The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-04
THE GOLDEN IDOL.
by FERGUS HUNE.-

| back, and I'll help you to what you
want-that idoI!"
How can 1 help your"
THAT'S best known to yourself. There
is no doubt that that Nebby, while hiding
In the jar, found the package containing
the idol, and put it into his pocket re-
CARELESS of what it might be. You said
he was born thief, you know. Well
I'll find Nebby, and get that idol for
you On your side, you must tell me
where Jayne is
Il don't know, sir-once for all. I had
no hand in his disappearance. AS to the
idol, l can get it from Nebby myself"
mot If know it. I'll see Inspector
Dyke about that"
Marks gasped and bit his lip. 'I don't
think you'd better rely upon the police
In delicate matter of this kind, Mr..
Vyse. you'll find they're a heavy-hand-
eel lot. Besides, don't want them poking
their noses into my affairs
81 can quite understand that" said the
genial Teddy, lighting his third cigarette
"Oh, you can, can you! And how about
yourself? How did you get that idol to
put into the jar? 1t was, 1 believe, in
the possession of Gen Burnley, and he,
Mr.. Vyse, was murdered"
$50 he was, Mr.. Marks. And who killed
him? Who killed him?"
You should know that" said the Jew,
looking threateningly at the boy.
Teddy laughed "Oh, I'm not the man."
he said, coolly: 80 don't think you're
going to score off me on that tack. But
1 know who is; just as you know who
made off with Lieut.. Jayne-if you didn't
do it yourself!'
'Oh, no; didn't do it, He reflected
for moment. "Who killed Burnley"
"Ah; that's the question. i never give
something for nothing, Mr. Marks. Your
IN hotter n
expect it. You tell me who got rid of
Jayne, who decoyed him on board that
yacht, and I tell you-what I know
"I can't tell you I haven't the, least
idea"
Very good; then we had better end
this conversation and Vyse stood up
to go.
With deprecatory wave of the hand
Marks stopped hfnn With a young man
of this calibre he judged it best not
to be unduly rash.
Let us understand one another quite
clearly, Mr. Vyse. Surprising I were able
to tell you'll say. surprising, mind
oh, yes, I notwithstanding clause.
Go on!'
''Well, then, supposing I were able to
tell you what YOU want to know; you
would in return tell me-since you con-
fess you know-twho killed Gen. Burn
ley?"
"Certainly!"
"And 1 have your word that this does
not pass beyond ourselves?'
"Quite So"
very well, then, Mr.. vysee,, suppose
you begin!' sv~s-a1
Teddy hesitated. He stood to lose
nothing material even if the Jew did
break his word. At all events, he decid-
ed he would risk it. 1.-THE Chinaman,
Jinfou, killed him. he said 'I will tell
you the whole case as know it, Then
he retailed his story exactly as he hal
done to Fancy and Norah. The Jews
eyes gistened as he heard it.
II can quite understand Jinfou want
ing that idol,'' he said when Teddy fin,
ished. HE knowswwhat I know about
it!''
And what's that?"
"Our bargain doesn't embrace that
piece Of information, Mr.. Vyse How
ever''-he snapped his fngers-"that for
Jipfou! After what you tell me, l don't
EXPECT he'll show up here again. So
I'll have it all my own way. Well
so you want to know about Lieut. Jayne,
10 you? 1t was a queer affair, wasn't
tt?'
It was-very. Come, Mr. Marks, rely
on your promise tiyro .iIoy an
"Oh, I'm going to keep it. The name
of the man you want is Philip Whar-
tonv'
Teddy gasped. This was the last name
he had expected to hear. what! Miss
Whartons brother?'
Yes; he came down here to borrow
from me. l refused him. He came
across an old college chum who was
lying off here with his yacht, and IN
duced him-I don't know how-to join
him in this affair 1t was Philip Whar-
ton who took Dhch's boat and decoycd
jayne on board Being Miss Wharton's
brother, 7 suppose the young man trust
ed him. More than that, ] don't know"
But who told. you ths?'
1.-THE young man himself. He wanted
money to get away from Falmouth
why didn't he go in the Fairy, then?''
THAT I can't say, replied Marks,
frankly. unless he fancied he might
be suspected He came to me for money
I had lent it, to him in his better
days. I forced him to tell me the truth,
for / suspected he'd been up to some
mischief. But, although he told me. he
refused to say why he had decoyed
Jayne on board! Then / gave him the
money / promised him, and he went"
CTo Be Continued Daily)