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Scarlet Bat,
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Fergus Hums, Author of
"Thu MjfStery if m Hmtuom Cab,"
•*TAs Catdan C(e
^ Tale of Intrigue,
Love and Mystery in
the Metropolis of the
\ World.
SYNOPSM OK PRECEDING CHAPTERS:
A disturbance occurs In a theater bar be
tween Lancaster, a Journalist, aud a m»5
named Starth, who, for an offensive remark,
is knocked down. Both are regarded as be
ing in love with Miss Berry, premiere In
the new musical comedy, and Miss Berry’s
uncle it is—a man with a bad reputation,
acquired abroad—who sees Btartih safely into
a cab. Lancaster, who is not, however fob
lowing at Miss Berry's heels, is free to gfve
Ills attention to one of the faces in (the boxes,
which turns out to be that of Starth's sis
ter As ho leaves the theater, a stranger,
claiming the faculty to read the future in
hands and faces, warns Lancaster that if it®
n.eets again the man with whom he has
quarreled, one of them must die. Starth
Writes asking Lancaster to call that Staxth
may apologize, ami Lancaster, after duly
aiming himself witli a revolver, goes. The
tea which the host offers contains oplflfhi,
and Lancaser loses consciousness. Awaking
In the dark he stumbles over what proves to
bo Starth’s dead body. His own revolver
Is wiissiug. In a flash he sees how circum
stantial evidence is against 'him, and dazed
and bewildered -lie pusses out into the street.
He goes to Jarman, a friend living in Essex,
tvjio provides him with a disguise and shel
ters him as private secretary. Jarman is in
love with Miss Starth. who lives near by.
and they call on the lady. She has, how
ever, answered the summons to town, and
they learn from her companion that Berry
bad offered a u200 reward for t|he murderer.
Jarman credits Berry with being at the bot
tom of the whole affair, because as he puts it
It: a singular pllirase—"because of the scar
let bat." At the inquest Berry says that the
knife wound had been made by a bowie; Miss
Berry that both men had proposed to her; and
as the revolver was in the lire-grate the ver
dict goes against Lancaster. To Jarman, Lan
caster denies Miss Berry's statement. He
never told her, as she said, that the revolver
had belonged to his fatjher, though it had.
Jarman is reminded of a similar case at
' Frisco, where a man was shot and stabbed,
anti whose wife had previously hinted to J h*r-
man that she would lake it as a kindness if
would murder him for her. Miss Starth
brings home a note thrust into 'her hand at
the inqtnest, saying "Frank: Innocent. Tam-
■ IOO.” The last word was tihe last uttered by
the man who was shot at San Francisco.
CHAPTER VII.
Cupid’s Bargain.
H1LE Jarman was receiv
ing- Miss Starth at the door.
Miss Cork had brought in
the lamp and pulled down
the blinds. In the yellow
light Mildred could see that
his face was pearly white.
As Eustace was not usu
ally emotional, she guessed
that, the paper she had
given him must be inter
esting enough to surprise
him out of his ordinary
self.
"What is it?” she asked, nervously.
•'Oh! what Is it?” Her nerves were
slack, poor girl, from the anxieties of
the last week.
Jarman did not answer directly. That
he should have stumbled on the word
"Tamaroo” in this unexpected manner.
Immediately after telling his story to
Frank, surprised him not a little. The
coincidence was extraordinary, and, he
suspected. Providential. He could not
see- what Connection there could be be
tween the murder of Anchor in Sun Fran
cisco and that of Walter Starth in Sand
lane, but the mysterious word "Tama-
rno" seemed to link the two. Perhaps
it might prove the clue to the mystery
of the last crime. Jarman sat down hur
riedly to arrange his thoughts, but he
was unable to answer Mildred for a time
After her exclamation she remained
quiet, clasping and uftetasping her hands,
shaken to the core of her soul by the dis
turbed looks of this ordinarily phleg
matic man.
“I don't know what it means," con
fessed Jarman finally, and looked again
at the paper. "This is written by an un
educated person, and by one who known
Lancaster well enough to mention his
Christian name. Who slipped it into your
hand?”
"I don’t know." said Mildred again.
“I was passing out with the crowd after
the verdict, had been given, and I felt,
this being pushed into my hand. My
fingers closed on it mechanically. For
the moment I never thought to look
around for the person. When I exam
ined it outside, of course, 1 could do
nothing."
"H’m: That’s a pity. If tve could only
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chance of clearing up the mystery.”
"Then you think there is a mystery,
Mr. Jarman?”
“About your brother's death? Certain
ly I do. I know Lancaster very well. In
deed, it was 1 who introduced hint to
your brother; and I am absolutely certain
that he is not the man to commit so bru
tal a crime.”
"But his threats on the previous night?"
objected Mildred.
"Mere foolish speaking. And, far from
proving his guilt, they, to my mind, hint
at his Innocence. Had he Intended to
kill your brother, he would have been
more circumspect in his language.”
"But If Mr. Lancaster is innocent, why
did he run away?"
Jarman shrugged his shoulders. “You
can’t expect a man to have all his wits
about him at such a moment. He was"
Here Jarman was about to explain
the drugging, bjit on second thought lie
did not think it wise to appear omniscient.
"Lancaster wa* in the house alone with
your brother, whom lie had Hire. + cned.'
he continued, "and when the murder look
place he saw that there was every rhanc-'
of his being accused. To avoid arrest on
circumstantial evidence he tied.”
! "Have you any idea where iie is?” ask
ed Miss Sturtli, quickly.
"No,” replied Jarman, deliberately. "I
have not seen Frank Lancaster for some
months. He was always In town, and,
as you know. 1 rarely go up. You be
lieve him to be guilty?”
"Everything seems t<> point to’ ills
guilt.'’
"I admit that. Bui J am convinced
from what 1 know of him that lie is
perfectly innocent.”
“If so," said Mildred, shrewdly, “he
must at least know who killed my broth
er, seeing that he left the house after
the death.”
”1 don’t profess lo explain,” said Eus
tace, who was unwilling to lie more than
was necessary to shield Lam-aster. "DM
jour brother ask Lancaster to call on
him?”
"No!*’ replied Mildred. decisively.
“Walter was rather afraid of Mr. Lan
caster. They were bad friends for some
reason, and Mr. Lancaster threatened to
give Walter a thrashing.”
“Did lie threaten to kill him?”
Mildred hesitated. "Well, Waiter said
that Mr. Lancaster would shoot him if
he got the chance, as lie always carried a
revolver.”
"Lancaster carried a revolver only
when he went slumming.”
"He wasn't slumming when lie visited
at Sandlane.”
"No. I can’t explain that. All I can
say Is that, from what I know of Lan
caster, he might have thrashed your
brother, but he certainly would not mur
der him.”
“But Mr. Darrel tells me that Mr. Lan
caster was very bitter against my broth
er.”
"When did he tell you that?” said Jar
man, who knew Darrel, and, regarding
him as a possible rival, did not approve
of him overmuch.
"This morning. Mr. Darrel is staying
at the rectory for a few days. You
know, he is a friend of the rector's.
"Y’es, 1 know,” replied Eustace, think
ing he must put Frank on his guard,
since Darrel might recognize him. “Why
did Darrel come down?”
“On a visit to the rector. But he also
said that he came to see if lie could help
me in anyway,”
"i can give all the help that is neces
sary," said Jarman, jealously.
"1 told him so; and, then, Captain Berry
is anxious to assist."
"H’m!” said Eustace, pulling his big
moustache. “Mrs. Perth told me that he
had offered a reward. Very good of him.”
"Captain Berry was a great friend of
Walter's. He wrote me the sad news
almost immediately."
“Almost too immediately," replied Jar
man. “What time did you get his let
ter?”
"By the eleven post."
"Then it must have been posted in Lon
don before midnight, and the fact of the
murder was not known till next morn
ing. How came Captain Berry to have
such early information?"
"I don’t know,” said Miss Starth blank
ly. “Do you thing-—”
“X think nothing," interposed the big
man, quickly. "1 have never met Berry,
and I know nothing about him. But Mrs.
Perth doesn't seem to entertain a good
opinion of him.”
Mildred, in spite of her grief and sad
ness, could not help smiling. "You know
that Mrs. Perth never approved of Wal
ter’s friends. She was my governess,
you remember, and still thinks it's her
duty to look after me.”
"And after that Denham man,”
"Oh, he is only a boy,” said Mildred,
with contempt—"and a very silly boy.’
Walter brought him down twice, but X
don't suppose he’ll come here again."
“Where did Starth meet him?”
“At Captajn Berry's. Mr. Denham
came from San Francisco with Captain
Berry. They are great friends."
"And thereby bangs a tale,” muttered
Jarma.n, who was intensely suspicious of
the skipper and his associates. "Well,
and what will you do now, Miss Starth?”
“I can do nothing," she said, with a
helpless gesture. "I have seen our law
yer about Walter's affairs, since my
brother's income comes to me. 1 don't
know what to do about his death except
wajt.”
"For the capture of Lancaster?”
Miiss Starth moved uneasily. "i am
not revengeful,” she said, “and my
brother was not such a good man as he
should have been. But if Mr. Xjancais-
ter to ^Oilty he ought to be punished.”
“Yes. If he is guilty. But presum
ing his innocence ”
“He will have an opportunity of prov
ing that when he is tried.”
“Ah!” said Jarman, pulling again at
his moustache, “then yon anticipate that
he will be captured?"
“Captain Berry says he will never rest
until he is captured. We had a long talk
about tlie matter.”
“Has Berry any clue?”
“No. Neither has Inspector Herny.
Since that servant saw Air. Lancaster
leave the house, nothing more has been
heard of him. I don’t want him to be
captured. His being hanged won’t bring
poor Walter to life,' and that paper
makes me doubt if he is guilty. ’
“Did you show this to Berry?" asked
Jarman, who still held the paper.
"No. I showed it to no one. not even
to Mrs. Perth. I wished to consult you
about it.”
*'I am glad you said nothing. Miss
Starth," said Jarman. “May I keep this
paper? 1 may be able to find out some
thing, you know."
“Certainly. I shall be glad If you will
,help me.”
“I wish to help you in every way
know that." . . , ,,
Jarman's voice shook a little, and the
woman in Mildred took the alarm. She
rose to go, whereupon Jarman insisted
on seeing her to Rose Cottage. But
there is no need;" protested Mildred;
“the moon is shining, and I am quite
cafe. Don’t trouble.’*
You
“It’s a .pleasure,” Insisted Eustace, put
ting on his cap, and being thus obsti
nate, Mildred let him have his own way.
She was even secretly pleased, as she
liked Eustace extremely.
They stepped out into the moonlight,
and took their careful way between the
haycocks. The night was very still. Oc
casionally there would float towards
them an outburst of song from the
copse-hidden nightingales, diversified by
the hoot of an owl, or the whirr of a
distant train steaming towards London.
Alildred had simply thrown a lace shawl
over her head to rU?i across to the
shanty, and her face looked wonderfully
pure and white In the ivory radiance
of the moon. Eustace felt his pulse
throb with suppressed excitement, and
the blood tingleS pleasantly in his veins.
He was in love witli .Mildred, he was
jealous of Darrel, and these passions
lifted him somewhat out of his usual
self. The romance of San Francisco ap
peared the variest prose beside this lyr
ical night. Yet lie felt that lie could not
break in upon the grief of the girl with
his tale of love, and so walked sedately
by her side, holding himself well in
hand.
As they passed into the lane, and over
lln chequered shadows of the elms, Mil
dred felt the influence of her companion.
She was not in love with Jarman, nor
with anyone, but she liked and admired
him immensely, and, granted that the
fairy prince did not appear, was not un
prepared to listen should he speak. Still,
the feeling of sorrow for the death of
her brother lay heavily upon her, and
she sighed as tile cool night wind ruf
fled Tier dark hair. After a time, to
break the silence, she asked Jarman
about the new secretary.
"Airs. Perth told me that he was very
handsome,” she said.
"Oh. he's good-lookin' enough.” replied
Eustace, "but his spectacles rather spoil
him. Weak eyes, you know."
"1 was not aware that you intended to
engage a. secretary.”
“t have so much work to do.”
"You might have engaged me, sai ,!
Mos Starth, reproachfully. "I can type
quite -as quickly as you can diettae, and
you know 1 am always glad to assist
'’"1 know that,’’ said Jarman, .suppress
ing a strong inclination to take her in
him arms. “We have done some work
together.” , . T
"You have. T don’t know -cwhat I
should have done without you to correct
mv verses and help me to get them
printed. I was only ssixteen when I
showed you my first poem."
“Yes. And very shy you were over it.
Natural in a mol girl.
“X am not a school girl now, Mr. Jar
man.” _ . _
Who knew that better than Eustace?
“I wish you were," he muttered.
“Why? You should be glad to see me
grow up Air.
“Why so formal, Aliss Starth—Mildred!
Call me Eustace.”
"1 should like to—Eustace,” said the
girl, frankly—too frankly, alas! for any
feeling of love To lurk in the words. “You
know how fond I am of you,” and she
squeezed his arm playfully.
"Alildred!” He could stand it no long
er. although he felt that this was not
t he time to speak of love. But the influ
ence of the hour, of her words and the
feeling of jealousy inculcated by Darrel's
arrival made him confess his secret.
“Mildred?”
"Yes.” She detected the change in his
voice, and grew nervous.
"I—I—love you!”
“Air. Jarman—I mean Eustace!”
“I didn't mean to speak,” went on the
man, rapidly. "1 know you have heavy
troubles to face. But I wish to help you.
| If you would accept me as your husband,
j if you would lean upon me through life,
! r could do much to save you from being
| worried-”
Under the shadow of the trees, a
stone's throw from the white gate of Rose
Cottage, Alildred stood still, her hands
j clasped before her. A shaft of light
piercing the leafage shed its radiance
on her beautiful face, und Eustace put a
constraint on himself. Under his breath
lie quoted the Arabic proverb, “Blessed
be Allah who made beautiful women.”
“Eustace, 1 never thought of this!"
"And are you angry?"
"No—no! I'm not exactly angry. But—•”
"You love me, then—you love me!”
She could feel his breath on her cheek,
and shrank away from the passion ex
pressed in his deep voice.
"I am not angry, but I don't love you.
Wait!” She flung up her hands as she
heard his sigh. "I like you—oh, yes, I
like you more than any one X ever met.”
"Alore than Darrel?"
“Air. Darrel! I don’t care a hit for
him. I wish you wouldn't talk so.” She
stamped her foot. “You know how trou
bled 1 am about poor Walter’s death, and
we wqre getting on so nicely."
"You and Walter?”
“No, poor fellow. You and I. We were
such companions, and I always told you
everything—and now talking like this!"
Aliss Sturtli's eyes filled with tears. "It's
a shame.”
"I can’t help loving you.”
“Well, I love you—in a way. No, don’t
come any nearer. I—I—looked on i'Ou as
a—a—father,” sobbed Mildred.
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said after that. Let me remain in that
relationship."
"No. That is”—Mildred dried her tears,
and became alarmed because she thought
she was inflicting pain—“that is—you
know, I don’t mind—well, if you can’t
guess.”
"Does that mean you will marry me?"
asked Jarman, catching his breath.
Alildred rolled her handkerchief up into
a ball, and became more of a woman
pnd less of a school girl. "I will marry
you on one condition.”
“What is that?" he asked .eagerly.
“That you find out and punish the per
son who killed Walter.”
Jarman’s heart leaped. “Do you mean
Lancaster?” he asked, alarmed.
“No if what the paper says is true.
I mean the real person. You say that Mr.
Lancaster is innocent, and I know you
too well to doubt your word. Find the
real person, and—"she bent forward as
though to seal the bargain with a kiss.
But before her face could touch his own
she drew back, and flittered toward the
gate. ,
“Mildred!” he cried. “Mildred.
“Goodnight!” floated back faintly, and
lie heard the closing of the door. Alone
witli (lie night and with his great happi
ness, he tried to realize his good for-
"Slie doesn’t love me yet," he thought,
as lie walked back to the Shanty on tip
toe excitement, "but she will she will.
Heaven bless her! How can I have
loved Mgs. Anchor? This is the real
thing, and Mildred—oh! what a boy L
cm yet.” He wiped his face. "Of course,
1’L find out who Killed her brother, Viotli
to win her and to save Frank. Dear
Frank—poor fellow!" Jarman felt im
mensely sorry for Lancaster being, as it
were, out in the cold. "1 must tell
him.”
And tell him he did, blurting out the
news almost before he filled his pipe,
“i say, Frank, I'm going to start in
and find out who killed Starth!” he de
clared.
“Aliss Starth has asked you to do so?”
said Frank, trying to suppress his jeal
ousy.
"Yes. And site is going to reward me,
if 1 am successful, with her hand.”
Lancaster stared. “I—I—hope you'll
be happy,” he gulped. "She’ll get a good
husband ”
“And I an angel for a wife.”
“An archangel—a Madonna—a saint!"
said Frank, incoherently. But his heart
ached.
CHAPTER VIII.
A Pleasant Surprise.
The rectory was like a bee-hive Mr.
Arrow was the happy father of ten
healthy children, and his wife was pretty
well worn out looking after them. One
of tho boys was at Sandhurst, another
two were at school, but the majority
of the children remained to make the
old house lively. Why Darrel, who loved
his comforts, should coine to such a
noisy establishment. Arrow could not
conjecture, although he was glad to see
him. Darrel himself declared that he
came lo see his old tutor, and Arrow
accepted the Hattcring compliment. But
when he found that his guest paid three
visits to Rose Cotage in as many days,
the rector began to'mistrust the excuse.
However, lie said ntithing to Darrel, as
the Rhodesian was rich, and might be
ti usted to do something toward launching
the young Arrows into the bleak world.
■Darrel was a big man, as huge as Jar
man, but black and sulky in his looks.
His manners were soft, and he resem
bled a large tom-cat more than any
thing else, particularly when speaking,
as he positively purred. With the chil
dren lie was a favorite, as he always
presented them with gifts; but it was
understood that on condition of this lar
gess they were to leave him alone. Con
sequently, he had all his time to him
self, and spent it dodging about Rose
Cottage, or filling the little parlor with
hit gigantic person.
Airs. Perth rather liked him. as he
was always deferential to her, and she
was not averse to his courtship of Alil
dred, for that was what his continual,
and not always welcome, presence
amounted to. But the girl herself thought
that Darrel possessed a violent temper,
and always declared that she would not
marry him if he were as rich ns Vander
bilt. However, as the Rhodesian came
ostensibly to condole with her on account
of her trouble, she could not very well
express herself as she wished. More
over. in a measure, she was now engaged
to Jarman, but she told no one of the
agreement she hud made with him, not
even Airs. Perth, It was now over a
fortnight since the death of Starth, and,
as he was buried, Alildred was recover
ing her spirtis. She had never cared
particularly for her brother, who was
something of a bully, and had seen so
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ly. beyond assuming the necesary
mourning, she showed little sign of the
catastrophe. And Walter had only him
self to thank for the calmness with
v'hieh she accepted his decease.
One afternoon Airs. Perth was out.
and Darrel sat with Mildred drinking tea
in the parlor. It was a small room fill
ed with chintz-covered furniture, and
looked extremely cool. The window was
open, and Darrel, who felt the heat, sat
near it cup in hand. He was dressed
in spotless flannels, and looked better-
lcoking and less black than usual. Mil
dred, in her somber dress, was fanning
herself vigorously.
“I wish I could feel as cool as you
do," she said, enviously.
“It’s more looks than anything else.”
replied Darrel in his heavy way. "I'm
warm enough—quite. How 1 11 stand
town I dont’ know."
"When are you returning?" asked Aliss
Starth. indifferently.
"Tomorrow—if you don’t want me to
stay.”
“1 have no control over your move
ments. Air. Darrel.”
But the coldness of the tone liad no
effect. “X mean, that there may be some
thing I can do for you. Now that your
brother is dead—”
"Mr. Jarman is looking after things
for me, thank you," said Mildred, stiffly.
"The only thing you can do is to find
out who killed Waltert”
Darrel raised his bushy eyebrows.
“There’s no difficulty about that, AIi3S
Starth. The verdict of the jury—’’
“Was wrong. X can't believe that this
Mr. Lancaster committed so horrible ana
apparently purposeless a crime.”
"Have you any reason to believe him
innocent?”
Alildred. for obvious reasons, did not
answer this question directly. "X can't
see iiis motive,” she said, looking down
pensively.
"The evidence of that lady at the in
quest—”
“X know nothing about any lady,” re
torted the girl, flushing. Then, to change
the conversation and mark the sense of
Durrel’s bad manners, she asked a ques
tion. "Do you know Air. Lancaster?”
Darrel nodded. “I thought I tolu you,”
he said. “He was sitting next to me on
that night X saw you in the theater.”
”T.he night before the tragedy." said
Mildred, shuddering. "What is he like to
look at?”
"Fair chap, blue eyes, and—”
“Walt!” Miss Starth recollected the
man who had stared at her. "Do you
mean to say that he was the gentleman
who sat next to you?”
"Yes. I said so. Fair hair, and—”
“X know,” she broke in. hurriedly. "He
was looking at me; our eyes met, and
he—oh! he didn't look like a man who
would commit a murder."
“I shouldn't have thought it of him
myself,” said Darrel; “but if he didn’t,
who did? That's the point.”
"I wish you to find that out if you
will."
“Certainly. I'll do my best, on condi
tions."
“Conditions!” Mildred stared, and look
ed annoyed.
“Yes,” said the Rhodesian. stolidly;
"promise to be my wife, and 1 11 hunt
down Lancaster.”
Mildred gasped. This was the same
bargain as sihe had niade with Eustace,
so the situation was duplicated. But she
more than liked Jarman, and cared very
little for Darrel. AIoTeover, now that
she knew the suspected man was the one
who had stared at her, and to whose
face she had taken a fancy, she was in
clined to aigree with Eustace that he was
innocent. So refined a man could not
possibly have committed so brutal a
crime. And, finally, she was displeased
that Darrel should again broach a sub
ject about which she had asked him to
be silent.
“X told you before, and I tell you
again, AXr. Darrel, that 1 cannot be
come your wife," she said, with son.e
heat.
“Why not?” asked the man, stolidly.
Alildred grew exasperated. “Because 1
don’t love you."
“Xjove may come after marriage.”
“1 prefer it to come before." she de
clared. "I wont marry you.”
“Yes you will,” said Darrel, closing his
obstinate mouth; "your brother was in
favor of the match-”
“At one time, but not lately.”
"X know, and 1 can’t understand why
he changed.”
"Whether he changed or not doesn t
matter," said Miss Starth. sharply; "the
thing is out of the question.”
“No, it isn't. I’ve made up my mind
to marry you, and marry you X shall.”
She rose and turned on him indignantly.
“Do you threaten me?”
Darrel rose also, but did not reply
directly. “I never made up my mind
yet to get a thing where I didn’t suc
ceed,” he said. "I wanted to be rich,
and I am rich. I want you to be my
wife, and X intend to make you my
wife.”
"No! no! no!” She stamped her foot
three times.
"Oil, yes," said Darrel, calmly. “Think
It over. ”1 go to town tomorrow, but
will come back In a month. I’ll expeot
my answer then.”
“Take it now,” she cried, indignant at
his pertinacity. “No!”
"’swat's not the answer I require.” he
said, collecting his cane and hat. “You
must say yes.”
”1 won't!”
Darrel took not the slightest notice,
but held out bis hand- Mildred declined
to take it, and repeated her refusal. The
big man turned to the door. “I'll come
in a month for my answer,” said he. and
went out.
Mildred was very angry at his persist
ence, but she had quite as strong a will
as Darrel, and determined that nothing
would induce her to become his wife.
But she dreaded his return, as she knew
he was not easily shaken off. For the
moment she was minded to tell Eustace,
but a reflection that such a confidence
might lead to a quarrel, made her change
her mind. "But I'll never marry that
Darrel,” she declared. "Never-never—
never! I wonder, indeed, if I'll marry
Eustace. 1 like him, but I don’t love
him. And one should love when—” here
she blushed and sat down. Her thoughts
wandered to the pleasant face of the
young man in the theater, and she re
called liis persistent gaze. He had evi
dently been attracted by her, and she—
“No,” said Alildred to herself, “I'll never
j believe that he murdered Walter!” after
• which remark she began regretting that
jshe had made a bargain with Eustace.
Decidedly her conduct was llightly, but
late events had unsettled her mind. She
was net usually so vacilating, but at the
present moment she was too bewildered
and upset to know her own mind, save
that she would never marry Darrel. “And
perhaps not Eustace,” she concluded.
Meantime, Eustace was In the seventh
heaven. For the last few days he had
gone about singing, and Lancaster was
rather exasperated. It see mol unfair that
Jarman should have all the happiness,
and he should have nothing but trou'ole.
Then he blamed himself for being sel
fish. Jarman ‘had been, and was. a
good friend to_ hint, and Jarman had
known Mildred for many years. He.
Frank, had not even spoken to her. so
it was ridiculous aud ungrateful of him
to be jealous of his best friend on such
slight grounds. He did all he knew to
preserve a cheerful face, but at imes
grew gloomy. Eustace put his fit of the
dismals down to a too vivid realization
of his danger. He would not allow Frank
to speak more than was necessary about
the murder, as he did not wish him to
brood over it. But he was not idle, and
one morning announced that he was go
ing to town.
“I’ll he away for the day,” he said, “so
you can make yourself comfortable.
Frank. Look out that Darrel doesn't
see you.”
“Darrel has gone back to town.” said
Lancaster, “so one of the young Arrows
told me. He returns in a month.”
"Alildred will he glad he has gone. He
was always hanging round her.”
"Why didn't you put a stop to that"
"I have not the right as yet. You see,
I am not formally engaged to Alildred,
i and will not be, until 1 have discovered
! the assassin.”
i "Why not denounce me and bring ab ut
j the engagement at once?” said Frank,
with some bitterness.
I Jarman stared. “Because in the first
i place you are innocent, and in the second
j I should not like to build up my life's
i hapjpiness on your ruin. I thought yon
knew me better than that, my friend "
"Forgive me. X am a beast.’ said T-m-
caster, penitently. "But the fact is, 1—
j”_ho gulped down the truth—"X am not
myself.”
“Don't wonder at it. considering the
fix you are In. Cheer up. X may lear.i
something todayi likely to give me a clew
to the truth.”
“From whom?”
“From your friend. Fairy Fan.”
Lancaster jumped up from the break
fast table. "What ’*
“You look surprised, but it is so. I
am going to see her today—by appoirn-
ment!” and he displayed a perfumed
note.
Frank glanced over it, and discovered
that Aliss Berry would be pleased to eee
Mr. Leonard Grant at her rooms in
Bloomsbury at 1 o'clock on that day.
"Why did you write to her?” asked
Frank, handing this back.
"The use of my nom de plume should
tell you that,” replied Jarman. "1 want
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