Part 26 (1/2)

She gave hilance, but did not answer, and he resureater risk in Canada than I did in Edinburgh, and you were rash in co to Canada!” she broke out

”Don't you believe me?”

”I suppose I o hoh ”You are conventional enough to think I would be safe there How do you knohat kind of a ho about it,” Foster aderous companion and dare say I haven't taken a very tactful line in trying to warn you That's all”

There was silence for the next few moments and he felt syer had vanished and he thought she was grappling with doubt and alarm In the meantime, he was not free from embarrassed it very well Then she got up and stood looking at hione too far, in one sense, but not far enough in another

You must be plainer if you want to justify your conduct”

”I see that, but aranted, because I can't tell you anything more, except that the man you came with is not to be trusted and may involve you in the difficulties that threaten hier to whoratitude in a clu more to be said; but I suppose Ihilance moved to the door

Foster held it open and after she had gone went down to the s-room Perhaps he had been rash, but this did not irl would tell Daly about his warning, and if she did, he probably knew already that Foster was at the hotel

In fact, it was rather significant that they had not ainedher suspicions and so preventing Daly'ssome use of her in his plots This, however, was not Foster's object, although he i It was for the girl's sake he had interfered and her attitude puzzled hi, or she would have bitterly resented his attack upon her lover, but her blush and confusion showed she had scruples and was rather the prey of a foolish infatuation than an acco, but he felt sure she did not knohat a serious crime her lover was implicated

Foster, however, would not dwell on this He hoped she would return to Edinburgh, but if she did not, he had done his best Heto another garage hired a car and then warned Pete, whom he had sent to a different hotel A fast car would reach Liverpool in five or six hours

There was only one thing that disturbed hierous to disobey an order by telegram, while if Gordon arrived before Daly left, aard co to prevent this and presently went to bed

Getting up in the dark nexthung over the town, but one or two electric lights burned in the gloo Daly's car stood where Foster had last seen it, but the cover was off the engine and sos lay about

As there was no sign of the driver, it did not look as if Daly meant to start soon

”You open early,” he said to the attendant ”nobody see away just yet”

”I'ruht me has left his car, he won't be ready for another hour”

Foster, who had learned what he wanted to know, returned to the hotel and his breakfast was served in a coined that Daly had seen it was a bad -roohted near Foster's table, which did not look as if anybody else was expected

”I dare say you'd sooner have people who get up later,” he reht him another dish

”We serve breakfast when it's wanted, sir, if you order it beforehand”

”I see”

”So far as I know, sir,” the waiter replied ”But there's another ht the other waiter would have turned on hts if he expected a custoood ht hi to the office, he paid his bill and asked if a letter or telegra for him and he went to athat commanded a view of the street His car stood close by with Pete inside, but it was so that he could reach the door in a few moments, Foster waited until the two ladies who had arrived with Daly went down the steps alone He could not understand this, but a waiter came up and said that Miss Huntley would like to see hiot into the car