Harry Blount, the Detective

l on the morning after his visit with Blount, and e

he found Blount awaiti

up?" h

iend Carden, who is lying sick at the Bridge H

f!" and hailing a cab Martin hurried

easy chair near the wind

t's the matter?" exclaimed Marti

about five and twenty, whose face bea

ou find me? I want to get home as quick as

range tone and closed so weak and

Shall we start now? There's a

at once-my lug

t Hanley Hall, and twenty minutes later M

his friend, anticipating his every wish and showing in every act the greatest affection for him. A woman looking on would not have been at all alarmed at this exhibition of affection-

one in return asking Blount to call at his hotel. He had hardly reached his

r him, unusual mood, and Bl

al engagement to-ni

except for tha

d Martin, as he ran

heart!" rej

erves it, but hang me if it

n soda," said Martin, to the attend

done, Blount! Here, have

he cigar, and quietly detailed all tha

ared to, and when his visitor finish

the story he had just heard. As a matter of fact his thoughts were away off in Hanley Hall. Th

n up the matte

ed at him i

recovery of

y tried to pull

telling me something and I've been thinking of something

lount, quick to appreciate the situation, repeated his story. When he had finished, Martin had apparently gath

him, for I believe when you fasten the murder of Golden on him I will obtain the papers I am looking f

righter, but before he cou

cannot enter any city, either by rail or river, without your knowledge and his movements reported to you. Spare no e

. "Let's hear something about life in Austral

ht, and when Blount left he carried a che

ound Martin had entirely recovered f

"and now all we can do, at least for the present, is

y of a face resembling that in the locket. At Martin's request, Blount ha

ing on the steps of the hotel, waiting for Blount, when he suddenly caught sight

ld gentleman, "it's as much as o

, warmly returning the cordial greeting of

anxious to see you, and as I had to come to town, I was charged to brin

his hand he carried a telegraph e

in. If not too late you can communicate with him there. And now, Mr. Martin, I must be off,

king, Martin was reading the fo

l Hotel. Is about buyi

d said and looked at Blount in ama

civilized world and just as we find him, the fellow sends us word himself!

o dispose of the diamonds somehow, and has gone to Ireland to carr

be growing stupid-but

r man a telegram to watch him closely. Then come back to my rooms-

lount. "He is at this moment under

g chase, and when Mr. Stafford called he