Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-08

Tom read:
IF Mr.. Fountain desires to see Marian
tand talk with herhe must come 70 No.
- Mott street, attic floor, at II sharp 10
night"
Tom took the other slip from hispock-
ct and compared the two; thewritina
waSin the same disguised hand; hecom-
pared the two scraps-erident4y they
were torn from the sans piece Of paper.
Tom was puzzled
"You are an hour before your tirne,s
he said
Il read it ten," said Fountain. "Le1
me lock at it. On, see how MAIDEN
mistake" Then he continued This Ia
very mysterious. You and should
have al understanding. Mr. Bryan. WI
you step aside with nes
They went 10 the dsrmer- window.
II am hsre,s said Eountssn, 'fn ODE
dience 10 that wriRng- Where you OBJ
tanned the other paper don't know"
From the pockets of that sooundhel
living on the fioer IN the other room, re-
piled Tom.
III Won viii permit me. ,kwiA explain
| am here in this dress because Of tbe
place was to visit and she part the
town / was 70 pass through Fer some
tirae j maintained a relation with
Young woman whose name was Marian
Summers. This relation was coutinared
until / became the aifi2nced q aryoung
lady. whom you doubtless know by
name, bat who should not be mentioned
When thai took place, the reisaon with
Marian became an iInposSabilIty. The
girl was loath-it is mrid word for
her feeling - 20 break up the reia-
sion, and We parted III high passion,
but she had secured certain papers
of mine, of exceeding great vnfne and of
great damage 70 me il any othex~per-
sons hands. Ihave tried again andagain
10 obtain them. She has sent me several
messages of this kind, anslit WAS 10 60
into the strange places she led me TO.
that | bought this srit. / have never
met her. though 1 have responded in
each instance. l bad little hope OF see
ing her tonight, but these documents
were of such value 10 me that did net
dare to miss the chance. You have the
whole story without reservation. except
as ia the character of the papers. AS 10
those, | can ONLY say they were letters
to nv motAes and written statement
Of hers, which can now only concern
me"
Tom tloughf he saw i. ALI
III Fountain, he SAID. with this
statement of yours now, think 1 know
more about the matter than you do. I
think / see through il all / think /
could even tell voS the nature Of your
mothers statement. You are tho victsm
of the same plot which has the murdered
Templeton and the abducted sirl for VIC
TINS. Ii touches the effort to secure old
Pierson's s.
The Shadow put bis head In the door
and sand:
Hist. Some one is coming up the
stairs"
He went back, closing the door after
him
go into the other room, Mr.. Foun-
tain. Quicki Don't say word or utter
a sound whatever you hear"
Fountain obeyed, impeiied by the en-
ergy of Tom.
The lights were put out. and Tom
hastily lit the canAle in the back room
and placed it behind the door.
There was knock.
Como ia" said the chief In agrun
voice, Its unlocked"
The door opened and "a man entered.
You should have kept the door lock-
ed" said a voice. Its unsafe To leave
it so. Is she ready
Tom flashed bulls eye on the new
conner.
Before the man could comprehend
what was geing forward the two men at
the door through which he had entered
seized him by the arms and bent them
behind his back.
Tora moved up TO discover who the
newcomer was.