Family Secrets
An Hope Holmes Adventure Chapter XXXI
Faith Robin
"Don't start doubting yourself Russell, now stop talking before you make that plaster come off," I whispered to her with an encouraging tone. She nodded, keeping her hands in her lap. She was squeezing her hands so hard that her knuckles were white. 'Stage Fright?! Again?' I thought to myself. Granger had always nervous just before we started the play. Then when we began she relaxed and began to have fun.
"Don't be nervous, you'll do just fine," I whispered, we had reached the hotel. We got out of the cab. The fake Russell gave the cabbie a sovereign. We walked into the hotel and when up to my previously rented room. The fake Russell opened the door. I had drawn my revolver incase there was actually someone waiting there. There was no one. I searched the room looking to see if something was disturbed.
'Nothing,' I thought, 'nothing but the packages were moved.' This was intriguing.
"I could have sworn that I saw something," I said aloud. Then I heard footsteps coming up the stairs and towards the door. My blood froze.
"Russell! Hide!" I hissed at her and ducked into the closet.
His eyebrows rose and he smiled.
"Yes sir I have seen this girl," The clerk said handing the photo back.
"Where is she?" Mycroft asked eagerly.
"I'll take you up to her room," The clerk said taking the spare key from the rack. He walked up the stairs. Mycroft and Watson followed him up the stairs. The clerk stopped and knocked on the door. "Miss Jones?" He called thru the door. There was no answer. The clerk unlocked the door; they entered the room. "I could have sworn I saw her come up," he said coming in behind Mycroft and Watson.
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