Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30


UP several points that my less expert
enced assistant had overlooked. Indeed,
| had the case so completely at my fin
gers end before nightfall that found it
in my power to give Maxwell a valuable
object lesson.
At the appointed hour the next day he
reported that Mallory was under SUR
VIGILANCE and might be bagged at the uni
versity whenever l should give the word.
Very good" replied. IF you will
walk up the street with me as far as the
city hall we can get the warrant and pro-
coed at once"
AS we were passing a vaudeville theater
where a continuous performance was in
progress, l paused. There's plenty of
time to land Mallory" said l. Lets
drop in here for half an hour to see few
turns of this show"
Ny companion reluctantly asserting,
we purchased tickets and secured seats
close to the stage Whatever other pat
rons may have thought of the perform
ance, to Maxwell it was evidently monot-
onous in the extreme. He fidgeted 1nceS-
sanity, and when the curtain went down
on the fourth turn he ventured to remind
me of our Grand at the city hall
l consulted the program. "One more
turn" | said, and we shall 60
The auditorium was darkened, white
curtain lowered, and the calcium light
flashed upon it once or twice. The wh1r
. of the vitascope machine resounded
through the house, and the legend The
Code of Honor" was thrown upon the
screen.
BAIL" grumbled Maxwell. Moving
pictures!"
Suddenly the patch of white light was
withdrawn. and the first picture sprang
Of he In c1I
furnished apartment group of men and
women in evening dress were gathered
around piano. Two of them, of oppo-
site sexes, separated from the others, and
in dumb show coquetted with each other
at the farther side of the room. Pres
emily another of the men left the piano,
strobe across the floor and shook his fist
in the face of the woman S filrtatlOuS COM
panion. A brisk quarrel between the two
men ensued; one struck the other with
his open hand and at the instant that
their companions sprang between them
to part them the picture was cut off.
Maxwell had paid little attention at
first, but as the scene proceeded he sat
tense in his chair and followed every move
ment with half perplexed, half startled
interest. AS the blow was struck he
reached out and seized my arm.
Good heavens!' he cried in an under
tone. "Perriot and MallOry!'
Hush!" l whispered. Here is an
other chapter
The duel scene had been thrown on the
scene 1t is needless to describe it. To
Maxwells credit be it said, before the en-
counter was well under way the full sig
nifcance of the exhibit flashed upon him.
1t was sheepish looking detective whom
/ led from the theater few minutes later.
Now" said l, as gravely as l knew
how, if you are still anxious to push the
case against Mallory, we had better lose
no more time in swearing out that war
rant. Well have to charge him with the
heinous crime of posing for the vitascope."
Mr. Sanderson,' he replied, with an
uncomfortable grin, you have very sue
cessfully demonstrated that l am several
kinds of an ass
Not So" / protested; merely that
YOU have much to learn. If | have sue
ceeded in teaching you not to jump at
conclusions, even when the evidence all
points one way, | have scored a very i'm
portant point. Suppose we return to my
office and look into this matter a little
more closely.
II must tell you frankly, Maxwell"
began, that lack of thoroughness ap-
pears to me to be your chiefest failing, al