The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-15

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piuumeY looked casually IN the dirsc-
ton indicated. and then Immediately turn
OIL his eyes iu another direction. II see
her" ne said She's Just taking q look
around the corner That's a thing not
to be neglected. or course. the iaakers'
house r. being watched--we set A man on
q at once Yesterday But I'll put one on
row 20 watch Miss Shaw's place. too I'll
telephone tigough to Iaddie' s-proh afly
They'll be abl, % sag whore u Is. And
The women themselves must b. watched,
too AS a matter Of fact. / had a notion
that Laker wasn't alone In IL, And It's
Just possible you know. that he has sent
an accompiiee pr with his tourist Ticket
10 lead ls "A dance while be looks after
himself IN another direction. Have You
done anything"
Wet" Hewitt replied with a faint re-
production OF the Hecretiye smile with
which paimmer had met an Inquiry of
his earlier IN the monaing. i've been 10
the station hesr. And I've found I.aker's
umbrella 10 the lost property Office"
"Oh Then probably he has gone. I'll
bear that in mind and perhaps nave
word with the lost property man.
Plummsr made for the station and Hew-
isi for his Office He mounted the stairs
aud reached hts door Just an I myself.
who had been disappoited 81 not finding
him IN. was leaving. ] had called with
the idea az taking Hewitt 10 lunch with
me at my club bat he declined luncR II
have an important case IN hand" be sail.
Look here. Brett. See this scrap 81 pa-
per You know the types Of the different
pers-~whisfll H. thls2"
lie handed me a small piece Of paper.
It was part Of a cutting containing an
advertisem mt which had been torn IN
half II think said. ''thls Is from the
Daily Chronicle. judging nv the paper. II
IL plainly from the agony column nut
all the papers use pretty much the same
type for these advertisements except the
Times. II Il we're not torn | could tell
yon at once. because the Chronicle coli
umns are rather narrow"
The torn scrap read as follows.
roaSt. You let Then to-
Ord l.. No. l97 red hl.
time.
Never mindful send for them an"
Hewitt rang and sent For copy Of each
morning paper Of the previous day. Then
he took from a large wardrobe cuphoard
a decent bat weil-worn and rather rough
encd tall hat. Also a coat a little worn
and shiny on the collar. tie exchanged
these for his own hat and coat and then
substituted an old necktie Tor his own
clean white one. and incased his legs In
lnud-apotcd lCggings. This done. he pro-
daced a very large aud thick pocketbook,
fastened by a broad. elastic hand. and
said well. what do YOU think of thisf
VIII & do for Queens taxes. or sanitary
tnspC rtor. or the gas or the water sup
piy9"
VERY we'll indeed / should say" re-
piled whats the vasc2"
"oh. I'll tell yon all about = When rs
over oh hcrs you are. Skerreit. rs she
hye kerrctt. I'm SpiuE oHt presently hy
the back way. Wait for about Ten minutes
cr uuartcr ~ an hour after / have gone
and then iuAf go al ro~s thc read ard
speak to thai laAy iu black vita the v@iL
wt3o is waiting iu thar lit}le foot passage
OPPOSITE Say Mr Nartl1 Hewitt ser ls
1.a compliment ami me- sds ists her not 10
waH. -e ho hse already left his office by