PAGE TWO
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
Entertain at Slipper.
Mr. and .Mrs. Robert Cook, of Barrow
street, entertained at a turkey dinner
Friday evening at l> o'clock, Mr. and Mrs.
It. L. Crowell. Mr. and Mrs. Addison
Cmwell and Mr. and Mrs*. Frank Cook,
all of this city, were present.
Miss Cress Entertains.
Margaret Cress was hostess to a
number of friends at a delightful party
Friday evening at her home on Eafct I>e
iK)t street. Miss Ethel Honeycutt, who
lias been attending a business college in
Charlotte, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Harding, who were recently married in
Charlotte, were honor guests.
Rook and various other games were
enjoyed during the evening and after
play Miss Cress served fruit, creaem and
cake to her guests. »
Dinner Party.
Mr. /nd Mrs. E. C. Earnhardt enter
tained at a chaining dinner party Friday
evening at home on North I nibn
street, .their guests being Mr. and-Mrs.
F. Barnhardt. .Jr., and Dr. and Mrs.
\V, 11. Wadsworth.
Beautiful Christmas Play.
A beautiful Christmas mystery play
was presented in All Saints Episcopal
Church Friday night, by the children of
tlie Sunday school, assisted by members
of the choir. A very interesting feature
of the service was the use of caudles
from the chapel at Bethlehem, having
!>ec u lent by Mrs. .1. C. Hibson. After
the service the children’s Christmas tree
festival was held in the Church.
Mother and Daughter Meeting.
Croat activity is being shown among
the various committees who have in
charge* the l)ig Mother and Daughter
Row Wow to be held the night‘of Jan
uary 10th at the Y. M. C. A.
This banquet promises to eclipse any
thing of its kind ever held in Concord or
the State.
A large* orchestra will feature the mus
ic. A quartet and a number of other
interesting things will take part in the
program.
Surprise Birthday Dinner.
Mr. William H. Scar boro was given
a surprise birthday dinner Sunday at
liis home on Ann Street. The affair
vas kept a from him until lie* ar
rived home from church and found about
twenty invited guests present*. A splen
did dinner was served by Mrs. Searboro.
and a large cake on the table with tifty
fi\e lighted candles gave the age of Mr.
Searboro. Holiday decorations wert*
Mill in evidence which gave a splendid
effect, to which were added a number of
potted plants and cut flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. .7. E. Michael and little
son. I>. J., of Greensboro, are visiting
relatives here.
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PERSONALS.
3lr .T. Lee Carpenter has returned to
his home in after spending.
Christinas here with his daughter, Mis.
W. M Sherrill.
* * #
Major W. A. Foil spent last Fri
day in Ilaleigh in the interest of the
(Aibarrus County Fair Association.
—-. * * *
Ali*. Thomas .T. Hendrix, of Gibson.
N (\. is several days here
with liis pirents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Hendrix.
* * *
' Mr. George Edwards, of Rocky Mount,
has been here this week with Mrs. Ed
wards and son. wli > are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Wagoner.
* * *
» Mr. Greenlee Caldwell, of Pennsyl
vania, is spending several days here at
the home of Mrs. D. G. Caldwell.
* * *
Mrs. Charles P. MarLaughlin. of
I l‘:<sbur.gh. arrived Friday tb visit
h,.r children. Miss Mary MarLaughlin
and Messrs. Charles and Lex Mae Laug
h-1 in. •
* * *
Mr. Lex • MarLaughlin, who spent
Christinas with Mr. Joe Smith, of near
Davidson, is visiting friends in this
citv now. He is a student at M. I*.
C.T.
* * *
Miss Mary Foifshee. who was the
guest liere of Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Fisher for several weeks, has returned
to her home iii Hamlet.
* * *
Little Miss Ruth Honeycutt, of Albe
marle. is visiting Miss Ruth McClure.
* * *
Mrs. Julius Fisher and son. Babbie,
left Friday morning for Chester, S. <’..
where they will visit relatives. . Mr.
Fisher ,and son. Julius. Jr., will drive
to Chester Sunday and accompany them
home.
* * *
Mrr. O. 1». Garmond. of Reidsville.
-spent Christmas in this county ar the
home of his father. Mr. J. C. Garmond.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hailing, of
Spartanburg. S ; C\. are spending several
days here at the home of Mrs. Harding's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Fowlkes.
.* * *
I Miss Bessie Little and Master Champ
• Martin, niece and nephew, respectively,
of Mr. It. K. Black, are spending several
days here at- his home.
* * t
' Mr. and Mr*. James Rimer and little
son. J. S. Jr., have returned home after
. spending Christmas in Greensboro. N. C..
visiting their aput. Mrs. Grace Steven
' son. ‘.
* * *
j Mr. and Mrs. «L. M. Owens, of Green
. ville, S. C.. spent the holidays with Mrs.
; Owens' parents. Mr. and Mrs. Levi D.
Moore.
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Kannapolis. Dec. 29. —Mrs. Z. B.
Thornburg and Miss Ethel Heamone, of
Concord, spent Friday with Mrs. J. W.
Can then.
The regular meeting of the Parent-
Teacher Association of the South school
has been post ironed, from the regular
date, Wednesday. January 2nd, to Jan
uary 9th, at H :3(). The change is made
in order to have the meeting after the
Christmas holidays are over ami school
has re-opeiied.
Mr. and Mrs. Cannon, of Elon College,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Cannon’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juo. Waltou.
Mrs. Reynolds, of Raleigh, left today
after spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. I). A. Jolley.
Mrs. I\ L. Sechler, who is teaching at
Barium Springs, arrived Friday as a
visitor at the home of Mr. Bill Sechler.
Miss Ethel Cornelius left yesterday for
her home in Charlotte, after spending
several days at the Cline House.
Mrs. Leou Smith and son. Master Wris
,iin, left Friday for Stanley, where they
will visit Mrs. Smith’s parents.
Master Billy Brown, of Concord, spent
yesterday with Master John Rutledge.
Jr. Master Billy came up to attend the
rifle contest.
The Social Hour Club will meet with
Mrs. Sam Kelly on Friday. January 11th.
One of the interesting social events of
the holiday season was wlvat was known
as the "Kids’ Party." Wednesday evening
at which Miss Helen Robinson was the
charming hostess at her home in Center
view. The home was beautiful in its gay
Christinas decorations. The party was
characterized by unique and novel fea
tures. those in attendance being dressed
as kids, a mock marriage, alsb giving rise
to much merriment. Miss Geneva
her and Mr. Cecil Robinson were the
parties to the mock marriage. A large
number tis young people enjoyed the hos
pitality of the home. Miss Robinson is
one of the most popular and acomplish
i*d young ladies of our town, and has
made a large circle of friends since mak
ing her home home here.
Mrs. W. R. Brandon, of Statesville,
is expected here a few days of next
week as the guest of Mrs. M. L. Trout
* Dr. and Mrs. Jus. <>. Nolan spent
Christmas day in Shelby with relatives:
Dr. M. L. Troutman was a visitor in
Statesville Christmas Day.
Kannapolis. Doc. 2S.— Mrs. Louis
Cole spent one day of the past week in
Salisbury shopping.
Mr. C. G. Sechler gave a big turkey
dinner Wednesday, having as his guests
Mrs. J. It. Sloop, of China Grove, sister
of Mrs! Sechler: Mrs. G. G. Blaekwelder,
M-f. Sechler’s sister. Miss Pearl Black
welder. wh > is teaching near Elon Col
lege. and Mr. W. H. Boss ami family, of
China Grove, parents of Mrs. Sechler.
Mrs. Sechler on this occasion, as usual,
took advantage of the culinary skill for
which she is 'noted, and all very much
enjoyed the tempting and sumptuous re
past.
Twenty-eight boxes, furnished princi
pally by the school children, the Kings
Daughters and the \. M. C. A. mak
ing small donations, were made ready
for distribution to make it possible f>r
needy families to enjoy Christinas.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Sechler were en
tertained at dinner Christmas day at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Goble.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cole and little
Louis. Jr., spent Sunday in Charlotte.
Mrs. Morris, of Concord, spent Wed
nesday with Mrs. W. A. Gray.
Mrs. W. C. Graham, wlyo has been
very ill at the Presbyterian Hospital,
is decidely improved.
Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Jamison spent
Christmas day at Davidson with Mrs.
Jamison’s home folks, where a family
reunion was held. From there they ,
went to a Christmas tree in Charlotte
at the home of Mrs. Jamison’s relatives.
Miss Flora McQueen has gone to
spend the holidays with home folks in
the eastern part of the state.
Mrs. G. N. Norville spent Monday
night with her sister. Mrs. Arthur Eudy.
Mrs. Choate and Mr. Mack Choate, of
Charlotte, spent Wednesday at the Cline
house.
Miss Ethel Cornelius, of Charlotte,
is spending the Christinas holidays at
the Cline house.
Misses Vivian and Pauline Walters
and Mr. Griffin, of Concord, have gone
to Asheville for a few days to visit Miss
Ruth Walter.
Misses Lucile Cline and Masy Flowe
spent last night near Mooresville with
M iss Elizabeth Smith.
Mr. ~T. H. Peeler a-nd family moved
yesterday into their new home on the
corner next to the Cline house. This
is one of the handsomest residences in
our city.
Mrs. W. J. Cliue will entertain the
Social Hour Club Friday afternoon iu
stear of toray, the date having been
changed.
The death of Mrs. William Sechler, ofjj
North Kannapolis on Tuesday night was
a sad shock to the people of our town.
Mrs. Sechler became suddenly ill on Sat
urday night, and died in a hospital
Mrs. W. H. Walter gave her husband
a birthday dinner Monday in celebra
tion of his forty-ninth anniversary.
All the children were present except Miss
Ruth, who is in training at Biltmore
Hospital.
Miss Winona “Chaney, of Durham, at
tended services Sunday and Sunday
night at the Baptist Church. She was
besiefied by many friends who were en
deavoring to get a handshake. Miss
C'haney was the guest of Mrs. IV. L.
ost while here, and was en route to
Lauripburg. S. C., to spend the holi
days with home folks.
The primary, junior and intermediate
departments of the Baptist Sunday
school gave a play Sunday night en
titled, "Christmas Around the World,"
the story of five girls from various hea
then countries coming to America to see
the Christmas celebration of which they
had heard so much. Each girl wore
a constume similar to that worn in tire 1
country she represented, thus ‘feature
rendering the play much more effective.
In song and verse was depicted the sor
row, sadness and woe of those who know
not the gift of God’s son. and the joy j
and gladness of those who celebrate His'
birth. At the conclusion of the other I
parts of' the service White Christmas
was observed by the Sunday scirool. both I
cash and groceries 'being donated in
THE CONCORD TIMES
abundance for distribution among the
needy families. Tlih IVaraeas are to
be commended for tneir generous re
sponse in pinning the dollar bills to the
sheet. Mr. Turner, the pastor, was
presented a purse.
Rev. Mr. Conrad, of Charlotte, will
give illustrated address Sunday night
at the “Y” on the land of Palestine.
Mrs, W. H. Walter gave a turkey
dinner Tuesday, the invited guests be
ing Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Saunders and
Master Bobby. Mr. R. M. House!, and
Mr. Griffin, the latter of Concord.
On Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
picture “Behold the Man,’’ or “From
the Manger to the Cross." will be pre
sented on the screen at the Y. M. C. A.
This picture was shown about two years
ago. the first Bible picture to be pre
sented at the Kannapolis Y. M. C. A.,
and made an indelible impression upon
the minds of the great audience, old and
young. These pictures are free, and
it is hoped that all who can will take
advantage of tlu* opportunities being of
fered as the pictures are educational,
mud create an interest in Bible read
ing.
The friends of Mr. W. H. Fowler
will learn with regret of his having lost
three of his hogs recently, cholera or
some malady being the cause. It will
be remembered that Mr. Fowler lost his
crop the past year, and the greater part
of his crop the present year, from the
destructive hail that visited this sec
tion. It is hoped that Mr. Fowler’s
tide of firtune has reached its crisis,
and is ready to turn.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Bryant attended
the marriage of Miss Fayssoux in Gas
tonia Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
A reception was held after the cere
mony. Air. and Mm. Bryant returned
home Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Tomlin, of Charlotte,
spent Christmas day with Mrs. M. E.
Harrison.
Mrs. T. L. Steele. Miss Martha, and
Messrs. William and Thomas Steele, of
Statesville, were visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Scott during the
holidays. *
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Whaling, of
W inston-Salem, spent Christmas day at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Graeber.
Misses 1 iviun McCombs and Ruth
Sherrill went to Rockwell Monday, re
turning home Wednesday, accompanied
by Mr. Banks Trexler. of Greensboro,
who was visiting home folks in Rock
well. While there they went to a num
ber of Christmas trees and .enjoyed a
big Christmas dinner at the home of
Miss McCombs’ aunt, Mrs. C. A Trex
ler.
personals!”
Mr- and Mrs. R. FFTflim* and daugh
ter. Volina, returned today to their
home in Blacksburg after spending the
week end here with Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Cline.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sappeufield and
children, of Gastonia, spent the week
end here with relatives.
*• ' I
Mrs. \\ . T. Pollard, of Washington* is
the guest of Mrs. W. H. Gibson.
-* -• * -
Mrs. A. H. Propst spent the week end
in Charlotte with relatives and friends.
% + •»
Cap. J. J. Luughinhouse. of Green
ville. N. C-, spent Sunday here, a guest
iu tin* home of B. F. Rogers.
» 9 9
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Freeze and son
returned today from Greensboro, where
they visited friends for several' days.
They made the trip home in their car.
• • *
Miss Lilly Wiley has returned to her
home here from Faith, where she spent
Christmas with home folks.
*« • \
Mr. Sam Black and Mr. Ralph \Mor
rison, of No. 10. spent several hours
here last night with relatives en route
to their home from Davidson college,
where they spent the day.
• • *
Mr- and Mrs. J. A. Sherrill and Miss
Hazel and Master Grier Sherrill, of
Hickory, spent Sunday here with Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Cornelius Miss Hazel
will remain here for several days.
m m m
Mr. Hugh Broome is spending several
days in Raleigh with relatives.
• » %
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Rimer and chil
dren. of Atlanta, are visiting relatives
here.
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harding have
returned to their home in Spartanburg,
S. C.. after spending several days here
with tin* latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. B. Fowlkes.
• • •
Mr. T. A. Foreman, of Wilmington,
Spent the week end here with Mrs. Fore
man. who is visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
E. Harris.
• * *
Mr. T. D. Mnness is spending sev
eral days in Washiygton, M). C., on
professional business- 1
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. 1\ G. Cook and Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Cook spent Sunday iu Salis
bury will relatives.
m m u
Mr. W. A. Kendrick visited friends in
Salisbury Sunday.
« ft •
Miss Sudella Frick has returned from
Chapin. S. C.. where she spent Christ
mas week with homefolks.
•• ■ >
Mrs. ,T. C. Fisher has returned from
Whiteyille. where she spent the holidays
with her father, Mr. J. L. Towell.
■ "
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Troutman and
son. Harry. Jr., spent the week-end here
with Mrs. W. T. Linker.
» * »
Miss Marguerite Troutman, of Gas
tonia, spent the week-end here, the guest
of Mrs. J. T. Howell.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Beasley and fam
ily spent Supday in Charlotte with
friends. They went over to hear Billy
Sunday.
» • •
Mrs. J. M. MeGraw. of Gaffney. S. C .
has returned to her home—after spending
a few days here at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. L. D. Beasley, on IV. De
pot .street.
• • •
; Miss Helen danker returned to Char
lotte Siiuday ; to resume her studies at
Charlotte Business College.
m * m
Mrs. Marcus Chaney has returned to
her home in Raleigh, after visiting rel
atives here during'the holidays.
Mr. Ed. Miseuheimer left last night
for the University of Maryland, after
spending the holidays here with his
parents, 1
FIRE - TONGUE
BEGIN HERE TODAY
Paul Harley, criminal investi
gator, is called upon by Sir Charles
Abingdon to find out why Sir Charles
is being shadowed by persons un
known to him. While Harley is
having dinner at the Abingdon
home, Sir Charles falls from his
chair in a dying state. The last
words uttered by Abingdon are
“Nicol Brinn” and “Fire-Tongue."
Dr. McMurdoch pronounces death
due to heart-failure. Harley insists
that Abingdon was poisoned and
calls on Nicol Brinn to ask him the
meaning of “Fire-Tongue.”
Brinn admits that he knows the
meaning of the words but refuses to
tell the secret. Brinn tells Harley
that seven years ago in India things
happened to him which cause him
to court death.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
“There isn’t any one I would
rather confide in," confessed the
American. “We are linked by a
common danger. But” —he looked
up—“l must ask you again to be
patient. Give me time to think —to
make plans. For your own part—be
cautious.”
Something struck with a dull thud
upon a window pane—once —twice.
There followed a faint, sibilant
oound.
Paul Harley stared and the stoical
Nicol Brinn turned rapidly and
glanced across the room.
“What was that?” asked Harley.
“I expect—it was ,an owl,” an
swered Brinn. “We sometimes get
them over from the Green Park.”
His high voice sounded unemotional
as ever. But it seemed to Paul Har
ley that his face, dimly illuminated
by the upcast light from the lamp
upon the coffee table, had paled, had
become gaunt.
CHAPTER VI
Phil Abingdon Arrives
ON the following afternoon Paul
Harley was restlessly pacing
his private office when Innes
Came in with a letter which had been
delivered by hand. Harley took it
eagerly and tore open the envelope.
A look of expectancy faded from his
eager face almost in the moment
that it appeared there. “JJo luck,
Innes,” he said, gloomily. “Merton
reports that there is no trace of any
dangerous foreign body in the
liquids analyzed.”
He dropped the analyst's report
into a wastebasket and resumed his
restless promenade.
v There came a rap at the door and
Miss Smith, the typist, entered.
“Miss Phil Abingdon and Doctor
McMurdoch,” she said.
Almost immediately Phil Abing
don came in, accompanied by the
sepulchral Doctor McMurdoch.
Phil did hot wear mourning. Har
ley recalled that there had been no
time to procure it. She was ex
quisitely and fashionably dressed,
and even the pallor of grief could
not rob her cheeks of the bloom born
of Devon sunshine. He had ex
pected her to be pretty. He was sur
prised to find her lovely.
Doctor McMurdoch stood silent in
the doorway, saying nothing byway
of introduction. But nothing was
necessary. Phil Abingdon came for
ward quite naturally—and quite nat
urally Paul Harley discovered her
little gloved hand to lie clasped be
tween both his own.
“How brave of you, Miss Abing
don!” said Harley. “How wonder
fully brave of you!”
“She’s an Abingdon,” came the
deep tones, of Doctor McMurdoch.
“She arrived only two hours ago
and here she is.”
"There can be no rest for me,
Doctor,” said the girl, and strove
valiantly to control her voice, “until
this dreadful doubt is removed. Mr.
Harley”—she turned to him appeal
ingly—“please don’t study my feel
ings in the least; I can bear any
thing—now; just tell me what hap
pened. Oh! I had to come. 1 felt
that I had to come.”
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I I ■ VINGTON S
N. C.
SEASON’S GREETINGS, ETC.
Nice, nifty, nobby Caps for men and
boys. Silk and All Wool.
Nice Classy Saddles, fully strapped and
cinched, iron stirrups. A
bargain at 3>IU»VVJ
Bridles to match 50
Ladies’ Waists, fancy patterns. Voiles,
puists. lawns, worth a 1 /\/\
dollar and a half. Choice X
Navy Middy Blouse d* *1 f\t\
for $ 1 oUU
Army Raincoats 4&0 CA
(used) .
Small men’s Suits for little men and
boys, worth fifteen dollars W PA
choice for «P /
Men’s Collars *|
choice IUC
Ladips Short Coats and
Skirts, each piece %P X *\/V/
c .: at :..._ $4.00
Shovels and Spades 00
Wash Stand and Mirror, Majestic
Rapge and Wash Stand £<f ft AA
with marble top. each mP 1 UtUU
Just Aroupd the Corner JJelow tfie City
Mali on Barbriek Street
Children For Dinner.
Mr. and }lrs. A. N. Brown entertain
ed at a family dipner at their home on
North Union Street Sunday. All of the
ohildrep with the exception *of Afrs.
Charles Easterly, of Washington,' D.
’weir# present for the dinner.
Doctor McMurdoch sat down on a
chair beside the dopr, setting bis
silk hat upon the floor and clasping
his massive chin with his hand.
“I will endeayor to do as you
wish, Miss Abingdon,” said Harley/
glancing anxiously at the physician.
He began to relate what had taken
place at the first interview, when
Sir Charles had told him of the men
ace which he had believed to hang
over his life.
She made no comment through
out, but her fingers alternately
tightened and relaxed their hold
upon the arms of the chair in which
she was seated.
CHAPTER VII ;
Confessions
PAUL HARLEY crossed the room
and stood in front of the tall
Burmese cabinet. He experi
enced the utmost difficulty in adopt
ing a judicial attitude toward his
beautiful visitor.
“In the first place, Miss Abing
don,” he said, speaking very deliber
ately, “do you attach any particular
significance to the term ‘Fire-
Tongue’?”
Phil Abingdon glanced rapidly at
PHIL ABINGDON CAME IN,
ACCOMPANIED BY DOCTOR Me-
MURDOCH.
Doctor McMurdoch. “None at all,
Mr. Harley,” she replied.
“And Mr. Nicol Brinn? Have you
met this gentleman?”
“Never. I know that Dad had met
him and was very much interested
in him.”
‘‘H’m,” muttered Harley. “And
now. Miss Abingdon, can you en
lighten me respecting the identity
of the Oriental gentleman with
whom he had latterly become ac
quainted?”
“Yes. He could only have meant
Ormuz Khan.”
Paul Harley gazed steadily at the
speaker for a moment. “Can you
think of any reason why Sir Charles
should have worried about this gen
tleman?” he asked.
The girl lowered her head again.
“He paid me a lot of attention,” she
finally confessed.
“So far as you are aware, then,
Miss Abingdon, Sir Charles fiever
met Ormuz Khan?”
“He never even saw him, Mr.
Harley, that I know of.”
“H’m,” mused Harley. “That’s
possible. But such was not my im
pression.”
He turned again to Phil Abingdon.
“This Ormuz Khan, I understood
you to say, actually resides in or
near London?”
“He is at present living at the
Savoy, I believe. He also has a
house somewhere outside London.”
Presently Harley went down to the
street with his visitors.
“There must be so much more you
want to know, Mr. Harley.” said
If you ask us
These are the greatest and warmest
O’coats in Concord
$35.00
If display windows here and jn other .
cities count —then these coats at
these prices are the greatest buys
here ore Isewhere.
Pure, fleecy wool from long haired
sheep. The style is as bright fcs
a shoeshine on a rainy day and wc
could say $8 more and look our
customer in the eye without blinking.
COMPARE—remember we know clothes
anjl ,we also know enough about men
not to topt these values to the sky
unless they deserve the ride.
All sizes- - i
Browns - Cannon Co.
Monday, December j] m
*' m A e s!.” Sta " WUI come ana
Paul Harley walked through to
the private office and, seatin'-
self at the big, orderly table, reache i
over to a cupboard beside him and
took out a tin of smoking
He began very slowly to load hi
Pipe, gazing abstractedly across- -Z
room at the tall Burmese cabinet
Paul Harley, having lighted ‘ h ,
Pipe, made a note on a little block
“ Cover activities of Ormuz Khan.”
He smoked reflectively for a while
and then added another note:
“Watch Nicol Brinn.”
For ten minutes or more he sat
smoking and thinking, his unseew
gaze set upon the gleaming lacqut-r
of the cabinet;; and presently, as he
smoked, h'e 'became aware of I¥r
abrupt and momentary chill.
sixth sense was awake. Taking U p
a pehcll, he added a third note:°
“Watch yourself. You are in
danger.”
CHAPTER VIII
A Wreath of Hyacinths
DfdEP in reflection and oblivious
of the busy London life around
him, Paul Harley walked slowly
along the Strand.
From dreams which he recognized
in the moment of awakening to
have been of Phil Abingdon, he was
suddenly aroused to the fact that
Phil Abingdon herself was present.
Perhaps, half subconsciously, he
had been looking for her.
Phil Abingdon was coming from
the direction of the Savoy Hotel.
Was it possible that she had been
to visit Ormuz Khan?
Harley crossed the Strand and
paused just in front of the hurrying,
black-clad figure.
She stopped suddenly, and through
the black veil which she wore he
saw her eyes grow larger—or such
was the effect ad she opened them
widely. Perhaps he misread their
message. To him Phil Abingdon’s
expression was that of detected
guilt. More than ever he was con
vinced of the truth of his suspicions.
“Perhaps you were looking for a
cab?” he suggested.
Overcoming her surprise, or what
ever emotion had claimed hfr at the
moment of this unexpected meeting,
Phil Abingdon took Harley’s out
stretched hand and held it for a mo
ment before replying. “I had almost
despaired of finding one,” she said,
“and I am late already.”
“The porter at the Savoy would
get you one.”
“I have tried there and got tired
of waiting, she answered quite
simply.
For a moment Harley’s suspicions
were almost dispelled, and, observ
ing an empty cab approaching, he
signaled to the man to pull up.
“Where do you want to go to?”
he inquired, opening the door.
“I am due at Doctor McMur
doch’s,” she replied, stepping in.
Paul Harley hesitated, glancing
from the speaker to the driver.
“I wonder if you have time to
come with me," said Phil Abingdon.
“I know the doctor wants to see
you.”
"I will come with pleasure.” re
plied Harley, a statement which was
no more than true.
Accordingly he gave the necessary
directions to the taxi man and
seated himself beside the girl in the
cab,
“I am awfully glad of an oppor
tunity of a chat with you, Mr. Har
ley,” said Phil Abingdon. “The last
few days have seemed like one long
nightmare to me.” She sighed pa
thetically. “Surely Doctor McMur
doch is right, and all the horrible
doubts which troubled us were idle
ones, after all?”
Now, Paul Harley had determined,
since the girl was unacquainted with
Nicol Brinn, to conceal from her all
that he had learned from that ex
traordinary man.
WHen he .eplied he replied eva
sively: “I have absolutely no scrap
of evidence, Miss Abingdon, pointing
to foul play. The circumstances were
peculiar, of course, but I have every
confidence In Doctor McMurdoch’*
efficiency. Since he i 3 satisfied. It
would be mere impertinence on W
part to question his verdict.”
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