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r. I have money to pay for that. Keep in with Helen Tower, and find out what hold she has on Meiklejohn. You are good at that, you know. You understand your quarry. You will be worth twenty detectives. First, discover where Meiklejohn is. He has bolted, or shut himself up." "You must trust me fully, or I shall not see the pitfalls. Tell me everything." He obeyed. Before he had ended, Mrs. Carshaw was weeping again, but this time it was out of sympathy with Winifred. Next morning, although it was Sunday, her smart limousine took her to the Tower's house. Mrs. Tower was at home. "I have heard dreadful things about you, Sarah," she purred. "What on earth is the matter? Why have you given up your place on Long Island?" "A whim of Rex's, my dear. He is still infatuated over that girl." "She must have played her cards well." "Yes, indeed. One does not look for such skill in the lower orders. And how she deceived me! I went to see her, and she promised better behavior. Now I find she has gone again, and Rex will not tell me where she is. Do you know?" "I? The creature never enters my mind." "Of course not. She does not interest you, but I am the boy's mother, and you cannot imagine, Helen, how this affair worries me." "My poor Sarah! It is too bad." "Such a misfortune could not have happened had his father lived. We women are of no use where a headstrong man is concerned. I am thinking of consulting Senator Meiklejohn. He is discreet and experienced." "But he is not in town." "What a calamity! Do tell me where I can find him." "I have reason to know that Rex would not brook any interference from him." "Oh, no, of course not. It would never do to permit his influence to appear. I was thinking that the Senator might act with the girl, this wonderful Winifred. He might frighten her, or bribe her, or something of the sort." Now, Helen Tower was not in Meiklejohn's confidence. He was compelled to trust her in the matter of the Costa Rica concession, but he was far too wise to let her into any secret where Winifred was concerned. Anxious to stab with another's hand, she thought that Mrs. Carshaw might be used to punish her wayward son. "I'm not sure--" She paused doubtfully. "I do happen to know Mr. Meiklejohn's whereabouts, but it is most important he should not be troubled." "Helen, you used to like Rex more than a little. With an effort, I can save him still." "But he may suspect you, ha
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