Evening star., 1896-12-05

hdeiity with which he kept him covered
with the pistol We're aids to control.
ho!d 1t as steadily as you can, and don't
let II drop. Pitch it gut of the window. hui
put your arms through first, DO MOI ,hro,r
II from the inside Of the room" said his
host. ' '''
Heartencd by which advice though trem-
bling with excitement. Gooderourh I.,,.ba,
the window. stretched well out ana Ann,
/ the box into the street
A trightful detonation followed This
Vas accompanied by the crash OF shattered
panes of glass in the neighbc rims. y.in,louS
and its sharp crackie as the fr,ements
dropped TO the sidewalk. The windov;s ot
Nir. " heelers apartment ratified with the
coneussion. but were not broken.
with a face as white as a sheet and
MS ieSs SO weak he could hardly stand
! Goodenough tottered to the nearest Co.
ana leii into 1t speechess, regarding the
young man with an expression of horror
hir, p.ner .i1 sun Kept the pistol pointed a,
If relieved notably @'7>' d.
GU Will not object to my searching vou
probably, after this little episode wbio, bnI
a.pparehtiy . ne laid stress on the word
naa oeeH more OF surprise to Won than
TO me. You must admit that + havs rsasan
ior inistrustlng a stranger who kindly nro.
Vided me with such companion for tbe
h,shl as that little box! Do not he
alarmed, he continued lightly ~ am
Eearly certain that you were onlv . d,nn az.
hIt one must take ordinary precautions
He quickly went through Goodenoueb.s
pockets with his left hand, while he ken,
"a! .ne cccked revolver aimed at him al! the
tlhle with his right Naturally the nocke.S
revealed nothing more dangerous than ;,
match safe and pocket knife Goodenouph
ndd kept MS arms stretched straight IN a II
operation. Sp'' - VI eo-
Yes. You are only a fool. I think" the
other remarked, when he had satisfied him.
sen as 10 the contents of the others pock-
cts. Even that unfiattering remark NAV
have to be qualified when I hear ynur ex
planation. If you are not crimjna1iv in.
vowed in this attempt on my life, I should
suppose you would be as eager to make ii
as am to hear it, Where did you get that
scarfp1n? he asked suddenly
That replied Gcodeneueh sarcasticalIy
ne was getting his wind Il ow-"was given
me by your wife through gratitude for my
kdndness kd in restoring the. box of documents
SO necessary to you as executor of this
great estate. Her life's happiness depended
on my getting 1t back before you had no
ticed its absence, and putting it jus,
where you had left it." az,
Olga" exclaimed the young man. nod
ding his head. "I was sure it was she
| am not surprised that she fooled you.
must already apologize for quoting you sc
literally against yourself. Come into the
worked ber ttIe nna et a hear how sh'
"I certainly want to tell you the whole
thlns, and you can DOUBTLESS throw some
Eghl on my dark end Of the story" replied
Goodenough. as he followed his host. who
had pocketed his pistol and preceded hin,
! into the sitting room.
the young man poured brandy and soda
Into two long glasses. and presented ore to
Goodenough. WHO accepted it with alsc.ity
and took big draught from it. The young
man, who had not lost lis sang froi1
throughout, was now the debona:r host. as
much at case as if he were entertaining an
agreeable and habitual evening caller Ne
IrShed tray of Russian cigarettes as
large as orc e's little firger toward his guest
and, having lit one himself. listened mos,
| attentively without interrupting him once
while Goodenough, who began by giving his
full name and address. recounted the whole
story of his connection with the box.
Il can hardy blame you,'' he said when
Goodenough was through You were sim
ply too Quixotically kind to a fascina ting
and helpless woman. It. was a manly in
stinct generously obeyed. A clever wo-
| Of her story while she was with you in the
| cab Everything, yourself included, played