Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-07-24

but now only blurred traces of the de-
sign remained. Crossing the hall, my
guide opened a door at the further end.
In obedience to u request from Hayle,
| entered this room, to find myself
standing in fine apartment, so far as
size went, but sadly lacking in com
fort where its furniture was con-
cerned. There was a bed, a table,
three rough chairs, and an entirely in
adequate square of carpet upon the
floor. l have already said that it was
a large room, and when / aGd that it
was lighted only by two candies, which
stood upon the table in the center, some
idea will be formed of its general
dreariness.
"Now, look here, Mr.. Hayle," / said,
''the time has come for us to have a
serious talk together. You know as
well as do that in kidnapping me you
are laying yourselfopen tovery serious
consequences. If you think that by so
doing you are going to prevent me
from eventually running you to earth,
you are very much mistaken. You
have obtained a temporary advantage
over me, l will admit; but that ad-
vantage will not last. Do not tlatter
yourself that it will"
81 am not so sure upon that point"
said Hayle, lighting a cigarette as he
spoke. "If ! did not think so / should
not have gone to all this trouble and
expense. But why make such fuss
about it? You must surely under
stand, Mr.. Fairfax, that your profes-
sion necessarily entails risks. This is
one of them. You have been paid to
| become my enemy. | had no personal
| quarrel with you. You can scarcely
| blame me, therefore, if | retaliate
when l have an opportunity. | don't
| know what you may think of it, but
the mere fact of your dining with me
| tonight is very likely to go hard with
you, so far as your clients are con-
cerned. Would it be good adver-
| tisement for the famous George Fair
| fax to have it known that, while he
| was taking his clients money, he was
| dining pleasantly in Paris with the
man they were paying him to find?
laid my trap for you, but l must
confess that | had not very much faith
in its success. Your experience should
nave made you more wary. A stu
dent of human character, such as you
are, should have known that the
leopard cannot change his spots, or
the tiger his"
"If you continue in this strain much
longer" / said, "I'll endeavor to stop
your tongue, whatever it may cost me.
Now, either let me out, or get out
of the room yourself. l want to see
no more of you while am in this
| house"
He blew a cloud of smoke, and then
answered nonchalantly:
"You had better occupy yourself
thanking your stars that you are let
off so easily. At one time was tempt
ed to have you put out of the way al.
together. | am rot quite certain ii
wouldn't be safer, even now. 1t could
be done so easily, and no one would
be any the wiser. l know two men
now in Paris who would gladly run
the risk for the sake of the ill-will
they bear you. l must think it over
Then think it over on the other
side of that door," 1 said, angrily
play the same traitorous trick or
me as you did on Kitwater and Code
if you like, but you shall not stay il
the same room with me now"
My reference to Kitwater and Code
must have touched him on a raw spot
for he WINGED, and then tried to bluff
it off.
81 rather fancy Messrs. Kitwater anc
Codd will have just such kindly thing:
to say concerning you in the future
= as they do about me now," he said, a!
he moved toward the door. "And nov
I wish you good-by. AS | leave Pari
almost Immediately, 1 don't suppose
shall have the pleasure of seeing yo,
again. For your own sake should ad