The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-12

handedness, You know. I like to know
the nature of any mail Pm carrying.
Belfry is cautious, OF he's nothing"
Maxey smothered his secret contempt
and smiled.
"Well," he questioned, land what
did the letter say?"
"The letter said," replied Mr. Belfry,
marking off the words on the tips of the
fingers Of anot superlatively clean hand,
"the letter said: 'Leander Dye-Come
to me in the evening at 10 Livingston
street. Come for your own interests and
fail to come at your peril. l have some
money for you. The sister. That was
the only signature What do you think
of that?"
Maxey was silent.
GAS for me-" went on the sly land
lord, "all these circumstances look
queer"
"What did Mr.. Dye leave in his
room?"
He left two trunks locked and moth
ing in them but old clothes, one of them
women's and the other mems. There
warn't much finery His rent amt up
for over two months you understand. 1"
Understand. What sort of looking
man is Mr.. Dye?"
"Belfry's notion of it is that he's
some very badly run down parson. Bel
fry may be wrong, but that's the way
he sizes up L. Dye. He might have been
enjoying himself too much and the con-
gregation got down ON him. It's my ex-
perience, Mr.. MaXey, after years in the
lodging house line, that most of the re-
verses of this world can be traced, more
or less direct, to shy-canery. If mans
down and you go hunting around in his
records for the reason Of it, 40 to
you'll run against piece Of shy some
where, and bigger rather than littler,
generally, too. That's Belfry's ulti-
matum.
The sly landlord might have moralized
for half an hour if the inpatient Maxey
had not interrupted him:
II understand all about that. But
what I am after now is Mr.. Dye. Can
you tell me the exact date of his coming
and his disappearance"
Mr.. Boliry referred to greasy pocket
diary.
"He came on Dec. Z, Mr.. Maxey, and
ho went on Dec. o."
Maxey's hair rose at once, but he con-
trolled himself and went on:
VERY well, Mr.. Belfry. now have
a proposition to make to you-one that
may prove exceedingly profitable to
yourself. If you will by hook OR crook
gentle means if possible, forcible
means if necessary-bring that Mr.. Dye
to my rooms the day he sets foot within
this house again, or failing to DO that
keep him a prisoner until can be sent
for-if you can do this, l will reward
you most literally. Meantime l shall
probably see you again very soon."
MaXey, having transacted his business,
arose to go. The landlords eye rested
abstractedly on the $40 bill lying on the
table, but again he did not seem to see
it.
"Belfry is always glad to accommo
date a gentleman" he said. II want
no pay for what l do. I'll see that the
rascal is kept for you or brought to yor
for the sake of helping gentleman il
trouble. 1t will be all right, sir, Trust
Belfry If he ever sets his foot in this
house again, you will know it, if you arC
at home, within 80 minutes.
"And be sure" cautioned Maxey,
"that he sees me before he reads that
letter."
The sly landlord chuckled and deliv
cred himself of a comprehensive wink.
"I'm not an idjet," he murmured
whatever 1 am, and Pm somewhat
used to shy, Mr.. Maxey-shy for short
you understand. "
"By the way" suggested Maxey
turning almost on the doorstep as {
thought occurred to him, "of course yot
don't know who lives at 16 Livingston
street,"
ooh, don't l, though? l may mention
that Belfry looked that up at once
She's widow, and she's very rich ant
very stingy. Her name is Forsytho."
There was a ringing in the artist
ears as he went out into the lighted
street again. All the way back to Bal
lavoine place four little words Of the 81.
landlord were sounding in his mind:
"Her name is Forsythe"
Was it possible that this was the lad.
whom Lamar was to marry?
FRO BE CONTINUED.