tag, .1 4.1)11141 0!!t,- to se,' agtln timi place any more. Itut It was odd the
ographs la'ao h:trldon't heacted aboutl
item) th:• sul.J.q•Lot w1 death.' You don'tNsuppo a Lit kne*
utte-1) Jesfiu letw'ela trick and her- "him, do you:" -
.rlf tb
t reran l xtru:4 to, Ire talkie- "it's possible. Poor Count von $(roe -
bog to h ui ..Ilia fa,r'bri bto11ed i)!(' $- bel! Many hearts are lighter,now that
-#+s - lie's -done fel' "
:'rarer th. n she had luor!singly 11e "Yes, and there tv111 lie something
.,vetted then for her brit:tee's benefit doing In Austria now that be'44 out of
the day -before. Ilk manner eats grave- the way."
Iy courteous. uud she did slut at ulI be Four days passed, In welds they de.
01000 (Uat "hc had followed her 01,out. voted .themselves to their youug broth-
Arutita;e was aware that -a Jeweler',( er. Tbe papers were filled with ac-
4hey, was hardly t: ('-lr!ace for extended counts of Count von Stroebel's death
eonyersatioa with a. 3.0141:1 w010an and spdculntions as to Les effect on the
4011010 he' licare•ely !mew, but he lin future of Austria and the pence of Eu-
g-eaed pa the Joy 'or heari;tg fir's .(rn•r rope. The Clalborncs save nothing of
le:ui !eerie vuke. 4411.1 /chat sip; said le. Armitage. • Dick asked for, hint..ka the
(crestal. hitt Immensely. Ile had :+cell betel and found that he had gone, but •
her line Iti,i'nris a fete months 1.1,'• would return in n few days.
ut an 'exhibition of battle lrlrintili: it was on the morning of the fourth
Ile had come mem her standingmete day that Armitage appeared stnldenly
u!pae before "tfigh Tide at. [felt} -s nt the •hotel ns Dick and his sister
etirg.:' the !Alegre of Cie yearciwd be • waited for a cnrringe to carry them to:
lid motel the quick mounting of color their train. :He had just returned. and
10 her cheeks as the splendid move- they met by the narrowest margin. He
1:tout of the painting -Its ardor and lire walked with them to the door of the
-tnetk !told of her. ile caw her amen I Moate Itosa.
"We are running for the Ian: Ed:
over to fp/Otter.
"Oh, 3sIllftey. Shirley-! This Is alwost
• too ettselt!"' ie creak watItling her as
her eyes swept the article. She turned
away to ;escape hie noise 11:41 after n
glance, threw down the prer In 111s-
_g11st. •The tertl-1,. deme In detail with
,\nsiro-ilungari:r i theutees: and fairly
bristled with ih;urts and sage con -
elusions based upon them.
"Ist}'t that the 'worst!" ezclahned'
Shirley, amlllng ruerlilly,
"lle' s certainly a romantic figure,
ready to your hand. 1'rolnablyi n bnuk
clerk ho snakes 1iuropenn finance his
n'e,rmt ton."
•vile Isn't an Englishman, at any rate.
Ile repudiated file Idea with scorn."
"Well. 1 your Mr. Armitage didn't
seem so nvt-fnI)y exelted tit meeting
Streetema, bat he seemed rather satis-
fied with your appenranee, to put 1t
mildly. ! wonder If he had arranged
whit Singleton topnss by In tent pure-
ly incidental way. Just for the !tree
(lege of making your acquaintance:"
-Don't be foolish, Dlek. It's mese-
-
coming an officer and a gentleman.
But If you should see Mr. Slugleton
again" -
Yes -not If I see ben first!!" ejacu-
lated Claiborne.
"Well, you might ask elm who Mr,
Armitage Is. it would be Amusing
and satisfying -to know."
Later In the day the old 'tench° fell
upon -Claiborne In the smelting room
and stopped to discuss a report that it
change 1.085 impending in .• .tner-
icay state department. 41,,eees at
.! 'ashington dill not trouble S}pgletoa,
who w'ns.euro of els tenure. Ire said
ns much,' and after seine furthertalk
Claiborne remarked:
"Your friend Armitnge seems a god)
sort."
"011, yes; n capital talker ,and thor-
oughly well posted in nitaire."
"Yes; he seemed Interesting. 1)o
you happen to know wUere ile tiveA-
when he's at home?"
"Lord bless yo(1,
anything about Ar
Singleton, with el
ns to Imply that
branch of hum,
lie fbhrdd fib
saver quest)
"But yn
sister ■n
"My
troduc
1 don't know
Rage!" ep!nttered
emphasis so thrown
f course In any other
n knowledge be would
dgftt3'-tltrftttt►ed` ta-tnt--1
n.
IIntroducedIntroducedus to him -my
me. 1 nsatnned"-
ear CInllw,rne. 1'tn always In
ng people! It'x 411y husinees to
Introduce people. Armitage 1s nil right.
Ire's always around everywhere. I've
dined with hint In Parte, and I've rare
Iy seen a man order :1 better dinner,"
In Florence, and It was from there that
he had alivlibenately followed'tbe 4'la6
bonn•x.
iiia own plane were new quite unset
1.10,1 by his Interview with 1-ou Stroe-
bel. Ile tally e. et'teel Chaaeenet In
Geneva. The marl ad apparently been
ou eor11a1 teens , with the C'la!liortee,
and as lie hod se'rnu•d\to be master. of
bis own time it.' wax Wholly prissi!rle
that be wo01d app*:' 1e[urc the l'Iai
bornes lett Genie a. It Was now' for
second dny after Von $troeI 's depar-
ture. and ,lrutitugc hegnn to feel un
a.aty
Ile stood with Shirley quite near the
seep doer. • The e arriage drove �(t
and Dick Callb r. c came ftp to theml
at once and !rowed tri Arndt .
-"There is great anal. Yu rt
1''or-
11In n:d von titre rebel W'a word red In
10:4 railway conquer' hetifecn here a11 1
Vienna. They found hen Bend nt Itru<
1,411,.1,7 thin morning." •
"rs it possible: Are you unite sure
he tram murdered
•1t was Armitage who asked the quer
tion. lie spwlke lit a tone quite mat- -
), • 1 il" „'t.
. "1 hope Vol( (tat! u (Ioo.L.am.u4 ki..ali:.
C'(aihtrrec."
ter of fact and color)els, 00 that elft;
ley looked nt J•Itn in surprise, but ah,
saw that he wax very grave, and then
Instantly store hidden feeling llasbe.l
In bis eyes.
"There 1. bo doubt of It. 1t was an
atrocious cringe. The count was au oi I
man 811(1 feeble when o e saw him the
want and hope- for a day 111 London
before we sail. Perhaps we shall sec
you one of these days In 'America,"
said Clalborne, with some malice. Jt
must be confessed, for his sister's ben;
eet.
"That Is possible. 1 nen very fond
of Washington," responded Armitage
carelessly.
"Of course you will look us np," per-
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for awhlte, and It will always be a
pleasure"- '
Cl u'borne turued ..feu-.a_last . word- --:
with the porter about their baggage,
and Armltage stood talking to Shirley,
who hied already entered the carriage.
"014, Is there any news of ('Dunt von
troebel's assassin?" she asked; noting
newspaper that Armitage held 111
nd.
ling. it's n very mysterious
ling affair."
rible to think such a thlug
was a wonderful old man,
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"The truth will be known• before we
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"That Is quite likely," said John Ar-
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ile bowed and made way for the fm-
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(he carriage.
"Your imitation cut glass drummer
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Shirley said nothing but gazed out
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