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Suddenly they were interrupted by a sound at the door behind them. Some one coughed discreetly. Quickly separating, Helen turned round. In some confusion she exclaimed: "Hello, Ray. I thought you were out. When did you come in?" "I was out. I have been shopping. I met Mr. Steell in the park and we had a lovely walk." Slyly she added: "I am afraid I returned too soon. I see you're both busy."
Was there more meaning in it than appeared in the chance words? He eyed Steell narrowly, when he was not looking, but the lawyer's face was inscrutable. Again he filled his glass and again emptied it. That her husband had been drinking heavily all evening had not escaped Helen's attention, and it worried her. Nudging her sister she whispered: "Ken's drinking more than is good for him.
"Let's get up closer," gasped Dick, who was winded from the long chase. "I guess their den is in this neighborhood. He'll slip in somewhere and we'll lose him if we keep so far away." "No he may see us," whispered Steell cautiously. "We can make him out all right." They increased their pace a little.
It was only because I did not know how to make a clear breast of it. Since you take it so sensibly, I'll cheer up. I declare I feel like a new man already." Mr. Parker lit another cigar. Calmly, he said: "That's right, Kenneth my boy. Keep a stiff upper lip. All's for the best. We'll have better luck next time." As he spoke, Wilbur Steell passed on his way to join the ladies in the drawing-room.
Steell, staggered at this unexpected revelation, almost stumbled in his eagerness to hear more. Turning to his companion, he exclaimed in a horror-stricken whisper: "My God! Did you hear that? It's even worse than I feared. They've done away with Kenneth. That man at the house is an impostor!" "An impostor?" ejaculated Dick. "Impossible. Don't we all know Kenneth when we see him?"
"Oui, monsieur. Didn't you receive my telegram. I brought the child from Philadelphia yesterday evening." Steell, puzzled, turned to his companion. "What child are they talking about?" he whispered. "I have no idea. Some more mischief they're up to, I guess." Again Keralio's voice was heard asking: "Where is Handsome to-day? I told him to come. Why isn't he here?" "He's drinking again, monsieur.
"You sweet thing how could you look foolish? What an idea! Only please don't worry, dear. I never do." Mr. Steell nodded sympathetically. "It's nothing to be ashamed of, Mrs. Traynor. It shows you have a fine, sensitive nature. It is only the grosser natures that are callous and unaffected by the anxieties of life." Taking the remarks to herself, Ray threw up her head indignantly.
"Come opposite, and find out what we can see from the outside." Crossing the street they took up positions in the shadow of a doorway. The house which the Frenchman had entered was all dark and apparently tenantless, except on the top floor where lights could be faintly seen behind hermetically sealed shutters. Straining his ears, Steell thought he could hear the steady hum of machinery in motion.
Parker was bringing the brandy there came another vigorous pull at the bell. An instant later the maid entered with a cablegram, which Mr. Parker seized and tore open. As he read the contents, a look of the greatest surprise and joy lit up his face. "Look at this!" he cried. "What is it?" demanded Steell, still on his knees trying to revive the unconscious woman.
Any man as smart as that deserved to get away with it." Mr. Parker protested. "Rogues are always smart!" he exclaimed. "Until they're caught," laughed Dick Reynolds. "Then they don't think they're so smart." Mr. Steell nodded approval. "I know something about that," said the lawyer. "A crook is never really clever. He always leaves some loophole which leads to detection.
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