Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-31
"If you stay, I shall" rejoined
Helen, with forlorn hope fortitude. II

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"Good etvning." he soid hospitablv.
shouldn't mind il 90 much IL he'd only
come quickly aud have IL over with.
It's the suspense that's 30 trying to
ones nerves. Are you sure the apparatus
will work when the time comes!''
Leonard smiled grimly. "I'd be sorry
70 have to use it. I'd lose my specimen,
and I'm afraid we'd have corpse ia
dispose Of. !"
"Hororsr" said Helen. ''It's fairly
grewsome 20 hear you talk about it.
Must you 60 on? Can't you get what
you want ont Of tho books for this
oncei'
"Yes, can read mp and paraphrase
what some other luckier fellow has said,
I suppose; but that wouldn't be art.
No: I've got to have my model. and the
sooner he turns up the better for oil
concerned. Now that you speak Of II.
though, the suspense IL bit trying"
II was about this time that Macarthur
of The Sunday Ream asked me how
had managed to screw an ir.-.siew out
Of Leonard-a direct question which
IL evaded by saying that the rising
young author was personal friend Of
| mine.
That's too DID," said Macarthur.
"but I'll forgive you IL you'll tell me
how can get chance ut him for The
Ream. You have had your scoop out
Of him, and you ought 10 be neigh
borly."
"Go and zee him, a. I did"
"Then IL wasn't fake!"
"The Daily Monograph doesn't print
fakes.
"No, Isuppose not. But do you mean
10 tell me that all that claptrnp about
bis money matters is truei"
81 wrote the interview myself"
"Theu your friend Is . fool as well
a. . lunatic. Why. man. it's a straight
out. open bid for burglary any night
in the week."
"Perhaps that il what Leonard wants.
I'm told he Is given to studying odd
types---makes hobby Of 1t, they say.
Macarthur whipped out his notebook.
"Does. eh: That's good for q stick
full or two. You WON'T tell me how 10
get at him!'
"I can't"
"Ail right. He'll miss some more
good advertising, that's all; but IL ]
ever do get crack at him I'll make
him wish he hadn't cold shouldered the
craft, and you can tell him 80 when
you sec him."
Leonard was In the city the next day,
and did tell him after he had bored
me pitilessly about the failure OF his
burglar trap.
"who ID Macarthur" he queried. 81
don't remember any such man on The
Ream."
Hes . new man from Chicago
stocky, thickset Irishman, with bad
Jaw and sharp pointed pen. II he ever
turns up in Brankville, you'd better be
civil to him. Otherwise he'll abuse you
like pickpocket."
Leonard made q memorandum OF the
name and description.
"If Mr.. Macarthur ever turns uT
with his Interrogation point, I'll enter
tain him on the front doorstep" be
said viciously. They've been making
my life Dantcan misery ever since
you printed that interview. Barring
yourself, no newspaper fiend ever see,
the inside Of Castle Freakley, not II
know il. !"
Leonard's errand in town was to gel
me to bait the burglar afresh, and When
Il was done he took late train home.
Helen met him at the door Of the cot
tage, and for q sensible young woman
who looked upon the world through
calm gray eyes that mirrored self pos
session she was perilously near ths
verge Of hysteria.
"Oh, Harvey" she gasped. "I'm &C
glad you've come! I've been ready te
faint for fear you'd stay in the city
overnight!
/ Leonard's preecience snapped intt
position like piece Of automatic mech
anism.
| "Then be has conner" he broke In
eagerly. "How do Jon knowg"
~ have seem him. asserted Helen
"not once, but q dozen times. He hal
been up and down the street ant
through the alley, prying and staring
until could have shrieked. He Is sucl
. terrible looking villain-worse thai
anything you ever saw on the stage"
"Good, I" said Leonard. warming gen
tally at the fire Of enthusiasm. :"
hope you didn't do anything to scar
him Of.
"Scare him! / didn't dare show m!
face at window. Oh, please. Harvey
dear, give 1t up and ring for police
man"
"Give IL mp when ! have only b
press the button? Never!" said Leonard
heroically. "Not il have to-but Civ,
me something TO eat and then tell M
what he looks like"
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from hall to kitchen, but Helen clunI
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