Part 5 (1/2)

”I believe his daughter is with him,” Mr Tremayne went on, ”but I know very little about her Yet another neighbour of yours arrives by special train at hbour of mine?” repeated Malcolm with a smile ”And who is that?”

”The Grand Duke Yaroslav I don't suppose you'll have veryPippin in your part of the world”

A clerk came in with a typewritten sheet covered with Russian characters

”Here's your letter of introduction to Kensky He knows just as lish as you ant hiings, it was to discover that the old Jew had gone out, and had left no e as to the time he would return Since Malcole, he did not leave his letter, but went into the City to lunch with an old college chum In the afternoon he decided toup the Strand, that he had intended satisfying his curiosity as to that ”other neighbour” of his, the Grand Duke Yaroslav

There was a little crowd about Charing Cross Station, though it was nearly two hours after midday when the Yaroslavs were due; and he was to discover, on inquiry of a policeman, that the cause of this public curiosity had been the arrival of two royal carriages

”So bobby ”The boat was late, and--here they co on the side-walk in the courtyard of Charing Cross Station when the two open landaus drove out through the archway In the first was aa Russian uniforirl who sat by his side, erect, haughty, almost disdainful, with her splendid beauty, and apparently oblivious to all that was being said to her by the s e came abreast and the postilions reined in their irl turned her head for a second and her eyes seemed to rest on Malcolm

Instinctively he lifted his hat froirl who returned his salutation, but the stiff figure of the elderly esture Only for a second, and then she swept out of view, and Malcolh

”Solad I saw him, anyway”

Malcolm looked down at the speaker He was a stout little le The butt of a fat cigar was clenched between his teeth, and his genial eyesfrankness which was irresistible

”That was his Grand Nibs, wasn't it?” asked the man, and Malcolm smiled

”That was the Grand Duke, I think,” he said

”And as the da peacherino--gee! She onderful!”

Malcolm shared his enthusiasour

”That girl,” said his co with evident sincerity, ”is wasted--what a face for a beauty chorus!”

Malcolhed He was not a very approachable er which broke down all barriers

”Well, I'ain emphatically

”I wonder what he's done”

Malcolm turned to move off, and the little man followed his example