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A Working Housewife

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·GUY THORNE. (Author of "When It Was Dark,

Lost Cause," etc.).

CHAPTER VII.

A NARROW ESCAPE. Mr. John Saltus lived in Half Moon Street, Piccadilly, and a little before eight on the same evening that Muriel Tracey had gone to the Empiro Skating Hink, he stood in his upstairs dining room smoking a cigarette.

He was not in evening clothes, but wore a lounge suit of dark grey, and a tio of white chinn silk, in which was a single groy pearl. The plump Napoleonic face was placid in expressum, but the high brow was wrinkled with thought, and the eyes were very steadfast,

The room was comfortably furnished. Book shelves stood against most of the walls; there were a few choice engrav- ings, and a small round table, laid for dinner, held the middle of the floor.

There was a tap upon the door, and Wisten entered. The valet closed the door carefully behind him. Mr. Baltus threw away his cigarette, and looked en- quiringly at his confidant.

"Everything has gone off quite well, sir," said W Visten.

Misa Muriel came to the rink, had ber interview with Mr. Arthur quits unobserved, and left. I don't know what time she left, but, as you told me, I suggested that she should stay and skate for another half-hour."

Good,' said Mr. Saltua

A minuta afterwards Andrew Laurie, Mr. Baltus secretary, cutoreil the room. He was a talliah, loan young Scotsman, of pronounced individuality, and had beon, with Mr. Saltus for six months or more. His head was covered with a somewhat unruly mass of bright red hair, while a huge red moustacho entirely covered his mouth. He wore large, gold- zimmer spectacles, and was dressed in a long and somewhat funereal suit of black cloth.

For the last six months this Mr. Laurie had been seen everywhere with Mr. Saltos. He was familiar to all the society aan's friends, and in fact to everyone who knew anything about him. In short, he had been extraordinarily in evidence, and Mr. Saltus was wont to refer to him as my treasure, Laurie." "Now, Laurie," Saltus said, in brisk, incisive tones,."these are your instruc tions.

Obey them absolutely. Leave here now, and walk quictly to the Café Royal in Regent Street. Dine there by yourself in an absolutely unconcerned You will be watched from the manner. the very moment you leave this house, but do not appear conscious of it; in fact, try to forget it, and do not in any way try to discover who is following you, After dinner, walk quietly to your club, the Trimrose, in Park Place, St. James'. You will be followed there, and whoever is shadowing you will wait for you to come out. Now, fortunately, the Prim- rose Club is one of the few clubs I know i London with a back door in another street. This is not generally known even to the majority of the members, though you and I have made use of that door before. It is 99 chances to 100 that the On my way from the rink, sir." people watching you will know of the Wiston continued, "I called at the entrance tato Albemarle Street. Direct- hospital, and found that Dr. Grarme badly you get into the club, pass straight made the analysis. I have a noto from through, hurry to Piccadilly, which is only a few steps, take a cab, drivo him here. It is as we suspected, sir."

Mr. Baltus gave a short not, and took straight to the Skating Rink, and go the envelope which Wisten held out. I immediately to Professor Martin's, pri- You will be expected, and opened it and read aloud the note which ate room.

you must not show yourself in the rink it contained:

at all. You had better go upstairs, and een Mr. Arthur, and tell him to expect "In Recordance with your wishes. 1

me about midnight. Meanwhile, explain have made a careful bacteriological ex-

to him what has to be done when I arrive amination of the sample of milk you have submitted to me. I found that it can studying your walk, your voice, and and give him every opportunity of teined a virulent culture of typhoid, which would be absolutely fatal to humar your manner. He is, as I have told Escr life. As you have assured mo that this an excellent amateur actor. is a private matter, and that no public cite the greatest caution, my milk supply is contaminated, I shall, of Laurie. More than one life depends course, respect your confidences, and the upon the events of the next few hours; matter will be a secret between you and but I know I can trust you. Nothing

seems to perturb you." myself.

Dear Mr. Saltas,

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"With kind regards, Yours sincerely, "Alastair Graeme. Mr. Saltus tore the letter into sman picces and dropped them into the waste paper basket.

Very simple, Wister," he said, "and yet, how nearly successful. I was caught napping indeed."

Wisten nodded. He seemed as cool as his master. If I had not wanted a breath of fresh air this morning, sir," he said, end happened to have been leaning out of the window just as I got from bed. I should not have noticed what

happened, I saw the milk cart coma along, and the man fill the large can, go down the area stops, and leave it outside the door as usual. Then he drove away. It was not two minutes after he had gone, when a man, whose face I could not see, whips round the corner from Piccadilly, comes straight up to the house, goes down the area steps, pulls up the lid of the can, and empties something into the milk. It was all done as quiet and sudden as possible. He whips up the area steps again, and hurries back to Piccadilly, At the corner of the street be turns and looks back at the house and he sees me looking out of the window. That's all!

dear

"I wasna born with nairves in my composition," said Mr. Laurie drily, with a strong Scotch accent. The fear of God and the love of money are may guiding rules in life. The first assures me that I am worrking in a gude cause against evil men. The second you do more than gratify, Mr. Saltus, and, if fidelity and enircumspection can pull this matter through, yo'l no find Andrew Laurie wanting. I wish ye a gude evening until

midnight."

With that the tall and somewhat, un- gainly figure shambled ont of the room and disappeared.

Mr. Saltus sat down in the arm chair placed for him at the dining table. Få drummed with his fingers for a moment, lost in thought. "So far, so good,” he said to himself. "I am indeed fortunate in my lieutenants. Everything now de- pends upon my getting safely to the Empire Rink by midnight without obser- vation. Lauric will be followed, of course, but when I leave this house there will be sleuth-hounds on my trail a thou- and times more dangerous and deter- mined." He laughed a little to himself. Here at 1," he said, "a wealthy and well-known London gentleman of middle age, sitting in my quiet room about to dine, and yet, in all human probability, not a hundred yards away are lurking assassins more ruthless and a thousand times more skilful than any Cesar Borgia employed in the streets of medieval Roma-Ah, here is dinner."

The door opened, and Wisten entered, carrying a square box of wicker-work in his arms.

'Quite so," Mr. Saltus answered, "and that little fact is quite enough to tell our extremely capable enemy that his little attempt is probably destined to failura We must accustom ourselves to this statc of siege.

There will be many more at tempts during the next few days; but we are warned, and I really think that our organisation is now complete. They will find it difficult, though, of cours, we must take our risks. I have just one thing to say to you, Wisten. You have been a very faithful servant to me for some years You have been completely in my confidence from the very irst. When Did Mr. Hughes was alive,, you first care to know of the whole business, and your investigations, under my direc tion, were most helpful. There was dan- ger before-you will remember more than one attempt made upon me. But the danger is now a thousandfold increased. All that a masterly brain, aided by a my sterious but very complete organisation can do, will be done now. In short, Wisten, a certain person in Crown Square is at bay, and will stick at nothing. A milk this morning. You are quite punc- hundred deaths are stealing out from tual Bloomsbury towards this house, and its to do this evening." He pulled out his inmates. I have no right to expose you watch as he spoke, and looked up at the to perils which would daunt the bravest clock exactly opposite.

"I bought the things myself, sir," he said, at Fortnum and Mason's, and no one has touched them but myself, nor have they been out of my care for a single ristant. A truffled chicken, a little Pap- rika ham, and a bottle of Hock? there are also some German rolls. We shan't find any typhoid microbes in this little lot, sir."

Mr. Saltus smiled grimly, as Wisten the upon proceeded to put the viands table.

"Good," he said, "we must take every precaution after the little affair of the

I must not be long, as I have much

of men. I should be sorry to lose you, The jewellers have put it quite right,"

if you wish to do so, in Gul's name, he said, and even as he spoke there was leave

my service here and now upon a pension which will secure your comforta rreliminary whirr, and a deep-toned for the rest of your life!"

gong beat out the hour of eight. Wisten's wenzened face puckered up more than ever, till the features seemed almost lost in a maze of deeply gnashed

wrinkles.

The last silvery echo had just died away, when again there came a warning catch from the clock as if it were about to repeat the striking of the hour. Mr. "That is a thing, sir," he said, "which Ballus and Wisten looked up enddenly, I prefer not to discuss further. You and then, before either of them could could not do without me. I am willing speak or move, the mosaic dial of the

There was to take every risk. First of all, sir, Ilimepiece fell forward. love the game, and I will see it to the whirr of wheels, a flash of light, and a end, whatever that may be Secondly, loud explosion which echoed like a sir, the Marquis Matsumi is no doubt as thunder ciap in a quiet room. clever as old Nick, and ten times as Mr. Baltus sat perfectly rigid in hie wicked; but as I know a cleverer, sir, I chair for a moment. prefer to stick to him."

Mr. Saitus gave one of his rare smiles. "Enough," he said, "I shall not forget my faithful friend. Is there any other

news?"

Then he clapped his hand to the side of his head, and brought it away covered with something warm, red and sticky He sprang from his seat, while Wisten stood trembling at the side of the table. "No, sir. The house has been quite. A near thing, Wisten! A near thing," tranquil all day while you have been out, gasped, Mr. Saltus, his face white as and since I have been away at the skating linen, his iron self-control fighting for rink I am informed no one has called the mastery over his nerves. The clock came back this afternoon, and inch more to the left and that bullet I waited while the man screwed it on to. the bracket."

"Hall an

would have been through my brain. It

As he spoke, Wisten looked towerds has grazed my ear. See." He caught up the wall of the room by the door, where upon a bracket stood a tall and heavy clock of Florentine mosaic work

"I hope it will go better," said Mr. Saltus, indifferently. "That will do, Wisten; kindly go to Mr. Laurie's room, and send him to me at once.”

a serviette, pressed it to the side of his face, and brought it away with a deep crimson stain upon it.

Master and man looked at each other with eyes full of fear and horror.

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