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"Well?" asked Lambert, seeing how "He's the very man she will
she hesitated. Agnes crossed the choose:' replied his wife, and Gary -
room and placed her arms round his ington, uneasily conscious that she
Leek with a lovely color tinting her was probably right, cursed freely all
wan cheeks, "Dear," she whispered, women in general and his sister in
^'I shall marry you, In doing so I ant particular. Meanwhile he went to
;got disloya 1 to Hubert's memory, Paris to look after a famous chef, of
since I have always loved you, and whom he had heard great things, and
he accepted me as his wife on the left his wife in London with strict
understanding that I could um give injunctions to keep a watch on
Agnes.
The widow was speedily made
aware of these instructions, for when
Lady Garvington came to stay with
her sister-in-law at the sumptuous
Mayfair mansion, she told her host-
ess about the conversation. More
than that, she even pressed her to
marry Noel, and be happy,
"Money doesn't do so much, after
all, when you come to think of it,"
lamented Lady Garvington. "And I
know you'd be happier with Noel,
than living here with all this horrid
wealth,"
"'What would I'reddy say if he
heard you talk so, Jane?"
"I don't know what else he can
say," rejoined the other reflectively-.
"He's never kept Ins temper or held
his tongue with me. His liver is near-
ly always out of order with over-
eating. However," she added cheering
up, "Ire is sure to die of apoplexy be-
fore long, and then I shall live on tea
and hone for the rest of my life. I
simply hate the sight of a dinner
table."
"Freddy isn't a pretty sight during
a meal," admitted his sister with a
shrug, "All the same you shouldn't
wish him dead, Jane, You might have
a worse husband,"
"T'd rather have a profligate than a
glutton, Agnes. But Freddy won't die
my dtar. He'll go to Wiesbaden, or
Vichy, or Schwalbach, and take the
water to get thin; then he'll return
to eat himself to the size of a prize
pig again. But thank goodness," said
Lady Garvington, cheering up once
not approve of the decision of his more. "he's away for a few weeks,
sister, which she duly communicated and WP cart enjoy ourselves. But do
to him. He disliked Lambert, both us let us have plain joints and no
the next heir to the estates, and be- 5211008, Agnes."
rouse he was a more popular ratan
than himself. Even had Pine not pro-
hibited the marriage in his will, Gar-
ington would have objected to Agnes
beeoming the young man's wife; as
it wee, he ct.oi'nted tempests, but
without changing the widow's deter.
a:ination. Being a remarkably .selfish
•reature, all he desired was that
Agees ehotcid live a solitary- lite a.s a
him my heart. And now that he Inas
insulted me," she drew back, and her
eyes flashed, "1 feel free to become
your wife."
"I see," Lambert nodded. "We must
wait?" .
"We must wait, Duty Domes before
love. But I trust that the sacrifice
will not be necessary. Good-bye, dear,"
and she kissed him.
"Good-bye," repeated Lambert. re-
turning the kiss. Then they parted.
CHAPTER SI
Having come to the only possible
arrangement, consistent with the dif-
ricult position in which they stood,
Lambert and Lady Agnes took their
almost immediate departure from
The Manor, The young man had
merely come to stay there in response
to his cousin's request, so that his
avoidance of her should not be too
marked, and the suspicions of Pine
excited. Now that the man was dead,
there, was no need to behave in this
judicious way. and having no great
love for Garvington, whom he thor-
oughly despised, Lambert returned to
his forest cottage. There lie busied
himself once more with his art, and
and waited patiently to see what the
final decision of Agnes would be. He
did not expect to hear for some
weeks, or even months, as the affairs
of Garvington, being very much in-
volved, could not be understood in a
moment. But the lovers, parted by a
strict sense of duty, eased their
minds by writing weekly letters to
ane another.
Needless to say, Garvington did
"011, you can live on bread and
water if you choose." said the widow
good-humoredly. ''It's 0 pity 1 am in
mourning, and I can't take you out
much. But the motor is always at
your disposal, and I can give you all
the money you want. Get a few
dresses--"
"Anel )tat, and hints, and shoes,
and --and -mh, I don't know what
;sited of hanker, to supply )brat with else, You're a clear, Agnes, and al -
money whenever he chose to ask for though I don't want to ruin you, 1 do
'he same. Pine he had not been able want heaps of things. tier iu rags, as
a. manage, but he felt quite .sure that 1''r,.ddy eat,e up our entire income,"
could frailly his sister into deem "Fou can't rain a woman with two
Whit; he wanted._ It both enraged and millions, Jane. C>ei, what you regnh'e
see:prised him to tlud that she had a mei I'll pay. 1 am only too glad 'to
,Gill
of he:- OW11 t,liti WEIS tint Content give you seine pleasure. slime 1 can't
le obey 111E egotistical orders- Agnes :mend to you ns F eon -ht to. But ynm
rr-made under his see, nr,ai'Iv tier,•,, tinter a wreak 1 have
•- ;,e wanted her to, lest some to ,onsuit. Ili., lawyers nowt! settliog
leen Mould ;get bold of 11r.r P'redch affairs."
01111irrns---bt(t re- On thee,'' conditions four or five
l :c hes London lions., The only weeps paserl away very happily for
,..r li i'1,el was that Lambert wlte tlic uco twouteu. Lady Garvington cer-
i,tra and. therefore—as he thinly had the time of her life, and
te i et , would Moret some regained a portion of her lot youth.
... , ..,,:c] cause her to forget she revelled inshopping, went in a
.e -wood recluse- So long as quiet way to theatres, patronized
.tar:) the money duroing- sheeting rink:+, and even attended one
t particularly object In her or tiro small winter dances. And to
- it, -always Hoped to ca -her joy, site met with a nice young
,l!y ready cash out of her, Mau, who was earnestly in pursuit of
:teems! have preferred had she a new religion, which involved much
ie, ,Is 1hee, Sire tenial be fasting and occasional vegetarian
tie. 1,iandet'ed, meals, Ile taught her to eat nuts, and
=tstn't know," he said io eschew mleats, talking meanwhile of
ire., wife. ewhile slie'e the psychic; powers which such abste-
-', ti„.1.-', the <hence ntiousness would develop in her. Of
y'
wee the bit between course Lady Garvington did not over -
'l ;old 1/1i,rs,. Noel, in which do this asceticism, but sire was
!tate,• teething, It.. will be thti.ulcfnl to meet a pian who had not
x.-'} .••, t Irr married.” read Ileett,u's Cookery Book, Besides,
ori )til h'1 V., lin selection of the he flit'I0(1 quite nicely,
et/elem.-1 title tithe.." said Lady Gare- Agnes, pleased to see her sister-in-
.oc,u, wheee eytupathies were en- hew enjoying life, gave her attention
)rel:- r,. Agnes. "She will choose- to Garvington's affairs, and found
," hetee•]L" them in a woeful mess. It really did
"Let hent' retorted Garvington, with appear as if she would have to save
feigned generosity. "So long as she the Lambert family from everlasting
does not choose Noel; hang him!"
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merged, by keeping hold of her mil-
lions. But she did not load heart, and
worked on bravely in the hope that
an adjustment would save a few
thousand a year for Freddy without
touching any of Pine's money. If she
could manage to secure him a suffic-
ient lucerne to keep up the title, and
to prevent the sale of .The Manor in
MIengishlre, she then intended to sur-
render her husband's wealth and re-
tire to a country life with Noel as her
husband,
"He can paint and I can look after
the cottage along with Mrs. Tribb,"
she told Mrs. Beigrove, who called
to see her one day, more painted and
dyed and padded and tastefully'dress-
ed than ever, "We can keep fowls.
and things, you know," she added
vaguely.
"Quite an idyl," tittered the visit-
or, and then went away to tell , her
friends that Lady Agues must have
been in love with her cousin all the
time. And as the contents of the will
were now generally known, every
one agreed that the woman was a
fool to give up wealth for a dull exis-
tence in the woods, "All the same
It's very sweet," sighed Mrs. Bel-
grove, having made as much mis-
chief as she possibly could, "I should
like it myself if I could only dress as
a Watteau shepherdess, you know,
and carry a lamb with a blue ribbon
round its clear neck."
Of course, Lady Agnes heard noth-
ing of this ill-natured chatter, since
she did not go into society during her
period of mourning, and received
only a few of her most intimate
friends. Moreover, besides attending
to Garvington's affairs, it was neces-
sary that she should have frequent
consultations with Mr. Jarwin in his
stuffy Chancery Lane office, relative
to the large fortune Ieft by her late
husband. There, on three occasions
she met Silver, the ex -secretary,
when he came to explain various
matters to the solicitor. With the
consent of Lady Agnes, the mean had
been discharged, when Jarwin took
over the management of the millions,
but baying a thorough knowledge of
Pine's financial dealings, it was nec-
essary that- he should be questioned
every now and then.
Silver was rather sulky over his
abrupt dismissal, but cunningly con-
cealed his real feelings when in the
presence of the widow, since she was
too opulent a person to offend. It
was Silver who suggested that a re-
ward should be offered for the detec-
tion of Pine's assassin, Lady Agnes
approved of the idea, and indeed was
somewhat shocked that she had not
thought of taping this course herself,
Therefore, within seven days. every
Police office in the United Kingdom
was placarded with bills, stating the
emir of one thousand pounds would
be given to the person or persons
who should denounce the culprit.
The amount offered caused quite a
flutter of excitement, and public int-
erest in the case was revived for
nearly a fortnight. At the conclusion
of that period, as nothing fresh was
discovered, people ceased to discuss
the natter. It seemed as though the
reward, large as it was, would never
be claimed.
But having regard to the fact that
Silver was interesting himself in the
endeavor to avenge his patron's
death, Lady Agnes was not at all sur -
priced to ree.eive a visit from hint
one foggy November afternoon. She
certainly did not care much for the
Little man, but feeling dull and some-
what lonely, she quite welcomed his
visit, Lady Garvington had gone with
her ascetic admirer to a lecture on
"Souls and Sorrow's!" therefore Ag-
nes had a spare hour for the ex -
secretary. He was shown into her
own particular private sitting -room,
and she welcomed him with studied
politeness, for try as she might it
was iinpnssihle for her to overcome
her mistrust.
"Good -day. Mr. Silver," she said,
when he bowed before her, "This is
an unexpected visit. Won't you be
seated?"
Silver accepted her offer of a chair
with an air of demure shyness, and
sitting on its edge stared at her
rather hard. He looked neat and dap-
per in Itis Bond Street kit, and for a
man who had started life as a White-
chapel toymaker, his manners were
inoffensive. While Pine's secretary he
had contrived to pick up hints in the
way of social behavior, and undoubt-
edly he was clever, since he so read-
ily adapted himself to his surround-
ings. He was not a gentleman, but he
looked like a gentleman, and therein
lay a subtle difference, as Lady Ag-
nes decided. She unconsciously in her
manner, affable as it was, suggested
the gulf between them, and Silver,
quickly contacting the atmosphere,
did not love her any the more for the
hint.
Nevertheless, he admired her sta-
tuesque beauty, the fairness of which
was accentuated by her sombre dress.
Blinking like a well-fed cat, Silver
stared at his hostess, and she looked
face, his reddish hair; and suave
manners, too careful to be natural,
he more than ever impressed her
with the idea that he was a danger-
ous man. Yet she could not see in
what way he could reveal his malig-
nant disposition.
"What do you wish to see me
about, Mr, Silver?" she asked kindly,
but did' not—as he swiftly noticed—
offer him a cup of tea , although it
was close upon five o'clock.
"I have come to place my services
at your disposal," he said in a low
voice:
"Really, I am not aware that I need
them," replied Lady Agnes coldly,
and not at all anxious to accept the
offer,
"I think," said Silver dryly, and
clearing his throat, "that when you
hear what I have to say you will be
glad that 1 have come."
"Indeed! Will you be good enough
to speak plainer?"
She colored hotly when she asked
the question, as it struck her sudden-
ly that perhaps this plottter knew of
Garvington's slip regarding the
check. But as that had been burnt by
Pine at the time of her marriage, she
reflected that even if Silver knew
about it, he could do nothing. Unless,
and it was this thought that made
her turn red, Garvington had again
risked contact with the criminal
courts, The idea was not a pleasant
one, but being a brave woman, she
faced the possibility boldly,
"Well?" she asked calmly, as he
did not reply immediately, "What
have you to say?"
"It's about Pine's death," said Sil-
ver bluntly.
"Sir Hubert, if you please."
"And why, Lady Agnes?" Silver
raised his faint eyebrows. "We were
more like brothers than master and
servant, And remember that it was
by the penny toys that I invented
your husband first made money."
"In talking to me, I prefer that you
should call my late husband Sir Hu-
bert," insisted the widow haughtily.
"What have you discovered relative
to his death?"
Silver did not answer the question
directly. "Sir Hubert, since you will
have it so, Lady Agnes, was a gyp-
sy," he remarked carelessly.
"That was made plain at the in -
guest, Mr. Silver,"
"Quite so, Lady Agnes, but there
were other things not made plain on
that occasion. It was not discovered
who shot him."
"You tell me nothing new. I pre-
sume you have come to explain that
you have discovered a clew to the
truth?"
Silver raised his pale face steadily.
"\Vouuid you be glad if I had?"
"Certainly! Can you doubt it?"
The man shirked a reply to this
question also, "Sir Hubert did not
treat me over well," he observed ir-
relevantly,
"1 fear that has nothing to do with
me, Mr. Silver."
"And I was dismissed from my
post." he went on imperturbably.
"On Mr. Jarwin's advice," she in-
formed him quickly. There was no
need for you to be retained, But I be-
lieve that you were given a year's
salary in lieu of notice."
"That is so," he admitted, "1 am
obliged to you and to Mr. Jarwin for
the money, although it is not a very
large sum. Considering 'what I did for
Sir Hubert, and how he built up his
fortune out of my brains, I think that
I have been treated shabbily."
Lady Agnes rose, and moved tow-
ards the fireplace to touch the ivory
button of the electric bell, "On that
point I refer you to Mr. Jarwin," she
said coldly, "This interview has last-
ed long enough and ran lead to no-
thing."
"It nit*, lead to something un-
pleasant unless you listen to me,
said Silver acidly, "1 advise you not
to have me turned out, Lady Agnes."
"What do you mean?" She dropped
the hand she had extended to ring
the bell, and faced the smooth -faced
creature suddenly, "I don't know
what you are talking about."
"If you will sit down, Lady Agnes,
I can explain."
"I can receive your explanation
standing," said the widow, frowning,
"Be brief, please."
"Very well. To put the matter iu a
nutshell, I want five thousand
pounds."
"Five thousand pounds!" she echo,,
el, aghast.
"On account," said Silver blandly.
"on account, Lady Agnes,"
"And for what reason?"
"Sir Hubert was a gypsy," he said
again, and with a significant look,
"Well?"
"He stopped at the camp near Ab-
bot's Wood,"
"Well?
"There is a gypsy girl thele called
Chaldea."
"Chaldea! Chaldea!" muttered the
willow, passing her hand across her
brow. "I have heard that name. Oh,
disgrace, and from being entirely sub-, questioningly at him. With his foxy yes, Miss Greehy mentioned it to me
as the name of a girl who was sitting
as Mr. Lambert's model."
"Yes," assented Silver, grinning.
"'Slie -is a very beautiful girl."
The color rushed again to the wo-
man's cheeks, but she controlled her
emotions with an effort. "So Miss
Greeby told rale!" She knew that the
man was hinting that Lambert ad
mired The girl in question, but her
pride prevented her admitting the
knowledge. "Chaldea is being painter]
as Esmeralda to the Quasi -mode of
her lover, a Servian called; Kara, as I
have been informed, Mr, Silver. But
what has all this to do with me?"
"Don't be in a hurry, Lady Agnes,
It will take time to explain."
"How dare you take this tone with
me?" demanded the widow, clenching
her hands. "Leave the room, sir, or I
shall have you turned out."
"Oh, I shall leave since you wish
it," replied Silver, rising slowly and
smoothing his silk hat with his
sleeve, "But of course I shall try and
earn the reward you offered, by tak-
ing the letter to the police,"
Agness was so surprised that she
closed again the door she had opened
for her visitor's exit. "What letter?
"That one which was written to in-
veigle Sir Hubert to The Manor on
the night he was murdered," replied
Silver slowly, and suddenly raising
his eyes he looked at her straightly.
"I don't understand," sbe said in a
puzzled way. "I have never heard
that such a letter was in existence,
Where Is it?"
"Chaldea has it, and will not give
it up unless she receives live thous-
and pounds," answered the man glib-
ly. "Give it to me and it passes into
your possession, Lady Agnes."
"Give you what?"
"Five thousand pounds — on ac-
count."
"On account of blackmail. How
dare you make such a proposition to
me?"
"You know," said Silver pointedly.
"I know nothing. It is the first time
I have heard of any letter, Who
wrote' it, may I ask?"
"You know," said Silver again,
Lady Agnes was so insulted by kis
triumphant look that she could have
struck his grinning face. However,
she had too strong a nature to lower
herself in this way, and pointed to
a chair. "Let me ask you a few ques-
tions, Mr. Silver," she said imperi-
ously.
41
Oh, I an quite ready to answer
whatever you choose to ash," he re-
torted, taking his seat again and sec-
retly surprised at her self•eontrol.
"You say that Malden holds a let-
ter which inveigled my husband to
his death?" demanded Lady Agnes
coolly.
"Yes. And she wants five thousand
pounds for it."
"Why doesn't she give it
police?"
"One thousand pounds is not en-
ough for the letter. It is worth more
—to some people," and Silver raised
his pale eyes again.
"To me, I presume you mean;"
then when he bowed, she continued
iter examination, "The five thousand
pounds you intimate is of account,
yet you say that Chaldea will deliver
the letter for that sum."
"To me," rejoined the ex -secretary
impudently. "And when it is in my
possession, I can give it to yon for
twenty thousand pounds."
Lady Agnes laughed in his face.
"I ant too good a business woman to
make such a bargain," she said with a
shrug,
""Smell, yon know best." replied Sil-
ver, imitating her shrug.
"I know nothing; I am quite in tite
dark as to the reason for your black-
mailing. Mr. Silver."
"That is a nasty word. Lady
Agnes."
"it is the only word which seems
to suit the situation. Why should 1
give twenty -live thousend pounds for
this letter?"
"Its production will place the pol-
ice on the track of the assassin."
"And is not that what I desire?
Why did I offer a _reward of nuc
thousand pounds if I did not hope
that the wretch who murdered- my
husband. should 11e brought to jus-
tice?"
Silver exhibited unfeigned surin•ise,
"You wish that?"
"Certainly I do, Where was this let-
ter discovered?"
"Chaldea went to the tent of -your
husband in the camp and found it in
the pocket of his coat. He apparently
left it behind- by mistake when he
went t0 watch?"
"Watch?"
to
the
Mrs, Epstein was an overly eon-.
scientious person. Therefor, when
she engaged a new maid, she asked
as many questions as are asked in a
civil service examination.
"I-Tave you," she asked sternly.
"any religions views?"
"No, ma'am 1 Haven't answered
the girl, "hut I've got some dandy
snapshots of Niagara Fails and the.
Great Lakes,"
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