Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26


He started as though he couldn't believe
his eyes when he saw me. 1.-The Lord hath
delivered mine enemy4nto my hand" shone
in his evil little face
why. MI. eTausisy + cried. before he
could get. his bseashs s1Iow odd to meet
you here.s Did vow And baby, too?''z
Did I fhd- He 4lared at me. ct
find YOU that's enough: Now
But the luncheon was to be at twelve
thirty" laughed. And haven't changed
my dress yet"
You'll change it all right for something
not so becoming If you don't shell out that
paper" .,., &c..
"Paper?''
back to me this minute-now-In noe
prosecute you for-for-'
For the sake of my reputation" I sug-
gested softly
YES" He looked doubtfully at me. mis-
trusting the amiable Difference of my man
ner.
That would be awfully good of you." I
murmured.
He did not answer. but watched me as
though he wasn't sure which way I'd jump
the next moment.
II wonder what could induce you to be so
forgiving.' I went on musingly. What
sort of paper Is this you miss? 1t must
be valuable" .
Yes, It's valuable all right Come on,
now! Quit your fooling and get down to
business. I'm going to have that paper"
do you know, Mr.. Tausig,' l said i'm
| pulsively, 'ff I were you. and anybody had
stolen valuable paper from me. I'd have
him arrested. l would. l should not care
! a rap what the public exposure did to his
| reputation. SO long-so long" | grinned
| right up at him. 80 long as it didn't hurt
| me, myself. in the eyes of the law"
Mad? Oh. he was hopping! German
l cxr-1o h,,~o 1no'f
| what it meant. but l can imagine.
Look here, l give you one more chance"
| he squeaked: "if you don't"
"What'n you de?"
| from the very whisper In which he
had spoken. that the last thing
in the world he wanted was to have that
agreement made public by my arrest. But
| there was a middle way for a man with
| money.
His manner changed.
Nance Olden." he said aloud now. Il
charge You with stealing valuable private
paper of mine from my desk. Here, Ser
| geant!'
/ hadn't particularly noticed the Ser
geant standing at the other door with his
Tausig's call / knew he'd had a private
| talk with him, and 1 knew he'd found the
| middle way
This girls taken a paper of mine. I
wait HcT searched, IduSiB CTlcU
DO you mean" said. that you'll sign
| your name to such charge against meT'
He didn't answer He had pulled the Ser
geant down and was whispering in his ear
| l knew what that meant. 1t. meant spe-
| cial pull and a special way of doing things
| and
you'll do well. my girl. to give up Mr.
Tausigs property TO him." the Sergeant
But what have n got that belongs to
him? demanded. II
He srinned and shrugged his big should
boz. We've Gs,,s a way e finding out you know.
But what does Id say I've taken? What
charge is there against me? Have you the
right to search nv Woman who walks in
H %ans A PAPER raa |. es s S1f!a would
You won't give 1t up Them He tapped
A woman oaams2in,. D had bad minute
tren I'd 1q srous sp 81 Ysiy to- the ma
You'll take thfs gill into the other room
and search her thoroughly. The thing
we're looking for-rr The, Sergeant, turned
"a small paper" he said eagerly "A-a
contract-just a eingle sheet Of legal cap
paper 1t was. type-written- and signed by
| myself and some other gentlemen. and fold
The woman looked at me. She was a bit
hard-mouthed. with iroE-gray hair but her
| eyes looked as though they'd seen a lot
and learned not to finch. though they still
| felt like It, I knew that kind OF LOOKED
seen it at the Cruelty.
What an unpleasant job this of yours
| Is" said to her, smiling up at her for all
the world as that tike Of a baby had smiled
at me, and watching her melt just as had.
| I'm not make 1t a bit harder. This thing
all a mistake which way? - I'll
come back. Mr.. Tausig. to receive your
| apology. but you can hardly expect me to
| 70 to lunch after this h~rss
He growled q wrathful, resenting mouth