Show li w w x- x THE RETURN of ANTHONY o ANTHONY TRENT By WYNDHAM MARTYN ky r Brna J B ri A m no n CHAPTER XI Continued XI Continued 22 22 The manner of or delivering the third arranged Itself lt lib sith the ease ene Trent had cow come to as with sit this Ibis campaign the runts runts One e evening after dinner Kathryn had of ot a II headache lIed head ache and be ho had taken her tor for a spin among the Lakewood pines As A the Ironwork gates gutes to the house hou e c wire al 01 always ways wOIS clo closed ed Trent Treat out ol of l the ma 1011 chiDe at the curb corb on his return and opened them 11 hill bile I t e was d In Ing this thip a stronger stranger pa pasted ed and a o kd him in ID what direct on Ahnelt lull hall wu I thought It sas OS a holdup said Kathryn KathryD gaily 11 M t I at lit did he hew want nt 1 She saw that her escort e ort ft taus 0 us curiously ly at al t un an t I e I Ie e t I chi Ills Ilia HI excuse e was wn that he wanted to know where Ahnelt ball lay Iny but I think the reel reil 11 reason renson was wa to get et el me to give this thi letter to Grant Gront I 1 wonder Iby be he couldn t deliver It himself I en he had put car nr In ID the garage race and ond Joined tune the lie rest In to the ball ballroom ballroom room Trent saw Grant from n a door doorway way beckoning beel- beel him Grant ins wis look ins Kathryn n Holland says some one oneve gate you o n letter for tor me Anthony Trent i s ut It Into his bands bande Grant Gront did not even eHn thank him hint Furtively he took It and disappeared re red redID ID In tl tI e a library where he be could be sure of ot bring alone un und and yet within the sound of ot human yokes voices I layson Grant Grout rend read the letter It was Sutton s a writing n fi m he had flared feared You e estal CM lol ed cd th III tint It lime time through h the Intervention of ot one ot of your friends friend But nut for tor that you would now be on 00 your way to Buenos Aires in 10 La L Belly Bell Alliance If It you doubt It bring op the matter In court 1 I shall see ee you on the l e ion ou have one ODe nay any of ot escape and Uni Is 18 full tull confession conte P F PV V S It was Albert TI Tl orpe who I Anti 1 Trent that Mr Ir Grant sac wo ne overcome b by tie tl II e s s of ot the weather and und had hinted f In tl II e a library Mr Grant wr we uld ule like lo to see bee ee Mr Ur Trent If pull III Ie le for a 8 few minutes Ill III to bO up it at once said the lag Ing f rent nt It II Us s q abt Abl ut ul that letter Grant saidI said I rant ant t quite wake ninke It II out out te to t e on 00 fl tea td ld I 1 Sul sUI r I o nee e y yiu u didn t t get et e 8 egal go gal E x 1 I loe lock lorli k at nl the llie trans nun f s facer face t I s siw IW It quite distinctly Trent nn an ered red rill It Ii okd troubled That s funny Il I L t murmured Kathryn raid she couldn t E eMm tm t at t all nil she slie only sow saw he wis n a I big bigman himan man Miss MIsi 1159 iss II Hi lie t lurid was uns In 10 the toast Inc u and 11 II uld old wt Jc ti I te le e tutu I sine T him clearly bl bed u Lue e heuS he uS sus ID In the circle 01 l I node t ty y the lie limp on the lie Ie h tip p nt 01 ottie tl II e a gale r i sL L t Anvil tug Inc wr nf og the note nole Bitch Blick hand threats or any anything thing like that Ihal that I Grant sl oak his head hend anti and tried to 10 smile mile g more than thao curll b h d After a 8 louse i ju as os thiu himself tl fir f r u a sill slik lk k he asked u 0 shat hat hil the Ihl stranger li Ii kid hul like lit Ill us anus a Irmo H II little luller hiller than you and ond nn n a g f fil II d hit bit bri In buill bull 1 Roll er n a pate pale lale fate fale S Sirl ol of tint ken looe lase e and nod E little br arty ly IY eats s I he Ie had a s shill ed ell sun user O tit kit liti e eye e Gait Gusc me nil I lie Ie a In lu pre I n Trent Trell l tent 01 on 00 Cf cc confidentially if rf f f I n ii finally enmity ant nril I f kill 11 a ns s If II he a l goof Ie 0 I square flea meni and a 0 hair haircut cut CUI a n r I rent w V lid td ld d the Ihl II I sages anges l I to lu the llie to totOle tote tOle Th Tint it II Gr Gnat III rul i I Im hn bin bill II at mm rant a hurt ht arl he helea lea steak mad him n a t here Si 01 i lid ild I It than this It II bear benr Did I id fl T u the man asked I 1 to 10 see If It I 1 did dl Gr nit 1111 said e e luly II 11 u sus u II Il I I let letter I Iter ter or nr ard d tin the pi polke ou u I lu to lei let P PI pen I pie be uni oar 1 t yeti like lIbe tI tl at at- at IS hal lul s ll II f- f fdale date dale today I Tl TI e r f fild ild Any AllY thin f g I tan do du t 1 r y 31 u u III I ou lou t rid-t 11 t I surd II I III I II I v r ri ra to t In III Inh l h n fl r I rl rJ e U u III t In his lil hl ans I yer 1 stored nl at him IT v Do inn you rou hull tease e tl II He e a n rl III at ds its t e fro I rc I rI cd eH esery e r IT I t 1 K c oafs lid td es sir 11 II I q nii AlII Ais J JIbe the Ibe h u ute use e ire f iri- iri irina rr m na hlll has ml 1111 IK in tit to tu rt rl r i t f fMoore Moore loure Ito to d fl d d ar lis to dull t tae IDe GI Giani Giant lied I te ic e C you 11 II take l 1 cart cari Send Mr Ir r 1111 I crl at file and ket this er on 01 OPhe the Ions Ion Ion distant e olla CI erne cine II P In nimi at 01 Or om t AH Ml II IIi i sl e a knew wo was war tit III il n a u It III r li It i I f Ill I I ter 1 hll lill U a lo to lath Kath ya n 11 II II It in nt 10 I 01 o ft Mr l of ot It hert herI her Mr aril d II on un r rf t I net 1 I it II nd d i Sl rend read II It I el sly vly Iy It suit uni rr ink H-ink rinks and In hI r-a r vino al near 01 ur thou I Irs lr r ss i sl Sll l t t el Il ii t t II 1111 al 11 1 n II I t 1 I lilT IT fl I i at- at ai at yet s mIt 1111 our and t I tl d ul w us II t enl v wire at 81 t li It III n 1 t with Ii V end n n d 1 lie tl II a ti iI I rue of hn O Oi 0 K u ur you D o usi U I ill the ibe po pie sIlo sl ic a eat 11 1 r cr i will wll I Ie 1 I I I is HI K ri tl uli-li uli It t t ihle Ihl place art H nil alit 1 1 ills in turn I li I tull I ul al I r Iw-r wart dl I t I It II I blurt hurt in laI I I i I rink In III l My y oft I n n u n I 4 Ir II ep e p lilt withIn It If an t catch t m him hirol lie Ue Will was with In mo t hU hundred dred yards of site nio a 8 few hours ago aco anti and be may runy than that now now now- lie He looked nb tub IUt ul the big bla roc ID in n hely h ely I in ui h of 01 shot hot an ao e lol e I 1 hod hadi hadl I That d-d d d ship U suit ki bl t i just lust to kidnap me I meI t tell you Frank must e base rill naney ni ncy ney nt at atthe the hack of ot him The police pollee to got II look 1001 trig Ing fir tl r a n seedy broken d wn wo tramp when he S a pr pro lubly 1 ably living as a 0 well as e e are and down I lore Jere ere In lo a 8 limousine lion Don t I make mole any plans until tomorrow row sl e add If It H It will alit III make mole you ou uny easier ea u ler cl ann your lour lur rot rOI in to tonight t ot t because she lurid Inid S sy 1111 forris for tor tort t Is malaise e but because the Flie was wn out oot sure how y he be ss 81 g euk to the pollie polite Natica t saw the when hen they came Caine They had hod combed this rill rho f d and tl fund hund no 00 wt om they ey did nIt ml km w This Tills Grunt Grain In his new belief be be- belief belief lief tl It at t Sutton on was nIl net n t an but oat oni protected and ond ire re doubly I aL You Are Ar Lucky In Having Real Friends Grant Said Bitterly d us I 1 Treni had hod saved sayed him him tn fro fr ii n a peril he felt fell a ter ler lain score sin of or safety In being nEar neur kiln him Trent nas one rf ef Ih lb ce e I fo fn I Is who Ilke 1 I d mers If It duneer dunger er came near neur to 10 Grant he might rely upon hie to 10 repel It IL Itlie It lie the sic m talking to IIlo II e eItt Itt fu train bri Ubi t I a telegram toward tl II cm eru Grunt shrunk shrink hick k am a 0 Ih lul u here were Ver un tin tl II tier er me message tr fri in to the Ihl atna he lie hind lind wn ten l II-l i k kc I 1 II It wu wax a 8 relief what n Trent 01 of to md tl ILits IL It ILIts 11 Its S from S 8 Veld lid he an 80 DIK nt ui m ted led ant n u e lu to k 1 1 up and SI et d u II wick week or fro sn In his hie hl Adiron la k lUll p J I 1 cups ice e you you d be bored It II l reath at ItI It II III I 1 lS i 11 w t rant rani turned tu a JIll II ful III k onI on I tie e t-I t It B I red to 10 deals In such urr nn an I lie lull t ull ul lie IlIIn lre shill It os liki not o a 8 astr str Ir s r I ci c uld old get Jet p 11 I llie Ike keel kee era er tr ind IDd guides One Inc might I tf to t as os truly kd ltd tl Here ere as um ans un r J late Ide In the world Tr Tf T loy lays lay's the I le Ie e rent b Y t ty I tl II Ink I 1 II Inri I ti t ri rc w V M Mv h slit Ml Is 1 I UI up 1 Ie I se e e h lit a very ery pie 1 1111 time I crt Mr Sir t tart I i sou wert-nl wert I In 10 1 king kings kin IIII s 1 ill nt of o P a ns T in III rr M s w n to i ll II lie t a sister nili Asu A su Its III to c e t I I Ul u II s n II le to nil Mil III I n m his hl hi 1 I shall 1111 rte Ht ee 11 yi I u II r I n Ili III I lH nil null There scull hp he no n Sn n nII ll II r i T y THill to 10 rv rely m i n iu U u ure ore In hosing n 11 trier d iruni ill 1 I ise he sot 1 sotto to Iu sillY sUly hI hin rt rl ller huler shut er I like hike II n rt f I n II tI t I 1 I tell lell s u IU u I nl a II stry Ir fr I 1 k al iii It d tan l i II iH t I n l e in 10 sery pry ry aunt 11 li It to In yr i u U trip to lu Ih 1 I tamp Mi SI n II IIII II ll tl al nt tr If t OIl nie wf f arul ull ul I tut ni m mu siring t T I Inc nit n 1 grossing crowin gro a O mIll meat I r I u rt illy mean menn It 1 t F e a kid herl d I III II tell Y yiu U nh tl II I III II tit ell li III 1 l II u tick k hll u 11 I II If I iii t lo I o t olds old ar ty I ill Iii g t 1 y u n i s u he It lie ne he u a 1 I led d ul a II in m tiling thing to lu stop me Before dusk dulk the wire came carue back u as i scheduled Ily all II means Grant 11 It read but 1 I e will vIII rind tind It dull here a as r there are no 00 quests guests S SI I 11 t Antita Grant Grunt was fn e Inure mure lh Ih lu ro her hu husband although for tor sadly different reasons Sl SI I e a Imagine the Joy of ot those who alto asked n where here her lIu husband bund hind gone that he was staying In Inot nt ot the tarot ui us u eld ell tamp In 10 the tLe l t ayson e base hJ the 01 fort unity to get set to know his hoi hoM ho thoroughly It pl pleaded Grant rant to think thick he was WA stealing n a march i t n D his enemy You II see ee me roe onI on tl I lie e a se se he mat mul All right 1 f ID m leasing leu on the lie Ill was In excellent Its at nt dinner Grant I lad lod ad no feir that his bis wife Ite would suffer at 01 Sutton I a hon ban Is lie Ill did not Dot think anyone could t Supreme dwarfed nil her hu other r emotions He lIe learned horn Trent that the week might len length a 0 Into two If It the weather kert line In to two weeks time r 1 10 n Grant GroDI would come com backa back a nl man be he assured his suite Ite Just now DOW he was shit sh t to hits hils Ith worry and c e In 10 stirn stimulants And esery e cry day t Sut Sutton Suttons Suttons ton tons s ultimate lure nearer n Grant left his bis splendid home in 10 Deal Peal Beach In 10 th ih- ih hIghest of ot good humors I lie 1 se e oe never er been In the Adirondacks ducks he confessed to Trent flits Is ts going to 10 he a re elo to me It It wouldn t surprise e me at 01 nil all Trent agreed CHAPTER XII The Murder in 10 the Forest held eld eld met tl m nt at and drone e dro e them tl tI cm em up the lung long Ion trail trall to tolie the camp cump I 1 U arson 00 Grant GrODt had never felt nit m re wl wi r i Ily lIy at his ease Remote emote from titles staying slaying In the center tenter of ot a avast vast acreage long lone I eld ele by 4 d trespass haling bating land hand tuner he bp hi was suns as as le 1 I c e had hod never been nt ot Deal Beach ot of Immunity from danger dancer At t there were no 00 servants In inthe the Ihl camp amp There v T as fiS a 8 cm sm iller tiler build lug Ilig tl ft f r them a 0 quarter mile rolle distant und and connected by hI ne 1 the he conry rather ruther I Ira In effect It 1 Inen meant flat tl al his Ills room room ID which was en cn enone enone one en eo 1 I of the building left letl h m In tar tor rem ud std from tho those e of ot the two taw men meo menat menat nt at ll II I e a other oilier lie He bean bearl to hint nt at possible dun dan sers bers from re t bl rs attracted by hy tI the thebo e bo olT to 10 b obtained In lit such a place us as ll tl Is t Ol I oi a n cl nine of or It Weld declared I Trent s 8 II et r to 10 the suns ns nit ni 01 l I I hats s tau b e nobody has ever er wanted to get gel lu tern tere t ere badly in ul ugh to sit lt ut ul It skillfully rull If I J wire InI toI I Iou lout lo ho act In III here to murder mUffler lets let s say oy I 1 III II swear It II wi wl uld be easy To will silk H II tamp lamp like this Ills Ms WI would uld ToI be bea bea I a cinch loch lou aou or 1 I Vu clo eln CIn CI c old uld lImb up III these rough walls and get gel In fn any w sv we e ru f fure U re rl AIr Mr Grunt Grant GrantIS Grant el IS el 1 I J 1 t 1 t I l I lies used eld to thongs things s hike Ihal ufler has hll log Ing II n with Ith him tr hr n a week seek I d I 11 iI I sus KU i e se anyone anone I to III come here t-cre t fur fir Ir tie the It e reason reason ie we e are arc n t t marked ru f r r If Grant were acre a n hlOI er I like the m ruin In In lie 11 I I Ie e I avill n on the I Inks tl II lire ue tre be a cinnie of ot some oine tun fun I lUll lun I Gnat red testily 1 m mId mid I-d I d II 11 I pit y ur sn sense e ct I f humor mor fie fI e hl Idea Ida a of being marked marled vi d tsu mo by t y I uny criminal Isa In l n t t I a funny as os you rou plink I lie He was con conscious us that his hh Irritation 5 a as Ing hll mi nILle to 10 IO rut mm n Irani I t I ll tl e a furs II h air Ir idle hue chatter 01 lien Bert 1 1 I Hr lip s ii lI lil hl IP le at ut caseI case Idee Im I 1 m mIf If I I 1 chill III I f taic U c as c to 10 I I Im int you nil lie he returned I 1 vc ye no 00 nou I u II I re ll hi story thin Inn trulIn trusting II a cumin II f t r a n week and nn In I thinking ht hl I was n I That mattes me n a alit aI lit It sr Sf s re of nf cr I I s sTO ITO TO BC DC ULD ULD I |