The Washington times., 1906-03-25

Yes; telegraphed. The dispatch lay
unopened on your of1ce desk. You're
n good watchdog-for a hen cooD,'
growled Haggerty. Ten thousand in
gems tonight. and by this time he is
safe in New York. You are all a pack
of bIockheads.
Used the telephone. did he2 Told
you 10 hold these innocent persons till
ne went somewhere 20 land the accom-
plice. Ell? The whistle OF the train
meant nothing 10 you Wen. that
whistle ought to have told you that
there might be a mistaSe. A good
officer never quits his prisoners II
there is an accOmplice in tolls else
where. he makes them bring him in.
he does not go out for him And now
I've got TO start all over again, and
he in New York, a bigger catacomb
than Rome ever bOasted Of. He's not
a common thief; nobody knows who
he is or what his hauHts are. But 7
have seen his face; III never forget
him
The chief tore his hair. while his
subordinates shuffed their feet IN
easily. Then they all star ed in TO
explain their theories. But the de-
tective silenced them with a wave OF
his huge hand
II don't want to hear any explara-
tions- Let these persons 60" he com
manded. with a jerk OF his head in
our direction You can all return 10
town but one officer may need Z.
single man Haggerty added thought
fully.
What are you going to doc" asked
the chief
Never you mind. I have an idea;
IL may be a good one II it is. III teIe-
phone you all about it when the time
comes"
He stepped over TO the telephone and
called up central. He spoke so low
that none Of US overheard what he
said; but he hung up the receiver. =
satisfied smile on his face.
The girl and l were free TO 90
whittier We listed. and We listed 10
return at once 10 Kew York. Hamil-
ton, however, begged US 10 remain
10 dance and eat. as q compensation
Tor what We had gone through: b1lt
Miss Hawthorne resoluteIv shoot ~
head; and as there was nothing in the
world that would have induced ne 10
stay without her. ! shook my head
this girl al my life. so closely does
misfortune link one life 70 another
had seen her for the first time less
than eight hours before: and vet was
confident that as many years. under
ordinary circumstances. would not have
taught me her real worth.
Mrs. Hyphen-Bonds will never for
give me-" said Hamilton dismaIiy. If
che hears that I've been the cause
indirectly or innOcently. Of turning YOU
away"
Mrs Hyphen-Bonds need never
know replied the girl. smiling in
sc-utably- In fact. II would be per
fectly satisfactory and agreeable TO
me IL she never heard at all
/ viii call a conveyance Tor you.
said the defeated NJ. ?. H. Il shall
never forgive you. Dicky.
Yes. you will Teddy A loving
cup. the next time we meet 1t the
club. will mellow everything"
Quarter or an hour later Miss Hay7-
thorne and I, wrapped in buffalo robes.
our feet srugly slowed away in straw.
Sid awa,. 10 the jangle and Q.,arreI
OF sleighbells. toward AIoriarty Hol-
lywood Inn The moon shOne: not a
cloud darkened her serene and lovely
oountenance- The pearly whiteness Of
the world would have aroused the
poetry in the most sordid soul. and
far, far away TO the east the black
tossing line OF the sea was visible.
What a beautiful nightl-' I vol,In-
tered
The beginning Of the end"
The beginning Of the end? What
does that mean?''
Why, when you first spoke TO me
II was about the weather"
''Oh, but this isn't going to be The
end; this is the true beginning of all
Ghings."
II wish I could see It in that light.
but we cannot see beauty in anything
when hunger lies back Of the eyes. I
haven't had anything 70 eat. save that
single apple, for hours and hours. I
was so excited at Mouquin's that I ate
almost nothing"
You are hungry? Well. we'll fix
that when We get 10 Moriarty's. I'll
find a way OF waking him up. in case
he's asleep. which I doubt There Will
be cold chicken and ham and hot
coffee"
Lovely,
And we shall dine with the gods.
And now it is all over and done, il
was funny. wasn't it?"
Terribly funny,''-With a shade Of
irony 1t would have been funnier
stin If the real Haggerty hadn't turned
= up. The patrol had arrived.
But IL didn't happen. l shall never
forget this night t''-romanticaIly.
Il should be inordinately glad to for
get it mpletely''-decidedly
Where's your romance2' I asked.
''Td rather have it served TO me be
tween book covers. AS 1 grow older
my love of repose increases"
DO you knOw?" I began boldly
: at seems that ! have known you ali
my life.r
Indeed
Yes. Why. 1 might really have
known you all my life. and stiu not
have known you as well as I do this
very minute-and less than a dozen
hours between this and our first meet
ing. You are as brave as a paIadin.
wise as a serpent. cool. witty-beauti-
full"
shall l ask the driver TO let me
out7'' Then she laughed. roIlicking.
Joyous laugh.
What Is so funny2"
Il was thinking Of that coal bin"
We'll. I didn't permit a lonely DO