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Show I Coorsttp. He clone "appeared uri-eiclteck uri-eiclteck He introduced them to the doctnrJ "Mr. Hershc'Immer Mr. Beres-ford Beres-ford Dr. Roylance. How's the patient?"! pa-tient?"! "GolBff on well. Evidently no I Idea at the flight of time. Asked I this morning how many had been saved from the Lusitania. She AgathaChristie ; quiet penetrating Cone?. ""eThat you remember?" "It was at Holyhead. I came that way I don't remember why . . i "That doesn't matter. Go on." I "In the confusion on the quay I j slipped away. Nobody snw me. I took a car. Told the man to drive j me out of the town. I watched when we not on the open road. No other car was following: us. I saw i a path at the side of the road. I i told the man to wait." j She paused, then went on. "The path led to the cliff, and down to j the sea between big yellow frorse bushes they were like hidden j flames. I looked round. There . wasn't a soul in sight. But Just j i level with my head there was a I hole In the rock. It was quite small , I could only Just get my hand In. , but It went a long way back. I 1 took the oilskin packet from round my neck and shoved It right In as far as I could. Then I tore off a bit of gorse My ! but It did prick j and plugged the hole with It so that you'd never guess there was a ' crevice of any kind there. Then I marked the place carefullly in my t own mind, so that I'd find it again. 1 There was a queer boulder in the path Just there for all the world 1 like a dog sitting up begging. Then I went back to the road. The cur was waiting, and I drove back. I Just caught the train. I was a bit ashamed of myself for fancying things maybe, but, by and hy, I saw the man opposite me wink at a woman who was sitting next to me, and I felt scared again, and was glad the papers were snfe. I went out in the corridor to get a little air. I thought I'd slip Into another carriage. Eut the woman called me bnck. said I'd dropped something, and when I stooped to look, something seemed to hit me here." She placd her hand to the back of her head. "I don't remember remem-ber anything more until I woke up In the hospital." There was a pause. "Thank you. Miss Finn." It was Sir James who spoke. "I hope we have not tired you?" "Oh, that's all right. My head aches" a little, but otherwise I feel -fine," . Julius stopped forward and took her band ngTfrr. "So long. Cousin Jane. I'm going to get busy after those papers, but I'll be back In two shakes of a dog's tall, and 1 11 tote you up to London and give- you the time of your life before m'v go back to the States! I mean if so hurry up and get well." 'v In the street theyield an informal infor-mal council of war. Sir Jaiuea had drawn a watch from "iris pocket. "The boat train to HolvheiJd stops at Chester at 12:14. If yuiVstart at once I think you can catch nre-connection. nre-connection. I wish I could come with you. I am due to speak at a meeting at two o'clock. It Is unfortunate." un-fortunate." The reluctance in his tone was very evident. It was clear, on the other hand, that Julius was easily disposed to put up with the loss of the other's company. Ten minutes later the two young men were seated in a first-class carriage car-riage en route for Chester. For a long time neither of them spoke. When at length Julius broke the silence, it was with a totally unexpected remark. "Say," he observed thoughtfully, "did you ever make a darned fool of yourself over a girl's face?" Tommy, after a moment's astonishment, aston-ishment, searched his mind. "Can't say I have," lie replied at last. "Not that I can recollect, anyhow. Why?" "Because for the last two months I've been making a sentimental Idiot of myself over Jane! First moment I clapped eyes on her photograph pho-tograph my heart did all the usual stunts you read about In novels. I guess I'm ashamed to admit it, but I came over here determined to find her and fix it all up, and take her back as Mrs. Julius P. Hersheim-mer Hersheim-mer !" "Oil!" said Tommy, nmazed. Julius uncrossed his legs brusquely brusque-ly and continued : "Just shows what an almighty fool a man can make of himself! One look at the girl in the flesh, and I was cured !" Feeling more tongue-tied than ever. Tommy ejaculated "Oh !" again disparagement to Jane, mind you," continued the other. "She'n a real nice girl, and some follow will fail In love with her right a way." "I thought her a very good-looking girl," said Tommy, finding his tongue. "Sure she is. Rut she's not like her photo one hit. At least I sup- pose she is in a way must be he- cause I reco'jntzed her right off. If I'd seen her in a crowd I'd have said 'There's a girl whose face I ' know' right away without any , hesitation. But there was something some-thing about that photo" Julius shook his head, and heaved a sigh "I guess romance Is a mighty queer thing!" At Holyhead, after consultation, with the aid of a road map, they were fairly well agreed as to direction, direc-tion, so were able to hire a taxi without more ado and drive out on the road leading to Trcaddur bay. They instructed the man to go slowly, and watched narrowly so as not to miss the path. They came to It not long after leaving the town, nnd Tommy stopped the car promptly, nsked In a casual way whether the path led down to the sea, and hearing it did paid off the man In handsome style. A moment later the taxi was slowly chugging back to Holyhead. Tommy and Julius watched it out of sight, nnd then turned to the narrow path. They went down In single file, Julius leading. Twice Tommy turned his head uneasily. Julius looked back. "What is it?" "I don't know. I've got the wind op somehow. Keep fancying there's someone following us." (To be Continued.) f ""no" yntr Hiiow now Tung we've been here?" he asked one morning as they sat facing each other at breakfast. "A week I We're no nearer to finding Tuppence, and leit Sunday Is the 29th I Today's be 23rd, and time's getting short, f we're going to get hold of her at II, we must do It before the 20th er life won't be worth an hour"! archase afterward. The hostage ime will be played out by then. re've wasted time and we're no irwarder." "I'm with you there. We've been couple of mutts, who've bitten f a bigger bit than they can lew. I'm going right back to Lon-m Lon-m to put the case in the hands of ur British police. Scotland Yard ir mel L guess the professional .ways scores over the amateur in le end. Are you coming along 1th me?" Tommy Bhook his head. "What's the good? One of us Is lough. I might as well stay here Id nose round a bit longer. Souie-. ling might turn up. One never lows." "Sure thing. Well, so long. I'll i back In a couple of shakes with few Inspectors along. I shall tell lem to pick out their brightest 3d best." But the course of events was not t follow the plan Julius had laid own. .Later in the day Tommy icelved a wire: "Join me Manchester Midland )tel. Important news JULIUS." At 7:30 that night Tommy "glited from a slow cross-country i'.u. Julius was on the platform, t'ommy grasped him by the arm. (What is It? Is Tuppence ind?" - 'lullus shook his head. 'No. But I found this waiting in ndon. Just arrived." 3e handed the telegraph form to ! other. Tommy's eyes opened as rend : 'Jane Finn found. Come Man-;ster Man-;ster Midland hotel immediately 'eel Edgerton." 'ullus took the form back and ded It up. Queer," he said thoughtfully. "I ught that lawyer chap had quit." CHAPTER XII Jan Finn. iiri TBAIN got in half an hour .VI ago," explained Julius, as he , - the way out of the station. "I koned you'd come by this before ift London, and wired according-to according-to Sir James. He's booked rooms ' us, and will be round to dine eight" Sir James arrived punctually at :ht o'clock, and Julius Introduced tnmy. Sir James shook hands :h him warmly. tnmedlately the first greetings re over Julius broke out Into a )d of eager questions. How had James managed to track the I? Why had he not let them w that he was still working on case? And so on. !lr James stroked his chin and led. At last he said : Just so, Just so. Well, she's Dd. And that's the great thing, t It? Eh I Come now, thut's the it thing I" Sute It Is. But Just how did you , ke her trail? Miss Tuppence I thought you'd quit for good all. But I guess I can take it were wrong." Well, I don't know that I uld go so far as to say that. But certainly fortunate for all par-that par-that we've managed to find the ng lady." But where Is she?" demanded us, bis thoughts ilylng off on ther tack. "I thought you'd be to bring her along." t'liat would hardly be possible," Sir James gravely. , .Vhy?" Because the young lady was eked down In a street accident, has sustained slight Injuries to head. She was taken In the ln-inry, ln-inry, and on recovering con-nsness con-nsness gave her name as Jane 1." She's not seriously hurt?" )h, a bruise and a cut or two. slate Is probably to be attrib- I to the mental shock conse-lt conse-lt on recovering her memory." t's come back?" cried Julius ex- II y. . Indouhtcdly, Mr. Hershelmmer, B she was able to give her real e. I thought you had appreci- that pohu." tniTyoir Just nappencd to he on spot," said Tommy. "Seems 3 like a fairy tale." it Sir James was far too wary e drawn. Coincidences are curious things," aid dryly. jvertheless Tommy was now lin of what he had before only ected. Sir James' presence In Chester was not accl '.eiual. Far I abandoning the case, as Julius losed, he had by some means fils own successfully run the :'ng girl to earth. The only S that puzzled Tommy was the I i 2jJJll this secrecy. I JuTTus'was" speaking. "After dinner," he announced, "I shall go right away and see Jane." "That will be Impossible, I fear," said Sir James. "It Is very unlikely unlike-ly they would allow her to see visitors at this time of night. I should suggest tomorrow morning about ten o'clock." Julius flushed. There was something some-thing In Sir James which always stirred him to antagonism. "All the same, I reckon I'll go round there tonight and see If I can't ginger them up to break through their silly rules." "It will be quite useless, Mr. Hershelmmer.". Her-shelmmer.". The words came out like the crack of a pistol, and Tommy looked up with a start. Julius was nervous and excited. The hand with which he raised his glass to his lips shook slightly, but his eyes held Sir James' defiantly. For a moment the hostility between the two seemed likely to burst into flame, but In the end Julius lowered 1.1s eyes,"'tieTeiue.- "For the moment, I reckon, you're the boss." "Thank you," said the other. "We will say ten o'clock then?" With consummate ease of manner he turned to Tommy. "I must confess, Mr. Beresford, that it was something some-thing of a surprise to me to see you here this evening. The Inst I heard of'you was that your friends were In grave anxiety on your behalf. Nothing had been heard of you for tome days, and Miss Tuppence was "I had, sir!" Tommy grinned remlnlscently. "I was never In a tighter place In my life." Helped out by questions from Sir James, he gave an abbreviated account ac-count of his adventures. The lawyer looked at him with renewed re-newed Interest as he brought the tale to a close. "You got yourself out of a tight place very well," he said gravely. "I congratulate you. Tou displayed a great deal of Ingenuity and carried car-ried your part through welL" Tommy blushed, his face assuming assum-ing a prawn-like hue at the praise. "And since then? What hare you been doing?" For a moment, Tommy stared at him. Then It dawned on him that of coarse the lawyer did not know. "I forgot that you didn't know about Tuppence," he Bald slowly. The lawyer laid down his knife and fork sharply. "Has anything happened to Miss Tuppence?" His voice was keen-edged. keen-edged. "She'B disappeared.1 said Julius. "When?" "A week ago." "How?" Sir James' questions fairly shot out. Between them Tommy and Julius Ju-lius gave- the history of the last week and their futile search. Sir James went at once to the root of the matter. "A wire signed with your name? They knew enough of you both for that. They weren't sure of how much you had learnt in that house. Their kidnaping of Miss Tuppence is the counter-move to your escape. If necessary they could seal your lips with a threat of what might happen to her." "That's Just what I thought, sir." Sir James looked at him keenly. "You had worked that out, bad you? Not bad not at all bad. The curious tiling Is that they certainly did not know anything about you when they first held you prisoner. You are sure that you did not In any way disclose your identity?" Tommy shook his bead. "That's so," said Julius with a nod. "Therefore I reckon some one put them wise and not earlier than Sunday afternoon." "Yes, hut who?" "That almighty omniscient Mr. I Brow n, of course !" j There wns a faint note of derision deri-sion ln the Ameriran's voice which Ton don't believe In Mr. Brown, Mr. Ilersheimiuer?" j "No, sir, I do not," returned the I young American -with emphasis. I "Not as such, that is to say. I j reckon It out that he's a figurehead Just a bogy name to frighten the t children with. The real head of this business is that Russian chap I Kramenln." J "I disagree with no." said Sir James shortly. "Mr. Brown exists." He turned to Tinuiy. "Did you happen to notice where that wire was handed in?" "No, sir. I'm afraid I didn't." "H'm. Got It with you?" "It's upstairs, sir. In my kit." "I'd like to have a look at it sometime. Y'ou've wasted a week. We'll deal with Miss Jane Finn first. Afterward, we'll set to work to rescue Miss Tuppence from bondage. I don't think she's In any Immediate danger." The other two nssented, and, after aft-er making arrangements for meeting meet-ing on the morrow, the great lawyer law-yer took his leave. At ten o'clock, the two young men were at the appointed spot. Sir James had .Joined tjiejii on the "How Do, Cousin Jane?" He Said Lightly. seems to have something on her mind, though." "I think we can relieve her anxiety. anx-iety. May we go up?" "fWtMnlg " Tommy's heart beat sensibly faster as they followed the doctor apstalrs. Jane Finn at last ! The )ong-sought, the mysterious, the elusive Jane Finn ! How wildly improbable im-probable success had seemed I And here in this house, her memoryal-most memoryal-most miraculously restored, lay the girl who heir the future of England Eng-land In her hands. A half groan broke from Tommy's lips. If only j Tuppence could have been at his side to share in the triumphant conclusion of their joint venture! I Then he put the thought of Tup- pence resolutely aside. His confi-i confi-i rience in Sir James was growing. There was a man who would unerringly un-erringly ferret out Tuppence's whereabouts. In the meantime Jane Finn ! And suddenly a dread clutched at his heart. It seemed too easy. . . . Suppose they should find her dead . . . stricken strick-en down by the hand of Mr. Brown? In another minute he was laughing laugh-ing at these melodramatic fancies. The doctor held open the door of a room and they passed in. On the white bed, bandages round ner head, lay the girl. Somehow the whole scene seemed unreal. It was so exactly what one expected that It gave the effect of being beautifully beauti-fully staged. The girl looked from one to the other of them with large wondering wonder-ing eyes. Sir James spoke first. "Miss Finn," he said, "this is your cousin, Mr. Julius P. Hershelmmer." Hers-helmmer." A faint flush flitted over the girl's face, as Julius stepped forward and took her hand. "How do, Cousin Jane?" he said lightly. But Tommy caught the tremor In his voice. "Are you really Uncle Hiram's son?" she asked wonderlngly. Her voice seemed vaguely familiar famil-iar to Tommy, but he thrust the impression aside as Impossible. "Sure thing." A shadow passed over the girl's face. "They've been telling me things dreadful things that my memory mem-ory went, and that there are years I shall never know about years lost out of my life. It seems to me as though It were no time since we were being hustled into those boats. I can see it all now." She closed her eyes with a shudder. Julius looked across at Sir James, who nodded. "Don't worry any. It Isn't worth It. Now, see here, Jane, there's something re want to know about. There was a man aboarTT that Boat with some mighty important papers pa-pers on him. and the big guns iii tills country have got a notion thai he passed on t he gn.xls to you. Is that so?" The girl Inflated, her glance shifting to the oilier two. .lulius-I .lulius-I understood. I "Mr. P.ei-esford is coniiuNsinnei! I by the British government to get those papers l,ai,1c. Sir James I'eet Edgerton is an ICnirlish itieinlMT of parliament, and iniiit be a big gun : in the cabinet if be liked. It's owing ow-ing to him that we've ferreted you out at last. So you can go right nhead and tell us iiie whole sinry. Did nanvers give you the papers?" "Yes. He said they'd have a better bet-ter chance with me, because they would save the women and children first." "Just ns we thought," said Sir James. "He said they were very important impor-tant that they might make all the difference to the Allies. But, if It's all so long ago, and the war's over, what does it matter now?" "I guess history repeats itself, Jane. First there wns a great hue I nnd cry over those papers, then it all died down, and now the whole caboodle's started all over again for rather different reasons. Then you can hand them over to us right away?" "lint I can't. I haven't got them." "l'ou haven't got them?" Julius punctuated the words with little pauses. "No I bid them. I got uneasy. People seemed to be watching me. It scared me badly." She put her hand to her head. "It's almost the last thing I remember before waking wak-ing up in the hospital. . . ." "Go on." said Sir Janiesiii his do |