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Like Kerry, he always carried an electric pocket-lamp, and now he directed its rays into the interior of the building. A tiny spaniel, whining excitedly, was engaged in scratching with its paws upon the dirty floor as though determined to dig its way through. As the light shone upon it the dog crouched affrightedly, and, glancing in Seton's direction, revealed its teeth.
His eyes scanned every face, and then, when his search was completed, something like excitement took possession of him. Charlie Bryant was absent. So were his associates, Kid Blaney, Stormy Longton, Holy Dick, and Cranky Herefer. Where were Pete Clancy and Nick Devereux, Kate Seton's hired men? They were all absent. So was Kate herself. Ah, yes, he had heard she had gone to Myrtle.
"Then," she said, "do you think that anything but pain and unpleasantness can come of a meeting between us?" "Lady Ruth," Aynesworth answered, "it is not for me to form an opinion. I am Sir Wingrave Seton's secretary." "What is he going to do?" she asked. "I have no idea," he answered. "Is he going abroad?" "I know nothing of his plans," Aynesworth declared. "What answer shall I take back to him?"
As he drew near, Kate Seton's deep voice greeted him. Its tone was velvety in its richness, nor was there the least inflection of astonishment in its tone. "That you, Mr. Bryant?" she said, without stirring from her attitude of luxurious enjoyment. Bill came up hurriedly. "I s'pose it is," he said with a laugh. "All that the river hasn't washed away.
A long, low car, the chauffeur temporarily detained by the stoppage of a motorbus ahead, had slowed up within three yards of the spot where they were standing. Gray seized Seton's arm in a fierce grip. "Seton," he said, his voice betraying intense excitement, "Look! There is Monte Irvin!" "In the car?" "Yes, yes! But he has two police with him! Seton, what can it mean?"
Ernest Thompson Seton's graphic animal stories would leave a pleasanter taste in the mouth if they ended less tragically, but they would not be so true to life as it is in the faunal realm. It must be true that the lives of most birds and animals end in tragedy, so numerous, alert, and persistent are their foes.
It was a coincidence which a student of human nature might have regarded as significant, that whereas Kerry had taken his troubles home to his wife, Seton Pasha had sought inspiration from Margaret Halley; and whereas the guidance of Mary Kerry had led the Chief Inspector to hurry in quest of Rita Irvin's spaniel, the result of Seton's interview with Margaret had been an equally hurried journey to the big jail.
In a moment Bill knew he was witnessing a transaction in contraband liquor between the whisky-runners and the saloonkeeper. His interest became absorbed. He had recognized neither of the men, and a wild hope stirred within him that perhaps he was to gain definite proof that Kate Seton's belief was right, and that Charlie had nothing to do with these people. His excitement and hope became intense.
He wore a heavy and threadbare overcoat, which was several sizes too large for him, a muffler, and a weed cap the outfit supplied by Seton Pasha; and he had a very vivid and unpleasant recollection of his appearance as viewed in his little pocket-mirror before leaving Seton's room.
He was about to turn back when another sound attracted his attention. A dog was whimpering somewhere near him. At first he was disposed to believe that the sound was due to some other cause, for the deserted wharf was not a likely spot in which to find a dog, but when to the faint whimpering there was added a scratching sound, Seton's last doubts vanished. "It's a dog," he said, "a small dog."
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