Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-26
(copyriGht, By The cassoll POblishing CO..
CHAPTER XIX.-CoNT1NUED.

at that minute. Immediately there
was a suppressed scream, followed by
q rustic Of silk, and the door between
the inner and outer ofices closed with
q violence that caused the listener to
rebound from the partition. The
clerks looked up from their writing.
StackhOuse himself appeared slightly
startled, but he seemed to be in a
hurry and transacted his business and
FASTENED out in a short space Of time.
Meanwhile In the inner Office the bro
ker was addressing his client in tones
of solicitouH alarm. What was the
matter?
"And do you mean to tell me that
that man was this Mr.. Stackhouse, of
North & Stackhouse?" the woman said,
hurriedly.
ITO e sure he is," answered the
broker.
"And it is to that man chat l was
ntrusting my money!"
There was such a dang' NUS inflec-
zion in the woman's voice that the
broker was apparently surprised into
silence, and Immediately she broke out
In the most violent imprecations and
,epithets which the listener had ever
heard pass woman's lips.
why" said the narrator to the re-
porter, II felt as if l were standing
outside q cage watching a mad tigress
expanding her strength on the iron
bars. l didn't know what she could
have against Thornton Srackhouse,
but thought l would rather be in
any position than in that mans shoes
with such a woman in his wake. But
as it was none Of my business, l ceased
to trouble myself about it."
This vas the extent of the inform
ants observation. He was Luttonholed
by bnAiness acquaintance at that
minute, and heard and saw no more
except that the woman shortly after
ward went out, and that her passion
had left her very pale for one Of her
complexion. That this episode might
be Of value had not occurred to him
till he had read an article in that
mornings Globe suggesting conspir-
acy against Stackhouse; but he desired
1 to give the information in strict con-
Afidence, as he did not care to be placed
In the light of an eavesdropper before
his business associates. Mr.. Thomas
assured hinc that he might rest easy
on that score, and FASTENED to follow
Gp the new clew.
It was with a glow of genuine excite
uent that after an hours interview
with the Droker in. whose office this
episode had occurred, Mr.. Thomas has
tened to the Office of John Lamm.
ha 1otootfun or ha Of
the stairs, and they went up together.
The outer Office was occupied, and
Lamm led the way to his den. Scarce
ly a word had been interchanged.
Both men we're eager to speak.
1--WE got something that will sur
prise you," said Thomas, 80 prepare
TO sponge out few of the figures on
your slate and begin on a new scent"
"Yes?"
'You have had your say about Ma
zion Stackhouse. Now, l simply want
to show you that there are others who
have shown themselves to be more
vIndictive enamies of her husband
than she han bring you a new
name"
'Not the Albert Runyon which ap-
pears in the anonymous letter to
North which you published yester-
day?"
''No, sir; something more tangible
than that. Madame Raymond"
Thomas had expected Lamm to pre-
sent face Of deep professional inter
est, but to his chagrin the detective
actually laughed.
4ou don't mean to say, my friend,
that you have just heard Of her? Why,
I've been working on her for days!"
Thomas stared.
"Then you don't care to hear what
1 have discovered?"
by all means" said Lamm, regain
1Gg his seriousness. "It may be Just
what J need to round out the facts al
ready in my possession"
The reporter began his story He
first told what his voluntary inform
ant had told him, and then Of his visit
to the broker It appeared that the
latter had distinct recollection of the
episode in his once, though he pro-
fessed to attach no Importance to it,
TO see no connection between It and
subsequent events. To be sure the
woman had acted unaccountably
strange; but weren't women always
doing something that no man would
ever think Of? However, .he broker
was willing to give the reporter every
possible aid. The woman's name was
Nine, Marie Raymond, and she had
been customer in stocks for some
two years. She was a New York wom-
an, and had been remarkably lucky In
all her experiments except the bubble
Nicaragua Midland. To the fact OF
her losses the broker wholly attributed
der conduct on the occasion In ques-
zion, which had been about six weeks
previous. She was not the person TO
Gear any defeat with equanimity.
And row.. s9sd John LaiDra. 'Whea