Argosy All-Story Weekly, October 6, 1923 — page 78: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

— ee Vou are asia They interest me For the man who has just come to his untimely death in the corridor -_ is the father of the girl whose secret busi- - mess you are furthering—” ae i ~ tremendously. ae W-what are you saying?” Shoreham ae “was pale to the lips. “ Hugh Cavendish = dead!” _“ Violently dead—under —_ eZ - cious circumstances.” — 2S _— “Great God!” meee the man. = A dead silence ensued. He seemed try- Ss = ing to grasp the bomblike statement as a fact. He kept moistening his lips. - “No wonder I was forgotten!” he ob- = _ Served: dully. His mind began to clear SS — again. “ But terrible and incredible as this = = tragedy is, what has my business to do with - the death of Hugh Cavendish?” — =~ “Was your business known to Mr. Cav- = endish? Was he advised that Miss Doro- = was about to transfer some of the prop- aS. inherited from et he to a name- _ Tess medium?” = = ____* Concerning that I do not now. = —— “What do you think?” = Zz, “J prefer not to say.” -_-“ When did Miss pony set in motion this act? = -_“"Phree daysago. She has always looked 3 upon me as a sort of a gree it uncle. She 2 -- -€ame to me seeking for my ‘secret help.” = - ** Doesn’t her very desire for secrecy seem to Peete that her es 2 act was un- AE Perhaps.’ ” : —._—-—sT-*Hid she give any reason for this move of hers?” ae = gs * None. It even presumed to inquire = eae the quate “She decigrtd that she was of age—as she is—and that I had Oftentimes told her that if I could be of - any service to call on me. I am a man of = _my word. I was forced to act for her. ee began to think that perhaps I could Eee manage the affair more cautiously and more -_ discriminatingly than some outsider. For ee = ‘declared that she would go to some un- - known lawyers and get them to act for her. es — settled it.” — “Did you arrange to come here this an em - _ _ ARGOSY-ALLSTORY WEEKLY, “ When did you ‘make “your appoint ment?” = “Fhe same morning when ‘she was in my office, three days age.” “ Did ‘Miss Dorothy plan to be here, too?” “Why, of course.” His voice was sur- prised. ‘ Her signature would naturally be necessary on the deeds of transfer.” “What time was she to come?” = Any time between eleven thirty anal twelve.” “When did you arrive?” “At eleven thirty.” “Was that the time oi | your - appoint ment ” | : He nodded. —— * Didn’t you begin to Shink | it was Ccuri- ous that Miss Dorothy hadn’t put in an appearance?” “Why, no. To tell the truth, I had for- gotten all about it. That is, I didn’t know but perhaps. she had seen Mr. Kent come out and was talking with him somewhere, although I souiint cee why.” “So,” mused Nancy, ‘‘ Miss Dorothy Cavendish was to come here without fail to sign the papers.” Certainly. Of course, I understand now why she hasn’t. come, - What a dread-— ful shock awaited the poor girl here!” Nancy ignored this remark. _ Instead she questioned, “Did the girl’s aunt, Miss Greenwood, know that her niece intended to transfer some of her mother’s property to this Mile. Mignonne?” ‘Miss Dorothy did not say so.” _“ What do you think?” “T really could not say.” “Who is Mile. Mignonne? “T have no idea.” There was no deny- ing the truth of these words. “Then she is not a friend or an ac- quaintance of the family?” “Certainly not! At least not to my knowledge.” Scathing scorn was in the voice. “« She has never been te the house, or her affairs even remotely connected with those of the Cavendish’s?” “Not that I am aware of. = as Don't You think it Se =a that