"I had noticed the Jade collections
In the hall. This spearhead was of
unusual beauty. Could It have come
from the colonel's own collection? He
had not taken It with him when he
ran toward the Wilderness, loading
his revolver. Why did he so run thus
armed? Had be been robbed?
"Yet the thief bad not passed that
way. Cullen would have seen him If
he had done so. Was the colonel en
deavoring to cut him oft?
'I found the motor-tracks In the
drying mud unusual tracks, mark
you, for the driver had run oft the
road circling the place where the col
onel had stood. I traced them easily
by the chain marks on the tires. They
led to the front gate, and just beyond
It the car had stopped for some time
close to the hedge. Lubricating oil
had dripped on the road while It wait
ed. The case was becoming plainer,
"My talk, with Bulstrode's chauffeur
made it self-evident. The information
of Miss Sherrick and her uncle's own
explanation as to his quarrel with
his brother over the spear swept
away my last doubt Do you under
stand?"
"Yes," I said. "It seems simple
now. BulBtrode has had bad luck,
though. Things look black against
him."
"I think he will be all right," said
Addlngton Peace. "His story has the
merit of being not only easily under
standable, but true."
"And Boyne?"
"I saw him meet Miss Sherrick. It
was enough to make an old bachelor
repent his ways, Mr. Phillips. Be
lieve me. there Is a great happiness of
which we cannot guess we lonely
men."
(THE END.)
security. Its helpfulness and happiness
and peace.
"Help us to open the hearts of all
good women to their new duty.
